Chapters 1-10 form the complete foundation for drill designing. The text begins with basic topics of being a drill designer, band maneuvers, formations and transitions. There are additional chapters on types of formations, movements, and planning a show. The major topics in this system have several chapters on types of transitions, analyzing music and staging the instruments and guard. In addition, it comes with a flash drive with the animation of all transitions, concepts, geometric figures and complete drills using the Pyware program for Versions 7-9. The text has 15 chapters, 640 pages with a hardbound cover. This text is for university and high school music directors, students and show designers. It is a complete system that covers all aspects of creating movements and formations that represent musical phrases. This is the first complete text written to teach or learn marching band drill designing. Tell us about your book, Techniques of Marching BandShow Designing. SBO caught up with Ryder at the TMEA show in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss his book.
Please Click Here to Support SBO Magazine!ĭan Ryder has been in business since 1976, and provides band directors with custom designed or predesigned shows for their bands, and has written the definitive textbook to teach you how to design marching drills.
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