Vivace Productions, Inc.

Great leaders do not need to have every answer! They DO need to show up, follow through, and adjust.

✅ Avail-ability... Be there!
✅ Respons-ability... Own it!
✅ Flex-ability... Adapt!

These are the GREAT “Abilities” that take leaders FAR.

Tag a leader who brings all three to their team!

Calling Marching Arts Educators! The Marching Arts Education Summit is back with another outstanding lineup of clinicians for 2026!

Join us July 20-23 at West Chester University for four days of professional development and fellowship with some of the best in the business! We offer flexible registration options (full workshop duration, single day attendance, and a collegiate student rate), and graduate credit is available!

NOTE: Educators interested in the residential registration option who will be staying in our group's hotel block MUST register before Friday, June 20 to be guaranteed a room. Commuter registration is available through the start of the workshop.

Visit vivaceproductions.com to learn more and register today!

Join us July 18 & 19 for one of our most popular workshops! The Vivace Leadership Training Weekend is a 2-day leadership intensive with the best clinicians in the business - Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Bobby Lambert, Dr. John Villella, and Dr. Adam Gumble!

Whether you're a seasoned veteran drum major, a newly-appointed section leader, or a hopeful future leader, you are sure to grow through this transformative experience!

Already joining us for the INCOMPARABLE Marching Band Workshop? You can add the Vivace Leadership Weekend as part of our PREMIUM PACKAGE!

Find more information and register TODAY at vivaceproductions.com!

Have you ever been part of an environment (club, activity, sport, classroom, or ensemble) where you felt that you didn't belong? Where you had to mask your authentic self to fit in? In these situations, effort, energy, and engagement are lost to the constant adaptation to the outside environment.

Conversely, when leaders build environments designed to welcome all members as their authentic selves, that effort, energy, and engagement can now be harnessed to work toward common goals and shared values. These are not only no longer wasted, but are critical components of the group's success.

Reflect on your program's culture. Is this a space of belonging for all members? How does your organization communicate belonging?

MANY band directors and student leaders bear the brunt of the responsibility for recruitment of new members for their programs. During the early season, we often focus heavily on new members and may take our returning members for granted.

What are you doing to RETAIN your current membership? Are they excited to return? Is that enthusiasm something they will spread to new members?

Recruitment is most impactful when the program's FULL MEMBERSHIP is actively engaged in the process. They will do so naturally if they feel valued, energized, and excited for the new season. How does your program's culture demonstrate both the value of returning members and the open invitation of new ones?

We are just ONE MONTH away from the 250 USA - WAMSB National Championship event at West Chester University!

We cannot wait to welcome marching bands from Italy, Germany, Sweden, England, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the USA to John A. Farrell Stadium on July 1!

Join us in celebrating America's 250th Birthday and in welcoming our international guests for this special event! Please remember that tickets are limited and cannot be guaranteed at the gate. We encourage all guests to take advantage of the opportunity to purchase presale tickets online and guarantee your entry to the event.

Visit vivaceproductions.com/wamsb2026 for more information and to secure your seats TODAY!

Are you a student looking to dip your toe into the water of leadership training? Or a band director who would like to send your whole leadership team to a workshop together? Check out our single day workshops for 2026!

Each of these 4-hour workshops with world class clinicians is jam-packed with activities designed to provide hands-on, transformative experiences that every student can take back to their home bands.

Visit vivaceproductions.com to learn more and register TODAY!

With the 2026 season starting for your program, some members may be asking themselves "why?"
❔"This seems like a lot... why should I try this?"
❔"Why return for another season if I've already done this?"
❔"Why keep coming back?"

EVERY member of your ensemble is on their own pathway and brings a unique perspective to your organization. Embrace those perspectives and use them to strengthen your program!

New Members - You don’t know where you fit yet. Everything is new, everything is uncomfortable, and you’re figuring it out one rehearsal at a time. That feeling? It means you’re in it. Take this season to DEFINE the expectations and learn to meet them.

Veteran Members - The newness is gone. Now it’s just you and the work. You know enough to know how much further you have to go — and you show up anyway. How can you REFINE the knowledge you gained in the last season and use it to serve the program this year?

Leaders - You’ve been through it. The hard days, the doubt, the grind. And now you finally understand what it was all for. You’re not just in the band anymore — you are the band. How will you take all that learning and REDEFINE this experience for the newer members and those who will come to the program after you've moved on?

Whatever pathway you find yourself on, EMBRACE it and share your perspective to help strengthen your program.

Want to learn more about yourself as a member or a leader? Join us for one of our summer programs to dig deeper into your own possibilities! Visit vivaceproductions.com for more information and to register TODAY!