2023 Vandegrift High School Drumline - Last Rehearsal Runthrough

[@triciaam]

I love that they had fun doing something they love & even put their instruments down to be part of the dance routine. Congrats on placing 1st in the state. 🎉👏🏆

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

Matched grip just makes sense in so many ways.

[@MisterAsshole2U]

Logically, it makes sense. But it just doesn't look right somehow. I hate to think that I'm stuck on old school, but I feel like the lack of visuals is due to the matched grip.

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

@@MisterAsshole2U I'm old school too, but there are certainly visuals to be had using matched grip as well. It just makes so much sense in a school setting. Transferring to mallets and timpan and drum set is so much easier when your grip is matched. Just a thought.

[@Leaguecitybrass]

Love watching the yearly last run!

[@TylerDunphy]

The blend, the movement, the beats... these guys have it DOWN.

[@Jayhadd21]

Excellent tuning on the bass line!

[@rbass311]

Where can I see the 360 cam on the quads?

[@jms_43722]

JP, AWESOME job working the battery as usual!

[@RudimentalNico]

Here before all the match vs. trad grip comments! Great show, y'all! Sounds fantastic.

[@donaldfabozzi3996]

so proud of these guys

[@rbass311]

Nicely done! 🔥

[@joeplavin]

This is the best snare line I've heard marching match grip, tbf though I don't listen to the battery much

[@Fiveletroll]

I’m torn on the snare matched grip vs traditional grip debate. Matched grip absolutely makes sense especially when applying what you learn on snare to all percussion instruments. BUT most colleges/ dci use traditional. It looks cooler indeed… it’s also hard to teach both and get consistent technique out of both.. just thinking out loud here…

[@calebS.Buddy_Rich_Best_Soloist]

I used traditional grip in high school and I just graduated in 2022. Doesn't make sense not to teach it to them and see if they can use traditional. I new traditional beforehand so I was ready but it is pretty easy to learn, and at least one of them had to have known it and they could have helped the others.

[@Yerrr647]

Re watching this line and other highschool lines this or vista should have won state perc. Marcus kind of just hung their hat over that quad feature. the rest of their line doesnt compete with this or vista. Always a pleasure seeing yall at work.

[@AdamChanddler]

not even close.... the battery is dirty as hell, especially with such easy grade 2 parts.... but the most important part of the the percussion is the front, and we didn't see nor hear this.....

[@Yerrr647]

@@AdamChanddler Yeah i have to disagree. This battery is not close to being called dirty. Grade 2 parts maybe but dirty? no sir

[@AdamChanddler]

@@Yerrr647 with all due respect, being you aren't a trained ear or know what you're talking about... I will rely on the experts.

[@Yerrr647]

@@AdamChanddler do what you will. Have a blessed day buddy

[@alildrumhappy]

J.P. what is your secret to snare tuning? I want my snares to sound like that!

[@sebastianmarsol]

good stuff

[@Rose-iw1ql]

Congratulations

[@Rose-iw1ql]

nice show.

[@gusbus2k138]

The end is near.

[@Yerrr647]

What happened to the blonde tall tenor player

[@Landedcloud]

Hunter

[@derfTF]

I saw myself 💀

[@calebS.Buddy_Rich_Best_Soloist]

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 why are the snares playing matched grip ... Still great movements for not using traditional. Whole point of traditional grip is to have more room when moving/not to hit each other. And it's easier to do accents with the left if you have it at the right level

[@tylera86]

Matched grip carries over to more percussion instruments which is likely more in line with how they want their percussion program to function. Also easier to tone quality hand to hand. Lots of lines use traditional and you can tell simply by listening (right hand pulsing, hand to hand phasing, uneven tone quality, etc…). Sure, there are great lines who do traditional and there are struggling lines the go matched but there isn’t really a superior choice here. Having a philosophy and teaching it well is the goal, and it’s clear that it’s taught well here.

[@andth3creat0r]

They don't need to win Grand Nationals, they need grass 💀

[@RhetoricWolf]

Very clean in certain sections, but that match grip is such an eye sore 😫

[@AdamChanddler]

ummm... the only sections it was clean were tutti ensemble tacit..... for such an easy grad 2 book, this is dirty as hell..... and I agree with you about the match grip.... none of them have the same style or approach... not even same stick heights.....

[@RhetoricWolf]

@@AdamChanddler I said in certain sections, bud. 😅

[@Landedcloud]

@@AdamChanddlery u hating

[@bailoutgolf5754]

As soon as I heard the "Dah", I had to stop watching.

[@ypvisuals5222]

Eww match grip

[@AdamChanddler]

for the past decade... every single BOA level band's shows sound exactly the same with the same boring, unoriginal format..... christ.... no wonder everyone gets up during halftime

[@AdamChanddler]

does the fkg drumline ever get out of the block and off the 50... talk about no drill or visual demand... and they're still that dirty with those easy parts?