Drumline Blog

Owasso Drumline Snare Cam

Ryan — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:46:20 +0000

For the last home football game before BOA Grand Nationals, we hooked up a GoPro HD Hero camera to the carrier of one of the snare drummers. Here is the end result:

HOW TO: Change Marching Snare Heads

Ryan — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:29:14 +0000

We’re in the middle of the marching season and it’s time for a head change. Whether the drumheads are worn out, lost their ability to tune, or have water damage from that torrential downpour at the last football game, drumheads need to be changed at least a couple times a season. If you are a [...]

Lee Beddis Leaves Crown for Madison Scouts

Ryan — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:23:08 +0000

Lee Beddis has been announced as the Percussion Caption Head and Battery Arranger for the Madison Scouts. This ends a run at Carolina Crown that lasted from 2007-2011 and placed them in the mix as one of the top percussion programs every year. He returns to the Scouts where he was the Percussion Coordinator in [...]

The Cadets Win the 2011 DCI World Championship

Ryan — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:22:16 +0000

In a tight race to the finish, The Cadets win the 2011 DCI World Championship with a Final Score of 98.35. The Cadets swept the GE caption with 1st place finishes in all subcaptions, won the Music Ensemble subcaption and tied the Blue Devils for the overall Music Caption. The Blue Devils finished in [...]

Cadets Win DCI Semifinals

Ryan — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:39:34 +0000

The 2011 DCI World Championship Semifinals results are in and for the second night in a row, The Cadets pulled ahead of the Blue Devils to win the DCI World Championship Semifinals. The Cadets scored a 97.80 while the Blue Devils ended up with a 97.30 – at this point it is still anyone’s to [...]

DCI Prelims Recap

Ryan — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:22:19 +0000

After a long day, The Cadets edged out the Blue Devils to take 1st place in DCI Prelims. The Cadets scored a 97.35 over BD’s 96.85, a half point (.5) ahead, which may not seem like much but it is a game of tenths and one hundredths of a point. The real difference showed up [...]

DCI 2011 World Championships

Ryan — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:26:27 +0000

If you can’t make it to Indy then your next best option is checking out the DCI 2011: Big, Loud & Live 8 presented by Fathom Events on the big screen at your local movie theater this Thursday. The World Championship Prelims, brought to you from the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, will be [...]

DCI Broken Arrow 2011 Review

Ryan — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:28:33 +0000

Broken Arrow, OK – There were so many good corps at the Broken Arrow show this year that I had to come to the realization that it was going to be impossible to get them all. Keep in mind the Broken Arrow High School campus is about the size of a small college and there [...]