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Blue Era

The Reading (Pa.) Buccaneers won the 2007 Drum Corps Associates World Championship, scoring just tenths of a point away from the highest point total in DCA history. Find out the story behind the corps’ continued success.

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Are You Ready for Some Football ... er, Marching Band?

Can marching bands play an integral role in professional football? Many groups, including the Baltimore's Marching Ravens, the Redskins Marching Band, the Houston Texans Bull Pen Pep Band and the Niner Noise drum line, have proven that they can and do.

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Take the Field: Introduction

Who’s got the best band in the land? Who has what it takes to be a national champion? Let’s take
a moment to review top high school bands in the 2006 Bands of America and US Scholastic Band
Association circuits as the 2007 championships get underway.

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Take the Field: USSBA

As the 2007 USSBA National Championships get underway, we take a moment to review the top bands from 2006. Read profiles of the North Penn Marching Knights from Lansdale, Pa., the Blackstone-Millville Marching Chargers from Blackstone, Mass., and the Immaculata Spartans from Somerville, N.J.

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Take the Field: BOA

As the 2007 Bands of America Grand Nationals get underway, we take a moment to review the top bands from 2006. Read profiles of The Pride of Broken Arrow (Okla.), L.D. Bell Blue Raiders from Hurst, Texas and Kennesaw Mountain from Kennesaw, Ga.

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Thanksgiving Treat

Hundreds of student musicians march in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the nation’s best-known parades. Read one individual’s story.

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On the Road Again

Going on a trip is one of the best ways to bond, make memories, and have fun with your band mates. But traveling with your marching band can also be an educational—even eye-opening—experience.

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Leaders of the Pack

What makes a great student leader? Sometimes, it’s about asking the right questions and doing the job without being asked.

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