Visual Videos, Webinars, and Podcasts
How To Write Drill: Pyware and Drill Design Basics
LEARN TO WRITE DRILL!
LEARN THE BASICS OF PYWARE!
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED!
DRILL UNIVERSITY!
Presented by Marching Show Concepts, we present a multitude of videos to help you excel at Pyware. Â 165 videos in all to help you master this amazing program! Â These are short and clear videos that each tackle one process or issue in Pyware, organized to help you find what you need quickly and easily.
Michael Cesario: Bringing the Theater to the Field
Join Michael Cesario for a discussion of costumes, uniforms, and theatrics using examples from his work.
949: Creating and Teaching Band Choreography
Peter Beckhart shows you how to get your students moving like pros, whether you’re doing this yourself or have outside help.
948: Teaching Marching Fundamentals Virtually
Why try to teach it all at once? Online videos with a gradual explanation over time, with in-place exercises needing little space, will set your students up for success.
Ralph Pace: Bringing Theatrical Elements to Drum Corps
We have a great conversation with Ralph Pace, one of the most influential visual designers and instructors in drum corps history.
Isometric / In-Place Teaching Progressions for Marching Fundamentals
Jeff Young of Dynamic Marching and Carmel HS explains how these visual "in place" exercises can help you group and are perfect for online learning of marching basics.
926: How to Teach an Artistic Scatter
Ron Hardin, Mark Waymire, and Stephen Alia share practical ideas and suggestions to use while teaching to make these moments effective and believable.
PROPS: Doing More With Less / Reselling and Repurposing
Master prop designer and builder Jeff Hurr, along with his business partner Chris Lewis, share their expertise and answer your questions about prop design
Microphone Type and Placement: For Drill Writers
The world of amplification and microphones has gotten complicated and now influences choices of staging for drill writers, directors, and designers! Â Expert James Pluth explains the nuts and bolts of what you need to know.
918: Teaching Role Playing and Character Movement
Courtney Allyson Mills shows you how to teach your students to perform as believable characters and play roles during a show.
The Breakdown with Michael Rosales: Building Off The First Class
Wind players, percussionists, guard performers, or fans are welcome to join us to learn movement skills and fun visuals YOU can take back to your own group.