Drum Corps International (DCI)

Judges Tape from the LBCC 1995 Spring drumline instructed by Tom Float.

Welcome to the first of a SEVEN PART series with the legendary Vic Firth signature artist and DCI Hall of Fame member, Ralph Hardimon! In our first installment, Ralph talks about his early years as a child growing up in a musical family and his first teaching & writing experiences in the Anaheim Kingsmen. JOIN […]

The students and staff of the 2017 “Pride of the Mountains” Marching Band are proud to present their 2017 production entitled, “Take Note!”. “Take Note” is a “play on words” that illustrates the numerous ways we communicate in our world today. Whether by musical, handwritten, or digital means, communication is an absolute necessity in our […]

Vic Firth takes you BEYOND THE LOT with early season battery warmup footage of the 2018 Boston Crusaders! Buy the “Basic Strokes” exercise by Murray Gusseck here! http://www.tapspace.com/basic-strokes ———————————— 2018 BOSTON CRUSADERS LEARN THE MUSIC: MARIMBA SPIRITUAL Snares: https://youtu.be/1fbVP1zGv-0 Tenors: https://youtu.be/NclRbx4FmVc Basses: https://youtu.be/64joPebiIjA Timpani: https://youtu.be/h41dRcryT0E Marimba: https://youtu.be/GxbJ04KyHEI Vibes: https://youtu.be/UbjzrM1Lj6o ACT 3 (BALLAD) Marimba: https://youtu.be/T5HKSXwvllg Vibes: […]

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 marimba part 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-marimba.pdf ———————————— 2018 BLUE KNIGHTS LEARN THE MUSIC: […]

SCV ensemble run of Metropolis 1927 in the lot at RCC

USMC DBC drumline at Chaffey HS in SoCal on 03/13/19

Vic Firth takes you BEYOND THE LOT with early season footage of Carolina Crown’s 2019 production “Beneath The Surface” In this video, the snare line is featured playing “Dark Clouds” with the music so you can learn it and play along! Download the music here! http://www.vicfirth.com/downloads/dci2019/crown-LTM-snare.pdf ———————————— 2019 CAROLINA CROWN LEARN THE MUSIC: Snares: https://youtu.be/RDQvWlFtQkI […]

The Academy drumline warming up at the Rose Bowl on 06/29/19

A VIC FIRTH video of Boston Crusaders’ 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! ————— 2019 BOSTON CRUSADERS LEARN THE MUSIC: Snares: https://youtu.be/azUo-xAVEMg Tenors: https://youtu.be/Vzf8kxthsDY Basses: https://youtu.be/O1QMbIkFvP4 Marimba: https://youtu.be/jy_feUBHREA Vibraphone: https://youtu.be/I0Sb6e4SXE8 Timpani: https://youtu.be/UcHlMSsS5co […]

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: […]

Spirit of Atlanta repping some of their show music in the lot at DCI semifinals.