Rocky Mountain Marching Band Invitational draft photos
Congratulations to all the Utah public high school marching bands that competed Tuesday at the Rocky Mountain Marching Band Invitational in Provo, Utah.
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Legacy H S: 6-time Colo. state marching champs
At a home football game, we talked to the band director at Legacy HS in Broomfield, Colo., whose bands have won the state championship 6 of the last 7 years.
Blog down a little in the next two weeks
We're going to have a little downtime over the next two weeks as we refresh in the American southwest.
Bands can get more out of the concert B♭ scale
Marching and concert bands often warm up on stage or on the field before performing at a festival for adjudication. And the most common warm-up is the concert B-flat scale.
Photos (32) from Chicagoland Marching Band Festival
John Hersey High School was named grand champion at the Chicagoland Marching Band Festival on Sept 21, but more importantly, a local newspaper has published 32 beautiful photos from the contest.
U.Md. athletic director keeps W.Va. band in the stands
A marching band controversy is brewing in a game between the University of Maryland, a future Big 10 school, and West Virginia University, which plays in the Big 12.
Baltimore County to showcase magnet programs Saturday
Baltimore County Public Schools will hold a Magnet Expo Saturday in Timonium in order to show parents and students in its schools what the magnet programs have to offer.
Moving to a beat linked to brain’s response to speech
A study out of Northwestern shows a correlation between teenagers' ability to tap a beat and their ability to recruit brain centers associated with sound when they hear someone speaking.
What if students can't pay the pay-to-play fees?
Pay-to-play, registration, and other fees are going unpaid and building up in the West Aurora (Ill.) school district. What to do?
Big marching weekend approaches in Illinois
Three Chicago-area festivals, two east of the river near St. Louis, two in central Illinois, and the ever-popular Drums at Appletime in Murphysboro pack the state with music and marching.