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The Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps is a world-renowned, world champion drum and bugle corps that travels between six and eight weeks each summer throughout the United States and Canada performing in competitive field shows and parades. The Vanguard provides instruction for the experienced through the advanced member in the areas of brass, percussion and color guard.
The Vanguard won its first championship in 1970 at the American Legion Championships in Portland, OR. In 1971, the Vanguard traveled to Dallas, TX and won the coveted Veterans of Foreign War Championships. In 1972, Drum Corps International (DCI) was formed with the Vanguard as one of the founding members.
The Vanguard has won six DCI world championship titles (73, 74, 78, 81, 89 and 99), along with many other regional championships titles. Membership in the Vanguard is primarily between the ages of 16 through a maximum age of 22.
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A La Carte Solos from "Violent Tenor Cream"
Top tenor solos & ensembles ranging from sick & twisted to clinically insane!
by Various Artists (compilation)
Level: Crazy insane!
Our price: $8.99
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Description:
Pick and choose solos or ensembles from your favorite quad gods. These are the pieces from the awesome new collection "Violent Tenor Cream," available a la carte for immediate download.
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Flash Gordon Henderson (downloadable)
Timing and independence with a twist
by Murray Gusseck
Level: Difficult
Our price: $5.99
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Description:
This exercise in timing and independence for the advanced battery ensemble will test the mind and the ears, as well as just downright make some folks uncomfortable. It's the latest concoction by Murray Gusseck and was heard throughout 2009 in DCI warmup areas around the country.
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Fresh Perspectives for the Modern Drumline
Ensemble Exercises and Music of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drumline
by Jim Casella & Murray Gusseck
Level: Easy to Difficult
Our price: $30.00
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Description:
The 97-page book containing official music of the Santa Clara Vanguard drumline.
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GO! (downloadable)
Technical Sequence for Battery Ensemble.
by Murray Gusseck
Level: Easy to Difficult
Our price: $5.99
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Description:
Clocking in at nearly 16 minutes in length, this sequence represents a complete warm-up package for the battery ensemble. With over 20 individual exercises in 9 different categories, this mammoth practice tool contains something for just about everyone.
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Parking Lot Etudes
Psychogenic Discourse for the Flam-Drag Fighter Pilot
by Murray Gusseck
Level: Difficult
Our price: $19.00
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Description:
A collection of popular pieces by Murray Gusseck, this book contains some of the most unique drumline cadences and 60 second warm-ups ever written for the Santa Clara Vanguard including "Martian Mambo," "Poof!, "Fat Mama Dancin'," "Electric Wheelchair," and "It's in 4."
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SCV Battery Auditions DVD
with Murray Gusseck and Leo Sanchez
Level: All Levels
Our price: $24.95
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Description:
Produced in conjunction with the Santa Clara Vanguard, Tapspace is proud to offer this revolutionary audition DVD featuring Murray Gusseck (SCV battery caption head) and Leo Sanchez (cymbal instructor). Nearly 3 hours of video lessons!
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Violent Tenor Cream
Top tenor solos & ensembles ranging from sick & twisted to clinically insane!
by Compilation (10 nutty quadcakes)
Level: Crazy insane!
Our price: $24.95
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Description:
Violent Tenor Cream is a collection of some of the sickest tenor solos and ensembles ever known to the world of quad drumming.
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