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Make Music Day Grows Nationwide
People in 750 cities and 120 countries celebrated Make Music Day on June 21. The free worldwide festival, which originated ... -
Flip Out in Unison for eFlip
Sadly, it’s time to break up … with your flip chart. Two entrepreneurs from the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tiger ... -
Pac-12 Bands React to a Reduction in Game Time
Some Pac-12 bands may see less performance time on game days due to the athletic conference’s trial program to shorten ... -
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Drum Corps Associates Championships Going to Williamsport, PA
In 2018 and 2019, the Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World Championships will take place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. DCA as an ... -
Blue Knights in Bahrain
The Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps traveled to Manama, Bahrain, in April to perform in the opening ceremonies at ... -
Gary Roberts’ Legacy with Stanbury Uniforms
Gary Roberts, president and CEO of Stanbury Uniforms, died at the age of 69 on April 18, 2017, after a ... -
Peer Teaching Program Added to Music for All Summer Symposium
The Music for All Summer (MFA) Symposium, presented by Yamaha, has added the Student Peer Teaching Program to its curriculum. ... -
Peacocks Drum Major Competitions Making a Comeback
After a six-year hiatus, the Peacocks Marching World American Drum Major Competitions will return this year. Dating back about 35 ... -
BYOS Releases Alphabet Rudiments and Goes on Tour with Hybrid Drumsticks
Bring Your Own Style (BYOS) has created a new method for teaching kids rudiments: the BYOS Alphabet. Ralph Nader and ... -
Three Pac-12 Bands Perform Together in Ireland
Although university bands have long admired the St. Patrick’s Festival and Parade in Dublin, Ireland, the fact that the event ... -
Star of Nevada Performs with Lady Antebellum
While what happens in Vegas, normally stays in Vegas, on April 2 the world got a glimpse into life on ... -
Book Released About Florida A&M Marching 100
In December 2008, Curtis Inabinett Jr.—author of “The Legendary Florida A&M University Marching Band: The History of ‘The Hundred’”—watched the ... -
Cypress Independent Performs in Super Bowl LI
When Lady Gaga and her creative team started planning her halftime performance for Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 in ... -
Stanford Band Suspension Lifted
This past December, the marching world was thrust into the spotlight with the news that one of the nation’s most ... -
University of South Florida in Rome
When Dr. Matthew McCutchen, director of the University of South Florida Herd of Thunder Marching Band, was approached about taking ... -
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 ... -
Parade Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
On Dec. 7, 1941, America was attacked at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. President Roosevelt called it “a date which ... -
2016 Fall Championship Recap
At Bands of America, Carmel (Indiana) HS was named Grand National Champion for its show, “Adagio Presto.” It previously won ... -
National Collegiate Marching Band Championships and Festival
One of the primary jobs of a college marching band is to support its athletics teams. What if instead of ... -
KHS America Donates $60,000 in Instruments for Flood Relief
In a generous display of charity, KHS America collaborated with musician Harry Connick Jr., to surprise the Central High School ... -
Tennessee State Performs at the White House
To celebrate the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian, the Tennessee State ... -
Yamaha Matches Funds for Music Supplies on DonorsChoose.org
Many teachers whose students and school districts lack funds for educational supplies have turned to crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org to outfit ... -
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 ... -
“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 ...