The USBands MasterClass for the Marching Arts series is a staple for directors, instructors, and performers at any level. Featuring instructional staff and designers from the World Champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, this series combines world-class instruction, design inspiration, and caption-specific workshops to take your marching program to the next level. Join world-renowned instructors and earn accredited Professional Development credits in the process!
Design Courses
Scott Chandler
DESIGN | An embracing discussion of Design and Program Coordination for the Marching Band and Drum Corps. Content will span “Setting the Team” and “Discovery” to Music selection, staging, and choreography.
Color Guard Courses
TJ Doucette
TECHNIQUE | Through conversation and demonstration, this course covers a multitude of topics including how to begin, how to train, development exercises, assembling a team, planning rehearsals, warm-ups, flags, weapons, tosses and spins.
Marching Courses
Todd Ryan
RUDIMENTARY MARCHING TECHNIQUE | This course provides expert knowledge through conservation and demonstration of the “Basics” in Corps Style Marching. From the broad strokes of planning and strategic overview to the details of marching time, posture, roll step, lateral movement, and more.
Percussion Courses
Sean Clark, Scott Johnson, Rudy Garcia
RUDIMENTARY SNARE & PERCUSSION | A comprehensive discussion and demonstration of percussion rudiments for the marching snare and beyond. Details extend into the mechanics, grip, feet placement, bounce strokes, exercises, and more.
TENOR TECHNIQUE | The umbrella course of Tenor technique. Demonstrations include grip, playing zones, 8 on a hand, double strokes, the accent tap grid, flam accents, multiple hands, and much more.
MARCHING PERCUSSION | From a wealth of experience comes this in-depth course on Marching Percussion. Topics include the power and importance of confidence, repetition, practice techniques, theories on how sound travels, the exercise program, and diddle and flam interpretation.
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