NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by pghs_instructor » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:08 am

Pleasant Grove is doing a show called "Toy Shoppe Madness."
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by Steven » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:35 pm

Bacon wrote: It'll be fun though. As long as we don't have to water stuff down....

Playing easy beats clean is a lot funner than playing hard beats dirty. Its also more impressive.
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by Bacon » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:12 pm

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Bacon wrote: It'll be fun though. As long as we don't have to water stuff down....

Playing easy beats clean is a lot funner than playing hard beats dirty. Its also more impressive.
I know. I just hope the new people practice so that we don't have to water it down. I'd rather play it clean how it is written cause I'm playing 3'rd bass and if music is watered down to all unisons it's not as much fun.
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by Steven » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:54 am

Well if you water a bass book to all unisons then ok, I wouldnt enjoy it clean, and I dont think it would be clean either.
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by bigmikedrivesbmw » Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:20 pm

I could be wrong.... but I have counted 25 units in novice percussion this season! :shock:

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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by pittech » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:19 pm

Lots of start ups and rebuilds?
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by Steven » Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:17 pm

If we have 25 in novice lets hope we end the season with more than 5 in open like last year. 7 at the moment? Who am I missing. I think all these groups are going to finals too.

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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by Steven » Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:23 pm

I got 15, but I'm just checking the show lineups, who else is in novice?

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Cordova HS HS Novice Percussion
Ponderosa HS HS Novice Percussion
El Dorado HS HS Novice Percussion
Center HS HS Novice Percussion
Orestimba HS HS Novice Percussion
Galt HS HS Novice Percussion
Concord HS High School Novice
Placer HS High School Novice
Petaluma HS High School Novice
Union Mine HS High School Novice
Pleasant Grove HS High School Novice
West Campus HS High School Novice
Woodcreek HS High School Novice
PM Franklin HS High School Novice
Mt. Eden HS High School Novice

And

Lincoln HS High School Novice
Lodi HS High School Novice
Deer Valley HS High School Novice
Kings Academy HS High School Novice
Mission San Jose HS High School Novice
Dublin HS High School Novice
American HS High School Novice
Santa Cruz HS High School Novice
Buhach Colony HS High School Novice
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by mrbrianplowman » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:27 pm

Steven wrote:I got 15, but I'm just checking the show lineups, who else is in novice?


Cordova HS HS Novice Percussion
Ponderosa HS HS Novice Percussion
El Dorado HS HS Novice Percussion
Center HS HS Novice Percussion
Orestimba HS HS Novice Percussion
Galt HS HS Novice Percussion
Concord HS High School Novice
Placer HS High School Novice
Petaluma HS High School Novice
Union Mine HS High School Novice
Pleasant Grove HS High School Novice
West Campus HS High School Novice
Woodcreek HS High School Novice
PM Franklin HS High School Novice
Mt. Eden HS High School Novice
Add:
Lincoln HS High School Novice
Lodi HS High School Novice
Deer Valley HS High School Novice
Kings Academy HS High School Novice
Mission San Jose HS High School Novice
Dublin HS High School Novice
American HS High School Novice
Santa Cruz HS High School Novice
Buhach Colony HS High School Novice

These groups are on the Antioch and Wilcox schedules!
That makes 24 with your list for Novice Percussion.
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by crickett » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:00 pm

Well, my group is a start up. First time ever with a winter line. And on a good year we barely have a fall or spring one. Many of these groups have had winter lines for a while and that confuses me. Shouldn't they be at least one division higher?

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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by Steven » Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:11 pm

crickett wrote: Many of these groups have had winter lines for a while and that confuses me. Shouldn't they be at least one division higher?
Not necessarily.
CLASSIFICATIONS: High school
1. Standing – High school percussion programs that stand in position only. No mvt.
2. Novice – High School Percussion Programs with little experience and median level of equipment facility.
3. Amateur – High school percussion programs with moderate experience and moderate level of equipment facility
4. Scholastic – High School Percussion Programs with advanced experience and advanced level of equipment facility.
5. Open – High School Percussion Programs with sophisticated competitive units with complex facility and body movement.
6. Exhibition – Percussion units who do not want to compete. Performing units have the option of being evaluated by the adjudication panel.
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by crickett » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:59 am

I am familiar with the written description. The way I was interpreting it was that if a school has had a line for some time, the kids would have a moderate level of experience. For example in Winterguard, we have a really young group this year. We had a lot of seniors last year. But, when we signed up we stayed in Scholastic because of the experience of the few returning and the experience the new ones had on the street in the fall. As well we have an instructor with the talent, experience and ability to bring them to that level. So I guess I was assuming that this may be the case for some of the lines who have done this for a while but are still in Novice. Maybe the same concepts don't apply to percussion. I am new to this side of the activity.

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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by bigmikedrivesbmw » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:50 am

I know that groups will often start in Novice and wait for the judges to bump them up.

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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by oreocookis » Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:55 pm

American has been in Intermediate and Advanced before, last year we got a ton of freshman and most of the seniors graduated so for 2008 they just did standing. Now that the Frosh are older ( soph, now ) we decided to go back into Novice, instead of jumping into a higher category. Most of our winter percussion involve members of the band who have never played percussion before and thats how it started my senior year spring of '03... but we had dedicated members ( sometimes more so then the original percussionists) so thats where we stand.. most of the fall line does NOT do WP either for acedemic reasons ( have to have a 2.0 gpa or higher) or because they want to do sports or whatever, so we get the band members who are interested in trying something new. This year for example we have 18 kids.. of the 18 only a few were from the drum line or even the front ensemble... lets see... approx 5-7 were in perc. this fall.
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Re: NCBA WINTERCOMP 08-09

Post by Powerhouse08 » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:38 pm

so how is everyones show comin along so far??? any thoughts about who's gonna come out on top in each division????
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