Team-Building & Leadership Training Workshops for High School Marching Bands
Custom training with your band at your school
Workshop Focus
To develop empowered student leadership teams
Topics Covered
- Identifying individual strengths and building individual confidence and competence
- Understanding and developing a Team Concept
- Defining the group's vision for their program
- Creating a participant-led mission statement and Action Plan (2-Day Workshop)
- Establishing expectations of one another
- Improving communication skills
- Understanding why and how people communicate
- Learning to speak more articulately and positively
- Building skills in problem solving and communication through games under time duress
- Role playing of body language, tonality and empathic listening
- Understanding behavior and the role it has on human interaction
- Solving misbehavior by implementing positive and respectful consequences
- Creative problem-solving exercises
To learn more about the problems teens have in leading, methods used in the workshop, and expected outcomes following the workshop, please read Problems, Methods and Expected Outcomes.
For more details, read about the types of high school band workshops we offer.
This page shows examples of student mission statements created in high school marching band workshops.
You can also read quotes from student leaders who have participated in a team-building and leadership workshop for marching bands.
Workshop Length
Our Team-Building and Leadership Training workshops for marching bands range from one to three days at your site.
A recommended one-day follow-up workshop is also available.
We offer a $100 discount with purchase of 4 days of services.
References
Any links in this list are for the complete letters of reference.
Brad Behrens, Marble Falls High School, Texas
Tom Bennett, Wind Ensemble Director, University of Houston, Texas
David Bertman, Brass Instructor, The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, and Marching Band Director, University of Houston, Texas
Paul Bramlett, Winnsboro High School, Texas
Jim Burton, Cleveland High School, Tennessee
Ondra Calvert, Desoto High School, Texas
John Canfield, Saginaw High School, Texas
Mario Casanova, Trinity High School, Texas
Mike Chiodo, Lake Park High School, Illinois
Rob Cintron, Maumee High School Band, Ohio
Bill Duggan, retired, John Foster Dulles High School, Texas
Jeff Dubose, Mabank High School, Texas
Stacey Dunn, Southwest High School, Texas
Jeremy Earnhart, L.D. Bell High School, Texas
Chris Ferrell, Hillgrove High School, Georgia
Jeff Fiedler, formerly Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, Illinois, currently CEO, Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, California
Dr. Jerry Gatch, Lexington High School, South Carolina
Shane Goforth, North Shore High School, Texas
Allan Goodwin, Sachse High School, Texas
Gary Gribble, Alan C. Pope High School, Georgia
Alan Harkey, McKinney North High School, Texas
Kevin Hebert, Tennessee High School, Tennessee
Joe Houten, Tate High School Band, Florida
Keith James, Marvin Ridge High School, North Carolina
Jason Jones, Cleburne High School, Texas
Dr. Brad Kent, Director of Fine Arts, Richardson ISD, Texas
David Kirkley, Boswell High School, Texas
William Koch, Niles West High School, Illinois
Chuck Kubly, Twin Lakes High School, Indiana
Charles Kuentz, Clark High School, Texas
Victor Lara, Flour Bluff High School, Texas
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Attitude Concepts for Today, Indiana
Will Ludlow, Mansfield High School, Texas
Steve Lyons, Champlin Park High School, Minnesota
Sandra McCormick, Brewer High School, Texas
John Mize, Kaufman High School, Texas
Eric Mullins, Western Hills High School, Texas
Joe Nunez, McKinney Boyd High School, Texas
Paul Onspaugh, Denison High School, Texas
Mark Pease, Lamar High School, Texas
Craig Roselieb, Downers Grove South, Illinois
Scott Rush, Wando High School, South Carolina
Russ Rutherford, Celina High School, Texas
Dr. Mike Ryan, Music Supervisor, San Antonio Schools, Texas
Jim Sammons, Vero Beach High School, Florida,
Kevin Shealy, Airport High School South Carolina
Walt Sparkman, Canyon High School, Texas
Mickey Stisher, La Porte High School, Indiana
Loy Studer, Rider High School, Texas
Rob Toups, Canton High School, Texas
Kenneth Turner, formerly The Bands of Irmo, South Carolina, currently White Knoll High School, South Carolina
Jessica Tym, Chapman High School, South Carolina
David Vandewalker, Harrison High School, Georgia
Bill Watson, Richland High School, Texas
Keith Witt,
formerly Leander High School, Texas
currently Wagner High School, Texas
Visit Our Booth at the TMEA Convention:
Peter will be at the Texas Music Educators Association's Convention at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, February 10-13, 2010. Be sure to look for him at his booth, #2833. This is a great opportunity to pick his brain on teamwork and leadership training.
Make an Appointment to Meet Peter at the Midwest Clinic:
Peter Ferrito will also be at The Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference at McCormick Place West, Chicago, IL, December 14-19, 2010. Sign up now for a free consultation with Peter or look for him there.
Contact us for more information about our team-building workshops for bands.