Mar/Apr 08 - Halftime Magazine

Taking the Floor

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:47:00 -0700

What set apart the 2007 WGI World Class winners, and what�s in store for their programs this year? With less than one month left until the 2008 WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, the top guard and percussion programs are gunning for a repeat.

WGI Scholarship Spotlight: Kenny Nygaard

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:35:00 -0700

Meet Kenny Nygaard, one of the 2007 WGI scholarship winners and a snare line leader for the 2007 Independent World Class bronze medalist Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble of Denver, Colo.

WGI Scholarship Spotlight: Brittany Zwiesler

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:30:00 -0700

Meet Brittany Zwiesler, recipient of WGI's 2007 George Zingali Memorial Scholarship and captain of the 2007 Open Class Silver Medalist Zydeco Colorguard.

Get Paid to March

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:40:00 -0700

Be the next scholar-musician. Find out about special band scholarships, stipends and perks offered by schools across the country.

Wanted: Band Students

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:15:00 -0700

Make recruitment a less daunting task. Find out some of the ways that marching band directors and students get prospects excited about joining their band.

Let the Battle Begin!

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:00:00 -0700

To a stadium full of fans, the Honda Battle of the Bands is much more than just another marching band competition. It�s a reunion.

Performing at Super Bowl XLII

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:56:00 -0700

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.

Happy Anniversary!

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:30:00 -0700

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.

Grant Fuels Music For All

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:41:00 -0700

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.

Drum Line Featured on "Veggie Tales"

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:18:00 -0700

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