at the Music for All Summer Symposium, presented by Yamaha
- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
- June 25-30, 2012
- Leadership Weekend Experience: June 23-25
Side-by-Side With Carolina Crown
The MFA Summer Symposium offers students the unique opportunity to rehearse and perform with Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps at a major DCI show. Marching band students will learn drill sets and music from Carolina Crown’s show, and they will perform with the corps Friday night at the Drum Corps International (DCI) Central Indiana show.
What You’ll Learn
While the performance opportunity with Carolina Crown is unforgettable, the focus is on much more than just learning a show. Each student will learn the important fundamentals involved in creating a high level performance, such as creating a balanced and musical sound at all dynamic levels, getting a uniform marching look, “cleaning” drill, creating music and visual effect and the student leadership necessary for a successful marching band. Students meet and get to know others from across the country, sharing with students from a variety of backgrounds who ultimately share their love for music-making. Students experience a national faculty, national standards and a safe away-from-home collegiate campus experience. Leadership is the theme that runs throughout the camp curriculum.
The Summer Symposium marching band faculty, led by Jeff Young, includes instructional staff from Dynamic Marching and Carolina Crown, including Matt Harloff, Michael Klesch and a world-class team of educators. Carolina Crown’s philosophy is to develop life long excellence in young people through a superior and challenging performing arts education experience. Music for All and Carolina Crown are working together to enhance symposium students’ marching music background and experience.
Download the Marching Band Flyer
Download a sample Marching Band schedule from the 2011 Symposium
Watch a 2011 Summer Symposium webisode featuring the Marching Band Track,
What do you need to bring?
- Your marching instrument (in good working condition) with your name, address and school marked on the case.
- A fold-up MUSIC STAND marked with your name, address and school. This is required of ALL marching band members.
- Any necessary supplies or accessories, such as reeds, neck straps, valve oil, etc.
- Comfortable clothes (shorts & t-shirts): please note that you will be outside for the majority of your day.
- Sunglasses/hat, water bottle, LOTS OF SUNSCREEN!
- Lace-up athletic shoes with proper arch support for all practices and athletic (or thick) socks.
