Petition against the use of amps
Drum corps fan Matthew Briddell has started an online petition against the use of amplification on the DCI competition fields. Over 750 people have already signed the petiton, including some European fans. The petition can be found at petitiononline.com. Drum corps fan Matthew Briddell has started an online petition against the use of amplification on the DCI competition fields. Over 750 people have already signed the petiton, including some European fans. The petition can be found at petitioninline.com. Here is the snip of the petition text:
"Those that support the use of amplification ask that we "give it time" for people to get used to the idea. We have already taken all the time we need to form our conclusions. Already, we have witnessed corps shows where such voice-overs, singing, narration, amping pits, etc. do not provide any meaningful additions to the corps' program. In some cases, they distract from the musicians and color guard performers. In some cases, they are simply unnecessary or redundant, and are being relied on too heavily to produce music that the actual musicians are just as capable of producing by themselves, without any vocal accompiament. In some cases, they lead to shows that rely too heavily on the narration or vocalization, and that, when performed by themselves with only the musicians and color guard members, cannot stand up in the rigorous competitive environment.
The undersigned, having witnessed that amplification has not contributed anything positive to the drum and bugle corps activity, hereby call upon all competing corps currently using amplification to remove these elements from their programming. We also petition the Drum Corps International Board of Directors to vote to rescind all rules and policies regarding the use of amplification at the earliest possible opportunity. Let us keep drum and bugle corps as the distinct and unique activity that it is supposed to be."
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