Marching Arts Education
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Alan Spaeth: Creating an Immersive Environment for Your Show
Alan Spaeth shares how he created the environments for Flower Mound HS and Jenison HS that were so immersive and effective.
Mind over Matter: How to Turn Pressure into Positivity
Tom Hooten shares practical information you can use in your own performance or with your students.
Utilizing Bass Guitar in Pageantry Ensembles
Shilo Stroman shares advice on the most effective way to include bass guitar in your show.
How to Best Prepare for a Career as a Color Guard Designer / Instructor
Rosie Queen, Andy Toth, and Keith Potter share advice for those seeking to make a career as a color guard designer or instructor.
TX Bands Season Wrap-up
Join the band gurus of TX Bands.com as they review this entire season of marching band, including Grand Nationals and Texas UIL Championships.
Future Music Educators Experience
Fran Kick, Wayne Markworth, Cecilia Clark, Hunter Bown share advice for young and aspiring music educators.
Latrice Royale
Latrice Royale, one of the most-loved queens from Rupaul's Drag Race, is legendary for using Color Guard in her performances! Latrice and guest Tim Lee discuss her guard background and her use of color guard in her shows, plus answer questions from fans!
Returning to a “Normal” Marching Season
A panel of high school marching band directors discuss creating a new sense of normal for their programs in the continuing pandemic.
How to Best Prepare for a Career as a Drill Writer / Visual Designer
Michael Gaines of Santa Clara Vanguard, Leon May of Boston Crusaders, and Jeff Sacktig of Carolina Crown share advice for those seeking to make a career as a visual designer for the Marching Arts.
Fix Field Timing Issues with Math
Daniel Belcher says "Why fight physics, when you can use it to your advantage?"
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser: How It All Began
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser and Gary Rupert: Advice shared with stories from his early career
When More is More: The Benefit of Pursuing Many Interests
Daniel Morrison and Michael Martin discuss the fact that specializing too intensely and too early in one's life can be detrimental.
The Differences Between a Conductor and a Drum major
Bryen Warfield, Will Pitts, and Samuel Crawford talk about conducting, score study, and the similarities & differences between a conductor and a drum major.
Using Music as a Facilitator to the Learning Environment
Dr. Abby Yeakle Held: Studying music improves achievement in many other areas, including other subjects in school and other areas of interest.
Staging for Video and Zoom Calls
Veronica Juarez, of LCL Mentors, is an expert in this area and shares concrete tips that you can use right away to improve your image and appearance online.
Entering the Rapids: Navigating the First Year of Teaching
Kate Demonica and Neeraja Chandrasekharan discuss challenges they face as they transition from being college music education majors to professional educators and how mentorship and mindful activities have helped them make that transition happen much more smoothly.
DCI Judging: A Look Behind the Curtain
The activity’s top judges present the World Judging Symposium to explore the people and processes used to evaluate the world’s premier ensembles.
Gold: Open Class Perception Among Students and Fans
The drum corps experience is valuable and engaging in every corps!
Crossmen Make Their Move with A New Design Team
The corps says it’s “Your Move” as they present some classic Crossmen music from their experienced team.
Blue Stars Brass Share Tips on Preparing for the Season
Online tools, coordinating and equipping your staff, warm-ups and sectionals, plus building relationships across captions.