WGI Certify is a totally re-imagined way of training judges at all levels. Using a combination of online tutorials and personalized mentoring, candidates will navigate a comprehensive training series in caption philosophy, numbers management and recording performance commentary. Graduates will then be certified at a Circuit Partner level with those continuing the process named a WGI-Certified Judge.
Current WGI Certify Curriculum:
- Level 100 – The Basics and
- Level 200 – The WGI System
- Level 300 – the Circuit Judge
The “How To” Series is a brand new collection of online design courses for Marching Band. We will offer courses in Music Design, Visual Design, Color Guard Design, and Percussion design that will be taught by some of the top experts in their fields. We will also offer a comprehensive online course in Student Leadership for both current and future Drum Majors, Section Leaders and Captains.
Current How To Series Curriculum:
- Visual Design for Marching Band
- Leadership: Audition Strategies and Interview Techniques
- Leadership: Becoming a Successful Student Leader
- Percussion Design for Marching Band
- Music Design for Marching Band
- Essential Skills for Drum Majors
- Delivering the Goods
Shirley Stratton Dorritie has been involved in the pageantry activity for over 40 years and specializes in training performers throughout the world for optimal achievement.
Shirley holds an MA in Counseling Psychology, with a Certificate in Sport Psychology. A licensed psychotherapist (MFC41061) and founder of The Center for Performance and Achievement in the San Francisco bay area, Shi...
Peggy Bilbruck has been a performer, instructor and teacher in pageantry related activities for over 35 years. She began marching at the age of 7 with the Anaheim Kingsmen Drum and Bugle Corps and had the honor to end her performing career with the 1986 World Championship Blue Devils. From there, Peggy went on to teach at all levels of the Drum Corps, Marching Band and Winter...
Key Poulan is a composer and arranger primarily for the marching arts and has written for the world's most famous drum corps including the Santa Clara Vanguard, Glassmen, Spirit of Atlanta, Mandarins, Caballeros, Spartans, Millennium, and the Star United Mini Corps. As the owner of Key Poulan Music, he has been recognized as one of the country's top arrangers and composers in the area of conte...
Scott Bilbruck brings over 25 years of expertise in many areas of the band and color guard industries. He began his teaching career in Los Altos High School in California and was on the staff of the USC Trojan Marching Band while earning his degree there. From there he became a teacher at Mater Dei High School, eventually becoming the Director of Performing Arts. He left Mater Dei in 2001 ...
Michael Gray's career in the visual and pageantry arts spans more than three decades. His paintings are collected worldwide and his classes on impressionism and plein air painting are are perennial favorites with aspiring and established artists nationwide. Gray has participated in the highest levels of DCI, WGI and BOA as a designer, instructor, clinician and judge. He has served as the program c...