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2021 NCAA Basketball Bands Played On
Many college basketball pep bands refused to be benched during the NCAA’s 2021 season even with COVID-19 and tournament restrictions. ... -
USBands and BD Performing Arts Join Forces
BD Performing Arts (BDPA) in Concord, California, and USBands in Allentown, Pennsylvania, have combined to create a nationwide pageantry arts ... -
Collegiate FANtastic Winners
With COVID-19 distancing marching members and putting crowds on the other side of a screen, competitions like the Collegiate FANtastic ... -
DCI and DCA 2021 Season
Drum Corps International (DCI) and Drum Corps Associates (DCA) are marching again though in a different direction. Both organizations had ... -
HBCU Homecoming Programs
For so many colleges and universities this year, “homecoming” became “stay at home.” Going into 2021, performers in Historically Black ... -
Electric Marimba
Marimbas are about to become more accessible, portable, and less expensive, with an electric marimba from Mode Marimba Inc. Mode ... -
Collab App
Move over Vine and TikTok; here comes Collab. The Collab mobile app may be the next best thing in short ... -
Blue Devils’ Sound Library
Producers, composers, and musicians can now add the Blue Devils drumline to their virtual sound libraries. The original audio collection, ... -
Marching Medicine
Bands and corps have become more adept at helping students manage chronic health conditions and injuries while marching. Ryan Bortz ... -
Eden Prairie High School Wins KHS America Academic Alliance Sweepstakes
The Eden Prairie (Minnesota) High School Band is receiving five snares, three tenors, and five bass drums—sized, configured and finished ... -
Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive Launches 2020 New Music Project
Don’t be surprised to find a brass quintet in a parking garage. 2020 changed how music is being performed; 2020 ... -
Virtual Band Consortium Allows Consistent Learning
With students in flux between in-person classes, online classes, or a hybrid of the two on any given day due ... -
PASIC 2020 Goes Virtual
The Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), an annual destination for many music educators and musicians, will be a virtual ... -
Drum Corps’ Alternate Summer
While COVID-19 canceled tour, drum corps are finding ways to stay connected with each other and with fans until they ... -
COVID-19 Detours Marching
Though marching activities have been canceled through the summer season, organizations and businesses have found ways to stay engaged. The ... -
SOUSAPOWER Mouthpieces
Even the biggest boom from the biggest tuba played in the biggest stadium starts with the mouthpiece. New SOUSAPOWER mouthpieces ... -
Peterson StroboStomp HD
Use your pedal tuner indoors or outdoors, visible from the floor in many different kinds of lighting. The Peterson StroboStomp ... -
Mineola High School Band
“The Sound of the Swarm” from Mineola, Texas, works together as a “bamily” to achieve top honors in the state ... -
Updated Yamaha Chimes and Saxophone
If you play the chimes or saxophone, you will have an improved experience with Yamaha’s revamped products. Yamaha has redesigned ... -
Promark Drumsticks SPYR Mallet Line
Percussion instruments get hit by mallet after mallet, but the mallets take the beating. Promark Drumsticks, a D’Addario brand, created ... -
Tarps on the Field
Used in various shapes, sizes, and colors, tarps help marching groups transform the football field into their own stage. Marching ... -
Drum Corps Europe Advisory Board
A new advisory board is stepping up and marching into Drum Corps Europe (DCE). Richard Lems, Antoin Peeters, and Peter ... -
Kappa Kappa Psi Celebrates Centennial
Band fraternity Kappa Kappi Psi (KKPsi) celebrated 100 years of “musicianship, leadership, service, and brotherhood.” These pillars have guided the ... -
Bluecoats at Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
On its way to the Drum Corps International World Championships, the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps took a detour … ... -
Percussive Arts Society Solo Artist Competition
Drummers and percussionists: It’s time to shine in the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Solo Artist Competition. The new annual contest ... -
Wagner College Band in “Spider-Man” and Other Films
Lights, camera, music! The Wagner College Band performed in “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” in theaters during 2019, and “The Many Saints of ... -
University of Southern California’s First Female Drum Major
When the University of Southern California (USC) Trojan Marching Band announced India Anderson as its first female drum major in ... -
D-Day 75th Anniversary Memorial Parade
75 years after D-Day when U.S. soldiers landed in Normandy, France, to liberate the country from German occupation, 12 U.S. ... -
Commemorative Artwork Celebrates The Cadets
The Z-Pull, 10 Drum Corps International (DCI) titles, several distinct uniform designs, and many more historic moments representing The Cadets ... -
Ohio State Raises $8.6 Million for Band Scholarships
The Ohio State University (OSU) Marching Band appealed to Buckeye Nation in a band-specific fundraiser, resulting in big bucks toward ...
Author: Jamie Lee Cortese
Jamie Lee Cortese
Jamie Lee Cortese graduated from Northwestern University with a double major in Radio/TV/Film and political science. Jamie also writes scripts and is an actor, singer, and director who hosts a weekly radio show, Jammin’ with Jamie. Visit her website and read her blog at JamieLeeCortese.com.
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