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Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: April 13th, 2012, 10:28 am
by himynameis
Say you had a marimba and xylophone, would you get the creativity points?
And are they required to have 12 tones (sharps/flats) or just 8 (one octave)
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: April 13th, 2012, 2:50 pm
by zyzzyva980
You would get creativity points... but not very many. It's recommended that you don't bring two very similar instruments.
It's all twelve, not just eight. Include sharps and flats.
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: April 28th, 2012, 10:00 am
by Kid Cobain
For a guitar, would I be able to use a guitar pick and store bought strings?
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: May 13th, 2012, 2:40 pm
by silverheart7
Strings, yes because the rules state that you can use commercial strings. However, I don't think the guitar pick would be allowed. And yes, I am in Division B because I'm interested in taking this event next year when it moves to my division.
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: May 13th, 2012, 3:26 pm
by illusionist
Kid Cobain wrote:For a guitar, would I be able to use a guitar pick and store bought strings?
Make your own guitar pick. Just cut up an old (make sure it's inactivated) credit card/gift card into a pick-like shape. I play a "real" guitar, and if I'm ever short on picks, I'll make one from an old card. Works fine
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 8:24 pm
by Kid Cobain
illusionist wrote:Kid Cobain wrote:For a guitar, would I be able to use a guitar pick and store bought strings?
Make your own guitar pick. Just cut up an old (make sure it's inactivated) credit card/gift card into a pick-like shape. I play a "real" guitar, and if I'm ever short on picks, I'll make one from an old card. Works fine
Thanks for the tip. Looking forward to Sounds in division B
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: May 20th, 2012, 9:49 pm
by Infinity Flat
Congratulations to all who participated at Nationals this year! I really enjoyed seeing and hearing all of your instruments. I should have fairly detailed pictures of the (winning) bass marimba up in about a week or so, and perhaps some photos of the violin and a video of the performance soon after that. Until then, here is a video of our performance at states. We did the same pieces at nationals, but they were better practiced and more refined.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZt8stDKJY
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: May 25th, 2012, 8:48 pm
by ILoveEgretsClub
Any idea what types of instruments will be allowed next year, assuming they don't do what they did this year and allow all types? Pleasepleaseplease have chordophones. xD
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: May 25th, 2012, 9:01 pm
by quizbowl
ILoveEgretsClub wrote:Any idea what types of instruments will be allowed next year, assuming they don't do what they did this year and allow all types? Pleasepleaseplease have chordophones. xD
I don't think they'll be as lenient as they were this year with the instrument choices.
Re: Sounds of Music C
Posted: May 25th, 2012, 9:05 pm
by Infinity Flat
quizbowl wrote:ILoveEgretsClub wrote:Any idea what types of instruments will be allowed next year, assuming they don't do what they did this year and allow all types? Pleasepleaseplease have chordophones. xD
I don't think they'll be as lenient as they were this year with the instrument choices.
I expect that there will be more restrictions on instruments and construction as a way of making it EASIER for division B competitors.
In my opinion, wind instruments are the most complicated, and so if anything is going to be prohibited it's those.