Countoff on tenors???

[quads4life]

Ok. Our drumline is doing clinics to help get the newbies acquainted with drumming before tryouts. I am the most experienced drummer at the clinics since our C.S. has baseball... So the question is what do you guys think about tapping it off on tenors? Cuz our main instructor doesn't really like it, but I don't really have a problem with it at clinics and the like. And besides, it makes it a whole heck of a lot easier for me since I play tenors anywayz...

[Grissom]

Technically, it should make no difference at all .

If your instructor has a real issue with it, take the time (in private or away from everyone else) to understand why. There may be some reason that they want it that way - i.e. consistency for later in the year, etc.

[Ch33zz]

Meh, if your feilding a big line, Or starting your show out, It probably be a safer bet to tap off on snare, the sound travels faster, and its more of the soprano voice, so youll hear it, But tapping off on tenors wouldnt be bad, theirs times when corps do it, and turn it into a tradition for tenors to tap off instead of the snares (double beat by SCV)

But it dosnt really matter

[quads4life]

Technically, it should make no difference at all .

If your instructor has a real issue with it, take the time (in private or away from everyone else) to understand why. There may be some reason that they want it that way - i.e. consistency for later in the year, etc.

Yeah I guess I can see the consistency for later in the year, but other than that, knowing him, it's just a wierd quirk...

[quads4life]

Meh, if your feilding a big line, Or starting your show out, It probably be a safer bet to tap off on snare, the sound travels faster, and its more of the soprano voice, so youll hear it, But tapping off on tenors wouldnt be bad, theirs times when corps do it, and turn it into a tradition for tenors to tap off instead of the snares (double beat by SCV)

But it dosnt really matter

I definitely agree about the field snare countoff for the norm. And that's awesome about the SCV double beat tenor countoff...Thankx!

[tenordrummer07]

Meh, if your feilding a big line, Or starting your show out, It probably be a safer bet to tap off on snare, the sound travels faster, and its more of the soprano voice, so youll hear it, But tapping off on tenors wouldnt be bad, theirs times when corps do it, and turn it into a tradition for tenors to tap off instead of the snares (double beat by SCV)

But it dosnt really matter

SCV DOUBLE BEAT BABEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

omg i love that cadence

[SkyhawkDrummer]

it's not a cadence it's a streetbeat.and the double beat versions i've heard are all snare count-off's.What year did the tenor count-off?

[Ch33zz]

Really? Ive found a lot more 03's and 04's that are set up in their little snare, tenor, snare, snare, tenor, snare snare, tenor, ect lineup, with the center tenor counting on his 10'

[adamisontenors]

i think tenor count offs are awesome, if i could count off on tenors, i'd do spock click spock click 1111 2222 3333 4444

[cadesonT14]

it doesn't make a difference as long as it is in time. A tradition at our high school is that after the game we march back to the band room and each person on the line calls out a stand tune or excercise and taps it off on their drum. So it shouldn't be a problem

[SkyhawkDrummer]

its not a big deal......our snare player counts off exercises and warmups while the tenor player keeps us in step....field countoff.....it doesnt matter who does it it can be heard from any drum......do it like drum corps and have bass 5 do it :P.....hehe but um if u do countoff dont make it complex....stick to drum 2 or the spock and straight 8th notes.

[fufighter23]

Its not that bad, at one time our 5th bass drum counted off.

[tidus1112]

Tenors sound fine counting off. I've heard it in many drumlines, including the one I'm in. It's also a lot easier than teaching someone else the countoff.

[Paralda]

In all effectuality, it shouldn't make any difference.

[fiacovaz]

The only difference it might make to a drum line instructor is to be certain that the band or corps recognizes the pitch of the drum used for a count-off.

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Re: Countoff on tenors???

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it's not a cadence it's a streetbeat.and the double beat versions i've heard are all snare count-off's.What year did the tenor count-off?


A Cadence is a Street Beat. A Cadence is the rhythmic flow of a beat. Street Beat is a slang term for a Parade Cadence. Cadences are written for use on the Street as well as a Pass-In-Review.