|
Guest
Joined:
N/A
From:
N/A
Posts:
N/A
|
Drum Corps vs. Concert playing. Good job at picking a subject that will stir percussionists emotions. First of all I would like to define my approach/opinion to Drum Corps front ensemble playing. Yes it is loud, but your objective is to be heard at the top of a filled stadium over 30 drums and 60 horns using concert instruments. But these comments about Corps using less musicallity in the pit I find absurd and feel these people have never payed attention to a good DCI front ensemble.
First of all the volume is cranked up but within that higher volume, you redifine mp, mf, f, ff, crecendo's and decrecendo's. The ensemble responsibility (i.e. musical awareness and rhythmical awareness) of a drum corps is much more demanding the a concert ensemble. corps have to deal with listening, dealing with staging (50 yards or better), dealing with ensemble tears, being in front of the drum majors hands, not to mention unison sounds coming from 30 yards apart,etc....... There is a high mental awarness for drum corps which I believe will enhance your concert playing. Yes, you build chops playing outside, but when you get inside you have to redifne your dynamics and phrasing styles, but the chops are still nice to have.
"Is one better than the other", in my opinion they go hand in hand. You take a "concert" mentality of entertainment and put it in an outdoor arena and call it "Drum Corps". If you can relate the "different" stylistic traits to one another, you'll find out that your still making music. One's outdoor and has different requirements than the indoor. This does not make one better then the other (in a musical sense). Although with different opinions people often prefer one or the other.
I had to deal with the same struggle in my musical career and I'm extremely glad that I played in a front ensemble of a Division one Percussion Champion Drum Corps. It has done wonders for me with my musicianship, performance ability, work ethic, and also help me build strong friendships along the way.
I hope these comments are useful, sorry about any spelling errors.
Sincerely
FletchUK@hotmail.com
Remote Host:
|
[678]Re:Drum Corps vs. Concert (345 reads)
[671]Drum Corps vs. Concert <Sarah>
