It's a Thursday evening in late September. The marching band at Mountain Ridge High School in the Phoenix metro area is an hour into rehearsal, and the students are all warmed up — musically, and ...

DCI is more than marching band—it’s music, movement, and emotion at the highest level. As a sousaphone player, seeing it live showed me what’s possible. It’s not just a performance—it’s an experience ...

"Marching band is a class that the students take for credit, so that impacts some schools," Coleman said. "At Alabama, the ...

At the 2018 edition of Coachella, Beyoncé showed us how a global pop star celebrates the marching bands of historically Black colleges and universities in a spectacular festival performance, then ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - Another high school marching band season is in the books after bands from across Indiana met over the weekend in Indianapolis in the 51st Indiana State School Music Association ...

Two hundred people took a deep breath. The marching band had just run onto the football field and it was time for us to play. We played the first note and everything seemed to melt away except for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The physical challenges and demands of participating in a competitive high school marching band are similar to those experienced by athletes who compete in sports like ...

Jason L. DeGroff became the Director of the Chargers Marching Band in the Spring of 2010, right after the marching band's first fall season. DeGroff holds a Masters and Bachelors Degree in Music ...

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In one of the more inspired artist-related competitions we’ve seen in recent years, the members of Metallica have selected the best marching band covers of their songs in the “For Whom the Band Tolls” ...

If you appreciate Oh When the Saints Go Marching In by Louis Armstrong, you may also enjoy these similar songs by him: No, the song is a traditional gospel song, but Armstrong’s version brought it to ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Though a snare is familiar to every drummer behind the ...