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Drum Corps International



[[Image:Madisonscouts.jpg|frame|The Madison Scouts, a DCI member corps and two-time DCI World Champions]] Drum Corps International (DCI), formed in 1972, is the non-profit governing body operating the North American Drum and bugle corps (modern) circuit for junior corps, whose members are between the ages of 14 and 22. DCI consists of only a small full-time executive and administrative staff in Addison, Illinois. Policy is created, carried out, and enforced by the Board of Directors, which is primarily composed of the executive directors of its member corps. The board meets several times a year to discuss the issues facing the activity. The primary purpose of DCI corps is their competitive summer tour, consisting of DCI-sanctioned competitions throughout the United States and Canada, culminating in August with the week-long DCI World Championships. Many other drum corps associations around the world are based upon DCI. It continues a tradition of exceptionally high quality drum corps, with membership in the top corps highly sought after and extremely competitive, attracting the interest of potential members from many countries. DCI splits corps into 3 divisions: * Division I (formerly ''Open Class'') corps are the elite corps in the activity, with more than enough applicants to fill out their 135 member maximum. The top 12 corps as determined from the previous season are given voting rights to help govern the DCI circuit as well as increased performance purses and preferential touring schedules. * Division II (formerly '' 'A' Class'') and Division III (formerly '' 'A-60' Class'') corps are generally less competitive as far as gaining membership. Since horn players comprise about half of all needed members, there are often inadequate numbers of them in II/III corps. Drummers, avid and in abundance, can still be quite competitive for spots even at the "lower" levels. Division II corps can have up to 135 members; Division III corps have up to 60 members. The DCI circuit is highly competitive and rehearsal schedules are significantly more intense than those in other circuits. Beginning in late fall or early winter, corps hold weekend-long rehearsal camps once each month. The first two or three camps are primarily to audition members, though the audition process is not necessarily formal. At the end of the college school year in May, winter camps cease and members of full-time corps report for ''move-in'', that is, move to the locality where the corps rehearses. Corps then spend 12- to 16-hour days refining the music and movement of their show, as there is little time remaining before the beginning of the competitive season in June. Some corps (mostly Division II/III corps) cannot tour the entire summer. Such corps are called ''weekend-only'' corps. In late April or early May, they typically up the frequency of camps from monthly to weekly. A few weeks before DCI Championships, members will typically move-in for an abbreviated tour. However, some corps—especially feeder corps associated with a Division I organization and relatively new corps—will not travel to championships at far away locations, only attending local competitions. For members of most corps, the activity is a full-time summer commitment—members are on the road performing in competitions and parades across the U.S. and Canada virtually non-stop until the DCI Championship week in mid-August. Corps travel by over-the-road buses in convoy with tractor trailers holding equipment and field kitchens. Once on the road, members generally sleep on the buses as the corps travels at night, and in sleeping bags in school gyms once the next destination is reached. They practice their show for as long as schedule allows during the day, and then load up for the evening competition nearby. After the show is over, the cycle repeats. The DCI Championships are the epitome of the drum corps activity in North America. They are held the first or second week of August at a variable location each year; sometimes they are held at the same location for more than one year in a row. The Championships last for the better part of a week. Division I quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals are held at a professional or large college football stadium. ''See the DCI Division I World Champions article''. Division II/III prelims and finals are held at a nearby, smaller facility. During championships week, here is also an ''Individual & Ensemble'' (''I&E'') competition, which is typically held at an indoor facility such as a convention center. There are categories, called ''captions'', for every individual brass and percussion instrument, individual auxilary members, brass ensembles, percussion ensembles, auxilary ensembles, and mixed ensembles. == Division I Drum Corps == {| clear="both" align="center" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border: 1px solid #aaa; border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! Corps ! Location ! Website |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps || Concord, California || [http://bluedevils.org/ bluedevils.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps || Denver, Colorado || [http://bknights.org/ bknights.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps || Canton, Ohio || [http://bluecoats.com/ bluecoats.com] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps || Boston, Massachusetts || [http://crusaders.com/ crusaders.com] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Capital Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps || Columbus, Ohio || [http://capitalregiment.org/ capitalregiment.org ] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps || Fort Mill, South Carolina || [http://carolinacrown.org/ carolinacrown.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Colts Drum and Bugle Corps || Dubuque, Iowa || [http://colts.org/ colts.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps || 1 || [http://yea.org/crossmen/ yea.org/crossmen] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Esperanza Drum and Bugle Corps || San Diego, California || [http://esperanzacorps.org/ esperanzacorps.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps || Toledo, Ohio || [http://glassmen.org/ glassmen.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps || Kitchener, Ontario || [http://kavaliers.com/ kavaliers.com] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps || Madison, Wisconsin || [http://madisonscouts.org/ madisonscouts.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps || Sacramento, California || [http://mandarins.org/ mandarins.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps || Diamond Bar, California || [http://pacific-crest.org/ pacific-crest.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps || Rockford, Illinois || [http://regiment.org/ regiment.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps || Milwaukee, Wisconsin || [http://pioneer-corps.org/ pioneer-corps.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps || Santa Clara, California || [http://scvanguard.org/ scvanguard.org ] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps || Seattle, Washington || [http://seattlecascades.org/ seattlecascades.org ] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps || Lexington, Kentucky || [http://southwind.org/ southwind.org ] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Spirit from JSU Drum and Bugle Corps || Jacksonville, Alabama || [http://spiritdrumcorps.org/ spiritdrumcorps.org ] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps || 1 || [http://yea.org/cadets/ yea.org/cadets] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps || Rosemont, Illinois || [http://cavaliers.org/ cavaliers.org ] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | The Magic Drum and Bugle Corps || Orlando, Florida || [http://magicoforlando.org/ magicoforlando.org] |- style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; vertical-align: top" | Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps || Casper, Wyoming || [http://troopersdrumcorps.org/ troopersdrumcorps.org] |}
1 These corps are members of Youth Education in the Arts (YEA) and have no traditional home location. YEA is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. == See also == *DCI Division I World Champions == External links == *[http://www.dci.org/ Drum Corps International] *[http://www.drumcorpswiki.com/index.php/Drum_Corps_International Drum Corps International at DrumCorpsWiki] Drum_Corps

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This article is once again standing on its own, but is now specific to DCI. Information pertaining to all modern drum corps is in the drum and bugle corps (modern) article. User:Lazytiger 15:12, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC) : Thanks. It'd be nice if the trash stayed on RAMD and didn't plague the rest of the 'net. I just created a new article of DCI Division I World Champions with more in-depth info and linked to it in the main DCI article. User:Ross Uber 05:43, May 5, 2005 (UTC) == Too bad, LazyTiger == You can attempt to present the purified, corporate view of DCI all you wish. But if you continue to exploit drum & bugle corps (classic or modern is the same thing - it's called DRUM & BUGLE CORPS) I will continue to put the lie to what you and Matt are attempting to exploit. Now, you can (and will and have) call me a loony or whatever is the epithet of the day. But hopefully, people will do some checking for themselves on the history of what people involved in DCI and DCA actually do for a living. Drum & bugle corps is a fraternal hobby. It was never intended to enable corporate exploiters disguised as charitable bingo games, it was never intended to be a protective network for child molesters, it was never intended to cover up suicides and counterfeiters and murderers. And yet, that is what DCI does - as well as covering up all of its "failures", which they promptly blame on their targets who didn't sit well with how they were being exploited. I can play this game as long as you can. You seemed to feel that the way things were - as long as the DCI and DCA links were there - was enough. Now, it's not enough. Now, this might simply be to keep me "busy". Time will continue to tell. And in the meantime, the one or two people who actually have no clue and stumble onto these pages will learn what they need to know about DCI - which is CAVEAT EMPTOR. I might also add Dante's disclaimer, of all those lose hope who enter here. -- Catherine == :\ == Suicides, murders, child molesters??? What is this proposterous notion you are throwing around willy-nilly? Please catherine, I hope you can reply in some way (you did not leave a username). I honestly do not understand what you are trying to say, but perhaps you could explain your views to me in more detail. I have plenty of experience of corrupt organisations using their power for ill-gotten gain and manipulation, but DCI was never in my top-ten! Shed some light on the situation you perceive. Thanks --User:Sbutler 21:17, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC) Catherine, Lazytiger, myself, and were in a protracted argument with Catherine for some time. The difficulty is, since the drum corps pages were split to better collect information on the eras and circuits, the argument is similarly fragmented. If you hunt around on the drum and bugle corps, DCI, and other pages, you'll be able to find more of it. Catherine hasn't been back in a while since she went on a vandalism spree of all the drum corps pages, so it's unlikely you'll hear from her. --User:Mr Bound 21:46, Jan 2, 2005 (UTC) == "prettified" table == I wouldn't say that User:Flamurai's new table is any prettier or better than it was before, just different. It used to match the look of the scoring table from the Drum and bugle corps (modern) article. Flamurai added some stuff about I&E and neutralized some Div I info. I am unsure where the line is as far as what info should be in this DCI article and what should be in the Drum and bugle corps (modern) article. We're definitely getting some overlap of information. Most of the content of the DCI article originated in the modern article, was cut and pasted here, and some of the info is now finding its way back over there. But some of it is also remaining here with slightly different wording and content. Anyone have any ideas about where to put what and minimize overlap? User:Lazytiger 18:06, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC) : The new table style better blends with the Wikipedia page, image frame, etc. The other table is presenting different information. There's no need for them to be the same. I will make that table at least have the same border style when I get a chance, though. :It's important for NPOV that this article be relevant to ''all'' DCI corps, not just division I corps. I don't think overlap is necessarily a bad thing just as long as the information is consistent between the articles. It's important that a reader get enough information to understand that article. For example, this article had said, "when camps end", without a previous mention of what camps were. The reader shouldn't be expected to read Drum and bugle corps (modern) first. :– User:Flamurai (User talk:Flamurai) 20:32, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)


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