V-Drums Contest

Who is the nation’s best drummer? A new contest put on by Roland crowned a winner—Go-Go Ray of Kansas City, Mo.

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Congrats to Fall Marching Champions

Marching season is over, and attention is now shifting to concert band, jazz band, indoor percussion and winter guard. Here’s a recap of who took home some of the nation’s top honors in fall marching band competition for 2010.

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Notre Dame Wins Sudler Trophy

The University of Notre Dame Band from South Bend, Ind., has joined the esteemed ranks of Sudler Trophy winners. The biannual award given by the John Philip Sousa Foundation recognizes “collegiate marching bands of particular excellence that have made outstanding contributions to the American way of life.”

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UCLA's Lovin' It in a New McDonald's Ad

Did somebody say McDonald’s? The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruin Marching Band appeared in a commercial as a marching band that deserved a break and said, “I’m lovin’ it!” to some Chicken McNuggets.

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NAMM SchoolJam USA

Some of the nation’s top teen bands include marching band students. NAMM’s SchoolJam USA competition rewards the best teen music group along with their school’s music program.

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Ultimate Music Room Makeover

Band director Doug Brown and his students at William Campbell Combined School in Naruna, Va., received the “Ultimate Music Room Makeover,” thanks to an essay contest sponsored by In Tune Monthly magazine and MENC: The National Association for Music Education.

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Spirit of America Tours South Africa

In September, a new field and parade band will be created in Durban, South Africa, courtesy of the Spirit of America, an all-age community marching band based in Orleans, Mass.

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