dvdwinter9's definitions

drumline

The section of the band that consists of a Batterie(no, that is not misspelled), or the field percussion, and a front ensemble, or pit, consisting of mallet and auxiliary percussion and often a bass guitar. The field percussion often consists of 3-4 snares in smaller bands and 7-10 in bigger bands, 4-5 bass drums, 2-3 multi-tenors (quads, quints, or sixpacks), and 2-3 marching cymbals. They are the hardest working, most featured section of the marching band and are often the flashiest as well. When the band enters the stadium, they often march at the back or in the middle, and play a 30 second-1 minute piece of music featuring the drumline, often called a "cadence" or "street beat". The best snare, also called "drum captain" or "center snare", starts the cadence with a signal yell or phrase and keeps the beat for the drumline during the show by yelling "daht" to the beat of the drum major during rests. Sometimes, they will challenge other drumlines to a "drum battle", which consists of playing prepared cadences until one line runs out of ideas and are declared the loser.

1. Our drumline kicked ass! I really liked their cadence, too.

by dvdwinter9 December 3, 2006

quad

a marching set of 4 tenor drums.

Can you fix my quad? I broke a hole in the far-right drum.

by dvdwinter9 December 3, 2006

quints

a marching set of 5 tenor drums, with the fifth and smallest reffered to as the "shot" or "gock" drum and being only a few inches in diameter

My quints are screwing up my back! This will screw me for the rest of my life.

by dvdwinter9 December 3, 2006

sixpack

a marching set of six tenor drums, with the 2-smallest being reffered to as "shot" or "gock" drums. The shot drums are high-pitched and often only a few inches in diameter.

Wanna see my sixpack? The higher shot drum is only 5 inches.

by dvdwinter9 December 3, 2006

scratch

A special note on a multi-tenor, drum set, or other multi-drummed instrument where the player hits 2 or more drums while only moving the wrist once. Similar to a double-bounce.

That drummer just scratched 4 drums! OMG he's so hot!

by dvdwinter9 December 3, 2006

Drummer's Syndrome

A condition similar to ADHD affecting all drummers who actually love what they do. It causes the drummer to play on any flat surface, vertical or horozontal, which exists within hand reach whenever he or she has at least 1 minute of boredom in band. Often scorned by other band members, conductors, and even other drummers, it is one of the few downsides to being a drummer.

1. Man, Ryan's Drummer's Syndrome is starting to annoy me.
2. Hey, Aaron, your Drummer's Syndrome is messing with our tuning. Mind stopping?

by dvdwinter9 December 4, 2006

pep band

A band that attends basketball games and, at the collegiate level, hockey games and plays renditions of popular or well-known songs to "pump up" the crowd. Often, the Pep Band will be comprised of flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and tubas, and the drum/rhythm section will include a drum set, a drumline, or a combination of both. Often, the Pep Band is confused with the marching band by those who may not know the difference. The Pep Band is often led by the school's music director, or a drum major.

1. The Pep Band's rendition of "Hey, Baby" really gets the crowd going!

by dvdwinter9 July 25, 2007