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Author: Kacie Brown

Kacie Brown

Kacie Brown was a member of the Pride of Broken Arrow from 2012 to 2016. She is now an associate instructor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she is pursuing a Master of Music degree in saxophone performance as a student of Dr. Otis Murphy. She completed a Bachelor of Music degree with a certificate in journalism at Indiana University in 2020. In 2019, she won the inaugural Elise Hall Competition for Emerging Saxophonists and has performed at the U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, and the Society of Composers, Inc., National Student Conference.

  • Features

    The Culture Driving the Pride of Broken Arrow to its Record-Breaking Bands of America Championship

    The strength of the Broken Arrow band program, as told through the eyes of an alum, lies within each member ...
    Kacie Brown
    January 25, 2022
  • May-June-July-2021

    Sacramento Mandarins

    The CEO of the Sacramento Mandarins looks back at nearly six decades of the group’s challenges and successes, honoring its ...
    Kacie Brown
    July 9, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    Arts Are Education Campaign Offers Lobbying and Advocacy Tools

    In response to the impact of COVID-19 on the arts, national organizations are pushing for advocacy with the national “Arts ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 18, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    Chris Holland from the Boston Crusaders Named DCI Board Chair

    When Chris Holland joined the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps in 1986 as a member, he probably didn’t imagine ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 17, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    Safe Celebrations for St. Patrick’s Day 2021

    Parades aren’t easy to pull off in a pandemic, but for St. Patrick’s Day 2021, several cities found creative ways ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 16, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    Krewe of House Floats Creates COVID-Safe Mardi Gras

    Some traditions are too strong for even COVID-19 to suppress. In New Orleans, that was Mardi Gras. This year, the ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 15, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    Yamaha Harmony Director HD-300

    Yamaha launched an updated version of the Harmony Director, a band room staple for more than a decade, in January ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 14, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    GrooveTech DK Multi Drum Tool

    Musicians have a lot of equipment to manage. GrooveTech made percussionists’ lives a little easier with its February 2021 release ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 14, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    Hal Leonard 2021 Releases for Mallet Percussionists

    Your percussion students might be excited about Hal Leonard’s new releases. In February 2021, the company announced four new books, ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 14, 2021
  • March-April 2021

    Pride of Cincinnati

    The seven-time WGI winter guard champion has mastered “A New Way of Living,” recording its 2021 eShowcase performance after just ...
    Kacie Brown
    March 14, 2021
  • A photo of Farmington High School band.
    January-February 2021

    A Fragile 2020 Fall Marching Season

    With everyone focused on safety and community, Texas and Utah pulled off in-person high school marching competitions while most other ...
    Kacie Brown
    February 16, 2021
  • A photo of members of Archbishop Alter High School’s Marching Knights.
    Communicate Better

    Capitalize on Fundraising

    Sponsored by BAND: Effective fundraisers rely on efficient communication to bring communities together. One organization has nearly monopolized the mulch ...
    Kacie Brown
    December 9, 2020
  • WGI presents a virtual season for 2021.
    November-December 2020

    WGI Virtual Season

    In September, WGI Sport of the Arts canceled in-person events for the 2021 season, but the organization is still providing ...
    Kacie Brown
    December 4, 2020
  • Bluecoats School of the Arts
    November-December 2020

    Bluecoats School of the Arts

    The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps turned a season of canceled programming into a new online educational program called Bluecoats ...
    Kacie Brown
    December 4, 2020
  • Soundsport Scholastic
    November-December 2020

    SoundSport Scholastic

    Aiming to serve and celebrate a broader field of performing arts groups, Drum Corps International (DCI) and Varsity Performing Arts ...
    Kacie Brown
    December 4, 2020
  • Michigan Marching band featured on Minecraft.
    November-December 2020

    Michigan Marching Band on Minecraft

    What started as a Minecraft hangout between trumpet players in the University of Michigan Marching Band (MMB) turned into a ...
    Kacie Brown
    December 3, 2020
  • Learn about a flute boot.
    November-December 2020

    Flute Boot

    The COVID-19 pandemic prompted creative products to reduce aerosol spread, especially for the flute. Some products restrict air coming from ...
    Kacie Brown
    December 3, 2020
  • Learn about McCormick's percussion practice mats.
    November-December 2020

    McCormick’s Percussion Practice Mats

    Most percussion students probably don’t have a marimba at home, but McCormick’s new percussion practice mats might bring them closer ...
    Kacie Brown
    December 3, 2020
  • Learn how to plan even keeled events for marching band.
    Communicate Better

    Even-Keeled Event Planning for Marching Bands

    Sponsored by BAND: Events attended by and hosted by marching bands have many moving parts. Communicate early and often to ...
    Kacie Brown
    November 20, 2020
  • Learn about these student leaders.
    Communicate Better

    From Self-Starters to Inspiring Student Leaders

    Sponsored by BAND: Empower student leaders to tackle more responsibilities in school music programs. From operating sectionals to planning social ...
    Kacie Brown
    October 31, 2020
  • Marching through a pandemic.
    September-October 2020

    Marching Through a Pandemic Part 1

    High School band directors made tough choices about their 2020 fall marching seasons as traditional plans shifted due to COVID-19. ...
    Kacie Brown
    October 6, 2020
  • Learn about new curriculum from BAND.
    Web Exclusives

    Free Student Leadership Curriculum from Scott Lang and BAND

    Educators can now deliver customizable student leadership training from Scott Lang via the BAND mobile app. Interested in developing leadership ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 10, 2020
  • Photo of Jordan Healey.
    July-August 2020

    First All-Female Drum Major Duo at Central Michigan University

    With no prior musical experience, Jordan Healey joined band for the first time as a high school junior. Now as ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of the Ohio State School for the Blind Marching Panthers Band.
    July-August 2020

    Blind Band Performed at 2020 Outback Bowl

    The Ohio State School for the Blind Marching Panthers Band, known as “The Best Blind Band in the Land,” added ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Restarting the Marching Arts
    July-August 2020

    Restarting the Marching Arts?!

    While dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have been working hard to get the marching arts restarted. In June, ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn why art education is essential.
    July-August 2020

    “Arts Education Is Essential”

    Halftime Magazine joins the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and nearly 100 organizations to state that “Arts Education Is ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn about stretchable instrument covers.
    July-August 2020

    Stretchable Instrument Covers

    For directors, parents, and students searching for a possible preventative measure while playing brass and wind instruments through the COVID-19 ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn about Zenbeats.
    July-August 2020

    Zenbeats

    For some musicians, extra time at home has opened up a new realm of music making. Roland is helping musicians ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Learn about Win-d Fender for flutes.
    July-August 2020

    Win-D-Fender for Flutes

    After a performance disaster at an outdoor jazz concert, woodwind specialist Mark Dooly knew playing flute outside was risky. “We ...
    Kacie Brown
    August 1, 2020
  • Evans UV2 Drumheads
    May-June 2020

    Evans UV2 Drumheads

    If you’re tired of chipped, flaking drumheads, the new Evans UV2 drumheads might be your solution. The drumheads are a ...
    Kacie Brown
    May 21, 2020
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