Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. Joey Montes III, Jeremy Denzer and Courtney Coffey check in on the fall marching season, then break down the Hawkeye Marching Band’s tribute to Derek Phillips and what it means for marching-band heat safety; Penn State’s Blue Band and Morgan State’s Magnificent Marching Machine bringing Hamilton to MetLife Stadium; the NCCU Sound Machine altercation with North Carolina A&T staff over “breaking ranks”; and DCI’s record 1,000-student INpact + BANDtastic! Indy honors bands. Jeremy’s 60 Second Tech Block explains how to listen to judge commentary twice, identify repeated themes and walk into critique ready for a real conversation. Water We Doing?! takes on velvet costumes, color guard designers being left off design-team announcements and staffs that refuse to delegate. Gush & Go spotlights Color Guard Tea Break, Simply Colorguard Spin School and the start of fall competition season. CHAPTERS 00:00 Where Is Your Marching Season? 08:03 Welcome to On A Water Break 08:34 Hawkeye Band Honors Derek Phillips 09:07 Marching Band Heat Safety + WBGT 16:31 Penn State + Morgan State Bring Hamilton to MetLife 18:12 HBCU Band Altercation + Breaking Ranks 22:36 DCI’s 1,000 Middle School Performers 27:24 Guard Closet 29:02 60 Second Tech Block 31:10 How to Use Judge Commentary Before Critique 40:11 Water We Doing?! 40:32 Velvet Costumes 43:02 Why Color Guard Designers Belong on the Design Team 45:14 Delegate to Your Staff 47:59 Gush & Go 52:27 Closing Rehearsal PANEL Joey Montes III — @marchingbymontes Jeremy Denzer — @jeremydenzer Courtney Coffey — Simply Colorguard PRODUCTION Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams Associate Producer: Devin Rossey NEWS & RESOURCES Hawkeye Marching Band tribute to Derek Phillips Wet Bulb Globe Temperature / heat safety Hamilton halftime with Penn State + Morgan State NCCU / NC A&T band altercation DCI INpact + BANDtastic! Indy NOAA El Niño update MORE OAWB OnAWaterBreak.com | Episodes | News | Listen Everywhere | Team | Join Us RELATED S4EP36 — Derek Phillips, WGI jobs, JD Shaw + recruiting S4EP29 — marching band heat rules + WBGT PRESENTED BY GUARD CLOSET Uniforms, flags, costumes, consignment and design for the marching arts. GuardCloset.com | @guardcloset Subscribe, follow, review and share. We’ll see you at the next rehearsal — On A Water Break.