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This week, we're highlighting more powerhouse women in the marching arts as part of our Women's History Month series.This episode features hosts:
CEO and Co-Founder of Learn Fresh, Nick Monzi sits down to talk to me about his company, Learn Fresh. He talks about how in this digital age we lose the human connection, but we need to spend more time together. Nick and I talk about the latest events that Learn Fresh has coming up where they are working with Major League Baseball. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Nick Monzi Nick Monzi currently serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Learn Fresh. Learn Fresh is an international education nonprofit dedicated to enhancing student's STEM and social-emotional achievement through sports and entertainment. Since the organization's founding, he has worked with global corporations, leading school districts, and national and regional after-school providers. Since its launch in Cleveland during the fall of 2013, the experience has expanded to include initiatives with 30 professional sports teams and over 950,000 students. Aside from his work with Learn Fresh, Nick also has an extensive background in music education, specifically through Drum Corps International. Nick was a brass performer with the Carolina Crown and Blue Devils, earning DCI's silver medal with both groups. He also served as a conductor for the Phantom Regiment and since 2012, served on the education staff for the Madison Scouts of Madison, WI. From 2015 until his “retirement” in 2023, he served in leadership roles for the group, most recently as Educational Director. Make sure you learn more about Learn Fresh go to their website over at learnfresh.org. About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Bob Odenkirk, Hank Azaria, Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.
Samuel Tselnik is a senior percussionist from Grant High School, where he leads the percussion ensemble and drumline. He started out playing classical piano but split his interests into jazz piano and concert percussion in middle school. Outside of school band, he participates in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony as well as honor bands including WIBC, All-State, and All-Northwest, and also hosts jam sessions for young, beginner jazz musicians. Once the school year ends, Sam goes to spend the summer performing with Drum Corps International
This week we go On A Water Break with, hosts Nicole and Trish welcome the legendary Steve Vickers, Publisher of Drum Corps World, for an in-depth conversation about the magazine's rich history, its mission, and its impact on the global drum corps community.Since its inception in 1971 alongside the formation of Drum Corps International, Drum Corps World has been a cornerstone of the marching arts, offering a unique platform for stories, reviews, and stunning photography from around the globe. Published 17 times a year, the magazine showcases everything from World and Open Class corps to international ensembles, alumni groups, and emerging programs like SoundSport and Drumline Battle.Join us as Steve shares insights into his decades-long journey with Drum Corps World, the evolution of the publication from a tabloid newspaper to an online magazine, and how its worldwide network of writers and photographers captures the spirit and artistry of the activity.Whether you're a seasoned drum corps enthusiast or new to the marching arts, this episode is packed with fascinating stories and behind-the-scenes perspectives. Don't miss it!
With the DCI season coming to a close, we throw it back by live reacting a couple of our all-time favorite Drum Corps International shows: Santa Clara Vanguard 2002 and Carolina Crown 2008.
DISCLAIMER Episodes 209-2011 were recorded in 2023 and have only recently been uploaded to the internet. There are some things that have changed since their recordings, so be aware that you are not listening to the most current events. Evan VanDoren is a freelance arranger, composer, and educational consultant. As the owner of VanDoren Music, Evan is commissioned each year to create works for concert and marching ensembles. He has arranged and orchestrated award-winning marching shows for numerous high school bands across the country. Evan is an active clinician, presenting for Drum Corps International, the Music Educators National Convention, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and Music for All. He regularly consults with band programs around the country. Additionally, Evan is an active adjudicator with Bands of America, the University Interscholastic League, and the Texas Music Adjudicators Association. Evan is the brass arranger for the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, from Santa Clara, California, as well as the leadership faculty of SASI Leadership, based in central Texas. Before devoting his life to creating music, Evan was a band director at Cedar Park High School, in Cedar Park, Texas, during which time the band was awarded multiple marching state championships and national recognition. He received a Bachelor in Music Education with Honors from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently, he lives in Cedar Park, Texas, with his wife, Katie, and their dog, Cooper.
In Episode 237, four members of the audio team for Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps — Jonathan Yoo, Rosa Westfall, Tyler Hanson and Cole O'Malley — join Andy Leviss to talk about what goes into reinforcing sound for a modern Drum Corps International performance. They provide an in-depth look at the ins and outs of a true “battleground” audio situation, with 90 seconds or less to set up line arrays, wired microphones, and dozens of channels of wireless in some of the largest stadiums in the world! This episode is sponsored by Allen & Heath and RCF.Episode LinksCarolina Crown Drum and Bugle CorpsDrum Corps International (Marching Music's Major League)Carolina Crown Show — 2023Carolina Crown Show — 2012 (Cole's Favorite)Andy's High School Band Circa 1998Episode TranscriptBe sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group and Discord Server. Both are spaces for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments!Also please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. “We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle.”The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by pro audio veterans Andy Leviss and Sean Walker.Want to be a part of the show? If you have a quick tip to share, or a question for the hosts, past or future guests, or listeners at home, we'd love to include it in a future episode. You can send it to us one of two ways:1) If you want to send it in as text and have us read it, or record your own short audio file, send it to signal2noise@prosoundweb.com with the subject “Tips” or “Questions”2) If you want a quick easy way to do a short (90s or less) audio recording, go to https://www.speakpipe.com/S2N and leave us a voicemail thereEpisode Transcript
Drum Corps International extends contract in Indy through 2033. This is great for everyone involved, and we need to deal with the people who thought that if Indiana has a standard on abortion, then we would lose business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito is in the Par Mar Stores Studios for this morning's 580 Live with Dave Allen, plus Meteorologist Spencer Adkins from WOWK-13 on the Drum Corps International event coming to Marshall and Rich Kline from Meeks Realty on the housing shortage in the area. Listen live www.wchsnetwork.com. 580 Live is presented by Thornhill Auto Group.
Drummer, firearms aficionado, and former video game tester Joshua Santa Cruz stops by for a chat. We talk about being inspired by his uncle playing drums in church, to getting his own drum set, albums that inspired him, we share harmonica stories, and living downtown and attending Phoenix College. He shares his journey into becoming a professional drummer which included some work with WGI/DCI (Winter Guard and Drum Corps) International, as well as his start working with local professionals and local bands. Josh also graduates PC and heads to ASU where he got his jazz performance degree. He also shares his passion for firearms, both building and training, as well as audio engineering, and building computers and gaming. For more information, please find Josh on instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/sonixx_wave/
Game show legend Jim Peck joined me to talk about living in Milwaukee during the Happy Days era; favorite radio shows; the first time he saw a television; going to Marquette University; getting the performing bug; his first job as a booth announcer at WISN; Don Pardo; hosting a series called Confrontation; Jim Peck's Hotline; hard to get guests; Take it from Here from Washington DC; Big Showdown; falling down during entrance and having it be on YouTube today; emulating Johnny Carson; contestant interviews; Hot Seat; the Richard Dawson "feud": Second Cance; Peter Tomarken; going out with Monty Hall on his 94th birthday; Peter Marshall; his unaired late night pilot After Hours: The Jim Peck Special which would have featured Susan Anton, Robin Williams, and Loni Anderson; You Don't Say; Nipsey Russell; Dick Gautier; Robert Ridgely; 3's a Crowd; led to divorces and firings; originally pitched by Jess Oppenheimer as a clean game show and sexed up by Chuck Barris; Chuck realizes "no one had fun on the show"; cheating on game shows; Press Your Luck; The Price is Right; his famous perm; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; Everything's Relative and other game show pilots; You Tube 3's A Crowd reaction video; being hired to sub for and take over for Jack Barry on Joker's Wild; Barry dying and the syndicator choosing to go with Bill Cullen; calling his mother's friend out of the audience to play game; Divorce Court; Doug Llewellyn; Judge William Keane; show was done with actors and scripts; guest lawyers including John Erlichman; Judge Keane decided case by what he saw, not original outcome; hosting the Drum Corps International on PBS; Milwaukee; retiring from WTMJ-AM in 2021 - his first radio job.
Each year at the annual end-of-year banquet, the Marching Centurions come together to celebrate what they've accomplished during the season. It's also when they say goodbye to their outgoing seniors. At the same time, they also look forward to the much-anticipated announcement of their exciting new marching show and new student leadership. And that... will change absolutely everything.SUPPORT THE MARCHING CENTURIONS: Help the SHS Marching Centurions get to Washington via GOFUNDME!Listen, subscribe, rate and review. The Marching Centurions need you! Our program runs on donations. It requires $100,000 to run and we're given approximately $800 from the school district. Each band parent donates around $1000 per year but that doesn't include extras. The cost for our trip to Washington alone is over $150,000.If you're in band, a fan of band, or have ever been in band, we need you!FOR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP: email for packagesSaugus Marching Centurions: Road to Washington is produced by Morgan MacDougall ProductionsSUPPORT THE MARCHING CENTURIONS: Help the SHS Marching Centurions get to Washington!FOR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP: email for packages
Drum Corps International CEO, Dan Acheson joins us to talk about DCI's 50th Anniversary year and to talk about DCI East, held in Allentown, PA each year. You'll want to learn about the things DCI is planning for this summer and where you can find a show in Pennsylvania.
Dan Potter returns for the summer of 2022 with a special-edition series of the Field Pass podcast. "Traditions" celebrates 50 years of Drum Corps International, Episode 1 exploring the storied history of the DCI World Championships on television. Featuring guests Steve Rondinaro, Dennis DeLucia, Michael Cesario and Tom Blair.
Marching band, drum corps, bugle corps...it's part of sports worldwide, but it's also its own entertainment industry, and competition is fierce and deep. Drum Corps International is Marching Music's Major League, celebrating their 50th year of performance. They hold over 100 events and competitions, including Drumline Battles. One of the top competitors is the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps from Dubuque, Iowa, and today, Yasi and Steven talk with members of the Colts to find out just what it takes to make it into drum corps and marching bands...and stay healthy doing it! Our guests are Vicki McFarland, director of the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps in Dubuque Iowa and Board member of Drum Corps International, Jennifer Pohlman, athletic trainer for the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps and DCI, and Steven Rock, MD, physician for the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps and Member of Drum Corps International's Marching Arts Safety and Health Advisory Board. For more information on Athletes and the Arts, go to https://www.athletesandthearts.com. For more about Drum Corps International, go to https://www.dci.org For more on the Colts Drum & Bugle Corp, go to https://colts.org YouTube video heard in the episode of the Colts 2021 performance at the DCI Championships in Indianapolis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2woDCVxcR5g&t=87s
Tom Aungst is a member of the Cadets, Drum Corps International, World Drum Corps, and Winter Guard International Hall of Fame. His work is best known from the Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and Dartmouth High School, where he has amassed countless gold medals and drum trophies. Tom shares his journey from member, to instructor, to designer, and how he has stayed relevant in the drumline medium for the last 40 years.
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NEW GUEST ALERT! Karol is the High School Band Director at Herscher High School in Herscher, Illinois. In this episode, he shares his insight on how he chose to pursue a career in music education, the differences between marching and concert bands, how his own experiences in college marching band and Drum Corps International drum and bugle corps influenced him as a professional, and so, SO much more! Enjoy! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals involved. They do not necessarily reflect the views of any employer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
This week Meda and Andy have a special guest on the show and that is Kyle! Meda and Kyle take a trip down memory lane to discuss DCI and all of its glory.
We're talking about the 2021 Drum Corps International season and hearing stories from a career in television and drum corps with Drum Corps International icon Steve Rondinaro.
In 2020 the marching arts world adopted the phrase, “March On,” and in 2021 DCI and its corps will do just that. This year Drum Corps International will present the DCI Celebration Tour with corps designing unique performances for this noncompetitive year. In this episode we look at the challenges facing the performers and corps—What does a non-competitive season even look like? And most importantly, what are we looking forward to seeing on the field in 2021? After a year of no live drum corps, it's time to celebrate the past, present and future of Marching Music's Major League. Special guests include: Chris Holland, Geneva Le, Joshua Hecht, Dan Potter, Michael Cesario, Paul Doop, Rick Brown, Tim Hinton and Mallory Anderson.
In 2020 the marching arts world adopted the phrase, “March On,” and in 2021 DCI and its corps will do just that. This year Drum Corps International will present the DCI Celebration Tour with corps designing unique performances for this noncompetitive year. In this episode we look at the challenges facing the performers and corps—What does a non-competitive season even look like? And most importantly, what are we looking forward to seeing on the field in 2021? After a year of no live drum corps, it's time to celebrate the past, present, and future of Marching Music's Major League. Special guests include: Chris Holland, Geneva Le, Joshua Hecht, Dan Potter, Michael Cesario, Paul Doop, Rick Brown, Tim Hinton and Mallory Anderson.
In 2020 the marching arts world adopted the phrase, “March On,” and in 2021 DCI and its corps will do just that. This year Drum Corps International will present the DCI Celebration Tour with corps designing unique performances for this noncompetitive year. In this episode we look at the challenges facing the performers and corps—What does a noncompetitive season even look like? And most importantly, what are we looking forward to seeing on the field in 2021? After a year of no live drum corps, it's time to celebrate the past, present and future of Marching Music's Major League. Special guests include: Chris Holland, Geneva Le, Joshua Hecht, Dan Potter, Michael Cesario, Paul Doop, Rick Brown, Tim Hinton and Mallory Anderson.
William Pitts (b. 1986) is a composer, conductor, and arranger from Atlanta. Growing up in Carrollton, Georgia, Pitts graduated summa cum laude from Emory University, where he studied saxophone, conducting, and composition. He has completed graduate study in Music at North Georgia University and the University of Michigan. Pitts most recently served as the Brass Arranger for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Rockford, Illinois. As a member of the corps, Pitts served as a Conductor for three years (2005, 2007-2008). He was a finalist for DCI's Jim Jones Leadership Award all three years. In 2008, the Regiment took first place honors as World Champions at the Drum Corps International Finals. Will was also honored as Regiment's 2008 Mark Glasscoe Member of the Year. In addition to his role as arranger, he has also served on Regiment's management staff, and as the Brass Arranger and Composer for the Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. Pitts is active as a music designer, adjudicator, and instructor for high school band programs throughout the country. Marching ensembles performing his arrangements have been recognized as State Marching Band Finalists and Champions, along with Bands of America Regional Finalists, Regional Champions, and Grand National Finalists. His concert compositions and arrangements have been commissioned and performed across the world. He has written works for and been commissioned by the Boston Pops, the University of North Texas, the Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army, Wake Forest University, the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, the Atlanta Trumpet Ensemble, the Vega String Quartet, the Atlanta Saxophone Quartet, the Northwinds Symphonic Band, french hornist J.D. Shaw, tubist Christian Carichner, and numerous other high school and collegiate wind and chamber ensembles. He has also served as a production consultant and talent for Tom Blair, Inc., Drum Corps International, and MTV. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony Foundation. As a music educator, Pitts has served on the faculties of Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, and Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in instrumental music, conducting, and music theory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message
We're back for a new year, and what better way to kick off the year than with a close friend and colleague. John DeNovi has been helping to grow the activity and Drum Corps and promote the marching arts across the world for years and has been one of the driving forces behind DCI's SoundSport and Drumline Battle programmes.
It's been a crazy time since the world shut down back in March. With the DCI 2020 tour getting cancelled and the coronavirus at its peak, it leaves us wondering if a DCI 2021 tour will happen or worse yet if Drum Corps International as a non-profit will survive. In this episode we discuss the gritty roots of drum corps and some of the positives that have transpired in this strange year. We also interview Joe Roach, Corps Director of Music City Drum Corps for some insight on the DCI 2021 season and what's in store for the members. Have an idea for an episode? Hit us up on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @VirtualArtsInc or via email at themorningblock@gmail.com The Morning Block Team: Co-Host, Jake Lyons Co-Host, Chris Parker Executive Producer, Chelsea Levine Recording Engineer, Rosa Westfall Audio Mixing/Editing, Caleb Lee Logo Design, Bryan Harmsen Original Theme Music by, Jordan Toran & Josh Russell, Special Guest, Joe Roach The Morning Block is a podcast by Virtual Arts. Virtual Arts' goal is to connect the marching arts community through virtual performances. To become a member of Virtual Indoor, go to virtualartsinc.org/join. Registration opens December 1st! This week, The Morning Block is brought to you by Dorico! Dorico is the next-generation music notation software from Steinberg. It's designed to save you time – full of smart automation so that you have to spend less time in front of your computer, leaving you more time for making music. Dorico is full of unique features you won't find in any other music notation software: built-in sequencer-style piano roll view, desktop publishing-style page layout control, automatic condensed conductor's scores, smart divisi, linked cues, and many more. For the pageantry arts, Dorico's unique approach to percussion allows you to quickly and easily build kits of untuned instruments and display them in the full score and parts differently: single line instruments in the part, and a more compact five-line display in the score, for example. It's super easy to use the industry standard Virtual Drumline sound library, with a custom template developed in collaboration with experienced arrangers Dorico is available in a version to suit every budget and every experience level: Dorico SE is completely free to download and use, and ideal for writing exercises or teaching materials for one or two instruments; Dorico Elements allows you to write for ensembles of up to 12 players; and Dorico Pro provides everything you need to write for ensembles of any size. You can try all of the features of Dorico for yourself for 30 days by downloading a free trial. If you're already using Finale or Sibelius, you can add Dorico to your toolbox at a special cross grade price of 50% during their cyber deals between now and December 7th. See new.steinberg.net/promotion for details, and use coupon code CYBERDEALS at checkout to save.
Evan and Katie VanDoren are two very talented and accomplished educators within the music and marching arts world! In this episode, they're going to let us in on some ways they work together as a team both in music and in their marriage to bring out the best in each other!Katie is a Band Director at Vandegrift HS in Austin, TX and Evan is a former band director who now runs his own music arranging and consulting company, VanDoren Music. They're both currently on Staff at the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps - Evan as the Brass Arranger and Katie as the Assistant Brass Caption Manager.They're a great example of what it's like to fully support and believe in your spouse and their abilities. They lead busy lives, but have learned how to divide tasks and maximize their time in order to keep up with work and home responsibilities, all while still making sure they invest in their marriage by spending quality time together.They give some great tips and advice in many areas, and we hope you enjoy spending some time with them as much as we did!Evan's has written a bunch of great arrangements and compositions for marching and concert band! You can check them out at https://www.vandoren-music.com Follow Evan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evanvandorenFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katievandorenDon't forget to Subscribe, Follow, Like and Review the Mind Body & Pockets Podcast! Your support makes all the difference!YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindbodyandpocketsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindbodyandpocketsApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-and-pockets/id1522239250Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sk2TlaFDtz0MNhGBEY7dkWebsite: https://www.mindbodyandpockets.comThank you for listening and as always, Keep taking steps to Level up Your Life!
Today we have the honor and privilege to talk with Nicole Casino. She is an extremely talented percussionist, patient and enthusiastic teacher, and now a CEO of her own business 92Creatives. In this episode we talk about life, Drum Corps, and being a female in a heavily male dominated art form. *Contains mild adult language* Also, subscribe to our Patreon to hear extended discussions with Nicole about Idaho/Montana, life, drumming, and more! William F. Montgomery: www.williammontgomerycomposer.com ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/032d4355-93b7-4a3a-8a93-6953cac74feb/www.williammontgomerycomposer.com ) Hillary Lester: www.thehealthymusiciansite.com ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/032d4355-93b7-4a3a-8a93-6953cac74feb/www.thehealthymusiciansite.com ) Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps: bluedevils.org ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/995ea6bb-f895-4d3e-b95e-63672deb4fc3/bluedevils.org ) Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps: bluecoats.com ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/995ea6bb-f895-4d3e-b95e-63672deb4fc3/bluecoats.com ) Drum Corps International: dci.org ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/995ea6bb-f895-4d3e-b95e-63672deb4fc3/dci.org ) Malmo Drum Corps @malmodrumcorps ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/995ea6bb-f895-4d3e-b95e-63672deb4fc3/@malmodrumcorps ) 92Creative: 92creative.com ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/995ea6bb-f895-4d3e-b95e-63672deb4fc3/92creative.com ) Pulse Percussion: pulsepercussion.org ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/995ea6bb-f895-4d3e-b95e-63672deb4fc3/pulsepercussion.org ) Winter Guard International: www.wgi.org ( https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/ep/995ea6bb-f895-4d3e-b95e-63672deb4fc3/www.wgi.org )
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No matter where you are in your financial journey, saving money is always a good thing! To commemorate our tenth episode, we share our 10 favorite ways to save some cash!We get practical, diving into budgeting, meal prepping and more! If this sounds intimidating to you, we understand because we've been there. Trust us, it's not as scary or as boring as it sounds! We break things down into simple and small steps that will help you move closer to your financial goals. If you know someone who could benefit from these tips, please make sure to share this episode with them!Let us know your favorites on this list, which ones you're going to try out, and any tips that you have to share with us that aren't listed. :) Connect with Mind Body & Pockets!Click on our Linktr.ee for all the places you can find us! https://linktr.ee/MindbodyandpocketsFollow us on Instagram @mindbodyandpockets - instagram.com/mindbodyandpocketsSubscribe to our YouTube Channel for video episodes and hit that notification bell to know when we post! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cALike our new Facebook Page and get in on the conversation! www.facebook.com/mindbodyandpockets Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most major podcasting platforms. We'd love it if you'd subscribe and leave us a review! This really helps us grow and be able to reach more people.Thanks so much for the support and as always, keep taking steps to Level up your Life!
Lot Riot's founder discusses building his business and brand from the ground up! Matt Verburg started his company because of his passion for percussion and the marching arts. After realizing there was something missing when it came to clothing culture within our activity, Matt took action and created the awesome company, “LOT RIOT”, which gave drummers and marchers a brand they were proud to rep both in and out of rehearsal. With high quality materials and unique designs, LOT RIOT is now known as the clothing brand that bonds the marching community. In this candid interview, Matt discusses how his love for the marching arts came to be, some of the struggles of owning a small business, and his mindset for providing the best possible experience for his customers.This "pockets" focused episode is full of great tidbits of information, especially if you're an entrepreneur or thinking about starting your own business. We hope you enjoy! Connect with Matt!Check out the merch at lotriot.com!Instagram: @lotriotTwitter: @lotriotLot Riot Facebook PageEmail: matt@lotriot.comConnect with Mind Body & Pockets!Click on our Linktr.ee for all the places you can find us! https://linktr.ee/MindbodyandpocketsFollow us on Instagram @mindbodyandpockets - instagram.com/mindbodyandpocketsMake sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to enjoy video episodes of our podcast which include bonus footage! Hit that notification bell to know when we upload new content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cALike our new Facebook Page and get in on the conversation! www.facebook.com/mindbodyandpockets We're also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most major podcasting platforms. We'd love it if you'd subscribe and give us a review (5 stars if you feel so inclined!) This really helps us grow and be able to reach more people.Lastly, speaking of reaching more people...please share our podcast with someone that you think would find some value in it.Thanks so much for the support and as always, keep taking steps to Level up your Life!
Mark Hoskins is in his 18th year as Director of Bands at Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA. He teaches and oversees the entire band program, consisting of 3 concert bands, marching band, jazz ensemble, jazz combo, woodwind and brass choirs, winter guard, and percussion ensembles. Prior to accepting the band director position at Wheeler, he was Director of Bands at South Cobb High School in Austell, GA from Jan. of 1999-May 2003. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, he is in constant demand as an adjudicator, clinician, and conductor in the marching band, jazz, and concert band arena. His program at Wheeler is regionally and nationally recognized in those fields as well, consistently receiving superior ratings and best in class awards. While at ETSU, Hoskins had the opportunity to perform with many of the jazz greats of our time, including Jon Faddis, Ed Shaughnessy, Allen Vizzuti, Dick Oates of Flim and the BBs, and Ernie Watts. He was also a four- year member and featured mellophone soloist with the Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps, in Atlanta, GA. He later became the visual caption head for the corps in 2001, under the guidance of drum corps legend and mentor, Freddy Martin, and was brass caption head for the 2005 Magic Of Orlando Drum and Bugle Corps. He is now a brass adjudicator for Drum Corps International. He is a member of the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), NAfME (National Assoc. for Music Education, formerly MENC), JEN, and a founding member of MBDNA, the Minority Band Directors National Association. He was born in Norton, VA and grew up in Big Stone Gap, VA, attending Powell Valley High School. He is happily married to Maggy Hoskins and they have two children, Tamia Marie, and Miles Anthony. They reside in Marietta, GA. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message
Carolyn has an extensive background in both performing and teaching in the marching arts activity! In this episode, she shares all about her upbringing in Clifton Park, NY, her color guard journey, and the road that eventually lead her to study neuroscience and physical therapy.She also gives us some practical tips on ways to add a little more physical activity to our lives and how making small adjustments to our work environments, (especially if we're working from home) can benefit our bodies. Lastly, she touches on a three step approach she likes to take when trying to create different habits.Carolyn has such a passion for the marching arts activity and connecting with others. This is a fantastic episode with some very open and vulnerable moments and we think it's going to impact a lot of people!Timestamps4:50 - Baseball life.6:15 - Colorguard beginnings.12:30 - Impact of Mentors.18:30 - Teaching vs. Performing.26:10 - Movement approaches for different groups.31:45 - Pride of Cincinnati.44:40 - Why Neuroscience?49:35 - Taking care of our bodies.53:10 - Exercise guidelines and practical tips for fitness.58:00 - Find physical activities that you enjoy.1:00:05 - Creating different habits.Connect with Carolyn!Instagram: @carolyndrislaneFB: www.facebook.com/carolyn.drislaneConnect with MBP! Like our new Facebook Page and get in on the conversation! www.facebook.com/mindbodyandpocketsMake sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to enjoy the video version of our podcast which includes bonus footage and more! Hit that notification bell to know when we upload new content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cAFollow us on Instagram @mindbodyandpockets - instagram.com/mindbodyandpocketsWe're also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most major podcast platforms. We'd love it if you'd subscribe and give us a review (5 stars if you feel so inclined!) This really helps us grow and be able to reach more people.Lastly, speaking of reaching more people...please share our podcast with someone that you think would find some value in it. Thank you so much for the support...it means the world to us!Until next time, keep taking steps to Level up Your Life!
We continue our conversation with USAF Staff Sergeant Brad Green in Part 2 of The Weight of Words. Brad shares how he ended up joining the cast of the Emmy and Tony Award winning show "Blast!" and how touring with a bunch of creative musicians helped him hone his arranging and composing skills and realize his passion for writing music!Brad also touches on the similarities between drum corps and Air Force Basic Training, the importance of choosing your words wisely as an educator, and reflects on some moments as a teacher where he would have liked to approach things differently.This episode is full of incredibly valuable life lessons, so you might want to take notes!If you haven't listened to Part 1 of Brad's conversation, make sure to check out Episode 6, The Weight of Words - Part 1, to hear the beginning of his journey!Connect with Brad!Facebook Twitterwww.bradkerrgreen.comU.S. Air Force Heritage of America BandConnect with MBP! Like our new Facebook Page and get in on the conversation! www.facebook.com/mindbodyandpocketsMake sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to enjoy the video version of our podcast which includes bonus footage and more! Hit that notification bell to know when we upload new content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cAFollow us on Instagram @mindbodyandpockets - instagram.com/mindbodyandpocketsWe're also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most major podcast platforms. We'd love it if you'd subscribe and give us a review (5 stars if you feel so inclined!) This really helps us grow and be able to reach more people.Lastly, speaking of reaching more people...please share our podcast with someone that you think would find some value in it! Thank you so much for the support...it means the world to us!Until next time, keep taking steps to Level up Your Life!
In Part 1 of a 2 part series, we sit down with US Air Force Staff Sergeant Brad Green to learn all about his personal journey from growing up in a small town in Texas to becoming a Music Composer and Arranger in the United States Air Force! Brad discusses his time at The Cadets of Bergen County, the importance of having strong mentors and friends throughout his career, and so much more. This episode is just the tip of the iceberg for Brad's career, so make sure to check out Part 2 next!Connect with Brad!Facebook Twitterwww.bradkerrgreen.comU.S. Air Force Heritage of America BandConnect with MBP! Like our new Facebook Page and get in on the conversation! www.facebook.com/mindbodyandpocketsMake sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to enjoy the video version of our podcast which includes bonus footage and more! Hit that notification bell to know when we upload new content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cAFollow us on Instagram @mindbodyandpockets - instagram.com/mindbodyandpocketsWe're also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most major podcast platforms. We'd love it if you'd subscribe and give us a review (5 stars if you feel so inclined!) This really helps us grow and be able to reach more people.Lastly, speaking of reaching more people...please share our podcast with someone that you think would find some value in it! Thank you so much for the support...it means the world to us!Until next time...keep taking steps, to Level up Your Life!
In episode 5 of our podcast, we reminisce about DCI East in Allentown, Finals week, and the activity as a whole. This time of year is a great reminder of all the wonderful ways drum corps has impacted our lives!We also recap our first 3 interview episodes and even give a sneak peak of our next 3 guests coming onto the show! We are so excited for our next few episodes and hope you enjoy the content!Like our new Facebook Page and get in on the conversations! www.facebook.com/mindbodyandpocketsCheck out our YouTube Channel to enjoy video episodes of our podcast which include bonus footage and more! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cAFollow us on Instagram @mindbodyandpockets - instagram.com/mindbodyandpocketsWe're also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most major podcast platforms. We'd love it if you'd subscribe and give us a review (5 stars if you feel so inclined!) This really helps us grow the show and reach more people.Lastly, speaking of reaching more people...please share our podcast with someone that you think would find some value in it! Thank you so much for the support...it means the world to us!Until next time, keep taking steps, to Level up Your Life!
In Episode 5, Keith Kelly explores the competitive aspects of Drum Corps International from both the perspective of judges and of fans. Special guests include DCI judge administrator John Phillips, Santa Clara Vanguard brass caption head Marc Nichols, Bluecoats alum John Weldy, Marching Arts Education podcaster Tim Hinton, DCI CEO Dan Acheson, and former Blue Knights member and podcast co-producer Mallory Anderson.
In Episode 5, Keith Kelly explores the competitive aspects of Drum Corps International from both the perspective of judges and of fans. Special guests include: DCI judge administrator John Phillips, Santa Clara Vanguard brass caption head Marc Nichols, Bluecoats alum John Weldy, Marching Arts Education podcaster Tim Hinton, DCI CEO Dan Acheson, and former Blue Knights member and podcast co-producer Mallory Anderson.
In this "Pockets" focused episode, we speak with the co-owner of Box Six Productions, Ian Grom! He stresses the importance of self-awareness and being honest with yourself when it comes to your abilities. Ian shares how his experiences as a freelance musician in California ultimately led him to his passion for composing. This conversation was full of laughs and incredible information!Ian dropped a lot of knowledge bombs and insight during this episode and we know it’s going to help a lot of people, whether they’re musicians or not!Ian is currently the front ensemble composer, arranger & designer at Chino Hills High School, Pulse Percussion, POW Percussion, and Box Six. His compositions and arrangements have been played by marching bands and indoor percussion groups all over the country and we think he’s pretty awesome. Connect with Ian!Instagram:@iangrom_music@iangrom (Photography Page)www.box-six.comDid you know Mind Body & Pockets has a YouTube Channel with full-length episodes and bonus content?! Click HERE to subscribe!Make sure to subscribe and follow MBP on the following platforms!Apple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle PodcastsiHeartRadioStitcherInstagram: @mindbodyandpocketsFacebook: @mindbodyandpocketsWebsite: www.mindbodyandpockets.com
In Episode 5, Keith Kelly explores the competitive aspects of Drum Corps International from both the perspective of judges and of fans. Special guests include: DCI judge administrator John Phillips, Santa Clara Vanguard brass caption head Marc Nichols, Bluecoats alum John Weldy, Marching Arts Education podcaster Tim Hinton, DCI CEO Dan Acheson, and former Blue Knights member and podcast co-producer Mallory Anderson.
In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with one of the most sought after choreographers in the marching arts today, Michael Rosales! We learn so much about his path and how his decisions got him to where he is today. Michael discusses the importance of being mindful of what your body needs, understanding how to approach choreography by your groups experience level, and how saying yes to one opportunity can lead to more than you could ever imagine!He is doing wonderful things with his team at The Breakdown Camp and we encourage everyone to check out what they have to offer!Connect with Michael!Instagram: @MRosales007FacebookTwitterMichael's YouTube Channelthebreakdowncamp.comIf you haven't already, make sure to like, subscribe, comment, and follow Mind Body & Pockets on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Spotify.Your support is paramount in getting this project to as many people in the Marching Arts as possible!Thank you!
This episode features one of the most innovative and exciting percussionists in the marching arts community!Through hard work, determination, and a positive mindset, Ralph Nader has taken his passion for drumming and turned it into a rewarding career! In this episode of the MBP Podcast, Ralph discusses his mindset in various situations throughout his musical journey and the importance of being willing to take a leap of faith to go after your dreams.Follow Ralph and BYOS to access all of their awesome drumming videos and content!Instagram:@RNader4Prez - https://www.instagram.com/rnader4prez/@BYOS1191 - https://www.instagram.com/byos1191/YouTube and Twitter@RNader4Prez@BYOS1191Check out the BYOS Signature Drum Sticks here: https://www.daddario.com/products/percussion/promark/promark-marching-percussion/snare-sticks/We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please like, subscribe, comment, and share to help grow the MBP Nation!Instagram: @mindbodyandpockets https://www.instagram.com/mindbodyandpockets/YouTube: @mindbodyandpockets https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCP4YUO1V0SVAyDSmnoIn2cA#menuThank you for the support!!!
In Episode 2, Keith has an eye on the past to better understand the future, tracing the history of the drum corps activity from before the founding of Drum Corps International through changes and developments that have shaped the way we experience marching music performances today. Special guests include: DCI CEO Dan Acheson, DCI Hall of Fame member Michael Cesario, Marching Arts Education podcaster Tim Hinton, DCI judge administrator John Phillips, and former Blue Knights member and podcast co-producer Mallory Anderson.
In Episode 2, Keith has an eye on the past to better understand the future, tracing the history of the drum corps activity from before the founding of Drum Corps International through changes and developments that have shaped the way we experience marching music performances today. Special guests include: DCI CEO Dan Acheson, DCI Hall of Fame member Michael Cesario, Marching Arts Education podcaster Tim Hinton, DCI judge administrator John Phillips, and former Blue Knights member and podcast co-producer Mallory Anderson.
In Episode 2, Keith has an eye on the past to better understand the future, tracing the history of the drum corps activity from before the founding of Drum Corps International through changes and developments that have shaped the way we experience marching music performances today. Special guests include: DCI CEO Dan Acheson, DCI Hall of Fame member Michael Cesario, Marching Arts Education podcaster Tim Hinton, DCI judge administrator John Phillips, and former Blue Knights member and podcast co-producer Mallory Anderson.
Introducing a new podcast documentary, Finding Drum Corps, brought to you by the Global Bandroom. Back in 2015, Keith Kelly, an Irish band director was introduced to Drum Corps International, an activity and community that had evaded him until this point of his professional career. This introduction changed how he felt about music performance and education. Over the course of this 8 episode series, he will be finding out everything he can about this unique and inspiring activity and the stories that make up its community.
Today kicks off Conn-Selmer Education Institute Connect. If you've been listening to the podcast for the past month you've heard all about it. I was delighted to chat with Randy Greenwell of Conn-Selmer recently about this career and Conn Selmer Education. Randy spent 24 years as Director of Bands and Chairman of the Performing Arts Department at Lawrence Central HS, Indianapolis, IN. Under his direction, the Lawrence Central Bands built a tradition of excellence and success. Randy is also an active Drum Corps International, Bands of America and Winter Guard International judge and has written and arranged for many bands across the United States. He maintains an active schedule as a trumpet performer with the Heartland Big Band and has presented numerous clinics at conventions on a wide range of educational topics.
Malcolm and Matt enlighten Hilary on the world of DCI. It is such an amazing activity where music, performance, theatrics and athleticism meet.
Kyle Young is currently Associate Director of Bands at Carmel High School in Carmel, IN. His responsibilities include co-conducting seven concert bands, one of six jazz ensembles, and athletic bands. He also serves as an Assistant Director of the Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds. The Carmel Marching Band is a 23-time Bands of America Regional Champion most and recently made its 24th consecutive appearance in Bands of America Grand Nationals Finals. They were also named 2016, 2017, and 2018 Grand National Champions. The Carmel Marching Greyhounds were recently awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Shield for the second time in the ensemble’s history. Prior to arriving in Carmel, Kyle served as a band director in the Mason City School District in Mason, OH. During his tenure in Carmel and Mason, ensembles have been invited to perform at the IMEA and OMEA Professional Development Conferences, the CBDNA Regional Conference, and the Music for All National Concert Band Festival. Carmel Wind Symphony 1 was most recently named 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019 State Concert Band Champion. The Carmel Band Program was also a recipient of the National Band Association Program of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award in 2018. Kyle received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Wright State University and his Master’s Degree from VanderCook College of Music. Kyle was named the 2013 Alumni of the Year for the Wright State University School of Music. Mr. Young serves nationally as a clinician for concert and marching bands as well as an active adjudicator for Bands of America, Drum Corps International, and other circuit organizations. Kyle also serves as an artist clinician for the Vandoren company. He lives in Westfield, IN. with his wife Kelly and their son Landon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message
In partnership with Drum Corps International, we present an entire summer of webinars and interviews starting June 1.
In addition to being the Judge Administrator for Drum Corps International, John Phillips is a widely sought after clinician and music education consultant for Conn-Selmer. Just like many musicians and educators, 2020 presents many challenges for him, so I was excited to speak with him to see how he's been and what the rest of the year has in store for him. Find out more about John at https://www.dci.org/static/john_phillips Find out more about DCI' Soundsport at http://soundsport.com Find out more about WASMB at www.wamsb.org
Chris Komnick assumed the role of Executive Director in the fall of 2008 after previously serving on the Madison Scouts’ board of directors. He was a board member of Drum Corps International from 2012-2020 and served as the Vice-Chairman. At the conclusion of the 2012 season, he was selected as the DCI “Director of the Year”. Before taking the role of Executive Director, Chris was a serial entrepreneur with a primary focus on technology startups. He was responsible for developing product and branding strategies and has over 20 years of experience working with various organizations, from startups to public companies. Chris has taught many MBA classes and has been a guest instructor and mentor at Miami University’s school of business. Chris is an alumnus of the Scouts having marched mellophone in 1984, 1985 and in the 2006 Alumni Reunion Project. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business administration from Miami University. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message
This week we meet the third member of the SpaceShow Micky and discuss each of our seasons in Drum Corps International spanning from 2015 to 2019.
Chris Komnick assumed the role of Executive Director in the fall of 2008 after previously serving on the Madison Scouts’ board of directors. He was a board member of Drum Corps International from 2012-2020 and served as the Vice-Chairman. At the conclusion of the 2012 season, he was selected as the DCI “Director of the Year”. Before taking the role of Executive Director, Chris was a serial entrepreneur with a primary focus on technology startups. He was responsible for developing product and branding strategies and has over 20 years of experience working with various organizations, from startups to public companies. Chris has taught many MBA classes and has been a guest instructor and mentor at Miami University’s school of business. Chris is an alumnus of the Scouts having marched mellophone in 1984, 1985 and in the 2006 Alumni Reunion Project. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business administration from Miami University. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message
via Drum Corps International We know this is a difficult time for everyone as we all respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The events worldwide have impacted Drum Corps International as well, forcing the cancellation of the 2020 Summer Tour as of Wednesday, March 25. DCI’s voting membership unanimously reached the difficult decision with great regret after a thorough evaluation of numerous factors affecting participant health and safety, travel requirements, logistics, venue availability, and other associated issues. The membership also agreed that in order to preserve the opportunity for this year’s class of age-outs, performers will receive additional eligibility based on existing age requirements with a one-year extension. Above all else, the entire DCI community remains unified in its commitment to preserve the health, safety, and well-being of everyone involved in our activity. We share in the profound disappointment of the thousands of remarkable performers who will be unable to take the field this summer on the 2020 DCI Tour. We encourage every one of them to continue to commit fully to the pursuit of their personal best. We sincerely hope that corps members everywhere will continue to embrace the values taught through participation in the marching arts to remain motivated until we are able to perform together under the stadium lights once again. We are extremely grateful for everyone who continues to support our participating corps — from the incredible teachers, designers, judges, and administrators to the uniform, instrument and marching music products companies. We are fortunate to have a nationwide network of Tour Event Partners, band directors, schools and performance venues who keep the lights shining bright on our performers. Our most heartfelt appreciation also goes out to the countless staff, event staff, volunteers, health and wellness providers, and to DCI’s vast family of fans around the world, along with countless parents and alumni who have always been the unconditional allies of our performers. DCI and all participating organizations will shift focus from tour preparation to addressing the sizable operational and financial challenges resulting from these extraordinary circumstances. In the coming weeks and months, DCI and the corps will work to develop the plans necessary to return to a full schedule in 2021. We will provide information soon on ways to help ensure that drum corps emerge from this crisis stronger than ever. Together, we will #MarchOn. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message
In 2009, Geri McNiece turned her new-found passion for hula hooping into a business. She's trained over 1,000 clients at her Texas-based company aRoundJoy. She offers handmade custom hoops, in-person training sessions and online coaching to her long-distance clients. Geri's mission is to help women learn to move the FUN way. Learn more about Geri. Learn more about The Passionistas Project. FULL TRANSCRIPT: Passionistas: Hi and welcome to the Passionistas Project Podcast. We're Amy andNancy Harrington, and today we're talking with Geri McNiece. In 2009, Jerry turned her new-found passion for hula hooping into a business. She's trained over a thousand clients at her Texas-based company around joy. She offers handmade custom hoops, in person training sessions and online coaching to her long distance clients. Geri's mission is to help women learn to move the fun way. So please welcome to the show Geri McNiece. Geri: Nice to be here. Passionistas: So Geri, what's the one thing you're most passionate about? Geri: Well, my goodness, I actually have been thinking along these lines the last few days knowing that I was going to talk to you and I would say I am most passionate about getting women to move as if they were a younger child. Go back to play and move, like you just don't have an agenda, but to really enjoy and embrace their inner child. And they'd be surprised if they did that. How much joy it really feels like. Passionistas: Tell us about how that translates into your business. Geri: Every time I work with a new client, there's either a couple of different ways it can go. It can either be someone who is totally kind of in a zone that they haven't experienced in many, many, many years and they've almost forgotten how to kind of let their guard down and let go. Or I'm working with somebody who is just all about it because they are on this journey themselves of having more fun. They are just jumping in with both feet. So it's either one or the other really usually. And most of the time, unfortunately it's the first one. I'm trying to just let them let go and just experience the moment. And that's hard for a lot of us these days because we're always so attached to digital devices and all of the things that we didn't do when we were kids. When you're a child you explore and you just play for the sake of playing and you're so in the moment. That's what I'm trying to get women to do is to just, you know, let go, leave everything at the door or you know, in this case maybe before you enter my backyard or just let's, let's have a good time and learn how to play because kids do it instinctively. But playing with a hoop is just that. If you just let yourself play, forget that you're trying to lose weight, forget that you're trying to trim your waist, forget the exercise part of it. It's there. You just have fun with it and let yourself just go. You know what I mean? That's how it translates and I'm so passionate about it because I see at work time and time again. Passionistas: Tell us a little bit about your life before hooping. What did you do for a living and what was your home life like? Geri: I was raised as almost an only child because my mom and dad had me after. My sisters were like, you know, 10 11 years older than me. So that was a surprise and I was kinda like the Apple of their eye. My sisters, I was their doll baby. As you can imagine, since I was little like that and they were older. I'm Italian and real into music and dance and so my sisters and I both grew up dancing, performing. I got a little bit more into it because I was kind of the only one at home. I just had a love for dance and performing and that stayed with me through high school. I was known as that girl. I was dancing, I was on drill team, I've taught, I did twirled Baton. I was just real into that kind of stuff. And then life happened. I was performing, I had a summer job in theater. And I thought my home was going to be on the stage personally, but it wasn't it and that's okay. Found a guy and got married and I left all that behind to become a wife and mom and I grew up watching my mother and father have a wonderful marriage. So I had aspirations that that was what I would do in life. I didn't understand it at a younger age that you know, you really have to work hard to make a living and performance and all that and maybe you're not going to get that marriage and family life younger. You're going to have to do the whole career thing in the performing arts before you settle down. I felt more at home doing the home thing and the raising the family thing. I kind of liked it and I think a lot of that had to play into the fact that I lost both my parents by the time I was 24. So not having that cohesive family anymore. I think I longed for it and the performing became kind of backseat. I missed my daddy, I missed my mother, but I missed my daddy first and then that was, I met my husband about that time shortly after just having that solid rock in my life. I think I longed for that. Because they were my world since my sisters were older and not having that, I realized the egocentric lifestyle sometime of the performers. You have to, you just all about you. Right. And I didn't really feel at home there anymore cause I didn't have family. I really like having a relationship with my husband and or well soon to be, I didn't know at the time, but as we decided we were going to get married and stuff, things just took a different turn for me so I became a wife and mom. And I worked in banking. I was a bank teller and I loved opening new accounts. I was just a, you know, a worker bee. I didn't perform. I performed at my desk, let's just say that that got me through many years of work was performing at work. I could put on that hat of whatever I needed to be and it got me awards. I had high sales and all that kind of stuff in banking. but once I became a mom, that's when I noticed a shift to go back home again and so I quit working at some point after my second son was born. My boys are three years apart. Then our whole world changed. When my oldest son went to kindergarten and the very first day of kindergarten the teacher said, 'Can we talk?' And I was like, sure. But I knew he was very hyperactive. That's what they called it, hyperactivity. That was just the word, the buzz thing. But at the same time, my other son was really polar opposite, very relaxed self-sooth and all that. And so I was a consumed mom. But the diagnosis of ADHD took over for my son, my oldest son, and then about, oh, I'd say within six months, maybe even less, the younger one was diagnosed with autism and he was three. So then I was a mom of these two challenging boys that had these learning disabilities that were apparent, but then not apparent sometime because you know they can be hidden until you kind of see what the child's doing. So in school I was that mom. this took, you know, another 18 to 20 years of my life to navigate that through the schooling stuff. And so yeah, all this performing stuff was way on the back burner. Like, even though that my love of performing art, performing arts, and certainly dance, musicals and all that, everything was in me, but I couldn't do it because I was consumed with my family life. There was a point where I did a couple of shows for my 40th birthday. That's what I wanted to do, was audition. I got cast and had songs and lines and all this stuff. And I was like, Oh my god. I was still working at the bank. So I mean, it was crazy. So I knew I loved it still. But then I realized after weeks of rehearsal in a six week run of a show, I was like, no, I can't do it. Geri can't do this anymore. I'm not 20 you know? And it was just real hard. But I still loved being out in the public. And I knew I had talent for something. Whether it was writing, because I started to write when my kids were older so that I could on blogs, mommy blogs. Remember when they first started and we were all stalking our children. That's what I did. And I shared stories and I loved doing that. And I said, there's something in me that I still need to get out there. It's something creative. But I didn't know quite what. I just, I dunno, I kept it, I kept dipping my toe in the writing, which seemed to be the place that I really enjoyed it cause I could do it at home and reflect on my performing and find other theater nerds and dancers. And we talked on, it was just so fun. But at some point, trying to think when it was, I guess my son was a senior, the youngest. Okay. And there's a whole lot of drama that went on with my older son. But anyway, the younger one, since he had autism, I'm really getting into the blogging about that and watching his journey and his senior year was really tough because he was older, but he was still kind of juvenile because he has the autism and I just documented everything. And at some point I called my blog, I talked about how he was joyful all the time. And I said, I wish I could have his joy, his joy that he needs to be bottled. He's so happy all the time. He's so innocent and he's got a world out there he's getting fixing to have to navigate and of course we're going to help him do that. I use the word joy and I realized I was around joy every day because of him and so I changed my blog name to Around Joy. It was all focused about my son, I think it was the summer after he graduated. He was a very gifted percussionist. And he's a musically and he was, we were in band and all that high school band and so we were those band parents. We loved doing the whole drum line thing cause he was not only in band but he was in drum line, which is another subsection. It just consumes your life. Well we followed Drum Corps International and drum corner nationals. Just such a fun thing to follow all summer long as the cores go all over the country. But a lot of them are based out of California. And we got tickets for Christmas that summer before to go to Pasadena for the Drum Corps International finals. And it wasn't until like the summer following. And so we were all excited about that. And of course I was loving it because they, what did they do in the, in the bands they spin what flags and rifles. Right. I was all into that cause I used to be a baton twirler so I was really excited to go see these finals cause all the cores are so good. And it was about a week before we were supposed to leave for California and I turned on "Good Morning America" and there was this lady in this hula hoop and she was hoping and she was spinning it on her hand above her head. And I was just like drawn in and I was like, Oh my gosh, that's the coolest thing I have ever seen. And I just wanted to do it. And this was before we had any kind of DVR, TiVo or anything. I just flipped it on. And that's the first thing that was on my television and I'm like watching it. And then it was like, well, okay, here's the commercial. And that was it. And I'm like, what the heck? What was that? What, what? What did they just put on my television? So I had to go to the computer and I looked it up and I found out that it was woman out of California and they had a company and they were doing this hoop stuff, this class or whatever, and they sold hoops online on their website. And found that out. So I just was like, okay, I want one of those. I just ordered it. Like I didn't know what I was doing. But I ordered it and I said, where's it coming from? Oh no. Cause I didn't know where they were. I said, we're fixing to leave town in a week. And this was back before Amazon was real fast. You know what I mean? Like I was worried it was going to come and we weren't going to be there. And so I found out they're in California and I went, '"Oh no, they're not." And so I then I went further and sure enough, they weren't hike in Marina Del Ray, which is, I find out that's in California near where we were going to be in Newport Beach. And I was like, Oh my gosh, you don't even, Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. They even have classes. Oh, they don't have classes while we're there. Oh, I can book an appointment though for a private lesson. I said, I'm going to do it. Do you know I sent her a contact. Within 30 minutes she's calling me and it was, this is the woman I just saw on the TV. She's calling me and I'm like, there is a God, you know, like Oh my God, he's listening to my prayer. And she goes, well sure, why don't you just call me when you get into town and we'll set up a time. And I said, okay, would Monday work? I was like, yeah, because I knew that we would be done by Monday cause the thing was on Saturday, we had a day to kind of look around and then I could have him drop me off. I'm not even thinking straight y'all like what's my husband going to say? I didn't care. I just knew I wanted to spend that hoop. Sure enough, I didn't tell him. I didn't tell him. I knew all this time. I told my girlfriend, I said, I'm going to take this hula hoop lesson when we get to California. And she was like, you're going to what? I said, look at this girl. And I showed her the girl on the website, she's like, Jesus, Geri, she doesn't have any clothes on. I was like, but look, look at her arms. They are like rocking, you know, like look at those arms on that girl. So I said, I want to be like that. She goes, Geri, that girl's got to be 30 and I was like, I don't care. I said, look. So I mean I was just all the things, nobody, I wouldn't listen to anybody, all the excuses. I'm like, I'm going to do it. So we get there and had a great time and went to the Rose Bowl, saw the thing. And all this time I'm watching all the spinning going on. And do you know even that time I hadn't even had a hoop yet. Even that day at the finals, I'm watching every single guard, every single rifle, what do they call it? Flag Corps, Color Guard, whatever you call him. I was watching going, I'd put a hoop right there. Like I would put a hoop in that segment. It would look so good. Everything is circular. And I guarantee after you get off the phone with me and you start watching performances of bands and you start watching performances of dancing and things, they show you the rocket. Everything's circular. You know, I'm like, I'll put a hoop in the middle of that, get that girl doing that hoop. I'm always thinking that way when I watch performances. So anyway, we're at the hotel and we're getting ready at our stuff and I said, Hey, tomorrow you and Kyle, cause we were just with Kyle. Cause Kevin, my other son lives in California at this point. He lived in San Diego for years. He went off on his own skateboarder or the whole story. Anyway, he was out there. So we were visiting with Kevin a lot and California. So since we ever go in there for the band thing, we said we're going to drive down and pick you up and bring you back and take you with us to the thing. So we drove down to San Diego, got him for the weekend and so my son was there, my other son too, but I said, we're going to tight cKyleback to some San Diego. Come back up here then tomorrow I need y'all to drop me off for my souvenir. And he went, what? I broke the news while we're on the highway and he goes, what? And I said, it's a lesson, a dance lesson. I couldn't get the word out hula-hoop y'all. I just couldn't do it because what do you mean a dance lesson. Like a, what kind of dance? I said, it's just a dance with like a prop, I guess a couple dance. What are you doing? And I was like, no, it's, it's, it's a big hula hoop. And my sons were in the back seat going, what? They were just laughing their butts off and I said, y'all don't give me a hard time. This is really something I really want to do. He goes, well, what are we going to do, Geri, for two hours or whatever, and I said, just go walk around Venice Beach. So I went, they dropped me off. I said, I'm not going to get another souvenir. I said, I wouldn't want anything. This private lesson is all I want. I was horrible, like I was terrible. The one thing I could do are the two moves that were in the hands. It just felt so natural to me to spin something in my fingers and my hands or whatever, and she says, you're really good at that. She goes, you know, you have to work on the waist taping low. I said, Oh, well that, but you know what? I said, women back home, they don't know about this, and she goes, well then it's your job to tell him. And I was like, God damn sure will. I said, this just feels amazing. She goes, are you going to pick it back up if you drop it? I said, heck yeah. I said I was shy. I was the poster child for what I wish every client would be for me. But again, I am also the poster child for somebody that could not spin that hoop on her body to save her life. And I went home with the knowledge that I suck. But I was good at a couple of things. Okay. And I loved it, I really loved it, but I was embarrassed. I still have the pictures and every so often, like on the anniversary of my very first lesson, I'll pull out the pictures. My hand, I'm in the car, we're driving up the coast. This is, we took this nice long draw of a PCH and I just like was sitting in the car thinking how much I loved it, texted my girlfriend, but I'm taking a picture and sending it to her of my hand was bruised because I'd let this hope spin on it. That's the only thing I can do. And I said, but that is a love kiss right there. And it didn't last very long. But I mean, I had all this jewelry on my bruises across the back of my hand. She's like, are you nuts? You love it and it, and it hurt your body. I said, it doesn't hurt girl. I said, it was amazing. So anyway, when I got back home, I was telling her all about it and my husband was just like rolling his eyes every time I use it. He just said, he goes, what is this hoop shit? You know? He was just joking with me about it all the time. And anyway, I didn't have my hope for another few days. I had him hold it until I got back and then they sent it and I would never practice in front of my husband. I would go in my backyard. And I sucked. Like I couldn't do it. And I was, Oh, it made me so sad. But I did the two things that really made me sing, you know, that was good that I could do. And I kept trying to get my girlfriend to do it. I kept trying to get her to do it and she kept saying no and she thought I was nuts. And so I had a lonely hoop journey for several months. Like nobody would believe me. They just thought I was all crazy and for that very reason I was the girl that put the hoop in the hallway and it sat there and the one saving grace I always said was like, Oh well at least it's not a treadmill. I can't drape my clothes on it. Towel will fall right off that sucker. But it propped in the, you know, in the hallway and he passed it in the hallway. He goes, do you ever do that? I said, uh huh. I do it when you're not home. He goes, why do you do it when I'm not home? Like he knew like I was gonna say, cause I suck and I don't want you to make fun of me. I said, because I'm creating something. When I'm ready for you to see me, I will let you know. Passionistas: We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and you're listening to the Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Geri McNiece. To learn more about her custom hoops and training sessions, visit aRoundJoy.com. Now here's more of our interview with Geri and what happened next on her journey to turn her passion for hula hooping into a business. Geri: I let this lady in California think that I was so in love with it and I was going to really start teaching it at some point like I was going to do it. And she goes, well, when we're ready to start training teachers, you're going to be one of the first people I call. Cause you seem like you're really into it. And I'm like, Oh, I am. You know? Needless to say, I didn't hear from her for a while, so I wasn't practicing. Well when she was ready to come to town because she was coming to Texas, who's one of the first people she calls? Me. And I'm like, uh yeah, I'd love to come to your workshop and it's going to be next week and I'm going to be at this place. And I'm like, Holy crap, I only can do two things. Oh my God. And so then I brushed up in a week, man. When you got fire under your butt, you will do that thing. When did I push the envelope, see that's what I need. I need people to push that envelope under my butt. Put that fire under me. I learned a couple more things cause she had DVDs in the box. Right. So I learned a couple more things and I got one girl I called, I even did a Facebook, I'll never forget it. I was new on Facebook. Did a Facebook invite. Couldn't get one person to go to this class with me. I didn't want to go by myself but I, and ultimately I took one girl and she had fun but I mean she wasn't into it like me. But after that was over, she told me the instructor, she's like, we have a home program he did to learn this, do it. I'll give you a $50 coupon off for whatever. I forget what it was but sign me up man. That day I was like, okay, cause I saw what she did in class and I actually left that workshop class doing something more than I could do when I didn't have her in front of my eyeballs. And that is another thing that I learned. It helps to have instruction of somebody in front of you, like you can learn a lot online, but when you've got a person in your back pocket, that's your mentor one-on-one. That's what made the difference for me in the beginning. And that's why I do what I do today because it goes back to my roots. I didn't ever think that I would get to the level that I got at just by myself, like at home, because I'm not that person that has that discipline to just do, to do, at least I didn't think I was. But I have somebody guiding me and they gave me the tools, just you know, the the information I needed. And then I just zoned in on that one thing that for the first time in my life I said, I'm going to do it. I did it. And look what I did. I mean, I even ended up starting a business. It was just like the first time I'd ever done that in my life. Other than raising my boys because getting through the whole, you know, life, raising an ADHD and an autistic son and having my sanity, that's my greatest accomplishment. For me personally, the growth that it took to start with being sucking. The level of suckage, I just can't even tell you how bad I was when I first picked up a hoop to look at me today. People think I've been doing it all my life. No, it was such a personal journey and to do it with the intention that I'm going to teach it someday was the way that it made it palatable for me. And so just getting to that point, I'm like, okay, now I'm ready to teach. I took four months I think to learn it and I had one girlfriend who believed in me and she is the one that pushed the envelope for me here. Like she would say, did you make a video today? Okay, to learn to teach this. I had to make a video of myself teaching every single move, like 20, 30 I don't know. It was a lot of moves. Like I'm teaching to the camera, like you're my student, which you know, okay, my performance background fine. That that helped me because I wasn't shy in front of a camera. It didn't bother me. But just to know that there were some moves, I couldn't do that well, but I had to say, if I am still working on this move, I have not mastered it yet. But here is some points to think about when you're learning this move. And so I would have to memorize, you know, like a script almost. It becomes your vernacular. So you take a bare bones of what the key points are of a, of a move and then you teach it, but you make it into your own speak. And that was the challenge too for me because I wanted it to feel, I didn't want to repeat something rote memory. It needed to be authentic to me and authentic. I'm from Texas, y'all, I'm not. You know what I mean? I'm going to talk and way I talk. But yeah, after getting to a point where I felt like solid, I ended up making the complete, and this is, you know, you're putting it on a VHS tape. Okay. Like we're talking a long time ago and putting it all together and sending it off to be critically judged and do you pass or not? And I passed with flying colors and they wanted me to become a master trainer and I'm like, Holy crap. And so then I worked for them for a while and it didn't really have my own business, but I have my own name, which guess what? That was aRoundJoy. Now let me preface, I did not start this with a hoop in my hand around joy, but yet I had that night. Is that not a God wink? Come on now and the beautiful name and it has to do with a lot more than hooping. So for me it's personal and the hoop brings me joy. But a lot of other things do, too. It's a beautiful journey. I've been on with this hoop. Every single job I've ever had in my life, which I've been a waitress a lot. I worked in banking, worked in sales and a clothing stores, good lord, several retail jobs, but all the customer service training. I've had really set me up to be a business person, which I had no clue. And I opened business accounts for other people all those years in banking. So I knew a little bit about the legal part of documents, things that you needed for business. But yeah, I realized every person I'd ever met on my journey was important to my business because I had to start networking to publicize what I was doing. And you don't know who you're going to meet every day in life or why you meet them and then later on you look back and go, Oh, that person. It's good to know. You know? It's been really, really interesting. Passionistas: So talk about that part of the journey. You decided you liked it. You decided you wanted to be an instructor. You had so many people pushing back against you when you wanted to do it personally. How did you convince strangers to jump in and start hooping? Geri: Okay. My one girlfriend who believed in me. If it wasn't for her, I just don't know if I ever would've gotten this thing off the ground because she had such confidence in me. She's the one that came up with the idea of let me talk to my dad. He's got some warehouse space and I was like, he does. I didn't even know that. And she said, this is where you need to teach it Geri, cause you can't walk into anywhere and get anybody to believe you. You got to look legit. You know? And he was a business owner and she worked for him. You know what I mean? Small businessman. If you can convince my father that you could get some people, you know, you got to have some classes to get people, give them free, give them away free. You know what I mean? But I have to have place to do it. I thought I did and I'm glad I did it that way. But yeah, I ended up getting a warehouse and then go into every dang festival. Like go get a booth at some place and you pay for a little tent and you sit under it and you give people your business card or you, you say, come on and you just stand up there, here, put this hoop on. And they're like, no, no, no, no, no. I was like, Oh no, no, you've never worked with me. Come on now let's do this. And I had to go out and do that. Oh lord have mercy. The first three years is just like, come on and take a class here. It's a $5 class. I gave it away. Like you don't even pay it. Just come take it. So it wasn't like this was a huge moneymaker, but I had really cheap rent because I got the daughter discount over there with dad. That's how this whole thing started was on. This is like on shoestring budget. But yet my husband, who he knows I could sell ice to an Eskimo. He's always believed in me as far as when I was working and he saw what kind of awards I got in sales and he goes, and this is even better Geri, cause I know you really believe in it and I've seen what it does to your body. You have a new spring in your step. He just saw how it changed me and he knew I was passionate about this. We've been together 35 years. He knows if mama ain't happy, nobody's happy. He's a giver. He treats me like a queen. I wouldn't be anywhere without him either. He invested in this. In time and money and he's very handy and built out everything. And the warehouse was adorable. We built it out, didn't spend a lot of money but more than I'd really ever planned on. But you know, having the legitimacy of I'm doing this, like there's this crazy woman who's 40 something years old. If she says I can do it, well I think I'll go to her class, not going to cost me anything. Or I met her on the street, or I'd go to all the music festivals here in town. Best thing ever that happened while I was just getting this off the ground as there's a wonderful Levitt foundation. We got Levitt pavilion here in Arlington and then another out in California. There's like four or five of them in the country, but it's a wonderful nonprofit that brings music to the community. So we got a Levitt Pavilion where they bring music, concerts, free concerts to the community, and there you go. Uh, what am I going to do? I'm bringing my hoop. Brought my hoop, and would dance to the music and get women to come try it and then hand them my business card and they would come and I would teach classes. That's how I ended up getting people, was really going out in the community. Very grassroots, very grassroots. Passionistas: So how has hooping changed your life — physically and beyond? Physically? Geri: It's definitely kept me feeling younger. It centers me, it calms me. It's the one thing that I can do. I never say no. You know how if you go to exercise you're like, I really don't feel like going to exercise. I really just don't feel like it, but I know I need to. I never say that with a hoop. It's like I just, I want to go feel better, give me that thing. I've got to go. It just loosens me up. I don't know about you guys, but when I wake up I have a hitch in my get along or when I get up out of a chair. Do you ever go, I got a hitch in my get along. It's like my hip kind of. Oh goodness. That does not go away, ladies. Okay. Like just cause I hope it's not a magic pill where I don't ache anymore, but if I start moving with my hoop, I don't ache anymore. It's just like taking medicine to me, but it's also allowed me to meet wonderful women all these years. It's 10 years this year. This November was 10 years that I started my business, so for 10 years I've gotten to meet amazing women and done some amazing, crazy things. I've been in parades. And it's really brought me just a lot of happiness and I think that's the key, right? To just make it every day worth getting up. I'm just happier doing it. Passionistas: What advice would you give to a woman who wants to start hooping but might be a little apprehensive about it? Geri: Just give it a try. You don't know because you probably not tried with the right size hoop and you've certainly not tried with, I bet with any instruction because that's just it. You have to know what you're doing. You have to have somebody talk you through it because just watching videos on the YouTube, that's not enough because that's not your body on that screen. That's that person. You've got somebody to go well with your size. Okay. I'm going to give you a couple of things to think about. All right. It's a lot of visualization in your head and if you don't have somebody talking to you through that, you're not going to get in that right place. Now, if you've had experience. As a child, hooping as a young girl, it comes back relatively quick, but your body is not the same size as when you were that little girl is it? So you may have to move your body a little bit differently now. And that's where I come into because I can go get girl, sister, you got it, look, Oh, I can see it. But here's what I want you to try now because you're going to hurt yourself doing what you're doing right now. So stop, because that is the thing too, is like women of a certain age, let's just say that this hooping looks fun and it is, and it's all the, all the things that you think it is. As far as the, the lightness of it, you know, it's like, Oh, it makes you feel like a kid again. But our bodies, we have to respect the fact that they're, you know, 40 and 50 and 60 years old. We've got to do things smart with a hoop or you could hurt yourself. That's where you get the bad. Like, Oh, that hurt my back, that hurt my shoulder, or whatever you were doing. You know, you've got to know your limitations and if you have limitations, there's still something you can do with the hoop. It's the best thing ever for therapeutic movement, dynamic stretching like no other. You just go, but you got to let yourself go and go out there and play with it and so get out of your own head. Stop your inner dialogue. Think about it. You didn't have that when you were a little kid. You just did it. Life has a way of beaten us down and life experience teaches us sometimes we're less than and we don't deserve that. This is what the hoop should remind you of. That's a toy. It's much more than that, but you know it's a toy. It's fun. Let yourself go there. That's where your joy is. Passionistas: When you, as you say, get a hitch in your get along and you're not feeling motivated, how do you get out of that funk? Geri: I let myself have a day just be that blivet, you know, just be that. I love that word. Blivet. That's a family word, by the way. We say that a lot when we're having a day like that. I'm just going to believe it today. Okay. And then I get up and I get in my hope. I know it sounds trite and silly, but it's just, it's a physical reminder of good, this is good. There's not one damn bad thing about that hoop and it has a way of just working its magic on you, making you feel a little bit better. Just, I mean, I'm just holding it in my hand. I'm not even spinning it on my body. I'm just kinda like, you know, just like moving my shoulders a little bit, holding my hoop above head, starting to gently move my body because in movement there is healing. It really is just gotta move and no big ostentatious movement. I'm not having to get up myself up and put a bunch of clothes on and go to the gym or go make some massive amount of change to get myself out of the funk. I just got to pick up my hoop, make a little bit of gentle movement, and if that's all I do that day, that's okay. But I know the movement helps me get out of my head. Okay? So it's just a little bit of extra movement and some days I don't feel like doing a lot, but I make myself do a little bit and then I lay back down. Passionistas: What advice would you give to a young woman who wants to follow a unique passion like you have? Geri: Do it. God puts that idea in you for a reason. I truly believe you're not going to think of something randomly for no reason at all. You're just not. You're not going to have a passion for something without a reason. It may be something that you do on the side, which is how this started for me. I said, you know, this could help me get in shape because Lord knows I have all these years. I wish I would have found the hoop when I had my boys, Jesus. Oh, but I didn't. But it fulfilled a passions in me. Right? I love to dance and sing, but of course the singing is out there. But I mean I love to perform to music, love to dance to music. But I also, you know, had a passion for keeping myself healthier cause I lost both of my parents so early. Right? So I want to keep myself active and I just couldn't get into anything and I had a passion for this. It's so different than a traditional gym exercise, but it blended my passions and I had to, I had to to visit it. So at least visit it. Dip your toe in that passion, pursue it. I'll tell you what, if it's meant to be, doors are gonna open that you don't even, you didn't even try to get them to open. The things are just going to, it just happens. It happens. That's when you know you're on your path when you're just doing the thing and things just happen. Like you didn't even seek it out. It'll happen if it's supposed to. Passionistas: Thanks for listening to The Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Geri McNiece. To learn more about her custom hoops and training sessions, visit aRoundJoy.com. 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The 2017 Drum Corps International season is in the final days of what's been a spectacular season. In today's Field Pass, Dan Potter takes us to two events bound to be remembered as highlights of the last week of the 2017 tour: The Open Class Championships in Michigan City and a very special tribute in Allentown.
Drum Corps International’s 2017 Open Class tour is underway and if you miss these OC corps this summer, you're missing some of the most energetic and entertaining ensembles on the planet. Dan Potter sets the stage for the final run toward the Open Class World Championships and chats with a few of this year's iconic World Class performers from The Cadets and Bluecoats in today's Field Pass.
Imagine a high school marching band taught, full time, by three of the most respected instructors and designers in Drum Corps International. For students at Avon High School outside of Indianapolis, no imagination is required. Bluecoats' Program Coordinator Dean Westman, Carolina Crown's Brass Caption Head Matt Harloff and Cavaliers' Artistic Director Daniel Wiles are all full time educators in the school's fine arts department. DCI's Dan Potter sat down this morning with all three to talk about how what they do in drum corps informs what they do at Avon, which has won three Bands of America Grand National Championships, and vice versa. Plus, all three also give us some inside perspective on their corps' 2016 productions in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.
Nine proposed changes to Drum Corps International's rule book are up for discussion at this year's annual meetings and rules congress at the end of January. Dan Potter digs deep into the proposed changes and what they might mean for the drum corps activity with DCI Artistic Director Michael Cesario in this edition of the Field Pass presented by Zildjian.
Abandon all hope, ye who enter the Georgia Dome. At least, abandon all hope of predicting the finish of the 2015 Drum Corps International season. Dan Potter reports from behind the scenes of the DCI Southeastern Championship in today's edition of the Field Pass presented by Zildjian.
Alyssa McPherson is a Certified Athletic Trainer at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. There, she serves as a visiting lecturer and works with IU's Army ROTC program as well as with the ballet and contemporary dance departments and IU's 'Marching Hundred' band. We talk about the need for athletic trainers among competitive drum corps and marching bands.Alyssa also completed the certified athletic trainer residency at Emory Sports Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and she describes that experience in detail. A very good episode. Enjoy!Drum Corps International: https://www.dci.org Drum Corps Medical Project: https://www.facebook.com/dcmp.dci Do you have any interest in working with, consulting, or volunteering with a drum corps? If so, complete this brief online survey, and Alyssa will get you linked-into the right people!: https://iu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5no2BulFMUBiFmt
The first week of the 2015 Drum Corps International season has proven that nothing will come easy for DCI's World Class corps. The productions are more demanding and so are the judges. Dan Potter recaps the first week of competition and chats with Carolina Crown Drum Major Hunter Bown in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.
The step-off of the 2015 Drum Corps International season is one day away. Thousands will watch the Tour Premiere live at Lucas Oil Stadium, but many more will get their first taste of drum corps this summer in one of more than 535 theaters nationwide at DCI's and Fathom Events' "Drum Corps at the Cinema" presentation. To get us primed for what we'll see on the big screen Wednesday, Dan Potter visits with executive producer, director and brand new DCI Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Blair, in today's Field Pass presented by Zildjian.
Tuesday, on DCI's Field Pass presented by Zildjian, we got a reminder of how last season ended for Drum Corps International’s Open Class corps as well as a preview of the coming season. This time, Dan Potter chats with three OC corps directors. Each is from a corps at a different stage of development. One is celebrating 25 years in 2015. Another is marking its 10th anniversary and the third is a fledgling corps getting ready to leave its nest in Texas.
"Douglas David Paints from Farm to Fair" at the Indiana State fair, Lincoln Highway Road Rally and World Championships for Drum Corps International
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