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Post by okie7494 on Oct 11, 2023 14:59:55 GMT -6
I recently saw a show online but can’t find it anymore where they marched Bass Saxophone and i was wondering if anyone else had any interesting instruments that they have seen.
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Post by redpants on Oct 11, 2023 15:32:45 GMT -6
I recall Ben Davis having a marching bass guitar, with an amp pushed by the person marching next to them. This was late 80s so perhaps my memory is a bit foggy. I imagine that others have done this as well.
As a Hoosier I’m also obliged to mention the bagpipes that Highland HS in Anderson had in their band; I’m told that Anderson HS carries that tradition on now that Highland is no longer a high school. I suppose bagpipes aren’t so uncommon in certain marching settings, but perhaps moreso in American bands.
Carmel trotted out a sizeable string orchestra at the end of their GN Finals Valhalla show. I’m not sure those students were really marching per se but they were out there.
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Post by regimember on Oct 11, 2023 15:34:25 GMT -6
I recently saw a show online but can’t find it anymore where they marched Bass Saxophone and i was wondering if anyone else had any interesting instruments that they have seen. Well for one I know Union is using an EWI this year which is definitely uncommon to have in a show, but it is a soloist. Im not sure if your question is regarding the uncommon instrument actually being marched though? Because as for solos/ features, there have been some very unusual and out of the ordinary uses of an "instrument". |
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Post by okie7494 on Oct 11, 2023 16:09:46 GMT -6
I recently saw a show online but can’t find it anymore where they marched Bass Saxophone and i was wondering if anyone else had any interesting instruments that they have seen. Well for one I know Union is using an EWI this year which is definitely uncommon to have in a show, but it is a soloist. Im not sure if your question is regarding the uncommon instrument actually being marched though? Because as for solos/ features, there have been some very unusual and out of the ordinary uses of an "instrument". Yes i would also include soloists |
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Post by trumpette123 on Oct 11, 2023 16:44:33 GMT -6
![]() IIRC, Marcus made an instrument for their show in 2013, you can find a video on YT. It looks like a snake, sounds like a saxophone, but had a brass mouth piece. |
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Post by principalagent on Oct 11, 2023 19:10:50 GMT -6
![]() IIRC, Marcus made an instrument for their show in 2013, you can find a video on YT. It looks like a snake, sounds like a saxophone, but had a brass mouth piece. I can’t speak to how they procured the instrument, but the Serpent has been around for centuries! |
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Post by okie7494 on Oct 11, 2023 19:28:16 GMT -6
![]() IIRC, Marcus made an instrument for their show in 2013, you can find a video on YT. It looks like a snake, sounds like a saxophone, but had a brass mouth piece. I can’t speak to how they procured the instrument, but the Serpent has been around for centuries! Intresting, I can’t find anywhere you can buy it. Is it rare? |
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Post by itsjustband on Oct 11, 2023 19:30:33 GMT -6
I could be going insane but I swear I remember one of the south MS schools at Jacksonville in 2022 marching oboes
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Post by principalagent on Oct 11, 2023 19:44:12 GMT -6
I can’t speak to how they procured the instrument, but the Serpent has been around for centuries! Intresting, I can’t find anywhere you can buy it. Is it rare? You can buy it on a number of websites of collectors or early music specialists. |
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 11, 2023 19:56:47 GMT -6
I could be going insane but I swear I remember one of the south MS schools at Jacksonville in 2022 marching oboes This is only feasible somewhere like Mississippi, which replicates the ideal mouth-like environment for a double reed (warm and wet) |
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Post by trumpette123 on Oct 11, 2023 20:49:32 GMT -6
I can’t speak to how they procured the instrument, but the Serpent has been around for centuries! Intresting, I can’t find anywhere you can buy it. Is it rare? Looks like they had it commissioned for the program. On another note, I wish they would bring back finalist features |
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Post by abtwitch on Oct 11, 2023 21:30:27 GMT -6
I could be going insane but I swear I remember one of the south MS schools at Jacksonville in 2022 marching oboes This is only feasible somewhere like Mississippi, which replicates the ideal mouth-like environment for a double reed (warm and wet) Arcadia, one of the biggest bands in California, marched double reeds up until recently |
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Post by ilikeguard on Oct 11, 2023 22:58:22 GMT -6
This is only feasible somewhere like Mississippi, which replicates the ideal mouth-like environment for a double reed (warm and wet) Arcadia, one of the biggest bands in California, marched double reeds up until recently Warm and wet but only if the Resnicks say it’s okay to have some water |
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 12, 2023 4:04:31 GMT -6
I recall Ben Davis having a marching bass guitar, with an amp pushed by the person marching next to them. This was late 80s so perhaps my memory is a bit foggy. I imagine that others have done this as well. As a Hoosier I’m also obliged to mention the bagpipes that Highland HS in Anderson had in their band; I’m told that Anderson HS carries that tradition on now that Highland is no longer a high school. I suppose bagpipes aren’t so uncommon in certain marching settings, but perhaps moreso in American bands. Carmel trotted out a sizeable string orchestra at the end of their GN Finals Valhalla show. I’m not sure those students were really marching per se but they were out there. Back in the late 70s into the mid 80s, it was common for many bands to march a bass guitar with someone pushing an amp next to them. 1979 Sylva-Webster is an example and so is 1985 Marian Catholic. |
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Post by boahistorybuff on Oct 12, 2023 4:11:20 GMT -6
Was it 7 or 8 years ago or so that LD Bell had bagpipes. The legendary band from the 1970s, Dundee HS IL (the Dundee Scots) had a huge bagpipe section that marched. They were finalists at the first two Grand National Championships.
My memory of the shows of the last two decades gets foggy as they all blend together (yes I know short term memory is first to go), but was it Carmel or Avon that had a section with Kazoos several years back?
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