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@@CalvinFellDrums Yeah!!!!

oh boy i sure hope so!

Thank you!

noticved this too

Yeah spock and gock seem loose

they had their problems for sure ☹️

We used the sean vegas and some misc implements !

The answer is always as simple as you think, putting in the work everyday until you make it. This means technique work, basics, tempo, touch, dynamics, vocabulary, movement, dance, and mental focus! If your dream is blue devils don't stop until you get there. This goes for anyone who wants to make top groups, but consistent practice, lessons, and marching experience is crucial. Also don't forget to enjoy yourself while you are grinding! Fall in love with drumming and enjoy it since it doesn't last forever. Don't wait until you make your dream group to finally start enjoying yourself as you can burnout very quickly. Hope this is encouraging and helpful, the answer is always simpler than you expect. Good luck!

LOL those drums were not very sturdy

Scott is one of the nicest and most caring instructors I’ve ever had. He genuinely loves and cares about each member which is pretty amazing. He does however get frustrated when he knows we aren’t reaching our full potential. On specific hot days where we just weren’t playing as clean as we could he would get upset. He always wanted us to play as clean as he knew we could and disappointing him was like disappointing your favorite uncle. A 10/10 instructor For workouts you gotta exercise core, back, and legs. Weighted squats, deadlifts, seat rows, any core exercise you can think of, leg curls or extensions, calf raises, pull ups (assisted pulls up are fine if you can’t do a normal one), and then top it off with some shoulder work like shoulder press for where the harness sits. If your going to exercise for tenors might as well just start exercising your full body just for healthy sake, even though wearing tenors doesn’t really work out your biceps. Almost every single tenor played I’ve marched with (including me) as injured themselves at least once so just be careful and know your limits. - Gabe

@@gabrielmichelss hey man thanks for replying, I am glad to hear Scott is like that. My band director is pretty much the same. I wish I could meet him some day. He did judge our show last year but sadly I was a flub drum and didn’t get any comments. And yeah I as well hurt myself working out lol but all is good. I appreciate you replying that really helps a lot.

I didn’t but haydin said it helped her grip the stick with sweaty hands

I practiced a lot, it took a few years for me to finally make a group (Pacific Crest). I spent those years learning what I needed to do in order to get better. Find a mentor or private instructor, helps you figure out what to do. Make that first group, doesn’t matter where it is just find somewhere to play drums. Never neglect the fundamentals, a strong sound with great motion will set you apart. Hope this helps. Stick with it

@@gabrielmichelss thanks

Not entirely sure but I wouldn’t be surprised if the staff put stuff like that in the show. We have had the same staff for pretty much forever so maybe?

Not really any sheets for a lot of this because of the way we design the show. I'd say just search for bd transcriptions online or try to learn it by watching. If your dream is to make devs make sure to work on fundamentals as that is what will carry you to a spot! :)

@@gabrielmichelss Okay! Thank you so much dude ❤️

I’m not sure what they are, they were some weird prototypes we were testing out for evans so I’m not sure

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try to find a used one for a lot cheaper, otherwise Lonestar percussion

would they have them in the store bc I'm not trying to use online

@@gabrielmichelss also thanks

@@Tonii5465 not sure honestly

@@gabrielmichelssrest in peace

Yeah great question, this concept is “front to back alignment” and it’s super challenging to get right. The drum major has to conduct ahead of the pit so the marching ensemble can play with what they see visually which then lines up musically. There’s tons of moving parts to nailing a backfield entrance and most of it was trial and error honestly. We had to work on interpreting the hands and that was different depending on the entrance, so it took a good amount of work to make everything click.

@@gabrielmichelss Very cool, thanks!

@@gabrielmichelss Follow up question: is there a straight-leg marching requirement for the battery when marching directly forward or back (similar to how the brass would) or is forward marching more just walking forward heel to toe?

@@shadowkille8r99 our front and back technique is basically the same as the brass, besides our forward sometimes which can change to a toe down technique depending on drill or tempo

I borrowed it so I’m not quite sure, but I think I remember it being a GoPro hero 7