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teajadeand I learned she had been on band in high school as I had, though I was in the colorguard, and she was a percussionist (at least at one point) so I decided to try to look up my high school marching band or winter guard shows on youtube. My junior and senior years were better than my freshman and sophomore years, and we only competed in winter guard my senior year, once we had built up speed and momentum with a new director. So far I haven't seen/found my school or my shows in particular, but I found this one, from a high school in Lake City, FL, about 3-4 hours away from us here. It starts slow, but it picks up, and I think there are elements here that Miss Teajade will appreciate.
I think there is only one person on this list that will understand why I chose the next video. Crestview in San Diego? Ha ha ha! Isn't bad, for Crestview, but then there is FUCKALL to do in Crestview. What I like about this show is the sabre use mixed well with the rifles and flags. Sabres are harder to see but are typically best with more fluid music while rifles make a bolder statement. I still have my sabre, though mine is one with padding and tape, and the ones here aren't, and let me tell you what a bitch it is to have it (or the rifle, moreso) land wrong in your hand, or on your arm or wrist or anywhere it shouldn't. The padding helps a lot. Gloves are usually pretty standard, but I was unable to see if anyone in the videos thus far had any on.
Btw, a few things 1) yes, the makeup is particularly gaudy and overdone, for the same reason that actors in theater go heavy on the makeup too...it helps with the distance views and overall performance, and 2) depending on the show, you can hear a lot of yelling, screaming and clapping at times...that is usally because the rifles or sabres did a toss, and usually a substantial toss...tosses are measured by the number of revolutions it makes in the air, so 1 rotation is a single, 2 is a double, and so on...quads get a lot of applause 3) you'll also notice a lot more dance when the winter guard season picks up (this takes place after football season ends and the band and guard go indoors) whereas during marching season there is more, well, marching and 4) after the 5-6 minute show, you are so tired and hot and sore, and it feels incredible to hear that applause, to the point it is deafening and you can't hear the music which is so awesome.
I think there is only one person on this list that will understand why I chose the next video. Crestview in San Diego? Ha ha ha! Isn't bad, for Crestview, but then there is FUCKALL to do in Crestview. What I like about this show is the sabre use mixed well with the rifles and flags. Sabres are harder to see but are typically best with more fluid music while rifles make a bolder statement. I still have my sabre, though mine is one with padding and tape, and the ones here aren't, and let me tell you what a bitch it is to have it (or the rifle, moreso) land wrong in your hand, or on your arm or wrist or anywhere it shouldn't. The padding helps a lot. Gloves are usually pretty standard, but I was unable to see if anyone in the videos thus far had any on.
Btw, a few things 1) yes, the makeup is particularly gaudy and overdone, for the same reason that actors in theater go heavy on the makeup too...it helps with the distance views and overall performance, and 2) depending on the show, you can hear a lot of yelling, screaming and clapping at times...that is usally because the rifles or sabres did a toss, and usually a substantial toss...tosses are measured by the number of revolutions it makes in the air, so 1 rotation is a single, 2 is a double, and so on...quads get a lot of applause 3) you'll also notice a lot more dance when the winter guard season picks up (this takes place after football season ends and the band and guard go indoors) whereas during marching season there is more, well, marching and 4) after the 5-6 minute show, you are so tired and hot and sore, and it feels incredible to hear that applause, to the point it is deafening and you can't hear the music which is so awesome.