Drill Writers Master Class with Bob Buckner

YOU can have the career you want!  We show you how to create your count sheet, meet with the design staff, chart the first page, and make smart choices as you’re writing! Choosing the right intervals, smarter transitions, insider tips, shortcuts, and more.  Over NINE hours of great ideas and helpful information!  SPONSORED BY PYWARE

Watch Bob Buckner write drill, plus give feedback and advice to three featured students who share their drill.  See Bob work on their drills in Pyware, making suggestions and changes.  Valuable hands-on information YOU can use in your own work!

Tuition: $99.  FREE FOR MEMBERS (Monthly Membership starts at $15.95)

Pt. 1: PLANNING

  • Creating the Count Sheet.
  • We discuss the meeting of the Design Staff (see a real show meeting take place).
  • Design Staff: Bob, Tim Hinton, Courtney Mills of ColorGuardEDU, Matt Black of Marian Catholic.
  • Watch Part One

Pt. 2: PUTTING DOWN THE FIRST DOTS 

  • Bob discusses creating forms, focus, percussion staging, perspective, and transitions.
  • We see the first pages created by the featured students and Bob critiques and discusses their choices
  • Watch Part Two

Pt. 3: THE FIRST 78 COUNTS

  • Bob discusses transitional techniques, staging small bands, and the front sideline.
  • We see Bob’s first pages of drill with discussions of his choices made and how he uses Pyware to chart
  • Bob gives advice to the featured students live on screen, watching their drills and discussing their choices.
  • Watch Part Three

Pt. 4: COMPLETING THE ENTIRE OPENER

  • Bob discusses integration, demonstrating how to open the drill for the guard and percussion to move and make transitions.
  • Bob critiques each of the drills by the featured students.
  • Bob demonstrates live on screen how to make changes to improve these drills and how to use Pyware effectively
  • Watch Part Four

BONUS: Drill Writers Master Class Follow-Up

  • FREE access for everyone!
  • In addition to reviewing the final work of the featured students, Bob talks about writing for small bands, advice for drill writers, quality arrangements for more success, career goals, and other topics which YOU can benefit from also.
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BONUS: Private Lessons

  • Live Webinar on Monday, April 22 at 8:00 pm Eastern time
  • Free access for everyone!
  • Bob will give advice to drill writers, reviewing their work live on screen.
  • YOU can be a private lesson student.  $100 for members, $150 for non-members.  If interested please contact Tim at Tim@MarchingRoundtable.com
  • SIGN UP to watch on April 22

The ideas you learn in this master class can propel your career to the next level.  Learn from one of our activity’s most successful and highly respected drill writers.  Bob has written for drum corps, college marching band, and high school marching bands at the highest level!

Course Dates: Open-ended
Enrollment Dates: Sign up now!  Begin at any time.
Who can Enroll: Anyone
Price: $99.00 Individual – SIGN UP NOW
FREE for Members! (Add Membership before signing up for this course.  Price will then change to $0 at checkout)