Preparing Your Ensemble
Circledrill.com recommends the following exercises to help prepare your ensemble to achieve movement excellence.
 | Posture Definitions - Explanation of posture and posture checkpoints |
| The Hindu - Focus: Posture and "The Look" |
| Balance Exercise - Focus: Centering and weight control |
| Figure 8 Exercise - Focus: Pathways and direction changes |
| Stop-and-Go's - Focus: 180 degree direction changes |
| Across the Floors - Focus: Isolation of upper body from lower body |
| Flip-Flop Exercise - Focus: Foot placements and upper/lower body orientation |
| Ultimate Circle Drill - Focus: Performer independence, balance, pathways, all direction changes, isolation of upper body from lower body, foot placements, upper/lower body orientation, developing and maintaining intensity |
Circledrill.com recommends the following exercises to help prepare your ensemble to achieve musical excellence.
| Lucky 13 Technical Exercises for Band - Exercises to develop all fundamentals |
| Five-tone Articulation Patterns for Band - Articulation and scale studies |
| Patterson Chorale - Development of full ensemble sound and timing |
Circledrill.com Exercises
Click the following links for instructions for each exercise.
MOVEMENT EXERCISES
| Posture Definitions |
| The Hindu |
| Balance Exercise |
| Figure 8 Exercise |
| Stop-and-Go's |
| Across the Floors |
| Flip-Flop Exercise |
| Ultimate Circle Drill |
MUSIC EXERCISES
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