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Breathe Dah – Matt Harloff

This video is part of the Course "The Matt Harloff [...]

839: LOUD is Not a 4-Letter Word

Mandarins Brass Caption Head Tim Snyder shows you how to safely encourage your students to play loud with a good sound, dynamics, emotion, and accuracy.

829: How To Make Your Band Sound Better Right Now

Evan VanDoren shares practical advice about everyone playing and breathing more that you can use today, plus he talks about his new role with SCV.

Bluecoats 2019- Bluecoats Arrangers on “The Bluecoats”

Doug Thrower and Tom Rarick talk about the process of creating the joyful Beatles production that was so loved by audiences this Summer.

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.

It Doesn’t Count Unless It’s On The Move

Have you found yourself in a situation where your students sound great or perform the music the way you want, but have problems transferring that clarity to the marching band field as they start moving? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Welcome to a video series from Matt Harloff that shows you examples of how you can help your students sound and perform as great on the move as they do standing still. It’s one thing to sound great … it’s completely different to sound great on the move!

It Doesn’t Count Unless There’s No Metronome

Have you found yourself in a situation where your students sound great or perform the music the way you want, but have problems when you take the metronome out? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Welcome to a video series in coordination with the Inside the Circle Method Books written by Matt & Ben Harloff that shows you examples of how you can develop your students to get used to or be more comfortable NOT depending on the metronome faster.

It Doesn’t Count Unless You’re Playing

Have you found yourself in a situation where your students look great or perform the drill/choreography the way you want, but have problems transferring that clarity & precision to when they play? YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Welcome to a video series in coordination with the Inside the Circle Method Books written by Matt & Ben Harloff that shows you examples of how you can help your students look and perform as great while playing as they do when they are not playing.

Meet Lisa Tatum: Brass Caption Head for The Academy

Lisa Tatum, the Brass Caption Head for The Academy, talks about being a female in this role, the many females on her staff, and how they all work together to create excellence in the hornline.