In 1921, Paul ‘Spotts’ Emrick decided that the “All-American” Marching Band needed something to set them apart from other bands. Emrick’s idea called for a bass drum larger than any other. The idea ...

Flags, glistening green, silver and black began to wave. The Marching Lions have been ... shoulders and back toward their drums again. Then came the bass drums, which includes fifth-grader Grant ...

The Pittsburgh event which celebrates lesbians and queer people brought a louder voice for trans rights amid mounting federal ...

A two-week camp of students learning how to march, play instruments and spin flags for their ... a senior and one of the drum majors for the band. She also started marching in the high school ...

the CEO of a technology start-up in San Francisco who played bass drum in the Marching 100 for two years. “It’s not just something people from FAMU are proud of. It’s something that black ...

The Midwest native was seen striking the drum ... a traditional bass drum, with lugs designed to be tuned by hand instead of a drum key. The drum crew is involved in all of the marching band's ...

Purdue will be looking for an upset win against Notre Dame on Saturday but will be without one of the key components of it program – "The World’s Largest Drum." When the Purdue All-American ...

For the first time in 42 years — since the Carter Administration — Purdue University's All-American Marching Band will perform Saturday at halftime without The Drum, which weighs a quarter of ...

For the 44th year, the Valencia-based company, known as the premier manufacturer of drum ... bass drum heads, their multi-colored silkscreened drum heads became available and popular with marching ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Several new drum majors and section leaders have been taking on extra responsibility for the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band this fall. Drum majors Danielle Donovan of ...

It was here that concert and marching band standards were adapted ... By many accounts, New Orleans is also where the bass drum pedal first gained widespread popularity, making it possible ...