Top College Alumni Bands: Results

Recently Halftime Magazine asked for your nominations for the “Top 10 College Alumni Marching Bands.” Read  the results of your submissions.

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2009 DCI Rule Changes

Drum Corps International (DCI) introduced three rule changes, involving judges, ties and electronics, at its annual meeting earlier this year.

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Claim Your FAME

Write an essay to win a private screening of the movie "FAME." Sponsored by Halftime Magazine and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.

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65th D-Day Celebration

On the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the Holland (Mich.) American Legion Band will travel to Normandy, France, to celebrate the 1944 Allied Invasion and eventual liberation of France.

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Bob Morrison Follow-Up

When Bob Morrison, founder and executive vice president of Music For All, departed the organization earlier this year, he endeavored to find a new way to support arts education through research. So on April 3, Morrison announced his partnership with MTD Marketing founder Mike Danforth to create Quadrant Arts Education Research.

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Throw It Down!

As normal as drum corps may seem to Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Associates fans and veterans, the activity may seem just a little bit crazy to outsiders looking in. Just ask documentary filmmaker John E. Maher, who recently completed “Throw It Down!,” a documentary chronicling The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps’ 2006 season.

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Book Excerpt From "A Fine Line"

“A Fine Line,” a sequel to Courtney Brandt’s first marching band novel, “The Line,” continues into Lucy’s senior season and promises to solve the age-old question: Can jocks and band geeks really get along? Here is an excerpt from Chapter Nine.

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