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	“What Do I Do With My Color Guard?” How To Make Your Color Guard Work For You (Part I) Recruiting By Jason Myers We have all attended our various music schools around the country. We have tried to stay awake in theory class early in the morning and endured the pains of learning the piano. We all had to perform in various ensembles and attend instrumental classes to learn every instrument in the band. We sat through woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and voice classes. When I was attending these courses, I was quick to observe one section of the band was being left out of the school’s curriculum. That section was the color guard. How To Make Your Color Guard Work For You (Part II) Purchasing The Right Equipment This is something you and your guard director must sit down and discuss. Many guard directors have different opinions on guard equipment. However, if you do not know anything about the equipment and you want to know more, or if you do not have an instructor and you don’t know what to purchase, then maybe the following information can help you. There are many companies that will sell you these products. My suggestion is to save all of your catalogues and pick the company that will offer you the cheapest price. How To Make Your Color Guard Work For You (Part III) Effectively Using Your Guard Now it is time to learn the show. However before you learn the show, and even before you purchase the equipment, you must think about how will you use the guard on the field. Things to remember are, how many guard students will you march? What types of equipment will you use? What will be the colors of the uniform and flag? What, when, and where do you want certain elements in the show? How To Make Your Color Guard Work For You (Part IV) Investing In a Winter Guard Program The best color guards on the marching field have winter guard programs. The reason is because winter guard provides additional training throughout the entire year. Without a winter guard, your color guard students will not touch a flag until August. I don’t care how good you are, it takes time to get back into shape and to re-train your muscles on how to handle the equipment.
		Establishing Effective Relationships With Music Stores James Marioneaux Steve Hankins, the Yellow Board moderator, former assistant director, and longtime friend asked me to write this article to help younger directors.  One important task that any new director at a school needs to handle is deciding which music store to use as your school service store. A positive relationship with a music store can be a big help to a director and an asset to any band program. [more] Higher Intelligence Through Music Steve Gillman Can music really help you think better? Yes, according to the research that has been done so far. [more] Article Sponsored by Kalarecoffee.com Coffee …Most Popular Beverage Of All Time Mary Chambers Long ago it is said that a lone shepherd and his flock came across a strange and mysterious plant growing upon a secluded and forgotten hillside. Before he could stop them some of his herd had began to gnaw away at this unusual berry. [more] Teaching Overseas in International Schools Tod A. Lawlis In the 1998-99 school year I was teaching in the Klein school district in the north Houston suburbs.  In the early fall of that year, our music supervisor sent out a memo about the American International School of Lagos, Nigeria, and that Klein ISD was in a partnership with AISL. [more] Music Downloading and MP3 Players Jeff Anderson What are they and how do they work? Here are a few thoughts on the subject of Mp3 players. MP3 is a compressed music file. It is an encoded wave file and has almost the same sound quality as an audio CD. The size of the file is much smaller allowing more room for music. [more]
				3 Quick & Easy Steps To Playing Music by Ear by: Duane Shinn Playing by ear is the ability to play a piece of music (or, eventually, learn an instrument) by simply listening to it repeatedly. The majority of self-taught musicians began their education this way; they picked up their instrument and began playing an easy melody from a well-known song, slowly picking out the notes as they went along. [more] The Wit and Wisdom of William D. Revelli “Revelli-isms” Compiled by Travis Almany Dr. William D. Revelli was one of the “godfathers” of the band movement in the United States. His name resides alongside those such as A. A. Harding, Frederick Fennell, and H. A. Vandercook for his far reaching impact on music education and bands in this country. It is almost inconceivable to imagine the bandworld today without Dr. Revelli's influence. Leaders in the band world over the past forty years as well as countless wind players in the nation’s top professional bands and orchestras were either students of Dr. Revelli or indirectly impacted by his teaching and life.[more] Sleep and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by: Wendy Owen Could improving your sleep lessen the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)? Our aim here is to understand the connection between the two as it may be possible to confuse the symptoms of CFS and sleep deprivation. There are however definite differences. [more] Make Music with your Computer: An Introduction by: Calab Coleman Well guys, I’ve decided to write a short article on how to make music with your computer. When I started out, I couldn’t find anything to help me. I didn't know what to buy, or where to start. Hopefully this short article will help you in your quest to making music a fun and productive hobby or future profession. [more] Studying Your Study Environment by: Roger Seip How familiar is this scene, “Sweetie, have you done your homework? Yeeeees Mom, I am finishing it right now!” You peek around the corner only to find the TV on, dim lighting,, and your student plopped on the couch, eyes glazed over, half asleep, but sincerely holding on to that vocabulary list or calculator, as if trying to channel the information into their mind. [more] Teaching Band in a Small Texas Town Teresa Archambo My experience with a A-sized school has been really positive.  I have been an assistant director in larger 4-A schools for 12 years until 05-06.  This first year as a head director.  I commuted 25 miles each morning to a spread-out community, where there is only 3 Quick stop stores, one with gasoline. [more]
					Famous People Who Were in Band Holly Gonzales Alanis Morrisette (singer) Halle Berry (actress) Celine Dion (singer) Calista Flockhart ("Ally McBeal") [more]