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FAMU appoints first woman Head Drum Major in Marching 100 history: meet Dupe Oloyede
Florida A&M University student Oluwamodupe "Dupe" Oloyede has been appointed Head Drum Major of the Marching 100 band, making ...
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Breaking barriers with a beat
The University of Florida Fightin’ Gator Marching Band has been keeping time since 1913, making it one of the oldest ...
How a Russian orchestral work became the soundtrack to America’s 4th of July
Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our ...
‘This Is Bigger Than Me’: The Powerful Story of FAMU’s First Woman Drum Major
The post ‘This Is Bigger Than Me’: The Powerful Story of FAMU’s First Woman Drum Major appeared first on 21Ninety. The return ...
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Fayetteville band director calls it a career after 28 years at E.E. Smith High School
An educator is calling it a career after 28 years of instructing students in Fayetteville. On Tuesday, Roosevelt Pratt Jr., the band director for E.E. Smith High School's "Magnificent Marching Machine ...
Decked out in duct tape, NC student named national Stuck at the Prom finalist
The rising senior spent the equivalent of four 24-hour days crafting his marching band-inspired duct tape prom suit.