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Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. Joey Montes III, Jeremy Denzer and Courtney Coffey check in on the fall marching season, then break down the Hawkeye Marching Band’s tribute to Derek Phillips and what it means for marching-band heat safety; Penn State’s Blue Band…
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Blue Devils Percussion Shift, JD Shaw Retires & WGI News | OAWB S4EP36
Haley Harrington welcomes Garrett Lippie and Devin Rossey for Blue Devils percussion leadership changes, JD Shaw’s Phantom Regiment retirement, WGI jobs and judge applications, recruiting ideas and Garrett’s 60 Second Tech Block.
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A Salute to Dolly Parton: Tennessee Roots & Marching Arts Legacy | OAWB S4EP35
On A Water Break celebrates the life and legacy of Dolly Parton through her Tennessee roots, her connection to music education, and an unexpected part of her story: the marching arts. Ricardo Robinson-Shinall, Jeremy Denzer and Alicia Sharp are joined by Bri Eskenazi,…
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Quiet Spin Anchor System Fixes Rattling Color Guard Flagpoles | OAWB Quick Sip
Bob from SouthEnd Precision 3D joins Trish O’Shea and Nicole Younger to show how the Quiet Spin Anchor System tackles rattling color guard flagpole weights, with Jeremy Williams putting it to the test.
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Wanda Conway: George Zingali, Color Guard History & Fundamentals | OAWB S4EP34
Wanda Conway joins Whitney Stone, Sadie Wallace and Jeremy Svoboda for color guard history, fundamentals, performer safety and this week’s marching-arts news.
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Bobbey Biddle - historic Miss Pennsylvania win for Miss Philadelphia | Haley Harrington - finding a better hydration system | Ashlee Amos - previewing her marching-band production Joyride
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