THE CELEBRATION This year, Nottelmann Music Company is celebrating its 70th Anniversary – 1953-2023. That’s 70 years of serving schools, students, music directors, and musicians with top-quality products and service. We’re celebrating by giving back to St. Louis music education community. THE CAUSE On October 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in…
MORECurated from JW Pepper – Richard Saucedo interview with Scott McCormick – Intro: 0:00 What goes into designing a competitive marching band show in 2023? – 00:30 If you do go competitive, what are your goals? – 1:56 What does a design team look like? – 4:56 When does the process of creating the show begin? – 6:57 What should you consider when…
MOREWatch the Webinar Preview About this Webinar – How important is it to building a quality marching band to have an outstanding drum line and front ensemble? In this webinar, presenters David England and Shelby Shelton take you step by step process to develop those all-important sections. Covered in the Marching Percussion Playbook: Personnel and Roles Building a Foundation…
MORECurated from YAMAHA – by Austin Snowden – THERE ARE LOTS OF SIMILARITIES, BUT THEY ARE FAR FROM THE SAME. Early versions of the saxophone first appeared in 1840, followed by a number of variations. However, it wasn’t until the 1930s that the world saw what is now considered the modern saxophone. Advances in digital technology have allowed Yamaha to…
MORECurated from J.W. Pepper – The Fishers High School Marching Tiger Band is widely recognized as one of the best high school marching bands in the United States, and the Fishers Winter Percussion ensemble are three-time Winter Guard International (WGI) Scholastic Concert World Percussion champions. J.W. Pepper’s creative team visited Fishers, Indiana to spend time with the band and get…
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