Ames band members walk off during national anthem
13 band members at Ames H.S. in Iowa walked off during the national anthem at a football game Friday. Protests continue.
Performing Arts
Marching Band Excellence Utility now in beta testing
We publish today a web app for monitoring the progress of all bands competing in the Illinois marching band or Bands of America circuits.
Games begin tomorrow for a Ga. marching band
Marching band competitions and festivals are in full swing across America, including at East Hall H.S. in Gainesville, Ga. Looking good!
Using the national anthem in protest isn’t a new idea
Poets and other artists were using the national anthem in protest long before the NFL was a spark of an idea in anyone's mind.
Lincoln-Way Marching Band selected for Rose Parade
The Lincoln-Way Marching Band, from Lincoln-Way East, Central, and West high schools, has been invited to the 2019 Rose Parade.
Chicagoland’s oldest marching band festival turns 50
The longest-running marching band festival in the Chicago area will put on its 50th annual show this Saturday in Wheeling.
Sexually abuse a student, get a few months in prison
A marching band aide was sentenced to 18 mos. because he had sex with one of the students at the Md. school where he was volunteering.
Now this Calif. high school has its own mariachi band
A small grant helped a teacher start the 1st-ever mariachi band at his h.s. Tradition, memories, scenes of childhood, far-away places.
Lake Park opens the IL band season with ‘Currents’
Marching band season steps off this Saturday. Shows at Lake Park, O'Fallon, Stagg, and Washington. Are the bands ready?
He played the saxophone during brain surgery
A patient with an operable brain tumor happened to be a music ed major, so surgeons had him play the sax during his brain surgery.