Discussion i love drum corps international and the marching arts (WGI/DCI)

[mythra]

im not sure how many marching band nerds are on here. but hello to anyone who follows this activity! im mostly just making a place for me to gush about the artform that i love. this year's favorite show of mine has to be scv's. but im rooting for bluecoats to take first place!
if anyones curious about this activity, its basically professional competitive band/drumline. i recommend scv's babylon as your first show! tnplsc! welcome to introduce any newcomers! please talk to me about this!!!

lets all become ants together!

 

[LostHighway]

im not sure how many marching band nerds are on here. but hello to anyone who follows this activity! im mostly just making a place for me to gush about the artform that i love. this year's favorite show of mine has to be scv's. but im rooting for bluecoats to take first place!
if anyones curious about this activity, its basically professional competitive band/drumline. i recommend scv's babylon as your first show! tnplsc! welcome to introduce any newcomers! please talk to me about this!!!

lets all become ants together!

amazing! are you in any reddit groups of fellow enthusiasts? it was fun to watch all those people working perfectly in unison. have you seen one of these performances in person?

 

[mythra]

amazing! are you in any reddit groups of fellow enthusiasts? it was fun to watch all those people working perfectly in unison. have you seen one of these performances in person?

i don't use reddit unfortunately! i've seen much of these performances in person, as well as performed in them haha. im glad you enjoy my little nerdy activity! i definitely recommend watching more if you're interested. its a very intense sport/art, and we spend the entire summer training!

 

[LostHighway]

i don't use reddit unfortunately! i've seen much of these performances in person, as well as performed in them haha. im glad you enjoy my little nerdy activity! i definitely recommend watching more if you're interested. its a very intense sport/art, and we spend the entire summer training!

That is so cool! What do you do in the sport? What do you do the rest of the year to keep in practice? And do you socialize with others in the group? how many are there? Team work must be really exciting when you perform. And kind of scary, in a good way.

 

[yotaka]

Oh wow. It's been a minute since I thought about DCI. I used to draw drill and uniforms in my notebook in high school haha. Do you play an instrument? Do color guard?

 

[mythra]

Oh wow. It's been a minute since I thought about DCI. I used to draw drill and uniforms in my notebook in high school haha. Do you play an instrument? Do color guard?

nice to see someone else whos familliar!!! personally im in the front ensemble haha. no marching for me!

That is so cool! What do you do in the sport? What do you do the rest of the year to keep in practice? And do you socialize with others in the group? how many are there? Team work must be really exciting when you perform. And kind of scary, in a good way.

basically, you move in your corps to practice. after training for a few weeks, youre off on the road to tour across america, going thru entirely the cycle of bus ride > sleeping in gym floors > practice > compete. and i mean compete... competitions are judged by a panel, where different areas get rated out of 100. they're mostly focused on how together and similar ("clean") everyone is. its hard work! personally im in the front ensemble, so an extra duty i have is loading/unloading equipment into a semitruck for transport. everyone gets pretty close usually, because spending an entire summer living with a group of people typically brings you a lot closer haha. theres a whole bunch of separate corps, some are open class and some are world class. you can find a full list on the dci website! its really something special to work together with a team, all united working for perfection.
as for the rest of the year... a lot of people face that issue LOL. most people have instruments at home, or at colleges (everyone in the activity is under 22 and most are in education). there's also WGI, which is similar to DCI, except it takes place in the winter and is only percussion. personally i've also performed in this circuit.
this might be a lot of words! sorry, im just that passionate! thanks for your interest!