As far as drumline goes, Bluecoats win in my book. The bass drum solo melted my face and I enjoyed every second of listening to their line. Also I think the scores speak for themselves; judges had Bluecoats at 3rd (in percussion) behind Phantom and Cavies, all amazing programs.

[devil's advocate]What made Bluecoats the best percussion section? I thought the best section would be the most musical and cleanest... [/devil's advocate]

And I do like Coats' percussion section the best.

Bluecoats were not the best percussion section tonight.

It was Phantom, without a doubt. They were easily the cleanest and had the most impressive book in both the battery and the pit. Their ballad played like a concert percussion piece, musically and technically. The percussion ensemble back to front was spotless. They had the demand and they executed the crap out of their book. And I won't even go into the listening responsibilities.

That said, Bluecoats percussion were very good as well. However, their pit was nowhere in the same league as Phantom or maybe even Crown.

And thats exactly what killed the Coats percussion this year. They are pulling north texas college kids, They have an amazing battery, and they execute clean, and great...as a battery, The pit just isn't up to par with the battery.

With that being said, Phantom did deserve to win, As much as I love the Coats (And I love my bloocoatz) the pit killed the chance at high percussion. I have a feeling they are going to be getting a diffrent pit tech or a new one, It was obvious, everyone knew the Coats pit was weak. I have a feeling next year it won't be.

Hats off to phantom.

It's not that the Coats pit was "weak". They didn't have the book to even compete with Cavies, Crown, or Phantom. They were clean with what they had. It's not their pit tech's fault.

QFT

Ok, Maybe weak was not the best word to use. Well, Its not a word, but the pit was just not on the same level as the drumline. Either way, I have a big feeling the pit is going to be overhauled next year. And the way things seem to work in this world, They might find a way for it to be the pit-techs fault. But we won't know till november I guess.

thats why i said best BATTERY belonged to the bluecoats.
BEST PERCUSSION SECTION belonged to phantom

My fault. I misread.



When you work with a battery that is as freakishly good as Coats', it becomes difficult for anyone to match the talent level. The front ensemble was certainly a talented group of people, and by all means played a fairly difficult book with a great deal of cleanliness. It may not have been perfect, nor did it have the highest demand, but that happens from year to year. And considering that Bluecoats has a number of front ensemble instructors, as well as two percussion coordinators and the arranger looking after them, I don't think you can really pinpoint one person in holding the ensemble back. Little things, like nuances in the book that don't necessarily "match" the performers, can cause bigger difficulties. It doesn't necessarily equate to one person. I wouldn't be expecting a complete overhaul of the front ensemble program at Bluecoats next year.

coats and phantom all the way