Simone Biles dominated the news and every social media news feed when she stepped back from competing in the 2021 Olympics. When I heard this news, my first feelings were pride and relief. Pride because I was insanely proud of that woman for putting HERSELF over OTHERS…on that large of Read more…
Your mental health should be your number one priority, always. How can you do this in the heat of a season?
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.
When choosing a piece of equipment, there are many things to take into consideration, including the music, skill level of the performers, the size of the program, and training needs. The two guiding questions through the process that you need to be asking constantly … Will this grow my students? Is it a musical decision?
One of the challenges band and color guard directors face is deciding what equipment should be used at different points in the show. While there is never ONLY one correct answer, our goal is to give you a starting point: How to make educated equipment choices based on the needs of your program.
Instructors sometimes explain step size and expect students to innately understand, but so much more is required to reach mastery. In this post, we cover the definition of skill and make a plan for our upcoming season.
Building Blocks of a Thriving Color Guard Program Many new directors have faced the problem of realizing that they are in charge of the color guard. In this post I’ll be outlining some of the basic needs of a color guard program and what’s needed to make it happen. This Read more…
(Make you, the judges, and your students happy!) Many of us in the marching arts have been at the crossroads of wanting to create a highly effective color guard program but having concerns about keeping the budget in-check. You might be hoping that in the article I’m going to help Read more…