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7 ENSEMBLEWGI celebrates its 35th anniversary with new programs, products, and opportunities ... Spinfest!! on Tour makes its second run ... A new educational DVD takes you Across the Floor ... WGI regulars in the Macy’s Day Parade ... Gateway designer Michael McIntosh profi led ... and much more!

14 CLOSE-UPThe Black Watch guard has been around longer than WGI, and its emphasis on tradition and family continue to make it popular in its 46th year.

16 SPOTLIGHTEverything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes Spinfest!!

20 THE SPORT OF THE ARTS AT 35The 2012 season is WGI’s 35th, which gives our Michael Boo —who’s attended every Championship since the start—good reason to refl ect on history.

25 HOW WGI’S GROUPS GOT THEIR NAMESEver wonder where the name Onyx came from? Or Redline? It’s revealed here, along with some background on naming trends in the activity and our picks for the most creative names in WGI history.

28 CLINICThe transition from outdoor to indoor marching can be challenging, but a little hard work and dedication can ease the shift from fi eld to fl oor.

30 SCHOLARSHIPMichelle Muller wanted to be an artist when she grew

up. Little did she know that her art would involve putting a percussion ensemble through its paces

in gymnasiums and sports arenas.

34 WHAT’S YOUR WGIQ?Find the differences between two photographs of East Side Fury from the 2011 Percussion Championships.

FALL 2011 Volume 25, Issue 3

Winter Guard International

Ron NankervisChief Executive Offi cer

Bart WoodleyDirector of Operations

Aaron JenkinsMarketing & Communication

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Contributing Writers:Michael Boo, Alex Mendoza,

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WGI FOCUS is an educational publication of WGI Sport of the Arts. Its purpose is to broaden communication within the family of color guards and percussion ensembles. FOCUS is published

three times per year.

WGI FOCUS is a free publication with a circulation of 14,000 copies and 12,000 online viewers. All members of the WGI family may

submit articles for consideration. WGI reserves the right to edit all submitted material.

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Coral and jade are typical 35th-anniversary gifts, but WGI plans to celebrate its impressive milestone in ways that will benefi t the organization far more than trinkets and gems. Expanding programs, products, and educational opportunities will positively affect everyone who par-ticipates in the Sport of the Arts during this anniversary season and for years to come.

WGI’s focus on education will see many new venues this season. Pushing the percussion side of higher learning is Caleb Rothe, fi lling a new Percussion Education Coordinator position. “His experience and dedica-tion to indoor percussion,” WGI Direc-tor of Operations Bart Woodley says, “will bring a wealth of knowledge to WGI and participating ensembles. In addition to the articles and videos he’ll be posting on wgi.org/education this season, Rothe has already helped plan WGI’s indoor marching clinic at PASIC 2011 [see item below].”

Groups participating this year will notice a familiar name popping up more often. WGI’s former receptionist and bookkeeper Judy Bollman is now the Participant Relations Manager, and has refocused her job to cater to the needs of the color guards and percussion ensembles attending WGI regionals and World Championships. Bollman will be each group’s point of contact for any questions about competing

For the fi rst time in WGI history, you can select individual seats when buying tickets for the 2012 World Championships! Just head on over to wgi.org/tickets and purchase your seats with the new online ticketing system. While you’re there, you can look at maps and photos of all sections of the UD Arena and decide where you’d like to be. New for 2012, only Finals event tickets are sold in advance; all Prelims and Semi-Finals tickets must be purchased at the door. You can also buy tickets by downloading the

ticket order form at wgi.org/tickets and mailing it in with a check (or faxing with credit card info), by calling toll-free (866) 589-7161, or by going to the WGI Facebook fan page: facebook.com/wgifans.

PASIC (Percussive Arts Society Interna-tional Convention) 2011 will host an indoor marching clinic by Tim Fairbanks, Andrew Markworth, Tim Jack-son, and Rhythm X on Saturday, November 12, at 9:00 a.m. in the main ballroom of the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Hope to see you there!

on a national level and how to prepare.In a new partnership with Competition-

Suite, WGI will debut a new tabulation and media delivery program at competitions this season. “Not only does it eliminate the need for CDs and MP3 players, but it will also be able to send text messages when commentary is available to instruc-tors, as well as several other useful tools

to track progress through the season,” Woodley says.Additionally, WGI plans to invest in the preservation of

the memories of the 2012 World Championships by cap-turing video in high defi nition for the fi rst time ever. The only way to see it better is to be there live. Come celebrate 35 years of WGI in Dayton, Ohio, this April!

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Last year, Spinfest!! on Tour brought a traveling educa-tional program to a variety of regions—from New England to Texas—and met with great responses from color guard instructors all across the country. And so it’s making a return this season. Spinfest!! on Tour events will run from the beginning of November through early January within local circuits who have contracted with WGI to host them.

This time around, the possibility of three different study tracks will be on offer: one for instructors, one for students, and one for local judges (attendees can choose to take all three as well). And for the fi rst time, Drumfest!!,

which will explore indoor percussion topics in a manner similar to Spinfest!!, will also be available—although

only for instructors. Now, both local color guard and percussion circuits can turn to WGI to ar-range for top administrators, adjudicators, in-structors, and designers to come to their

area and present educational clinics.“WGI is extremely proud of our educa-

tional efforts,” WGI Marketing Manager Bart Woodley says. “Teaching people how to teach, and how to be better designers and judges, is crucial for the continued development of the Sport of the Arts.”

At press time, locations for Spinfest!! and Drumfest!! on Tour were still being determined. Keep up to date on this by visiting wgi.org regularly. Information about the events can be found by searching for the “Educational Events” section of the WGI website or by going directly to wgi.org/contents/Spinfest-on-Tour.html.

SPINFEST!! HITS THE ROAD AGAIN— WITH DRUMS

The WGI Education Department is excited to announce the release of a new DVD, Across the Floor, featuring Carol Abohatab, choreographer for the Santa Clara Vanguard World Guard and a modern dance teacher for more than 20 years. Join Abohatab as she teaches you everything you need to know about methods of travel, getting in and out of the ground, turns, leaps, and jumps! Across the Floor will be available mid-November on wgi.org/store. And it’s not the only educational DVD in the works from WGI—stay tuned for news about similar products in the near future.

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Every Thanksgiving Day morning, college and high school marching bands from across the country take part in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. During this televised event, viewed by tens of millions of people, it’s easy to get caught up watching the elaborate fl oats and giant balloons. But for all the bands taking part, this is a rare moment to perform on an interna-tional stage.

For those who follow indoor marching, this year’s parade (the 85th) should be particularly enjoyable. Several groups who have competed with WGI will be marching down Broadway on November 24. The list of par-ticipants includes Carmel High School from Carmel, Ind.; Dobyns-Bennett High School from Kingsport, Tenn.; Homestead High School from Cupertino, Calif.; Legacy High Schoolfrom Broomfi eld, Colo.; and Plymouth-Canton High School from Canton, Mich.

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A FEW WORDS WITH MICHAEL McINTOSH

Today he’s a designer for Gateway Percussion, Carmel High School, and Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps. But over nearly three decades, Michael McIntosh has been involved in every aspect of the percussion activity, as a performer, an instructor, a composer, and a judge. He spoke to WGI Focus recently about his past, his present, and his future.How he became a percussionist: I was a saxophone player until Don Click, my section leader at Brentwood High School in Tennessee, asked me to play bass drum in the marching band. My one “in-door” performance consisted of forming a group between two schools and performing at the Villa Rica Invitational in Georgia. I saw the University of Georgia drum line per-form there and was instantly hooked. His biggest thrill: I defi nitely loved performing with the Blue Devils. As a composer,

I love challenging the members of whatever team and genre I’m writing for. I must say, though, teaching is still the biggest thrill for me. I love watching kids “get it.” I love listening to members laughing during water breaks, which tells me they’re having a good time.Judging’s effect on him: It’s given me a great respect for WGI and DCI designers, who not only can do it at the high-est level but can do it at that level year in and year out.

Proudest moments: Having the opportunity to judge the 2011 IW groups was an amazing, emotional experience. Also this summer, taking talented WGI members from all over the country with different techniques and philosophies and, along with a wonderful staff, winning the 2011 Fred Sanford Percussion Trophy with the Cavaliers. What he’s looking forward to most this season: Creating art with friends.

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Longevity Has ItsBenefi tsTradition Keeps Black Watch Going StrongBy Cathy Applefeld Olson

lack Watch may be in its 46th year, but we’ll refrain from calling the ensemble middle-aged. At this rate, the Mount Laurel, N.J.-based color guard

is likely to be around forever. Indeed, there aren’t many marching arts organizations that can claim a similar legacy. From its 1966 founding as a drum and bugle corps through its most recent show, “Sheer Madness,” which in-cluded sheer material that appeared to fl oat over the fl oor, Black Watch has continually pushed the artistic envelope while maintaining an enviable familial atmosphere.

“Members and alumni come back all the time to help out and teach,” says Claudette Wolfrom, Black Watch’s longtime director, who says she showed up to help a friend with the group in 1970 and has been at the helm ever since. “And I’ve always had parents come and back us up even though they don’t have kids in here anymore. That’s probably the best thing that happens with us —to have that kind of backing.”

A 11-time Independent World fi nalist, Black Watch at-tracts students from a wide surrounding area. Generating publicity generally through word of mouth only, the guard has fl uctuated in size from 12 members to nearly 40. “If you have a good year, that makes more kids come out and want to join,” says Joyce Wolfrom Roos, Claudette’s daughter, who marched with the group herself in the ’80s and now helps oversee its sabre line.

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instructors, including artistic director Joe Heininger, choreographer Jude Boughton, and lead tech Matt Hurley, work with other ensembles during the outdoor marching season. “A lot of kids in the other groups like working with [the instructors], so they want to come work with them indoors in Black Watch,” she says.

Another compelling reason for joining is the Black Watch tradition. “The routines we’ve been doing every year before we go on the fl oor are still what we do today,” says Wolfrom Roos. “We say the Hail Mary, we say the Our Father, and any-one who’s marched in Black Watch knows the Birdie Song.”

Then again, tradition isn’t everything. Wolfrom says she has embraced color guard’s gradual evolution from mili-

taristic movements to more fl uid dance stylings. “People talk about going back to just fl ags and sabres—and no one did that more than we did—but I like the changes,” she says. “Change is good.”

Black Watch’s members are bonded not only by com-mon performance goals, but also by sheer physical prox-imity. Without a home school whose facilities it can rely on, the group practices Friday afternoons, Saturdays, and Sundays. “When kids come on the weekends to practice, they stay at each other’s houses, so guess what? You bet-ter like each other,” Wolfrom jokes.

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Dallas, Texas, Gives Spinfest!! 2011 a Warm WelcomeBy Aaron Jenkins

pinfest!! blazed a new trail this past September when it showed up in Texas for the fi rst time. The biennial educational event—held in Orlando, Fla.,

since its inception in 2005—relocated to the Dallas area this year. WGI Director of Operations Bart Woodley said, “With the growing number of color guards in Texas, we knew there was a built-in population of young instructors looking for this educational opportunity.”

Some of the best-known designers, techni-cians, and administrators in the activity of-fered up a wealth of knowledge to approxi-mately 200 attendees. Equipment experts Mykail Costner, T.J. Doucette, Rosie Queen, Andy Toth, and Michael Townsend discussed working with fl ags, rifl es, and sabers, while Dr. Edmer Lazaro brought a health-and-wellness perspective to the equipment classes. Lazaro and Doucette showed that the Sport of the Arts is also a science during their co-presentation “The Biomechanics of Spinning.”

The stress of designing a show can weigh heavily on guard programs. Fortunately, inspiration fl owed from WGI Hall of Famers Scott Chandler and Karl Lowe, as well as seasoned veterans Ed Devlin, Michael Raiford and Joe Sowders, as they gave important advice on staging and development. Designers Tommy Keenum from The Band Hall and Alan Spaeth from McCormick’s brought the color for the color guard, while Director’s Showcase Interna-tional provided Elite Rifl es and Gloves.

Dancing their way through Spinfest!!, Carol Abohatab, Jennifer Hinshaw, and Michael Rosales made everyone sweat while they learned. Exploring improvisation, the choreographer’s process, and teaching technique proved benefi cial to all in attendance, and the Dynamic Movement class presented by Algy got the entire room energized.

The administrative role in a color guard isn’t glamor-ous, but it’s vital to a group’s success. WGI Di-rector of Color Guard Dale Powers told attend-

ees everything he knows about setting up a strong base for the rest of a guard’s staff to work from. And WGI Head Judge Curtis Costanza gave instructors insights into the judging community.

Although most of the weekend focused on instructor education, WGI also extend-ed the learning opportunity to performers. The fi rst ever Spinfest!! 4 Performers was a huge hit. “Many of the kids who attended

had no idea what to expect,” Dale Powers reported. “They worked hard for eight hours

of classes. I know they were a bit overwhelmed by the talent that was teaching them at fi rst, but they kept going and never stopped for fear they would miss something. I was very impressed by their discipline and commitment.”

“I am baffl ed that WGI can collect such an amazing cast of clinicians for this event,” Woodley said. “It truly is a unique collaboration of knowledge. I was awestruck to be in the same room with all these people!” Individual class videos will be available for download on wgi.org/fannetwork.

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ship was a rather homegrown affair: There was a volun-teer staff of 10 and the fi rst championship fl ag was sewn by Lynn Lindstrom, WGI’s fi rst Executive Director, who re-members that the organization’s budget that fi rst year was just $1,250. (You can read many more details on the birth of WGI at wgi.org/contents/History.html.)

I will never forget the single most shocking moment of that fi rst fi nals evening at Conant High School. When Phantom Regiment neared the end of their show, Darth Vader jumped up from under a blanket in the stands—not two feet in front of me—and turned to menace the audi-ence before running down to the fl oor. The guard, which had rewritten the ending of its show just for the fi nals, encircled the character before leading him off to justice. I still don’t know how I never noticed the person under the blanket, who must have kept still for hours until it was the guard’s time to perform.

After 35 years of WGI wonders, such memories are plentiful and cherished.

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that both prelims and fi nals were in a hockey rink that had only 10 rows of seats. The judges sat in

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n April 15 and 16, 1978, Winter Guard Interna-tional held its fi rst championship fi nals at Co-nant High School in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, following an inaugural season of 14 winter guard competitions across the country, including three regionals. Having lived in the

Chicago area my entire life, I was intrigued to drop in on the fi rst championship, which included just 29 groups from 13 states. (Only four were from west of the Mississippi Riv-er and none were from southern states.)

In the 33 years that have passed since then, I have at-tended every WGI World Championship. Now, as WGI en-ters its 35th season, it is humbling for me to think back on that fi rst title event and refl ect on how the organiza-tion, and the activity, has grown. In 1978, there was just one class of guards, and just two high school groups made fi nals (Marcus Whitman from N.Y. and Norwin Knightsfrom Pa.). The regional differences in approach and ex-ecution were startling. It wouldn’t be until 1993 that per-cussion was added to the mix.

Quasar, from the East and under the direction of George Zingali, won the fi rst title with a smoothness of equipment handling that belied the group’s extensive aerial fi reworks. In contrast, John Brazale’s Phantom Regiment placed sec-ond with a costumed “Star Wars” show that focused on drill evolutions and epitomized the far more aggressive nature of Midwest guards. And in total contrast to either of those units, Stanley Knaub’s Seattle Imperials brought dance to the fl oor; they were so quiet in their balletic approach that many in the audience were challenged to remind them-selves they were watching a color guard. (Only three years earlier, recorded music was just starting to become preva-lent among most guards.)

Anyone who’s familiar with the activity today would hardly rec-ognize it as it was then. Each unit had to perform a certain number of specifi ed actions, such as a straight-line pass in review and a presentation of the national fl ag. Additionally, the fi rst Champion-

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the catwalk perched over the audience, which prevented any-one beyond the sixth row from seeing the tops of the aerial tosses. But worse was the fact that the rink’s ice was still there, underneath sheets of Masonite. The creases between the panels would stop any equipment that was slid between performers, and any time a guard wearing dark pants kneeled, sat, or lay on the ground, their uniforms were covered with white dust.

The activity had grown, and it was clear that WGI had to fi nd a bet-ter facility for the World Champion-ships. (This was further made clear during the 1982 Championships at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University, when all souvenir transactions had to take place on the public streets because nothing was allowed to be sold by outside vendors on campus property.) And that’s why we’ve visited the University of Day-ton Arena 25 times since, with just four excursions to other locations since 1983.

In 1993, WGI took the bold step of creating a championship for indoor marching percussion. Under the leadership of Ward Durrett and George Lindstrom, it was held on a theater stage in downtown Dayton during the guard events at UD Arena, with just nine scholastic ensembles. Very few people were in the audience, and the event lost a lot of money. I remember it well because I was the announcer. That premiere competition was won by Clovis West HS from California, who championed the introduction of amplifi cation.

The second-place percussion fi nisher in 1993, Lincoln-Way HS, attempted a great amount of movement that emphasized the need for the event to be held in a larger space. The directors of those nine high school units met the following day and agreed that they would have to move the activity to a gymnasium. The fol-lowing year, at West Carrollton HS near Dayton, the gym could barely contain the audience, conjuring up memories of prelims during WGI’s second year. In 1995, the event moved to the cav-ernous confi nes of Wright University’s Nut-ter Center and stayed there for many years, with indepen-dent groups now added into the mix. Due to the explosive growth of the percussion events (which currently include 350 ensembles in regionals and 200 at the World Champi-onships), the culmination of the WGI season is now spread over two weekends, one for guard and one for percussion.

Over the years, it’s been fascinating to observe the evo-lution of both winter guard and indoor marching percus-sion. Dance, once the domain of just a handful of guards, is now an established element of all programs. It’s no longer thought of as something separate from equipment handling; the two go hand in hand. A guard member today

would look at a video recording of the 1978 Seattle Imperials and be amazed to hear that in its time, the dance elements were controversial among many in the “old guard.” Even percussionists are no longer freaked out when they take sessions in dance and body movement.

WGI’s infl uence has long since spread beyond North America, with fi nalists in the guard and percussion

weekends coming from Japan and Europe. Shirlee Whit-comb was one of the six people who fi rst came together from various regions to form WGI. She says, “We never dreamed this would grow to the proportions it has, espe-cially internationally.”

I too never anticipated such growth in the winter guard and indoor marching per-cussion worlds, or how much those worlds would expand their circle of

infl uence in the schools. It’s been a fascinating ride, and I trust the year will never come when I am no longer amazed by what I witness in the two activities.

But I doubt that my heart, now 35 years older, could withstand another one of those Darth Vader experiences.

dent groups now added into the mix. Due to the explosive growth of the percussion events (which currently include

onships), the culmination of the WGI season is now spread

sion. Dance, once the domain of just a handful of guards, is now an established element of all programs. It’s no longer thought of as something separate from equipment handling; the two go hand in hand. A guard member today

would look at a video recording

the catwalk perched over the audience, which prevented any-one beyond the sixth row from seeing the tops of the aerial tosses. But worse was the fact that the rink’s ice was still there, underneath sheets of Masonite. The creases between the panels would stop any equipment that

, attempted a great amount of movement that emphasized the need for the event to be held in a larger space. The directors of those nine high school units met the following day and agreed that they would have to move the activity to a gymnasium. The fol-lowing year, at West Carrollton HS near

ernous confi nes of Wright University’s Nut-

I too never anticipated such growth in the winter guard and indoor marching per-cussion worlds, or how much those worlds would expand their circle of

infl uence in the schools. It’s been a fascinating ride, and I trust the year will never come when I am no longer amazed by what I witness in the two activities.

years older, could withstand another one of those Darth Vader experiences.

ships. (This was further made clear during the 1982 Championships at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University, when all souvenir transactions had to take place on the public streets because nothing was allowed to be sold by outside vendors on campus property.) And that’s why we’ve visited the University of Day-ton Arena 25 times since, with just four excursions

In 1993, WGI took the bold step of creating a championship for indoor marching percussion. Under the leadership of Ward Durrett and George

lost a lot of money. I remember it well because I was the

would look at a video recording of the 1978 Seattle Imperials and be amazed to hear that in its time, the dance elements were controversial among many in the “old guard.” Even percussionists are no longer freaked out when they take sessions in dance and body movement.

WGI’s infl uence has long since spread beyond North America, with fi nalists in the guard and percussion

weekends coming from Japan and Europe. Shirlee Whit-

would look at a video recording

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hey say we only get one chance to make a fi rst impression. Be-fore a new independent guard or drumline has its debut contest, before the entry fees are paid,

and even before the fi rst auditions are held, one key aspect of the group will help make that impression: its name.

In WGI’s formative days, many groups

were affi liated with drum and bugle corps and kept the corps name for the winter guard. DCI stalwarts Phantom Regiment and the Cavaliers are two names that were pivotal to the growth of the activity, and they continue to thrill thousands every summer at football stadiums across the country. Several top World Class guards started as an outgrowth of a local corps and have sur-

ALTER EGO • DIAMANTE • PREMONITION • SACRED

HEART • CARMEL HS • HEART • CARMEL HS • WARREN CENTRAL HS • WARREN CENTRAL HS •

CHOCTAWHATCHEE HS CHOCTAWHATCHEE HS • ARCADIA HS • CENTER • ARCADIA HS • CENTER

GROVE HS • MIAMISBURG GROVE HS • MIAMISBURG HS • RANCHO BERNARDO HS • RANCHO BERNARDO

HS • TRUMBULL HS • HS • TRUMBULL HS • CENTERVILLE HS • FREE-CENTERVILLE HS • FREE-DOM HS • CHESHIRE HS • DOM HS • CHESHIRE HS •

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PLAY • NORTH BY NORTH-PLAY • NORTH BY NORTH-WEST • USF WINTER-WEST • USF WINTER-

GUARD • WIND • BEATRIX • GUARD • WIND • BEATRIX • CAPELLA WINTERGUARD • CAPELLA WINTERGUARD •

SPECTRUM • NORTHGATE SPECTRUM • NORTHGATE INDEPENDENT • PATRIOTS INDEPENDENT • PATRIOTS • TOP HATS • MECHANICS-• TOP HATS • MECHANICS-BURG HS • SOUTH BRUNS-BURG HS • SOUTH BRUNS-

WICK HS • GATES CHILI WICK HS • GATES CHILI HS • VALENCIA HS • WEST HS • VALENCIA HS • WEST

JOHNSTON HS • WALLED JOHNSTON HS • WALLED LAKE CENTRAL HS • LAKE CENTRAL HS •

CRESTVIEW HS • MISSION CRESTVIEW HS • MISSION VIEJO HS • LAKE CENTRAL VIEJO HS • LAKE CENTRAL

HS • AYALA HS • COOPER HS • AYALA HS • COOPER CITY HS • ORCHARD PARK CITY HS • ORCHARD PARK

HS • FIU PERFORMANCE HS • FIU PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE • AMERICAS ENSEMBLE • AMERICAS

INDEPENDENT • IDENTITY INDEPENDENT • IDENTITY • USURPATION • ELIZA-• USURPATION • ELIZA-

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HS • HOMESTEAD HS • HS • HOMESTEAD HS • DESOTO HS • GREENFIELD DESOTO HS • GREENFIELD

CENTRAL HS • FRANCIS CENTRAL HS • FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HS • HOWELL NORTH HS •

PLYMOUTH-CANTON HS PLYMOUTH-CANTON HS • CROATAN HS • PAS-• CROATAN HS • PAS-

SAIC HS • FRIENDSWOOD SAIC HS • FRIENDSWOOD HS • AMERICAS HS • HS • AMERICAS HS •

MANSFIELD HS • PULSE MANSFIELD HS • PULSE PERCUSSION • REDLINE PERCUSSION • REDLINE • UNITED PERCUSSION • • UNITED PERCUSSION •

NORTH COAST ACADEMY • NORTH COAST ACADEMY • GATEWAY PERCUSSION • GATEWAY PERCUSSION •

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SOUND • TIMBER CREEK SOUND • TIMBER CREEK INDEPENDENT • ODYS-INDEPENDENT • ODYS-

SEY PERCUSSION • AYALA SEY PERCUSSION • AYALA HS • MISSION VIEJO HS HS • MISSION VIEJO HS • ARCADIA HS • JAMES • ARCADIA HS • JAMES

LOGAN HS • FRED J. PAGE LOGAN HS • FRED J. PAGE HS • FORSYTH CENTRAL HS • FORSYTH CENTRAL HS • AVON HS • UPLAND HS • AVON HS • UPLAND HS • WALLED LAKE HS • HS • WALLED LAKE HS •

PLYMOUTH CANTON HS • PLYMOUTH CANTON HS • CHOCTAWHATCHEE HS • CHOCTAWHATCHEE HS •

CENTERVILLE HS • STRYKE CENTERVILLE HS • STRYKE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE • PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE •

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY • PENN STATE UNIVERSITY • PALMETTO PERCUSSION • PALMETTO PERCUSSION •

GEORGE MASON UNIVER-GEORGE MASON UNIVER-SITY • ATLANTA QUEST • SITY • ATLANTA QUEST • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE

• MINNESOTA BRASS • MINNESOTA BRASS INDOOR • ALTERNATIVE INDOOR • ALTERNATIVE

PERCUSSION • BEYER HS PERCUSSION • BEYER HS • DORMAN HS • HARPETH • DORMAN HS • HARPETH

HS • UPPER DARBY HS HS • UPPER DARBY HS • BROOKWOOD MS-HS • • BROOKWOOD MS-HS •

LEGACY HS • ESCAMBIA HS LEGACY HS • ESCAMBIA HS • IRONDALE HS • FLEM-• IRONDALE HS • FLEM-

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PAGE LOGAN HS • FRED J. PAGE LOGAN HS • FRED J. PAGE HS • FORSYTH CENTRAL HS • FORSYTH CENTRAL HS • FORSYTH CENTRAL HS • AVON HS • UPLAND HS • AVON HS • UPLAND HS • AVON HS • UPLAND HS • WALLED LAKE HS • HS • WALLED LAKE HS • HS • WALLED LAKE HS • PLYMOUTH CANTON HS • PLYMOUTH CANTON HS • PLYMOUTH CANTON HS • CHOCTAWHATCHEE HS • CHOCTAWHATCHEE HS • CHOCTAWHATCHEE HS • CENTERVILLE HS • STRYKE CENTERVILLE HS • STRYKE CENTERVILLE HS • STRYKE CENTERVILLE HS • STRYKE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE • PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE • PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE • PENN STATE UNIVERSITY • PENN STATE UNIVERSITY • PENN STATE UNIVERSITY • PALMETTO PERCUSSION • PALMETTO PERCUSSION • PALMETTO PERCUSSION • GEORGE MASON UNIVER-GEORGE MASON UNIVER-GEORGE MASON UNIVER-SITY • ATLANTA QUEST • SITY • ATLANTA QUEST • SITY • ATLANTA QUEST • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE • MINNESOTA BRASS • MINNESOTA BRASS • MINNESOTA BRASS INDOOR • ALTERNATIVE INDOOR • ALTERNATIVE INDOOR • ALTERNATIVE PERCUSSION • BEYER HS PERCUSSION • BEYER HS PERCUSSION • BEYER HS • DORMAN HS • HARPETH • DORMAN HS • HARPETH • DORMAN HS • HARPETH HS • UPPER DARBY HS HS • UPPER DARBY HS HS • UPPER DARBY HS • BROOKWOOD MS-HS • • BROOKWOOD MS-HS • • BROOKWOOD MS-HS • LEGACY HS • ESCAMBIA HS LEGACY HS • ESCAMBIA HS LEGACY HS • ESCAMBIA HS • IRONDALE HS • FLEM-• IRONDALE HS • FLEM-• IRONDALE HS • FLEM-MING ISLAND HS • NOVI HS MING ISLAND HS • NOVI HS MING ISLAND HS • NOVI HS • TATE HS • GOSHEN HS • • TATE HS • GOSHEN HS • • TATE HS • GOSHEN HS • JAMES A. GARFIELD HS • JAMES A. GARFIELD HS • JAMES A. GARFIELD HS • JAMES A. GARFIELD HS • HICKORY HS •DAPHNE HS HICKORY HS •DAPHNE HS HICKORY HS •DAPHNE HS • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • CHATTANOOGA INDEPEN-CHATTANOOGA INDEPEN-CHATTANOOGA INDEPEN-DENT • SPIRIT OF AMERICA DENT • SPIRIT OF AMERICA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

For color guards and percussion ensembles, what you call yourself can—and should—say a lot about who you are. BY MICHAEL REED

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HOW WGI'S GROUPS

GOT THEIR

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vived even though their sponsor groups are now defunct; two notable examples are Pride of Cincin-nati and Black Watch. Blessed Sacrament retained the name of its parent group, which began in the 1930s as an all-female drill team.

Longtime competitor the Light Brigade was originally the product of a merger between two guards in the Philadelphia area. “We decided that both units would give up their names,” directors Sheila Henderson says. “We went back and forth [about a new name] and fi nally someone men-tioned ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade.’ So we decided to just use the Light Brigade, and some-one else said to use ‘The Buffalo Soldiers’ as our nickname. So if you ever see our logo, you’ll al-ways see the name with a picture of a buffalo and our nickname under that.”

As WGI grew from its humble beginnings into the multifaceted organization it is today, the vari-ety of independent group names grew along with it. Over time, the majority of independent ensembles became truly that—no longer affi liated with a par-ent group. Many groups began to include the word “independent” in their names, with one prominent early example being IW fi nalist Braddock Indepen-dent, spawned from Braddock High School.

There was one exception to the independence trend, though: the growth of college-sponsored units. It wasn’t until the 17th WGI Championships in 1994 that a group carrying the moniker of a univer-sity made fi nals. When it fi nally occurred, however, it wasn’t a guard that accomplished the feat; the University of Toledo’s drum line placed fourth in the Independent class in the second WGI Percus-sion World Championships. In fact, no guard with a sponsor institution as part of its name qualifi ed for fi nals until 1999, when JSU Center Stage made the top 15 in the IA class. (Fantasia from Riverside Community College and Chimeras from Middle Tennessee State University were fi nalists well before this, but the names of the colleges those groups were based out of were not included in the group names.)

On occasion, a unit may de-cide to change its name. Most people are probably not aware that 2010 IW Champion Onyx began its existence in 1988 under the name Dimension. In 1993, the decision was made to start a feeder guard. Accord-

ing to director Michael Lentz, “We were sort-ing through magazines looking for a name for Dimension’s feeder guard and came across an ad for a black onyx stone. We liked the idea and it seemed to fi t.” In 1995, Dimension

itself became Onyx, and in 2009, the sec-ond unit acquired a new name. “We wanted to give Onyx A/Open their own look while keeping them close to their roots, and we chose O2,” Lentz explains. “It means Onyx to the second power.”

How do you decide on a group name? For some directors, the name was already decided years in advance, when the dream of starting an independent ensemble be-gan. For others, the choice came only af-ter a lengthy search. Redline has earned quite a reputation in just three brief years on the WGI stage, making fi nals in the PIW class each year, and its staff did not take its name choice lightly. Martin Harrison, Redline’s director, says that “the idea we originally had was the simpler, the better. It needed to be easy to remember, strong, and to exemplify what we wanted the or-ganization to be. When you’re fi rst starting out, it’s important to have a name that will inspire confi dence. We started by compil-ing a list of words and phrases: profession-al, edgy, innovative, pushing the envelope, fast-paced, exciting, classy, excellence, entertaining, breaking down boundaries, etc. We also wanted it to be indicative of our region: Motor City, Michigan, Detroit. After many failed ideas, we settled on Redline. It seemed to say all the things we wanted. When we were able to add the image of a tachometer into the logo and pay tribute to the automotive history of the region, it was the icing on the cake.”

In the end, there’s no right or wrong way to name an ensemble. Just about any verb, noun, or adjec-tive can be turned into a name. Standard spelling is optional, as many groups use more creative spell-ings. If a group is connected to a school or drum

corps, the choice is easy. If the staff chooses to go in its own direction, the important thing is that the title refl ect the at-tributes its leadership wishes to convey. Whatever the group is called, its name will become part of its identity. But no mat-ter what its “brand” may be, if the performance level is there and the ensemble connects with the audience, the people are going to be on their feet cheering their hearts out.

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• ONYX • ZYDECO COL-• ONYX • ZYDECO COL-ORGUARD • BRADDOCK ORGUARD • BRADDOCK

INDEPENDENT • CROWN INDEPENDENT • CROWN GUARD • BLACK WATCH • GUARD • BLACK WATCH •

THE KNIGHTS • ALTER EGO THE KNIGHTS • ALTER EGO • DIAMANTE • PREMONI-• DIAMANTE • PREMONI-TION • SACRED HEART • TION • SACRED HEART •

CARMEL HS • WARREN CARMEL HS • WARREN CENTRAL HS • CHOCTAW-CENTRAL HS • CHOCTAW-

HATCHEE HS • ARCADIA HATCHEE HS • ARCADIA HS • CENTER GROVE HS • HS • CENTER GROVE HS •

MIAMISBURG HS • RANCHO MIAMISBURG HS • RANCHO BERNARDO HS • TRUMBULL BERNARDO HS • TRUMBULL

HS • CENTERVILLE HS • HS • CENTERVILLE HS • FREEDOM HS • CHESHIRE FREEDOM HS • CHESHIRE HS • SEMINOLE HS • ARS HS • SEMINOLE HS • ARS

NOVA • FIRST FLIGHT NOVA • FIRST FLIGHT • INTERPLAY • NORTH • INTERPLAY • NORTH BY NORTHWEST • USF BY NORTHWEST • USF

WINTERGUARD • WIND • WINTERGUARD • WIND • BEATRIX • CAPELLA WIN-BEATRIX • CAPELLA WIN-TERGUARD • SPECTRUM • TERGUARD • SPECTRUM •

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Turns to WinterDedication and Hard Work Can Ease the Move from Field to Floor By Alex Mendoza

n recent years, indoor and outdoor marching have become increasingly intertwined stylistically. The distinction between the two activities used to be

simple to identify, but body movement, increasingly com-plex productions, and integration of electronics are now commonplace for the heavy hitters of the marching band world. All this means that when it comes time to make the annual transition from the marching fi eld to the indoor-based arts, it feels a lot more natural to do so.

That doesn’t mean it’s less work, however. Training now occurs year-round, with band members and percus-sionists being asked to move in a similar style to their color guard compatriots. Sometimes guard members are required to wield not just a fl ag, but instruments as well. Winston Churchill’s 2003 show “Construction” was one of the fi rst programs to truly exhibit what was possible when combining a World Class guard and a World Class percussion ensemble. This inspired several march-ing programs, both indoor and outdoor, to follow suit in their own styles.

“I feel that it is my job as an educator to minimize the differences from the fi eld to the fl oor,” Josh Torres, per-cussion instructor at Center Grove High School, explains. “That being said, there are obviously some issues that require more attention in marching band and drum corps than they do in indoor percussion. But our goal every year is to be a BOA Grand National Finalist—which takes the exact same amount of dedication and effort as it does to

be a WGI World Class Finalist. Our students are pretty good about understanding that an outstanding fall will lead to a great winter, and that a great winter will have positive outcomes for future fall groups.”

A two-time champion and, most recently, the 2011 Percussion Scholastic World bronze medalist, Center Grove has been a perennial powerhouse on the WGI scene, as well as standing alongside the marching band greats of Bands of America Grand National Champion-ships. The group is known for its challenging musical programming and demanding visuals in both areas of pageantry—and the fact that its members are working on the same things the whole year through explains how

they can maintain their envi-able skill sets.

“I tell my students that in order to be successful for the winter, they should use the summer and fall to mas-ter how to move and play,” Torres states. “No matter

what, hard work and dedication are necessary to perform at the top level, and whatever exercises we play in the fall season are the same ones we incorporate during the winter season.

“But above all else, I think it’s important to have bal-ance in life. It isn’t all about marching band, and it isn’t all about color guard or drum line. It’s about placing an equal level of importance on all the pageantry activities, as well as concert band/wind ensemble. I honestly feel that this balance is what makes any student a strong performer in both settings for any ensemble.”

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A Front Ensemble Leader Discovers HerselfBy Michelle MullerWalled Lake Central High SchoolWalled Lake, Mich.

very year in elementary school on Career Day, as all my classmates dressed up as fi refi ghters, policemen, and doctors, I would put on a beret and

white T-shirt and say that I wanted to be an artist. To a fi rst grader, that meant bringing in a paintbrush and a cardboard palette. Little did I know then that being an artist would actually mean playing a marimba in front of thousands of people at the University of Dayton Arena.

I discovered music in sixth grade and began playing fl ute in concert band. This led me to taking on the bassoon in seventh grade and essentially not knowing where I’d go if I were to join the marching band. Mr. David Rogers, the high school band director, came with a few marching band kids to our class and we ended up deciding that I could play in Walled Lake Central’s front ensemble since I had a decent piano background. One could say that the rest is history.

Being part of a winter drum line taught me about discipline, leadership, and musicianship. During my junior year, our show “The Ripple Effect” challenged us in brand new ways, and we had come close to a breakthrough at the end of the season. By my senior year, my main goal

was to be a driving force in taking Walled Lake Percussion farther than it had ever gone before.

However, after becoming the front ensemble’s section leader, I quickly learned that it got lonely at the top. It was the middle of the season and I was thinking that the only person I had was myself, when a fellow member of the pit, Bella Cerroni, showed me that not only could I make it through everything, but that I could still attain my original goal. She fought through what was considered a season-ending injury and maintained her split center marimba spot. Her tenacity spread to me, and hasn’t left me since.

Bella, along with my teachers Nick Pourcho and Paul Loos, helped me through those rough moments that every leader has when a group is knee-deep in the season. Back at the trailer after the performance of a lifetime at the 2011 fi nals, I fi nally appreciated all those moments, and I realized that I had never been alone—I was part of one amazing group.

Sometimes I look back on those elementary school days, when I never imagined the great things I could do with my music. Back then, being an artist just meant

making pictures. Through participating in Walled Lake Percussion, I’ve shown myself that it means so much more; it’s about fi nding abilities in yourself that get you through the horrible times, the frustrating times, and most important, the best of times.

Michelle Muller received the Yamaha/Dennis DeLucia Scholarship in 2011.

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