Amps are "unjudged", but so is the pit...

[drumcat]

You know, just as an aside... we've complained heavily that amps and their problems are not on the sheets. But at the same time, I find it interesting that we tolerate that the pit is generally not judged for execution, with the exception of 2 judge shows. The drum judge runs out and plays "chase the battery", and then goes and "checks out the pit" for the moment or two in the ballad.

Of course, pits are on the sheet, but still, does it draw an analogy? Is it a problem?

[raphael18]

I don't really think it is as much an issue, because as you said - judges do listen to the pit (depending on the judge the pit can get considerable coverage on a tape). However, I've yet to hear a tape where amps are judged in the same way.

[GGarrett]

doesn't pit "scoring" come into play in things like GE music, music ensemble and overall music?

Can't really judge execution with the pit, really. (I know that's what you said... just reitterating...)

Edited January 14, 2007 by GGarrett

[olledowerdna]

Pits are not unjudged. They are second important to the snares in a judges eye. (Most comments are for snares/pit)

Bass and Cymbal lines are unjudged.

Edited January 14, 2007 by olledowerdna

[Jeff Ream]

pits are heavily commented upon. if you're basing what you see from the dvd's, yeah i could see where you say it's chase the battery, but there are two judges there at finals. trust me during the year, it isn't that way.

plus it does seem some ensemble and ge issues relating to pit is being addressed, just nowhere near consistently

[MarimbasaurusRex]

Can't say if the pit is unjudged or underjudged. But it is fair to say, as one DCI hall of fame corps director put it to me... No corps ever won DCI because they had a great pit. Horns, drums and visuals win DCI.

[Einstein On The Beach]

When was the last time a drum corps had a bad front ensemble? Seriously?

[toddschultz]

2006

[fourouttheforty]

Dude, listen to the drum tapes on the DVDs. That's the field judge, the one you have for EVERY show.

Edited January 14, 2007 by fourouttheforty

[audiodb]

I was under the impression that the pit is judged - as above posts said, certainly by the ensemble and GE judges, and receiving part of the field judge's attention. The manner in which pit balance issues were addressed in recent years (well, excluding 2006) suggests to me that judges were paying attention to the pits.