KayDee21

Description: A sweet, sad mime

Description: Very roughly inspired by the sacrifice in Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom.

Description: A young woman facing mortality

Description: A ballet dancer from the inside out, a stylized look at the skeleton.

Description: The marching equivalent of floor toms, the tenor drums (quads, quints, what have you) are always a crowd favorite with their high energy, flashy splits & nearly melodic rhythmic lines.

Description: The final battle between Arthur & Mordred at Camlan

Description: A creature from Scandinavian folklore, the Näcken (or Neck) haunts still waters. A supernaturally superb musician, especially on the fiddle, he lures his victims to drown in his pond.

Description: Inspirational quotation from Alexander the Great.

Description: As a new monarch, Arthur had to fight hard to earn the acceptance of the surrounding kings & to protect his land

Description: Inspired by the classic Bram Stoker's Dracula, a vampire juxtaposed with his traditional victim, the pure maiden.

Description: I imagined what it might be like to have a muse help me with my writing; of course, he floats!

Description: I imagined what it might have looked like when the narrator of The Telltale Heart began to speak.

Description: A twist on the eternal words of John Muir, for the less ambitious traveler.

Description: The rhythmic center of any drumline, the source of the loudest rim shots & most incessant stick tricks: the marching snare.

Description: Kay is perhaps the most maligned member of Arthur's retinue after Mordred, but in the earliest versions of the story, he is a capable warrior & loyal vassal. The main trait that follows him throughout the stories is a very sharp tongue.

Description: The largest of the pit instruments, the mellow wooden tones of the marimba lend themselves well to bass lines. The marimba is also the only pit instrument you might see two people playing at once!

Description: My favorite musical instructions

Description: Based on the family name Keating, which comes from the Norman name "Cyting," meaning "Son of the Kite."

Description: Plucky & bright, the xylophone is almost undeniably the leader in volume in the pit.

Description: A creepy, ghoulish twist on "the evils:" Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

Description: King Arthur drawing the sword from the stone

Description: The sharp visual work of a skilled cymbal line is perhaps one of the most gripping parts of a marching show.

Description: Color guard girl with a blue flag.

Description: Gawain preparing to take the agreed-upon blows from the Green Knight

Description: I came up with this guy as a fun way to remember my Russian body parts; maybe he'll help you, too!

Description: The vibraphone, a staple of jazz & percussion ensembles, with a distinctive metallic sound that sets it apart from anything else in the pit.

Description: An exuberant dancer

Description: Though they usually travel in groups, this marching bass drum has gone rogue & started a solo career.

Description: Abstract doodle of flowering plants

Description: The best way to be welcomed home

Description: Inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, this design features the three Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, & Future, as well as the quotation from Scrooge's reformation & affirmation of the Christmas spirit.

Description: A freehand rendering of the mighty monster of the deep, the Kraken.

Description: Inspired by the eponymous Kansas song, this space explorer wanders an abandoned planet.

Description: The Leanan Sidhe is a Celtic fairy that provides inspiration to creative men, but causes them to become so engrossed in their craft that they waste away with their obsession, & die after creating their best work.

Description: The personification of that feeling you get when the song that is your jam comes on

Description: A small fairy warrior with the fierceness of a honey badger. Don't judge him by his size!