#marchingmonday — Public Fediverse posts

2012 Legends – The Edmund Fitzgerald

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I’ve taken so many pictures of drum corps and the marching arts, but I’ve never attempted editing any of those photos. When I found that Affinity Photo 2, a strong alternative to Adobe’s software (no subscription, for starters!) has a 180 day fully functional trial, I decided now was the time to start learning about photo editing.

My first attempt was with this photo I took of the Madison Scouts during the 2024 Drum Corps International World Championships Finals. Here is the original unedited photo:

And here is the edited version, with a simple crop to just the snare line, but also a removal of the two mic stands:

I would like to figure out how to alter lighting and color levels next, but not bad for a first try!

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/09/09/photo-editing-with-the-madison-scouts/

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Carolina Crown is most notable for their stellar brass lines, having won the Jim Ott Award 8 Times in the past 14 seasons. In fact, the corps has won every caption in DCI World Class…except one.

That may change soon. The team of Mike Jackson and Kevin Shah came to Crown in 2023 and produced immediate results, with the percussion placing in the top 3 for their caption and helping bring the corps back into medaling for the first time since 2017. It’s only one season, but the future is looking bright for Crown.

Check out Crown Percussion in the Vic Firth video below.

https://medi-nerd.com/2024/02/19/carolina-crown-2023-dci-finals-week-rehearsal-full-production/

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Marching Monday – 2023 Drum Corps Schedule
The temperatures are rising, the sun is out longer, baseball season is underway, and the 2023 drum corps show schedules are out!

While the North American season itself remains shorter than usual, startin
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7/22 UPDATE: The July 29th DCI show has moved from Lima, Ohio, to Bellbrook, Ohio. Also, the second DCA virtual contest is broadcasting on August 30th instead of the 20th.

The temperatures are rising, the sun is out longer, baseball season is underway, and the 2023 drum corps show schedules are out!

While the North American season itself remains shorter than usual, starting on June 28th and finishing Labor Day weekend, it feels like I’ll be able to attend and watch more shows than every before. Here’s what my schedule will be:

• June 2-4 – Bluecoats Spring Training Volunteer – Alliance, OH
• July 15 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA Landisville, PA (DCA)
• July 20 – DCW COVERAGE – DCA Virtual Contest (DCA)
• July 29 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Beats in the Brook – Bellbrook, OH (DCI)
• August 4 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Drums in the Heartland – Orrville, OH (DCI)
• August 5 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Shoremen Brass Classic – Avon Lake, OH (DCI)
• August 7 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Innovations In Brass – Canton, OH (DCI)
• August 10 – Big, Loud & Live 18 – Location TBD (DCI)
• August 12 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCI SoundSport Music and International Food Festival – Indianapolis, IN (DCI)
• August 12 – DCP COVERAGE – DCI World Championships Finals (DCI)
• August 19 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – Columbus, OH (DCA)
• August 30 – DCW COVERAGE – DCA Virtual Contest (DCA)
• September 1 – DCW COVERAGE – DCA I&E/Mini-Corps Contest – Rochester, NY (DCA)
• September 2 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA World Championships Prelims – Rochester, NY (DCA)
• September 3 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA Alumni Spectacular – Rochester, NY (DCA)
• September 3 – DCP/DCW COVERAGE – DCA World Championships Finals – Rochester, NY (DCA)

If you’ll be at any of these shows as a fan, parent, volunteer, staff, or performer, let me know! I’d love to meet you, say hello, and get a picture with you.

And here are the shows I hope to watch via FloMarching or Box5 Media:

• June 28 – Midwest Premiere – FloMarching (DCI)
• June 30 – DCI Central Indiana – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 1 – Corps At The Crest – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 2 – Cavalcade Of Brass – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 2 – DCI East Coast Showcase Quincy – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 5 – Summer Music Games in Cincinnati – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 7 – Midwest Classic – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 7 – MidCal Showcase – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 8 – CrownBEAT – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 9 – DCI West – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 9 – DCI Statesboro – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 12 – Corps Encore – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 14 – Music on the March – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 17 – West Texas Drums – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 18 – DCI Broken Arrow – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 20 – DCI Austin – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 20 – DCI Denton – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 21 – DCI Houston – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 22 – DCI Southwestern Championships – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 24 – DCI Mesquite – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 26 – DCI Southern Mississippi – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 28 – The Masters of the Summer Music Games – FloMarching (DCI)
• July 30 – NightBEAT – FloMarching (DCI)
• August 2 – Soaring Sounds – FloMarching (DCI)
• August 8 – DCI Open Class Finals – FloMarching (DCI)
• August 10 – DCI World Championships Prelims – FloMarching (DCI)

#2023DrumCorpsSchedule #2023DrumCorpsSeason #DCA #DCI #DrumCorpsAssociates #DrumCorpsInternational #MarchingArts #MarchingMonday

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