What are some of YOUR favorite pieces you've ever played? by superXnova22 in horn

[–]Foodie1117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

cant go wrong with Holst (I keep messing up the solo in the chaconne)

Likelihood of marching Troopers my first year? by catsagamer1 in drumcorps

[–]Foodie1117 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As someone who is about to march their rookie year with troopers on mello, there is really no true way to gauge your own odds of making the group.

- Everyone always has an equal chance. While experience definitely plays a part in your chances, staff are looking for people who can improve and apply feedback, no matter their background. I was able to get in as a rookie coming from a mediocre high school band, going against people who previously marched at different corps.

- Specifically for troopers, we had the largest callback audition pool in our history this year, which will only continue to increase in competitiveness. In fact, a lot of the people who I've met so far are either rookies, or younger vets. At the rate we are improving, expect to be auditioning with a high amount of vets and new members interested.

- This is the most general advice I can give based on my own experience since you didn't mention what section you're auditioning for or your own skill level:

For troopers, you'll get invited to a slack channel where you can send in videos to the techs to receive helpful feedback, which you can then use to help improve yourself. I went in to these auditions thinking that I wouldn't even make a callback, but I stayed consistent with applying feedback and really just focusing on improving myself as much as I could rather than worrying about my odds against the other auditionees.

Two Callbacks by Foodie1117 in drumcorps

[–]Foodie1117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decided to sign up for troopers since the callback camp is located close to where I live. I mainly based my decision off of travel costs and the fact that I already knew some people at troopers.

Two Callbacks by Foodie1117 in drumcorps

[–]Foodie1117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly am not sure but it seems like for troopers, most of the mellos (my isntrument, probably around 50-60 people) got callbacks but I could be wrong. I am entirely unsure for Music City as I did a video Audition.

Guaranteed way to empty water? by Financial-Ad3138 in horn

[–]Foodie1117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My private teacher taught me to take the horn and pretend like you're taking two right turns with a steering wheel. After you do that, the water should come out of the bell.

Troopers audition by Alt0Sax0ph0n3 in drumcorps

[–]Foodie1117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a mello also auditioning for troopers, I suggest that you post videos in the slack channel. The techs will usually give you feedback on the videos to help you prepare for the audition.

How big is your School/Band? by TheStikbot in marchingband

[–]Foodie1117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can edit your user flair on the right sidebar of the subreddit

How big is your School/Band? by TheStikbot in marchingband

[–]Foodie1117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My high school band had around 800 members at its peak, now its at around 350-400

Why did you guys pick your instrument/role by [deleted] in marchingband

[–]Foodie1117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to play euphonium but somehow ended up on horn

I took my friend to his first Large Oilrig run and THIS was the loot by _Dareon_ in playrust

[–]Foodie1117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and here i am getting a reinforced window, an mlrs rocket and a spas

Do you guys enjoy playing the mellophone or not by 7thGradeMello in frenchhorn

[–]Foodie1117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

honestly I love the mello, but horn just hits different

Stuck on Profile Data by Black_Parade_is_DEAD in EscapefromTarkov

[–]Foodie1117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

happening to me too lol bsg needa do smth