I currently teach drum corps and believe that ALL of the DCI corps are
on modern Bb/F horns. Their cohorts in the DCA (senior corps) world
are still split between G bugles and modern Bb horns. As for the
original comment regarding Cymbals, Marching cymbal lines are
typically the first to be cut out of the marching ensemble for visual
reasons and relegated to the pit ensemble on the sidelines whenever
another caption wants to increase their groups size on the field. I
personally think a full Cymbal line (4-5 members) is quite musically
enhancing to the overall group and is super visual as well within the
marching unit on the field if taught well and used correctly.
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J. Scott Jones
Band/Orchestra Director/Freelance Trumpet Player-Teacher/Music Engraver
On Aug 18, 2008, at 8:22 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
On 18 Aug 2008 at 15:54, dhbailey wrote:
Maybe that's why the name is "Drum Corps International" and
not "Drum and Bugle Corps International" anymore -- all it
is in reality is simply a brass band pitched in G, where all
the instruments are of the horn family and none from the
trombone/trumpet family.
Since 2004, they aren't even pitched in G -- they allowed them to
start using Bb instruments, and the big corps like Santa Clara
Vanguard switched immediately (one of the reasons they sound better
than they ever have!). I know this because my roommate was a contra
player that year (if it wasn't 2004, it was the year they did
Scheherazade).
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David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com
David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/
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