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A Year of Flag Technique
A sample guide of what flag techniques to roll out during a year.
Inspiration
Breathe Out: Expressing yourself through what inspires you
I love The Breathing Gym Nothing encapsulates marching band in quite the same way. Breathing is a task so small that we take it for granted. When we practice The Breathing Gym we obsess about the most microscopic of minutiae, and push this once involuntary task to the limit. When you become lightheaded during Breathing Gym, most gurus will tell you that you are breathing in more air than you are breathing out. It makes Read more…
Band Directors
My Yearlong Book Challenge Update
This year Jordan set a goal to read 61 books- check out his halfway update and hear about his top 10!
Color Guard
The Fundamentals of Color Guard- The Basics Broken Down
Discover an innovative look into how the fundamentals of color guard can be broken down in a new way. This will change the way you talk about spinning forever.
Resources
Create Your Own Educational Island Using RSS Feeds
Getting swept up in the online frenzy is too easy- how do you ensure that you maximize the benefits of the internet to become a better educator or designer? Today we discuss how RSS feeds can be a tool to help you stay focused whenever the voice of the internet is a little too loud.
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Mental Health in the Thick of a Season
Your mental health should be your number one priority, always. How can you do this in the heat of a season?
Color Guard
5 Conversations Your Visual Designer and Guard Coordinator Should Have Before Writing Drill
There is much to be done and many conversations to be had. Here is a starter list of guard elements to coordinate before the visual designer places the first dots.
Color Guard
Targeting Technique: The Series Introduction
Technique – a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure. Yes. I just opened with the most cliche way to introduce something. It is important. I promise. We are continuously finding creative ways to execute skills. This has been evolving at a RAPID speed. Technique blocks do not look the same as they did 20 years ago, and that is a GREAT Read more…
