An intenseperformance art with an impressive variety and dedication by its performers,drum and bugle corps (shorthanddrum corps) is an activity combining unparalleled musical, physical, and mental demands. Arich history has brought the activity to where it standstoday, governed by such organizations asDCI,DCA, andDCE.
At present, Wikipedia's information on drum corps varies greatly from article to article. Some need to be created, some rewritten from the ground up, others expanded to truly do justice to the activity and its performers. The goal of this project is to improve the articles relating to drum corps and make Wikipedia a premier resource on the activity.
This project covers all drum corps articles, including American and European corps at both the junior and senior level, as well as articles about individual corps such as theBlue Devils orThe Cavaliers. In addition, this project will also be responsible for applicable sections on drum and bugle corps in articles wheremarching bands and drum corps intersect, such asdrum majors, marching percussion, articles on horns and drums, and other assorted articles. The primary focus, however, is the creation and maintenance of all things drum corps.
TheWikiProject will also be responsible for articles pertaining towinter guard (governed byWinter Guard International, which is arguably a related activity).
| Drum Corps articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
| B | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| C | 11 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 50 | |
| Start | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
| Stub | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| List | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| NA | 6 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 53 | ||
| Assessed | 15 | 35 | 19 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 139 |
| Unassessed | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 35 | 19 | 23 | 37 | 20 | 149 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω =351 | Ω = 4.39 | |||||
The parent of this WikiProject isWikiProject Music.
There are currently no descendant WikiProjects for this project.
Many articles for drum corps are have been deleted or are being considered for deletion. Join the discussion in the talk page
Please add others as you see fit.the drum and lyre corps originate in the Philippines.
Please add others as you see fit.
New corps seeking to tour with DCI in 2015:
Here's a list of current (October, 2014) active DCA corps with no article:
These DCI corps seemingly had articles at one time; if they were deleted, they were not archived in deletionpedia.org
These are former DCI Top Twelve Finalist corps with no article:(TheMuchachos Drum and Bugle Corps is NOT the former DCI Top Twelve Finalist corps...)
These are former DCI Champions in classes other than the current World Class with no article (Might be a subject for one inclusive article.):
NOTE:Even a stub is a start!Be bold! BUT... be sure to include a lead paragraph, theDEFAULTSORT address & inclusive Categories, or risk almost immediate deletion by a zealous moderator... Also, be sure to create a redirect to that page (such asKiwanis Kavaliers forKiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps) or put a link on an appropriate disambiguation page (Blue Devils forBlue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps).
Finally, make sure a WikiProject Drum Corps tag is put on the talk page!
All current World & Open Class DCI corps are now present and accounted for. All corps have now been tagged with the Project as well.
Since theWinter Guard International page falls under this project, I have a suggestion about it. Is it at all possible to create seperate pages for indoor guar, indoor percussion, and indoor winds?Aaathomas08 (talk)22:44, 5 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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| DCI Finalist | DCA Finalist | Row color |
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| Open Class (2008–present) Division II & Division III (1992–2007) Class A (1974–84) Class A60 (1985–1991) | Class A (1997–present) | bgcolor=#AFEEEE Pale Turquoise |
| World Class (2008–present) Division I (1992–2007) Open Class (1972–91) | Open Class (1965–present) | bgcolor=#ADD8E6 Light Blue |
| DCI Class Champions | DCA Class Champions | Row color |
| Open Class (2008–present) Division II & Division III (1992–2007) Class A (1974–84) Class A60 (1985–1991) | Class A (1997–present) | bgcolor=#FCC200 Golden Poppy |
| World Class (2008–present) Division I (1992–2007) Open Class (1972–91) | Open Class (1965–present) | bgcolor=#D4AF37 Metallic Gold |
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