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Bands of America

Man sentenced who caused band student’s death

By Paul Katula • Nov 8, 2017
A man who drunkenly killed a band student hours after she performed in the finals at Grand Nationals was sentenced today.

Marching Band Excellence Utility now in beta testing

By Paul Katula • Oct 8, 2017
We publish today a web app for monitoring the progress of all bands competing in the Illinois marching band or Bands of America circuits.

Texas students put 9/11 in a hurricane context

By Paul Katula • Sep 15, 2017
It's been 16 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pa. How did your school remember those who died?

Obituary: Sophie Rinehart, Indiana band student

By Paul Katula • Nov 13, 2016
A featured member of the marching band at Castle HS in Ind. died in a car wreck shortly after her band performed in the BOA Grand National finals.

Circus visions dance in the dreams at Miamisburg

By Paul Katula • Dec 15, 2015
The band at Miamisburg HS in Ohio creates memories in a memorable show about the things you might see at a circus, a student writes.

Avon band learns about oil & a few other things

By Paul Katula • Dec 14, 2015
The lessons we learn from participating in band can be shown nowhere better than in one of Indiana's and the nation's top performing ensembles.

Break-ups, beginnings, & the Beechwood band

By Paul Katula • Dec 13, 2015
Bechwood HS in Ft Mitchell, Ky., brings a marching band to the BOA Grand National Championships & offers advice for coping with break-ups.

Dizzy Goshen band stands proud on national stage

By Paul Katula • Dec 11, 2015
Goshen High School , a microcosm of American public schools, shows how effective music education can be in producing lifelong success for kids.

Lawrence Twp. bands combine & make a champion

By Paul Katula • Dec 6, 2015
Lawrence Twp. schools, near Indianapolis, combine 2 marching band programs to encourage excellence in a diverse student population.

By polishing an abstract theme, Hebron seduces us

By Paul Katula • Dec 5, 2015
The show from Hebron High School in Texas left us speechless, and I don't just mean about the haunting oboe solo or the wailing sax solo.

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