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Yearly Archives: 2020

  • Virtual band cosortium allows consistent learning
    September-October 2020

    Virtual Band Consortium Allows Consistent Learning

    With students in flux between in-person classes, online classes, or a hybrid of the two on any given day due ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    October 5, 2020
  • PASIC 2020 goes virtual
    September-October 2020

    PASIC 2020 Goes Virtual

    The Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), an annual destination for many music educators and musicians, will be a virtual ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    October 5, 2020
  • Mary Karen Clardy
    September-October 2020

    Online Music Lessons

    When the pandemic arrived in March 2020, many music students switched to online private lessons, and many still continue to ...
    Mary Karen Clardy
    October 3, 2020
  • A photo of Jeff Conner.
    September-October 2020

    Being Great

    When students decide on their college majors, they are making one of the most important decisions in their lives. If ...
    Jeff Coffin
    October 3, 2020
  • A photo of Adam Wiencken
    September-October 2020

    Career Options in Percussion

    Many young musicians in high school think about turning their musical passions into their livelihoods. Consider the following choices for ...
    Adam Wiencken
    October 3, 2020
  • A photo of Killian Weston.
    September-October 2020

    Make the Best of a Weird Season

    Here we are, still in the midst of a pandemic that is impacting every aspect of our lives, including marching ...
    Killian Weston
    October 3, 2020
  • Band Shoppe introduces ultra spin drill rifle
    September-October 2020

    Band Shoppe Ultra Spin Drill Rifle

    After a hiatus since 2004, Band Shoppe is once again producing its own brand of original wooden rifles. “We found a ...
    Savy Leiser
    October 3, 2020
  • McCormick's makes innovative instrument covers. Learn more.
    September-October 2020

    McCormick’s Instrument Covers

    To help band members stay safe against COVID-19, many companies have created musician face masks that accommodate mouthpieces as well ...
    Savy Leiser
    October 2, 2020
  • Learn about the Demoulin fanfare marching shoe.
    September-October 2020

    DeMoulin Fanfare Marching Shoe

    In marching band, where music meets sport, style must meet durability in uniforms. DeMoulin’s new Fanfare Marching Band Shoe combines ...
    Savy Leiser
    October 2, 2020
  • A photo of West Point Band.
    September-October 2020

    West Point Band

    With its early research and early implementation of mitigation strategies against COVID-19, the West Point Band provides an example that ...
    Nicole Pasia
    October 2, 2020
  • Mental benefits of marching band.
    Health and Safety

    Mental Benefits of Marching Band

    Music can heal—in more ways than one. The past several months of dealing with COVID-19 have left many feeling isolated. ...
    Justin M. Eberly
    October 2, 2020
  • crossword puzzle
    September-October 2020

    Crossword: Six Feet Apart

    A musical-themed crossword puzzle created exclusively for Halftime Magazine. Here is the September/October 2020 installment. If you enjoy crossword puzzles, ...
    Matt Jones
    October 1, 2020
  • Partner Content

    Clubhouse Trailers Webinar

    Find out how to move your band equipment safely, whether across town or across the country, in this webinar hosted ...
    Christine Ngeo Katzman
    September 30, 2020
  • Impact Now
    Web Exclusives

    Impact Now

    Varsity Brands’ Impact Now Program Helps Spirit Groups Perform “Together as One” Empowerment journals, videos, and safety signage elevate students’ ...
    Savy Leiser
    August 15, 2020
  • Tips, Routines, and Equipment from Band Shoppe
    Partner Content

    Tips, Routines, and Equipment from Band Shoppe

    Get ideas and items you need to maintain and improve your color guard and percussion skills at home. As much ...
    By Band Shoppe
    August 12, 2020
  • Learn about new curriculum from BAND.
    Web Exclusives

    Free Student Leadership Curriculum from Scott Lang and BAND

    Educators can now deliver customizable student leadership training from Scott Lang via the BAND mobile app. Interested in developing leadership ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 10, 2020
  • Publisher's letter July-August 2020.
    July-August 2020

    Keep on Marching!

    I’m writing this publisher’s letter on my 44th birthday. The date is fitting since I launched Halftime Magazine around my ...
    Christine Ngeo Katzman
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn about the silver lining of virtual events.
    July-August 2020

    The Silver Linings of Virtual Events

    Nationwide online movements expand opportunities for marching performers and music educators as they adjust to being bands of one among ...
    Frank DiMaria
    August 1, 2020
  • Drum Corps alternate summer.
    July-August 2020

    Drum Corps’ Alternate Summer

    While COVID-19 canceled tour, drum corps are finding ways to stay connected with each other and with fans until they ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of Rob Stein with Valhalla High School in El Cajon, California.
    July-August 2020

    Careers in the Marching Arts

    Explore behind-the-scenes jobs beyond the director’s podium that help a marching program run smoothly. Marching band composer Key Poulan fell ...
    Savy Leiser
    August 1, 2020
  • Photo of Jordan Healey.
    July-August 2020

    First All-Female Drum Major Duo at Central Michigan University

    With no prior musical experience, Jordan Healey joined band for the first time as a high school junior. Now as ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of the Ohio State School for the Blind Marching Panthers Band.
    July-August 2020

    Blind Band Performed at 2020 Outback Bowl

    The Ohio State School for the Blind Marching Panthers Band, known as “The Best Blind Band in the Land,” added ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Restarting the Marching Arts
    July-August 2020

    Restarting the Marching Arts?!

    While dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have been working hard to get the marching arts restarted. In June, ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn why art education is essential.
    July-August 2020

    “Arts Education Is Essential”

    Halftime Magazine joins the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and nearly 100 organizations to state that “Arts Education Is ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Jeff Coffin
    July-August 2020

    In It Together

    A common, shared experience is unique. We are all going through a difficult time—a global pandemic—together yet separately. What experiences ...
    Jeff Coffin
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of Jeff Conner.
    July-August 2020

    Practicing During a Pandemic

    I recently received an email from a high school brass player saying that she has been practicing “a bit aimlessly ...
    Jeff Conner
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of Adam Wiencken
    July-August 2020

    Technology for Music Comp

    Many current high school or college-aged students are beginning to take an interest in writing music, whether for film, the ...
    Adam Wiencken
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of Killian Weston.
    July-August 2020

    A Different Type of Season

    The time since I wrote my last column has felt incredibly long. In spite of that, the uncertainty hasn’t changed. ...
    Killian Weston
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn about stretchable instrument covers.
    July-August 2020

    Stretchable Instrument Covers

    For directors, parents, and students searching for a possible preventative measure while playing brass and wind instruments through the COVID-19 ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn about Zenbeats.
    July-August 2020

    Zenbeats

    For some musicians, extra time at home has opened up a new realm of music making. Roland is helping musicians ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
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