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Tag: COVID-19

  • A photo of the Avon Marching Black and Gold.
    Features

    Avon High School Marching Band: Passing the Torch

    2021 Bands of America Preview – The Avon High School Marching Black and Gold portrays Olympic athletes as warriors. Article ...
    Lee Allman
    November 8, 2021
  • May-June-July-2021

    DCI 2021 Summer Preview

    Drum corps is back—live! Learn about the show themes, the unique preparations, the training, and the tour directly from the ...
    Halftime Magazine
    July 11, 2021
  • Photo of Notre Dame.
    January-February 2021

    Bands at the Bowls During COVID

    2021 New Year bowls incorporated marching bands as best as they could, using audio and video recordings to add to ...
    Frank DiMaria
    February 16, 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
  • Photo of Anita Ney.
    January-February 2021

    Collegiate FANtastic Winners

    With COVID-19 distancing marching members and putting crowds on the other side of a screen, competitions like the Collegiate FANtastic ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    February 14, 2021
  • Photo of the Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps.
    January-February 2021

    DCI and DCA 2021 Season

    Drum Corps International (DCI) and Drum Corps Associates (DCA) are marching again though in a different direction. Both organizations had ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    February 14, 2021
  • A photo of Samantha Jennings.
    January-February 2021

    Leading in a Global Pandemic

    Though challenges seemed daunting, the Temple University marching band forged ahead with innovations and unequivocal joy. In March of 2020, ...
    Samantha Jennings
    February 12, 2021
  • Michigan State University Band
    January-February 2021

    Michigan State University

    The band program at Michigan State University experienced extreme celebrations and extreme disappointments during its 150th season but already looks ...
    Savy Leiser
    February 12, 2021
  • Confessions of a Teenage Band Geek
    November-December 2020

    Resilience in the Face of COVID-19

    The marching arts activity continues to face countless challenges—canceled events, decreased funding, remote participants, and lack of support from athletic ...
    Christine Ngeo Katzman
    December 5, 2020
  • A photo of cardboard cutouts of members of the spirit of Marching Illini.
    November-December 2020

    Marching Through a Pandemic Part 2

    College marching bands contend with COVID-19 to support their teams and provide musical outlets for their students. Picture day for ...
    Frank DiMaria
    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
  • A photo of Killian Weston.
    November-December 2020

    Perks of Non-Competition

    The 2021 winter guard season will be very different for those who are coordinating a team. Many circuits are adding ...
    Killian Weston
    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
  • A photo of the Sycamore Marching Band.
    November-December 2020

    Sycamore High School

    Developing a family culture in beginning band leads to a continuity of commitment into the future. For the past eight ...
    Savy Leiser
    December 2, 2020
  • A photo of Stillwater (Oklahoma) High School band.
    November-December 2020

    Growth Through Vulnerability

    For a drum major in 2020, facing ever-changing obstacles led to unexpected opportunities. Ever since I could remember, I have ...
    Sophie Villasenor
    December 2, 2020
  • CBDNA-Intercollegiate-Marching-Band-Combines-200-Ensembles
    Web Exclusives

    CBDNA Intercollegiate Marching Band Combines 200 Ensembles

    College marching bands from across the nation will collaborate in a virtual performance, showcasing their talents and commitment to the ...
    Christine Ngeo Katzman
    December 2, 2020
  • Publisher's newsletter for September / October 2020.
    September-October 2020

    A Return to Marching

    We have all had a rough six months. Although many aspects of our lives have been turned upside down due ...
    Christine Ngeo Katzman
    October 7, 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
  • Making classrooms safer against COVID-19.
    September-October 2020

    Making Music Classrooms Safer Against COVID-19

    Ongoing studies on instrument aerosols provide preliminary safety guidelines for band classrooms and ensembles.   If school districts didn’t have ...
    Frank DiMaria
    October 6, 2020
  • Virtual band cosortium allows consistent learning
    September-October 2020

    Virtual Band Consortium Allows Consistent Learning

    With students in flux between in-person classes, online classes, or a hybrid of the two on any given day due ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    October 5, 2020
  • PASIC 2020 goes virtual
    September-October 2020

    PASIC 2020 Goes Virtual

    The Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), an annual destination for many music educators and musicians, will be a virtual ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    October 5, 2020
  • McCormick's makes innovative instrument covers. Learn more.
    September-October 2020

    McCormick’s Instrument Covers

    To help band members stay safe against COVID-19, many companies have created musician face masks that accommodate mouthpieces as well ...
    Savy Leiser
    October 2, 2020
  • Mental benefits of marching band.
    Health and Safety

    Mental Benefits of Marching Band

    Music can heal—in more ways than one. The past several months of dealing with COVID-19 have left many feeling isolated. ...
    Justin M. Eberly
    October 2, 2020
  • Drum Corps alternate summer.
    July-August 2020

    Drum Corps’ Alternate Summer

    While COVID-19 canceled tour, drum corps are finding ways to stay connected with each other and with fans until they ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of Rob Stein with Valhalla High School in El Cajon, California.
    July-August 2020

    Careers in the Marching Arts

    Explore behind-the-scenes jobs beyond the director’s podium that help a marching program run smoothly. Marching band composer Key Poulan fell ...
    Savy Leiser
    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
  • Music for All.
    July-August 2020

    Music for All

    Due to necessity and as an expansion of its mission, Music for All shifts gears to provide new educational resources ...
    Nicole Pasia
    August 1, 2020
  • A photo of Cincinnati Music Hall.
    May-June 2020

    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 ...
    Christine Ngeo Katzman
    May 21, 2020
  • COVID-19 cover
    May-June 2020

    COVID-19 Detours Marching

    Though marching activities have been canceled through the summer season, organizations and businesses have found ways to stay engaged. The ...
    Jamie Lee Cortese
    May 21, 2020
  • Virtual learning lesson and successes.
    May-June 2020

    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, ...
    Frank DiMaria
    May 21, 2020
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