On A Water Break Podcast

On A Water Break Podcast 🎺 Your all-access pass to the marching arts — on the field, in the stands & behind the scenes. A podcast for marching arts enthusiasts. 🎧 New episodes weekly!

09/15/2026

Your rep doesn’t stop when your feet do.

In this week’s 60 Second Tech Block, Garrett Lippie (Garrett Lippie) talks about staying visually engaged even when the drill stops. Getting off your heels, keeping the body active, and staying performance-ready through every hold can make a major difference in how a full ensemble reads.

Garrett joins Haley Harrington (Haley Harrington) and Devin Rossey (Devin Rossey) for On A Water Break S4EP36, covering:

* Blue Devils percussion leadership changes with John Mapes and Scott Johnson
* JD Shaw retiring from Phantom Regiment after 17 years
* WGI’s Color Guard Event Manager opening
* WGI 2027 judge applications
* Melanin Mosaic’s NYC color guard casting call
* Remembering Hawkeye Marching Band member Derek Phillips
* Marching band and color guard recruiting
* Water We Doing?!
* Gush & Go
* Garrett’s full 60 Second Tech Block

Hosted by: Haley Harrington
With: Garrett Lippie and Devin Rossey
Executive Producer: Jeremy Williams

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Meet the newest additions to the On A Water Break team.We’re growing the crew both on the mic and behind the buttons, an...
09/14/2026

Meet the newest additions to the On A Water Break team.

We’re growing the crew both on the mic and behind the buttons, and we’re excited to officially welcome Courtney Coffey, Garrett Lippie, and Devin Rossey.

Courtney Coffey — Host
From Honolulu to James Madison University, teaching, choreography, and creating Simply Color Guard, Courtney brings an educator’s perspective rooted in movement, accessibility, and helping performers understand the why behind what they do. In her first episode, she jumped straight into conversations about dance technique, skill development, professionalism, and creating better learning environments in the marching arts.
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Garrett Lippie — Host
Garrett’s marching arts story started on saxophone because drums were apparently too loud for the house. That didn’t last. He found drumline at Cumberland Regional, marched Raiders, United and 7th Regiment, and has spent the last several years teaching percussion. He also performs with the Philadelphia Eagles Drumline. On his first OAWB rehearsal, Garrett was already talking performer engagement, recruiting, getting sticks into kids’ hands, and why we should never mentally check out during a hold.
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Devin Rossey — Associate Producer
Devin started as a flute player before a band director suggested color guard. One practice was enough—he fell in love with it. Since then, he’s taught and directed color guard, worked on parade routines, and moved into software development. He also brings a real interest in making the activity easier to discover, from middle-school recruiting and open gyms to building more resources, education, and community around the marching and performing arts.
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Different paths. Different specialties. One rehearsal.

Welcome Courtney, Garrett, and Devin to Team On A Water Break.

You’ll be seeing—and hearing—a lot more from all three.

On A Water Break Podcast



Meet the newest additions to the On A Water Break team.
Courtney Coffey — Host
From Honolulu to James Madison University, teaching, choreography, and creating Simply Color Guar

09/08/2026

“It will never, ever stop being cool.”

Bri Eskenazi gets to say something very few band directors ever could: she teaches at Dolly Parton’s alma mater.

In this clip from A Salute to Dolly Parton | OAWB S4EP35, Bri takes us inside Sevier County High School and talks about how Dolly’s presence is still felt throughout the school and community — from the stories passed down over the years to the reminders that Dolly herself once walked those halls as a band student.

Hosted by Ricardo Robinson-Shinall, with Jeremy Denzer and Alicia Sharp, the full episode goes deeper into Dolly’s connection to Sevier County, her support of the band program, and the way her music continues to live in the marching arts through productions from Gates Chili, Sonnor Cadet CPEC, Pride of the Southland and Dobyns-Bennett.

Watch or listen to A Salute to Dolly Parton | OAWB S4EP35 wherever you get On A Water Break.

HOSTS
Ricardo Robinson-Shinall — Ricardo Robinson-Shinall
Jeremy Denzer — Jeremy Denzer
Alicia Sharp — Alicia Sharp

GUEST
Bri Eskenazi
Assistant Band Director — Sevier County High School Band
Brianna Eskenazi

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09/05/2026

Ooooo colorguard tea!

09/05/2026

The 2027 color guard tea is already starting.

Fusion is stepping away for the 2027 season, and the staff movement is getting interesting.

AMP just announced Brian Giddens, Greg Lagola and Jim Moore as its 2027 World Design Team — and there are more changes to watch involving Phoenix Independent in Ohio.

Jeremy Denzer breaks down what’s happening and what it could mean for the WGI Independent World landscape next season.

ON A COLORGUARD TEA BREAK

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09/04/2026

On a Colorguard Tea Break with Jeremy Denzer

09/04/2026

Colorguard staff announcements for the new season are coming out ̇scoming

09/03/2026

Wanda Conway was 17 years old when she started teaching the Cavaliers.

And that was only the beginning.

Wanda’s marching arts story spans the Cavaliers, George Zingali, teaching internationally, decades of judging, choreography, fundamentals, leadership, performer safety, and a lifetime of friendships throughout color guard.

This clip is just one piece of her full story.

Watch the full Wanda Conway episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/8mD62mRqkuI?si=-iAVEH3X3SNBKMca

With Whitney Stone Whitney Stone, Sadie Wallace M. Sadie Wallace, and Jeremy Svoboda / Drum Corps Today Drum Corps Today.

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08/29/2026

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This week on On A Water Break: four marching arts headlines, a new host, a 60-Second Tech Block, and some definite Water We Doing?! moments.

Welcome Courtney Coffey to the OAWB host team. Courtney jumps right into the conversation with Jeremy, Haley and Woody on everything happening around the marching arts this week.

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES
• Is marching band a sport?
• The proposed federal brass-instrument tariffs
• McKinney High clarifies its band-uniform guidance
• Menasha marching band finds connection after the EF-3 tornado

60-SECOND TECH BLOCK
Courtney talks about teaching dance and body technique alongside equipment technique — because the body is what motivates the equipment.

WATER WE DOING?!
• Give new skills and choreography time to settle
• Communicate early when band-camp conflicts happen
• Keep professionalism and student safety at the center

YOUR HOSTS
Jeremy Denzer — Jeremy Denzer
Haley Harrington — Haley Harrington
Bill “Woody” Woodward — Bill Woodward
Courtney Coffey — Simply Colorguard

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