Tag: Bands of America
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.
Texas students put 9/11 in a hurricane context
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
We fly away with Father Ryan at BOA
Our description of the semifinal performance by Father Ryan HS from Nashville at the Bands of America Grand National Championships.