The Academy Videos, Interviews, and Podcasts
We give you access to the top designers, instructors, and marchers at The Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, with behind the scenes videos, interviews, webinars, and podcasts! The Marching Roundtable is an Official Media Partner of Drum Corps International.
The Academy Starts with the Emotional Journey First
Fred Smith and Ryan Adamsons talk about creating the 2023 show music with emotions leading the process.
1174: The Academy Starts with the Emotional Journey First
Fred Smith and Ryan Adamsons talk about creating the 2023 show music with emotions leading the process.
DCI 50: The Academy and “A World of My Creation”
Members of The Academy staff talk about creating and teaching their show about Willie Wonka.
1113: DCI 50- The Academy and “A World of My Creation”
Members of The Academy staff talk about creating and teaching their show about Willie Wonka.
Get More From Your Staff With A Non-Linear Approach
Matt Ray and Ryan Springler, visual coordinators and caption heads at The Academy, encourage you to use your staff in different ways, taking advantage of their skills and different ways to present information to your students for greater success.
The Academy Brass: Strategies for Online and Distanced Learning
Academy High and Low Brass Coordinators, Sarah Wagner and Kelli Duncan, along with Brass Caption Manager, Lisa Tatum discuss some teaching strategies and tools from the Academy Brass program that you can use with your band whether meeting in person, online, or a hybrid situation this fall.
Real Talk with Some of The Academy Leaders
Join a panel of student members and leaders from the Academy Drum & Bugle Corps as they discuss what it means to be a leader in the organization.
The Academy: Evolving Your Identity
Mark Richardson, corps director, Lindsey Vento, artistic director and coordinator, and design team members Jaime Holly, Ryan Springler, Matt Ray, and Travis Chiles chat about the steps, plans and approaches they take to continue to define and shape who The Academy is and will be.
The Academy: A Non-Linear Approach
Matt Ray and Ryan Springler encourage you to use your staff in different ways, taking advantage of their skills and different ways to present information to your students for greater success.
815: Meet Lisa Tatum- Brass Caption Head for The Academy
Lisa talks about being a female in the role of brass caption head, the many females on her staff, and how they all work together to create excellence in the hornline.