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#82239 - 05/27/05 12:51 PM White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes....
Woodro Registered: 12/17/04 Loc: Pearl, Mississippi	Hey guys, this is just a stupid survey asking if it's better marching in white marching shoes or black ones...Like in your uniform....I know black goes with all the dark colors and white with the light but still. _________________________ '03-'04: Freshman snare (2nd rank) Pearl Band '04-'07:So/Jr/Sr. Snare (1st rank drum captain) Pearl Band '05: 9th Rank Mississippi Lion's All-State Band (2nd Bass): (3 years in a row, 23 years overall) '06: 8th Rank (Bass Section Leader) Mississippi Lion's All-State Band '07: 4th Rank (Snare) Mississippi Lions All-State Band. International Champions 5-in-a-row.
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#82240 - 05/27/05 01:04 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Woodro]
premier Registered: 07/15/04 Loc: Knoxville, TN	I have to wear white. But it doesn't really bother me. White or Black shoes don't really make a difference. It's more the brand I guess that makes either one better than the other.
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#82241 - 05/27/05 01:13 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: premier]
DixieDrummerGrl Registered: 12/19/04 Loc: Auburn University	Our band wears white shoes with black pants. The BDs say that the judges can see our "fancy footwork" better because it sticks out. But whatever. _________________________ 2006
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#82242 - 05/27/05 01:43 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: DixieDrummerGrl]
Paradidle Registered: 03/11/03 Loc: Okalahoma City, Oklahoma	Unless you're cool like Broken Arrow, they're the only band that I know of that wears both color shoes. Their uniform is half black and half white.. on the white side they wear a black shoe, and on the black uniform side the wear a white shoe. Looks sharp if you ask me.
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#82243 - 05/27/05 01:55 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Paradidle]
rscdrummer2007 Registered: 07/02/04 Loc: North Carolina	that sounds neat. we wore white last year with white pants, but we will probably wear black this year since were getting black pants. _________________________ Constitution 2007-2008..here I come!
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#82244 - 05/27/05 02:21 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: rscdrummer2007]
Woodro Registered: 12/17/04 Loc: Pearl, Mississippi	My home band wears black shoes, and the Lions Band wears white shoes. So I get both feelings.. _________________________ '03-'04: Freshman snare (2nd rank) Pearl Band '04-'07:So/Jr/Sr. Snare (1st rank drum captain) Pearl Band '05: 9th Rank Mississippi Lion's All-State Band (2nd Bass): (3 years in a row, 23 years overall) '06: 8th Rank (Bass Section Leader) Mississippi Lion's All-State Band '07: 4th Rank (Snare) Mississippi Lions All-State Band. International Champions 5-in-a-row.
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#82245 - 05/27/05 02:38 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Woodro]
Ironman7 Registered: 02/22/04 Loc: Springfield M.A	White marching shoes are great if your marching program is spot on. The white shoes are a sharp contrast to the green fields which we march on. The white shoes are very unforgiving if your visual program is not up to snuff. Whereas black shoes blend more with the green field and are more forgiving. So the choice of footwear should reflect how well your group is marching and not so much on what colour is my uniform ect... _________________________ Semper Gumby: Always maintain a rigid state of flexibility. http://www.vater.com/
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#82246 - 05/27/05 03:28 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Ironman7]
Nex Registered: 08/08/03 Loc: Montgomery, AL	Quote: White marching shoes are great if your marching program is spot on. The white shoes are a sharp contrast to the green fields which we march on. The white shoes are very unforgiving if your visual program is not up to snuff. Whereas black shoes blend more with the green field and are more forgiving. So the choice of footwear should reflect how well your group is marching and not so much on what colour is my uniform ect... Etc. too. _________________________ John Martin The Dreadnoughts Fantasy Corps Brasslines.bb2.org ---> Admin Marianna High ---> '01 - '03 (Mellophone), '04 (Mello/Pit), '05 - '07 (Tech) Memphis Sound D&BC ---> '07 (Mello - Div III Champion, High Brass, Perc & Vis), '08 - ?? (Brass Tech)
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#82247 - 05/27/05 04:20 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Nex]
Bridgeman83 Registered: 06/21/04 Loc: Stark-Vegas, MS	you took the words out of my mouth IronMan. the shoes really don't matter to me, but the fact that the white shoes show flaws in your marching gives a good reason why you gotta have the marching down pat. _________________________ MèCo Hearn aka Biggs Mississippi State Drumline '07 Snareline "DW...Do work son!"
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#82248 - 05/27/05 09:50 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Woodro]
Tory Registered: 10/12/04 Loc: Florida, for now.	We've worn white marching shoes since forever and a day. This year, we're wearing black. They're so much easier to take care of. All you have to do is white them down and you're good. With the white ones, you have to scrub them with a toothbrush and then put white shoe polish on it, and clean the laces. Gah! Oh, and if you step in mud right before a competition on accident () then it doesn't show up as bad. _________________________ I play drums like a girl. The Hallucinogenic Toreador
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#82249 - 06/04/05 05:57 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Tory]
Paragiggle Registered: 09/20/04	I've had to wear both. Um, I guess prefer black. No worries about mud and whatnot. _________________________ We don't play at football games. We graciously allow the football team to play during our outdoor concerts. Del Norte High School(CA): Snare '02 Upper Perkiomen High School(PA): Tenors '03-04 Denison High School(TX): Snare 05'
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#82250 - 06/05/05 03:48 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Paragiggle]
JackOfAllSticks Registered: 04/24/05 Loc: Aurora, CO	Anyway, I go with the black, because it's part of our school colors of black and orange (and a little white.) *- Post edited for lack of maturity. -* Edited by Middle Age Man (06/06/05 02:23 PM) _________________________ "These are the same programs where the B.D. puts the kids with no talent or natural ability on cymbals.... now that's what I want. the one person on the field who couldnt' find count one if you hit him on the head with a stick (ala Mr. Holand's opus), playing the loudest instrument, that if you're off beat Helen Keller would notice."~ Bobo 2003-2004: Pit 2004-2005: Bass 4 2005-2006: Bass 3
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#82251 - 06/06/05 07:42 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: JackOfAllSticks]
lfhs_snare_chick Registered: 12/28/04 Loc: Alabama	We've always worn black. who knows? _________________________ "You cannot have-a the Mango!"
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#82252 - 06/07/05 10:27 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: lfhs_snare_chick]
bacquads5 Registered: 02/01/05 Loc: USA	we've always worn black as well. _________________________ Landon Baker BAC '08 Quad-Line psalms: 150
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#82253 - 06/08/05 01:06 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: bacquads5]
JackOfAllSticks Registered: 04/24/05 Loc: Aurora, CO	To tell you the truth, I can't remember what I posted. Hmm, oh well. Our uniform has been black since 1990. There's a big picture of the marching band kids from 1989, and their uniform is white, orange, and yellow. I'm guessing their shoes were white too. _________________________ "These are the same programs where the B.D. puts the kids with no talent or natural ability on cymbals.... now that's what I want. the one person on the field who couldnt' find count one if you hit him on the head with a stick (ala Mr. Holand's opus), playing the loudest instrument, that if you're off beat Helen Keller would notice."~ Bobo 2003-2004: Pit 2004-2005: Bass 4 2005-2006: Bass 3
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#82254 - 06/08/05 01:27 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Tory]
Anonymous Unregistered	White sticks out better, if you have a great marching band..go with white shoes, if your marching band is so so at marching with hi toes, then go with black because it's not as noticable as the white shoes.
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#82255 - 06/09/05 01:32 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: ]
LafayetteSnare Registered: 02/09/05 Loc: Lexington, Kentucky	We wear white shoes for everything during marching season. The only thing we really change is our pants. For football games we wear blue pants (red stripe), and for competitions we wear white pants (red stripe). _________________________ "MaxTrack" Tates Creek Indoor Ensemble: 2007-2009 Timpani Wildcat Marching Band: 2007 Cymbals 2008 Snare Lexington Christian Academy: Percussion Director
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#82256 - 06/09/05 07:37 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Woodro]
bac0810 Registered: 06/08/05 Loc: Orlando, F.L.	Basically the difference between black and white shoes is cleanliness. if your line has really good feet and can march together perfically, then you should go with white. but if theres a couple people in the line who still dont get it, black shoes are the way to go. thats what i believe but you do what is good for the line. _________________________ FHS Snare '03-'07 [color:"red"]BAC '08[/color]
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#82257 - 11/09/05 12:58 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Tory]
Quads4Life Registered: 10/28/05 Loc: Copiague, New York	our band is white shoes and white pants. Keeping white shoes white is a real job. Even when they are brand new they still look dull compared to the white pants. I would think that black shoes are easy to take care of vs white shoes.
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#82258 - 11/24/05 07:32 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Tory]
MusicEngineer Registered: 07/30/04 Loc: Chesapeake Beach, MD	Quote: We've worn white marching shoes since forever and a day. This year, we're wearing black. They're so much easier to take care of. All you have to do is white them down and you're good. With the white ones, you have to scrub them with a toothbrush and then put white shoe polish on it, and clean the laces. Gah! Oh, and if you step in mud right before a competition on accident () then it doesn't show up as bad. Whoa, you do all that to your shoes? I use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser...that thing takes EVERYTHING off, and it only takes a quick wipedown. _________________________ Northern High School- Marching Patriots 04-05 Pit "Voyage on the Black Sea" 05-06 Pit "Folk Songs: a Global Tradition" Towson University Tiger Band 06-07 Pit
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#82259 - 11/24/05 07:52 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Tory]
LTownRaiders Registered: 09/13/05 Loc: Leonardtown, Maryland	we use black shoes, and always have. and because of our budget, we're going to be using the same ugly uniforms with the same black pants for all of my years at LHS. so i'm guessing no white shoes for me. it's just my opinion but i think white shoes look really sharp on the field. _________________________ Leonardtown High School Marching Band. Raider Drumline. USSBA State Champions. '05-'06:...........Polychromatic................Center Tenor '06-'07...........Salute to WWII................Center Tenor I proudly endorse: Pearl marching percussion and cowbells, Remo heads, Vic Firth sticks and mallets, and Zildjian cymbals.
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#82260 - 11/24/05 09:04 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: LTownRaiders]
Anonymous Unregistered	well, white can look very nice.... they show more mistakes than black, but definatly look sharp
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#82261 - 11/24/05 10:01 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: MusicEngineer]
Tory Registered: 10/12/04 Loc: Florida, for now.	Yeah, I always cleaned my shoes that way. My sister used bleach on hers & they turned an ugly off-white-almost-yellow color. It was pretty gross. But my band's feet aren't that great, and so we got black shoes to go with blue pants. And we had a red stripe down the side & we took that off. We look cleaner & I'm betting we wouldn't look so good if we still had the stripe & the white shoes. _________________________ I play drums like a girl. The Hallucinogenic Toreador
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#82262 - 11/24/05 10:14 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Tory]
Anonymous Unregistered	oh yea, red is the most revealing color on a field, judges can see every wrong move made because the red is such a contrast
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#82263 - 11/29/05 11:26 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Tory]
Anonymous Unregistered	depends on uniform schematic, etc. although, if you wear a white shoe, be prepared to march well!!!
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#82264 - 12/13/05 12:24 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: ]
Anonymous Unregistered	I like the black marching shoes a lot better than the white because if you don't have the best marching style, (although it should be the same), it really isn't as noticable rather than wearing white marching shoes which is. Our shoes are rolled at the heal so that it is a lot more comfortable while marching and it isn't bad for your feet.
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#82265 - 12/15/05 10:36 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: ]
wnelson3 Registered: 10/19/05	our drum majors where white shoes but there uniforum is white _________________________ Lamar Con. High School Drumline RULES!!! 2005 marching season-Chrono Cross-pit-BOA score- 73.20 2006 indoor season-Chrono Cross-TCGC score-87.20 2006 marching season-electronica-timpani-BOA score-???? 2007 indoor season-????-????-tcgc score-???
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#82266 - 12/16/05 04:00 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: wnelson3]
Decoy Registered: 08/24/03 Loc: Battle Creek, Michigan	White shoes = "Hey, judges! You can spot anyone one of us off step at anytime and at any distance!" During my sophomore year, we didn't have spats, which made it seem like we were good marchers. But the following year when they were added, gawd... _________________________ [color:"yellow"]!!! INDOOR WGI...ANDONE.....!!!![/color] Upload Video and Images - Putfile aka [color:"yellow"]ghyp[/color] <Mason_goodspeed> what happens when we make contact with aliens...will it become Drum Corps Intergalatic?
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#82267 - 12/16/05 06:56 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Tory]
Mandrake Registered: 12/04/04 Loc: Band room attic	cleaning white shoes is a pain, black shoes are wasier to wipe off, plus they are lifesavers for the rookies that can't march. Since they blend in, but they match our uniforms. _________________________ Sun Valley High School Spartan Sound 03' - bass - freshmen 04' - tenors - sophmore 05' - tenors - junior 06' - tenors - senior
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#82268 - 12/16/05 06:55 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Mandrake]
Patty_Fla_Fla Registered: 04/12/05 Loc: California	My freshmen year we had white shoes but our pants were white. Well sort of, they were really old so they were more off white, but yea. When we got our new uniforms we switched to black shoes to go with the black pants. But in Jr. High we always had black pants, black shoes, and then white spats, and it looked REALLY good. Even now they’ve gotten new uniforms and the pants are dark blue, but we still do black shoes and white spats. Every show we go to we get complimented on the spats because they really show off the feet. But we also pay very close attention to the marching because if someone is out of step you can see it no matter where they are. _________________________ AHS Drum Line 2001-2002 Capitan 2003-2004 Merced College Band 2004-present WMS Percussion Instructor 2004-2007 Modesto Fever Drum Corps Bass Line (top) - 06 Paradigm Percussion Bass Capitan - 06-07
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#82269 - 12/19/05 01:36 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Patty_Fla_Fla]
628 Registered: 01/04/05 Loc: Weslaco texas	white shoes expose mistakes real quickly, besides i have a hard enough time keeping my black shoes clean, cant imagaine what it would be like having white shoes _________________________ all valley band 02 wehs snare line- 03-07 (fiddler on the roof, phantom of the opera, the spectrum, Wicked) 05 percussion corporal/06 perc. captain wehs "catalyst" drumline- under the lights where we stand tall!! REVOLUTION-front ensemble 2007 (rack)
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#82270 - 12/19/05 09:09 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: 628]
Anonymous Unregistered	Our schools wears black shoes. Our uniforms have dark navy blue pants. Not much of a contrast, eh? Well too bad we wear nice shiny white spats. Oh my goodness, it looked so bad during the first week and band camp. To add on to this, out school is high step (except for drumline) so people who are out of step really stick out. Thankfully, our BD would personally yell at you after practice if you were out of step, so by our 2nd or 3rd game everyone was in step.
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#82271 - 12/24/05 04:47 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: ]
LTownRaiders Registered: 09/13/05 Loc: Leonardtown, Maryland	Quick question Spat = ? It sounds to me that you might be describing Plumes, idk though. Theres 1 school in our county with white shoes, and their uniform is green. So their shoes usually end up green from walking in the grass. so it all matches lol. haha that's Webmaestro's alma mater if I'm not mistaken. Has anyone seen a group that isn't professional using something besides black or white? _________________________ Leonardtown High School Marching Band. Raider Drumline. USSBA State Champions. '05-'06:...........Polychromatic................Center Tenor '06-'07...........Salute to WWII................Center Tenor I proudly endorse: Pearl marching percussion and cowbells, Remo heads, Vic Firth sticks and mallets, and Zildjian cymbals.
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#82272 - 12/25/05 09:45 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: LTownRaiders]
samling Registered: 11/02/04	We use black, which was lucky two years ago in San Diego for concert percussion when one of our players lost half his uniform (the bottom half; we share the pants and shoes for marching and concert - I'm not sure if everyone does this) and had to buy nice shoes to wear in place of them. I think it would've been a little harder to find white shoes. I know what 628 means about white shoes exposing mistakes; a school that is the home of a rival football team of ours always brings their band to the last game. They wear white shoes, and it was painfully obvious if anyone ever got out of step (which, luckily, was not often). _________________________ '03-'04 New World Symphony (Saxophone) \| Shostakovich's Symphony #5 (Vibraphone) '04-'05 Firebird Suite (Bass 3) \| Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4 (Marimba) '05-'06 Reflections of Earth (Tenors) \| Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla (Marimba) '06-'07 The Planets (Tenors) \| Festive Overture (Marimba)
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#82273 - 12/31/05 02:25 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: LTownRaiders]
Patty_Fla_Fla Registered: 04/12/05 Loc: California	Quote: Quick question Spat = ? It sounds to me that you might be describing Plumes, idk though. Spats have nothing to do with plumes. You wear them over your shoes. Take a look... Thats what we mean by "it shoes off your feet" because it really does. Your marching has to be perfect. Attachments 190064-wms6.jpg (28 downloads) _________________________ AHS Drum Line 2001-2002 Capitan 2003-2004 Merced College Band 2004-present WMS Percussion Instructor 2004-2007 Modesto Fever Drum Corps Bass Line (top) - 06 Paradigm Percussion Bass Capitan - 06-07
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#82274 - 01/01/06 02:23 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Patty_Fla_Fla]
Anonymous Unregistered	My school does black. I myself prefer black because it's harder to notice mistakes and looks clean from the stands. But when we get in formation for Uniform check, we get a grade for if our shoes are polished, and our uniforms are hithced and stiched right. You can get points taken off at contest for cruddy uniforms .
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#82275 - 01/27/06 12:14 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: JackOfAllSticks]
Karadek Registered: 08/16/03 Loc: Ohio	White shoes show up much better on the field. If your band has a lousy step style, I pray for you that they wear black. We wore white at Madison Central and Eastern. At Central, we made it look good. At Eastern, not so much. Too many people were hung over, drunk, or stoned for the game for step style to survive. _________________________ Madison Central HS 90-94-- Bass, Snare Eastern Kentucky University 94-98-- Snare, Bass Tried and made a couple corps lines, but didn't march Instructor, Xenia High School 00-present Bass drum is the only way to go.
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#82276 - 01/30/06 03:43 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: LTownRaiders]
HybridRudi Registered: 10/18/05 Loc: NC	We wear white uniforms with white shoes to football games and black uniforms with black shoes at competitions.
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#82277 - 01/31/06 04:31 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: HybridRudi]
drumrchic20 Registered: 11/06/04 Loc: Idaho!!!	We wear black shoes. We manage to get those dirty, so I can only imagine how bad it would be if we wore white.
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#82278 - 02/03/06 07:03 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: drumrchic20]
HybridRudi Registered: 10/18/05 Loc: NC	I think that black shoes would show the dirt more than the white shoes.
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#82279 - 02/04/06 02:09 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Woodro]
Anonymous Unregistered	Our band wears black probabaly because it matches with our uniform better and because when we march at football games they don't show as much dirt and white would.
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#82280 - 02/04/06 06:59 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: HybridRudi]
Anonymous Unregistered	I prefer white because if you sound good, then you gotta look good. However, my high school band wasn't like that so we had black.
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#82281 - 04/06/06 09:53 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Woodro]
Anonymous Unregistered	Our high school band used black. The dum majors wore white and they looked tough to clean when they got dirty. I think black look better because they shine up nicely.
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#82282 - 04/07/06 11:51 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Tory]
Anonymous Unregistered	white for competition and black for practicing.
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#82283 - 04/07/06 12:19 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes.... [Re: Woodro]
PiZetaPitman Registered: 04/13/05 Loc: St. Louis, MO	I have always used black shoes because of the school colors. They can be a pain in the foot when marching in the hot weather, but it is all about the uniform. I had to wear black for six marching seasons; four at Hazelwood West, and two at Lindenwood University. And it will be seven next Fall.
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#82284 - 04/07/06 12:58 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: PiZetaPitman]
cymbalman Registered: 05/30/03	Why would you use one color for practice and another color for shows? You should use the same color for both so you practice the way you perform. _________________________ Thanks, Jeff Kozol Author of Advanced Hand Cymbal Technique for Marching Percussion. www.jeffkozol.com
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#82285 - 04/07/06 10:33 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: cymbalman]
jakedrumfellow Registered: 01/03/06 Loc: Broken Arrow, OK	actually, the Pride of Broken Arrow's shoes are black on the right (the black leg) and the other is black and white, matching the leg _________________________ 2006 Broken Arrow- snare 2007 Broken Arrow- snare 2008 Broken Arrow- snare (one of two captains) tenor captain
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#82286 - 04/23/06 12:56 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: jakedrumfellow]
Quads_n_Stuff_09 blanks Registered: 04/01/06	my school wears black mostly cuz it goes with the uniform. But just to be different i think we should wear purple. _________________________ Live like your not going to be alive tomorrow.
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#82287 - 04/23/06 11:22 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Quads_n_Stuff_09]
SamuraiX864 Registered: 08/26/04	My school wears white marching shoes because it goes with our uniforms, white pants with a red stripe and a red top. Also, we wear the white shoes because they show our mistakes ten times better than black shoes, and that causes us to march better. _________________________ "Here the tragically beautiful, And the beautifully tragic, Drift through this night, In a last quest for magic."
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#82288 - 05/15/06 07:05 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: SamuraiX864]
prdrmmr08 Registered: 06/24/05 Loc: Crystal Lake, IL	We have black for band members, then white for the drum majors. I like the black more, hides a lot of the dirt and suckiness of people not doing the right thing. _________________________ ---------------------------------------------------- Prairie Ridge High School Marching Wolfpack 04-05...Cymbals...(Music of Chuck Mangione) 05-06...4th Bass...(Latin Dances) 06-07...Drum Major...(Music of John Barnes Chance) 07-08...Drum Major...(Cirque Du Soleil: La Nouba)
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#82289 - 05/18/06 08:47 PM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: prdrmmr08]
Anonymous Unregistered	well we have to wear black next year but we wore white this year. our uniforms are white, brown and gold but our band director decided black shoes show if we're out of step less. personally i liked the white a whole lot better. it went with our uniform and the black doesn't even match our brown pants.
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#82290 - 05/19/06 11:40 AM Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: Ironman7]
Dave_Fry Registered: 05/24/04 Loc: Sanatoga, PA	Quote: White marching shoes are great if your marching program is spot on. The white shoes are a sharp contrast to the green fields which we march on. The white shoes are very unforgiving if your visual program is not up to snuff. Whereas black shoes blend more with the green field and are more forgiving. So the choice of footwear should reflect how well your group is marching and not so much on what colour is my uniform ect... I have to agree here...to a certain extent. I do believe that white shoes make your visual program look worse if your program is not great. However, I do not think that it makes the program look better if they are already great marchers. It the visual program is already great, then it will look great whether they are wearing white shoes or black shoes. I do understand the point of the contrasting in colors, but I just don't think that it would make much of a difference in the units' "greatness". _________________________ As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error. - Weisert Dave Fry -DCA 01' Reading Buccaneers Snareline -Souderton Area High School Percussion Instructor 01-07
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#82291 - 06/11/06 01:03 AM

Re: White marching shoes vs. black marching shoes. [Re: prdrmmr08]

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Registered: 08/26/04

I noticed how gsDrummerGirl said her band director has them wear black to hide the bad marching and how prdrmmr08 likes them for the same reason. That's actually the main reason why we go with white shoes instead of getting darker colored uniforms. I cannot stand black shoes simply for the reason that most people get them to hide bad fundamentals. That's just my opinion, though.

_________________________
"Here the tragically beautiful,
And the beautifully tragic,
Drift through this night,
In a l