July 4th D.C. parade brings a band from Norway
A famous band from Norway, along with 2 from IL and 13 other US high school bands will march in the Nat'l Independence Day Parade in Washington.
Fine Arts
Re-engaging the 'music helps math' debate
Occasionally articles link music to math ability, suggesting the only reason we should support music ed is that it helps kids with their math.
Music moves us, and we should pay for it
Taylor Swift convinced Apple Computer to pay artists royalties even while consumers stream their music for free. Why is that important?
Hazing occurs frequently in college bands
College marching band culture often includes hazing. Despite recent attention to the activity and the harm that can result, it continues.
Bands of America 2015: Artificial turf survey
A quick survey of venues for Bands of America in 2015 shows that all the festivals take place on artificial turf.
IL music state champions
We congratulate the winners of IL's state music sweepstakes, a computed score based on solo & ensemble and large group competitions.
Prospect Knights to march in Macy's 2016 parade
The marching band from Prospect HS in Mt Prospect, Ill., was excited to learn they would be marching in Macy's parade on Thanksgiving 2016.
Peoria SD 150 board talks about fine arts savings
Some classes in the fine arts, like beginning orchestra and concert orchestra, could be combined in one IL school district. It's not pretty.
Donate to these young percussionists; Ozzie did
Ozzie Osbourne loved a rendition of "Crazy Train" by a group of percussionists from Louisville, Ky., so he gave them $10,000 to continue their work.
After the riots, music brings kids normalcy
Days after the riots, a music lesson brings a tear to a teacher's eye in the West Baltimore neighborhood where Freddie Gray grew up.