Drill Design: Planning & Implementation Tips for Directors
Andy Ebert shares tips you can use when planning your drill design, plus insider secrets to help you implement the design with your group to maximize the effect of the show!
870: More Advice From TMEA 2020
Great conversations, including taking better care of your health, smart meals, and presenting your best self to your students.
869: TMEA 2020- Advice From Directors
Tim talks with five directors attending the Texas conference sharing advice you can use with your own group!Â
868: How to Get More Effective Marching Arrangements
Evan VanDoren and Jason Robb show you how to communicate and collaborate more effectively between director and arranger.
Empower Your Students For More Excellence
Robert Selaiden explains how he and his team approach this vital topic, giving his student leaders an amazing amount of responsibility and creating great ownership by all students in the program.
867: Vandegrift Directors on Achieving Excellence
Mike Howard and Katie VanDoren share concepts and ideas you can use with your group today.
864: Online Marching Methods Course Now Available
Now every college student and band director has access to a Marching Methods Course to learn how to teach and direct a marching band. Based on Wayne Markworth's book "The Dynamic Marching Band," Wayne presents over 13 hours of material based on the course he teaches at Wright State.
Alfred Watkins: Mentoring Minority Band Directors / Q&A
One of the true legends in the music education field, renowned for his program at Lassiter HS, Alfred talks about working with minority directors. Â YOU can make an impact by hosting discussion sessions with other directors, fostering community and growth for directors from any background or situation.
UGA 2019-Brett Bawcum
Brett Bawcum, the Director of the University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band, talks about his job, the last home game of the season, dealing with weather, and designing shows for his crowd and students
Creating Shows with Invested Designers
Dan Morrison, Director of Bands at Reagan HS in San Antonio, TX, shares the process he and his staff use to create their amazing shows so loved by audiences and judges. Â He and his staff accomplish many of the technical aspects of the show themselves, bringing advantages to the teaching and design process.