skewerz Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 For years, I've been saying that I want a full corps kazoo line. All pink kazoos, too. didn't VK or Bridgemen do this in the early 80's for part of a song during a company front push? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Bring it. ^0^ :P I think it's already been "broughten". :lolhit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourouttheforty Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I thought I had seen nearly everything, and then I saw Westfield HS put a piano on the field: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OaFGnxB070 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just A Plain Old Fan Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I thought I had seen nearly everything, and then I saw Westfield HS put a piano on the field:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OaFGnxB070 Well, there goes my ace-in-the-hole, but does everybody here realize the piano is techincally a percussion instrument? Wouldn't that make it legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssorrell Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 didn't VK or Bridgemen do this in the early 80's for part of a song during a company front push? I know my memory isn't that great any more, but I sure don't remember that ever happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iplaytimpani Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I think it's already been "broughten". :lolhit: :lolhit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllianaLancerContra Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I know my memory isn't that great any more, but I sure don't remember that ever happening! I don't think Bridgemen ever did - I have all their shows from the legacy series. During one year of Requiem (79 or 80, don't recall which) the horns were on their knees for the Battle Hymn company front, but no kazoos. Can't speak as to VK, but I kind of doubt it, because back then the rules were much stricter on allowable equipment and instrumentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 So basically, there really is an end in sight - once we get BOA and DCI on similar instrumentation, there's no new instruments left to add? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcat Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Well, there goes my ace-in-the-hole, but does everybody here realize the piano is techincally a percussion instrument? Wouldn't that make it legal? We've actually debated that on here. (Shock, huh.) There are those of us who consider it a non-traditional percussive/sting instrument, and specifically I'm not in favor of it because it isn't played with sticks. Wipe the image of a marimbist smacking keys with a small mallet out of your mind now. As for the Westfield show, it's a great MB show, obviously. It reminds me of Boston 2000, where there were soloists or singing, save 5 1/2 minutes. Same here; it's one kid getting highlighted. That's using what you have in high school. The big gliss at the end is cute, too. Now when it comes to sampling, it would actually seem stupid to me to cart a piano around all summer. In the Westfield show, it's an obvious showpiece, but frankly, the biggest problem I had was that the pit orchestration was sparse. So, should it be included in a normal pit voicing? Should you have to play piano samples via a malletkat? A piano/keyboard you play with your fingers is actually a lot easier to play chords with, as you likely are aware... vibes don't just drop a CEGCEG. So I don't think it's legal now, but if it is, it has to be a real piano. Imagine rolling that pig to rehearsal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcat Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 So basically, there really is an end in sight - once we get BOA and DCI on similar instrumentation, there's no new instruments left to add? Mike Ahh, but you forget that you still can subtract drum corps' identity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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