Drum Corps International (DCI)

Welcome to the part TWO of this 7 part series with the legendary Vic Firth signature artist and DCI Hall of Fame member, Ralph Hardimon! In this installment, Ralph talks about his early years teaching and arranging for the Santa Clara Vanguard. JOIN US EACH FRIDAY FOR A NEW INSTALLMENT! Subscribe to the Vic Firth […]

USMC Drum & Bugle Corps Drumline warming up at Los Osos HS in SoCal.

Vic Firth takes you BEYOND THE LOT with early season footage of Boston Crusader’s 2018 production “S.O.S.” In this video, the vibraphone part performed by Cameron Marquez is featured playing “Marimba Spiritual” with the music so you can learn it and play along! Download the music here! http://www.vicfirth.com/downloads/dci2018/boston-LTM-vibes.pdf ———————————— BUY the 2018 Boston Crusaders Summer […]

Vic Firth takes you BEYOND THE LOT with early season footage of Blue Knight’s 2018 production “The Fall and Rise” In this video, the bass line is featured playing “Fall and Rise” with the music so you can learn it and play along! Download the music here! http://www.vicfirth.com/downloads/dci2018/blueknights-LTM-bass.pdf ———————————— 2018 BLUE KNIGHTS LEARN THE MUSIC: […]

SCV drumline doing an ensemble run of their opener in the lot at RCC.

Bluecoats drumline 2018 playing an excerpt from their show at DCI Quarterfinals.

USMC DBC drumline

Short clip of Etiwanda HS running some show music at SCPA – Championships

Vic Firth takes you BEYOND THE LOT with early season footage of The Cadet’s 2019 production “Behold” In this video, the marimba part performed by Garrett Davis is featured playing “Do Better” with the music so you can learn it and play along Download the music here! http://www.vicfirth.com/downloads/dci2019/cadets-LTM-marimba.pdf ———————————— 2019 CADETS LEARN THE MUSIC: Snares: […]

Mandarins drumline in the lot at the Rose Bowl on 06/29/19. Warning : Have a fire extinguisher close by because this drumline was on fire!

A VIC FIRTH video of the Pacific Crest’s drumline in the lot at the DCI Southwestern Championship in San Antonio, TX on July 20th, 2019 Stay tuned for many MORE “in the lot” videos from San Antonio! ———————————— STICKS: #vfSMG – Murray Gusseck Corpsmaster® Snare Stick http://vicfirth.com/products/marching-percussion/signature-snare-sticks/murray-gusseck/ #vfSRHTSN – Ralph Hardimon Corpsmaster® Tenor Stick, Nylon […]

A VIC FIRTH multi-cam video of the Carolina Crown drum line in the lot during DCI Championships week in Indianapolis! Stay tuned for many MORE “in the lot” and multi-cam “on the field” run-throughs from Indianapolis! ————— 2019 CAROLINA CROWN LEARN THE MUSIC: Snares: https://youtu.be/RDQvWlFtQkI Tenors: https://youtu.be/Rv2gzVwmU-E Basses: https://youtu.be/V2Ap-RlGd4E Marimba: https://youtu.be/U5xfbiQ1kkY Vibes: https://youtu.be/QJfezPfYY4M ———————————— STICKS: […]