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Wil Bijl : Artikel GPMB 2013

Wil Bijl : Artikel GPMB 2013

MBI GPMB 2031 GPMB 2013 sudah dilaksanakan dengan sukses dan lewat artikel ini saya mengucapkan selamat sama juara 2013, Bahana Cendana Kartika dari Duri, Riau. Kemenangan BCK bukti bahwa unit-unit sekolah mampu untuk menjadi juara satu, divisi sekolah tidak perlu. Sebelum GPMB 2013 mulai banyak orang bilang kompetisi kurang seru oleh karena banyak band besar […]

January 4th, 2014 | Posted in Dalam Negeri,Events,GPMB GPJB,News,News,Review | Read More »

GPMB 2012, KEMAJUAN BESAR !

GPMB 2012, KEMAJUAN BESAR !

GPMB 2012, KEMAJUAN BESAR ! Di Tahun 2012 ini saya berusaha menggunakan bahasa Indonesia untuk artikel tentang GPMB 2012 di Trendmarching. Saya mohon maaf sebelumnya kalau ada kesalahan bahasa di tulisan ini. Prestasi semua unit di GPMB 2012 memperlihatkan kemajuan besar, khususnya musik dan konsep2 kebanyakan band peserta menjadi lebih baik. Saya mengucapkan terima kasih […]

December 27th, 2012 | Posted in Dalam Negeri,Events,GPMB GPJB,News,News,Review | Read More »

It’s easier to be better than somebody else than to be the best you can.

It’s easier to be better than somebody else than to be the best you can.

In my first article I have been writing about the things that were different in GPMB 2011. I have seen many comments, but I think that most people writing comments are not seeing the big picture and that’s OK for as long they are polite. One comment was that I have lived for 20 years […]

December 31st, 2011 | Posted in Dalam Negeri,Events,GPMB GPJB,News,News,Review | Read More »

What was different in GPMB 2011?

What was different in GPMB 2011?

GPMB 2011  is finished again, time to look at things that were remarkable in the performances of the participating bands or corps. This year’s participation was smaller in number of bands, some saying due to the Government’s decision to close books for local governments on December 15. That decision should have made it impossible for […]

December 28th, 2011 | Posted in Dalam Negeri,Events,GPMB GPJB,News,News,Review | Read More »

Looking to trends

Looking to trends

Everybody is a winner!. Looking back to GPMB 2010 I’m happy to see that most bands in Indonesia made good progress in their quality, approach and programs. It was amazing to see the creativity of many design teams reflected in the performance of the members in the field. Congratulations to ALL participants because you are […]

December 30th, 2010 | Posted in Dalam Negeri,Events,GPMB GPJB,News,News,Review | Read More »

Understanding of General Effect

Understanding of General Effect

After GPMB 2009 a discussion has been held between instructors of some corps and judges about the scores for General Effect. Without mentioning the names of the units and/or the judges I have the feeling that many people in Indonesia do not really understand the common rules for the judging system. During the discussion a […]

January 12th, 2010 | Posted in Dalam Negeri,Events,GPMB GPJB,News,Review | Read More »

Ulasan GPMB 2009 Indonesia

Ulasan GPMB 2009 Indonesia

Greetings from the next capital of drum corps, Jakarta, Indonesia. Since years marching bands in Indonesia have been changing into real drum corps. First time I participated in the Grand Prix Marching Band was in 1988 and every unit was still playing saxophones, slide trombones and sousaphones. In 1996 all bands in GPMB were real […]

January 7th, 2010 | Posted in Dalam Negeri,Events,GPMB GPJB,News,Review | Read More »


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