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  Advanced Body Movement for Marching Band
Sep 3, 2009
color guard warm upThe following article is meant to be an advanced lesson on how to use body movement and dance with the marching band.
  Getting in Shape for Marching Band / Drum Corps Season
Mar 10, 2009
Marching Band season is right around the corner or in some cases already here, and it is more important than ever to start getting your body ready for the demands of the upcoming season.  The following column will talk about the unique demands that marching band places on the body's muscles and skeletal system and how to prepare ahead of time to avoid extreme fatigue and prevent injury.
  Ahhh... Fall... Marching Band is in the Air
Dec 12, 2008
football fieldCan you smell it in the air? The fall is here and that means Notre Dame football... er, I mean Competitive Marching Band season. Practices in September, for most groups, involve finishing the show and the last of the “New Drill!” We are starting to put body into the show and detaile sections of the show that need something extra besides the written music and drill. It is exciting because no one is quite sure what the finished product will look like, sound like, and feel like. One thing is certain... the things we do now will make or break the show.