Episode
How Open March Is Changing Marching Band Drill Design Forever | Digital Drill Writing, Band Tech & Marching Arts Innovation | OAWB With
- Podcast
- On A Water Break
- Published
- Apr 23, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3294
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-a-water-break-5801293/episodes/how-open-march-is-changing-marching-band-drill-design-forever-digital-drill-writing-band-tech-marching-arts-innovation-oawb-with/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-a-water-break-5801293/how-open-march-is-changing-marching-band-drill-design-forever-digital-drill-writing-band-tech-marching-arts-innovation-oawb-with.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. Marching band drill design is evolving—and OpenMarch is helping lead that change. In this episode of On A Water Break , we sit down with Alex Dumouchelle , Founder & Lead Developer of OpenMarch, and Aleksi Saario , OpenMarch’s Marketing Manager, to talk about how their free, open-source drill writing platform is changing access, collaboration, and creativity in the marching arts. This conversation digs into where OpenMarch started, why open-source matters, how real programs are already using it, and what the future of drill design could look like when more designers actually have access to the tools. In this episode: How OpenMarch got started Why open-source matters in the marching arts How the platform lowers barriers for designers and educators Real-world use in marching arts programs What’s next for OpenMarch Featured Guests: Alex Dumouchelle — Founder & Lead Developer, OpenMarch Aleksi Saario — Marketing Manager, OpenMarch Find OpenMarch: Website: https://openmarch.com Team / About: https://openmarch.com/about/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openmarchapp YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtDQuvHRnj-GQ_GrNbpNYhQ Hosts: Joey Montes — https://www.instagram.com/marchingbymontes Ricardo Robinson-Shinall — https://www.instagram.com/ricardorrobinson Follow On A Water Break: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onawaterbreak Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onawaterbreak TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onawaterbreak Listen Everywhere: https://plinkhq.com/i/1653637341?to=page Watch More OAWB: Weekly Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL600p0k2IuT4vhEIgopl8XDO-pU3YOR77 OAWB With: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL600p0k2IuT5c48Q_cvR1ATvbaQ1QGcN4 Sponsor: Guard Closet: https://www.guardcloset.com Go…