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An intense performance art with an impressive variety and dedication by its performers, drum and bugle corps (shorthand drum corps) is an activity combining unparalleled musical, physical, and mental demands. A rich history has brought the activity to where it stands today, governed by such organizations as DCI, DCA, and DCE.

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 the Blue Devils or The Cavaliers. In addition, this project will also be responsible for applicable sections on drum and bugle corps in articles where marching bands and drum corps intersect, such as drum 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.

The WikiProject will also be responsible for articles pertaining to winter guard (governed by Winter Guard International, which is arguably a related activity).

1. To improve and expand articles on drum corps at all levels and in all regions.
2. To create articles for every North American Division I drum corps (this is just a starter, DII and DIII will have their day).
3. The creation of a vast, accurate, and neutral drum corps resource.
4. To secure the use of drum corps photos in articles.
5. To promote a drum-corps article to featured article status.

The parent of this WikiProject is WikiProject Music.

There are currently no descendant WikiProjects for this project.

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Dance
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Opera
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Marching band
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Theatre

Articles needing cleanup

Highest priority

Many articles for drum corps are have been deleted or are being considered for deletion. Join the discussion in the talk page

• The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps (tagged)
• Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (tagged)
• Colts Drum and Bugle Corps (tagged)
• Drum and bugle corps (classic)
• Drum and bugle corps (modern)
• Renegades Drum and Bugle Corps

Lesser priority

• Esperanza Drum and Bugle Corps
• Memphis Sound (tagged)
• Drum and lyre corps

Please add others as you see fit. the drum and lyre corps originate in the Philippines.

Articles needing expansion

• 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps
• Drum Corps Associates (Actually was shortened in cleanup, although it now has more info)
• Drum Corps Europe
• Southwind Drum and Bugle Corps
• The Magic Drum and Bugle Corps
• Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps
• Anaheim Kingsmen Drum and Bugle Corps
• The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps
• Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps
• Several DCA corps needing to be created-lots of red links on the list of DCA corps category banner.
• Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps
• Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps
• The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps
• Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps
• Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps
• Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps
• Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps

Please add others as you see fit.

Articles needing creation

New corps seeking to tour with DCI in 2015:

• Freedom Drum and Bugle Corps
• Heat Wave Drum and Bugle Corps
• Jewel City Drum and Bugle Corps
• River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps

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

• Lake Erie Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps
• Railmen Drum and Bugle Corps
• Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps

These are former DCI Top Twelve Finalist corps with no article:(The Muchachos 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!

• Category:Drum and bugle corps is the category associated with this WikiProject.

Requests for Comment

Since the Winter 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]

WGI doe not fall under this project... Someone wrongly tagged the WGI talk page as being under this project, but it never has been... I doubt if Project:Marching Band includes it either, but it is also tagged on the WGI talk page... GWFrog (talk) 19:35, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Category:Drum and bugle corps
• Drum and bugle corps (modern)
• Drum and bugle corps (classic)
• Drum Corps International
• DCI Division I World Champions
• Template:DrumCorpsInfoBox
  - The Drum Corps Infobox (currently needs some modifications as it does not work for all corps)

• DCI.org, website of Drum Corps International
• CorpsReps, a corps repertoires and history database
• Soundmachine Scores, a DCI and DCA scores database.
• DrumCorpsWiki, a Wiki specifically for the activity, established in August, 2004.

Please add sites as you see fit.

None (yet).

Current

Drum Corps NA‑class Mid‑importance

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Insert text: Gold background indicates DCI (or DCA) Class Championship; Pale blue background indicates Class Finalist.

1. Standardize the basic information in corps articles
2. Create a custom project template (see above template)
3. Create a uniform infobox for corps (see articles such as
   Template:DrumCorpsInfoBox
   ) is a good start, but for defunct corps (no director), corps without titles, or other needed changes, it is somewhat inflexible. Needs to be discussed and modified!
4. Write and cleanup articles!

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