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Nov/Dec08
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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These are volatile times. Just in the past month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average—a stock market index—has recorded the largest drops and largest surges since its start in 1896. Overall, the Dow has lost more than 21% between Sep. 15 and Oct. 28. FULL STORY » |
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A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences by region. From November 2008 to January 2009.
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New innovations are being made
each day, so that everyone—
including the physically challenged—
can experience the gift of music.
The University of Nebraska at
Kearney’s One-Handed Woodwinds
Program has created a saxophone
that can be played with, you’ve
guessed it, one hand. FULL STORY » |
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Hand strength is an important factor in the marching arts activity. Now there’s a new product—Prohands Hand
Exercisers—that allows performers to build up all of the different muscles in their hands and arms. Prohands offers
an advantage over the traditional “V” grip or rubber ball because users can exercise a greater variety of muscles.
FULL STORY » |
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Winter guard has a big fan in the world of entertainment.
Heather Henson, daughter of Muppets founder Jim Henson,
prominently features flags and props in her hour-long stage
show titled “Panther & Crane.”
FULL STORY » |
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College bands received a dose of action-adventure, thanks to
ESPN and the makers of the hit summer film “Indiana Jones
and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”
FULL STORY » |
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Read an excerpt from “Field Level: The Ultimate Band Director’s Guide to Fielding the Ultimate Marching Percussion Section.” FULL STORY » |
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CBS 42 KEYE-TV, a television
station in central Texas,
showcased 16 local high
school drum lines with
its fifth annual Marching
Band Challenge. KEYE-TV
aired the groups’ performances
during halftime
broadcasts of preseason
Dallas Cowboys games,
and then viewers voted online for their favorites. FULL STORY » |
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High school musicians across Pennsylvania dream of one day
marching into Beaver Stadium before 107,000 screaming fans.
Each year about 200 freshmen audition for the Penn State
Marching Blue Band; less than half make it.
Now a documentary
titled “Making the Blue
Band” by Penn State Public
Broadcasting follows eight
incoming freshmen through
auditions, cuts and the
grueling days of band camp
as they pursue their goal
of playing in this Big Ten
college band.
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University marching bands have been in the national spotlight
lately for bad conduct. The University of Wisconsin (UW)
Marching Band was banned from performing at the Oct.4
nationally televised home game against Ohio State University
due to allegations of hazing and inappropriate behavior.
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The coolest thing about
this section of Halftime
Magazine is that even if you
don’t play the same instrument
as my colleagues or
me, you can still get some
really useful information.
But this column’s different:
If you don’t play clarinet, you’ll gain nothing by reading beyond
this paragraph.
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The mouthpiece creates the
crucial connection between
body and instrument, transferring
vibrations from your
lips to the horn. Finding the
right mouthpiece for your
body can make a big difference
in how you play your
instrument.
FULL STORY » |
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Marching tenors (a.k.a
“tenors,” “quads,” “quints,”
“multi-tenors” or “toms”)
have become an important
and interesting voice in
the marching percussion
ensemble. They occupy
the critical mid-ground
between the “soprano”
voice (snares) and the “baritone-bass” voice (bass
drums) in the battery choir. Learn how to tune your tenors to get the most out of this important voice.
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As marching band season
draws to a close, performers
throughout the world are
gearing up for the challenge
and excitement of winter
guard! Are you trying to
decide if winter guard is
right for you? Maybe you’re
thinking about starting one
at your school? Here are a few points to consider!
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After eight seasons and eight championship titles from Drum Corps
Associates, the Reading Buccaneers drum major may have marched
his last season. Here, he reflects on the challenges, the rewards
and the whirl of emotions as he looks forward “to unpathed waters,
undreamed shores” … (William Shakespeare, “A Winter’s Tale”). FULL STORY » |
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Write an essay, make a video, earn $3,000? When Rachel Schaffer entered
Halftime Magazine’s “Nominate Your Band” contest last March, she didn’t
think much of her entry or the grand prize. That all changed in September
when she found out she’d won. FULL STORY » |
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Use this step-wise approach to prevent
and care for blisters. FULL STORY » |
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Check out the latest installment of Halftime Magazine's musically-themed crossword puzzle. FULL STORY » |
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Although they rarely make it into the national limelight,
many colleges with lesser-known football teams field
great marching bands. Find out how some of these
Division I-AA (now Football championship subdivision),
II and III schools gain public interest. FULL STORY » |
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High school today is more challenging than ever. students are expected to excel academically
in every subject and to participate in extracurricular activities just to be considered for college
admission. Fitting everything in can be a very complex balancing act. Find out how some
students manage their time while juggling band, sports, schoolwork and much more. FULL STORY » |
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According to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
“Music is the universal language of mankind.”
This phrase takes on a whole new meaning as
many students with physical or developmental
challenges have found an outlet in the marching
arts where they have been judged not by their
disabilities, but by their abilities. Meet four of
these outstanding young performers.
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What do New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Thanksgiving
Day in New York all have in common? On these holidays, thousands of band members
don’t get the day off. They’re working hard: marching, playing, spinning, dancing and competing
to give these famous spectacles their characteristic sights and sounds. After all, what’s
a parade without a marching band?
FULL STORY » |
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