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Sirsplitalot
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by Sirsplitalot » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:05 pm
bighud1 wrote:Why does show and equipment equal money? You should have almost everything you need from your marching band drumline. As far as show goes, your staff should write it and not pay a outside person $3000.00 to write it. The first year I brought the Freelancers out, no staff member got paid more than $200.00 a month and I didn't take any money. We did it for the fun of the activity and to bring the Freelancers back in some way. The only thing I see different from NCBA and WGI is show design. Put some thought into them and make sure there is plenty of G.E. written. Always remember, it is and will always be about the drumming. It doesn't matter how many props you have, play cool licks and play them clean.
watch chawctohachee (sp?) 04 i believe...wgi..... snares were soooo dirty....yet they got second or third? in SW...but GE was up the wazoo...money=the GE
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by JenKozy » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:10 pm
Good Show design = GE, but does not = $$$. Good show design can be done on a shoe string budget, but it has to be good! How many lines have you seen spend so much money on props and what not, but their show design fell really flat?
As for classifications, I figure that is still up in the air. Our percussion and guard have no idea what class they will be in, so we are designing for the class we THINK we will be in. That's the best anyone can do when you don't have current information.
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by pitchick00 » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:20 am
When I was in high school, my music program mos def did not have funds to get us new uniforms, new drums, new anything... we didn't even pay our instructor much (good thing he was an alum). our director did all the repairs on our broke down instruments. We made stands for the pit out of pvc piping. LOL... well I guess that did take some money, but not much.
I know it may not make much of a difference in how the world of drumline competitions are now, but I think if you got the chops, you could possibly make it up there, performing as well as those folks with the money.
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by bigmikedrivesbmw » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:34 pm
So who all is coming out to the show on the 14th at Rodriguez?
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by Clarinet2011 » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:33 am
Our first competition show is Armijo & Fairfield..
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by Steven » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:37 pm
bigmikedrivesbmw wrote:So who all is coming out to the show on the 14th at Rodriguez?
Fairfield drumline will be there.
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by Che! » Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:52 pm
Steven wrote:bigmikedrivesbmw wrote:So who all is coming out to the show on the 14th at Rodriguez?
Fairfield drumline will be there.
Alright, looking forward to seeing the product. How much do you guys have done?
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by Steven » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:14 am
Che! wrote:Steven wrote:bigmikedrivesbmw wrote:So who all is coming out to the show on the 14th at Rodriguez?
Fairfield drumline will be there.
Alright, looking forward to seeing the product. How much do you guys have done?
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by bigmikedrivesbmw » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:33 am
Steven wrote:bigmikedrivesbmw wrote:So who all is coming out to the show on the 14th at Rodriguez?
Fairfield drumline will be there.
awesome! Who else???
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by pghs_instructor » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:08 pm
Pleasant Grove will be out there
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by Steven » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:44 pm
No electric outlet for drumlines at the Rodriguez show? Anyone else hear about that?
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by bigmikedrivesbmw » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:20 pm
Steven wrote:No electric outlet for drumlines at the Rodriguez show? Anyone else hear about that?
What.......
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by pittech » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:33 am
Hahaha. Nice. Almost had me there.
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by Bacon » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:51 pm
El Dorado is doing "Fight or Flight" from msconcepts... And Union Mine has a winterline now, I helped out there for a little but don't anymore. Their show is "The Virus" from msconcepts. And for Sac State.... I have no idea what our show is called. It'll be fun though.
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