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The One with 2025 WGI Winds Performers
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Join Joey and Austin as they welcome Susie "Mama Winds" Harloff along with some 2025 WGI Winds Performers.
This week, we’re wrapping up our WGI Preview with a deep dive into the Winds division! 🎷✨ We’re checking in with some awesome performers as their WGI seasons kick off, and we’ve got special guests:
🎶 Paul Lesser from Horizon Winds – Follow Horizon Winds
🎶 Daniel Reiger from Avon Winds – Follow Avon Winds
Plus, we’ll discuss:
🔥 New WGI Winds rule changes
🎵 Travis Scott featuring TWO HBCU marching bands in his latest track "4x4" (Read more here)
🎺 BYU Pep Band "uninvited" from basketball games (Read more here)
🫡 The DCI 2025 Leadership Summit—Recap from our very own Peyton, Spirit of Atlanta Drum Major! (Read more here)
📢 WGI DEI Committee Roundtable on Feb. 2nd—featuring our own Nicole!
And don’t miss our brand-new segment: "60-Second Tech Block!" This week, find our what topic Susie drops some knowledge on engaging more ensembles in WGI Winds, the best time for marching arts families to visit Disney, or how to be the ultimate Winds mom! 🎤💨
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Introduction and WGI Season Hype
00:00:00
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Hey everyone and welcome back to On a Water Break, the podcast where we talk about everything you and your friends are talking about at rehearsal on a water break. This week we are wrapping up our WGI preview with what you can expect on the wind's end of things. We'll also find out what made Austin say, you can do it. There is no age limit. I'm just saying. And why Susie said, people were mad at us. A lot of band directors. We got some hate comments.
00:00:27
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All this and more on this week's episode of On A Water Break. are off the met and go welcome to on a water
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Hey everyone!
00:00:50
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yeah everyone It's Joey and we are all about WGI this week. Can you believe it? It's already that time of the year. This week we are going to check in with some awesome performers on the start of their WGI seasons. Before we see who's on the sidelines this week, go and subscribe and hit the notifications on your favorite listening app. Write us a review and share this with your friend.
00:01:13
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00:01:34
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Okay, let's see who's on the sidelines this week. Austin, my guy, I haven't seen you in a bit. How have you been? It's been good. Lots of nothing, but also a lot of everything at the same time, which is kind of crazy to say. I'm loving it. It's just a lot of administrative stuff on the back end. More to come on that.
Panel Updates and WGI Rule Changes
00:01:53
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but I'm excited for what's coming up. That's good to hear. Susie, Madam Harloff, i almost i understand before I even ask you, I've kind of started putting you in this like weird pedestal space where you're like the mother of wins. I just want to let you know that. um It's good to see you. How's the start of the winter season for you?
00:02:14
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I will take that title. That's awesome. Look, the season is crazy. I'm having those first show nightmares, and we'll just say I'm getting excited to get these first shows under our belts. So let's go. Heck yeah. that Those first show jitters are real right now. Everybody's either had one last week or I think it's this week, most people's. Paul from Horizon wins. How's the beginning of your season been so far?
00:02:39
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It's been great so far. where We're putting together a really, really cool show, and a lot of us are really happy with the work we've done so far. We're ready to perform. I'm really excited to hear that. um Coming from the Scholastic side, Daniel from Avon wins. I hear you're a junior this year. How's the upperclassmen life feeling so far?
00:03:01
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It's been great and I don't have to be like, I don't know. It's like, get bored in the back while all the upperclassmen do all the reps, just watching them. Now I get to perform for the youngers. Heck yeah. Well, that's good to hear. ah Now it's time for each of you to give us your 32 count life story. So Paul, we're going to start with you. You've got 32 seconds. We'll give you an eight count count off and you're going to tell us everything from the day you were born to what you had for breakfast this morning. Are you ready?
00:03:27
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um'm ready All right, here we go. A off the mat and you're off.
00:03:35
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ah Hi, my name is Apostle Lesser, but as you heard, I usually go by Paul. um So I grew up in ah the Fort Lauderdale area. And when I was young, I moved to Citrus County, Florida, and I went to Lakanto High School. And I went there normally until my junior year. I auditioned and got a contract to perform with Horizon Winds ah for The Havana Show. And I continued on into 2024, into Fuzzy Bird.
00:04:03
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um i Am a tuba player. I forgot to mention that so I'm in my third season Awesome great 32 count life story. That's awesome. Go tuba Daniel are you ready? I am ready I ate off the mat and let's hear it from the day you were born to what you had for breakfast this morning Here we go
00:04:32
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ah I was born in Carmel, Indiana. Raised in Avon, Indiana. Went to school there my whole life. Started with band. Started on Euphonium. Did that all the way until my freshman year. Marching outdoor on Euphonium. And then switched to tuba for indoor. I've done indoor for, this would be my third year. I was a drum major last year. Loved doing that. And I played tuba in my free time.
00:04:59
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and Being at Avon is great, and I love being around our amazing staff.
00:05:06
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Good for you. Two tuba players in the room. Interesting. Yeah, I don't know how that one happened. Yeah. We'll work on it. We'll work on it. Okay. ah So now that we've gotten to to hear from y'all and you introduce yourselves, let's get into a little bit of news.
00:05:41
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All right, let's start off with Ms. Harloff, the mother of twins. We're going to brand it. We're going to get shirts. It's going to happen. Oh, I know. A lot of exclusive. Can we talk about some of the new WGI rules that came into effect this year? Yes. I think most people have been talking about this first one, which is the change in how high props can be and stand on and safety measurements and all the OSHA requirements that WGI is now following. um So we're just kind of looking at all those. I know at Avon, we have some props this year and we kind of have to make sure that they are matching those requirements. But the one I noticed today that I really haven't heard people talk about, I think it's kind of a given, but it's about props that can roll
00:06:27
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And no matter what height they are, if someone is standing on top of them, the props have to be locked, like wheel locks or like set piece locks so that it's not moving when someone's standing on
Music News and BYU Pep Band Controversy
00:06:39
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it. And that's regardless of height. So I just thought that was an interesting one. People might want to make sure it's kind of tucked in there with all of the lift requirements.
00:06:48
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um The other one I just saw today that WGI posted about was the new timing and penalties judges will be making tapes so that if you get a penalty, you will be notified via text after your performance and you will have 15 minutes to talk to the contest administrator um about any penalties you may have incurred. And because the timing and penalty judge will be making a tape, you will be able to hear exactly where the penalty occurred.
00:07:16
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so I don't know if they've done that in the past, maybe? I am. We're kind of talking in the chat. It sounds like that's something that used to happen. I feel like that's going to, for the most part, that's going to be one of the most boring tapes. And that's what you're going to want, right? Is you're going to want, you're going to want it to just be like, and your equipment time started and your equipment time ended. Have a great day. Now I think I do remember those existing, but obviously you would only listen to it. If there was a penalty, you could kind of hear why that happened. So.
00:07:46
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I think that's good. I mean, the there's there's some stuff that happens that happens in all our local circuits, and it's just great to give just another piece of information like, why did I get that penalty? Because sometimes it's so difficult to, you know, you're getting in and out of the space and trying to trying to find out, like, what where did that 0.5 go? You know, like, I think that's great. um Yeah, awesome. ah Thank you, Susie. Can Paul, have you got something you well you'd like to share?
00:08:12
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So I have this cool article, um two HBCU marching bands star in the new Travis Scott song 4x4. Travis Scott debuted his new single 4x4 on Monday, performing it live at the College Football National Championship Game.
00:08:27
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On Friday, he dropped the music video to the song, which prominently features the Prairie View A and&M marching band. The song itself, however, contains a sample from an entirely different HBCU marching band. According to whosampled.com, the band melody that appears at the beginning and throughout the song is a sample from the aristocrat of bands at Tennessee State University.
00:08:53
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That's pretty cool. ah I didn't know Travis Scott was still making music, but I'm um about it. I'm about it. Cool. Any any chance to get like exposure on the things that we do, and ah especially in the HBCU space, like just having that have um an almost international stage, I think is pretty cool.
00:09:12
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You know, there was an HBCU marching band in the Rose Bowl parade this year that just, like, tilled it and they were kind of the talk of the parade. So that's pretty cool. They're getting all that. spot it I don't remember who exactly it was. and You're going to ask that. Oh, goodness. If only something like Google. league come on a domin i'm looking at i I'm afraid to click all
00:09:34
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Technology's crazy. Suzy, do you have a ah a new story for us? I do. I have something kind of painful. um so Sometimes the but issues between athletic departments and band programs, you know we hate to see this, but at Brigham Young University, their pep band was uninvited from their basketball games. like They showed up to do a pep band game and they were told Sorry, go home." And so there's been no explanation as to why, but there are two theories. One might be money-based, where they want to sell those seats where the band would sit instead of letting the band sit there. But then the other side of the coin is, because of the marching band season, they missed the first several basketball games, and this was the first game they were attending, and so
00:10:21
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I think the athletic department was like, well, you haven't been here before, so why do you get to come
WGI DEI Initiatives and Winds Division Growth
00:10:26
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now? So no official word on why, but it's just always disappointing when you hear things like that. No matter whose fault it is, it's it sucks. Yeah.
00:10:37
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i mean We're there for like school spirit and trying to make stuff happen. There always seems to be a rub. you know we We all try to use the gym space and there's all kinds of like you know craziness with that. and so i mean We're all in the same space. We all want to do our place proud.
00:10:53
Speaker
It's tough when you stuff like that happens. I mean band makes band is the one thing that makes college athletics more fun. And it makes it unique. I don't know why they would try to kick anyone out. It just it doesn't make sense. Like, it feels like there's like, don't get me wrong. I I don't really go to college athletics that much, but having a not having a pep band at a college basketball game, like it feels like something's weird. There's more. There's something there. I don't know. We'll have to get our on a water break ah investigators on it.
00:11:31
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Well, our host, Peyton, who is the current drum major for Spirit of Atlanta, got to go to the summit, ah the 2025 Leadership Summit. So, ah Peyton, can you tell us about it? Thank you for that, Peyton. Really appreciate that. Austin, you got somebody you'd like to share?
00:11:50
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I do. um The inaugural WGI DEI committee roundtable will be held on Sunday, February 2nd at 9pm Eastern on Zoom. um so check out the So check out all of WGI's social media for details. I'm sure it's on their website as well.
00:12:06
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Um, one of our own Nicole is actually going to be doing some presenting. So we're going to actually check in with her very soon about what was presented. So keep your eyes out, check it out. We're rooting for Nicole. I'm sure she's got a great presentation. So, uh, check it out Sunday, February 2nd. I was just going to say, I'm just still so thankful that the WGI community exists and that they still find it important to invest in.
00:12:33
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diversity, equity, and inclusion, so very thankful to have WGI in our lives. Yeah, we love we love WGI. they they really do They really do the most. they're always They're always one step ahead of the rest of the world, and we love that. you know i I want to second all of that. ah Getting to work with all three of the competitive marching arts spaces, BOA, WGI, DCI,
00:12:57
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I really feel like WJI is really there for their members, um whether you're a staff member, a performer, or even a volunteer. There's so much understanding. There's so much support. There's so much counseling and mentoring. and you know It really feels like it's like truly about growth of all of us as a community. And so for something like this to continue to exist in the times we're currently living in,
00:13:20
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um I really feel like ah it's just it's just a fantastic thing to to have. So I'll be there. I hope to see others there as well. um Okay. Everyone, we've got to get back out there for Vig blocks. and i'll I'll step off my pedal still. We'll be back with some more about this upcoming WGI season.
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00:15:10
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Okay, everyone, we are back and it's time to dive a little bit deeper into this WGI wins season coming up. um The first thing I gotta ask is what's everybody excited for? We'll start off with you, Austin. What are you excited for this season? You know, this is my first year off from WGI wins in half a decade, which is kind of crazy to think about. I'm really looking forward to seeing the overall growth of the entire wins division like i'm i'm really looking forward to seeing groups getting promoted a lot this season i'm looking i'm hoping that groups are really like pushing the envelope and they're really like hey i'm i wanna make the jump i wanna i wanna do that i wanna go from eight open or even open to world even though it's scary
00:15:56
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Yeah, I know, even though it's scary, it's something that the wins division desperately needs, in my opinion. So I'm really, really looking forward to seeing a ton, ton of growth from every single from every single group. Like, there's more groups than almost, I think, there's
Personal Growth and Band Community Insights
00:16:15
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definitely the most groups we've had since COVID this year, if not ever.
00:16:20
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i don't I don't remember exactly what it was right before COVID, but um we we have a lot, a lot of groups in A-Class, both in the scholastic and independent side of things. So the more that those groups like attempt to advance through through the classes, the more groups that are gonna wanna join. They're gonna see the success and be like, hey, we can do it too. We can do it too. We can do it too. And it's just gonna grow and grow and grow and grow. So that's what I'm most looking forward to.
00:16:48
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Yeah. And just on that, uh, I don't know how much to share. Uh, I've kind of been in conversations with a couple of people on the but board. Um, but it sounds like we were nearly to the point where we were, we had too many people at truest on, uh, on Saturday and that we were going to have to find those, which is kind of cool. Love that. That's a great, that's a great problem to have is what, uh, uh, we were talking about, I was like, you know,
00:17:16
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If there's more than 50, let's just find a bigger space. And how cool is it to have that conversation? Susie, what's got you hyped about the season? Yeah, I was going to kind of say the exact same thing, mostly because I feel like every year, number one, the groups themselves are getting better at what we do. And we're learning from each other and seeing what other groups are doing and being like, that looks cool. We're going to try that. So just continuing to watch the evolution of the activity and Everybody pushing each other and then as austin mentioned there's so many new groups coming especially in the a-class i'm excited to see new schools coming in new independent groups coming in and i'm really gonna make it a point this year because
00:17:57
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Being an instructor on a world-class team, we hardly ever get to see other groups. And I really want to get in there and watch those A and open teams and see what they're doing, what they're bringing. So I'm excited to do that. Well, you're more than welcome to walk with any of my ensembles. They would be so happy. Can I bring hairspray and glitter? ah Yeah, they're going to eat all of that. Yeah, absolutely. We'll get the tote bag. We'll have the cart. So we just, yeah, we'll make it happen. Juice boxes are in. um I'm about it.
00:18:27
Speaker
Grab a wagon. Grab the wagon. you know how So I introduced that to a high school this past winter. like I was like, here, use this wagon, put their shoes in it, get their jackets in there. And they were like, this this has changed our lives. So then they went out and bought. And they're branding them. And yeah, ah the wagon's in it. We should get an on a water break wagon. On a what on a wagon break wagon. That's what I just said. Paul, what's got you excited, bud?
00:18:56
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Um, everything. I mean, uh, I, I mentioned earlier, uh, we're, we're putting down a really cool, uh, show this year. And, um, I, I'm excited for my, uh, season in general, but I'm also excited to see what everybody else throws down. It's, it's always really awesome. You know, uh, the camaraderie that you find with other groups, uh, being in the wins activity, like we were always lifting each other up and it's, it's just a great time. I love it.
00:19:26
Speaker
yeah i mean And I feel it's, I'm hoping that other people feel that in their other divisions, but I really feel it specifically in the wind space where we're like, we're just buddy, buddy with each other. Like that's what it's like at the advisory board meetings. That's what it feels like being at regionals and they're at grand, oh my gosh, grand nats. They're at in Debbie and in Dayton. It really feels Yeah, like it's just, we're all just happy to see each other and see I mean it. what everybody put together in the past few months. It's a really cool feeling and I hope
00:19:57
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I hope we keep this in the culture as we continue to grow. Daniel, what you got, man? What are you hyped about? I'm excited for the performing at Dayton. Every year, I've been doing it. The crowd's been getting bigger and bigger, and I love performing for people. But performing for more people every year makes me really happy. That's pretty cool. Well,
00:20:20
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can i Can we dive in a little bit more into here? um does this feel Does this season feel any different to you than previous seasons for any reason in particular? Austin, does this feel any any different to you? is there I mean, like obviously it's different. this you're you're You're out of the space. um what well What's coming with that? like How does that feel? How ah you feel like we're we're on a we're on a podcast talking about wins and you're not involved with wins? like How are you feeling about that?
00:20:52
Speaker
I mean, I I'm actually really I'm enjoying the break from it. Like it's just, I'm really enjoying the break. um Being able to just kind of remove kind of remove myself and kind of just get like a mental reset and just being able to watch everyone like because I haven't really been able to do that the past couple of years like I've been able to go and I've been able to see some of the world class teams. Like I've been able to see Avon I've been able to see strike legacy and and all those guys, and I've been able to see those guys, but I haven't able i haven't been able to jump in and see like open and like see any open class. like i I think last year I saw two open class shows, and it was Eva, so your group, and then it was Valhalla, and that was it, and that's all I saw.
00:21:40
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at Ebi. And I want to see more. I want to see a class. i want to see I want to see open class. I want to see the Scholastic groups. And just being able to see all that from a from a broadened perspective and not having to worry about in one specific group and how they're going to keep their feet in time and how they're going to perform this choreography a certain way, it's it's just it's refreshing to be able to just sit back and be a spectator. yeah that's what i'm most that's what That's what I love about it.
00:22:07
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and I think that's, like again, talking about the wins culture, like we're all just hyped that we're all there. It's it's tough to to not get to see the people that you're there to see. and the schedule The weekend schedule is so crazy because if you're if you're on later in the day, you're probably trying to get a rehearsal in. That's cool. I kind of envy that a little bit. I can't remember the last time I've been to a a competition on a Saturday, Sunday, even in you know the national competitions and getting to actually watch groups, you know unless unless we don't have a group going. you know right um
00:22:42
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but it's it's kind of That's kind of cool. I envy you a little bit. You might have to be have to see me some notes. I very much miss it. I promise you, I miss it a lot.
00:22:54
Speaker
But it is refreshing at the same time. I'm very excited to get back into that i'm very excited to dive back in head first in future seasons.
Avon's Innovative Performance Approach
00:23:02
Speaker
But taking the break is something that I'm like, all right, this is kind of nice. But I do miss it a lot. I need to clarify that. I almost feel like so. I i spent i spent three years really trying to get into the marching band space. And then you know i I found out just how much little money there is in it. And I was like, I should probably do something else with my time.
00:23:22
Speaker
And so I started, I owned an automotive repair garage for about four years. Uh, and we, we built this thing up pretty cool, but I kept on getting pulled back. And so I'm sure they're just like me. I mean, I got three years, but i I got to tech a little bit in those three years. And then I just dive in now. This is all I do. I'm sure, I'm sure next year it's going to be a year. You'll be, you know, kind of refreshed and.
00:23:45
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and reinvigorated to go out and make something pretty pretty awesome. So I can't wait to see what comes out of Austin's brain ah next season. Susie, same question. I'm actually going to volley this question over to Daniel because I teach Daniel and so I don't want to give the Avon answer. I'm going to let him kind of talk about it because our season is Quite different this year. So what do you think, Daniel? It feels different for me. At Avon, we're trying to do something completely different, something I've never done before. And I haven't seen much of it anywhere else in the WGI space. So I'm pushing myself to the limit every year, every practice. So trying harder and harder every time.
00:24:28
Speaker
Yeah, I don't think it's a secret. I mean, we made the announcement about our World Guard and how we're going to have several World Guard kids in our wins group. And so just having, you know, that element added to what we're already doing. yeah Number one, it's more people on the floor.
00:24:46
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but it's just It's just a cool vibe. We're doing a show that's different than we've ever tried before. and so yeah The whole year just feels really different. We're excited. We're excited. I kind of want to come out of retirement just to see what that's about. We really do. I should probably give Tyson a call and see what that's about.
00:25:03
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Tyson. I know, right? or Full brass line, all brass. It's gets's the Carolina crown approach over at there at the A-bond. Nice try. Relentless part two. What one's only? Daniel on two, but that's it. That's all. He's the solo performer. We switched the we switched the script for WGI. I dig it.
00:25:25
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That's cool. Well, I'm now super excited too. Not that I wasn't super excited, but I like, I like when people come out with something different. We talk about this idiom kind of continuing to grow and every year something, somebody tries something different. It's like, Oh, okay. So I'm i'm really excited to see what people do. Um, that kind of resounds when you all did last year. And then once again, you guys are going to come out and just continue to innovate. That's pretty cool. that's a hope I'm i like um so jealous of people that that have they get to have that high school experience. um i i loved I loved where I went to high school and I got my start in the marching arts there. and So I'm very thankful for Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Hanson. I haven't talked to him in a decade. but
00:26:07
Speaker
you know if this existed when i was in in high school i'd you know i think i'd be in a different place and and you know i get to have the experiences that you have such as you bro we're gonna move on before before we create this this this weird just let's just talk to daniel the whole time paul what you got how does this feel different So um it's a little different personally. This is my third year with Horizon, ah but it's my first year on leadership with Horizon. So I've kind of taken on a new role in the group. I'm the tuba section leader. um And it's it's really been, it's it's been cool. It's been fun. um And it's fun to step up to that new caliber of setting the example and the standard for when rookies walk through the door, they should look at a section leader and
00:26:56
Speaker
Understand what's up. No. Hey, I should probably go get to my dot and it's cool setting that professionalism as ah as opposed to being The second year vet or the rookie looking at those people doing that. Yeah, that's awesome ah You've been you've been on tuba all three years Yeah, yeah. Yeah. What's what is how do how do they pick their leadership? Like, how does what's that process look like at Horizon? So ah what we'll do, um it's about halfway through the offseason, I think we'll do um applications in our old group that we have. And it's like, hey, if you're interested in possibly being part of our leadership team, go ahead and write your name down and we'll do a series of written interviews and um
00:27:44
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ah Zoom interviews and we'll talk with all our directors and um yeah through that process they'll send us an email if we are selected to be on the leadership team and what role we have. so yeah Congrats on getting leadership. Thank you. it'll be It'll be cool to see where you lead them here in 10 short weeks we'll be in Dayton. Is that what they said?
00:28:10
Speaker
10? 10? Isn't it 10? Is it 10? I don't know. I can't do math. Oh, shoot. Oh, my God. i'm not even i'm I'm stressed out. I'm not even involved. And I'm stressed out thinking about that. We just got Movement 1 on. but i know You know, it always it always sets itself up. It'll it'll be all right. um I'll talk really quickly about what's different for me this year.
00:28:33
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um I have stepped away as the the ensemble director of EVA ah this season. um Our music lead, oh Mr. Will Irwin, has taken that job. And so he's really there every every weekend, setting the rehearsal schedule and times and making sure people are there and checking facilities and all that stuff. And I'm kind of stepping back as we prepare to come out with a guard and percussion group next year.
00:29:02
Speaker
And so um it feels very weird to not cheer cheer for anxiety um and stress. It feels weird to not be as intimately like involved with with everything that's happening. And it kind of feels like there's like that power struggle of like, oh, I really want this to go my way.
Leadership Changes and Personal Goals
00:29:24
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And you know this this is going to be a year of let's just Other people can do these things, and they can do them well, and maybe they can even do them better than me. Not even maybe. They're definitely going to do it better than me. Ewa's going to be such a strong um place to be in a year administratively and and just culturally, um which is really exciting. It's just weird to not be in every one of the conversations. um Now, are you still you're still there and doing stuff with them, right? So now I am just staging and choreographing. We've got a tech tech staff. um
00:29:58
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a pretty big tech staff that will be doing most of the things now, so I just step back. that's a good That's a good thing, though. It kind of gives you more time to do what you need to do and other in other ways, and obviously, I mean, it's successful, obviously ever successful so far, and it's only going to keep getting more successful now that you guys are ready to bring out a guard and a percussion group.
00:30:21
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so take that with what you will, you know what I mean? Something something good is going on up in Raleigh, Cary, North Carolina, you know? Raleigh, Cary is a place. suit That's what we call it here. It's just a place, right? Yeah. no yeah i'm I'm really excited for the future of the organization. it's just so It's weird. It's just a weird feeling not being the one. and I'll be okay with it one day, but alas, here we are. um Can we go, can we talk about goals? Like I want to hear about what your goals are for this season. Um, I, I'll start with mine. My goal is to not freak out on show days. And, uh, usually, usually i I keep it pretty chill until, until warmup starts. And then I'm just pacing and I realized what that does to my students. And so I'll either not, I'll not be in the room anymore or I'll, I'll sit down and I'll, I'll play Pokemon go or, you know, I'll catch a, yeah, a little goose Fraba.
00:31:19
Speaker
take some sick take some deep breaths you know ah but yeah ah my goal is to not freak out on show days um let's go with ah let let's just keep the same track going Austin you got any goals for this year yeah um I actually do my goal is to watch and support as many wins groups as I possibly can easy peasy
00:31:40
Speaker
That is really easy. You are ah same same as same as Mama Wins. You're more than welcome to walk down with any of ah my ensembles. We'll willll take all the hands ah we can have and all the claps we can we can we can have as well. Susie, do you have a goal for the season? Yeah. um Just speaking as Avon as a whole, um again, our show is very different for us. And we have developed a performance quality that has worked for us for several years, but we have to kind of think very differently about our performance qualities this year. So my goal is to try to help work the kids through that and get them all on the same page and make them comfortable with that new kind of performance quality. yeah Yes, theater exercises. Yes, so many exercises. How about it? And one more goal for Avon is that we can get our stage set up in a timely manner. That's all I'm saying about that.
00:32:39
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Daniel, you know, we'll take the penalties in February, you know, but, you know, towards March, towards... We will. It'll work itself out. Yeah, it always does. Daniel, you got any goals for this season? Oh, make every, like, member of the crowd feel like they're connected to the show in some way. Perform to everybody. Make everybody have a great time. Make it feel like it's worth their time.
00:33:03
Speaker
Heck yeah. That's my student. He's so well spoken. So yeah maybe trained on this. i like It makes this mama's heart proud. You guys do be training at Avon too. It's like that Beatty interview stuff where they like kind of give them things to say. Is that what this is now? This is genuine. Go Daniel.
00:33:25
Speaker
Like I said, i'm i've gone this is very quickly becoming The Daniel Show. Paul, give it to me. What's your goals, man? um I want to double down on what Daniel said. I love performing at Horizon. And the way I always explain to my friends about indoor wins is if you took marching band and theater and smooshed them together. So i i want to I want to really make the audience feel like They're in the theme of the show. like They're surrounded by a bunch of what we are. That's beautiful. i you know Again, just talking about the experiences that some of these these young ones get to have, and you're not young, we're we're all young. Let's just say that. Let's not get into this ageism thing. okay we're all It's ah just a number. We all are just living experiences. um i I wish I could do wins.
Horizon Show Reveal and Performance Themes
00:34:24
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Like I think we're going to try and maybe this is like giving off things that we plan for the future with Eva, but. This season, we're planning to have something pretty non-traditional in terms of membership ah show up on the floor. And then next year, I want to find a way to get on the floor. And I don't i want to find a way to just be a regular member because it just looks like so much fun. ah Joey, I'm just saying, Valhalla Winds has multiple 30-year-olds. You can do it. There is no age limit. I'm just saying.
00:34:56
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Thirty right one of them personally. I asked him every single every every single time I see him I'm like, why do you keep doing this? He's like, it's fun. I'm like, how are you not broken beyond repair? He goes I am but I'm still doing it I'm just saying I did a four-star show today. I did a four-star show on Friday. It is Wednesday. I still feel it There's a lot of your Achilles. Is that what happened? Yeah, pop that I pop that heel I say get that heel up. It's just like that Reset don't look at me um That's exciting. ah I can't wait to find a way to to to get involved in the in a performance space of it. oh um I actually have a question for Paul. This is his third year at Horizon, like we said a little bit earlier.
00:35:42
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um So Paul, you we've like Paul's actually I don't know. I don't know if you guys know this. Paul's actually a former student of mine. um I was there for his I was there for his first two years. um What is like your most favorite memory that you had in your up to this point at Horizon? um There's one memory. It's from last season that specifically stands out and it it jumps back to that camaraderie I was talking about earlier. And we do the Miami's Berg.
00:36:12
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preview show for WGI and we go to Miami's Berg High School and We have a bunch of wins groups there and we all play for each other. It's one of the coolest performances we have and All of Horizon is getting up to go down on the floor and do our thing and obviously we're all in pink we're all dressed like flamingos and And the other groups start chanting fuzzy bird at us while we're getting down to go for that see the show. It was so much fun. And it was, it was such a high energy environment and there was so much support in that room. It was so much fun.
00:36:50
Speaker
and was a That was a fun show. It was great. and The best part about that show is that everyone has ah everyone does not have their best performance run, but they go out there and they have fun. and It's just fantastic because no one cares. It gets everyone's jitters out for the weekend so that when they show up on Saturday and Sunday, they're good to go.
00:37:09
Speaker
That's the best part about it. And I just remember, I remember specifically about that night, we were up there like me and the rest of like the staff were up there and then they and then all I think it was LSM that started it. And it was either LSM or Viqueiro.
00:37:24
Speaker
Yeah, it was either one of them because they were both sitting right next to each other. It was one of them that started it. And they and they just start chanting. And the entire room just starts chanting fuzzy bird. And we just start laughing. More like dying. like We're like, how did this even happen? like This is such a band kid thing. It was so fun, though. it was That's probably my favorite performance out of all three circuits that exists. It's so fun.
00:37:46
Speaker
Yeah. All right. Can I jump in with a question for Daniel? Absolutely. Even though I see him a lot, I really never have asked him this question. So Daniel, what has been your favorite performance moment with indoor wins?
00:38:00
Speaker
My favorite performance moment was probably last year during the chaos section of our show. It was during the woodwind feature and the brass just got to go throw around horns and ah silly, I guess. and I love throwing stuff, so I got to throw my tube and jump over it. That was pretty fun. So it was from you.
00:38:22
Speaker
The one with you. you're the You're the reason, Daniel, now you're an enemy. We were friends earlier. Now you are the reason why I've had to talk to every Contra player, every Susa player this year. oh gives a players Can I throw my horn? Absolutely not. You can't throw your horn. That thing's 100 years old. It breaks every time you touch it. We're not throwing these horns. You're the reason. Okay. People were mad at us.
00:38:48
Speaker
A lot of band directors. We got some hate comments. I'm not looking at those yet. Sorry, guys. I loved it. You should let them do that. Well, teach them to throw the horn right. I don't know. Can I tell you something fun about that chaos section if you ever feel like watching our show again from last year, that section? Number one, the roar of the crowd is something I'll never forget.
00:39:08
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it like It was insane. And by the way, there was another tuba that threw his tuba, right? Jason threw his as well. But I think Daniels was more visible because it was against the black shirt, you the backdrop. So yeah that was cool. But all of that that the kids were doing was 100% improv. like They made all of that up themselves. yeah So that was that was a really cool process to watch them figure that out and then have to like get into marching at different times. And it was a really, really cool thing to work on.
00:39:38
Speaker
ah ae I loved it. I loved it. i it was It was cool. a no No beef, no beef. One day one day one one of my groups will throw horns, but it'll it'll be because of you. So that that's cool to be able to say that you did that. um can we Can we play like a little game? You guys cool with that? um i want to So the game is, you're going to say three to five vague words.
00:40:05
Speaker
And you're going to ask about your show, to describe your show, and then we're just going to go around and try to guess each other's show. Is that possible? Are you allowed to? is any you get Does that mean Avon gets six words because I give three and Daniel gives three? Let's make it, yeah, let's make it, you guys get six words. Oh gosh. You guys get to work together to make that happen. Daniel, you go first, okay? I go first, okay. yeah um I'll start with that, but we'll make it we'll make it pretty pretty ah pretty fun here at the beginning Okay. All right, so let's go three words We'll make it easy because it's at this point I don't even think I think I've told everybody that I could and I yeah told my mom and she was like That's silly. Well, that sounds like a you show um but go off Let go teeter-totter quiet coyote. That's three words Okay, I can do one teeter-totter quiet coyote. Yeah
00:40:59
Speaker
We put that in the show, and it's like the first thing we do in the show. And then, what about Tetherball? Okay, elementary school. Close, close. Anybody else? That's the time period. Yeah. Oh, okay. Is it recess? It'd be like playground shenanigans. Shenanigans? The other shenanigans that happen here? I'm sure there are shenanigans. It's the Joey Montes show.
00:41:25
Speaker
Like recess playground, I heard someone say. Yeah, something like that. Yeah, recess. That sounds like recess. Yeah, we're calling it playground. and Yeah, so we're doing a show kind of like getting you back to this time where things didn't really, you know, you didn't have the stress of the world. You just, you know, the bell rang quite good. He was cut and you just found your spot in the in the playground and you got to hang out with your people. So we're trying to do this thing where, you know,
00:41:50
Speaker
you've you've had you've heard of a playground crush, you've you've experienced the bell ringing and just absolute like the rats in Ratatouille, that scene in Ratatouille where the rats are just running everywhere, finding their space on the playground and then ah you know playground fights, we've we've been around that and so kind of playing with those three things and then in the end we're really we're working on it right now but trying to find a way to to have a conversation with younger you and current you and And, you know, are you proud of what you've become and what would you tell younger you and just having this intimate moment of like, you know, you know, this was a time where things were a little bit more relaxed. And if we could all just be there, ah play nice with each other, that would be good too. um But that's, that's kind of where we're at right now.
00:42:34
Speaker
ah Susie, Daniel, you want to play with us? We do this. i like We're still playing the game where we're not telling people what we're doing. so yeah It hasn't been released out there, so I'm sorry. Even if you guys guess right, we're going to have to be like this. Maybe? Okay. hey Daniel, what you got? Work.
00:42:56
Speaker
ah Fun. and two I like it on a third word. Did you help me here, Sissy? Me? Nicknames. Nicknames, that is... Oh. Okay. Work fun nicknames. I'm going to give Altitude, um Cool,
00:43:22
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Cool, and Visual Ensemble. It's giving pilot show. It's giving what? It's giving a show about pilots.
00:43:33
Speaker
oh o Interesting. That sounds like it. Oh, okay. Yeah, it's it's it's it sounds like aviation to me. i Immediately he said work and fun. and I was like, you ain't got to go to work, work, work. I heard a opener. I was like, you know, maybe it's duality of man. and then And then you went,
00:44:00
Speaker
I was like, okay, duality, man, sure. And then you said altitude. And I was like, oh, it clicked. It's gotta be something like pilot show. but sounds interesting But there's a stage. That's what I'm saying. It's the plane. Yeah, well, we'll talk we're gonna talk about this. I gotta know. All right. That's fun. Paul, do you have any guesses? I i have no clue. We were sufficiently vague. Yeah.
00:44:29
Speaker
There's a show about owls. I don't know. Altitude. Altitude? Could be cool. All right, Paul, you want to play? Yeah, I've actually been given the green light to talk about the show because this episode comes out on our show reveal. Ooh, let's do it. So we're going to start family speed throttle.
00:44:55
Speaker
Oh my gosh, it's 100% a Fast and Furious show. Not quite. Wait, is it something? Is it race cars? No. Al Unser and Al Unser. You guys are on the right track with vehicles. Does it involve like motocross?
00:45:18
Speaker
Sort of? Not motorcross. Is it like because it's something else that has a motor on it? Yes. Like a motorcycle? All right. Yeah, motorcycle is it. um Okay. our show Our show is entitled um Song of the Open Road. And essentially, the idea is that everybody on the floor is in a biker game.
00:45:45
Speaker
So we're calling the biker gang the Horizon Choppers. um And I can say our opener is Ride by Hazel. okay um And it's going to be a lot of fun, but we're also exploring the idea that um the title of the show, The Song of the Open Road has this underlying ah subtitle, Together We Share Life's Burdens. So it's also about how your biker gang is your family all in all. um And it's really cool. We're doing some really cool stuff with this. And I think it's i think it's going to be a crowd favorite. I hope so. It's really exciting.
00:46:21
Speaker
Are we finally going to get our life as a highway ah impact moment that i've I've just always tried to pitch? like Can we get life as a highway? Can we get higher by greed? like can we Can we do one of these like love pellets? I don't know. they create um Give me I want greed so bad. Give me some greed. None of those but some other recognizable things. It'll be fun. Okay.
Band Parenting Tips and Logistical Challenges
00:46:42
Speaker
All right. I'm excited. That's going to be cool. Keep your secrets. um that's awesome well thank you guys for playing that's what that was really fun um let's get back on the floor so uh the guest clinicians could get into some sections
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00:48:18
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Okay, everyone, we are starting a new segment called 60-Second Tech Block. That is a mouthful. Each week, one of our hosts or guest clinicians will be forced to give a 60-second tech session with the section needing it the most after the last run.
00:48:34
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So basically, our special tech this week has to choose three topics they think they can give a 60-second nonstop speech about and maybe help some people out there. This week, Susie is up.
00:48:46
Speaker
su We're gonna get through it together, all right? Susie, you said your best topics were, one, engaging more ensembles to register in the wins idiom, two, when a marching arts family should go to Disney and what they should do, and three, how to be the best wins mom, which we've already established, you are. Okay everybody, what topic do we think Susie should said to speak on today?
00:49:18
Speaker
oh i guess i get to decide oh to be the best wins mom how to be the best grade tode i mean on palm where You know, Susie, all these topics, I feel like you could speak for hours on, but we're going to give you 60 seconds. We've think we've decided if you're going to talk on how to be the best wins mom. I hope you talk about juices in there at some point. Paul, can you help me out with this? Can you put 60 seconds on a timer on your phone?
00:49:49
Speaker
You think you can do this? You think you're ready for this? I actually think I can. All right, here we go. 60 seconds.
00:50:05
Speaker
Okay, am I going? Okay, to be a wins mom, here are some tips. Number one, you have to learn the names of all of the people in indoor wins. And with a group as big as the one I'm teaching, if I can learn all of them, so can you. So make sure you know their names, get to know a little bit about them, because they are going to come to you whenever they have questions about anything.
00:50:25
Speaker
Even if it's a question that you don't even have the answer to they will come to you number two get yourself a wagon you're gonna have in this wagon juice drinks snacks 30 seconds and feminine products water all of the things that you need essentials you carry around with you at all of the shows if you don't have a wagon a backpack will work but it could hurt your shoulder so make sure you have a bill another thing you can do to be a good wins mom is get the merch head to toe merch and that includes like earrings that are themed to the show. Um, anything else that can, uh, put you as part of the group, right? You got to have all the merch on. And finally, to be the very best wins mom ever, you have to cheer and scream extra loud. well Bonus points. If you can scream people's names. Yes. Wow. That was incredible. yeah in that topic that was That was incredible. Wow.
00:51:19
Speaker
You know, WJ has done like these educational webinars and and you know Tim Hinton does his marching education ones and there's just all these things. We might need a, we need a, might need a band mom, uh, wins mom. You know, maybe the next energy icon. Yeah. Oh my gosh. ah You should a hundred percent. Here we go. Could you imagine how crazy, you know, I have a theory that the band parents get crazier than, you know, we know like some band, some band directors be getting wild out there. I feel like these band parents be getting crazy. I could not imagine having them out in San Francisco, New Orleans. I hope, I hope one of these days it ends up in like Chicago or something that could be fun. Um,
00:51:59
Speaker
Yeah, that was awesome. ghost or go soy We're all sending an email to Wayne Dillon right now saying we need to put Suzy Harloff in the in the WG icon so we can teach band directors how to effectively teach band moms to be band moms. right If she's not walking the final the finalist into into the arena on Sunday, we're not having finals. We've decided. but well That was awesome.
00:52:26
Speaker
he say We really appreciate that. ah Well, ah with that, I think it's a perfect time to switch over to what are we doing. Y'all ready? What are we doing?
00:52:44
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What are we doing? All right. we We actually, this week we have a listener submission for what are we doing ah from Andrea. Check this out from Andrea.
00:52:54
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Hi Band and Guard friends. This is Andrea from Marshall, North Carolina. I was in high school band decades ago and it changed my life. Fast forward, my son is in band, so now I get to be a hardcore band mom. Here's what I'd like to know. What are we doing deciding that it's too much work to have a competitive band program? I've seen way too many comments on social media from current directors speaking to this topic and saying that it is better for their own burnout prevention to just do concerts and even skip football games. I know, bless for me. Competitions and football games are what I remember most, not so much the concerts. If my son went to school and just learned to play the triangle and come home, I don't think he would have stayed in band beyond elementary school. Kudos to the directors who miss meals with their families and have to strategically plan vacations around band camp.
00:53:53
Speaker
I imagine that isn't the life for everyone, but maybe you should consider that before going into music education at the high school level. By the way, one tool that might help prevent burnout, band moms, use us. I guess I can't speak for everyone, but I feel like most programs have a good core group of moms and dads willing to jump in and do just about anything.
00:54:20
Speaker
I love the podcast and I've been sharing it with everyone I know. Keep up the great work and I can't wait for season three. Oh my gosh, Angelina killed it. Nice. I love that. Yeah. um but Before we go in and just talk about some of the things she was talking about, I just want to say there are a lot of things that go planned well with this podcast. We definitely didn't plan for Angelina to talk about band moms and then for the wins mom ah to be on the podcast with us. That was that was just great timing.
00:54:50
Speaker
Yeah, i'm ah I'm gonna be so real. I went in blind to that as well. I didn't even listen to it before and I was like, wait, and mom Susie's here. This is incredible. And then she went on it and then she went on a water redoing tangent about directors who don't want to be competitive or even feel the marching band. I was like, this is right up my alley.
00:55:09
Speaker
She's great. I love this. It's interesting, right? you know um I work with ah work with groups all over the US, and there's some band directors that are very much the, ah well, I'm going to hire this person to do this thing, and I won't have anything to do with it. I'm good with it. and and That works out well, and then we've got those band directors that ah jump in. ah and ah and and do a lot. you know and and ah you know Everybody has their space and has what they're able to do. um and just I always think about, like there's got to be how can I reach one more kid? you know and I think at some point, maybe some feel some burnout in that, and I guess I can understand that.
00:55:49
Speaker
But I guess I'm thirty or thirty one right now and I still have this like I I want to find what I want to get one more kid like I want to I want to change one more life I want to create one more really cool experience And so um I kind of have like mixed feelings about this. What are we doing? Anybody got any thoughts? No, that's okay. It's all right Can we can we hear some what are we doing from y'all? We'll go down this list Austin. You got a what are we doing? I Oh, do I ever have a water redoing? Oh, this one is, i've been to say I've been sitting on this one for a minute. um But I'm finally back and it's it's gonna happen. All right, so um what are we doing? Folding groups after the designer gets to the place of rehearsal.
00:56:43
Speaker
umm i'm gonna I'm gonna keep this very vague. But there was, i wast I was supposed to be involved in a wins group this this um this winter.
00:56:55
Speaker
And I was in conversations with them. And I said, hey, I'm coming out to this rehearsal. They said, hey, we're in trouble. I said, hold rehearsal anyway. I go, great. And I flew four hours to get to said rehearsal. And then I show up the next morning. And they said they folded the wins group. And I go, what?
00:57:17
Speaker
I was like, what do you mean you folded the winter group after I specifically told you not to fold the winter group? They're like, no, we just folded it. And I'm like, oh, okay. All right. Watering, doing not communicating with our designers when things like that happen. All good. Um, Paul, you got a, what are we doing? Uh, sure. Um, I got one and it's something I'm working on with myself this year. What are we doing?
00:57:47
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not lifting up the rookies and being friends with them. so
00:57:55
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if If you're not going out of your way as a vet to go up to a rookie who is sitting by themselves, they're not going to be the ones who become vets in later seasons. you know And like if I didn't have the support I did in my first season with ah Horizon, I probably wouldn't have wanted to come back. But I had a great time with people I was around.
00:58:20
Speaker
um And I want to be that person for some other people this year. So I think that's something that should be encouraged more amongst some other people. I cannot love this enough. I cannot love it enough. Yeah. And you're in the right position this year to absolutely display with that. Good work. I'm going to brag on Paul for a second. That's my former student right there. I love that. I'm proud of you, Paul. Thank you. Thank you. Suzy, do you have a what are we doing?
00:58:49
Speaker
I do. It's kind of a quick one. um I mentioned my nightmares that I'm having about the first show. yeah um and it My most recent nightmare was that I forgot to teach my cadet guard how to get on and off the floor. and We were at the show and it was like, what are we doing? Not making logistics part of our rehearsals going into the first show.
00:59:09
Speaker
i I do that but I have seen color guards at first shows like you can just tell they've never talked about how to pull the tarp out or you know like every show every school is different so you have to prepare for that and so going into that week you've got a walk them through it, especially younger groups. you know So just make sure logistics is a part of your rehearsal plan. Yeah, there's there's tons of easy ways to do that, to create your crews and have that be like's their daily job. They know how to go ins and outs of moving the speakers and moving the floor, who's in charge of setting the floor, and cones and stuff like that. um But yeah, definitely putting putting time or dedicating actual time in your rehearsal plan
00:59:48
Speaker
to work on those I think it will just makes everybody feel comfortable because if your first you know three minutes on in the in the space is you frantically trying to put everything together you're not going to have a good run yeah good on good on Dan you got a what are we doing yeah uh why what are we doing emptying spit on the tarp you can just walk a couple of feet to just like empty it into a trash can or like on the gym floor. And like, it's a safety habit. Like say somebody like slips in it. First of all, that's disgusting. Like somebody just fell. That's not good. They probably might be injured. And like, yeah, mainly a safety issue.
01:00:31
Speaker
Thank you. Especially when choreography has people rolling on the floor. And there's your spits on there. Stop it. I know this is a wins episode, but let's take it a step further. Don't do it on the foot. Don't do it on the football field either. The guard has to roll it. Yeah, it's full of football players. It's a little different. Yeah. what yeah yes sweaty guys running around everywhere. Yeah. No, I dig that. I'm into that. We do we do rags and we have the the members keep a rag on them on their hip and so they can just empty out and make sure it stays on and
Final Thoughts and Listener Engagement
01:01:02
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they move through. But yeah, I've seen that a lot. It's pretty disgusting. Good on you. I will thank you guys for sharing your what are we doing? Great job, everyone. Set your equipment down. Gush and go.
01:01:15
Speaker
All right, it's that time. The sound said so. Susan, you got a gush and go? I do have a gush and go. um I would like to remind everybody that there is a Facebook group for WGI wins instructors and designers. And I just wanted to kind of shout it out because it's a very informative collaborative group. I see all kinds of questions going through there. um Just if you're involved in the wins or you're curious about the wins, jump on that group. WGI wins instructors and designers.
01:01:47
Speaker
See you there. Please do it. I haven't seen an ounce of negativity on that Facebook page. So it's a great, it's a great time. It's a great time. We love it. And I remember my gush and go, by the way. Awesome. Can I just really quickly talking about that Facebook group, um, there is a post right now and it's doing like a week, but there's the, the, um, scholarship, the WJ wins scholarship, uh, is doing a week. So, um, you've got to kind of compile some things together, but why not give a shot? You can get, it's one person per ensemble.
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So I think this is one of the first times they've done it through WIN specifically. I might be wrong. Somebody can correct me. um But that's something that was just posted about three weeks ago, and it's still in there. So you still have time. Get you a scholarship. don Don't pay your own money. Let WGI do it for you. And I do want to give another shout out. um I don't know who started the thread in there, but it was at the end of WGI last year. Someone put, like,
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say something positive about another group, not your own. And it was just this love fest of everybody just squeezing each other. It was amazing. It was dope.
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All right, Austin, what was your gushing go? I got it. um So I did mention the beginning of the show that I'll be on the lookout for something. um I am in the process of building a couple of things. So be on the lookout. I'm going to do a hard launch on some things here in the next couple of weeks. So be on the lookout for that. um It may or may not involve a website of my own. So be be on the lookout. I'm ah really trying to take the next steps here. so I can keep an eye out on all my socials. So, yeah, do that. Sweet. Paul, you got a gush and go stretch and take care of your body when you're not at rehearsal. It will it will go miles. That's so valid. Paul, you're so articulate and you just your phrases are just there. Boom. Here's the information. Take this home. Practice it. Come back with some with some better advice. I appreciate you ah holistically. Daniel, you got a gush and go.
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Get your schoolwork done. This mainly applies to the scholastic groups. Get your schoolwork done before rehearsal, not stressed out after rehearsal over it. um Yes. I like it. okay Daniel, you got to come back. You're coming back. We've already decided. Make sure you keep your homework up. I'll just go really quick. There's lots going on. First shows here in in North Carolina happening. I'm super excited about it. We'll see how everybody goes. you know this However it goes this this weekend,
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that's how it's gonna go and at the end of march so there's a lot of pressure on on saturday i'm just excited i'm excited about all the things happening i plan so much for everything that's happening now now it's kinda like the the train has left the station. I just got to kind of hold on and just see where we end up. So I'm very excited. I've got i got some openings ah as a program coordinator and drill writer for next fall. So if anybody's looking, ah hit me up at Joey at marchingbymontes.com. I'd love to write you true. I'd love to help coordinate your production for the fall. Other than that, we're chilling. We're vibing. Hey, it's called gush and go, not gush and stay. Let's go.
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Thanks so much for a great rehearsal this week, and what a great start to season three we've had so far. Thank you to our hosts, Austin and Susie. Thank you to our clinicians this week, ah Paul and Daniel, and good luck with your season. Tell us where we can find you on social media, Susie. Yeah, the social media I'd like to promote is our YouTube channel. My husband and I have one. It's called The Harloff Hub, which is a reference to Disney World, nothing else.
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um and on that You can see me in full Wins Mom mode because we have lots of vlogs of Avon doing Championship Week um and just other little bits and things and videos from Avon and Crown and Disney World and all kinds of fun stuff. So come hang out with us on the YouTubes. Heck yeah. what ah What an interesting way to connect with people, I just got to say. like There's so many tools and YouTube's the one. I'm about it. Paul, where can the people find you?
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You can find me on Instagram at Greek guy 9 1 4 or, uh, follow the horizon wins Instagram at horizon underscore wins. Uh, you might see me on there. Oh, right. Let's do it. Daniel, what you got? Oh, you can find me on Instagram. My practice account, uh, Dean reader underscore music. Just my practice count. Heck yeah. You log a lot of hours on that practice account.
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ah Not recently. Recently, I've been working on the indoor show, so I can't post that, but before I was, yes. Gotcha. Okay. Well, very cool. ah Awesome. Well, friends, if you've got a question or a good topic to talk about, email us at autowaterbreakpodcast at gmail dot.com or find us on social media and DM us if you want to be on the show. We even have a forum now to fill out if you want to be a guest.
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