A phrase or interaction, what is a fundamental experience in DCI or WGI that influences who you are today? Mainly looking for positive, but negative ones are always fine as well.

Very beautiful ballad with a euphonium tone to die for. The show overall was imo a huge step up from the past two years. I can’t wait to see what the staff cook for next year.

I notice a lot of non-affiliated recordings are titled as "NOT Bluecoats 2026", "NOT Santa Clara" etc. Why is that? Is there any good reason?

I'm always trying to make arrangments of stuff and am curious what songs people think would work well or would want to hear.

In terms of artists who haven't shown up in DCI, I'd like to hear Mort Garson (Mother Earth's Plantasia), Himiko Kikuchi (Flying Beagle) or Sungazer (ik Bluecoats have done some but more!)

This is mostly geared towards those who marched in the post-Covid era, when prices have skyrocketted. How did you afford it?? And how could you guarantee that you'd have enough money to begin paying off your loans once you graduated???

my music education includes going on 8 years of playing b♭ clarinet, and i am determined to march drum corps before it is no longer possible. and since i have so much time now, as im 17, i want to try.

initially i wanted to go in as drum major because doing it my senior year so far has been so much fun and id love to continue doing it for drum corps, but i know its not that easy, so im thinking i should march first.

would it be too crazy to think that i could audition on clarinet or something, and then learn, say, trumpet, during the season? i know there have been so many people who have switched before, but i want to hear from those who have been through or know about this specific kind of path. should i just go straight for drum major if that’s what my plan is anyways? or should i audition to march, and if so, how should i go about doing that given my current experience?

does the solo have to be played on (marimba,xylophone,vibe) or does it include rack and drum kit as well? I am planning on auditioning on drum set but because of music college being very busy in Boston I am unable to make it to the in-person auditions in November. I’ve been practicing the drum-set parts for packet but for the video auditions it says all that is required is a solo and doesn’t list drum-set so I was confused. Can anyone help?