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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. […]
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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. […]
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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. […]
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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. […]
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Pay-to-play, registration, and other fees are going unpaid and building up in the West Aurora (Ill.) school district. What to do? […]
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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. […]
The marching band at Niles North, which marched for the first time last year, continues to entertain tomorrow at the 3rd annual Skokie Skirmish. […]
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Posting our terms and conditions of service for people who want to upload photos of marching bands for inclusion on our band pages. […]
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We open this year’s coverage of musicals with Batavia High School, where crews of parents are already building sets. […]
The University of Nebraska marching band will take the field Saturday led by 4 drum majors, including a senior music ed and tech major from Deerfield, Ill. […]
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