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September/October 2009
Halftime Magazine® is a glossy print magazine that highlights the “sights, sounds and spirit of marching band.” This bimonthly lifestyle magazine connects high school and college musician-athletes through shared experiences about competitions, school spirit, and band traditions with profiles, first-person accounts and thought-provoking feature stories. In addition, the publication will provide tips to enhance students’ musical and marching skills as well as connect the band community through news, events calendars and product reviews. Halftime Magazine® is a publication by Muse Media, LLC, based in Los Angeles, California. |
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Read the September/October 2009 issue of Halftime Magazine via the Digital Edition, an interactive web-based version of the print magazine that includes full layout and live links to more information. Or read individual articles by browsing the content listed below. FULL STORY » |
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The Blue Devils made history by going back to “1930” while Carolina Crown showed that
“the grass is always greener” when it comes to the sweet sounds of its horn line. Meanwhile,
the Holy Name Cadets returned to the field to pay respects to Leonard Bernstein
for its 75th anniversary. But those weren’t the only drum corps that turned heads. halftime
Magazine reviews this year’s top drum corps, award winners and special recognitions. FULL STORY » |
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For one day each year, many high school bands travel to
nearby universities to get a taste of collegiate marching band
life. Although this event is generally known as “Band Day,”
it appears across the country in a variety of forms. Whether
it’s a competition, a clinic or a larger-than-life halftime show,
Band Day is an event appreciated for its ability to connect
college and high school band members. FULL STORY » |
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Throughout the world, marching organizations have sprouted up not only to provide music education but also to promote global unity and improve lives. FULL STORY » |
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How does being in a
marching band inspire you in
your life? In a co-sponsored
essay contest that celebrates
the release of the new movie
“FAME,” Halftime Magazine
and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studios, Inc., asked this
question to marching band
students across the country.
Here is the winning entry
in the MGM & Halftime
Magazine “Claim Your FAME”
Essay Contest. FULL STORY » |
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Musings from Halftime Magazine's publisher, Christine Ngeo Katzman, about how marching band has made a difference in people's lives. FULL STORY » |
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The inspirational story of Baltimore’s
Marching Ravens will be featured in a
documentary, “The Band That Wouldn’t
Die,” which will be aired on ESPN on
Oct. 13, 2009.
FULL STORY » |
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If you’ve been to a drum corps or marching band competition, you’ve heard the
grumblings of the audience members. Everyone has an opinion on who should
have won. Now those voices can be heard by using VolcanoScore, a system that
allows audience members to vote or give scores for individual groups by sending text
messages from their cell phones. FULL STORY » |
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The Reading (Pa.) Buccaneers dominated the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World
Championships, winning its fifth championship in a row and receiving a record score
of 99.025 at the Labor Day weekend event in Rochester, N.Y., all while mourning the loss of one of its members. FULL STORY » |
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With any flutist, regardless of age or level, the first priority is understanding breathing. Breath control determines 100 percent of a flutist’s success with tone quality, phrasing, technique and intonation, so practice daily breathing exercises to develop control and capacity. Try these exercises. From University of North Texas flute professor Mary Karen Clardy. FULL STORY » |
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Practice doesn’t make perfect;
perfect practice makes perfect. Read about how to adopt healthy practice habits, from trumpeter Chase Sanborn. FULL STORY » |
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In a Q&A conducted by Dennis DeLucia, Matt Savage--who has taught the Velvet Knights, Bluecoats and the University of North Carolina (UNC) as well as sits on the WGI steering committee--speaks about his major influences, experiences and tips for students. FULL STORY » |
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If you’re a veteran member, chances are you will get the opportunity to help younger teammates master routines. Here are some steps for success. From Catina Anderson, founder of www.colorguardeducators.com.
FULL STORY » |
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With social networks becoming an integral part of life, it
was only a matter of time before a marching band version
made its way onto the scene. iSchoolBand, a new social network
system from BandFind Inc., allows directors to connect with
students and parents in a whole new way. According to the
website, iSchoolBand helps “students communicate, directors
coordinate and parents participate.” FULL STORY » |
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Don’t get enough of hearing
marching bands on the
field? Now you can take home
some of high school marching
band’s greatest hits on the new
CD “High School Salute: A
Tribute to American Marching
Bands” by The Band of The
Blues and Royals from Silva
Screen Records. FULL STORY » |
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A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences, by region. From September to November 2009. FULL STORY » |
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Did you know that there is only one collegiate marching band in the greater New Orleans area? Maybe you didn’t know there was one at all. The current Tulane University Marching Band—TUMB for short—is only four years old; however, being a young band has its perks. FULL STORY » |
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Confidence doesn’t always come easy, not even for this
year’s Drum Corps International Open Class recipient of
the Jim Jones Leadership Award. But courage overtook
early uneasiness, resulting in a fantastic season for the
Legends Drum and Bugle Corps from Kalamazoo, Mich. FULL STORY » |
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Despite the seemingly fabulous results we hear
about detox diets, these types of cleanses may be
unsafe and counterproductive. FULL STORY » |
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Check out the latest installment of Halftime Magazine's music-themed crossword. This issue, our clues involve foreign music terms and instrument names. FULL STORY » |
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