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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 and Morgan State’s Magnificent Marching Machine bringing Hamilton to MetLife Stadium; the NCCU Sound Machine altercation with North Carolina A&T staff over “breaking ranks”; and DCI’s record 1,000-student INpact + BANDtastic! Indy honors bands.

Jeremy’s 60 Second Tech Block explains how to listen to judge commentary twice, identify repeated themes and walk into critique ready for a real conversation. Water We Doing?! takes on velvet costumes, color guard designers being left off design-team announcements and staffs that refuse to delegate. Gush & Go spotlights Color Guard Tea Break, Simply Colorguard Spin School and the start of fall competition season.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Where Is Your Marching Season?
08:03 Welcome to On A Water Break
08:34 Hawkeye Band Honors Derek Phillips
09:07 Marching Band Heat Safety + WBGT
16:31 Penn State + Morgan State Bring Hamilton to MetLife
18:12 HBCU Band Altercation + Breaking Ranks
22:36 DCI’s 1,000 Middle School Performers
27:24 Guard Closet
29:02 60 Second Tech Block
31:10 How to Use Judge Commentary Before Critique
40:11 Water We Doing?!
40:32 Velvet Costumes
43:02 Why Color Guard Designers Belong on the Design Team
45:14 Delegate to Your Staff
47:59 Gush & Go
52:27 Closing Rehearsal

PANEL
Joey Montes III — @marchingbymontes
Jeremy Denzer — @jeremydenzer
Courtney Coffey — Simply Colorguard

PRODUCTION
Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams
Associate Producer: Devin Rossey

NEWS & RESOURCES
Hawkeye Marching Band tribute to Derek Phillips
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature / heat safety
Hamilton halftime with Penn State + Morgan State
NCCU / NC A&T band altercation
DCI INpact + BANDtastic! Indy
NOAA El Niño update

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S4EP36 — Derek Phillips, WGI jobs, JD Shaw + recruiting
S4EP29 — marching band heat rules + WBGT

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