Drum Corps International

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Hi, everybody.
Today we're going to talk about Drum Corps International, okay?
Or D C I for short.
Okay. So first of all to talk about Drum Corps
International, we need to know what it iss Okay, so
it is where a group of hand selected performers get
to travel across the U.
S. A.
Okay, one day you could be in your in Texas
the other day.
You could be in Mississippi or Arkansas or California or
Tennessee, maybe even Chicago.
Okay, so this happens from June all the way to
August. So we have June, July and August.
Okay, so for three months, you are traveling across the
U. S.
A. You are not with your family.
Okay, So you are with other group.
Sorry with other people around your age.
Okay, There are two categories where in each group are
crowned the champion.
Okay, so you have your world class, and then you
have your open class.
All right, let's talk about instruments in D.
C. Uh, okay.
There are brass instruments, and we have percussion instruments.
Okay. I'm gonna go ahead and have Miss Foley pause
the video, and she's going to see if we remember
who is in the brass family and the percussion family.
And we are back in three to one zero, waiting
for eyes on me.
All right, so next what we're going to do is
we're going to watch a video of two percussion groups
having a friendly and fun competition, and they're going to
be showing off their rhythmic skills.
Okay. I want you to notice the difference between both
groups. I don't want you to see how they're dressed,
how they're playing.
If they're together, if they're sticks, air together, if they're
moving their feet, Um, all sorts of things.
Okay, So I'm gonna go ahead and have Miss Foley
pause video so she could go ahead and show you,
uh, the video.
All right, friends, we are back.
If you notice this picture here on the bottom, that
is actually the group that I marched in.
Okay? Yes, I did march in drum corps.
Okay. Now, aside from the brass and percussion, we do
have another important aspect.
Okay, Another important category.
Okay. We have what is called color guard.
Okay. I like to think of the color guard as
the visual representation of the music.
Okay, so they use props.
OK, props could be anything from a flag to a
very, very big broom.
Or maybe even some fabric.
Okay, they there are endless possibilities.
Okay, Now, I want you to listen to the first
couple of minutes of Ode to Joy.
Okay? And I want you to listen very, very closely,
because in the second video that we're going to watch
it actually comes out in that video.
Okay, I want you to see if there's any differences
between the music or if it's exactly the same.
Okay. Now, along with the music, I want you to
see what the color Guard members are doing.
Okay, so after you watch the video, I want you
to describe to Miss Foley into each other.
What? You saw that the color Guard members did.
Alright, friends were back.
Now moving along from the color guard, I want to
tell you how we get to be crowned champion.
Okay, So if you remember, there are two categories, okay?
We have world class and open class.
Okay. Each of the categories has these three process of
crowning the champion.
Okay, think about NFL or basketball, you know, or tennis.
Hockey okay, each.
Um, each sport has their process of elimination.
Okay, so for football Okay, let's say there are 12
groups, Okay?
We have 12 groups.
Ah, nde.
They compete against each other, and the closer we get
to the Super Bowl, they are eliminated.
OK, so it's the similar with both world class and
open class.
Okay, Right now, we're going to focus on world class.
Okay. Now, before I go on, world class is like
the cherry on top.
Okay? They are the best of the best.
Okay. And open class is also very, very good, but
not as good as world class.
Okay, Just an f Y I For your information, doing
this activity is not free.
Okay, so which means we would have to pay to
be in a part of the group.
Okay, Now you're wondering why we have to pay to
be part of this group.
Okay, well, let's think about it for a little bit.
Let's think about all the traveling okay on DWI travel
on Busses.
Okay. So if we don't have enough money for a
very nice bus, maybe a charter bus where you have
comfortable seats, um, we would maybe have to be in
a school bus, okay?
And school Busses aren't comfortable, right?
No, we want the very best.
Okay, so we have Transportacion, which is the bus.
Is the gas okay?
We have a food truck, which is where the kitchen
staff makes the food.
Okay. And there is a lot of other things that
you do not see.
Okay, that's all behind the scenes.
Okay, We can talk about it more when I'm there.
All right?
So, going back to world class, the the process of
elimination goes like this.
Okay, let's say there is 25 or 30 groups.
Okay, So out of those 30 groups Onley 12 get
to go to the final round.
Okay, so the goal is to get as close to
100 points as possible.
Now, there are several judges.
Okay, that grade the percussion, the brass and the color
guard. Okay.
After they have those scores, Um, the one closest to
100 is champion.
Okay, there is gold, silver and bronze.
Okay, So you're going to watch this video of the
process of the awards assembly.
Okay. I want you to notice the different groups on
what they are doing okay.
And we are back in three to and one.
All right, So now that we've learned about drum corps,
I want Thio show you and tell you a few
of my stories and drum corps.
Okay? You're going to see pictures of me.
Please do not life.
I'm just kidding.
You cannot.
All right.
So my very first year, I joined D.
C. I.
We did a show about the Wizard of Oz, and
I was super super excited because growing up, I would
watch The Wizard of Oz so much okay.
And moving along.
All right, so I want to talk about teachers, Okay?
No, I'm not in this picture, but these people okay,
These, uh, like I said, you are with each other
for three months, okay?
And you do.
Ah, you do grow friendships.
Okay? And I want you to see this person.
The person in the black.
Um, he was actually my teacher for all of the
years that I was there.
Okay? And he helped me understand the process.
He helped me learn about the activity.
He made me a better player.
Ah, better marcher on an overall.
A better person.
Okay, so before we actually tour.
Which means before we actually go across the country to
compete outside of that eso we have from October 2
May. So all of those months, we meet once a
month to practice.
Okay? And there I am practicing.
I think somebody was telling instructions or what have you
and I was looking that way.
Okay. Moving along.
So behind the scene, after being a part of the
group for so long?
A The director actually trusted.
Trusted me to be a part of the future for
the group.
So this is where we made decisions, talked about the
show possibilities.
Um, we talked about a lot of other things.
Finances. We talked about leadership, Um, great group of people
moving along again.
Same group of people.
Um, and I just do want to stress that you
do make a lot of friends.
Even if you're in the If you're in the activity
for just one year, remember, you're with each other all
day for three months on.
I'm not kidding you.
All day.
We would wake up at seven and sleep at 11
every day.
Yep. I was that crazy to do that.
Who wants to be up from 7 a.m. All the
way to 11 p.m. And we're outside in the heat
were marching were playing, but it was a lot of
fun. Okay, thes friendships last a long time, even a
lifetime. Some of these people here, um, they're doing their
own thing.
But I do talk to them often.
All right, show day.
Which means we get to show the community what it
is that we're working towards.
Okay, now, this is a picture of me on a
show day on.
We are to be serious, because at that moment, we
are focused on, you know, having the best performance.
Okay, Our goal don't forget is to get to 100
or as close to 100 as possible.
Okay, So I hope you enjoy some of these pictures
of me, and I'm gonna go ahead and let Miss
Foley pause the video as it is the end of
our video.
Okay, So I will see you guys the on Monday,
and if you have any questions, please ask, and I
will be, you know, more than willing to answer the
questions. Okay, Bye.