Why Tone?

Find out how to control your tone through all dynamic levels and performance settings from Jeff Coffin, three-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist of Dave Mathews Band and Bela Fleck & the Flecktones.

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Close Your Eyes

When you eliminate visual stimulus, you devote full concentration to your sense of taste or hearing to get maximum benefit from the stimulus (food or music). For a musician, ears are our most vital sense. Yet we often neglect them. Find out how to exercise your ears, from jazz trumpeter Chase Sanborn.

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Judging Indoor

Find out about the origins of indoor percussion and its judging categories. From Dennis DeLucia, renowned percussion teacher, arranger, clinician and judge.

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Off-Season Training

If your school does not have winter color guard, you might be facing the next five to six months “off” now that fall marching season has ended. While you might want a break from daily rehearsal, the off-season is a great time to focus on improving skills. Find out how to keep practicing and performing during the winter season, from Catina Anderson, founder of www.colorguardeducators.com.

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