THE ATHLETICISM OF DCI MEMBERS
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Go to link to watch Drum Corps in action, The Top Ten Coolest DCI Moments;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF1O6e9Ool4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9zxphrznik
It is the middle of July. The sun is hot; you just want a nice cold glass of iced tea and a cold air conditioned room to lie down in.
Nope, none of that for you, if you’re a DCI member. You have to stay out in the hot sun from 8 am to 10 pm with only breaks for meals, and maybe a couple of water breaks, if you’re lucky. Not only are you on the hot turf, but you might have a heavy silver horn in your hands, a drum strapped to your shoulders, or a heavy flag in your hand. You have to move across the field, stay up with perfect posture and keep in precise tempo. If you’re a color guard member, you have to spin, jump, leap and dance while throwing heavy objects in the air and catching them.
One of the sections that has it the hardest out of all of the sections is the tenor drums. Here is a picture of a tenor line from the Cavaliers.
Another consideration when contemplating the physical demand on drum corps member is the air power needed to play a brass instrument. Not only are they moving more than the average walker, but they have to blow an immense amount of air to get sound out of the instrument. Also, the instruments are pretty heavy, and horn line members must keep their horn at the perfect angle, so everyone looks uniform.
So what application does this have to the marchers that you know, whether in college or high school?
Even though our drill is easier and a little less strenuous, we still spend some of the hardest months, in summer band camp, in hot weather, and we still have to carry our instruments. We still have to blow air through our horns, remember our drill and our music. We carry the same horns, flags, weaponry and drums that DCI members carry.
So next time you’re at a football game, remember that it’s not easy being out there. It’s not just a bunch of dorks playing their instrument and walking across the field, but it’s a group of musicians who not only can play well but can move with finesse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF1O6e9Ool4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9zxphrznik
It is the middle of July. The sun is hot; you just want a nice cold glass of iced tea and a cold air conditioned room to lie down in.
Nope, none of that for you, if you’re a DCI member. You have to stay out in the hot sun from 8 am to 10 pm with only breaks for meals, and maybe a couple of water breaks, if you’re lucky. Not only are you on the hot turf, but you might have a heavy silver horn in your hands, a drum strapped to your shoulders, or a heavy flag in your hand. You have to move across the field, stay up with perfect posture and keep in precise tempo. If you’re a color guard member, you have to spin, jump, leap and dance while throwing heavy objects in the air and catching them.
One of the sections that has it the hardest out of all of the sections is the tenor drums. Here is a picture of a tenor line from the Cavaliers.
Another consideration when contemplating the physical demand on drum corps member is the air power needed to play a brass instrument. Not only are they moving more than the average walker, but they have to blow an immense amount of air to get sound out of the instrument. Also, the instruments are pretty heavy, and horn line members must keep their horn at the perfect angle, so everyone looks uniform.
So what application does this have to the marchers that you know, whether in college or high school?
Even though our drill is easier and a little less strenuous, we still spend some of the hardest months, in summer band camp, in hot weather, and we still have to carry our instruments. We still have to blow air through our horns, remember our drill and our music. We carry the same horns, flags, weaponry and drums that DCI members carry.
So next time you’re at a football game, remember that it’s not easy being out there. It’s not just a bunch of dorks playing their instrument and walking across the field, but it’s a group of musicians who not only can play well but can move with finesse.
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