Directors: Help Your Students Set Their Sights on Excellence – And a Season of DCI! byMike Lawson October 5, 2017 0 Now is the time of year when thousands of young people audition to be part of Drum Corps International.
2017 DCI World Championship Finals Cap Another Record-Breaking Year byMike Lawson September 8, 2017 0 Diamonds. Gold. Distinctions. Records. Just a few of the words that describe the 2017 Drum Corps International World Championship Finals.
Celebrating the Season: APR for Drum Corps International byMike Lawson June 19, 2017 0 Drum Corps International will celebrate its 45th anniversary throughout the summer, as the world’s most elite marching music ensembles entertain...
Inside DCI: It’s Almost Showtime! byMike Lawson May 12, 2017 0 The 2017 season is approaching, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever - all while having a...
Creativity in High Gear byMike Lawson April 7, 2017 0 It all begins with a single idea - sometimes concrete, sometimes not so concrete. Ideas begin to take form when the show...
Inside DCI March 4 – A New Celebration for Marching Music byMike Lawson March 20, 2017 0 March is the month that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. It’s famous for the...
Inside DCI Playing on the World’s Big Stages byMike Lawson February 13, 2017 0 Early in 2017, the world experienced marching music excellence from some of Drum Corps International’s (DCI) top corps, once again...
Part 4: Groove and Ensemble “The Musical Part” byMike Lawson November 11, 2016 0 Development of the “rhythm base” of any ensemble requires much effort and many approaches but it will produce the maximum...
Practicing and Performing: A Seamless Concept byMike Lawson November 11, 2016 0 I live by a saying I have printed on my office wall – “I’m not lazy...I’m efficient.” When it comes...
Overthought And Under-Taught – Part 3: Reference Points – Coming From/Going To/Hanging Out byMike Lawson October 6, 2016 0 In this article we will identify reference points that allow us to place the notes of a rhythm in exactly...
Beyond the Repertoire: A Well-Rounded Performance Program byMike Lawson July 13, 2016 0 Two Minnesota middle schools are adding 21st century learning tools to round out their performance- based music programs.
Accessories: Drumdots byMike Lawson January 8, 2016 0 Drumdots don’t mute or muffle a drum - deadening it, like other products. Drumdots are engineered to control the ring...