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Latest Content
Successful Collaboration Between Designer and Teacher
Take your group to the next level with better collaboration skills! Â We offer practical advice from Michael McIntosh and Matthew Black of 5-time National Champion Carmel High School.
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.
Dan Morrison: Happy, Not Satisfied
Dan Morrison shows you how to find joy in each moment while simultaneously striving for growth and improvement personally, professionally and beyond.
Effective Recruiting – DCI Open Class Corps Show You How!
Ibe Sodawalla of Legends, with Donald Flaherty and Scott Director of Gold, are known for their recruiting skills and share their ideas and expertise with you.
Microphone Type and Placement: For Drill Writers
The world of amplification and microphones has gotten complicated and now influences choices of staging for drill writers, directors, and designers! Â Expert James Pluth explains the nuts and bolts of what you need to know.
Scott Rush: Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician
Scott Rush shares tips any teacher can use with their students (at any level), discussing his new comprehensive beginning book and online resource, "Habits of a Successful Beginner Band Musician." Â
The Importance of Student Leadership Right Now
Now is the time for student leaders to step up and shine! Â We show you how to engage them and help your program grow and improve right now, whether your season is happening or not!
Get More From Your Staff With A Non-Linear Approach
Matt Ray and Ryan Springler, visual coordinators and caption heads at The Academy, encourage you to use your staff in different ways, taking advantage of their skills and different ways to present information to your students for greater success.
Steve Rondinaro and Dennis DeLucia
Steve and Dennis share stories and highlights from their years working together and great friendship
Old School DCI Night – 1972 Pt 2
Watch the 27th Lancers, Kilties, and St. Andrew's Bridgemen! Â We take you back to the very first DCI Championships in 1972!
Old School DCI Night
Our panel of DCI legends and luminaries WHO WHERE THERE on that first night will share stories as we watch some performances from 1972 DCI finals from Whitewater!
A Live On-Air Episode of Bluecoats Brass Podcast
This special episode of the Bluecoats Brass Podcast with Bob Creste is "Being a Drum Major in DCI."
Bluecoats Set Design with Michael Raiford
Michael Raiford discusses how Bluecoats approach designing a set for a drum corps show that is practical, packable, and beautiful. Â
Creating An Anti-Racist Culture At Bluecoats
Hear from members of this Advisory Council and the Executive Team at Bluecoats about how the Bluecoats organization will work to advance a more inclusive and anti-racist culture.
How Music & Choreography Come Together in a Bluecoats Production
We hear from the composers, arrangers, choreographers, and Bluecoats Artistic Director Jon Vanderkolff as they discuss their approach from idea, to a program that intertwines music, choreography, and visual art into a 10 minute program that audiences love.
Front Ensemble Friday: Matt Jordan – Integrating Electronics
Matt discusses techniques and strategies for making that possible in both indoor and outdoor ensembles. Â
Inside the Circle with Matt Harloff 6
Get out your horn and play for an hour with the gurus of Inside the Circle and Carolina Crown Brassline.
Front Ensemble Friday: Ian Hale & Jason Ihnat – Split It Up
Ian Hale and Jason Ihnat of the Boston Crusaders discuss the orchestration techniques and pedagogy for implementing split parts in the front ensemble.
ITC with Matt Harloff: Coaching and Motivating Your Staff and Students
Courtney Allyson Mills shows you how to coach and motivate your students, build a stronger and more cohesive staff, and keep yourself excited and moving forward in your own career.
Front Ensemble Friday: Brian Dinkel
Brian Dinkel of the Concord Blue Devils explores strategies that will foster an environment of learning, and a culture of personal growth and engagement - in the midst of the competitive season and beyond. Â