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September/October 2010
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 2010 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. Click the arrow buttons to scroll through the pages, or click anywhere else to view in full screen mode. FULL STORY » |
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Combining the popularity of the movie “Drumline” and the theatrical production “Blast!,” the new stage show “DRUMLine Live” is engaging audiences around the world with its energetic HBCU-style performance. FULL STORY » |
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Despite some controversies both on and off the field at this year’s Drum Corps International
World championships, one thing was certain: The Blue Devils organization achieved
a new level of excellence with back-to-back gold medals in both classes while other corps
realized their personal bests. Take a look at this year’s gold and silver medalists as well as
other notable accomplishments. FULL STORY » |
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Marching musicians face many of the same physical demands as top-notch athletes, often with the same potential for injury but without medical oversight. researchers, doctors and schools team up to improve conditioning and safety for marching students. FULL STORY » |
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Times are changing in the marching
world including a new CEO/president at Music for All and new DCI touring/championship shows. While change is inevitable, especially
in a down economy, one thing remains the
same: It’s all about the students. FULL STORY » |
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The marching band community mourns
the loss of Dr. William P. Foster, director
emeritus of Florida A&M University
(FAMU). Foster’s numerous achievements
influenced bands at Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCU) as well as
high school and college bands worldwide. FULL STORY » |
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Famed rock group Kansas will play a series
of concerts with collegiate symphonies to
make sure music education doesn’t become
dust in the wind. For its 35th anniversary
live DVD release, “There’s Know Place Like
Home,” Kansas played with the Washburn
University Orchestra. The success of that
collaboration inspired them to try playing
with more university groups.
FULL STORY » |
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Music for All (MFA) has
recently announced exciting
news and major changes including a new President and CEO, new venue for its Summer Symposium and a new agreement with the Tournament of Roses.
FULL STORY » |
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The Disney All-American College Band (AACB) celebrated its
40th anniversary with a reunion and performances in Disneyland
Park on July 17, 2010. The 140-member mass band consisted
of alumni from all over the world and ranging from the very first
AACB to the current 2010 group.
FULL STORY » |
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Every day is a new start
for a flutist, and I begin
the day with exercises to
prepare for a great tone,
technique and phrasing.
Simple stretching and
breathing exercises are
essential because the flute
needs energy, flexibility
and air support in order to perform well in all conditions. FULL STORY » |
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Notes on a brass instrument
are produced by a combination
of air compression
and lip compression. The
balance can be shifted: The
more work your air does,
the less your lips have to do
and vice versa. FULL STORY » |
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What does great sound
quality mean? Play clean!
As a marching percussionist,
you hear that all
the time, but that’s only
half the story. No matter
how good your chops, if
you don’t play with good
sound quality, you will
not achieve your goals. FULL STORY » |
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Proper marching is a critical
element of clean, crisp routines.
A strong core, sideline
awareness and staying
in step all add to cleanliness
of routines across the
ensemble. FULL STORY » |
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Stay in tune and in time—all the time, with the CenterPitch Intonation Tool with built-in metronome from OnBoard Research Corp. The newly released improved models display a pitch reference at all times that can be transposed for different instruments. FULL STORY » |
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Peterson Strobe Tuners has packaged the unique features from its other popular products into a clip-on tuner called the StroboClip, available to suit different instruments. FULL STORY » |
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Japan’s best-kept secret is now available for American bands. The Yamaha HD-200 Harmony Director is an ear-training device designed to help students understand how their individual notes fit into the chord, and as a result, they play more in tune. FULL STORY » |
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A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences, by region. From September to November 2010. FULL STORY » |
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With a consistently top-ranked program, Carmel High School’s marching band has a large membership that
faces both internal and external pressures. Richard Saucedo, the group’s director, discusses how the group
achieves “Excellence as a lifestyle.” FULL STORY » |
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One of the drum majors from Star of Indiana relives the glory
days, back on the podium again at this year’s alumni exhibition. FULL STORY » |
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Musicians use their hands to make music but don’t typically remember to warm them up as they would other body parts before and after exertion. Here are some stretches that will come in handy. FULL STORY » |
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Check out the latest installment of Halftime Magazine's music-themed crossword. In this issue, some clues involve riddles that intertwine music and sports. FULL STORY » |
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