DCI announces new 'OnQ' division
Drum Corps International has created a new division, 'OnQ Performance Education', to give students and teachers the opportunity to tap into the expertise and talent that makes Drum Corps International the pinnacle of marching music.
The program is designed to reach students of all ages in several ways: online, through instructional materials and interactive teaching; live, via one-day and multi-day instructional camps produced in conjunction with DCI events; and through books, DVDs and other media products.
The OnQ performance education division will feature "the top talent within the ranks of Drum Corps International's elite corps", says OnQ Executive Director Gary Doherty. Previously a music educator in Texas for 28 years, Doherty has served the ranks of middle school and high school bands, and will now put his advanced degrees in education and educational leadership to additional use heading up OnQ initiatives.
In the past, individual drum corps have provided a variety of music 'clinics' and various other educational outreach offerings. OnQ will utilize "a custom-designed curriculum focused on the needs of students and educators alike", Doherty continued. "The initial curriculum will emphasize specializations found in our competitive drum corps such as brass, percussion, guard, dance, leadership and drum majoring, plus fitness and conditioning."
Through the recently established relationship between Drum Corps International and MENC, The National Association for Music Education, a select committee of MENC members is being created to advise OnQ on the establishment of educational standards governing curriculum and events.
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