(Part 3) Top products from r/drumcorps
We found 29 product mentions on r/drumcorps. We ranked the 94 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
42. Pottag-Hovey Method for French Horn, Book One
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Pottag-Hovey Method for French Horn Book IPrimary attention was given to the selection of melodies and the writing of exercises which, when properly presented, will develop in the beginning student the most desirable musical habits, particularly in the matters of melodic taste, and instinctive feeli...
43. The Complete Marching Band Resource Manual: Techniques and Materials for Teaching, Drill Design, and Music Arranging
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
44. The Intimate Act of Choreography
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
45. Dance and the Specific Image: Improvisation
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
46. O2280 - Technical Studies for the Cornet - (English, German and French Edition)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Technical Studies for the CornetBy carefully following the instructions in this book, the student will build up strength and endurance without strain or injury to his embouchureIf this lips remain flexible and the tone is not forced, it will be possible to play easily any note, regardless of the reg...
47. Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient, and Rewarding for All
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
48. The Illustrated Dance Technique of José Limón
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
50. Contemporary Counterpoint: Theory & Application (Music Theory: Counterpoint)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
51. Anatomy of Movement (Revised Edition)
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Eastland Press
52. Not for the Faint of Heart: My Journey to Manhood in the Santa Clara Vanguard
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
53. Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
Focal Press
54. How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age
55. FWD March: Living in a World of Music and Motion
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
57. Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drummingIt is the ideal book for improving control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination, with extra attention given to th...
58. Accents and Rebounds: For the Snare Drummer
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Here's my disclaimer: if you don't have access to a drum and at least one other person to practice playing clean with, you're already at a disadvantage. No pad feels exactly like a drum and when it comes down to the wire in an audition, what determines who makes the line is usually who can play clean consistently no matter where he is in the line.
Buy this:
http://www.amazon.com/Stick-Control-For-Snare-Drummer/dp/1892764040
No matter where you want to march, it will be your ultimate tool. It will lay the foundation of your playing, and it will give you amazing facility on the drum. Play through all of it. Play through it at every dynamic. Play five lines and crescendo the whole thing. Do whatever you can to essentially turn the thing inside out on itself so that you get as much experience playing things your hands have never felt. The key here is repetition. You want to shed layers so that your hands become so refined that anything you're asked to play is practically second nature.
Once you've played through the entire book ten times, buy this:
http://www.amazon.com/Accents-Rebounds-For-Snare-Drummer/dp/1892764067
Repetition, repetition, repetition. Variation, variation, variation. If something sounds disgusting, practice it until it's beautiful. You need to dedicate substantial time to practicing, and you need to always practice with a metronome. I advise against most phone metronomes, because they tend to be inconsistent. I recommend practicing for 90 minutes and then taking a 30 minute break. Practice consistently. Don't do eight hours one day and then take a week off. Two or three hours a day is ample practice time. You've got to be deliberate and take your practice time seriously if you want to make it. If you're unsure about whether or not you want to march, I'd advise against auditioning because the people who really want it are usually the ones who make the line.
Get on YouTube and check out some different lines from the past maybe three seasons. Listen to as many as you can and see which lines really pique your interest. Then get on Google and look for audition materials (either from past years or current materials). A lot of corps require you to buy their audition materials so if that's an issue for you, you could try another corps. Or you could step up your game, get back on YouTube, try to find some videos of the drumline warming up, and figure out their exercises on your own. Be wary though; that's a pretty significant undertaking.
My best advice is to take initiative, and to try harder than you want to. You'll have to do both of those things if you spend a summer with a corps anyway, so it's better to start now. Best of luck to you.
That is simply a poorly written article.
Dance theory, choreography, and general concepts of contemporary dance are quite well defined and clearly articulated.
In the history of dance, there have been a number of approaches to formalize specific principles and vocabulary, even actual dance notation (Labanotation) was created to record specific choreographic movement in order to be reproduced. The availability of film and especially video made this obsolete.
Ballet is still actually the foundation of modern dance, which introduces variations of technique and extended vocabulary. It would literally be impossible to be a professional performer or choreographer in the contemporary sphere without not only a solid ballet foundation, but other well known principles set out since the Denishawn school (school founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis that is considered the origin of contemporary dance's break with ballet).
Anyway, here are some essential reads that I would strongly encourage anyone that is interested in choreography or staging, especially in the context of marching arts, to read:
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The Art of Making Dances - Doris Humphrey (<<< critical read!)
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Making-Dances-Doris-Humphrey/dp/0871271583
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The Intimate Act of Choreography - Lynne Anne Blom & L. Tarin Chaplin
https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Choreography-Lynne-Anne-Blom/dp/0822953420/
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Anatomy of Movement - Blandine Calais-Germain
https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Movement-Revised-Blandine-Calais-Germain/dp/0939616572
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Dance and the Specific Image - Daniel Nagrin
https://www.amazon.com/Dance-Specific-Image-Daniel-Nagrin/dp/0822955202
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Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet - Gail Grant
https://www.amazon.com/Technical-Manual-Dictionary-Classical-Ballet/dp/0486218430/
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The Routledge Studies Dance Reader - Alexandra Carter
https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Dance-Studies-Reader/dp/0415485991
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Every Little Movement: A Book About Delsarte - Ted Shawn
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Little-Movement-About-Delsarte-ebook/dp/B01N1YQQXX/
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What Is Dance?: Readings in Theory and Criticism - Roger Copland & Marshall Cohen
https://www.amazon.com/What-Dance-Readings-Theory-Criticism/dp/0195031970
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The Illustrated Dance Technique of José Limon - Daniel Lewis
https://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Dance-Technique-Jos%C3%A9-Lim%C3%B3n/dp/0871272091/
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There are so many more!
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Also recommended, free OCW course from MIT:
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Dance Theory and Composition
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/music-and-theater-arts/21m-675-dance-theory-and-composition-fall-2003/
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I’ve got a few; 2 you’ve probably heard of and one I had to read for a class:
Enders Game
Band Of Brothers
Begging For Change by Robert Egger.
Robert Egger the DC Central Kitchen and in the book he discusses how he went from owning a club to becoming aware of food insecurities in DC and the inefficiency of how the issue was being addressed. He then founded the DC Central Kitchen that attacked the problem in 2 ways. It trained people to become cooks which gave them a marketable skill and they also learned money management and other skills to help them once they have secured a job. They then used the food that the students made in class to donate to people who need it. The change in the title is a change to how problems are addressed for a more permanent solution as opposed to temporary ones.
It’s a fascinating read and not incredibly long. If anyone is interested in social work, nonprofit, or something similar I would recommend it. /u/druler you would probably enjoy it
https://www.amazon.com/Begging-Change-Nonprofits-Responsive-Efficient/dp/0060541717/ref=nodl_
Side note: if you use Amazon type the word “smile” before amazon in the url and amazon donates a small percent to the nonprofit of your choice. Many drum corps are listed. Ex: https://www.smile.amazon.com/Begging-Change-Nonprofits-Responsive-Efficient/dp/0060541717/ref=nodl_
Edit: my example doesn’t work on mobile. RIP
Great recommendation, thanks!
EDIT: The link if anyone is interested.
Absolute legend for the drum corps world. There's a very, very short list of people who have had as much of an impact on the activity as him. Sending my thoughts to the entire Cavaliers family.
Related side note: there was a book written about 12-13 years ago that's about Mr. Warren and The Cavaliers history called "Building the Green Machine." I discovered and read it when I was first getting into drum corps and it's a fantastic history lesson about both The Cavaliers and the activity as a whole. Definitely recommend everyone here check it out.
Purchase link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Green-Machine-Champion-Cavaliers/dp/1932714391
Essentially anything out of a Clarke or Kopprasch studies book would be great for a technical etude. I would look in the Pottag horn book for lyrical exercises.
These books are staples in college so it wouldn't hurt to invest early.
Kopprasch
Clarke
Pottag
Not for the Faint of Heart was absolutely fantastic.
Seven Years in Tibet (Cornerstone Editions)
Space Music by Jack Meehan