If you want more SCV Drumline and Paul Rennick Check out this video we made for SCV. We got the pleasure of documenting the Percussion section during their first week of the DCI season. Interviewed some members and even Paul himself. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wBRDdvf-j6E.html
It's crazy how drum writing has evolved even the last 10 years. The content complexity involved here is nothing shy of staggering. Kudos to these kids for pushing the envelope.
Crazy how those snares are so responsive to input. Low volume buzz rolls are amazingly big, and those shots have a super unique quality to them. Opens up all kinds of compositional stuff that wouldn't normally be heard, like that crescendo buzz into the last impact of the opener. Couple other ensembles that have some similar gear/tuning combo's. Nice sounds!
@@subbot8077 The drums sound awesome. Best Dynasty’s I’ve ever heard and I’ve heard a lot. Just wish they could use more player friendly carriers. The kids look uncomfortable, plus they take a toll on the back and shoulders.
@@xkmendlt4290 See the thing is, every time I've seen someone say the carriers are uncomfortable, some member who has actually marched them has said they are the most comfortable carrier, so I think they have it figured out.
@@linekinsey As someone with over 40 years in the activity as a marching member of a DCI championship corps, percussion judge, and instructor arranger I was just curious. Any group I’ve worked with always complained about the Dynasty carriers. I’m sure they have made design changes. I hope they don’t suffer any ill affects after their drum corps days are over. Most people don’t realize how heavy this equipment is. Also, I’m sure the endorsement deal Paul cut with Dynasty included using all their hardware. I’m just an old man now and have the utmost respect for Paul and the superior program he runs at SCV. Really continuing the legacy Fred Sanford started, and has planted his own flag. The drums are the best sounding in the activity. I wish SCV nothing but the best this season.
ik everyone probably says this but i still find it so interesting and awesome of how scv always proves that technique doesn’t always have to be considered as “one” way if that makes sense. like yes they’re hands might not “look” as most common groups that are good as well, but still they produce the sound and work as hard as them :) like always, so excited and i hope they have a great season ;)!
@@ayytism8857 It's hard to say where the line is drawn. I remember listening to the 2006 finals percussion judge tapes where a BD snare was called out for not having the beads completely in the center.
@@Jacob.Cornejo beads not being in the center will affect sound quality however a lot of common 'technique' comments are purely for visual aesthetic and dont affect sound
Their bodies are all different... trying to force everyone to look the exact same is counter productive. The technique is consistent when you pay attention to the sound and the way the sticks move and contact the head.
I kinda get it, but I don’t understand it. I’m speaking as a brass player, and we know that our faces are built differently enough that we can’t all look the same and still get the same sound. But with drums, the hand isn’t contacting the drum, it’s the stick. For brass, a little overbite or crooked teeth means that the mouthpiece has to sit a little differently for a good embouchure. But it makes sense to me that if the sticks all hit the drums at the same velocity and angle from the same height, they’d all sound the same. Or am I thinking about technique the wrong way here? Is there leeway in how the fingers grip the stick?
Paul has thousands of profound anecdotes like this locked and loaded, ready to go at any time. So much energy in this book! Can’t wait to watch this a million times this summer.
Yeah, alot of then go to UNT so quite a bit of them get a chance to play together. Of course, they not successful just because of that, the members are all very skilled, and Rennick with the other techs help bring out that skill to the max
That rim tool into the paradiddle diddle 😤. Is Paul the best battery composer of the last 10 years?? Scott won 2 cavies won 1 and aren’t the rest all Paul?? I mean the first couple of years when he transferred to scv we a little rough but still good. Now they’re always good, awesome tamber, blends amazing with the pit writing and it it’s always a emotion journey. In my opinion Paul Reddick (sorry if I spelled your name wrong) is the man. Simple but complex like drums should be.
worth noting Paul's also got an unparalleled growth/development system, majority of the members study with him and drum together at University of North Texas and/or come from their "feeder" corps the Troopers where the staff are mostly all his old students as well
@@AznAfroMan513 also true. I did forget that and I live in Houston. I used to live in Fort Worth. I’ve been to the campus but didn’t have time to go to the music building🙁. It’s the same as rcc to bd.
Nicest thing about this since Rennick came over- he’s shown you can keep with tradition in having a cymbal line and STILL have great battery writing. He had it at Crown and those were killer Plate lines. Obviously Phantom didn’t have one, but it has been great to see him keep it at SCV
CW: ABSOLUTE SPOCK STANKAGE @10:48 😂 Loving what Paul's putting out this year and you can tell each and every one of them is as well. Much love JONZ fam
The tenors are gonna be smokin by August, really good hands across the board. Basses are solid as always in SCV. I haven't even heard the show or horn book but if I was listening without seeing you could clearly hear this is SCV writing 100%. Reminds me of 2017's book.
This has been my favorite drum line since 2014 and I've never gotten the chance to see yall in person before due to unlucky timings in life, but this video makes me content enough even if I never get to! Good job guys! Keep it up!
@@benjaminallisonii724 bass selection isnt really about physical attributes… bass 2 is generally the bass section leader because it requires the most timing skill because they play a lot of upbeats
Love this so much!! I’m a JONZ vet from the mid 80s, and I was lucky enough to be a local, as many (most) of us were back in the day. Love everything about this, but I always giggle under my breath while referring to them as the Denton Vanguard. Not a bad thing though. They’re the best of the best!!
Hello fellow alum, I marched early 00s. It's very weird, as a north Texan, to see how much of SCV has shifted to TX with Rennick. I was one of maybe 4 members from TX when I marched and 2 others came from my same school anyway. Happy to see a little more TX talent in the corps, not gonna lie! :)
Does Dynasty not let you guys use different carriers? Dynasty carriers are the most uncomfortable ones on the market. The snares and tenors just look uncomfortable with them. The top drum line in the country should have the best most comfortable carriers available. 😎
Right! but what can they do? Replicate the left side with descending height from middle to outer and scatter stronger players, vets? Or say the hell with visual line symmetry, roll as is, and focus on playing clean? SCV!
The first exercises are pure Zen. I get to see these guys in a week in Fort Collins, CO. Drums Along the Rockies. Drum Corps hasn't been around for a couple of years. Having it back is like Treasure. Pure Gold. Gratitude.
This line is, again, headed for greatness... but I can't help but wonder sometimes if Rennick purposely sets some of his snares at negative angles (opposite the traditional snare drum tilt). Center snare is noticeably tilted to his left. Also it still bother me how poorly adjusted so many performer's harnesses are (this isn't unique to Vanguard). There shouldn't be that much space under the shoulder supports, it results in less drum control and concentrates the weight of the instrument at a smaller point on the back, rather than spreading out the weight.
@@keithbarnes9419 We had t-shaped harnesses at CapReg and Glassmen and Matrix and I always managed to bend them to closely fit my body... I guess it's just not a priority for some. But I think it makes a huge difference for the performers when moving
There is no world in which harnesses should still be this bad. Dynasty, please - for the physical health and well being of everyone who wears one of your drums, make your harnesses better. If you'll notice, most of these performers are wearing them differently from one another just to even get them to a point where they can perform. We can put a car in space. We can sure put a drum on a person without it immediately feeling uncomfortable.
Lol what?? Dynasty carriers are rock solid and quite comfortable. They are also extremely adjustable, which is probably why everyone is “wearing them differently”… to better fit their body shape
@@JonMaynard These look identical to the harnesses I wore ten years ago, and they were none of the things you described (minus "solid", but durability isn't what I was contesting"). Maybe looks are deceiving, and they've changed drastically in that time. But just looking at them, it's hard to imagine how that could be the case.
@@matthewmurray8570 i mean jon marched them on tenors so im sure his word is solid, but from my experience w dynasty harnesses they are deceivingly comfortable, they look very old and painful but trust me, they are not
@@officialnovadrome If you're speaking about the harnesses having changed from 10 years ago, then yes, I'll trust you both. It's all I can do. But it's visually hard for me to see the changes, and I'm reminded of how uncomfortable they were during my time. When I wore an Airframe for the first time, it was a revelation vs the Dynasty carriers I had used at the time.
Ive noticed the longer he stays with a corps he tends to recycle more book each year. for good reason i suppose with the amount he has to write each year
I’m wondering how Bluecoats will do this year. Rarick’s writing (from Battery to Front Ensemble) can absolutely rival the Rennicks. I love both, but the Rennicks have something special about their Books that are worth remembering.