In New Orleans, band could be a ticket to a great HS
A good band audition could give students a boost in applying to schools in New Orleans that they want to attend, especially at schools that like their band.
Fine Arts
Home page backdrop: Read Across America in March
March 2 is Dr Suess's birthday, so the month has been celebrated with reading since I can remember. Pick up a book and join lots of activities in schools and libraries.
Student composers take center stage in Illinois
Composers from Illinois high schools presented their award-winning works Thursday at the Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria.
1st Grammy Music Educator Award: Kent Knappenberger
The winner of the first-ever Music Educator Award from the GRAMMY Foundation has been announced: a music teacher and choir director from a rural school in upstate New York.
Dunlap CUSD 323 cuts would be unpopular
A proposed cut of $2.1 million would have disastrous effects in Dunlap, Ill., say hundreds of community members. We would tend to agree.
Woman arrested in theft of Warren band booster funds
The ex-treasurer of a band booster organization at an Illinois high school has been charged with the theft of more that $26,000 from the group's bank accounts.
Weather delays Lake Zurich band members in Madrid
When the weather is this cold, it makes its way into almost every story. One marching band from Chicago's north suburbs was delayed returning home from the winter break trip to Madrid.
Digital arts might help Cleveland students learn
A proposed high school in Cleveland might tap students' creativity in the digital arts of movie making, music, and video games not only to learn core subjects but to demonstrate what they know.
US marching bands play in London on New Year's
Marching bands from several US high schools, including Barrington High School in IL, traveled to London this New Year's to bring music to London's New Year's Day Parade.
Students in Vintage Voices sing old songs to old folks
A group of students at Centennial H S in Ellicott City, Md., sing for senior citizens every month, and they choose songs from when the seniors were young to "remind them of happy times."