Wally Jordan - Director
Wally is from Troy, Alabama and has been in cologuard activity for nearly 20 years. He has been part of programs spanning from Texas over to Georgia. He has been an adjudicator as well in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Wally fell in love with guard when he was 14 when he saw his first drum corps performance live.
Wally has recieved his B.S. in Music Education from Troy University and Masters in Vocal Performance at the University of La. Monroe. While working on his Masters, he was assumed the duties of Choreographer and Designer for the ULM Colorguard and Eternity IA winterguard.
Upon returning back to Alabama, he carried the Eternity Winterguard name back to Alabama and was the director
for for 5 years. Since then Wally has the opputunity to work on staff with Teal Sound Drum and Bugle Corps.
Copper Atwood - Choreographer/Design Staff
Copper Atwood has been involved in the Winterguard and Marching Band activity since 1995. He began as a member of the Escambia High School Pride Marching Band and Colorguard where he played clarinet and marched as a performing member of Donatar 1995-1999. After, he performed as a member of Banderas Winterguard 2001-2003. He
also performed with the University of West Florida Symphonic Band as a Clarinetist and as a Vocalist in the University
Singers.
Copper has been around various programs in the eduation role such as Escambia High School, Woodham High School, Pontotoc High School, Itawamba Agricultural High School, Cleveland High School, Hancock High School, Comeax High School, Murphy High School, and Lake Charles High School. He also served as a clinician for Dance Majik USA. He has been the Director of Gulf Breeze High School, Washington High School, Pineforest High School, Houston High School, Munford High School, Foley High School.
He also has exstensive ballet training and has taken multiple dance classes in the local Pensacola area, Memphis. He has served as consultant, tech, and writer for Revolution Drum and Bugle Corp and Revolution 2005 -2007 he took a small break and came back in the role of a consultant/ choreographer in 2008-2011 and in 2012 he took the role as co-caption head. He prior to that made his DCI debut with Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corp as a member of the charter staff in its inagural season as a tech in 2003, as a Consultant in 2004, and in 2005 he assumed the role of Colorguard Caption Head. He currently consults and choreographs for a variety of programs Independent and Scholastic all over.Copper is currently finishing his B.A. in History at the Univeristy of Memphis Online.
Josh Swain - Movement/Weapons
Marched
*Columbia High School
*Teal Sound
*University of Florida
Fightin' Gator Marching Band (Color Guard)
*Taught many superior rated and award-wining programs in North Florida and in
the Metro Atlanta Area;
*Current Caption head/Guard Director for the 4-Time
Southern Association for Perfoming Arts Medalists, Rockdale County High
School
*Director/Instructor for the Greater Atlanta Auxiliary Camp
*Former
students have gone on to march in the Florida State Marching Chiefs, UF Gator
Band, JSU Marching Southerners, The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corp, as well as
Teal Sound Drum Bugle Corp.
*Finishing his degree in Middle School Social
Science and Elementary Education
Chad Truitt - Tech
Chad Truitt hales from New Brockton, Al. While under the direction of Mrs. Dana Walker at New Brockton High School, Chad's colorguard back ground began to grow and evolve into one of the most sought after minds in the colorguard fields today.
Chad has been a part of many programs from programs throughout the southeast in the past 15 years of his career. He is currently working with St. James High School with was a finalist last year in 1A BOA Grand Nationals and Southeast Regional 1A Bands Of America Champion.
Chad not only works with oustanding high school band programs but has worked and is working with DCI Finalist and 2-time world champion Madison Scout and many indoor drumlines and winterguards. We are very fortunate and proud to have him with us this upcoming 2013 season.
Wally is from Troy, Alabama and has been in cologuard activity for nearly 20 years. He has been part of programs spanning from Texas over to Georgia. He has been an adjudicator as well in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Wally fell in love with guard when he was 14 when he saw his first drum corps performance live.
Wally has recieved his B.S. in Music Education from Troy University and Masters in Vocal Performance at the University of La. Monroe. While working on his Masters, he was assumed the duties of Choreographer and Designer for the ULM Colorguard and Eternity IA winterguard.
Upon returning back to Alabama, he carried the Eternity Winterguard name back to Alabama and was the director
for for 5 years. Since then Wally has the opputunity to work on staff with Teal Sound Drum and Bugle Corps.
Copper Atwood - Choreographer/Design Staff
Copper Atwood has been involved in the Winterguard and Marching Band activity since 1995. He began as a member of the Escambia High School Pride Marching Band and Colorguard where he played clarinet and marched as a performing member of Donatar 1995-1999. After, he performed as a member of Banderas Winterguard 2001-2003. He
also performed with the University of West Florida Symphonic Band as a Clarinetist and as a Vocalist in the University
Singers.
Copper has been around various programs in the eduation role such as Escambia High School, Woodham High School, Pontotoc High School, Itawamba Agricultural High School, Cleveland High School, Hancock High School, Comeax High School, Murphy High School, and Lake Charles High School. He also served as a clinician for Dance Majik USA. He has been the Director of Gulf Breeze High School, Washington High School, Pineforest High School, Houston High School, Munford High School, Foley High School.
He also has exstensive ballet training and has taken multiple dance classes in the local Pensacola area, Memphis. He has served as consultant, tech, and writer for Revolution Drum and Bugle Corp and Revolution 2005 -2007 he took a small break and came back in the role of a consultant/ choreographer in 2008-2011 and in 2012 he took the role as co-caption head. He prior to that made his DCI debut with Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corp as a member of the charter staff in its inagural season as a tech in 2003, as a Consultant in 2004, and in 2005 he assumed the role of Colorguard Caption Head. He currently consults and choreographs for a variety of programs Independent and Scholastic all over.Copper is currently finishing his B.A. in History at the Univeristy of Memphis Online.
Josh Swain - Movement/Weapons
Marched
*Columbia High School
*Teal Sound
*University of Florida
Fightin' Gator Marching Band (Color Guard)
*Taught many superior rated and award-wining programs in North Florida and in
the Metro Atlanta Area;
*Current Caption head/Guard Director for the 4-Time
Southern Association for Perfoming Arts Medalists, Rockdale County High
School
*Director/Instructor for the Greater Atlanta Auxiliary Camp
*Former
students have gone on to march in the Florida State Marching Chiefs, UF Gator
Band, JSU Marching Southerners, The Cadets Drum & Bugle Corp, as well as
Teal Sound Drum Bugle Corp.
*Finishing his degree in Middle School Social
Science and Elementary Education
Chad Truitt - Tech
Chad Truitt hales from New Brockton, Al. While under the direction of Mrs. Dana Walker at New Brockton High School, Chad's colorguard back ground began to grow and evolve into one of the most sought after minds in the colorguard fields today.
Chad has been a part of many programs from programs throughout the southeast in the past 15 years of his career. He is currently working with St. James High School with was a finalist last year in 1A BOA Grand Nationals and Southeast Regional 1A Bands Of America Champion.
Chad not only works with oustanding high school band programs but has worked and is working with DCI Finalist and 2-time world champion Madison Scout and many indoor drumlines and winterguards. We are very fortunate and proud to have him with us this upcoming 2013 season.