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2017 Inaugural Parade Lineup Announced
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) released an initial list of groups who have accepted ... -
DC Bands Will Skip Trump’s Inaugural Parade
In a story on NBC4 Washington, all public high school marching bands in the Washington, D.C. area confirmed that they ... -
Stanford Band Suspended for Restructuring
The notorious Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band will undergo a complete cultural and organizational restructuring, following a year’s suspension. ... -
New Year, Fresh Start!
At the end of the year, we often reflect on our lives and make resolutions for improvement. Personally, I would ... -
Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act
With ESSA as a guide, education accountability plans will be developed at the state and local levels. Many states are ... -
All the Fun Without the Fuss
To some young adults, alcohol may seem like an unavoidable part of their college experience. Marching bands across the country ... -
Keeping With Tradition
Performers strengthen their bonds by passing down rituals from year to year to welcome members, celebrate the season, and say ... -
KHS America Donates $60,000 in Instruments for Flood Relief
In a generous display of charity, KHS America collaborated with musician Harry Connick Jr., to surprise the Central High School ... -
Tennessee State Performs at the White House
To celebrate the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian, the Tennessee State ... -
Yamaha Matches Funds for Music Supplies on DonorsChoose.org
Many teachers whose students and school districts lack funds for educational supplies have turned to crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org to outfit ... -
The Secret to More Sound
The required musical skills out on the marching band field are the same as inside a concert hall, band room, ... -
Sail the Seven C’s
I’m borrowing the title of this column from a book by trumpeter and author Clyde Hunt. It’s apt as I ... -
Visual Preparation
The visual portion of winter percussion has undergone significant change the last several years. To get a sense for how ... -
Flag Handling 101
In my travels this past field season, I have been a bit surprised to see so many guards struggling with ... -
Project Repat T-Shirt Quilt
With years of participation in the marching arts, a giant pile of custom T-shirts can quickly accumulate. Eventually you have ... -
Promark Stick Innovations
Promark by D’addario has developed two new innovations that prevent dropping your sticks: the BYOS marching drumsticks with grip ring ... -
Regionals-November 2016 to January 2017
A listing of marching events: major competitions, shows and conferences, by region. From November 2016 to January 2017. West Winter ... -
The Marching Mizzou
Erin Cooper becomes the first female athletic band director at the University of Missouri in its 131-year history. Find out ... -
Reaching Higher-Bellbrook (Ohio) High School
When the band sets a goal, drum majors must take initiative to help the band achieve success. All of the ... -
Field of Vision
Aligned with their band directors on common goals and values, booster organizations can better promote their organizations’ cultures and support ... -
Wellness Rituals
Self-care routines make the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives more manageable. We all have rituals—be it our morning ... -
Crossword-Marching Firsts
A musical-themed crossword puzzle, created exclusively for Halftime Magazine. Here is the November/December 2016 installment. ACROSS 1. Shampoo target 6. ... -
90th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Features 12 Bands
Press Release New York, NY – November 1, 2016 – This November, America’s favorite holiday tradition will mark a milestone ... -
“Scouts Honor” Documentary Now Available on iTunes
Press Release “Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood,” an independently produced, feature-length documentary focusing on three young men ... -
Marching Band Harmony
My children are involved in a robotics program called FIRST LEGO League. In this environment, they are learning teamwork as ... -
Show of Unity
Joined by their love of music and a common cause, many marching bands find ways to collaborate during halftime even ... -
2016 DCI Championships
A new champion in a strange uniform. New finalists wowing audiences. Bigger sets and bigger props. It was history in ... -
The Evolution of Plumes
As marching shows and uniforms have changed over the years, so too have plumes. Mainly white or black in the ... -
New Practice Field for Notre Dame
For the first time in its 170-year history, the University of Notre Dame’s Band of the Fighting Irish will finally ... -
Hazing Allegations at Streetsboro (Ohio) HS Band
A new hazing scandal has rocked the Ohio marching world—this time at the high school level. Band director Gretchen Weaver ...