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The Mandarins Design Process
The Mandarins design team discusses their show design process, what the concept parameters are, music vs visual first, why they do what they do, and how they set their expectations and engagement of all captions throughout the process.
So You Want To Be A Member Of The Mandarins
The Mandarins caption managers discuss what they look for during the audition process, how they go about the audition process, the interaction between music & visual, and what a typical audition camp looks like.
Meet The Mandarins Corps Members
An insider look at the life of a corps member, featuring members of The Mandarins, both veterans and rookies from all sections.
Meet The Mandarins Organization
A look inside a world class organization, featuring a cross section of people throughout the organization.
Impulse: Creating the Impulse Vibe
This session discusses the original attitude of the corps and how it has evolved to the "Impulse Family" it is now.
Impulse: Accepting Attitude Instead of Ability
Impulse has always prided itself on the education of all levels and works hard to have a staff capable of teaching new players as well as seasoned vets, building each up to new levels. Â
Impulse: Designing an Impulse Show
Impulse designers discuss their focus on audience engagement, from design conception through execution.
Boston Crusaders: Creating Long Term Sustainability
Executive Director Chris Holland and Board Treasurer David Simon explain how BAC turned into Inspire Arts & Music and how that set the stage for long term sustainability with the drum corps.
Boston Crusaders: Helping Members Have Ownership In Your Program
Colin McNutt shares some conceptual and practical things he does  with creating ownership and stakeholder standing with each individual part of the whole from day 1.
Boston Crusaders: Student Leadership Team
Meet the Boston Crusaders Student Leadership Team and get insight into the part they play in creating amazing performances and great experiences for all corps members. Â
Boston Crusaders: Storyboarding and Storytelling
Keith Potter and Ryan George give us an insider look at how they storyboard their shows and bring these stories to life in such engaging ways, working together musically, visually, and aesthetically to create BAC.
Southwind History and our Program – 40 Years of Drum Corps!
Southwind Corps Director and Program Coordinator explain how 40 years of drum corps history at Southwind helped them in their current comeback and how they work together to be more organized for more success.
Southwind: Improve Your Band’s Visual Program
The Southwind visual team shares insight into how to improve your band's visual program.
Southwind Brass: Learning the Basics of Sound Production
Brass Caption Head Paris Foreman discusses the basics of sound production, sharing information that will help you take your group to the next level.
Southwind Percussion Team- Expectations of Members in Drum Corps
The Southwind Percussion Team explains the expectations of members in drum corps and introduces their summer VLOG learning series.
Movement for Musicians #1
Katie Hopkins and Conrad Isenhour from Marching Band Movement take you through an hour of warm-up, training, and choreography.
Heat Wave: Introduction to First Year Drum Corps Experience
The Heat Wave staff explains how to have a great start in the activity!
Heat Wave: Show Design for Smaller Programs
Find out how to design a strong, competitive show for the smaller marching ensemble.
Heat Wave: Brass Fundamentals for the Young Player or Woodwind Player
Information on how you take a student who has little to no brass experience and help them contribute in a meaningful way to your brass section.
How Heat Wave Fits into the Florida Story
Current staff explore how Heat Wave was founded to continue the tradition and how the corps has survived through many challenges.