Drum corps has never been cheap.

ummmm what? I was just at an alumni event this weekend, and this very topic came up. Members from the late 80's/early 90's were saying dues when they started were $450, and after marching 5/6/7 years, they ended up paying nothing their age out years as dues got ...

He's got a website linked through his Instagram profile:

https://tuberodelosartistas.com/

They have some other mouthpieces available, but not the 'UFO' yet. I saw in another post that this one he's got is made from aluminum, in other posts you can see him turning it over and it sure looks like it ...

I’m probably going to be targeted for this, but I’m going to go with it anyways.


I hope you don't feel targeted.....but I feel like I hear these kinds of impressions a lot when it comes to contra. I really believe, having marched a contra for 20 years, that the idea that the horn is just too ...

I am also 5'7", you can definitely flip a contra!

I've always marched Yamaha contras so this may not apply for you, but I've found that as long as you start with your right hand in the correct position (thumb down, knuckles facing your body, holding on to the 1st & 3rd valve slides) and give the ...

The German brand GEWA makes a line of soft cases with some fiberglass sheeting to provide some impact resistance, their SPS (side protection system) line. The drum cases are seemingly well received and I've been interested in how their brass offerings compare but no one seems to carry them here in ...

I can't remember the brand name, but an interesting idea was those bags that probably quit being made quite a few years ago that had a thick sheet of plastic rolled around everything else underneath the cordura nylon.
Of course, they had to be top loading to have this rolled up thick plastic ...

YES. I'm so glad to hear someone else advocate for this, I have been a visualization fan for a long time now. I like to apply it consciously to my sound as well, really taking a moment to hear something as I would want it to sound before I play it.

Second for the Audio Technica MX50s. Clean & neutral, nothing overly boosted, comfortable. They can be found on ebay in this price range or you can get the 30s factory refurbished for $50.

What I would rather see is more local mini-corps scenes in place of a national one. I feel like that would be a better fit for the more casual nature of those groups.


Yeah, it would be great, and those of us in the activity have been saying as much for years. The problem is people don't really ...

Yeah, DCA no longer had the means to support itself. The arrangement is technically only for 2 years, but I have my doubts about DCA ever returning...

As for mini corps, I heard they were working on a version of the DCA I&E competition, where the mini corps championship competition was held, but ...

Probably the longest of long shots at this point, but if anyone was ever considering parting with their Model 200/3 or 201 Tama by Kanstul contra, I would be incredibly interesting it talking with you about that. Not particularly interested in any of the 202 series or any convertible versions.

Even ...

I am not super familiar with Logic, but I would just use that to get the audio sounding just as you would like it, then using a separate video editor (I've used ShotCut which is free) for the video and replacing the audio track with the file from my DAW.

Why pick Erie, I wondered?

Likely has something to do with their parent organization, Youth Education in the Arts, being HQ'd in Allentown. That, and getting away from George Hopkins' sphere of influence...


it’s too bad there’s not much for someone who “ages out”.

DCA all age corps are ...

I'll mention too the Clarinet Institue's Tuba archives. They may not have what you're looking for, but the rep lists are on their site and they have hundreds of tuba solo lit as well as quartet/quintet archives for very reasonable prices.

ISMLP can take a while to dig through, but I've found things ...

Haven't marched with a convertible since high school but if memory serves correctly there really is not much to be done about the horrible ergonomics of those horns. You can adjust the lead pipe a bit to try and get a more comfortable wrist angle, but ultimately they suffer from the same problem of ...

The Clarinet Institue of Los Angeles has a Tuba music archive that is focused on solo lit, but has quite a few tuba/euph quartets included as well:

https://www.clarinetinstitute.com/store/p130/Tuba_Sheet_Music_-_2_Archives.html

They also have a brass quintet archive that includes quite a few ...

I really like my Viverna. I played a Yamaha 641 for a long time so I am still getting used to the way it responds in an ensemble, but the valves are quick, intonation is pretty even and accessible across the whole range, and it's pretty comfortable to hold.

Previous poster is right, it does seem ...

You dont' have to wonder about the ergonomics, they are even worse that it looks. the weight is centered all wrong, there are very few good places to grab it, and the 4th valve isn't angled right; you have to push it in with your whole arm as the valve is angled up instead of down away from you ...

I am probably late to the party here, but Staccato is most certainly an articulation.

Articulation refers to how the note is sounded and includes factors like length, attack, shape, decay, release...

By this definition, where articulation ONLY refers to the very beginning of a note (what I would ...

SO COOL! Awesome experiment and great details in your TC write up.