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Will Live Music Ever Be the Same?
After two months of “safer-at-home” policies, the economy is opening up in many ways, but live music performances by students ... -
COVID-19 Detours Marching
Though marching activities have been canceled through the summer season, organizations and businesses have found ways to stay engaged. The ... -
2020 WGI
With event cancellations due to the coronavirus starting in March 2020, many indoor marching groups cut their seasons short. Halftime ... -
Virtual Learning Lessons and Successes
Teachers turned to online tools as schools closed early due to the coronavirus pandemic. What worked and what needs work, ... -
Hawkeye Family Goes Viral
The Gibson family of Iowa City, Iowa, is making the best of the uncertain situation surrounding the coronavirus by making ... -
Virtual Marching 110
Online classes and social distancing didn’t stop the Ohio University Marching 110 from making music together. The video “Virtual Marching ... -
Human Jukebox Feels “Good as Hell”
GRAMMY-award-winning singer Lizzo, who often speaks positively of her past marching band experience as a flutist, has taken that band ... -
Quarantunes
You gotta stay home. Camps are closed. Concerts are canceled. Vacations are now staycations. I’m sure with the demands for ... -
Active Listening
Now is the time for young musicians to become active listeners and dive into various worlds of music that they ... -
What Now?
The effects of the global pandemic have drastically changed how we operate in our daily lives. Without ensemble rehearsals or ... -
Strong and Accountable
As I write this column, staff and students are in a holding pattern, trying to figure out how to move ... -
Evans UV2 Drumheads
If you’re tired of chipped, flaking drumheads, the new Evans UV2 drumheads might be your solution. The drumheads are a ... -
Yamaha Impact Drums
Small spaces and travel constraints sometimes demand questionable bass drum setups. Yamaha’s Impact Drums could solve these problems and also ... -
Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps
Resilience has led the Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps through a six-year hiatus, two relocations, and now the coronavirus, leading ... -
All-American Experience in Rome
Each year, All-Americans declared at United Spirit Association camps head off for an unforgettable trip to an international destination. On ... -
A New Normal
Improve your chances of restarting bands in the fall by preparing tighter health and safety procedures now. As public health ... -
Crossword: Marching in Place
A musical-themed crossword puzzle created exclusively for Halftime Magazine. Here is the May/June 2020 installment. If you enjoy crossword puzzles, ...