Trendmarching : Situs Library Marching Band Indonesia

Ditulis Oleh: Wil Bijl After GPMB 2009 a discussion has been held between instructors of some corps and judges about the scores for General Effect. Without mentioning the names of the units and/or the judges I have the feeling that many people in Indonesia do not really understand the common rules for the judging system. [...]

By : Tim Hinton I think it’s great when a band or a band program has a style or look that is its own.  Many marching bands perform a certain type of music well, usually driven by the interests of the director.  This sense of a particular “identity” can be a strong plus for a [...]

Spectacular stage show tells environmental story through multiple art forms Winter color guard has a big fan in the world of entertainment. Heather Henson, daughter of Muppets founder Jim Henson, is prominently featuring flags and props inspired by winter guard in her elaborate stage show titled Panther & Crane. “It’s a puppet show embedded in [...]

author/source: Jason Hodges When I was in high school, I found one of my director’s greatest flaws to be that he had no clue about the color guard.  It’s not that he didn’t care, he just didn’t know any of the technical details about guard work. Then in college I made a observation.  Music Education [...]

eHow Sports & Fitness Editor Rifle spins require split-second timing and precision. Executing spins requires an understanding of the fundamentals and years of practice. Once you get the hang of it, rifle spins can add a new level of excitement to any color guard routine. Read on to learn how to spin a rifle as [...]

colorguardcentral.com When sewing your flag, a good place to start is to take out the instructions (if there are any.  These are good instructions so if you got a sewing kit with no instructions, then you have come to the right place to get them!) There should be a way for you to figure out [...]

colorguardcentral.com When constructing your flag, a good place to start is to transfer your design onto a posterboard.  Before you do this, make sure that you know the final desired dimensions of your flag.  Most posterboard is 36 inches by 28 inches.  If your flag is larger than this, you might have to cutout and [...]

colorguardcentral.com When designing your own flag, a good place to start is looking at other already designed flags in Band Catalogs.  I recommend Band Shoppe or McCormick’s catalog.  They both have websites you can look at for flag designs. Flag Design Shapes:  There are many variations of flag shapes that you can use when designing [...]

Oleh: Marko S Hermawan Jupiter Indonesia Endorser Salah satu tujuan saya memberikan pemaparan pada episode sebelumnya adalah untuk menstimulasi rekan-rekan yang juga duduk ke pendidikan tinggi untuk juga berkontribusi terhadap kemajuan marching band di Indonesia. Dari unit yang mengikuti beberapa kejuaraan bergengsi di Indonesia seperti GPMB, beberapa berasal dari unit universitas. Dalam satu unit saja [...]

Oleh: Marko S Hermawan Jupiter Indonesia EndorserMemang sudah menjadi naluri sebagai dosen, maka apapun itu, semuanya harus ada proses belajar mengajar. Dan ini termasuk dunia marching band yang telah menjadi bagian dari “darah” dalam pembuluh saya. Ide ini sebetulnya muncul ketika saya masih belajar di sekolah keguruan musik Institut Musik Dr. Pono Banoe. Namun baru [...]