They had a great season earning a silver medal, finishing the season breaking 80, and experiencing almost 20 points worth of growth.

We all face hurdles when we are working to elevate ourselves.

We all have a lot going on at one time. Some people are great at multitasking, and some are not. Like I said earlier, I am one of the nots

Wishing you all a happy, and productive, 2024.

I think that because it is time we can really get back to fundamentals and training for a minute.

It's that time of year where we should take time and remember all the things we are grateful.

"Everything has a price. It's just what you're willing to pay for it." - Anne Bishop "Everything has a price, including both success...

What do you want out of what you are doing? Is mediocrity enough? If not, what is great? What is acceptable? What is/are YOUR goal(s)?

This has been my busiest fall to date with 14 complete competitive shows and one non-competitive show.

There has been one common thread that I have been thinking about - how many and how fast decisions are made.

Two book reviews in two months! Woohoo. I have been reading a little bit almost every day the last two months.

It has been a year since I posted about what I was reading. Mainly because I got distracted and stopped. So what got me reading again?

In some previous posts of mine, and on episodes of Volta (one of the podcast's I have done), I have talked about changing course when needed

Long time no see! A lot has been going on both positive and negative, and I took some time to process that information.

This is the time to reflect and give thanks for the year that was.

Don't forget that summer is also when you have the most time to make an investment in your playing and fundamentals.

So this is really part 2 of the last post, which was about reflecting on your growth. Today we are putting that reflection into planning.

Does this mean you shouldn't listen to other people. ABSOLUTELY NOT! Listen to everyone because something someone says might click for you

I want to talk about something today that I don't think we talk about enough in the marching arts, and percussion education in general....

Now, it is my goal to teach the skill as fast as possible and then throw as many variations of the skill at the students as possible.