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Oh Yes It's Ladies Night in the Marching Arts

S2 E16 · On A Water Break
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Join us in our NEW format when its just the ladies.  They dive into their female inspirations for history month.  All this, News, and more on this week’s episode of On A Water Break!


Meet our Hosts

Jackie Brown - @spintronixguard

Stephen McCarrick - @stephenmccarick

Cindy Barry - @leandermomma

Nicole Younger - @o2bnpjs & @thecookoutcg

Trevor Bailey - @t_pain151

Trish O’Shea - @trishdish1002

Beth Beccone - @bether7189

Chris Rutt - @wildhornbrass1

Cynthia Bernard - @cynthiabern

Ashlee Amos - @famousamossss_

Theo Harrison - @harrisontheo07

Stephanie Click - @stephanieclick

Whitney Stone - @dancerwhit

Justin Surface - @J_dex07

Ashley Tran - @itsashleytran

Jack Goudreau - @goudreau_

Bill Woodward - @remoking100

Emily Nee - @tch.makes.art

Ricardo Robinson-Shinall - @ricardorrobinson

Callie Quire - @cnquire

Music provided by leydamusic.com Follow him @josh.leyda

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Featuring

Lexi Duda - Host for On A Water Break In Rhinestones - The Stories of the Twirlers @lexi_duda

Thank you also to @guardcloset

#marchingband #colorguard #dci #podcast #onawaterbreak #wgi #drumline

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Transcript

Celebrating Women's History Month

00:00:02
Speaker
Hi everyone, we are back for another week of exciting rehearsals. This week we are celebrating Women's History Month, and that's the whole month, and this whole female panel where we're gonna talk about the most influential women in our lives. And we will also find out what May Trish say. But I've been posted about, let's make this a nostalgia weekend, let's wear our old jackets, let's do the whole thing. And why Ashley said, yeah.
00:00:29
Speaker
It's interesting like membership is like female but then once you transition to staff it's like the women just they're not as present and prevalent.

Introduction to 'On a Water Break'

00:00:39
Speaker
All that and more so get on out there to the field and we'll see you back on the sidelines for this week's episode of On a Water Break.
00:00:55
Speaker
the podcast where we talk everything marching arts. Everyone, bring it in. It's time for a water break. Welcome. I love the clapping. Welcome to another episode of season two of On a Water Break, the podcast where we talk about everything you and your friends are talking about rehearsal at rehearsal on a water break.
00:01:22
Speaker
I'm Nicole Younger. This week, it's just us ladies. Oh yes, it's ladies night. Yes, thank you Trish, she knows us all. And there's nothing more to do than see who they are.

Meet the Hosts: Trish, Emily, and Ashley

00:01:41
Speaker
So speaking of Trish, we have Trish. Hi everyone.
00:01:46
Speaker
And we also have Emily. What up? What up? She's the shy one. And then we have Ashley. Hey. If I could actually put us all into like little, like we literally all have our own little personalities. Like literally, cause Emily's the shy one. Trish is like, you give me, what is it? Bette Midler vibes. Oh yeah.
00:02:13
Speaker
Ashley's like, I like pink. My hat says pink.

Podcast Segments Overview

00:02:26
Speaker
Today, there are so many loyal listeners, so many of our loyal listeners, we've noticed a sort of formula with our show. So we call it the meet between the two slices of bread. And so we had our opening segment, which is catching up with everyone and meeting our guest clinician. And then we go into our gush and goes and then
00:02:51
Speaker
In the middle, that's where we have our big interview or a round table. And then we end it with the news. So while we've been having a great time with all of this and this format, but it's like any good marching organization, we thought it may be time to shake things up a bit and change it around.

Format Changes and YouTube Content

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Speaker
So this episode is a bit like a preview. OK, so basically we get rid of the meat.
00:03:16
Speaker
We're going vegan today. Now our interviews aren't going away, but they're just going to move to our YouTube channel and be the bonus podcast episode. I stay on YouTube, y'all. I get home from work and I turn on YouTube, so this is perfect for me. I have friends, I promise.
00:03:45
Speaker
So, but like I said, now our interviews are on on YouTube. And so it's going to be exciting because then we because then those will be in video. So those interviews will. So our new format, we're calling on a water break in sectionals.
00:04:03
Speaker
So basically you're going to get, you're going to get to hear different groups of hosts with some familiar voices each week with our new format.

Introducing 'In Sectionals' Format

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Speaker
The new format also takes all those great segments like gush and goes, what are we doing next? And a few more yet to be revealed segments and then gives you an episode. So we'll get to hear clips from our bonus episodes and maybe even we'll have them as guest hosts. So.
00:04:32
Speaker
We're going to go ahead and start with our first segment, which would be our gush and go. So what do we want to gush and go? Great job, everyone. Set your equipment down. Gush and go. I'm going to get that right one day. You got it, girl. You good. So let's do our gush and goes. Trish, let's go with you.

Nostalgia Weekend and WGI Events

00:04:55
Speaker
Okay, so it's a weekend coming up this weekend that I have been waiting for since the main circuit schedule came out. For those of you old timers like me, that once upon a time was WGI regional at the Dunn Sports Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Fast forward all these years later, there's a main show at the Dunn Sports Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
00:05:22
Speaker
will get to see my kids perform in the same gym that I performed in at Regionals. I cannot wait. That moment since it was on, I mean, Sunday shows are always a little bit tough, whatever, but I said, not that it was an issue, because, you know, we've got approved right away, whatever, but,
00:05:42
Speaker
Um, I said, if I have to drag that floor from Ulta pan to Elizabeth myself, we are going to that show because I need to have that moment of seeing my kids out on that floor. So I'm super excited. I'm kind of kind of starting a little bit of a trend. I don't know if a lot of people are going to jump on board, but I've been posted about let's make this a nostalgia weekend. Let's wear old jackets. Let's do the whole thing. So hopefully there'll be pictures and sound bites coming from all of that. But
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Speaker
And the show host is gracious enough, Elizabeth High School, to allow, get this ready, because it's a huge facility and not a huge lineup in the show. A lot of people can't do Sunday shows, whatever. The show host is gracious enough to let the color guards sit on the front sideline to watch Amped.
00:06:35
Speaker
Oh, wow. So my kids are pumped that not only are they going to get to perform there, but they're going to get to see, you know, the world. Eminem Open is there that they could see the rest of the show from the front. They are so excited. Oh, wow. That's going to be like life changing for them. I know. And it seems like it's going to be a really like emotional weekend. I know. Get the tissues ready.
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I love that though. Give me, bring those on. Emily?
00:07:11
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Ah, yes, gush and goes. So this is like a two-parter here, but one, I finally finished my classes for winter quarter. And the last 10 minutes of it was me presenting my hypothetical research proposal, which is basically me talking for 10 minutes straight about why people should participate in band ensembles. So we have that. That's good.
00:07:41
Speaker
I think it's, I mean, honestly, it's a great idea. I mean, it's helped me. And I think it helps a lot of other people too, to be for real honest. I mean, if all of us who were in these performing ensembles, think about if we didn't have it. We would be unhappy people. Yes. Extremely unhappy people. So Ashley, tell us about your gush and go.
00:08:10
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My gushing go is that I am just coasting through the week and it is almost the weekend. That's honestly the highlight of my week. I'm just going to be realistic about it because it's been a rough couple of weeks for me and my family and just everything. So it's almost the weekend. We just have a practice weekend. So there's no stress. The show's completely done. So we're just cleaning everything. Nothing makes me happier than cleaning.
00:08:40
Speaker
Color guard, not my house. We had a show last weekend, wasn't the best run, but this weekend we're just cleaning, solely cleaning for the show and nothing makes me happier than a long cleaning block.

Seasonal Challenges in Performing Arts

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Speaker
You know, it's something to be said about, or when people, like we talk about, oh, I'm excited for this. And yes, Gush and Goser, you know, that's what we use this for. But at the same time, like, I would love for everyone to be as real with me as I am with them. And no, I'm not 100 all the time. And honestly, some days it is like a huge deal to get out of the bed.
00:09:27
Speaker
You know, um, and not to mention like, yeah, there are times during the season. I don't want to say you hit a wall, but yeah, you kind of hit that proverbial wall and you're just like,
00:09:41
Speaker
I don't know if I need to get under it, go around it, go over it, but like I've hit it. Right. I've been into it a couple times and then go over it. Come from Panther through. But I totally get you.
00:09:59
Speaker
Absolutely. We got you, girl. Yeah. Yeah, and being here tonight is just raising my spirits. Good. See, you know, if you got some stuff to say, say it around Trish Emily and I, because we're here to listen. That's right, girl power. Oh, goodness. Where is the Spice Girls when you need them?
00:10:25
Speaker
Hey, it's called gush and go, not gush and stay, let's go. I love that gush and stay. Okay, ladies, so one of the biggest thing we're talking about is influential women in our lives. And it could be through a guard, it could be through twirling, it could be through horn lines.
00:10:50
Speaker
So that's what we're talking about right now. And Jeremy actually told us today, have one of those ready. So I felt like we all got put on spot though. But when we said that, or when I was saying that, and I was talking to Emily about it, what did you say, Emily?
00:11:07
Speaker
Yeah, so I feel like such a horrible person but my brain just went I guess this is what happens when you're socially awkward and shy sometimes you're not sure of the mentors around you but then it took me a hot minute and I thought of that and then I wait and I said wait a second hang on I think I might have something here so something just takes a little bit but yeah so you do so you are you
00:11:31
Speaker
dug deep and found someone. Yes, I reached deep inside myself to think about female mentors to empower me into the future. What a statement. So I just want to show you guys the t-shirt I'm wearing. It's the we can do it. That's right. So we can do it. Emily, this is literally this whole time I've met you on here has been like your revelation.
00:11:58
Speaker
No, it's great. It's great. All right, Emily. So when we were preparing for all of this, and I remember us having a small little conversation, we stopped because it's content. But you said that it was kind of hard for you to find a female influence in the marching arts worlds. Can you go into that?
00:12:23
Speaker
Yeah, no, I, I was just like, Oh, no, do I really not know anybody? Have I been living under a rock my entire life? I don't know. It's just made me thinking that it's just like, that's not like something we talk about a lot. And like, I know it's Women's History Month. But just like, I just think, you know, for me, just really like, Oh, gee, like, I really haven't actually met a lot of female mentors or mentors in general. So right.
00:12:51
Speaker
And then when you actually found out, like when you could put that together, like, were you like, Oh, why did I think of that before? Or were you just like, Oh, so, you know what I mean? Like, do, I guess the, do those mentors like reveal themselves as mentors or do they reveal themselves to you as like something else?
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It's kind of strange, because I feel like it's like when we talk about mentors, we usually think of like, you know, a leadership figure, which is often, you know, who our mentors are. But like, for me personally, I've never really felt like I've had that in a way. I mean, part of it, it's like, I'm just a shy, socially awkward person sometimes. And also to
00:13:32
Speaker
gain my trust, it usually takes a very, very long time. So, right and just overall a lack of availability in women and mentor roles. Like I think a lot of people like maybe this is an experience all of y'alls have had. Like I'm not trying to say this to discredit the other people. But it's just like, when we go out in the world, we usually always see
00:13:54
Speaker
not women mentors and sometimes as a woman that could feel a little bit lonely and you're like, hey, where's all the, where's the, where's the lady power? Exactly. Exactly. And you know, it does take a lot to dive in to see that because I think when we, cause I want to dive into everyone's influential like person that they looked up to so much coming up in the, in the activity. I really do want to dive into that because I know for probably
00:14:24
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at least for me, my person was not, you know, not like in a mentor role at that time. But yeah.
00:14:37
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So I get that. I think it's interesting that, like for me, when I think about Color Guard, I think about women, like that's like generally the stereotype. So then for us to not have many women mentors is like, sorry, what? Like that doesn't make any sense. It's crazy. I feel like it started with women and then it's just been kind of taken over or so weird. When I was being taught, when I first started,
00:15:06
Speaker
There were women teaching, just not a whole bunch. You see a staff and it's full of good dudes, and then you have one female. It's interesting, membership is female, but then once you transition to staff, the women, they're not as present and prevalent. Staff was so weird. I feel like they're more behind the scenes now too.
00:15:35
Speaker
Yeah, that's true. Okay, so the ladies and I are gonna make sure that everyone is ready for the big performance this weekend. And we'll be back to talk about the influential women in our lives. Hey, this is Christine Reem. And Chris Green.
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00:17:12
Speaker
Okay, so it's Women History Month and we thought it might be fun and really lovely to get the women who've influenced us some flowers. So we're gonna go around, we're gonna talk about it, and we're gonna ask ourselves about it. So Ashley, let's start with you.

Influential Women in Marching Arts

00:17:32
Speaker
Well, I feel like it might be a little cliche, but I'm gonna say my mama is my most influential.
00:17:39
Speaker
I mean both my parents, they had a group when they were together like before me and my brother even existed. So like they're the ones who've like got me inspired with marching arts and baton and just really have given me so many opportunities to
00:18:01
Speaker
bloom into the performer and person and teacher that I am now. I'm just really, really grateful that I have parents who are in the activity, they support it, they understand everything about it. Honestly, that is great to have your mom
00:18:24
Speaker
be there for you too. Was your mom a twirler? She was. She actually so little backstory, my parents met like they knew of each other. My dad was in
00:18:38
Speaker
a core in, they're both in Maryland, once in Cecil County, Maryland. He was with the Blazers and my mom was with a core in Hartford County, Maryland called the Bel Air Lads and Lasses. So they were like competing against each other before they actually got together. And that's like literally make a marching arts movie about my parents because we need a Hallmark movie. Oh my goodness. Okay.
00:19:10
Speaker
The day they make a Hallmark movie from marching band, I would just have to be like, okay, I gotta... No. Don't do it. All right, Trish. Okay. I don't want to be like, you know, the goody two shoes here, like understood the assignment and, you know, came prepared, but I understood the assignment and I came prepared.
00:19:30
Speaker
So I'm all of the, so I've had, and I just had this conversation with my brother recently, the most amazing instructors in my career, and they've all influenced who I am today. They all taught me that this is what I wanted to do at a young age. I followed through with it and I'm there. So, I mean, I could shout, I'm going to speak about one in particular, but I mean, I could shout out, you know, almost all of them like Beth Calhoun, Sandy Birdsby, Sandy Birdsy,
00:20:00
Speaker
The list goes on, Josette, the list goes on and on, all the amazing women. The Libby sisters just had birthdays yesterday, they were influential. But the one that I think I'm the most proud that I've ever been in her presence, and she's not in good health now, so it's really important for me to do this while we still have her, is Peggy Twiggs.
00:20:20
Speaker
Oh, absolutely. She came into the Winter Guard that I was in a couple of times a year and like got us right. And she, you know, she was just amazing. She was one of those people, she'd walk in the room, she'd be like, okay, that, that, that, that just would be able to fix things on the spot.
00:20:39
Speaker
And what many, many years later when I marched in the Syracuse Brigadier's and they were checking us on flag and they were like, all right, we're going to do Peggy Spins. Everybody knows how to do Peggy Spins, right? I was like, yes, I learned them from Peggy. And everybody was like, what? So she was inducted into the WGI Hall of Fame a few years back and
00:21:02
Speaker
I found when I arrived from New Jersey into the Dayton airport, I found out that her flight had just gotten in and it was a struggle health-wise for friends of hers to get her there. For those of you who know, she's not in good health. She's
00:21:18
Speaker
you know, she's kind of wheelchair bound and whatever, but they got her there for that. And when I found out that the plane from Boston had just landed, at the same time I landed, I sprinted across the airport, because I didn't know which I ended up doing, but I didn't know the whole rest of the date and weekend if I was going to see her. So I wanted to see her, see if she remembered me, you know, I wanted to congratulate her and thank her for everything she did. And she was just,
00:21:44
Speaker
Like, you know, she was just beaming. She was lighting up. She did remember me and it was so exciting. But yes, I did learn how to do Peggy Spins from Peggy Twigs. From Peggy herself. We had her on the podcast, the interview with Ann Fields because she's not able to speak on her own. And it was so good. So good. There's been many a times when I've had to
00:22:16
Speaker
you know, give like an extra assignment to kids before and they would have to write about somebody. I'd always give them Peggy twigs and see what they would, you know, see what they find and see how they come back to it. That's very cool. All right, Emily.
00:22:35
Speaker
Okay, well, first of all, my gosh, thank you for sharing your female mentors. That's so wonderful. And I'm so glad you have it. And I don't want to like, derail this conversation. But like, this is gonna now that I think about this is really sad. I look back, I don't really think I had that at any point, or at least I'm like, not waiting. I'm still waiting on a mentor. You know,
00:22:56
Speaker
I just, I don't know, it's just one of those things where like, I think about it. And like, oh, here's a thought. I feel like I've had many leaders in my life, but I don't think I've had a lot of mentors in my life. The difference with that is like, the mentor kind of goes the extra mile to like, be there for you in your journey. And while I've had many leaders in my life, I don't really feel like I had any mentors yet.
00:23:23
Speaker
Right. And I think it's going to be one of those people that influences you or you just see them walk into a room and you're like, I want to walk like that. Or you see them play and you're like, Oh, I want to play like that. I want to spin like that. Like it's one of those. Or it's just the people that spend a little bit more time on you because they believe in you and they have a little bit more faith than you do.
00:23:47
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And that's how, I mean, honestly, that's how I found mine, or how I look at this person. My influential person was my first flag tech when I was in Revelation in Virginia. It was an A class guard.
00:24:04
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It was my very first color guard that I was in. So there was this one section of the show where everyone spun weapon. Obviously, I did not know what that was at the time. So I got independent training time and tech time.
00:24:21
Speaker
And Amanda would be like, she volunteered as tribute to come and do that for me. But that also meant that like she cleaned me count for count alone, like by myself. And while I was like, yes, like she's getting every little thing that I'm doing wrong. I was getting, you know, I was, you know, slowly getting to the point where the rest of my member, like the rest of the guard was because everybody had been spending for like seven years and here's me like,
00:24:51
Speaker
three months cold coming into this. But the thing about it was she just never
00:24:58
Speaker
She had the patience. She never got angry with me, even when I got angry with myself. And then she's just like, do you want to go on? Do you need a minute? And there's a lot that goes into that time that she spent with me. I may not have brought it to the rest of my guards. And yes, I probably did. But I know that there's a lot of that that I just bring into life.
00:25:25
Speaker
You know, sometimes like we were talking earlier today, Ashley, it's just like, Hey, I'm getting through the week. Sometimes you need to just be like to yourself, Hey, do you need a minute? Yeah, you're good. Absolutely. You know, and sometimes it's everyone's heard it. It's okay not to be okay, but you got to know when to say those things to yourself and how to get yourself back on it and keep going. So Amanda Brooks, if you're listening, thank you.
00:25:57
Speaker
Okay so everyone we're running one more block and Emily has to go go to the low has got to go to the low brass so we'll be right back with water we doing and the news.
00:26:24
Speaker
Hey everyone, it's Jeremy, and here are your announcements coming from the box. You wanna drink up on a water break lost in translation with Cynthia Bernard, uncover the glitz and glamour of twirlers with on a water break in rhinestones hosted by Lexi Duda, get the insider scoop from the stands with on a water break from the stands with Cindy Berry, aka Leander Mama, and join the band family in on a water break family style with Stephanie Klick, plus much, much more to come.

New Segments and Social Media Engagement

00:26:54
Speaker
Make sure to follow us on social media at onawaterbreak for all the latest updates and bonus content. Got something to share or a burning question? Email us at onawaterbreakpodcastatgmail.com. So don't be the person that doesn't tell their friends about a water break. Make sure everyone stays hydrated. Okay, field staff, take it away. Let's reset.
00:27:28
Speaker
Okay, everyone, we are starting a new segment this week.

Issues in Marching Arts

00:27:33
Speaker
It's called, Where We Go, off against something that's been bugging us. I like to call it, like, what, Grind Your Gears? If you are a family guy person, that's a reference. And basically, we just, you know, talk about what's going on in the marching arts that bugs us, and then we call it, What Are We Doing? All right? What are we doing?
00:28:03
Speaker
All right, so I'm gonna go first in this what are we doing and a lot of people know what side of I guess you could say The floor that I'm on but I do want to bring back or what are we doing by not having good banter and when I mean by good banter, I mean in critique and
00:28:29
Speaker
Ooh. Yeah. So my biggest thing is you don't have to be a yes, man. And when I say yes, man, I'm talking about directors or staff members. You don't have to agree with everything I say and honestly challenge. This is going to sound as cliche as I'm going to say it, but challenge the status quo, like find out why, you know,
00:28:56
Speaker
There's been a lot of instructors that I've sat down with and it is, we're not talking to each other. I feel like I'm talking at someone. Maybe there's something that I missed in your show. Tell me about it. Tell me a little bit more about this project or this production that you put on. It's so different to hear someone talk about their show.
00:29:23
Speaker
And then you can just see things come alive because of the way they tell it rather than you having to dig around for things. That's what we do anyway when we're watching your kids perform. We're digging around. We're finding those nuggets. We're finding those points.
00:29:37
Speaker
But when we're in critique, fight for a little bit more and talk to me about something so I can at least jog your memory as to, hey, that is a huge part of what you just said about your show. Make that more evident, that kind of thing. So yes, while you come in and you're very excited to meet us and meet your judges,
00:29:58
Speaker
Like get to the meat and potatoes of while you're in there. You know, I could not agree more and your speech into the choir over here, honey, because that's exactly what I do. Number one. And number two, I just had a few situations last week and critique myself. So I get it. I mean, I am mother hen honey from my kids in my program and I'm going to fight for every time that I can get and in a positive and productive, you know, professional way you could be professional about it.
00:30:28
Speaker
Nobody's in there, nobody, we don't do this to rip each other's heads off, we just don't. But be professional and whatever, but it's true. You have to have a conversation. You can't just sit there and go, oh, you're right, I should change that part. Or you're right, because nothing drives me more crazy than when you come out, the next rehearsal, and everybody's like, what's so and so said is true, we should really, no,
00:30:58
Speaker
You don't have to change every single thing they said. What we give out sometimes is just opinions and opinions as it pertains to the sheets. But regardless, those instructors and the designers that are coming through and coming into us,
00:31:22
Speaker
Just tell me, tell me more, tell me more because as we get younger directors, we're still getting younger judges. Okay. And that just doesn't come to you. Like you're not always, even as judges, we're not going to have good critiques. I had a bad critique and I.
00:31:43
Speaker
did not like, oh, what were they talking about? No, thank you for giving me that critique because I want to be better. When you want to be a better director, I want to be a better judge for all classes, not just like regional A and A, like open in world as well. So there's something we can all teach each other. Yeah. I feel like it should be like a tear. It should be like a buildup process rather than a tear down.
00:32:10
Speaker
Absolutely. Yes. Okay. Who's next? Let's see. Trish. Okay. What are we doing by not listening to this podcast and my whole, my whole, I don't even know what to call it, theory on why can't your kids, when you wish them good, another team, good luck, why can they not say, thank you, you too.
00:32:49
Speaker
You do, or you have to get one of those big old pins that says, if I say good luck, you should say good luck too. Yeah. And a huge one too, like super gaudy. And yeah. Mm-hmm. Gone is the days of the I'm too good to talk to you. Right. You know? Right, we need to stop that. That is a very toxic way to think and be in this activity. Yes, we all know them.
00:33:04
Speaker
Yes! Yes! I'm gonna have to get a t-shirt or something.
00:33:18
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We have all been like face to face with somebody who's like, yeah, I know. It's like, okay, great. You know, I was going to tell you how much I liked you, but I think I don't know. Right. Exactly. Exactly. But it's all good. I mean, I just, you know, maybe this weekend at the regional, we'll have a big, you know, last, you know, at the Elizabeth show or wherever else we're going WGI. Actually, maybe we can make this happen in Dayton. There's enough time to make sense.
00:33:49
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That's plenty of time. You need to decide that for you? Emily, yes, yes! Emily! Oh my gosh! She is the... I can doodle many a thing. You can. And you, I mean, honestly, just say, say thank you. Say thank you. Okay. Or say good luck. I love that one. I got excited and got warm.
00:34:18
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Ashley, what's up? I feel like mine's a little bit controversial because I feel like we're seeing it more and more, especially this year. Like every single like WGI clip I see that they post on their Instagram or whatever. Okay. I don't know who started it. I just think of AMP every time I think about it, the backdrops.
00:34:43
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Okay, I know I am not in love with the backdrops because I mean, I get it like enhances the production whatever like I think about like my kids if we're at a show when someone has backdrops like you know they sit in the back of the gym and I know that's not
00:35:01
Speaker
Right. Like, quote, important, but I feel like it is important because, like, those are the people that they look up to. They want to see the show. They're, like, really trying to be like them. They're your future members. Yeah. And then they can't see anything. Like, they're standing on the very top of the bleachers because they can't see. I know. I feel you. And I think in order for us to get both parts, I'm going to play devil's advocate. Yeah. For those
00:35:31
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War Class Guards, Scholastic and Independent, there's a lot of time you just look at what they're doing and it is designed for you, Deirina. Yeah, absolutely. And while, like honestly, you need those performers in those guards to make that production, you know, worthwhile, that's what I mean, that's what I look at, you know, and see.
00:35:59
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And yes, I know they want to see, but honestly too, if one of those performers are behind a backdrop and they look at them and like wink or smile, you would think that those kids could run the world the next day. Like I totally get that. Now being on the other end of that though, but when I was first coming up in Color Guard and those backdrops, like we had like 16 of those PVC, you had to put them up real quick and you know,
00:36:28
Speaker
And then I was like, he was agreeing. You had to pull him up really quick and you had 16 of them and you still had a full size floor and you had like 23 members. And not to mention, but Ashley, they would tell you, okay, you exit on the right side of the floor, but 16 counts later, you need to come on on the left side of the floor. Cause that actually happened to me. And I am telling you that.
00:36:54
Speaker
What is it? Roadrunner mad dash to the other side of the floor and someone's holding your flag for you, which you have enough time to grab and go out because it's during that time. Thank you. I get all that. I get all those sides of that. There were guards, world guards that I would run up to the top to see when I was in A class. I don't know. I get you. I feel you.
00:37:23
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Yeah, I totally get it from a design perspective and like, I love that part of it. Like it adds depth and like all of that, but just from like a, I don't know, like I would love to, I feel like I see it everywhere. I feel like everyone's doing it and it's just like. I really hope it's a trend that's not coming back for everyone because I really do feel it's stylistic. Yeah.
00:37:48
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You know, like it works for some, not for all. Yeah. And I always think about Mechanicsburg that every 40 seconds show and I'm like, I'm like, okay, that girl just came out of from the right corner, but then she just came out with the left corner and people are like taking them on all different sides. I'm like, this is crazy. Behind the behind the stage. Is that behind behind the scenes? Yeah. Is is a little, it's a little cuckoo.
00:38:15
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It's cookry. But I get I I get what you're saying now because those kids are going to want to see all of that from the front at some point and hopefully they will you know I hope so awesome all right so guess what y'all we're getting into the news
00:38:50
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All right, so I think our first person.

News Highlights: WSU and WGI

00:38:55
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Emily, you got news, right? I do have some news. The WSU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band is performing in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, and that also happens to be the band of one of our other hosts, which I think is really cool and second of all.
00:39:12
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I've actually done this exact same tour with my own college band. So when I saw it, I'm like, wait a second. I know where that is. I know where they're going. I'll have to talk to Trevor about it. It's like, Trevor, tell me everything I want to do.
00:39:27
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It was actually kind of cool because when we went on our trip, we didn't have like a whole marching band. We didn't have the numbers for some reason. So we did an intercollegiate joint band, which was from three other schools. And we all kind of went as a cohesive Pacific Northwest collegiate marching band. It's pretty cool. Oh, yeah. So the main event of that is that we get to perform in the St. Patrick's Day parade.
00:39:50
Speaker
And, you know, it's Ireland. So of course it's a big deal. Like, yeah, we kind of celebrated here in the States a little bit. We're green. They're Irish. They know how to party. They're going to have a great time. Speaking of funny stories. So this actually happened during the parade. So for some reason, it decided to rain right before the parade and
00:40:09
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you know, I was just minding my own little marching band business where I stepped into a puddle and had to march the rest of the parade with a wet, soggy shoe. Hey, you know what? At least it was a puddle and not the other thing. Oh, why would you say that? Because we've all stepped in it. I used to play baritone when I was in high school. And
00:40:31
Speaker
Like, I know you had little phrases for when like, you were coming up on the patty, you know? Oh my gosh. It was water, water, H2O.
00:40:47
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We had a parade back in the fall where we're from Maryland. So we're like 20 minutes from Delaware, 10 minutes in Pennsylvania. So we're like very close to Amish territory. So the parade was in like, it was in Pennsylvania, like very Amish horses, horses, buggies everywhere. So I had, they're high schoolers and we don't do a lot of parades that have
00:41:14
Speaker
forces in them, so I designated myself as doo doo doo dee. I was on doo doo doo dee. Doo dee? Don't you mean doo dee? Okay, I'll stop. All right, Ashley, since you were giving us, giving us the doo dee.
00:41:35
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Go ahead with your story. Yeah, so mine is another St. Patrick's Day Parade. So Savannah, Georgia, they are having their 200th anniversary celebration of its beloved St. Patrick's Day Parade. Savannah is one of the oldest, it is the oldest city in Georgia, so they
00:41:59
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I'm reading, they have more than 18,000 hotel rooms in Savannah and the surrounding county that are sold out for the whole weekend. Wow. There's 230 pipe and drum bands, marching military units, all the floats and bars. We're back to duty. They've rented more than 320 porta-potties.
00:42:27
Speaker
You really didn't give us the duty. I did. We're mature adults totally. Totally. Oh, that's awesome. Where is Jack? Where is Jack? All right, Trish.
00:42:46
Speaker
Okay. Well, there's a story at WGI.org. It was an interview with Lauren Teal, who is a percussion instructor. And it's just the perfect story for us to have on the podcast this week, because it kind of goes back to us talking about women who inspired us in our marching arts careers. And she talks about, you know, all the women that came before her as a female percussionist. And, you know, she was really inspired by Sandy Rennick, who is
00:43:17
Speaker
you know, works with Santa Clara Vanguard and the Troopers and all these great places that, you know, she just learned so much from her. She said she kind of was the reason why she went into music ed. She went and originally did music performance and it's just a really great story. And if you want to check it out on wji.org, you know, it's a perfect story for Women's History Month and talk about women in percussion and it's just really great. So check it out if you have time.
00:43:47
Speaker
Sounds like we need to get her on the, an interview. Oh. Oh, totally. I would love that. Um, I've seen, she's, so she's one of those people that are anti-ratic at least. Like I see the name a lot and I know like, and her husband is a little bit of, you know, as an icon as well, you know, because the both of them working together and sometimes like apart, but like you do hear a lot about them. So I'd love to hear that story.
00:44:18
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Yeah, that'd be cool. She did. I guess it's, is it my turn to do a story? Can I do a story? It's your turn. All right.

DCI Feature Insights

00:44:28
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So with this one, this is on the DCI drum corps page. It's 12 things you might not know about 2023's top 12. So just dives deeper into everyone's show. Now,
00:44:43
Speaker
If you are like me and you go and you watch a movie and you're like, hmm, I want to know more about this or more about that. And then you go onto YouTube and you start going down your little rabbit hole. Okay. That's how I am with, if I like a movie enough, I'm going to do that. So a lot of times with these.
00:45:05
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like the world class shows especially the top 12 there's a lot going on in them which you could actually like figure that out with the first one they do is blue devils the cutouts so it's basically wrapped around um the late life work of Matisse okay and then how he had this huge
00:45:25
Speaker
debilitating disease and he still persevered through it creating this entirely new art form and then he had a work that he did and they just remade it on the field. Again one of those things that you wouldn't really know about unless you like took that deep dive into it. And this could play on your
00:45:52
Speaker
your propensities or your favorite things, like with blue coats. Blue coats have always had this thing about Bon Iver. And I love Bon Iver. And so with that cheer show in the Garden of Love, they played 45, which was an opener. And it had different solos and solis. The music coordinator for 2023 was Matt Jordan. And he pointed it out that the first section of that movement
00:46:23
Speaker
performed without a septempo at all. Exactly. So the only thing I can think of is it's hard enough to do that during a winter guard season, but to do that outdoors with horns and drums and everyone out on the field, that's so much trust that you have in the other performers around you.
00:46:46
Speaker
And not to mention that so much trust that the designers have in the performers, too. So there's a lot going on in there. But they go all the way down, like I said, the top 12. And it's something great to point out, because actually, you read this little synopsis that they have. And literally, under each one, there's probably the max of six sentences. And then go back and watch the actual show. Right. And you're like, oh, OK, this makes sense now.
00:47:17
Speaker
We got the new DCI lore just dropped. DCI lore just dropped. Is that what this is? Lore. Emily. Emily, Emily. So it goes down through all of them. So like there's, what I suggest you do is go ahead and go to DCI.org.
00:47:43
Speaker
And it's in the new section. Go figure we're doing this. Um, and take a look at it, read, you know, the synopsis that they have and then go back. Oh, I do want to talk about this one really quick. You know, it'd be Carolina crown show, the round table.
00:48:00
Speaker
Okay. So I'm just going to, it's really small, but I'm going to read the synopsis of that. So it says, well, it's not a synopsis, but you get what I'm saying. But what comes first, the chicken or the egg for Carolina crown, more specifically the crown set and iconic drill form featured in most Carolina crown productions in which the corpse.
00:48:22
Speaker
the Corps often completes its program in the shape of its emblem on the field. So according to the program coordinator, Rick Sewell, that drill formation got the ball running on an ideation of the Corps of their 2023 production, so which it focused on medieval legend of King Arthur.
00:48:42
Speaker
So how can we build upon something that's like that? He said, oh, it all fell into place. Throughout the 2023 DCI tour, like the discussion of Crown Set became a will they or won't they like waiting game until the first appearance on the field in DCI Eastern.
00:49:00
Speaker
they first put it on the field during Allentown. So, yeah. And so it's something that you can actually go back and think about. And honestly too, if you really follow these course, you know, closely, like I always look for the crown. You know what I mean? It was definitely DCI East weekend because I ran into Jeff Sactic in the park before the crown performed by Michelle Owens tree and at the top of front of the day.
00:49:28
Speaker
And I said to him, I said, I'm so excited to see the court tonight, but you got to tell me, is the crown in? And he said, the crown is in. He ripped out his phone and showed me the pie ware of the crown before I got to see it on the field. So I was excited.
00:49:45
Speaker
I love that. It's just like, excuse me, I've got to sit down for this. It was like, oh, wait here, I'll show it to you right now. And it was so cool. Oh, I love that. But so yeah, guys, go check it out. It'll it's it's a fun read.
00:50:01
Speaker
So well, ladies, this was a great all-female rehearsal. We have one more.

Episode Wrap-Up and Next Episode Tease

00:50:08
Speaker
Whoo, child. Y'all will tell you what I want, what I really, really want. So tell me what you want, what you really, really want. Oh my gosh, yes. So we got one more Women's History Month show. That's for next week.
00:50:24
Speaker
and there's a super cool special guest, so please don't miss that. I just wanna thank everyone for rehearsal this week, especially our other host, Emily, The Quiet One, Trish, Bette, and Ashley, I like pink. And one more thing, please don't forget, we have our YouTube channel now that has so many of our interviews that are coming out in the full edition, so go and subscribe so you don't miss out on those.
00:50:51
Speaker
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00:51:16
Speaker
The On A Water Break podcast was produced by Jeremy Williams and Christine Reem. The intro and outro music was produced by Josh Lyda. To learn more, visit LydaMusic.com. And until next time, thanks for tuning in.