The Last Conformist
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None of my schools had a marching band.
Were/Are you a "band geek"?
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Mathilda
Queen
My school didn't have a marchin band and even if it had I wouldn't have joined as I'm musically dyslexic.
No, but I've heard wild stories about band camp... 
The 777 Hoax
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IglooDude said:No, but I've heard wild stories about band camp...
Our band camp was one of the most fun things I've ever done. But you're right... it's pretty wild.
cody_the_genius said:Our band camp was one of the most fun things I've ever done. But you're right... it's pretty wild.
Yeah, there was this one time, at band camp...
GoldEagle
Deity of All Drummers
I play drums, but not snare or bass or anything. I play a drum set. It requires much more effort and coordination 
toh6wy
Emperor
Nope... but I'm in my school's orchestra...
GoldEagle said:I play drums, but not snare or bass or anything. I play a drum set. It requires much more effort and coordination
If you play drumset, you better be able to play snare or bass. A good set of rudimential snare skills goes a long way in drum set playing.
GoldEagle
Deity of All Drummers
I can play basic rudiments, but they're the devilMattBrown said:
And by snare or bass, i meant marching band snare and bass. Of course I can play everything together, but I just don't like to/never have/never will play in the marching band. It's for band geeks.
MjM
Deity
Yeappers. I play Tuba.
Baldie
Chieftain
Nope, like some others my school did not have one then, however things have changed since my days at school though
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
i saw low brass, and even a Euph! w00t i say w00t
GoldEagle said:I can play basic rudiments, but they're the devil
And by snare or bass, i meant marching band snare and bass. Of course I can play everything together, but I just don't like to/never have/never will play in the marching band. It's for band geeks.
Well, thats too bad. Lemme tell you, there isnt anything that you can do in High School to build better drumming chops than play snare or tenor in a marching band/drum corps. In some schools, i understand that it has a bad rep...but it will open your hands up in a way that regular drum set exersizes cannot do. Plus, it builds a strong musical background for what drumset lit you're working on.
I strongly encourage my students to participate in high school marching/drum corps groups...and if they can't (some play football), then I give them special rudiment books. Keep plugging at those (and not just the 26 biggies), and you'll get so much better so quickly.
my .02
GoldEagle
Deity of All Drummers
My drum teacher already made me go through an entire snare book. That's enough for meMattBrown said:
(By the way, I've been taking drum lessons for about a year now, and have been playing for 2 years. I don't need the lessons, but I take them to get new beats, and that's about it.)
Abaddon
Deity
no, theres no such thing really in england.
GoldEagle said:My drum teacher already made me go through an entire snare book. That's enough for me
(By the way, I've been taking drum lessons for about a year now, and have been playing for 2 years. I don't need the lessons, but I take them to get new beats, and that's about it.)
You've mastered everything in two years? Wow. I wonder what book you used.
Playing drumset without a strong rudimential and fundimental background is sort of like memorizing a book. You're going thru all the motions, but you arent really reading.
