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.  

Ask the Head of CrownBrass

Sound more like CrownBrass!  Matt Harloff and his incredible team of instructors at Carolina Crown just won their seventh Jim Ott Trophy for Top Hornline at DCI!  Matt talks about the process, special challenges for this year's show, plus answers questions about the foghorn exercise, teaching volume, his process with Michael Klesch, inspiration, articulation, and creating a culture of self-movitation.

Drumline Battle: Old Bridge Elementary Drumline

The Old Bridge Elementary Drumline made history by participating in the 2019 DCI Drumline Battle at the World Championships in Indy. See interviews with the directors, parents, and even students in the drumline, plus video of their performances. It's inspiring what these 5th grade students can achieve!

FMBC 2019 Summer Directors Meeting Interviews

Why bring students to a DCI show? How can directors correctly interpret which parts of the innovative DCI activity to adopt for their own program?  Tim talks with directors at the FMBC Summer Directors Meeting about the new venue for FMBC Championships this Fall, plus conversations about listening to judges tapes, show administration, and motivating students.

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