Join our hosts and special guests as they explore everything that happens at the Midwest Music Conference that happens in Chicago every December.  We also welcome new host Stephen McCarrick 

Thanks to our guests

Cyndi Mancini - @girlybanddirector

Joshua Hecht - @dmaltraining

Meredith Anderson - @wgisportofthearts

Tim Mason 

Join Jackie as she talks to some amazing parents who also happen to be band people. Learn how they navigate home and band while working for some of the top groups.

Many thanks to 

Susie Harloff - Staff at Avon High School

Ashley Tran - Front & Center Performance

Chriistian Beck - Band Director

J0in producers Jeremy and Christine as they recap 2022 with the hosts.  Take a look back at some memorable moments from 2022 and look forward to what's next in 2023!

Join an amazing panel of women who love band and talk about the highs and lows of being females in the band world.

Dr. Amy Knopps - Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands at Mizzou

Julie Angelis Boehler - Timpanist at Brass Band of Battle Creek & Former Principal Timpanist Retired at U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"

Catch up with adjudicator, designer, and founder of The Cookout, Nicole Younger.  She has lots of great announcements about The Cookout.  

Plus News, advice, and so much more.

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Join our hosts as they explore the behind the scenes of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with members from the Macy's Great American Marching Band.

We are also joined by special guest, Dr. Amy Knopps, from the Univeristy of Missouri.  She talks about the Marching Mizzou and how they made it to the parade and everything that went into being in the opening number with Lea Michelle and the cast of Funny Girl.

We are joined by artist Emily Nee from the casual husky who created our fun cartoon images.  

Check her merchandise at guardcloset.com/thecasualhusky

On this water break, the staff welcomes new panelist Cameron Cavender to the team and interviews college band guru Alison Beidler.

The gang invites founder of Marching Arts Education Tim "The Beast of the Marching Arts" Hinton to talk about current news in the marching arts.

On a Water Break is a podcast for everyone in the marching arts.  If you’re talking about, we’re probably planning to talk about it on an upcoming episode.  We want to entertain and inform you-the performer, instructor, designer, adjudicator and enthusiast.