Although you might think college marching bands were the only thing left after high school, that is is not true. Most college marching bands are not the same as high school marching bands. In lots of college marching bands, they don't really march a show, they are just there to pump you up at football games. Lucky there is another option if you are obsessed with marching band. DCI is the acronym for Drum Corps International. Drum Corps are for marchers (and color guarders) who still want to march (or guard) after high school. Drum Corps International was first formed in 1972. DCI headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana. There are over forty drum corps in North America, representing over twenty states and a few Canadian provinces. Drum Corps are composed of marchers that are 21 years of age and younger. Drum Corps are audition only, this means that you record yourself and then you send them a tape of you playing or come and perform for them live. When thinking about if you want to join DCI, you need to think about how much passion it will take to reach your goal. DCI bands are usually very large but also very good. They only take the best. Carolina Crown, by far one of my favorite DCI bands, is extremely hard to get into. It requires a lot of work and willingness to push yourself. I think of Carolina Crown as one of the best DCI groups in the world. When they perform, there is just so much passion you just can't stop watching. One of my goals is to make a drum corp after I graduate high school. I want to make Carolina Crown. I will have to push myself a lot to even be considered, but I know I have one thing I will need, passion.
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