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TITLE: Designing a Competitive Marching Band Show with Richard Saucedo

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DATE: July 11, 2023

Curated 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…

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TITLE: How To Design a Marching Band Show

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DATE: July 3, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – by Greg White – GOOD SHOW DESIGN IS AN ASSET TO ANY BAND PROGRAM. DON’T GET LOST IN THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE. FOCUS ON DELIVERING A POSITIVE AND LIFE-CHANGING MARCHING ARTS EXPERIENCE TO YOUR STUDENTS! When designing a marching band show, there are countless choices that a director must make. From the big picture to the…

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TITLE: Our Featured Webinar – The Marching Percussion Playbook – How to Unlock Success in Percussion Performance

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DATE: July 2, 2023

Watch 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…

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TITLE: ADD THESE 3 EXERCISES TO YOUR PERCUSSION PRACTICE SESSIONS

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DATE: June 9, 2023

Curated from YAMAHA – By Dr. Dave Gehart – BE A BETTER PERCUSSIONIST BY REGULARLY WORKING ON YOUR READING, ROLLS AND LISTENING SKILLS. As a percussionist, there are three things that we should always work on — reading, rolls and ear/listening. I know it is naive to believe that these are the only things to work on, but if you can continue…

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TITLE: What’s the Difference Between an Acoustic Saxophone and the Yds-150 Digital Saxophone?

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DATE: May 26, 2023

Curated 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…

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TITLE: BASIE, BEBOP, BALLADS & BLUES – Selecting Literature for the Middle School and High School Jazz Ensemble

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DATE: February 17, 2023

Mike Parkinson is a Nottelmann Music Jazz Clinician, KHS America Education Artist, and XO Professional Brass Artist – For the school band director, an annual challenge and opportunity is selecting worthy jazz ensemble literature for students to perform.  As an educator I have gained from the recommendations of others, the research I completed, and most importantly from listening to great bands in…

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