Michigan Color Guard Circuit, Inc.

Friday, 24 May 2013

Activity Related

Design & Training - General

Design & Training - Guard

Design & Training - Percussion

Judging Related

Music & Copyrights

Sports Medicine

Starting A New Unit

Student Focused

Unit Management

Activity Related

AND THE BEAT GOES ON.. WGI leads the way 01/23

Breaking the Color Guard Barrier 11/21

Drawing your Inspiration 02/24

From Instructor to Clinician 12/15

History of WGI 10/01

Pageantry is a Collective Art 01/27

UNIQUE CRITIQUE STRATEGIES 09/09

WGI Percussion History 08/29

What is indoor guard/percussion? 10/01

What is WGI? 10/01

You do what? 10/30

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Design & Training - General

Alternative Movement Techniques 12/13

Brainstorming - The Idea Workshop 06/26

Can we talk about floor design? 10/27

Color Symbolism 11/20

Design & Color 11/20

Floor Painting Methods 10/10

Floor Painting Methods Pt. 2 08/06

Learning to Design and Stage 06/26

Pacing and Contouring Your Show 06/26

The Colors of Color Guard & Percussion 11/20

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Design & Training - Guard

A Dialogue on Equipment and Movement 06/26

Costume Design 08/29

Costume Design 08/30

Ensemble Analysis: From Construction to Composition 05/12

Flag Design: How to Make Flags and Influence People 10/12

General Effect 05/12

How to tape a rifle 08/16

Instructors Guide to Movement 06/26

Let\'s Talk About Equipment 05/12

Movement 05/12

Moving into our 30th year 08/29

Online Dance Trainig Videos 04/17

Planning the Program 08/30

Planning your Basic Movement Training 08/30

Props & Equipment Designed to Display Physical Skills 08/29

Props & Equipment Designed to Display Physical Skills 08/30

Staging/Drill Design 08/30

The Program and its Concept 08/30

Understanding and How to Write for A Class 06/26

Understanding and How to Write for Open Class 06/26

Understanding and How to Write for Regional A Class 06/26

Understanding and How to Write for World Class 06/26

Weapon Technique Basics 09/10

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Design & Training - Percussion

Analyzing your Indoor Pecussion Show 06/25

Designing an Indoor Show: Developing a Plan 12/15

Holding Auditions for Your Marching Percussion Section 12/15

If You Can Sing It - You Can Play It 12/15

Planning the Program 08/29

Planning your Basic Movement Training 08/29

Rehearsing Your Pit with a Metronome 12/15

Rudiment Learning Sequence 12/15

Staging/Drill Design 08/29

Teaching the Beginning Mallet Player 12/05

Techinique and Listening 04/14

The Inner Game of Indoor Championships 12/15

The Program and its Concept 08/29

Timing is Everything When Standing in the Marching Hotspot 04/14

Tune Your Battery! 12/15

Visual conversations for the Indoor Drumline Staff/Design Team 06/25

Writing Goals and the use of Crotales in Marching Percussion 12/15

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Judging Related

A Look at A Class Scoring 01/02

A Look Inside the Judging Process 12/13

A Simplified Look at the Scoring System 08/30

Accountability 02/11

Conversations with Judges: The Dreaded Critique 02/11

Critique 05/24

Critiques: What can I ask? 02/15

Derived Achievement 01/02

First Reads 02/11

Getting the Most Out of Judges Tapes 02/11

How to read your recap 02/02

Subcaption Profiling 02/14

Talking About Achievement 02/11

WGI and the Local Judging Communities 02/11

Why WGI Changed the 2007 CG Sheets 08/29

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Music & Copyrights

Fear and Music Arranging 03/06

Music & Copyrights (Percussion) 08/30

Music (Guard) 08/30

Music Editing Software 11/02

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Sports Medicine

"Tennis Elbow" 09/09

Ankle Sprains 09/09

Asthma (Sports/Exercise-Induced) 09/09

Calf Strain or Pull 09/09

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 09/09

Concussion 09/09

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (D.O.M.S.) 09/09

Finger Sprains and Finger Dislocations 09/09

Groin Pull or Strain 09/09

Hamstring Pull, Tear, or Strain 09/09

Jammed Finger 09/09

Knee Pain 09/09

Low Back Pain, Sprain & Strain 09/09

Muscle Cramps 09/09

Neck Sprain 09/09

Nose Bleeds 09/09

Quadriceps Pull or Tear 09/09

R.I.C.E - Best for Acute Injuries 09/09

Recovering from an Ankle Sprain 09/09

Shin Splints 09/09

Stress Fracture of the Foot 09/09

Tendinitis of the Wrist 09/09

The Difference Between a Sprain and a Strain 09/09

Treating a Black Eye 09/09

Treating Sprains and Strains 09/09

Wrist Sprains 09/09

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Starting A New Unit

Exploring the Possibility of an Indoor Drumline 08/30

Exploring the Possibility of an Indoor Guard 08/30

Getting Started 11/02

So you want to start a drumline? (Pt. 1) 01/11

So you want to start a drumline? (Pt. 2) 02/08

Steps to Starting a Winter Drumline 08/30

Steps to Starting a Winter Guard 08/30

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Student Focused

"Express Yourself" with General Effect 02/16

Being a Good Member 02/23

Box Five Behaviors 02/11

Getting to Know Your Performance "Window of Tolerance" 02/11

Military Roots of Color Guard 08/01

More Than The Catch 03/09

Moving to March 08/30

Spectator Etiquette 02/17

The Movement Caption 02/03

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Unit Management

A New Season - A New Opportunity! 02/15

At The Show Site 03/10

BUILDING A FLOOR FROM BILLBOARDS 01/13

Competition - Measuring Achievement 12/13

Competition as a Basis to Measure and Appreciate Excellence 08/30

Eight Styles of Learning 12/15

Expectations for Your Program 12/15

Hiring a Consultant: Perhaps Your Most Important Investment! 01/23

How to be a Successful and Effective Teacher 08/30

How to register and compete with WGI 03/07

Leadership: A Great Attitude to Effective Teaching 06/26

Making Teaching and Learning a Positive Experience 06/26

Making the Most of Rehearsal Time 02/11

Management 101 09/09

Mid-Season Blues: Patience is a Virtue 02/23

Recognizing a Champion 02/11

The Art of Making Winter Guards: Introduction 06/26

The Positive Benefits of Indoor Percussion Competition 12/20

The Process of Training 11/25

Time Management 08/30

Understanding the Job and Getting Acquainted 06/26

Working With Challenged Students 12/15

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