Marching Band
The Marching Band Division at the Music for All Summer Symposium offers students inspiring experiences! This program is ideal for section leaders, with staff from some of the best high schools in America teaching innovative, current, and relevant information on music and marching fundamentals. The curriculum is challenging for all levels. The marching band division teaches more than just marching and music. Students learn the basic principles of dance and body movement. They learn how to communicate with section-mates, and how to read drill charts and clean drill. We are laser-focused on fundamentals and development of the individual, both musically and visually. Students learn skills that are applicable to all band programs and we encourage them to take these skills back to their own bands to grow in a positive direction.
Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps
Corps-in-Residence
Music for All is pleased, to welcome Carolina Crown, corps-in-residence, to the 2022 Summer Symposium. Marching Band students will work with Carolina Crown teaching staff, rehearse with the Corps, and perform on the field for a combined performance at the DCI Central Indiana drum corps show Friday night. Students will go “Inside the Circle” with Carolina Crown and experience the world class champions in a way that few are allowed. This will all truly be an incredible, life-changing experience!
Two performance opportunities
The Marching Band division students will perform on field with Carolina Crown, Friday evening, July 1, 2022. Tickets are available through DCI at dci.org.
Marching Band students will also perform Saturday, July 2, as part of the camp “final performances” for campers, parents, and families (note: this performance is not with the drum corps).
Packing List/Final Performance Attire
Packing List
All students, regardless of division, should
bring the following items:
- Comfortable clothes and closed toed shoes for walking around campus
- Sweatshirt or light jacket for cooler weather
- Rain gear for inclement weather (jacket, poncho, or umbrella)
- Personal toiletries (bath soap, tooth brush, toothpaste, etc.
- Towels and washcloths. Sheets, pillow, pillowcases, and blanket are provided by Ball State Housing
- Sunglasses, hat, water bottle, and SUNSCREEN
- Backpack, a spiral notebook, and pens/pencils
Optional: money or debit card for incidental purchases such
as souvenirs, snacks, etc. $50-$80 recommended.
In addition to these items, marching band students must also bring:
- Lace-up athletic shoes (two pairs recommended) with proper arch support for all sessions, NO SANDALS ALLOWED
- Your marching instrument and fold-up music stand marked with your name, address, and school. A music stand is required of ALL marching band members.
- Any necessary supplies or accessories, such as reeds, neck straps, valve oil, etc. Muncie Music Center will be on campus during the week to sell reeds, oil, etc. should you need to purchase supplies.
- Khaki shorts for DCI Show Performance and Final Performance
Final Performance Attire
- Khaki shorts
- Athletic shoes
- White Fred J. Miller T-shirt (provided) for both the performance with Carolina Crown on Friday night and the final performance on Saturday.
- Hats, sunglasses, or jewelry may NOT be worn for these performances.
Marching Band Faculty
Mike Bolla
Director of Bands and Music Department Chair at Center Grove Middle School North (IN)
Trombone/Baritone
Chad Brinkman
Director of Bands at Brownsburg East Middle School (IN), Carolina Crown Visual and Brass Instructor,
Trumpet
Katrina Fitzpatrick
Band Director at Morton Junior High School, Flute
Avious Jackson
Instrumental Music Staff for Mason City Schools, Trumpet
Chris Kaflik
Director of Bands at Brownsburg H.S. (IN), Music Ensemble
Brittany Mori
Director of Bands at Lost Mountain Middle School (GA)
James Morrison
Director of Bands, Coweta Public Schools (OK)
Joe Mosketti
Marching Band Drill and Show Design Writer and Consultant
Ed Roush
Director of Bands at Hamilton Southeastern High School (IN), Brass Educational Staff at Santa Clara Vanguard
Kyle Stec
Marcus High School
Flower Mound High School
Saxophone
Jeff Young
Division Head
Music for All Director of Camps
President/CEO of Dynamic Marching
Photos from Camp!
What are students saying about Marching Band at America’s Camp?
Unforgettable opportunity to perform with Carolina Crown!
Everything you do to make this camp fun, exciting, and safe is amazing!
I’ve already recommended this camp to many other people and cant wait to be back next year.