nero14 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 24 Trumpets 16 mellos 24 baris/euphs 16 contras 10 snares 5 bass 5 tenors 35 guard 13 pit 2 dms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonomaphone Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'm surprised that no one has considered the awesomeness of the 81 member brass line (9x9 block). 23 trumpets 16 mellos 18 baris 10 euphs 14 tubas ------------ 81 brass 9 sn 5 quads 5 basses 10 pit ------------ 29 percussion 36 guard 2 dm 2 dcp nerds to sit at home and flame the other corps :P -------- 150 members -jonomaphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyRyder_FMM Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'm surprised that no one has considered the awesomeness of the 81 member brass line (9x9 block).23 trumpets 16 mellos 18 baris 10 euphs 14 tubas ------------ 81 brass 9 sn 5 quads 5 basses 10 pit ------------ 29 percussion 36 guard 2 dm 2 dcp nerds to sit at home and flame the other corps :P -------- 150 members -jonomaphone I like the 81 man horn line idea, but then to get a good balance between brass and percussion, you need about 40 percussion. That does not leave much for guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonomaphone Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I like the 81 man horn line idea, but then to get a good balance between brass and percussion, you need about 40 percussion. That does not leave much for guard. I see where you're coming from, but I've got to point out that the pit balance won't be one bit of a problem, what with amps (for the pit instruments) and all. In fact, with proper part writing and good amping, the pit could probably be reduced by 2 people. Also, the drum line balance shouldn't be much of a problem, with relatively good staging and a will written part that corresponds to the horn book. I figure that if star 91 could win w/5 snares that could be heard 99% of the time while staying out of the horn line's way during hits, a 9 man line could do just fine with 81 horns. If you really wanted to balance the line though, you could take the 2 dcp nerds and those 2 displaced pit folks and have an 11-6-6 line, or just add 4 cymbals, all while still preserving the 36 member guard (I think guard blocks are a terribly under-used idea). -jonomaphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 10 Cymbals 5 Cowbells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburstall Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 All 15 in the horn line. If they stayed in G they wouldn't need those extra 15 to try to make up for the sound loss. :sshh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofus Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'm hoping we will see an emergance of cymbal lines again. They have almost gone extinct. I want to see cymbals back at Madison and Spirit, but also at a lot of other corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn craig Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'm surprised that no one has considered the awesomeness of the 81 member brass line (9x9 block).-jonomaphone I guess most of are use to thinking in terms of even numbers for drill. But yes squares work really well. I think that's why most horn lines have been at 64 for several years. So 81 is deffinately a good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROSSMENCORPS30 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 If they stayed in G they wouldn't need those extra 15 to try to make up for the sound loss. :sshh: nice B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rut-roh Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'm surprised that no one has considered the awesomeness of the 81 member brass line (9x9 block). That's why i stuck with 72 (8X9). I could have gone to 81, but I like a big guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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