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Performing at Super Bowl XLII

Imagine performing in front of a packed crowd during the Super Bowl. Students from the Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band, the Willow Canyon High School Wildcat Marching Band from Surprise, Ariz., and the Glendale (Ariz.) High School Marching Cardinals lived this dream on Feb. 3, 2008.

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Happy Anniversary!

In 2008, Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) in Allentown, Pa., will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) as well as beginning an 18-month celebration leading up to the 75th anniversary of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps in 2009.

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Grant Fuels Music For All

Indianapolis-based Music for All received a recent $495,000 grant from Lilly Endowment, a private philanthropic foundation, to start a large-scale fundraising campaign for music advocacy.

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Drum Line Featured on "Veggie Tales"

The Fred J. Page High School Marching Patriots in Franklin, Tenn., were featured in an episode of Veggie Tales called "Gideon: Tuba Warrior."

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Replay WGI Performances

Just in time for the 2008 regional season, WGI Sport of the Arts is creating rePLAY, an online video channel with full performances of all finalists in every class from select WGI regionals.

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Extreme Home Makeover for the Hughes Family

Wheelchair-bound marching student Patrick Henry Hughes, a 19-year-old born with no eyes and the inability to fully extend his arms and legs, was recently featured on the ABC show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

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DCI Unveils New Rules

Drum Corps International (DCI) Board of Directors passed four new rules, including use of electronics and amplification.

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