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That's actually bigger than my line from last year; what my percussion instructor always said was it starts from the bottom up.

Four basses, two snares, one quad.

Tenors are easily the most distinguishable, and any one tenor player can outplay the entire band should they play loud enough, so they do not require too much worry.

Snares keep the tempo (which is why it's best to have more than one, in case you have a tempo jocky with enough chops to make snare, who would otherwise rush tempo) but they are hard to keep clean, which is why two or three is the preferable number for a small line.

Basses are the most important to have manned (not necessarily the most important drum) because you can't have any kind of bass splits without a bass line. Three is the minimum number of basses that I've ever seen a small band/line with, including my own, but because you have one more than we did last year, I'd suggest putting that extra person on bass.

'Cause when it comes down to it, tenors are rad, snares are awesome, but a sweet bass split is what really catches a judge's attention.

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I actually like this suggestion very much. Thanks!

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7 players = 7 tenors.

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