It drives me nuts that the crowd watching has no idea of the level of talent here, they just see it as another marching band. The level of commitment that a drum corps has is unrivaled. Every time I show someone a drum corps video that has no marching experience it’s like they don’t care at all. This is the true evolution of music and I have so much respect for these guys.
I miss these drum corps in general. Not all the flashy uniforms, bring these types of uniforms back. Make it classic again. And I’m not even an old timer
@snareplayer1 The corps was not out of step. The Cadets are the only known DCI corps who step off on the right foot instead of the left foot. Everyone is in time and in step with each other therefore nobody is out of step.
I agree...but..im a drum major instructor and im partical to different styles..like..not conducting at all..it took me a while to like that for parades.
I can say that I've marched in front of that castle, it went by so quickly I barely noticed it. And it kills me to think how much worse my high school marching band was compared to the Cadets. Still an experience I'll never forget =)
I've loved my Cadets since '93...... it's been very distressing to see what's been happening to them this past season. I hope all those kids/people will be ok and they can move on as the extraordinary they are....... to me they're still the best most historical drum corps around
Regarding the righ-foot step off: We added that in 1987. The music had so many different time signature changess that neither left or right foot step-offs were dominant during our show. So to get us out of the left foot step-off mentality, we did marching basics with both left and right foor step-offs combined with non-even sets (8, 7, 9, 3, 12, etc). In this way, the instructors (mainly Marc Sylvester) were able to delete the natural left-foot step-off tendency from our brains. Plus it was cool!
Look... I am an alum of a top 12 DCI corps (Freelancers 1987-1992) and I must say that whilst I appreciate the fact that this is not a judged performance, and that it is all for "fun", it is still a representation of the corps and the guard was downright embarrassing! They did not represent the professionalism and class that is the Cadets!
I read somewhere that the reason they step off on their right foot was because sometime in the 80s, they were rehearsing and they were annoying the director, so he told them to step off on their right foot,and it just kind of stuck. Then again, I read that on the internet. I still think it's a pretty neat story.
As I said.. I am a DCI Top 12 alum. You need not lecture to me about the rigors of tour as it was said taht nobody worked harder on tour than the Freelancers. All I am trying to say is that every time you put on the uniform and step off in public, you are representing your corps. You should always represent your corps in the best light possible.
trust me, anyone in drum corps knows the cadets... I went to Umass dartmouth, meaning my personal teacher taught their pit, and nearby Dartmouth high school was directed by their drumline guy (Jamie Eckert and Tom Aungst respectively). So I was exposed to a shit-ton of Cadets videos, practices, and music.
@theCultureShockband There's really no rule saying you have to start on the left. The Cadets are a more traditional corps with their straight leg fundamentals, and they're one of the few corps that still do it.
@cainanuk No actually, I've been involved in marching for 7 years. I was being sarcastic because you are being ignorant calling the Cadets "unprofessional" for marching in a parade, and how no one works harder than the Freelancers. Don't ever remember the Freelancers beating the Cadets..
as the Dude said, 'well, like that's just your opinion man' And as an alum of the Garfield Cadets, and someone who's marched at Disney, I can say. "what the fuck are you talking about?" This is as close as these guys get to a day off during tour. They were fine. No one works harder than the Cadets. I think the larger questions is why the hell are they playing Danny Boy? What happened to the Lancers?
When was this? The drum majors' uniforms are gold and white instead of the burgondy. Also, was it me, or did it seem like they were stepping off on the left foot instead of their right?
does the best team in a sport always win? does the best car always take home the checkered? does the best drum corps always win i ask you that and the answer is no
@svolypet I said it was often said that we worked harder than just about everybody else. I never said we worked SMARTER and that is the key difference. We averaged just 3-4 "free days" per tour and they usually included laundry in the morning. We were almost without fail one of the first corps in the lot at showsites and certainly one of the last to leave. FACT!
@snareplayer1 uh you do know Cadets are the only corp who marches off their right leg first step off and they weren't even out of step. And the reason they were in track suits is because it was just A PARADE! Parades aren't judged or what! Plus it would look pretty foolish if the guard were in their full uniform and make up?
Ya know I enjoy the Cadets, but whats up with the Guard in parades. What happened to the military style marching, and the "we mean business style" of the old days. Now the prance around in jogging suits spinning and clapping. I don't get it. Also, what do the people that play in the pit during competitions do during parades? Someone please explain both to me.
Wonder why right foot instead of left! Don’t car for all the pre drum Corp jumping around in front of drum Corp. I have a lot of respect for the old drum Corp . Sorry new ones look like sing and dance performance! I think of drum Corp as military !!!! Of corse my opinion !
Love the Cadets but gotta say the Color Guard bee bopping up the street not a great look compared to color guards of old on parade. (Cadet uniforms are the best)!
We added that in 1987. The music had so many different time signatures that neither left or right step-offs were dominant during the show. So to get us out of the left foot step-off tendency, we did basics with both left and right foor step-offs combined with non-even sets (8, 7, 9, 3, etc). In this way, we were able to lose the natural left-foot step-off tendency from our brains. Plus it was cool!
They step off with the right foot so the can break you of bad technique. If your used to marching left foot first you have the tendency to resort to bad habits from the past. If you have to learn Right foot first they can teach you the proper technique from the beginning breaking all bad habits. Or at least thats the plan lol...
@cainanuk The dancing, is that not what the color guard presents on the field? Adding a "fun" visual element to the show instead of the regimented style of the battery and the horns? Sure, you and I would much rather see that style, but think about the people that they are performing for - they're not performing a competition for judges and DCI fans. They're performing for families who have never experienced drum corps, for all we know, that regimented style may come off as arrogance.
Most bands step off right foot. Because when marching bands started they were mainly military. The right foot is a symbol of respect toward fallen soldiers. It alway stuck up put you best foot forward (most people are right handed thus right foot forward). Yet again it stuck up a newer saying, put you right foot forward or I stick my left where the sun don't shine. I did a paper on this last year.
It drives me nuts that the crowd watching has no idea of the level of talent here, they just see it as another marching band. The level of commitment that a drum corps has is unrivaled. Every time I show someone a drum corps video that has no marching experience it’s like they don’t care at all. This is the true evolution of music and I have so much respect for these guys.
Maybe they needed to perform something more extraordinary then
It's because this world is a matrix. That's why. Yes, it's unbelievable. But, I have gradually been accepting this.
@@HE360……?
I miss these Cadets. Cadets you will come back! Y’all are doing great this year!
I miss these drum corps in general. Not all the flashy uniforms, bring these types of uniforms back. Make it classic again. And I’m not even an old timer
90 years and puff gone. Nothing but memories left. What a shame. So sad that such a great drum corps is now history. 😭
@snareplayer1 The corps was not out of step. The Cadets are the only known DCI corps who step off on the right foot instead of the left foot. Everyone is in time and in step with each other therefore nobody is out of step.
I'm a random wind storm. Shaky Shaky. Don’t Glassmen also step off on right? Or they used to?
@@iAmNovaFilms No they don't. Only Cadets do
@@iAmNovaFilms yes the glassmen used to in my day
Glassmen
Can we take a moment to gaze upon the level of cleanest and pure talent as a unit at 1:26
I mean it's beautiful of they moved as a single unit there.
lol
My God, they are so beautiful
That heel and toe. THAT HEEL AND TOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😮😭 DE-VA-STA-TING!!!!!
Imagine being at Disney and getting to encounter corps. That's true magic right there.
Most definitely!!!
The Cadets drumline played that hard ass cadence and all they got were a few claps and woohs...
The drum major is actually back-stepping while conducting . i cannot .
I agree...but..im a drum major instructor and im partical to different styles..like..not conducting at all..it took me a while to like that for parades.
I can say that I've marched in front of that castle, it went by so quickly I barely noticed it. And it kills me to think how much worse my high school marching band was compared to the Cadets. Still an experience I'll never forget =)
Such a Gorgeous Corp! Sac is another!
Omg. Those gated turns
I've loved my Cadets since '93...... it's been very distressing to see what's been happening to them this past season. I hope all those kids/people will be ok and they can move on as the extraordinary they are....... to me they're still the best most historical drum corps around
This is the most Cadet baddassery I've seen in a non contained space.
when the colorguard got out of the way it was like "oh shit!" the corp looked so fucking powerful at 1:28
I remember the day when I went to Epcot one day... and then the cavaliers show a couple days after FML
How I’m gonna miss seeing this uniform in competition 😢
CLASS all the way!!
Awesome as always. Thanks for recording and posting.
Regarding the righ-foot step off: We added that in 1987. The music had so many different time signature changess that neither left or right foot step-offs were dominant during our show. So to get us out of the left foot step-off mentality, we did marching basics with both left and right foor step-offs combined with non-even sets (8, 7, 9, 3, 12, etc). In this way, the instructors (mainly Marc Sylvester) were able to delete the natural left-foot step-off tendency from our brains. Plus it was cool!
Huh. I heard it was 85 because that certainly would make sense with Jeremiah, but good to know from an alum.
Look... I am an alum of a top 12 DCI corps (Freelancers 1987-1992) and I must say that whilst I appreciate the fact that this is not a judged performance, and that it is all for "fun", it is still a representation of the corps and the guard was downright embarrassing! They did not represent the professionalism and class that is the Cadets!
their roll step is awesome....i like it :)
i remember marching in the magic kingdom, it was sooo sweet!!!!
Even the drum major back shifts on his toes haha
Haha! The Cadets seem suited for this parade.
2:25 louder!!! lol
good ol irish tune of county derry...
I read somewhere that the reason they step off on their right foot was because sometime in the 80s, they were rehearsing and they were annoying the director, so he told them to step off on their right foot,and it just kind of stuck.
Then again, I read that on the internet. I still think it's a pretty neat story.
Love the toes.
Our dm's matched backwards the whole way, gotta give props to the dm's from a quad. CHS
2:10 = Chills beyond belief !!!!!
tradition probably, cadets are a venerable core
and maybe 30 people know who they are. Thats just sad. Cadets are amazing one of my favorite corps along with phanotm and cavies
They were so so clean! The average person cannot appreciate just how clean the Cadets were in this video. *sigh* I loathe parades so much.
louder! louder! whoo!
Cadets wore white and gold for Disney but this was last year
love the song
They will always be "Garfield" to me! Was that "Danny Boy"? Shades of Two Seven?
I always felt the spirit of 27th when I hear this :-) new kids, same spirit :-)
@@stevenbehnke4751 .... George Bonfiglio?
As I said.. I am a DCI Top 12 alum. You need not lecture to me about the rigors of tour as it was said taht nobody worked harder on tour than the Freelancers. All I am trying to say is that every time you put on the uniform and step off in public, you are representing your corps. You should always represent your corps in the best light possible.
Oh Danny boy!
trust me, anyone in drum corps knows the cadets... I went to Umass dartmouth, meaning my personal teacher taught their pit, and nearby Dartmouth high school was directed by their drumline guy (Jamie Eckert and Tom Aungst respectively). So I was exposed to a shit-ton of Cadets videos, practices, and music.
We stayed at your school in 2005 for championships at Foxborough.
this vid makes me smile!... Cadets aRe Cadets are Cadets (C dem K-dets!).. nice work Cadets.
Their roll step 3
I wish I was there
Gotta love Irish tune for country derry!
drum major = awesomely cool.
@theCultureShockband There's really no rule saying you have to start on the left. The Cadets are a more traditional corps with their straight leg fundamentals, and they're one of the few corps that still do it.
The final beats of that chord at 2:54 is sick
i dont think they look unprofessional. it just looks like they're having fun. plus it makes the corps look more military
Lol my school marched this route in a parade this year.
@aenyxx Freelancers went defunct in the mid 90's. Now they're fully on the Winter Guard/Drum Corp circuit.
I know...I.ve never watched them live expect for at DCI finals.
a paper on marching? awesome!
Umm..? Cadets use relaxed straight legs while Crown uses strict straight legs.
@ChicanoStudios If they added a woodwind section, they wouldn't be heard.
hey we get to March there for new year's and citrus bowl
@cainanuk No actually, I've been involved in marching for 7 years. I was being sarcastic because you are being ignorant calling the Cadets "unprofessional" for marching in a parade, and how no one works harder than the Freelancers. Don't ever remember the Freelancers beating the Cadets..
as the Dude said, 'well, like that's just your opinion man' And as an alum of the Garfield Cadets, and someone who's marched at Disney, I can say. "what the fuck are you talking about?"
This is as close as these guys get to a day off during tour. They were fine. No one works harder than the Cadets.
I think the larger questions is why the hell are they playing Danny Boy? What happened to the Lancers?
0:32 whoa! My school uses that tap off!
When was this? The drum majors' uniforms are gold and white instead of the burgondy. Also, was it me, or did it seem like they were stepping off on the left foot instead of their right?
does the best team in a sport always win? does the best car always take home the checkered? does the best drum corps always win i ask you that and the answer is no
their uniforms make them look like they belong in a disney movie......
They have always stepped off with their right foot.. It's a Cadets thing.
perhapps you should take up trumpet
@TheGreatGonzo94 One of the few? I thought they were the only one. Who else steps off with the right foot?
It's a short parade. Should have been playing non-stop.
@svolypet I said it was often said that we worked harder than just about everybody else. I never said we worked SMARTER and that is the key difference. We averaged just 3-4 "free days" per tour and they usually included laundry in the morning. We were almost without fail one of the first corps in the lot at showsites and certainly one of the last to leave. FACT!
@snareplayer1 uh you do know Cadets are the only corp who marches off their right leg first step off and they weren't even out of step. And the reason they were in track suits is because it was just A PARADE! Parades aren't judged or what! Plus it would look pretty foolish if the guard were in their full uniform and make up?
at 1:30....COOLEST SHOT EVER!!!
Ya know I enjoy the Cadets, but whats up with the Guard in parades. What happened to the military style marching, and the "we mean business style" of the old days. Now the prance around in jogging suits spinning and clapping. I don't get it. Also, what do the people that play in the pit during competitions do during parades? Someone please explain both to me.
@scottmoreno8 yep. The Cadets lead with their right.
why do they do they march for disney???
Wonder why right foot instead of left! Don’t car for all the pre drum Corp jumping around in front of drum Corp. I have a lot of respect for the old drum Corp . Sorry new ones look like sing and dance performance! I think of drum Corp as military !!!! Of corse my opinion !
Diane kinzel so you go to the cadets in 2008, one of the most "old school" corps at that time to say this? Lol ok
@VerySnowy Our high school marces except we lead with the left and our judges don't have a problem with it
@blackpker124 there's only one Disney World
This is something BD cannot do as well.
Who else came to watch the right foot step off? lol
good 'ole cadets eh?
Back when corps wore normal uniforms and not this flashy bs. I miss these days
Cry
They're leading with the right foot?
win
why did they only have 3 tenors?
Love the Cadets but gotta say the Color Guard bee bopping up the street not a great look compared to color guards of old on parade. (Cadet uniforms are the best)!
@1texaseagle They're probably the only drum corps that does it, at least in DCI. I've seen a few college bands that also do it.
Was that in orlando florida?!?!?!?!?!?
haha, "9-time world champs"
you raise me up
bahahah
nice
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George Hopkins actually made a case about adding woodwinds
@cainanuk Freelancers? Never heard of them.
does anybody know why they step off on there right foot instead of left?
We added that in 1987. The music had so many different time signatures that neither left or right step-offs were dominant during the show. So to get us out of the left foot step-off tendency, we did basics with both left and right foor step-offs combined with non-even sets (8, 7, 9, 3, etc). In this way, we were able to lose the natural left-foot step-off tendency from our brains. Plus it was cool!
I have the score for their cadence
i heard once...actually i can't really remember. i think it might be something to do with a handicapped member they had once, but i'm not sure
in the 80s there was a player who had a prosthetic hand..... she played the infamous "Maria" solo in their 1984 show West Side Story
They step off with the right foot so the can break you of bad technique. If your used to marching left foot first you have the tendency to resort to bad habits from the past. If you have to learn Right foot first they can teach you the proper technique from the beginning breaking all bad habits. Or at least thats the plan lol...
Lucky dogs get to put their horns in a carry while not playing...
Country Derry
@cainanuk
The dancing, is that not what the color guard presents on the field? Adding a "fun" visual element to the show instead of the regimented style of the battery and the horns?
Sure, you and I would much rather see that style, but think about the people that they are performing for - they're not performing a competition for judges and DCI fans. They're performing for families who have never experienced drum corps, for all we know, that regimented style may come off as arrogance.
@mmryz yet theirs an American flag in the front. would have been a good joke minus that. i get it, the red coats.
What is the piece they’re playing?
The last one is Danny Boy
Londonderry Air, also known as Danny Boy.
Most bands step off right foot. Because when marching bands started they were mainly military. The right foot is a symbol of respect toward fallen soldiers. It alway stuck up put you best foot forward (most people are right handed thus right foot forward). Yet again it stuck up a newer saying, put you right foot forward or I stick my left where the sun don't shine. I did a paper on this last year.
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Well nice playing but not very snazzy, The color guard could have had flags maybe? A more upbeat tune? Just thinking out loud here.