Welcome back to the 8 to 5 Club! After a brief hiatus, co-hosts Jared and Corey are back on the mic with new stories and new wisdom. To start off the new season, we share what we've been up to this summer. Corey reflects on his leadership struggles and successes through the 2023 drum corps season. Jared's summer of teaching and consulting inspires a discussion about our values and non-negotiable expectations for our own marching band students. Finally, we leave you with some advice for the beginning of the fall competitive season.

We wrap up the first season of the 8 to 5 club with our reflections on the podcast so far. Jared and Corey answer five of your burning questions and wish you all the best on your marching endeavors this summer!

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Boston Crusaders drum major Wes Booker joins Jared to discuss navigating interpersonal relationships in order to succeed as a team. Wes shares what it's like to move between corps and how he has adapted to unexpected changes within his own drum major team. With trust and respect as our guiding principles of leadership, we talk about mediating tough conversations with diverse personalities, strategies to bond with your teammates, and the importance of squashing the beef.

→ The 8 to 5 Club podcast is made possible by Silent Command. Visit silentcommand.org for lessons, clinics, and videos.

The 8 to 5 Club is back with your favorite professional best friends, Jared and Corey. We recall our first interactions with each other, as well as what pulled us apart and back together again through the course of the season. We relive our spring training metronome trauma to shed light on how to maintain a healthy working relationship during tough times. Finally, tune in to hear our tips on coping with your BFF’s RBF!

→ The 8 to 5 Club podcast is made possible by Silent Command. Visit silentcommand.org for lessons, clinics, and videos.

→ Find Corey at coreycastillo.com

This week, Jared joins high school drum majors and Silent Command brand ambassadors Isabella Williams and Miguel Flores-Padilla to discuss how leaders can have a major impact on the culture of a marching arts group. We share strategies for building personal connections with our peers, including spirit day competitions, card games, and friendly smiles. Reflecting upon our own successful (and sometimes unsuccessful) groups, we draw our collaborative spirit from finding fulfillment in the process of achieving a goal rather than the competitive outcome.

→ The 8 to 5 Club podcast is made possible by Silent Command. Visit silentcommand.org for lessons, clinics, and videos.

In this episode, Corey shares his marching arts journey and how he moved up within his corps from marching member to drum major. He explains his approach to the unique role of a head DM by walking through some of his responsibilities from the most recent camp weekend and what his process is like when preparing for rehearsal.

→ Find Corey at coreycastillo.com

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This special episode features Josh and Luke Gall, founders of Ultimate Drill Book and self-proclaimed “professional band kids.” We get a behind-the-scenes look into the journey of the company, from selling drill books to developing the UDB app, and their path into the future with Beam and StrideTV.

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Today's episode features Sharbel Skaff, visual instructor and former horn sergeant of the Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. Jared and Sharbel tackle the complexities of the two-way street between staff and members - particularly how instructors and admin can best support drum majors and section leaders to make the most out of the member experience. We discuss practicing what you preach, the pitfalls of using discouragement as motivation, and how to create a healthy instructional-team culture. If you are an educator in the marching arts, this episode is for you!

→ The 8 to 5 Club podcast is made possible by Silent Command. Visit silentcommand.org for lessons, clinics, and videos.

In this solo episode, marching arts educator and former Blue Devils drum major Jared shares his inspiring journey of leadership. From initial struggles as a tuba alternate in his high school marching band to taking the leap to audition for the Blue Devils, Jared remembers what kept his passion for the marching arts alive even through its challenges. He reveals what his DCI audition process was like and how he learned to "always keep that third-eye open."

→ The 8 to 5 Club podcast is made possible by Silent Command. Visit silentcommand.org for lessons, clinics, and videos.

Let’s get physical! In this episode, Corey welcomes Daniel Recoder (aka Forte Athletics) to the podcast to discuss fitness for conductors/drum majors. Daniel shares how his relationship with fitness has changed through his years in the marching arts and reveals how Forte Athletics came to be. We talk about the importance of spinal alignment, demystify the anatomy of the shoulder, and break down the elements of an effective strength training and mobility routine. Listen to find out what gets our synovial fluid going!

→ Check out Forte Athletics on all social media @forte.athletics and at https://www.forteathletics.net

→ The 8 to 5 Club podcast is made possible by Silent Command. Visit ⁠silentcommand.org⁠ for lessons, clinics, and videos.

→ Find Corey at coreycastillo.com