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#145573 - 07/18/07 04:44 PM
Re: So,,,why do you guys chose marching over kit?
[Re: SFZ541]
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Registered: 09/14/06
Loc: Chicago, IL
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I prefer marching because it's an experience versus a hobby. Unless you end up playing professionally playing drum set will always be a hobby, the only thing you'll learn in general is how to get better at drum set. When you march however it's unexplainable how much you learn especially teamwork and instruction following. Marching isn't just a hobby, it's a learning experience. Beside dedication you can't really take what you learn from drum set (playing drum set) into life. Marching is exactly the opposite.
I have to disagree with this statement to a degree. I have both marched and played set since 8th grade (13 years ago). Yes if all you do with your set is practice by yourself then no, you don't get the competition, etc., but as I did, I was about to play both in Marching band and in the Jazz program in College (and no, I can play with more than just brushes :-). I actually ended up getting a minor in Jazz, but through all that We competed (big Band and 2 combos) in Jazz festivals around the country. I now teach a high school line and play in a Jazz combo, both hobbies, and I am still learning things about life from each. So no, they are not the same by any means, but if you find the right band (marching and set) you can get the same things out of each.
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#145574 - 07/18/07 10:05 PM
Re: So,,,why do you guys chose marching over kit?
[Re: pressclick]
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Registered: 03/11/07
Loc: West Chester University
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Well, I would much rather have Kitt than play on a drum. Imagine having a car that can eject you up to a third story window and jump through a moving train. It would be awesome.
What does that have to do with anything?
Anyways, I like marching because of the experience you get. Not only do you get the musical skills you would playing set in a jazz band/ rock band setting, but you also get leadership and teamwork skills, and you get in shape, too. Imagine a guinea pig that could dig a hole to china and bring back korean immigrants to start a mexican french fry restaurant! That would be awesome.
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Egg Harbor Township Class of 2008 (Percussion Captain, Tenors)
Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps 2007-08 (Bass 4, Bass 1)
West Chester University Class of 2012 (Bass 2, section leader)
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#145575 - 07/18/07 10:06 PM
Re: So,,,why do you guys chose marching over kit?
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Registered: 05/07/07
Loc: Oxnard, CA
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Simple: I'm better at it.
Nah, but really, I freak out if I'm the only one responsible for something important (keeping the rhythm, in this case), and I feel more secure in a drumline. There was a jazz band gig a while back where our drummer didn't show, so I had to take his place, and I'd dreaded that since I joined jazz band. Not that it wasn't a good experience, though, but it's not really my thing.
Although, I do want to get a kit soon just to noodle around with and expand/improve my musical abilities.
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Oxnard High School
'06 - Pit | '07 - Tenors, Co-Captain | '08 - Tenors, Captain
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#145578 - 07/19/07 06:55 PM
Re: So,,,why do you guys chose marching over kit?
[Re: Channel_Fish]
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Registered: 12/02/03
Loc: Michigan
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I'm not sure why we have to pick. I think learning either would improve the other. Anything you can use on the set can and more than likely will be used in a marching setting and vice versa.
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Well, I would much rather have Kitt than play on a drum. Imagine having a car that can eject you up to a third story window and jump through a moving train. It would be awesome.
What does that have to do with anything?
You did get the joke, right? As in Kitt the talking Trans Am...Knightrider...?
A mid-80's pop culture reference? I think that's a "no" - The joke was not gotten. I'm old...
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#145579 - 07/24/07 09:37 AM
Re: So,,,why do you guys chose marching over kit?
[Re: Qball319]
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Registered: 06/09/03
Loc: Portland, Maine
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I personally don't choose one over the other. I think it's important for percussionists to explore all areas of the instrument. I've always been told I'm a very musical drummer and I believe that's because I try to be the most well rounded percussionist that I can. Whether it's marching, drumset, concert, marimba, african drumming, tambourine playing, train whistle, whatever - I try to learn as much as possibe and do the best that I can in all areas. No offense meant, but most people coming out of drum corps/marching programs aren't the most musical players I've met. Sure they can play flamdrag-parradiddle-cheese-a'cha-cha's at 237 with out a tick, but they can't play a major scale to save their lives. So I would challenge you all to be a well rounded musician, learn and listen to everything possible - be a percussionist and not just a drummer. You'll be a much better musician for it, and will have much more musical opportunities later in life. 
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#145581 - 08/12/07 08:33 PM
Re: So,,,why do you guys chose marching over kit?
[Re: JChampagne]
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Registered: 04/22/07
Loc: Glendale, CA
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I personally don't choose one over the other. I think it's important for percussionists to explore all areas of the instrument. I've always been told I'm a very musical drummer and I believe that's because I try to be the most well rounded percussionist that I can. Whether it's marching, drumset, concert, marimba, african drumming, tambourine playing, train whistle, whatever - I try to learn as much as possibe and do the best that I can in all areas.
No offense meant, but most people coming out of drum corps/marching programs aren't the most musical players I've met. Sure they can play flamdrag-parradiddle-cheese-a'cha-cha's at 237 with out a tick, but they can't play a major scale to save their lives. So I would challenge you all to be a well rounded musician, learn and listen to everything possible - be a percussionist and not just a drummer. You'll be a much better musician for it, and will have much more musical opportunities later in life.
As much as i would love to learn all the other instruments, i simply dont have the time. time is against me for where i want to be, and thats marching div 1 corps for 2 years - scv and bd. and im 17. i dont have time to be both excellent at snare and good at other keyboard stuff. i have no time to be a good well rounded musician or percussionist, hell, not even a drummer. i cant mess around with kit that much if i want to march in DCI. it has to be 100% snare since i just started late sophomore year. and im going to be a senior now.
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#145582 - 08/13/07 12:06 AM
Re: So,,,why do you guys chose marching over kit?
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Registered: 08/05/07
Loc: AZ (Academy Rocks)
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I personally don't choose one over the other. I think it's important for percussionists to explore all areas of the instrument. I've always been told I'm a very musical drummer and I believe that's because I try to be the most well rounded percussionist that I can. Whether it's marching, drumset, concert, marimba, african drumming, tambourine playing, train whistle, whatever - I try to learn as much as possibe and do the best that I can in all areas.
No offense meant, but most people coming out of drum corps/marching programs aren't the most musical players I've met. Sure they can play flamdrag-parradiddle-cheese-a'cha-cha's at 237 with out a tick, but they can't play a major scale to save their lives. So I would challenge you all to be a well rounded musician, learn and listen to everything possible - be a percussionist and not just a drummer. You'll be a much better musician for it, and will have much more musical opportunities later in life.
As much as i would love to learn all the other instruments, i simply dont have the time. time is against me for where i want to be, and thats marching div 1 corps for 2 years - scv and bd. and im 17. i dont have time to be both excellent at snare and good at other keyboard stuff. i have no time to be a good well rounded musician or percussionist, hell, not even a drummer. i cant mess around with kit that much if i want to march in DCI. it has to be 100% snare since i just started late sophomore year. and im going to be a senior now.
that is no excuse. you have all the time you give yourself, to an extent. learning set gives you independance, which will make marking time while playing snugglebunny easier. and also make harder patterns easier. because on set you do something different with each hand. learning keyboards will if nothing else make reading your snare music easier. learning a pattern on a 5 octave marimba with about 60 different possiblities to play reading a single line with maybe cymbals or an aux part will seem ridiculously easy. everything intertwines. even the stroke when playing 4 mallets( especially stevens) will work your traditional stroke.
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