NeutralNovice Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 do drum corps ever ask any members before or duringthe season to switch instruments that the director may feel they are better at? you know.. like the NFL and how they swtch players to different positions even though they have played teir position practically their entire life+?? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachariaswmb Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 The only case I've ever seen of this is from Euphonium to Baritone. Although they may ask someone to change when they audition. For example, I auditioned on trumpet, and ended up marching mello for the season. Then same thing happened with a guy I'm at school with with a different corps. I'm thinking that it would probbly be difficult to do mod-season though because the member would already have a drill spot in with their section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schickmeister Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I know of a snare drummer that became a mello alternate and marched finals on contra. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoFan Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 What's "traiing" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachariaswmb Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I know of a snare drummer that became a mello alternate and marched finals on contra.Seriously. Snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spamula Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Ive gone from Soprano, to mellophone in a season... ALSO Started on euph (to start a euph section at the corps.. and thats the only way the director would pull em out) So Euphonium, back to mello, then to Contra for the last few weeks to fill the hornline! NOW.. I just auditioned at Glassmen on mellophone They have already asked me to switch to Tuba Its not that crazy, just how good of an overall brass player you really are b**bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockthebus09 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 we had a trumpet alternate fill a euphonium hole in the middle of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCVNemo Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 (edited) I was the other way round....marched Euph in 05, couldnt afford to march in 06, but halfway through tour they called me up and offered me a euph spot. wasnt until i actually got there that they told me i was filling a trumpet spot! Ended up playing the majority of the show by finals as well! Edited December 4, 2006 by SCVNemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashofthunder Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 (edited) whoops...misread the topic... We had someone go from guard to backfield conductor during everydays. Edited December 4, 2006 by flashofthunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Reg Mello Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 someone i marched with in 2004 made the corps on quads, and then they decided he was too small to march them all year, and ended up filling a bari spot, and by the end of the season, was playing most of the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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