marcomac29 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 well, yeah for soloists. I also think that say the clarinets and flutes have a feature and the brass are playing as well (like in Ride by Samule Hazo), you could amplify a player or two to actually hear the part, but only for that section. agreed... but once again... how can you ensure that those players aren't just going over the speakers the entire time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblemaker Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Well if they are loud enough people might find it odd that they are hearing a clarinet sound over the brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treyj Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 agreed... but once again... how can you ensure that those players aren't just going over the speakers the entire time? yeah well we never did that. yeah it just sounds retarded hearing woodwinds that loud, esspeically one or two players, its pretty easy to tell. anytime we needed to feature the woodwinds or small groups as a whole we just pulled them up to the front sideline or even off of it to a stationary mic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 UIL used to have a rule that prohibited amped soloists unless they were in the pit area. I'm not sure if this rule still exists because I did not see it in the UIL Constitution. Sanchez could probably shine some light on this. All I know is that there hasn't been such a rule in place since at least 2000 (Duncanville had a wireless wandering flute solo) if there ever was one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) I don't know if it would be that unfair of an advantage. The amplification of a couple woodwind players has an entirely different color than hearing an entire umic'd section at a softer volume. I don't think it would be as appealing for the entire ensemble. The part being amplified would sound really thin, (because you have a single instrumental voice receiving heavy pronounciation within its section) not to mention robotic, and would stand out from the other woodwind sections that don't have mics. You'd have to amplify every woodwind section and you would have to use several mics per section to make it sound consistent, but even still, having that much electronic presence would really wash out the sound of your hornline. It's tricky business, but yes, the schools with the mics will have the advantage. I love electronics. If it makes the crowd go " This is marching band? " ,then I'm all for it. I search Youtube for the most electronic-intensive shows I can find. The heaviest I've found are Westfield's last couple years worth of stuff (especially Westfield '04, gawd ). Of course that's just for fun.....my favorite shows are still the ones that use electronics wisely and to good effect. But I can see how it can get out of control. It's easy to get into the mentality that victory goes to the one with the most toys. Pretty soon schools will have to start allocating their budget to more..."unconventional" means. I'm talking about contracting wizards, psychics and alchemists into their design constituent. Yup.....soon, if your show doesn't have an erupting volcano, earthquakes, tempestal winds and a score of the heavenly host adding meat to the vocal colouration component of your pit, then you can forget those crucial GE points. And if you don't have your entire Colorguard airborn during the entire duration of said show, you can kiss that guard caption goodbye because EVERYONE else will be doing just that! Edited August 12, 2008 by takigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakuradanc Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Haha, my shows theme was already posted.. on my birthday no less. But, my boyfriends in The Woodlands Band, if I didn't think he'd shoot me for sharing their theme, I would. I will tell you that I'm kind of iffy about it. It's something I'm going to need to see before I decide if I like it or not. Oh well, they can't do much worse then Sequenza, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Oh well, they can't do much worse then Sequenza, in my opinion. A bit harsh for such a successful show, no? That's alright. We call this SOARSS (Significant Others At Rival Schools' Syndrome) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_sax_agent Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 I liked sequenza. They had a brilliant Profanation arrangement. and it was a pretty well designed show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet of Doom Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 "Sequenza" was really hard to march but I still liked "Hide and Seek" better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Both shows were smokin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakuradanc Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 (edited) Haha, well.. my "significant other" already knows my reasons for not liking Seqeunza.. he got over my opinion of it. I didn't think it was original for them after Numbers.. Both had voice overs, both drills formed numbers on the field, both had big number themed props... But it's just my opinion. Edited August 16, 2008 by sakuradanc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet of Doom Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Well atleast we're going for something original this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Haha, well.. my "significant other" already knows my reasons for not liking Seqeunza.. he got over my opinion of it. I didn't think it was original for them after Numbers.. Both had voice overs, both drills formed numbers on the field, both had big number themed props... But it's just my opinion. Sequenza... a sequence of numbers? Of course it be based off numbers I don't think that makes it unoriginal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borchnork Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 We played our first two movements of our show today! Our opener is freaking Bohemian Rhapsody!!! =] and our 2nd movement is challenging, considering we were expected to sight read it at tempo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzNtRoMbOnEcHiCk Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 we finished our whole show in two weeks. which is crazy. we marched and played the whole thing on friday. now, to clean and add visuals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Sequenza... a sequence of numbers? Of course it be based off numbers I don't think that makes it unoriginal I think she's referring to Woodlands' 2004 show (at least I think it was their 2004 show *is too lazy to look*) which was also based on the theme of numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakuradanc Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 I think she's referring to Woodlands' 2004 show (at least I think it was their 2004 show *is too lazy to look*) which was also based on the theme of numbers. Yes, it was 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAddWat3r Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 we finished our whole show in two weeks.which is crazy. we marched and played the whole thing on friday. now, to clean and add visuals! is it just me, or is someone in your picture holding a GREEN trombone!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakuradanc Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 is it just me, or is someone in your picture holding a GREEN trombone!? There is. I saw it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet of Doom Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Wow, thats pretty cool looking actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzNtRoMbOnEcHiCk Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 is it just me, or is someone in your picture holding a GREEN trombone!? why yes. at our school, we have two spirit bones that are green, one is a tenor and the other a bass. every year, it is willed down by a seniorr. guess who has the bass this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borchnork Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 okay, so I misunderstood, apparently we have 4 different shows this year. One is Bohemian Rhapsody. 2nd is called Move it On. 3rd is a medley of Journey music. And our State show, Groove!, has a tango for an opener, "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap for our ballad, and a Krump style dance for our closer, and mixed in with all of these we will have a running techno theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nvisible1409 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Wow, if Cy-Falls is playing at Bryan HS on the 29th, I may go and watch the show. Ah yes the joys of going away to college. lol yeah we are playing at bryan part 1 and part 2 at the end of the mello solo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 http://www.ldbellthequest.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nvisible1409 Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) www.ldbellthequest.org holy cow, that's awesome... i've heard the music from somewhere(im thinking the actual movie "the quest"[google]) is the show concept based from the movie or what...? Edited August 22, 2008 by Nvisible1409 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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