Drum Major Academy- Conducting (Part II)

[fabuloussoprano]

was that firebird?

[Cmndr95]

i went to DMA at OWU this year, and just so some of you guys know, they teach you the conducting routine THAT morning, you don't exactly have very much time to go over it

[beastlyhorn20]

RIP George Parks. I'm a 3 year vet of the DMA and GNP is the reason I am who I am as a musician and as a person. WITH PRIDE!

[HannahLynnLove]

Most of them are just watching each other...

[petzlmrz]

So...difficult to follow.

[astod20378]

My percussion ensemble did blue rondo in 2004 pretty awesome...

[deadpope66]

aww my band did firebird for our show this year =]] its soo fun to conduct <33

[pantherbandroxursox]

how much does it cost to go to a drum major camp??

[lakers012345]

it depends on which one you go to. I don't remember exactly, but I think the summer symposium DMA that I went to was a couple $100.  But that covers housing and meals for a week.

[CptnEldritch]

The "County" sponsers our school's drum major camp, so if there is any extra money its probably just a little bit.

[Digital8Derok]

My camp i am going to is $315. it is at The University of Kentucky

[FSUfanOFtheBAND]

The camp im going to is $375.

[UserID20]

FIREBIRD!! i cant wait to go to this academy this summer

[llamaboy9000]

really? omg, i would be pissed if i paid all that money to go to a drum major camp, and got...THAT.

[Darrynn1]

Having gone through the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, you learn so much, its well worth every penny that you pay.

[alhubs05]

LmAo

[morgan20091991]

that looked like crap...there was NOOOO emotion whatsoever...

[lakers012345]

that was also after about 5 days of us learning to conduct.

[IncendiaryPistonOil]

wow thats like the whole camp

[Seanssk84life]

@morgan20091991

In marching band, as a drum major, it's not necessarily your job to be emotional while conducting. It's the job of being the only representation of tempo. If you're getting all emotional while conducting on a podium and the band is on the other side of the field the tempo will appear vague and not concise at all and most likely an error will occur.

Being "emotional" while conducting is for orchestral settings or concerts in my opinion.

[MuffinzLOL]

@Seanssk84life So untrue. The point of a drum major isn't to be just a human metronome. Along with marking time, you're supposed to convey the emotion and feel of the piece for the band. When the band has something to feed off of they gain a sense of emotion and perform better

Of course one shouldn't cry and laugh on the podium, but only a bad drum major would be stiff without any emotion, and only a bad drum major would let emotion interfere with tempo. Music IS emotion, no matter the setting.

[Seanssk84life]

@MuffinzLOL

What I meant in my previous statement was explicit. I didn't say, "Don't use any emotion at all." I'm simply saying conducting is first, then emotions come second. Primarily though, my point was not to be completely emotional in an exaggerated sense. Regardless though, these students are learning to conduct whereupon they'll integrate emotion later. If emotions make the ictus vague, then who the hell is keeping tempo? That's all I really wanted to point out, and I agree with you.

[backoffyou]

is the firebird finale a good selection for drum major tryouts? i mean are there like dynamic changes and a lot of time sig changes?

[pianb]

wow. that was so effing bad. i went to DMA in 2006 and it looked nothing like this. what a performance. lol

[pianb]

blue rondo a la turk and firebird i believe

[backoffyou]

was the LAST one the firebird? didn't phantom regiment play that for closer in 07?

[mariomario987]

wow im pretty surprised at how bad that was

[woodwindwizard]

hah--yea

[lexelllll]

hehe funny how none of em were toghether

[coreyharkins]

but i guess it's marching band, so nevermind

[lakers012345]

is that the song in 9/8? -if not, do you know what the name of that song is by any chance?

[coreyharkins]

blue rondo a la turk

[lakers012345]

thank you!!

[coreyharkins]

you conducted brubeck wrong...