Marching Ensemble Directors,
My name is
David A. Parsons, and I am a Drill Designer and Marching Instructor from
East Central Illinois. I am currently available to design or instruct for
your Indoor (Winter Ensembles) and/or your Summer/Fall
Marching Band program.
Being a musician first, my designs are always representative of the music. While
designing, I pay great attention to the musical structure. Phrasing, flow,
original intent, personal interpretation, what the music makes you feel; are
things that should be the foundation of any show design. This is where my
musical background and experience plays a large role.
My instructional skills are sound yet flexible. Here is where adjusting and
adapting matters the most. When working with an ensemble, I not only consider
myself as an instructor, I consider myself a troubleshooter. Continually
analyzing the ensemble; seeing it’s strengths and deficiencies then making
adjustments and developing teaching techniques to make the best come out. Any
good instructor should always do this, though still have the
knowledge to implement traditional teaching styles.
If you're looking for a fresh approach to drill design and a cohesive
approach between all sub-captions in your ensemble, please consider me for a
position on your staff. By browsing through this website you'll see I have many
years of experience that can be an asset to most any marching ensemble. Design
Experience that spans over 28 years and encompasses a wide variety of
ensembles from indoor drum line to winter guard to the combined Fall competitive
marching ensembles. Have instructed for bands of less than 20 members up to
bands over 150. I also treat every ensemble I worked with as a learning experience. I’m continually growing as an instructor and designer, adjusting my writing
to best fit the ensembles for which I work.
I am very committed when it comes to music and marching activities. It’s also
important to know that my philosophies on marching band aren’t necessarily set
in stone. I believe I have a good concept of the activity and I’m continually
growing with it. So, my ideas and concepts concerning marching band may change
but my solid foundations and beliefs in it won’t.
My goal here is to give you the opportunity to see some of this commitment.
I’m offering my services to you in Drill Design and/or as a Marching / Visual
Caption Head but in a deeper sense I’m offering a renewable commitment to you
and your marching ensemble. Thank you for any consideration.
Sincerely,
David A. Parsons
Marching Arts Drill Design and Instruction
