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Author: Nicole Roberts

Nicole Roberts

Nicole Roberts is the city hall reporter for the News Tribune in Jefferson City, Missouri. She graduated from Missouri State University with a degree in print/internet journalism and a minor in psychology. She played clarinet in the Missouri State Pride Band and in her high school’s marching band.

  • Conn-Selmer and Notre Dame Grant Writing Course.
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    Conn-Selmer and Notre Dame Grant Writing Course

    Having appropriate funding is essential in the music industry, but crafting successful grant proposals takes a certain skill. After music ...
    Nicole Roberts
    February 22, 2019
  • Honda Battle of the Bands Plans Return in 2020.
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    Honda Battle of the Bands Plans Return in 2020

    The annual HBCU marching band showcase, which took a hiatus in 2019 due to Super Bowl being LIII in the ...
    Nicole Roberts
    February 22, 2019
  • A photo of Gaia Herricks.
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    Gaia Herrick’s Story: Marching with Muscular Dystrophy

    Using a wheelchair did not stop Gaia Herrick from taking the field in the Central Michigan University Marching Band. Central ...
    Nicole Roberts
    February 22, 2019
  • Youth in Music Offers Large Opportunities
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    Youth in Music Offers Large Opportunities

    Apply to march in the 2019 Holiday Bowl with the Youth in Music Honor Band. Plus Youth in Music announces ...
    Nicole Roberts
    February 20, 2019
  • Selecting Student Leaders
    November-December 2018

    Selecting Student Leaders

    With marching ensembles creating more leadership opportunities for their students, the selection and training process has become more complicated though ...
    Nicole Roberts
    December 4, 2018
  • 2018 DCI Champions Santa Clara Vanguard
    September-October 2018

    2018 DCI Champions

    Vanguard and the Blue Devils finished in 1st and 2nd place during the 2018 Drum Corps International World Championships in ...
    Nicole Roberts
    October 6, 2018
  • Innovative Percussion 25th Anniversary models
    September-October 2018

    Innovative Percussion Releases 25th Anniversary Models

    To pay tribute to two of its most popular products and honor a key business milestone, Innovative Percussion debuted two ...
    Nicole Roberts
    October 3, 2018
  • Community Living Hamilton (Ontario) Drum Corps
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    FREE Players and Community Living Hamilton

    Though all-inclusive drum corps have some unique goals and challenges, they also have very similar outcomes. Here are more questions ...
    Nicole Roberts
    August 15, 2018
  • G2 performance uniform
    July-August 2018

    G2 Performance Creates Athletic-Style Uniforms

    For many marching musicians, a frustrating part of performances could be feeling the resistant pull of their uniforms while doing ...
    Nicole Roberts
    August 12, 2018
  • Promark signature drumsticks and mallets
    July-August 2018

    Promark Signature Drumsticks and Mallets

    Marching percussionists are far too familiar with a stick breaking or struggling to find just the right sound on the ...
    Nicole Roberts
    August 12, 2018
  • Community Living Hamilton (Ontario) Drum Corps
    July-August 2018

    FREE Players and Community Living Hamilton

    Two all-inclusive, all-abilities drum corps shine in the spotlight during the 2018 Drum Corps International World Championships.  Spreading awareness of ...
    Nicole Roberts
    August 10, 2018
  • Avant Garde
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    Avant Garde Drum Corps Reunites for Flag Day Parade

    After a 33-year hiatus, the Avant Garde Drum and Bugle Corps reunited this summer to march in the Flag Day ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 15, 2018
  • Megan Hutera Madison Scout Featured Female
    May-June 2018

    Madison Scouts, an All-Male Corps, Features Female Brass Soloist

    For the first time, the all-male Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps will showcase a female brass player in its ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 10, 2018
  • Human Factor Leadership Academy in Ghana
    May-June 2018

    Band in Ghana Receives New Custom Band Uniforms

    The Human Factor Leadership Academy, a K-12 educational program in Akatsi, Ghana, received new custom marching band uniforms for its ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 10, 2018
  • Women in DCI Initiative
    May-June 2018

    Women in DCI Initiative

    To provide support to women in the marching arts, Drum Corps International (DCI) launched “IN STEP: Women in DCI,” an ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 10, 2018
  • Lee Carlson
    May-June 2018

    Lee Carlson Becomes New Drum Corps International Artistic Director

    Tapping into his experiences as a performer, instructor, and judge, Lee Carlson plans to continue encouraging corps creativity as the ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 10, 2018
  • Remo Colortone Drumheads
    May-June 2018

    Remo Colortone Drumheads

    With marching arts fans and judges demanding musical excellence as well as visual appeal, Remo Inc. is helping ensembles take ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 9, 2018
  • Apples' Everyone Can Create Curriculum
    May-June 2018

    Apple’s “Everyone Can Create” Curriculum

    According to Apple, “Everyone Can Create.” To help students with their creations, Apple released specially-priced iPads for educational settings as ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 9, 2018
  • Zoom's H1N Handy Portable Digital Recorder
    May-June 2018

    Zoom’s H1n Handy Portable Digital Recorder

    While small enough to slip into a jacket or pants pocket, Zoom’s H1n Handy Portable Digital Recorder offers professional-quality recordings ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 7, 2018
  • Web Exclusives

    DRUMLine Live Thrills Audiences from Coachella to Dollywood

    The band behind Beyoncé’s Coachella performance heads to the Dollywood theme park with a rollercoaster of a show.   Twenty-eight ...
    Nicole Roberts
    June 5, 2018
  • The Mountain Pine High School Red Devil Marching Band
    March-April 2018

    First Marching Band in Shortest St. Pat’s Parade

    For the first time since its creation 15 years ago, the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade featured a marching ...
    Nicole Roberts
    March 30, 2018
  • Disney Youth Programs
    March-April 2018

    Disney Youth Programs’ New Blog

    Learn all about the magic of Disney Youth Programs on its new blog, disneyyouth.com/blog, which launched last fall. Geared toward ...
    Nicole Roberts
    March 30, 2018
  • University of Minnesota
    March-April 2018

    University of Minnesota Band Appears in Super Bowl Halftime

    The University of Minnesota Marching Band took the field alongside pop artist Justin Timberlake during Super Bowl LII on Feb. ...
    Nicole Roberts
    March 30, 2018
  • Maple Elementary Marching Lions
    March-April 2018

    Maple Elementary Marches at Baltimore Ravens Game

    Imagine being an 8-year-old marching at a professional football stadium. This remarkable experience came true for the Maple Elementary Marching ...
    Nicole Roberts
    March 30, 2018
  • Boston University Pep Band
    January-February 2018

    Pep Bands on Ice

    On many college campuses, bands venture into the hockey arena—and even onto the ice rink—to pump up the crowd. Boston ...
    Nicole Roberts
    January 28, 2018
  • 2017 All American Honors Drumline
    November-December 2017

    2017 All American Drumline

    Drumlines of America selected 28 members for the 2017 All American Drumline, its 2nd annual recognition program. Drummers submit an ...
    Nicole Roberts
    December 2, 2017
  • Miss Pennsylvania brings attention to the marching arts.
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    Miss Pennsylvania Brings Attention to the Marching Arts

    When Katie Schreckengast won the title of Miss Pennsylvania in June 2017, she looked out into the audience and saw ...
    Nicole Roberts
    November 30, 2017
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    November-December 2017

    Kids Music Day

    Participation in the second annual Kids Music Day on Oct. 6, 2017, skyrocketed with 420 music schools in 42 states ...
    Nicole Roberts
    November 30, 2017
  • Onyx returns to WGI.
    November-December 2017

    Onyx Winter Guard Returns to WGI Sport of the Arts Competition

    After announcing it wouldn’t return to WGI Sport of the Arts following its 2017 finals performance, Onyx winter guard has recently ...
    Nicole Roberts
    November 30, 2017
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    Nashville School of the Arts Performs With Lady Antebellum

    Students from the Nashville School of the Arts performed with country music group Lady Antebellum in September, and it all ...
    Nicole Roberts
    November 15, 2017
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