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So you record your Friday night halftime performances. Or your festival marching contest performances. Now what?

There is a wealth of information at your disposal if you watch and listen in a way to improve your group. Mike Lunney takes time in this episode to explain what a wise mentor once shared with him, how to get the most out of a marching performance video!

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Do you know this person? Seems to be in control, is typically successful at what they do, and is on a forward track... is also in constant fear of losing it, can't slow down because the spinning plates might fall, and won't talk about it out of fear someone will see through the mask? When we are anxiety ridden, but manage to press on and accomplish what we deem necessary. 

Welcome to High Functioning Anxiety. Let's Ask Mike how he dealt (deals) with it!

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Which comes first on the marching field, movement or music? No matter what your answer is, the music better matter! One of the best ways to make music instead of noise is remembering dynamics! Is there more to dynamics than loud or soft? Are dynamic relative? Does the dynamic marking on the music differ from instrument to instrument? Let's ASK MIKE!

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It's September! In Texas that means second summer is in full swing! As we work outside and travel Friday nights, here are some tips and reminders of how to combat the heat, and what precautions and preventions we can put in place to keep our groups safe from temperatures!

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Mike Lunney and Derrick Killam sit down with Juan Ramirez in this episode to discuss Booster Clubs. What does a healthy parent organization look like? What does a good relationship between boosters and the director look like? With over a decade of experience in supporting the band at Cameron Yoe, the Prez shares some insider info!

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It's the last episode in the Mike Lunney Marching Band Academy series. As we close out this set of episodes, Mike reminds us that before we start throwing too many body moves at our group, it might be good to work on a little core strength. Along with some great suggestions to help your group physically warm up, Mike also describes several of the body movements used in contemporary marching shows. It has been a fun 8 weeks, and Mike goes out with a bang in this episode! 

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In this episode of Mike Lunney's ongoing Marching Academy, Mike covers points to use for rehearsal procedures, reinforces teaching sequence for most groups, and talks about some overall marching concepts. There's also a few random items in the discussion!

So many great things packed into one podcast episode, take notes! Or just listen more than once!

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In our ongoing discussion, we have talked about the set positions, what we look like when we aren't moving. This episode Mike Lunney explains to me what good body movement looks like in the midst of a marching show. Getting from set to set, etc. What a great resource! 

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Let's talk about body positions, horn positions, set position, horns up positions... all the positions that will help position your group for success! See what we did there? Let's talk flutter step, trail position... Let's talk about ALL OF IT! Mike Lunney shares all his experience, plus some stuff he stole! ASK MIKE!

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The Eight Core Principles for Marching Band. This episode Mike Lunney takes a closer look at each of these principles and how they will improve your group. We also look at some more concepts of physical movement! Who knows, you may learn new words like "satimna" and "fluidddiiiitdddty!" Take out your wide-rule notepad and get your No. 2 pencil sharpened!