Marching Arts Education
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Latest Content
Seattle Cascades: Imagine the Future
Cascades Board members and Admin members discuss where they are and where their vision for the future.
Blue Knights: Keeping Your Membership Engaged
Jordan Helwerda, Austin Greene, and Daniel Belcher present an interactive conversation about the strategies and procedures they have used to great success, and which you can adopt for your own group!
Guardians: What Does It Mean To Be “Open Class?”
The Guardians present a discussion on what actually makes a drum corps open class, and what the difference is between this distinction and other levels of the marching arts.
Guardians: The Corps Conflict
The Guardians interview a band director, addressing students marching drum corps in high school and their eventual return to their scholastic program.
Guardians: Hiring Service-Oriented Staff and Why That Is Important
Guardians discuss their hiring practices, what they look for in support-staff roles, and how they utilize them. They also discuss the importance of having a diverse staff to meet the needs of a diverse membership.
Guardians IS Different
How Guardians cultivate their version of a “family” atmosphere, why it is okay to try and reinvent the wheel sometimes, and how being “different” plays into the future goals of the drum corps/collaborating organizations
Cavaliers: Cleaning It Up
The Cavaliers percussion staff and designers take us behind the scenes to look at the editing process as a show evolves during the season.
Cavaliers: Team Process Towards Visual Excellence
The Cavaliers show you how as they discuss structuring rehearsals at various points of the season and how the role of staff evolves throughout.
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.
Cavaliers: All of the dAah, All of the Counts
We present a glimpse into the modern brass program of the Cavaliers, with Drew Dickey, Michael Martin, and Kevin LeBoeuf.
Legends: Creating an Accessible, Attainable, & Entertaining Production
Corps Director Ibe Sodawalla, Program Coordinator John McFarland, and members of the design team Dr. Lindsey Schueller, Landon Ewers, and James Pluth share their secrets with you, focusing on the importance of communication and trust among your staff!
Legends: Building the Total Percussionist
Landon Ewers, Director of Percussion for Legends, talks with Ibe Sodawalla about the program and instruction that their members receive.
Legends: Virtual Basics Block
Dr. Lindsey Schueller, Visual Designer and Visual Supervisor for Legends, shows you how to be productive and keep your members engaged and improving in a virtual format.
The Legends Experience: Our Culture and Compass
Ibe Sodawalla, CEO / Corps Director, Noah Koch, Tour Manager, Traci Glasscock, Food Service Manager, and Jack Murphy, Drum Major, explain how they guide students through the drum corps experience in life changing ways.
7th Regiment: The Art of Rehearsing
Through the format of his visual block, 7R Visual Manager Alec Smith shares some of the strategies 7R uses to give their members a successful drum corps experience.
7th Regiment: Making the Switch from Woodwinds to Brass Instruments
7R Brass Manager Rachel Rubino and our brass team share tips, tricks, and advice with students and band directors alike on how to successfully navigate the transition from woodwind to brass performance.
7th Regiment: Creating A Positive Environment In Your Ensemble
7R Visual Coordinator and Guard Designer Rachel Lowery provides tips and pointers to creating a place that everyone wants to be a part of!
7th Regiment: Pulling Back the Curtain
Executive Director Kevin Lowery and corps members discuss their experiences of audition camps, All Days, life on the bus, the "first show", and more, while providing insight into the total drum corps experience.
Phenom: Who is Phenom Drum & Bugle Corps
Jordan Nelson (Ensemble Founder and Corps Director) discusses what makes Phenom a unique and special place to march.
Phenom: The Phenom Membership Experience
Learn how the Phenom member-first attitude can help your program with retention, motivation, and success.