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BUILDING BETTER BANDS
ONE UNIT AT A TIME
VISUAL CURRICULUM
Comprehensive visual curriculum drawing on the expertise of 8 experienced music educators from some of the finest groups in the marching arts. Clear and easy-to-use videos for ensembles of any size, and band directors with any level of experience!
➤ Full Marching Fundamentals Curriculum
➤ Choreography Exercises
➤ 142 Detailed Instructional Videos
➤ Expert Instruction & Exercises
Help your students have their best season yet.
VIDEO TABLE OF CONTENTS
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➤ Welcome
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➤ Posture
➤ Flat Back
➤ Flat Back Exercise
➤ Ragdoll
➤ Ragdoll Exercise
➤ 5 Points of Alignment
➤ Open First
➤ Weight Distribution
➤ Ways to Teach Visuals
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➤ Standby
➤ Set
➤ Relax and/or Reset
➤ Trail & Briefcase
➤ Unique Carrying Positions
➤ Tips & Tricks: Instrument Positions
➤ Individual Instrument Position Videos
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➤ Vocals
➤ Timing Exercises
➤ Mark Time
➤ Mark Time Variations
➤ Step Outs
➤ 8’s & 4’s With Mark Time
➤ 8’s & 4’s With Mark Time Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Timing & Vocals
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➤ 50/50 Exercise
➤ 1 Step Forward Exercise
➤ 2 Steps Forward
➤ 2 Steps Forward Exercise
➤ 4 Mini Steps Forward & Close
➤ Locked & Loaded Arms
➤ Locked & Loaded Arms Exercise
➤ 8’s & 4’s Forward Exercise
➤ 8’s & 8’s Forward Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Forward Marching
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➤ Toe Taps
➤ Toe Taps Exercise
➤ 1 Step Backward
➤ 1 Step Backward Exercise
➤ 2 Steps Backward
➤ 2 Steps Backward Exercise
➤ 4 Mini Steps Backward & Close
➤ 8’s & 4’s Backward Exercise
➤ 8’s & 8’s Backward Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Backward Marching
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➤ Turret
➤ Turret Exercise
➤ Forward Left Slide
➤ Forward Left Slide Exercise
➤ 8’s & 4’s Forward Left Slide Exercise
➤ Forward Right Slide
➤ Forward Right Slide Exercise
➤ 8’s & 4’s Forward Right Slide Exercise
➤ Backward Left Slide
➤ Backward Left Slide Exercise
➤ 8’s & 4’s Backward Left Slide Exercise
➤ Backward Right Slide
➤ Backward Right Slide Exercise
➤ 8’s & 4’s Backward Right Slide Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Slides
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➤ Detailing “The Close”
➤ Tips & Tricks: “The Close”
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➤ Forward to Backward
➤ 4 Mini Steps Forward to Backward
➤ 8 Forward to 8 Backward Exercise
➤ Backward to Forward
➤ 4 Mini Steps Backward to Forward
➤ 8 Backward to 8 Forward Exercise
➤ Forward Left to Backward Right & Backward Left to Forward Right Slides
➤ 4 Mini Steps Left to Right Slides
➤ 8 Forward Left to 8 Backward Right Slides
➤ 8 Backward Left to 8 Forward Right Slides
➤ Forward Right to Backward Left & Backward Right to Forward Left Slides
➤ 4 Mini Steps Right to Left Slides
➤ 8 Forward Right to 8 Backward Left Slides
➤ 8 Backward Right to 8 Forward Left Slides
➤ Tips & Tricks: Direction Changes
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➤ Tips & Tricks: 8’s & 4’s
➤ Donkey Kong Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Donkey Kong
➤ Box Drill Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Box Drill
➤ Circle Drill Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Circle Drill
➤ Step Size Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Step Size Exercise
➤ Tempo Change Fast to Slow Exercise
➤ Tempo Change Slow to Fast Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Tempo Exercise
➤ Across the Floors Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Across the Floors
➤ Tips & Tricks: Marching Exercises
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➤ Jazz Walking
➤ Jazz Walking Application
➤ Jazz Running
➤ Jazz Running Application
➤ Jazz Running Exercise
➤ Flutter Running
➤ Flutter Running Application
➤ Flutter Running Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks: Flutter Technique
➤ Coupé
➤ Coupé Application
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➤ Foot Positions
➤ Tendu
➤ Tendu Exercise
➤ Plié
➤ Plié Exercise
➤ Grand Plié
➤ Grand Plié Exercise
➤ Lunge and Lunge Lean
➤ Lunge and Lean Exercise
➤ Forced Arch
➤ Forced Arch Exercise
➤ Passé
➤ Chassé
➤ Chassé Exercise
➤ Relevé
➤ Rond de Jambe
➤ Rond de Jambe Exercise
➤ Chaîné Turn
➤ Chaîné Turn Exercise
➤ Sit Roll
➤ Breath in Choreography
➤ Leg Sweep
➤ Arm Reach
➤ Tips & Tricks: Choreography
➤ Choreography Warmup
➤ Choreography Warmup Exercise
➤ Tips & Tricks Choreography Warmup
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➤ Exploring Contrast
➤ Facial Expressions
BATTERY CURRICULUM
Groups of different skill levels and backgrounds can benefit greatly from our extensive battery program. Carefully designed by one of the top percussion educators in the world, this curriculum will go over a variety of fundamental methods and exercises used in the contemporary battery section.
➤ Battery Ensemble Curriculum
➤ In-Depth Technique Explanations
➤ 75 Detailed Instructional Videos
➤ Expert Instruction & Exercises with Play-Along Capability
Get the most out of your battery students!
VIDEO TABLE OF CONTENTS
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➤ Welcome
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➤ What is Battery
➤ Snare Drum
➤ Quads/Tenors
➤ Bass Drum
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Snare:
➤ Matched
➤ Traditional
Quads:
➤ Matched
Bass:
➤ Matched
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Standby Position:
➤ Snare
➤ Quads
➤ Bass
Set Position:
➤ Snare
➤ Quads
➤ Bass
Sticks In & Sticks Out:
➤ From “Up” Position
➤ From “Down” Position
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➤ Overview
➤ Metronome Count-Off
➤ Instructor/Center Performer Tap-Off
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➤ Rebound Stroke and Tap Stroke
➤ Down Stroke
➤ Up Stroke
➤ Buzz Stroke
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Counting System Overview
➤ Duple Rhythms (8th notes and 16th notes)
➤ Triple Rhythms (8th note triplets and 16th note triplets aka sextuplets)
Eights Overview
➤ Jedi 8’s
➤ 8 on a Hand
➤ 8/8/16
16th Note Timing Overview
➤ 16th One Note Timing Overview
➤ 16th One Note Timing Performance
➤ 16th Two Note Timing Overview
➤ 16th Two Note Timing Performance
➤ 16th Three Note Timing Overview
➤ 16th Three Note Timing Performance
Triplet Timing Overview
➤ Triplet One Note Timing Overview
➤ Triplet One Note Timing Performance
➤ Triplet Two Note Timing Overview
➤ Triplet Two Note Timing Performance
➤ Triplet Three Note Timing Overview
➤ Triplet Three Note Timing PerformancE
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➤ Accent to Tap Overview
➤ Quadruple Bucks Overview
➤ Quadruple Bucks Performance
➤ Quadruple Bucks Filled-In Options
➤ Triple Bucks Overview
➤ Triple Bucks Performance
➤ Triple Bucks Filled-In Options
➤ Duple Bucks Overview
➤ Duple Bucks Performance
➤ Duple Bucks Filled-In Options
➤ 16th Accent Grid Overview
➤ 16th Accent Grid Performance
➤ Triplet Accent Grid Overview
➤ Triplet Accent Grid Performance
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➤ Double Beat/Roll Exercises Overview
➤ Irish Spring
➤ A/B
➤ Shups
➤ 16th Note Gallop
➤ Triplet Gallop
➤ 16th Note Diddle
➤ Triplet Diddle
➤ Drags-5’s-7’s-11’s
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➤ Overview of Threes vs Dropdown Threes
➤ 16th Note “One Heighted” and “Dropdown”
➤ Triplet “One Heighted” and “Dropdown”
➤ Blueprint Threes: Slow (one heighted) vs Fast (dropdown)
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➤ Hand Speed Change Exercises Overview
➤ Hup-Dup
Denny’s Combos
➤ 8th Note Check Pattern
➤ 16th Note Check Pattern
➤ Sextuplet Check Pattern
➤ 16th Note Roll Check Pattern
➤ Triplets and Fivelets
➤ Accented Triplets and 16th Note Diddles
➤ 16th’s to Triplet Rolls
➤ Triplets to 16th Rolls
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➤ PDD & DDP Overview
➤ PDD/DDP 4-2-1
➤ With Accents
➤ Without Accents
➤ DDP/PDD/DPD Filled In
➤ Triplet Diddle vs Hertas
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➤ Exercises Overview
➤ Down Below
➤ Paradiddle Breakdown
➤ Paradiddle-Diddle Breakdown
➤ Double Paradiddle Breakdown
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➤ Flam Exercises Overview
➤ Flam Builder
➤ Flam Tap Breakdown
➤ Flam Accent Breakdown
➤ Blueprint Chuguda
FRONT ENSEMBLE CURRICULUM
Our comprehensive front ensemble curriculum is perfect for groups of all experience and ability levels. Meticulously crafted by one of the world’s leading percussion educators, this curriculum will cover all essential techniques and exercises common to the modern front ensemble.
➤ Full Front Ensemble Curriculum
➤ In-Depth Technique Explanations
➤ 63 Detailed Instructional Videos
➤ Expert Instruction & Exercises with Play-Along Capability
Bring out the best in your front ensemble students.
VIDEO TABLE OF CONTENTS
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➤ Welcome
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➤ What is Front Ensemble?
Keyboard Instruments
➤ Marimba
➤ Vibraphone
➤ Xylophone
➤ Glockenspiel
➤ Chimes
➤ Crotales
Drums and Accessories
➤ Drumset
➤ Timpani
Auxiliary Percussion
➤ Bass Drum
➤ Tam-Tam
➤ Cymbals
➤ Latin Percussion
➤ Concert Toms
➤ Concert Snare Drum
Electronic Instruments
➤ Synthesizers and Midi Controllers
➤ Electronic Pads and Triggers
➤ Sound Board/Speakers
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2-Mallet Grip
➤ Front Fulcrum
➤ Back Fulcrum
Duplicate Hands
4-Mallet Grip (Stevens)
➤ Inner Mallet Fulcrum
➤ Outer Mallet Fulcrum
➤ Duplicate Hands
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➤ Posture
➤ Relaxed Position
Low-Set Position
➤ 2-Mallet
➤ 4-Mallet
High-Set Position
➤ 2-Mallet
➤ 4-Mallet
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Prep Stroke Options
➤ Relaxed vs. Robotic
➤ Instructor Count Off
➤ Metronome Count Off
➤ Player Count Off
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Mallet Selection
➤ Lower Register
➤ Middle Register
➤ Upper Register
Zones
➤ Naturals
➤ Accidentals
Velocity
➤ Legato Stroke
➤ Piston Stroke
➤ Shifting and Efficiency
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Blueprint Octaves - 4321
➤ Overview
➤ 4’s - 70 BPM
➤ 3’s - 70 BPM
➤ 2’s - 70 BPM
➤ 1’s - 70 BPM
➤ Full Run - 70 BPM, 100 BPM, 120 BPM
Shifts
➤ Overview
➤ First Quarter - 70 BPM
➤ Second Quarter - 70 BPM
➤ Third Quarter - 70 BPM
➤ Fourth Quarter - 70 BPM
➤ Full Run - 70 BPM, 100 BPM, 120 BPM
➤ Combining Multiple Scales
Different Doubles
➤ Overview
➤ First Quarter - 100 BPM
➤ Second Quarter - 100 BPM
➤ Third Quarter - 100 BPM
➤ Fourth Quarter - 100 BPM
➤ Full Run - 100 BPM, 120 BPM, 144 BPM
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Green Scales Variation 1
➤ Overview
➤ Check - 80 BPM
➤ First Third - 80 BPM
➤ Second Third - 80 BPM
➤ Third Third - 80 BPM
➤ Full Run - 80 BPM, 100 BPM, 120 BPM
Green Scales Variation 2
➤ Overview
➤ Check - 80 BPM
➤ 1st Half - 80 BPM
➤ 2nd Half - 80 BPM
➤ Full Run - 80 BPM, 100 BPM, 120 BPM
Yellow
➤ Overview
➤ Check - 80 BPM➤ First Third - 80 BPM
➤ Second Third - 80 BPM
➤ Third Third - 80 BPM
➤ Full Run - 80 BPM, 100 BPM, 120 BPM
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➤ Overview
Blueprint Chords (Double Vertical Version)
➤ Overview
➤ Ascending - 8th=80BPM
➤ Descending - 8th=80BPM
➤ Full Run - 8th=80BPM, 8th=100 BPM, 8th=120 BPM
➤ Intervals
DVC (Double Vertical Chops)
➤ 7/8 section - 80 BPM
➤ 5/8 section - 80 BPM
➤ 7/8 section - 80 BPM
➤ 4/8 section - 80 BPM
➤ 6/8 section - 80 BPM
➤ Full Run - 80 BPM, 100 BPM, 120 BPM
➤ Natural vs. Accidental vs. Mixed Manual Considerations
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➤ Overview - Single Independent
➤ Blueprint Chords (Single Independent Version)
➤ Overview - Single Alternating
➤ Doomchucks - Out/In
➤ Doomchucks Inverted
➤ Blueprint Chords (Single Alternating Version)
➤ Overview - Double Lateral
➤ Blueprint Chords (Double Lateral Version)
➤ Broccoli
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Rolls
➤ Stevens Rolls
➤ One Handed Roll
➤ Double Lateral Roll
➤ Triple Laterals
Frequently Asked Questions
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