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Musical Adventures by Poppins Travel Company To Become The Official Student Travel Company of Bluecoats

Musical Adventures by Poppins Travel Company is the newest Season Sponsor of the Bluecoats Summer Music Series. The comprehensive sponsorship package, which supports the Bluecoats organization’s Stark-county based performing arts events, includes the Pittsburgh-based travel agency’s designation as the Official Student Travel Company of Bluecoats. In a demonstration of the two organizations’ shared belief that […]

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Why Color Guard Performers Panic + Recovery Training Tips, FJM Legacy & Marching Band News | WGI, DCI, Drum Corps & Instructor Insights | OAWB S4EP14

This week on On A Water Break, Alicia, Dalton, Grantis, and Jeremy break down major marching arts news while tackling one of the most overlooked performance skills: recovery training. In this episode: A marching band trailer theft in Orlando and what programs can learn from it The legacy of Marlene Miller, co-founder of FJM, and […]

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We’re in the lead… but uncertainty is closing in.

We just got off the phone with The Cavaliers and have our first donation update from the Backyard Brawl. Phantom Regiment: $13,718 The Cavaliers: $4,172 We’re off to a strong start and currently in the lead, but there’s a long way to go and this one is far from over. We’re in the lead… but […]

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DCI 13th Place Series Featuring 13th Place from 2012 The Blue Stars

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URGENT: Support The Brawl, and our Fuel Fund

As we gear up for the summer tour, we are facing a series of rising costs that are quickly becoming our biggest hurdles. We’re talking about housing and food, but specifically, fuel. Every mile the Green Machine travels comes with a price tag, and this year, those costs are climbing at an unprecedented rate. This […]

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Meet The Board: Kate McIlvain and Eric Krebs

The Bluecoats “Meet the Board” series is a spotlight series featuring the members of the Bluecoats Board of Directors. In each profile, you’ll learn about their professional paths, community involvement, and the experiences that brought them to Bluecoats. Together, these stories highlight the care, perspective, and steady leadership that support Bluecoats on and off the […]

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Crossmen GET JAZZY at Semis | FLOMARCHING THROWBACK THURSDAY: #DCI2025 Crossmen ‘Haitian Fight Song’

Get caught up on all things DCI 2026 here ? https://flosports.link/3PTrASj Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe to access all of the latest marching videos! Website: https://www.flomarching.com Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2qftoE8

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2026 DCI Leeks & Rumours • Boise Gems: The Color of Chaos • SCPA • March Bandness • Raye

This week on The Program, hosts Daniel Montoya Jr., William Bradfield, and Aaron Blackley give their final picks for the DCI World Champions Bracket (March Bandness), discuss the Boise Gems 2026 show announcement, preview the coming weeks in indoor winter percussion & color guard, and more!

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Finding the GREATEST DCI brass feature (Part 2)

What’s your #1 greatest DCI brass feature of all time??? 0:00 Intro 0:14 #5 1:54 #4 3:12 #3 4:36 #2 6:25 #1 8:30 Outro

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What is the GREATEST brass feature in DCI? (Part 1)

Give your best predictions for the top 5 brass features coming in Part 2! 0:00 Intro 1:14 #10 3:55 #9 5:35 #8 7:05 #7 8:58 #6 10:43 Outro

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