All-American Band

Ever dreamt of being an All-American? Now you don’t have to put on 150 pounds and join the football team to do it.

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The WGI Scholarship Program

Since 1985, WGI Sport of the Arts, based in Dayton, Ohio, has distributed more than $250,000 to WGI World Championship participants. To celebrate the organization’s 30th anniversary this year, WGI awarded an unprecedented 30 scholarships—instead of the usual 12 or 13.

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Join the USSBA FESTivities

After several years of manually recruiting volunteers, the US Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) in Allentown, Pa., created a computerized system to assemble this year’s Fall Events Staff Team, also known as “FEST!”

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Happy Birthday, America!

Nine high school marching bands‚ including one team of baton twirlers‚ performed alongside more than 100 military and community groups in Washington, D.C., during the official 2007 America's National Independence Day Parade.

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The Music in Me

HBO’s “The Music in Me”—a documentary about six young musicians including a 7-year-old zydeco accordion player and an 11-year-old composer—won a 2007 Peabody Award, not to mention the hearts of thousands of musicians and viewers. The documentary was one of 35 recipients recognized for distinguished achievement and meritorious service in radio, television and cable broadcast.

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The Line: A Novel

Published in 2007, “The Line” tells the adventures of Lucy Karate, the only female on her high school drum line. The following selection comes from Chapter 7, “Let the Games Begin.”

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