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Marching Cymbals 101 Instructional Guide

This comprehensive step-by-step approach will teach you everything you and your marching cymbal section needs to know to perform at the highest level. In this series, the 2023 Music City Mystique Cymbal Line Instructional Staff (Zach Blessing, Alex Queen & Kiiyaa’áanii Morgan) will cover:

Cymbal Care and Maintenance
Positions
Flips
Crashes
Chokes
Auxiliary Sounds and Colors
Advanced Visual Skill Sets

INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES FROM ZACH BLESSING, MUSIC CITY MYSTIQUE CYMBAL LINE INSTRUCTOR:

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Off Hand Fundamentals with Music City Mystique
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Care and Maintenance
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Tying Cymbal Straps
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Cymbal Selection
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Garfield Grip
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Posture and Standby Position
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Set Position
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Hip Rest Position
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Gumption Position
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Vertical Position
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Flips 1, Set to Gumption
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Flips 2, Set to Hip Rest
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    Marching Cymbals 101: Flips 3, Sones Flip Gumption to Set

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