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Benjy is a character in a story told by DMA’s great friend Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. Benjy was the terrified freshman who was ready to quit
Rob Hammerton
Oct 13, 2020
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Benjy is a character in a story told by DMA’s great friend Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser. Benjy was the terrified freshman who was ready to quit
Heidi is one of our Lead Clinicians for the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy. In her “spare time,” she’s a Professor of Music and
Justin McAdams is a DMA Lead Clinician. He’s a Band Director and Performing Arts Coordinator for the Phoenixville Area School District in Phoenixville, PA. He’s
3 things to find about your favorite colleges: money, professors, and that “do I feel at home here?” feeling.
Katie attended DMA at UMass Amherst 3 times: 2001-2003. She joined our IMPACT Team in 2005, and hasn’t missed a single DMA since. For the
Evan Doyle, a DMA Lead staff member, talks about his most important DMA lessons—especially during “social distancing.”
In our organizations, leaders who are gonna be effective are going to be be those that value the people in the organization more than anything else.
This is it. This is the NUMBER ONE absolute best marching band recruitment method.
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If you’re in band, you already know: band is awesome. You also know that band is a whole lot more fun the more people that are involved.
But how do you convince new people to join band? It took me 10 years, but I found the BEST marching band recruitment tool.
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The American Bandmasters Association and the United States Marine Band invite you to perform virtually with the Marine Band! On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at
We will consider each GNPDMA workshop location on a separate basis, with the hopes that the further into the summer we go, the more likely we’ll be able to hold workshops as usual. Hoping that you and yours stay safe and healthy. And we hope to see you this summer!
Although I was keenly aware of the extraordinary popularity-and-success of the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, my first introduction to the DMA was an
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