Ladies and Gentleman, we are less than a month away from marching season! Some of you have already begun the grueling, sweaty process of your band’s training camp. While it may seem like the heat is a killer and that playing the same cadences your drumline has been playing since you heard it in elementary…
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Size matters in the band world. Everyone can see that it is usually the bigger bands that win the overall competition and that they’re usually the ones everyone is waiting to hear as the competition goes on. Those who are in smaller or even medium sized bands may feel intimidated or envious of these larger…
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Being prepared is something that everyone is trying to be taught for as long as we can remember. From knowing how to change a tire to us attempting to be prepared for life. But the feeling of not being prepared or failure is what gets us all going, especially on the marching field. We all…
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Hope you guys are enjoying your summers! The preparation of the marching seasons have begun! The band directors are stressing, the composers are composing, the Drum Majors are at camp, and the uniform cleaners aren’t doing anything yet because we aren’t that close to the season yet! But shenanigans aside, this summer is an important…
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Dear Section Leaders, You are now in a position of power! You can now rule like Thanos, just don’t snap your fingers please. You’re going to need both halves of your drumline! Whether you are an experienced musical war fighter, or a newborn leader coming to “rain fire”, you all are going to be asking…
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Veterans and newbies alike, the time is upon us! It’s about to be a great time of year that is well known as “Marching Season”. There will be sweat, back pain, and a series of unfortunate events that will take place right before your band mounts the field! However, when you’re not on that field…
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Ladies and Gentlemen of our beautiful drumming community, it’s a very special time of year! That’s right! We’ve officially entered Drum Corps International’s 2019 Season. After SCV’s winning performance with their hit show “Babylon” there’s a lot to live up to this season. As many Corps are releasing teaser trailers to their themes this year,…
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Have you ever found yourself struggling with something considered “basic” by Percussionists in the band community? Did you find yourself frustrated because you know that you’ve done harder things? If it was in public did you start to have a change of skin tone that made you look more like a strawberry than anything else?…
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