QuadraticBeats Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 I'd say a total number of performers ranging 160-200. That way your band isn't so large as to have essentially no mobility, which means crappy/boring drill, and the pathetic if ever so strangely useful advantage of being able to hide the poor musical skills of weaker performers behind a horde of people (especially with winds, whom can just kind've follow their section around and pretend to play). A 160-200 person band, if directed right, can be a far more elite group than bands that are excessively large through the ability to put not only better drill on but the grater necessity of good playing in order to compete with the very large bands; it also takes away the excuse of "larger bands hiding their mistakes" from those viewing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 600+ would be ideal. http://www.allenescadrille.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G'townPIT Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 a question i have that might be irrelevant to this topic is, why do some of those high school snare lines use snare shields/projectors/scoops in the alamodome? Isn't it already loud enough in there that the sound already projects enough? i guess it just depends on how loud the band is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G'townPIT Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 600+ would be ideal. http://www.allenescadrille.com/ holy crap! has any body heard them play? i bet that is a pretty awesome sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 holy crap! has any body heard them play? i bet that is a pretty awesome sound. It is really amazing to FEEL the sound in your body. And they move around quite a bit too. During the drum feature they did: - The Vertical Lines to S's back to Vertical Lines move. - The Big Diamond to 4 Smaller Diamonds back to Big Diamond move. - A 4-to-5 block pass-through - The Diamonds to X's to Diamonds move. All at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_DRUM_MAJOR Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 wow..id like to hear them and see them! anyone have any media from them? how did they get so many kids into their program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sax5warrior Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 holy crap! has any body heard them play? i bet that is a pretty awesome sound. everyone keeps complaining about the Allen band, i think the should split into 2 marching bands, one JV and one varsity, that way it can be 300. See even that is not small enough.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band Of Champions Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 600+ would be ideal. Yes Allen is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuadraticBeats Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I'm a Drum Corps fanatic, so I think that the Allen Marching Band's size is the most absolutely stupid thing to ever exist. That's more like a Mongolian horde given instruments than a true band... not to say that the players are necessarily bad, but there just really isn't much skill required to fill in a form when there is 600 people to make them. Lining it up (musically and visually) would be the only great challenge, and even then their chance for serious error (let's just call such errors "marching solos") is close to non-existant. They should be limited to exhibition, if they aren't already... unless of course two large 5A bands can combine to make one comparable band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRtrumpet Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 There freakin huge, i've always wanted to hear them play. Any know if there any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 There freakin huge, i've always wanted to hear them play. Any know if there any good? They are definitely something that you have to experience. They have really good marching fundamentals and as I have said before, they actually do move around quite a bit, and every time they have straight-line formations, they are always really straight, even in the transformations. They also have an amazing sound that will blow your hair back even from the top of the stands in the largest of stadiums. And even though they are loud, their sound is not blatty or harsh like most other bands that try to play really loud and amazingly, even though they are spread from goal to goal, they generally don't have any problems with phasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sax5warrior Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 They are definitely something that you have to experience. They have really good marching fundamentals and as I have said before, they actually do move around quite a bit, and every time they have straight-line formations, they are always really straight, even in the transformations. They also have an amazing sound that will blow your hair back even from the top of the stands in the largest of stadiums. And even though they are loud, their sound is not blatty or harsh like most other bands that try to play really loud and amazingly, even though they are spread from goal to goal, they generally don't have any problems with phasing. big advantage for the football team too, god their band was so LOUD in the webcast and the other bands in other webcasts...nothing at all...too bad Allen lost to Southlake Carroll aha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRtrumpet Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I deffinetly want to see them before I die... lol. Dude I feel sorry for the section that sits in front of all those trumptes.... ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sax5warrior Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 I deffinetly want to see them before I die... lol. Dude I feel sorry for the section that sits in front of all those trumptes.... ouch. eh, i would like to see em before i die too, we were going to face Allen but Irving Mac got no.2 seed and well....got slaughtered by Southlake Carroll lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRtrumpet Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 There marching in the rose bowl parade on jan 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band Of Champions Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 While waiting for results at the NTBC the Allen band used their band to do the wave and other cool tricks. It was quite entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortisimo Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 And they didn't get mad or anything when we beat them... they we're actually very upstanding about it and cooridinated their yelling to where they congratulated us from across the stadium. And, when we walked by them shortly afterward and there was no one else around, even either band's directors, they didn't jump us! Lmao, man, it would've been a slaughter; like 2 on 1... lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnelsonbsn Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 1 per part think about how clean it would be 3 trumpets (ahhh ) 3 clarinets 3 flutes 2 alto saxes it would be so beautiful but really I would have to say about 4 players per part, maybe a few more on the lower parts (i.e. tuba, 3rd trumpet, low reed, etc.) 9 snares 4 tenors and 6 bases that would be pretty sweet and 50 drum majors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinHorn Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 I think its more really what your band directors can work with. Look at Three valve circus's band (By the way, wow before that I really couldn't fathom a band that small). Allen seems to make it work. So I guess idealy it varies from place to place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRtrumpet Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 ^Yep our band is pretty small... about 30 people. Judges commented on how big a sound we had from such a small amount of players. And when I heard about Allens band I almost passed out... 1 per part think about how clean it would be 3 trumpets (ahhh ) 3 clarinets 3 flutes 2 alto saxes it would be so beautiful but really I would have to say about 4 players per part, maybe a few more on the lower parts (i.e. tuba, 3rd trumpet, low reed, etc.) 9 snares 4 tenors and 6 bases that would be pretty sweet and 50 drum majors lol, that description sounds almost exactly like my band... exept for the 50 dm part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortisimo Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 I would shoot for between 200 and 300. Although 600 would be interesting, lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRtrumpet Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 It would be a dream come true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_DRUM_MAJOR Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 how would they split up bands for concert season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterNick Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 how would they split up bands for concert season? They probably have a whole bunch of concert bands, I know Duncanville has 5 bands, and Kingwood probably has 5 or 6. As far as ideal band size, I'd like to have 150-180 in my band. You can actually get a lot done with that kind of size (look at DCI). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escababe07 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 we have 8 concert bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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