Noteworthy - Halftime Magazine

Top College Alumni Bands: Results

Wed, 13 May 2009 15:22:00 -0700

Recently Halftime Magazine asked for your nominations for the �Top 10 College Alumni Marching Bands.� Read the results of your submissions.

2009 DCI Rule Changes

Wed, 13 May 2009 15:16:00 -0700

Drum Corps International (DCI) introduced three rule changes, involving judges, ties and electronics, at its annual meeting earlier this year.

Claim Your FAME

Wed, 13 May 2009 15:08:00 -0700

Write an essay to win a private screening of the movie "FAME." Sponsored by Halftime Magazine and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.

65th D-Day Celebration

Wed, 13 May 2009 15:01:00 -0700

On the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the Holland (Mich.) American Legion Band will travel to Normandy, France, to celebrate the 1944 Allied Invasion and eventual liberation of France.

Bob Morrison Follow-Up

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:54:00 -0700

When Bob Morrison, founder and executive vice president of Music For All, departed the organization earlier this year, he endeavored to find a new way to support arts education through research. So on April 3, Morrison announced his partnership with MTD Marketing founder Mike Danforth to create Quadrant Arts Education...

Throw It Down!

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:47:00 -0700

As normal as drum corps may seem to Drum Corps International and Drum Corps Associates fans and veterans, the activity may seem just a little bit crazy to outsiders looking in. Just ask documentary filmmaker John E. Maher, who recently completed �Throw It Down!,� a documentary chronicling The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps� 2006...

Book Excerpt From "A Fine Line"

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:49:00 -0700

�A Fine Line,� a sequel to Courtney Brandt�s first marching band novel, �The Line,� continues into Lucy�s senior season and promises to solve the age-old question: Can jocks and band geeks really get along? Here is an excerpt from Chapter Nine.