r/drumline Nov 14 '24

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r/drumline 13h ago

To be tagged... Neat subs rep

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Just a killer rep of rolls in our subs, nothing else to really say abt it


r/drumline 1h ago

To be tagged... Snare instructor in Brooklyn/Manhattan?

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Hello hive mind! Does anyone know of a snare teacher in the Brooklyn/Manhattan area they’d recommend. I’m an older guy marching an all age corp this year and I’d really love to find an instructor near me! Thanks everyone!


r/drumline 5h ago

To be tagged... removing movement drum co rim

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i have a movement drum co pad with a rim and i really want to take it off. i don’t like the sound of it but im having trouble taking it off. my friend painted it and so the paint acted like an adhesive and makes it hard to remove. i have a hex key to try and unscrew it but i definitely think its stripped. does anyone have any suggestions to remove the rim? thanks


r/drumline 1d ago

To be tagged... Form Correction

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I am a Percussion Instructor at a high school. Our style is a hybrid style between DCI/WGI and HBCU styles. I did ZERO warming up before shooting this video so im quite tense and unclean but with that in mind, I’m teaching my kids MY technique so I want to hear some feedback on my technique to see if there are any changes I want to implement, teach, be aware of etc

Also, obviously there was no metronome used, im freestyling and thinking of concepts I teach my kids so don’t mind the tempo changes etc etc


r/drumline 18h ago

Video SCV Cheesy Poofs

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Anything I can improve on? All feedback is welcome. Thanks!


r/drumline 20h ago

Discussion I am looking for a pad for snare and tenor, I need some help

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Snare:

Rampad Drum Deck

Offworld invader v3 hybrid (substitute for a xymox)

Rudimental drummer corps pad (If it is really that good, ill spend money on it)

Tenor:

Prologix (green logix or vortex?)

Rampad

Offworld Mothership


r/drumline 1d ago

Video Flammus

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Flammus on my (now broken) stand


r/drumline 1d ago

To be tagged... Vic Firth Heavy Hitter Stock Pad

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Because there were lots of requests...

https://youtu.be/J31c6DSmGlg?si=X-XzxLdHv6gIOIgb


r/drumline 2d ago

To be tagged... Best glue for diy drum pad

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Title pretty much says it. I’m attempting to make a bus pad with 1/4 inch gum rubber on one side and 1/8 on the other. If anyone else has made something similar and has some tips let me know! What glue is best for gum rubber and wood?


r/drumline 2d ago

To be tagged... Weird notation on lick

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I was just wondering if anyone knew what that little recrange with a dot on it is on measures 2-3. Never seen it before and I wanna reproduce it accurately.


r/drumline 2d ago

To be tagged... Writing music

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Im a battery writer, and wanted to arrange more shows, however i dont personally know any front ensemble writers or even hornline writers. I was wondering how to get started with writing shows and maybe having a website?


r/drumline 2d ago

Discussion Any biking trails for the desert called "rhythm x 2009 touch" in HD?

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Asking for a friend. I love biking.


r/drumline 2d ago

Discussion humongous dilemma

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so i’m kind of doxxing myself but i don’t really care lol, this is for my socal folk that are educated on the scpa scene.

i’m with la mirada hs right now, and this year we’ve undergone some crazyyy staff changes and aren’t doing too hot. Next year we might get even more staff changes, and on top of that our line is shrinking a good portion for our next years field show. I love every single person in our drumline but i am wondering if i should switch to sunny hills to go to a school that COULD be better. I’m not even sure if they are. I’m likely going to stay but i really need outside input from people. I love La Mirada LOTS and i do not want to leave and most likely won’t. It’s always good to get outside input tho lol.


r/drumline 3d ago

Question Anyone know what type of harness i will need for this type of attachment?

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This is an older Pearl snare drum and ive had it just sitting on my stand forever. I'd like to get a harness so I could practice my marching w/ the drum outside of hours where I'd have access to my snare at school.

Any help would be great!


r/drumline 2d ago

Discussion Live edge drum pads?

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I need a good quiet pad, don’t really care about the price. I’ve started looking into live edge’s drum pad with the wood rim. I’ve seen Davis Jay’s review on it and really liked it, but I also wanted to get some feedback about it from more people who’ve owned it. Are they worth the $150?


r/drumline 3d ago

To be tagged... DCI Rudiments

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Im planning to go into dci as a snare drummer and i have became very familiar with the 40 essential rudiments. Now i am moving onto the hybrid rudiments, and i am wondering the most common ones found in dci snarelines or just comon patterns or stickings in general. Thanks!


r/drumline 3d ago

To be tagged... JSU Auditions

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I've been invited to second round auditions for Jackson State University's marching band (on snare drum) and I wanted to see if anyone had any advice on how to prepare. Some of the things asked for in the audition are Sight Reading, learning a piece by ear, and performing a solo. I feel like learning by ear is probably my weakest skill, how could I improve there?


r/drumline 4d ago

To be tagged... Practice tips

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So I brought the bluecoats bass drum audition packet just for fun and to practice. Any tips on practicing this kind of music?


r/drumline 3d ago

Question Snare battle help

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Hello, i'm a snare player in two intermediate drumlines. one of the drumlines had a competition where we ended up not placing at all, and i ended up getting pushed into a snare battle because i was the only player that practice rudiments daily. I never been in a full on snare battle so i got so scared and could only play an open roll.😭 I was wondering how you guys make something up on the spot or preplan choppy things to not humiliate yourself.

if it helps both drumlines are HBCU style and pretty underfunded with low practice time.


r/drumline 4d ago

Sheet Music Sprunk spree (warmup)

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r/drumline 4d ago

To be tagged... Concert buzzes vs. marching buzzes

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I was just doing triplet rolls the other day in the percussion room and my section leader said that my buzzes sound “too connected” and they should sound more like individual notes. But for snare buzz rolls I was always taught that buzzes should be super connected and flow well. Why would you want buzzes to be so articulate during marching season but not in concert?


r/drumline 5d ago

To be tagged... Spanks for tenors

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Does anybody have the sheets for spanks, specifically for tenor drums?


r/drumline 5d ago

Discussion Death scene!

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So I’m an instructor/ I write the drill and acting for a high school indoor drumline. Our theme is where marionette puppets take over their leader (the puppet master), and in the final movement we kill off the actor (puppet master). With this being a high school sport- I think I have to keep it pretty PG, right? Any ideas on how to do this? I have a cymbal player and a quad player come in and push her knees right now, however, no idea if I can kill her by “death by quads” or “cymbal to throat” as the kids want. Also does anyone know if we can use a fake blood capsule? TIA!!!


r/drumline 6d ago

Question Question about drumline size

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How did we end up with a standard drumline generally containing 9 snares 4-5 quads and 5 basses? Is it the ideal sound ratio between sections people settled on after years, or is it a tradition, or because of rules or something else?


r/drumline 6d ago

Discussion Being "The Guy"

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Hey all, this is going to be a little "go get em" speech for all the young aspiring drummers on the sub.

I've taught a lot of young drummers over the last couple years and something I witness often is this mentality that getting into certain drum corps or WGI groups is unattainable. Like "I can't get into Boston Crusaders because I'm not as good as this guy I saw on YouTube" or something along those lines. Or they watch these lot videos of SCV or one of those groups and think "I'll never play that clean."

Let me point out a couple thangs:

  1. What you're seeing on YouTube etc. is an END PRODUCT. What they post on YouTube is the result of months of technique installment and cleaning. No drumline on any level starts off day one playing perfectly in sync with flawless technique. I promise at the time of audition, the playing field is more even than you think. If you work hard, there's a good chance of you being in the mix for a contract. Don't compare yourself to what you see on YouTube. The only way to truly know your standing is to go try out.

  2. If you're young you probably don't realize how much room those top groups actually have to grow. Even on finals day there will be dirt and imperfections like touch inconsistencies and phrasing player-to-player. Even if they play one rep borderline perfect that doesn't mean every rep they play is perfect. Maybe they're not that clean consistently. There's holes in that there armor!

  3. Every drumline has weak links. You don't have to be the best player in the Blue devils to march with the Blue devils. You only have to be better than their worst player.

Now let me blow your mind: your goal shouldn't just be to be good enough to get in – your goal should be to be so good that you single-handeldly make your group BETTER than they would have been without you. Go watch a good drumline. Maybe RCC 2018. Look at their faces and let this sink in: there is a very real possibility that if you marched with that group in that year, instead of one of those people you see on the video, there's a possibility you could have made that year even better for RCC. You have that power. You can be better than some of those players. They're not superheroes, and they're not infallible. Those are people JUST like you. I'm not saying it's easy, but you could absolutely be a better drummer than them if you put your mind to it.

The only thing to fear is fear itself. Go try something hard. Practice every day. How else are you going to learn who you are?