Color Guard

Marching Arts Education presents Color Guard topics featuring webinars, technique models, and teaching tools from top Marching Arts Professionals. Insightful conversations on vital and relevant topics will help YOU take your team to the next level! Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when new content is added!

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Technique, Tosses & Tricks: A Color Guard Video Curriculum
Dance, Flag, and Rifle videos – FREE FOR MEMBERS! These incredibly versatile videos allow you to use them in a multitude of ways! Turn on a video in a class or rehearsal, watch the information, then the members can practice together or with an instructor, referring to the video when needed! They are also perfect for individual practice, or for an instructor to learn new skills themselves, or the best way to teach each skill to their students! Created and taught by Jara Clark and Keagan Lambert.

Spintronix Color Guard Series: Flag Spinning for Beginners and Beginning Instructors
Video lessons teach you the basics, show you how to explain the technique in clear, easy language, and present the skills in the right order for greatest success!

Spintronix Color Guard Series: Rifle Spinning Made Easy
Video lessons teach you the basics, show you how to explain the technique in clear, easy language, and present the skills in the right order for greatest success!

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Latest Content

PROPS: Doing More With Less / Reselling and Repurposing

Master prop designer and builder Jeff Hurr, along with his business partner Chris Lewis, share their expertise and answer your questions about prop design

Tools for Coping and Thriving Right Now

Dan Hoffman is a voice in our community for "cultivating joy from within" and shares ideas to help you find more zen, happiness, mindfulness, and peace.

Spirit of Atlanta: A Day with the Delta Diamonds

The Spirit of Atlanta Guard staff takes you on a walk through what it looks like to be a member of the Spirit color guard during move ins and tour.

The Pacific Crest Color Guard Program

How to create a new direction and great success! Only a few vets had returned from 2018, but the staff and members collaborated at a high level to bring a new direction to the Pacific Crest color guard program.

Music City: Advice on Improving your Color Guard Technique

A look into the Music City Color Guard’s technique and training program.

Cavaliers: Creating a Culture of Positivity and Self-Motivation

Guard Caption Coordinator CJ McCrory, weapon technician Ethan Marcus, and dance technician Darren Martin discuss techniques, coaching styles, and the importance of teamwork to encourage positivity and a hard-work ethic in your group.

Those Who Do The Work Do The Learning

To reach true excellence, students must take ownership of their own show and become self-sufficient learners. Dr. Mary White explains how to build self-efficacy and agency in students.

How to Storyboard and Plan Your Show

Rick Subel and Lindsey Vento share detailed information on how to create a storyboard and production document that will guide your entire design team through the process to greater success.

WGI 2020: Levi and Michael of Franklin HS

Tim talks with Levi Brandenburg and Michael Horvath of Franklin HS about their show, the beautiful movement of the dresses, the one strip of floor, and special tips they use to reach a high performance level with their guard.

WGI 2020: Etude at Atlanta Regional

Tim talks with three members of Etude about the 2020 show, why they march, and the hardest and favorite parts of the activity.

WGI 2020: Paramount at Atlanta Regional

Tim talks with director Rick Subel and member Thomas Funk about the show, the challenges of this activity, and how to best inspire and support members.

Drill Writers Color Guard Staging

Tim Newburn on Color Guard staging, including what intervals to use, step size and flow, integration, transitions of equipment, and more!

Teaching Movement Safely

Movement and dance are a huge part of today's marching shows. We show you how to teach this for greatest success and safety of your students. Topics include layers of skills, knowing the students you have, getting band kids comfortable moving, training to the movement planned in the show, and example of how to teach jumps and turns.