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Speedy Pit Setup
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Transitioning to College Band
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Marching 9 to 5
Professional marching bands really do exist. Learn about four well-known groups and how to perform with them. The old saying, ... -
20 Bands Selected to Join 2018 Rose Parade
PRESS RELEASE PASADENA, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2017) – Pasadena Tournament of Roses® 2018 President Lance Tibbet announced 20 of the ... -
Marching for MLK Day
Everyone loves a parade. Participating in a parade for Martin Luther King Jr. Day is even more fitting to celebrate ... -
College Bands March for St. Jude
When college bands perform at halftime, they have thousands of eyes and ears with them—and this past fall, four bands ... -
Presidential Inaugural Committee Releases Inaugural Parade Information
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced those participating in the inaugural parade in the order ... -
Composer Robert J. Sherman Marches with High School Band at Magic Kingdom
Press Release LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 20, 2016) – Robert J. Sherman, son of American songwriter and Disney legend ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Show of Unity
Joined by their love of music and a common cause, many marching bands find ways to collaborate during halftime even ... -
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 ... -
New PAS Executive Director
Joshua Simonds has been named as the new executive director of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). Simonds was a drum ... -
Drum Corps Docu-Drama Airing Soon
Full details have emerged on the highly anticipated drum corps television docu-drama “Clash of the Corps.” The eight-part series will ... -
All-American Drumline Announced
Drumlines of America has announced their first annual All-American Drumline, an honor bestowed to top young percussionists across the nation. Interested ... -
“Blast!” on Disney
The marching stage show “Blast!” is taking fans to a whole new world of music from the Walt Disney Company. ... -
World’s Largest Alumni Band
Billed as “The World’s Largest Alumni Band,” 643 alumni of West Genesee High School in Camillus, New York, gathered for ... -
DCI 2016 Rules Changes
Drum Corps International (DCI) announced several rules changes for this year’s summer tour including altering how percussion is judged, allowing ... -
Military Bands in Danger of Cuts
Military bands have become a target for some members of the House of Representatives looking to cut costs. Representative Martha ... -
New NAfME CEO Focuses on Diversity
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is focusing on diversity after former CEO Michael Butera’s alleged comments provoked outrage ... -
Three Years Prison for Ohio State’s Stewart Kitchen
The former drum major and drum major instructor of the Ohio State University Marching Band was sentenced to three years in ... -
Vic Firth Launches Marching Percussion YouTube Channel
Press Release Norwell, MA, June 2016 – Vic Firth Company, the world’s largest and leading manufacturer of drumsticks and ... -
LSU’s Visiting Band Ban Quickly Reversed
Amidst a slew of criticism and ridicule from marching band and college football fans, the Louisiana State University Athletic Department ...
Author: Elizabeth Geli
Elizabeth Geli
Elizabeth Geli is the assistant editor of Halftime Magazine and a journalist/communications professional in Southern California. Her 11 years at the University of Southern California (USC) Trojan Marching Band included time as a flute player, graduate teaching assistant, and student advocate. She holds a bachelor's degree in Print Journalism and master's degree in Specialized Journalism (The Arts) from USC.
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