USA Schools band director Aaron Aikens emphasizes relationships and shared goals, helping students develop musically while earning strong community support and performance opportunities.

The Republic Day parade in India holds a venerable and distinguished tradition.

“Time marches on!” shouts a lyric from Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” Marching in time while playing that song helped Riverside City College’s marching band win first place in a competition ...

People may get excited at Mardi Gras, yelling at the riders on double-decker floats to throw them some really good beads. But nothing gets a crowd moving and grooving like a marching band. First you ...

North Carolina A&T University’s The Blue and Gold Marching Machine will perform at the 2025 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands in Palm beach during Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend. Courtesy of National ...

In a way, if you will, it’s equal parts band-off and Band-aid. The Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) will bring college marching bands to Boca Raton on MLK Weekend where they — with pristine ...

One of the most exciting moments for viewers is watching the unique way each of the marching bands make the iconic “TV corner turn” from Orange Grove Blvd. onto Colorado Blvd. For the 2025 Rose Parade ...

Each year marching bands from across the county and around the globe partake in the annual Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. One of the most exciting moments for viewers is watching the unique ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Rain didn’t keep two marching bands from Indiana from shining in Thursday’s Rose Parade. The IU Marching Hundred and the Brownsburg High School Marching Band were featured in the ...

The Greendale High School Marching Band performed in the 2026 Rose Parade, their first appearance since 2020. Despite the inclement weather, the band was one of 20 groups selected to kick off the New ...

The glory of marching in the Rose Parade is certainly a memorable experience, but for many young band performers the chance to strut their stuff at Bandfest can be even more fun. The 45th-annual ...