2010-10-17, 05:14 AM
Kurtle Wrote:More suitable for Speakeasy under a "Marching Band Performance Thread". I'll have ours up in a few days once I get the official recording. Unfortunately Michigan does not have a state competition for MSBOA Marching Bands, but we did receive a Division I, the highest, for the first time in over 10 years.
Your band needs a more rounded sound, we have brass overpowering everything. This wouldn't be a big issue if tone wasn't awful. Surprising you qualified for States, but your band has good marching form. Soloists need to be prouder. Focus on articulating clearly so that we can hear the definition between notes. Also, your Drum Majors have the weirdest and most unreadable conducting style ever. They seriously need to understand how hard it is to define beats if they conduct in circles.
Curious-What do you play?
I play Trumpet, Baritone, and Frenchorn. And the Drum Majors style is based off, of, a very angry black percussionist known as Mr.Matlock. Their conducting is weird, but it's how they were taught. I think it's odd, but their aiming for style points as well as conducting.
Grading System for Mississippi:
Drum Major
Percussion
Color Guard
(Majorettes)
Band (By 3 Judges)
There are 3 judges, Band is highest overall amt. of points.
You may have this format, but not everyone else does.
I understand your point, articulation is terrible. One of our soloist just freaking loves what he's doing, everyone else takes it too seriously and doesn't relax about it. Their alwayse trying too hard, which makes them fail.
State is next week, I'm worried that if they don't chill out it won't go well.
:: EDIT::
Competition was tonight in Alabama, it was pretty bad, drum major litteraly screwed up. Not to mention she has to constantly use a metranome to even practice, sort of infuriates me how we have a Junior instead of one of the Seniors do the lead.