Hello and welcome to my channel! I'm a drum corps and marching band nerd and have spent most of my life involved in the activity. I marched baritone with The Cadets from 2000-2007, and have taught 4 different drum corps since 2010. I've been writing and designing marching band shows for almost 20 years and have built up a portfolio of over 60 shows.
@@hittle_ethanayeee nice I’ve only gone to the Denton one a couple times thankfully no BD there lolll the music is good but the drill I can never physically watch
Actually surprised by how clean this is in the lot, now if they can clean it up on the field this is a 3rd place show with potential to be a 2nd place show
i personally think the show design itself is lacking. everyone hoots and hollers every year about bd doing boring shows but playing them perfectly. i think this show epitomizes boring but perfect.
I marched open class in 2012 for one year and the biggest regret of my life is not marching my last two years of eligibility, much less joy going world class. I was scared I wasn’t good enough to make it and I let that fear dominate my actions. My thought was I wasn’t a music major in college so I needed to focus and devote my time to studies/extra curricular things in my area of study to brighten my future job prospects to improve my resume. Well… Here I am almost ten years after my age out year, not having accomplished anything I thought I was going to do or be career wise where I thought I’d be (lawyer, diplomat, government/public service) (still a work in progress) I thought I had it all figured out back then thinking marching more drum corps wouldn’t have helped me going forward, but god was I wrong. If I could go back and slap the 20-year old version of myself silly to make myself realize that then and there, I would in a heartbeat and give all the things I have to go back and march those two years of eligibility I had. You’ve got your whole life to worry about your career or adult priorities once you get there, but you only have so many years to march drum corps. And I can say from experience, that once that time comes and goes and you realize you can’t turn the clocks back to live your dream, it’ll eat away at your soul and tear you apart as it has for me. If there’s any type of wisdom or advice I can impart on anyone still young enough to march, worry about “adulting” and overall life goals later and live up your goals/dreams to march now while you have the chance. You won’t regret it and you’ll always be able to live with the satisfaction of knowing you took the chance and succeeded in having the best summers of your life. Above all, cultivating the best memories and relationships that will last a lifetime. It’s sad to see this activity is on the verge of dying because of the astronomical and outlandish costs to march and maintain corps structures alive. I hope they get it together quickly and find solutions. The death of DCI cannot happen and would destroy the hopes and dreams of millions to come to desire to participate. Moreover, the hard work, sacrifice and perseverance of millions who have come before and have set the example would be tarnished. #RTN 💙
