Aki yes 👍

Samantha N. No experience in dance or Colorguard needed! Many of the members come to us with zero experience and it's expected.

No. But if you really want to hear what a Cymbal crash sounds like, try looking up "cymbals crashing". This video is showcasing visual moments.

I don't disagree. But how is that relevant?

Thank you! My first one!

While I understand and can personally vouch for the special vibe CMCM has, I don't doubt Crossmen has their own. Most things in the Cymbal world today aren't original anyway. It's all been "ripped" , changed slightly, then "ripped" again. Besides, a couple of the guys in this video were members of the Crossmen Cymbal line so they can "rip" themselves if they want I suppose.

Spirit was the only decent DCI cymbal line, but even they suck now.

Jim Norman Their can be so many factors that go into cymbal playing, pinning down one rule is essentially meaningless. On the cymbal line I was on we were taught that sound quality and looking the same were most important. Also they play and move together with uniformity. How they hold their cymbals doesn't matter as long as they all do it the same way. Cymbal playing isn't like regular drumming. Their isn't a "right" way to do it.

When did the amount of "clanks" measure whether you are a "real" Cymbal line?

Let me know when you March a Cymbal line of this caliber in wgi or DCI and we'll chat more . Cheers :)

+BlueIce Gaming I really don't think adding the place you march adds any credibility to your statement, plus no there is no "right" way to play cymbals, that's what makes it special

BlueIce Gaming​ I've marched cymbals in several World Class ensembles in this activity, currently marching Pulse Percussion (2016 Piw Champ since you're fond of placements)

GloriousLovex3 I know I'm a good 2 years late, but it's called Undiscovered Colors 😂

Thanks for the comment Kristin! Honestly I have learned a lot of the visuals or at least have gotten inspiration from watching KZbin videos as well, just like you're doing. I have been in the cymbal game since 2002 so I have learned a lot over the years with my biggest educational gains were from marching with the music city mystique cymbal line (WGI). I have several cymbal videos on my channel of the kids I have taught over the years, feel free to take what you can! It's hard to explain through typing but simply watching a vid, even in slow motion, trying to mimic the exact move and rep slowly over and over until it's perfected basically. If you have release and reloads down, variations of it come pretty simple. If you ever have a video of your group, post up! I'd love to see it!

Great! Thanks for the help!! Slow motion videos are definitely the way we are trying to go about it. I will post a video once we look a little better!

Thank you Jennifer! The camera we used to attach while marching was the GoPro. Perfect cam for this kind of footage.

Thanks!