If you are a director attending the BOA Summer Symposium this week you may be interested in these resources to use with your own program. BOA / Carolina Crown Warm-ups Star Spangled Banner Arrangement (Saucedo) Chord Exercise A … [Read more...]
Eleven Great iPad & iPhone Apps for Marching Band
June 6, 2012 By
Overview Apple said it sold 35.1 million iPhones in the second quarter of 2012, an 88 percent increase from the period a year before! It sold 11.8 million iPads, more than double the number it sold in the same quarter in 2011! Almost every band … [Read more...]
Dynamic Marching’s Stretch & Body Warm-up
June 1, 2012 By
Here is a video of some students from Carmel doing the stretch & body warm-up. I have taught this routine to five or six other groups around the country and it is a big hit with directors and students! … [Read more...]
Battery Percussion “Crab Marching” Drills
September 7, 2009 By
Introduction Battery Percussionists can do all of the drills that I have mentioned so far, but also require some special drills that are specific to the issues surrounding carrying their equipment. Sometimes they march like the winds, other times … [Read more...]
Advanced Body Movement for Marching Band
September 5, 2009 By
I found this table on the internet and think it applies well to movement in the marching band and drum corps genre. ELEMENT EXAMPLES (when designing/teaching body) Body "What is the body doing?" whole or … [Read more...]
