On your cymbal line when everyones at attenton were do your cymbals have their cymbals at and when their waiting between crashes or what ever do they hold the cymbals parallel to each other or at an upside down v
I dont play cymbals im just searching for information

Our cymbal line keeps the cymbals by there sides when at attention. When waiting between crashes we filled as much of it as we could with visuals so there wasnt much time just holding em.

Our school plays the cymbals different than just A crashes everytime (the upside down v as you called it). They hold them about at the waist and hold them like a hi-hat. So between crashes there at their waist in a hi-hat style.
But of course, we play different than most people. Its a lot less of a workout when there resting on your waist than when there up in the air.

Alright, this is how PDX's cymbal line does what you're asking.

Note: This first picture is from November or December 2005. Ignore the rest of the cymbal line (me included. the big guy.). Check out the dude in the red sweater (our section leader). That's our position of attention. Chin down slightly, chest out, elbows cocked a little bit.

The rest of us had just begun playing cymbals (aside from the dude on the other end), so that's why our angles were absolutely horrible. And remember, this was more than a year ago.



This next image was taken in January or February . . . or March. Anyway, that's me being . . . me. I was put into the Pit mid-way through the indoor season due to a back injury. I acted during the 2nd movement, and they originally had me on finger cymbals (the irony, right?). So, one day we were joking around, and someone, I think Toe, decided to take a picture of me being "hardcore" with finger cymbals.

Anyway, this is our horizontal (or "Port") position, when we're not playing power crashes (SCV-style horizontal crashes.). And that's a toothpick in my mouth...

Font- I will give you props for the intensity, but dude- the hair? haha

Anyhoo- most lines cymbal lines have the pdx approach if not similar.

I love my hair. I could never deal with short hair. Ask my cymbal tech. To this day he tells me to cut it.

The approach PDX used is/was not our own . . . Most of it came from the legendary Eddie Capps.

www.cymbaltechnique101.com

Aside from a few tweaks in our power crashes and set positions, it's exactly the same as Eddie Capps technique.

But this stands to reason: My plate-tech at PDX taught at Magic in 2005 (our section leader also marched in that line. He has some video up on youtube. Just search for "Magic Cymbals" or find the user "Cyberpherph"), alongside Eddie Capps and Andrew Nixon. There were also two or three vets from Spirit 03/04 in the Magic 05 line.

When our cymbals are at attention, they hold them at the hips, with elbows bent. When waiting in between crashes, I"m pretty sure they stay in them same position, unless they have to switch styles.

The set/attention position I was taught is basically the same as what other people have been posting. With the cymbals down at your side, keep the plates so that the bells are in line with your hips. Also, make sure that the cymbals are both parallel and aren't crooked, and that you are keeping your fingers spread across the bell of the cymbal. That will make them a little more stable. Keep your shoulders back, and your elbows slightly bent.

When we used a long bring-up to begin playing, it started 4 counts before our first note. Bring them up on the first 3 counts (moving from set on 1, continuing up on 2, and locking into place on 3), then use the 4th count to prep the crash. The next downbeat would end up being the crash. This is what we used all the time, unless we did any sort of flip up.

Bringing them down is the same was as bringing them up. Begin moving on 1, continuing moving down on 2, and have them locked back to set on 3.