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Sectionals

  • Lane Armey
    July-August 2017

    Simple Checkpoints

    With many percussion rudiments, finding appropriate checkpoints to monitor timing can be extremely useful—more so as velocities increase or during ...
    Lane Armey
    July 28, 2017
  • Chris Dillon
    July-August 2017

    Cell Phone Cleaning

    The first few weeks after your color guard team has learned choreography, the routine is clean and looks awesome. And ...
    Chris Dillon
    July 28, 2017
  • Jim Snyder
    May-June 2017

    Three Pillars of Practice

    Two class projects are due. Exams are coming up. Then there’s soccer practice, band rehearsals, track meets. And homework … ...
    Jim Snyder
    May 24, 2017
  • Chase Sandborn
    May-June 2017

    One-Stage Attacks

    Producing a well-defined initial attack presents a challenge for many brass players to the point that it can become a ...
    Chase Sanborn
    May 24, 2017
  • Lane Armey
    May-June 2017

    Learning in the Lot

    You probably find yourself at various times watching outstanding percussion groups during their warmups—in the parking lot at WGI Sport ...
    Lane Armey
    May 24, 2017
  • Chris Dillon
    May-June 2017

    What Goes Up …

    I recently had the privilege of judging the WGI Sport of the Arts World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. For me, ...
    Chris Dillon
    May 24, 2017
  • Mary Karen Clardy
    March-April 2017

    Explore, Expand, Energize

    After the excitement of marching season in summer and fall months, rehearsals often become routine when preparing for festival or ...
    Mary Karen Clardy
    April 2, 2017
  • Chase Sandborn
    March-April 2017

    Monetizing Music

    Articles in the journal from the Toronto Musician’s Association and the website informationisbeautiful.net provide interesting statistics about the impact of ...
    Chase Sanborn
    April 2, 2017
  • Lane Armey
    March-April 2017

    Swiss Army Triplets

    Swiss Army Triplets are always fun to play. For one thing, they probably have the coolest name of all the ...
    Lane Armey
    April 2, 2017
  • Chris Dillon
    March-April 2017

    Occupy CG

    The word “occupy” is not one often used in the color guard activity. In fact, the word itself seems to ...
    Chris Dillon
    April 2, 2017
  • Jeff Coffin
    January-February 2017

    No Matter What

    How many of you would like to be a studio musician, living in a cool city and making all different ...
    Jeff Coffin
    February 6, 2017
  • Chase Sandborn
    January-February 2017

    Revolutionary Thoughts

    We are living in revolutionary times. Facebook and Twitter have been in existence barely more than a decade, yet they ...
    Chase Sanborn
    February 6, 2017
  • Lane Armey
    January-February 2017

    Flame Taps

    Flam taps are a favorite rudiment of mine. They involve the use of rebound, making them ideal for fast passages, ...
    Lane Armey
    February 6, 2017
  • Chris Dillon
    January-February 2017

    The Art of Storytelling

    As we jazz run our way into the winter guard season, we find the color guard performer more and more ...
    Chris Dillon
    February 6, 2017
  • Jim Snyder
    November-December 2016

    The Secret to More Sound

    The required musical skills out on the marching band field are the same as inside a concert hall, band room, ...
    Jim Snyder
    December 10, 2016
  • Chase Sandborn
    November-December 2016

    Sail the Seven C’s

    I’m borrowing the title of this column from a book by trumpeter and author Clyde Hunt. It’s apt as I ...
    Chase Sanborn
    December 10, 2016
  • Lane Armey
    November-December 2016

    Visual Preparation

    The visual portion of winter percussion has undergone significant change the last several years. To get a sense for how ...
    Lane Armey
    December 9, 2016
  • Chris Dillon
    November-December 2016

    Flag Handling 101

    In my travels this past field season, I have been a bit surprised to see so many guards struggling with ...
    Chris Dillon
    December 7, 2016
  • September-October 2016

    Relieve Upper Body Tension

    With marching season in full swing, flutists often suffer from upper body tension and head and arm fatigue as longer ...
    Mary Karen Clardy
    October 8, 2016
  • Chase Sandborn
    September-October 2016

    Circuit Training

    Circuit training is highly regarded as an efficient and effective approach to physical fitness. Performing a series of short exercises ...
    Chase Sanborn
    October 8, 2016
  • Lane Armey
    September-October 2016

    Paradiddle Paradise

    If paradiddles were a food group, they would be the vegetables. Maybe fruit too. Plus the meat and the carbs. ...
    Lane Armey
    October 6, 2016
  • Chris Dillon
    September-October 2016

    So, You Have a New Instructor?

    I recently moved from the West Coast to the East Coast and found myself instructing a new color guard. Actually, ...
    Chris Dillon
    October 6, 2016
  • Jeff Coffin
    July-August 2016

    Getting Away

    Is it important to have time away from your instrument? Is it important to have other areas of creativity that ...
    Jeff Coffin
    August 3, 2016
  • Chase Sandborn
    July-August 2016

    Pivotal Action

    If you watch a brass player traverse a large interval, you may observe a change in the horizontal angle of ...
    Chase Sanborn
    August 2, 2016
  • Lane Armey
    July-August 2016

    Crash Course on Cymbals

    The cymbal line is often one of the more overlooked sections of the marching percussion ensemble; however, it is an ...
    Lane Armey
    August 2, 2016
  • Chris Dillon
    July-August 2016

    Tips for Student Leader

    Some guard programs rely solely on their student leadership to create, choreograph, and clean routines. I can only imagine how ...
    Chris Dillon
    August 2, 2016
  • Jim Snyder
    May-June 2016

    Reed Myth Busters

    I just got this new student who’d been playing for four years before he came to me for lessons. Our ...
    Jim Snyder
    May 29, 2016
  • Chase Sandborn
    May-June 2016

    Timed Breathing

    Timed breathing refers to the rhythmic placement of the inhalation and the quantity of air inhaled. While brass players are ...
    Chase Sanborn
    May 29, 2016
  • Lane Armey
    May-June 2016

    For the Greater Good

    Unlike a lot of sections in the band, the percussion section is often very limited regarding the number of positions ...
    Lane Armey
    May 29, 2016
  • May-June 2016

    Never Stop Learning

    One of the great things about color guard is that you can always keep learning, regardless of your role within ...
    Killian Weston
    May 29, 2016
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