Explaining Dot Books and Dot Math

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[@YeherIsHere]

this got posted while I was literally filling out my dot book for part 2

[@mom-gq9ek]

16:25 is so true. my HS used coordinate sheets but I would write these things in my music & for my section,. but when staff asked for the counts/definitions and members disagreed on it, even though i had it written down, staff would redefine n often change from original definitions which did not help being a 5a band. did this digitally for indoor season when we had to record our own drill too and shared it with other members. Staff found it helpful, but was frustrating during both seasons how dysfunctional our group felt from debating counts & definitions

[@RVVDont]

I'm so pissed that the digital dot book shit exists nowadays. Doing them by hand SUCKED. One rain and all your hard work completely skunked.

[@jonaldjager]

I remember when I marched SCV a staff member had mentioned that your dot book should be so detailed, that if for whatever reason you couldn't finish and someone had to learn your dot, that the entire show would be in your book: Dots, mid/quarter sets, body definitions, music etc. You should be able to hand someone your book and they can learn your show more or less with just that. I hated doing dot books, and it was a huge relief for me that we didn't use them at BD. However, as a teacher I love them as a teaching tool for externalizing your show and understanding some of the more mathematical concepts that are hard to understand just looking at the field in person as a young performer. Awesome resource here Chris, great job.

[@mom-gq9ek]

yes! I substituted for members during drill staging (HS indoor group) numerous times and everytime I did, I wrote down everything they needed to learn in my notes, with the same idea your staff member mentioned in mind. Not to mention, the whole process of writing everything down was really helpful in memorizing it, even though I wasn't the one performing the show. Also, these notes would be a resource if I ever forgot anything. i wish this was the norm for our ensemble, but most people just wrote down the same info you'd get on a coordinate sheet.

[@mrangelchacon]

Honestly great video, I’ve been trying to find current videos on dotbooks and glad you made one. I’ll be sending this to my students

[@azxtnt]

This just reminded me I have to do my dot book

[@eschmabriel]

Seeing this just as my group gets UDB! Very exciting stuff

[@ColonialForbin]

I needed this before the dci season instead of going in blind 😭 . Still really informative thank you

[@IsaacMurray-w6c]

374 Kylee Key

[@faithokino3371]

duspucaple me 8:25

[@haydenandersen3800]

yes

[@spidernh]

do most bands/corps not use udbapp?

[@CJsMusicTrumpet]

Many world class corps do. Most marching bands do not. It’s quite expensive.

[@spidernh]

@@CJsMusicTrumpet oh, interesting. I guess I was a bit confused since this is generally a drum corps channel.

[@rjhollinger]

Most of the years I marched at Boston it was just dot books. I think I used both in 2019 though

[@CJsMusicTrumpet]

I mean there are still a lot of drum corps that don’t use UDB. Additionally there are many corps that use UDB strictly as a way to get drill out to members and ask their members to use physical dot books on the field. And yeah I talk about drum corps but I also am trying to broaden my scope to educational videos relating to the visual caption which I “specialize” in I suppose.

[@spidernh]

@@CJsMusicTrumpet oh, interesting.

[@colefisher3596]

No midsets?

[@AngelRamirez-dd3dp]

9:30

[@CJsMusicTrumpet]

you just got vectored