The simple truth is this: your band will not sound good if they don’t make a conscious effort to maintain a body full of air! In marching band, as directors, we must constantly monitor and be aware of this fact, and provide strategies for students to keep their bodies...
If you’ve ever watched a top-tier marching band show and thought, “How do they keep performing at that level?” — the answer isn’t luck or natural ability. It’s grit. Psychologist Angela Duckworth defines grit as the combination of passion and perseverance toward...
Every band director has a “Believe” sign. It may not hang above your office door like it did at AFC Richmond, but it’s there. It’s what you choose to believe about your students after a disastrous rehearsal. It’s what you choose to...
The Silent Skill Every Band Director Needs Designing a marching band show takes creativity, teamwork, and technical expertise.But the skill that keeps your program running year after year isn’t found in the score or the drill—it’s communication. Every time you request...
If you’re a Band Director chasing high-level results with your ensemble, your journey has more in common with an Olympic athlete than you think. In fact, when Alexi Pappas shared her coach’s “Rule of Thirds” — you feel good a third of the time, okay a third, and lousy...
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