Matt Anders guides you through a unique training that helps identify characteristic traits and personalities of your students and staff. Once you know what makes your team “tick”, you will be able to train them as better leaders and build a stronger and more cohesive team.
Two Directors of Arizona’s largest marching band programs will share ideas about how they recruit and retain students in the marching programs at Casa Grande UHS and Desert Vista HS. Particularly in a time when communication is very important, these directors have successfully strategized ways to keep their students excited and involved.
Aaron Vogel, Director at Mountain Ridge HS, will gov over the basics of establishing an online course with tangible ways to keep your students engaged and learning. Matt Kozacek, Director at Campo Verde HS, will explain the planning process that his staff goes through in setting up an efficient and effective band camp.
All too often, programs “miss the boat” when it comes to colorguard. With a better understanding of how to choose appropriate color and also ways to integrate your colorguard in o the marching band production, your General Effect scores will increase significantly! Don’t use the guard “frame” the band when they can be so much more! Join national panelist, Wanda Conway and AzMBA Judge Coordinator, Tony Christofano, as they help you make better colorguard choices.
Making small adjustments to staging, voicing and instruction will help your small band take a big step this upcoming season. Join Abby Francis (Coolidge HS), Kyle Hollerbach (Horizon HS), and Ricardo Laborin (Sierra Linda HS), as they discuss ways they have found success with their programs the past few years.
As technology continues to evolve, and front ensembles are increasingly called upon to provide soundscapes and effects for the marching arts, band directors may find themselves struggling to keep up. Music Education training does not generally cover audio engineering and we often don’t have the budget for a professional sound technician. Bryan Hummel (Desert Mountain HS) and Sam Esparza (ASU Front Ensemble) will go over Mainstage, microphone choices, and techniques that band directors should know when working with the front ensemble.
If you want your woodwinds to shine this upcoming season, join Jeff Quamo (Mesa HS) in this informative session about getting the most out of your woodwind section on the marching field. Jeff is an active adjudicator for AzMBA and a local woodwind guru. Having a woodwind section that can confidently contribute to your marching package is a very important, but often overlooked, piece of your competitive puzzle.