![]() ![]() RA: First and foremost drum corps has taught me a ton of life lessons and I still learn something fundamental and new every year. How has the drum crops community shaped your life? Those shared experiences are what make drum corps a fairly close-knit community once you’ve done it, you instantly have something in common with everyone who has ever marched that you can’t fully explain to someone who hasn’t. During that time the groups are doing what any marching band is trying to do but the hours put in, the level of competition and excellence involved, and the pure endurance of working 24-7 for 3 months make it a unique experience to say the least. The “crazy people” part is that the top groups go on tour from roughly Memorial Day until the second Saturday in August, rehearsing or performing all day every day and driving or attempting to sleep on buses or gym floors at night. What makes those groups different from a high school or college marching band is debated endlessly, but the fundamental thing is that each group is made up of performers who are 21 years old or younger and play brass, percussion, or color guard. Really it refers to performing arts groups that are part of Drum Corps International, which organizes competitions across the US and Canada including the world championships each year in Indianapolis. Ryan Adamsons: My stock answer is “marching band for crazy people,” and at the end of the day that’s actually pretty close. The clinics they conduct cover a broad spectrum of topics and, based on your input, can be customized to fit the needs of your students. ![]() These highly trained professional educators and performers will engage your students through educational and fun sessions. The goal for the Vandoren Artist-Clinicians program is to enhance the quality of the music experience through education and the assistance of Vandoren. It is the philosophy of Vandoren to stay close the musicians for new product design, repertoire development, and other contributions to their art. Vandoren Artists can be heard with world-class orchestras and chamber groups, in jazz clubs and theaters, on award winning recordings, or found at universities educating the next wave of promising musicians. The Vandoren Artist family is comprised of some of the finest woodwind performers and educators from around the world.
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