Rocket City Battle Of The Bands
March 27, 2010
Directed by: Jurian Isabelle www.J-Iproductions.com2nd Annual Rocket City Marching Band Exhibition.
April 11th Milton Frank Stadium
2010 WCHS Battle of The Bands & Drumline Competition
March 25, 2010
2010 WCHS Battle of The Bands & Drumline Competition
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS
2009 National High Stepping Champions
Highland Springs H.S. “Marching Battalion” - Richmond, VA
VS
2009 North Carolina State High Stepping Champions
E.E. Smith H.S. “Magnificent Marching Machine” – Fayetteville, NC
HIGH SCHOOL DRUMLINE COMPETITION
Cream Drumline - “C.R.E.A.M.” - Atlanta, GA (2008 Champions)
Redan H.S. “Sudden Impact”– Atlanta, GA
Rocky Mount H.S. “Rolling Thunder” – Rocky Mount, NC
Brooklyn “Express” – Brooklyn, NY
Cardoza H.S. “The Truth” – Washington, DC
Northeast Guilford “Solid Smooth”– Mcleansville, NC
Northwest Halifax High School Drumline – Littleton, NC
Dudley H.S. “Ice Cold”- Greensboro, NC
EXHIBITION
Warren County H.S. - “Steel Stix” Drumline
North Carolina A&T “Cold Steel” Drumline
Virginia State University “Horsepower” Sousaphone Section
Arkansas Pine Bluff University “Dat Bottom” Sousaphone Section
Virginia State University “Brass Thunder” Trombone Section
Virginia State Univeristy “Orange Thunder” Drumline
Saturday March 27, 2010
Doors Open 3pm -Showtime 4pm
Admission - $10.00 All Ages
For groups of 20 or more contact me at mrknowitall91@aol.com
Louisiana Drumline Camp helps kids develop percussion skills
March 5, 2010
By Sheila Stroup, The Times-Picayune
Saturday’s mini-camp for drummers will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sophie B. Wright Charter School, 1426 Napoleon Ave. Drum students from throughout the area are welcome. They should bring drumsticks, a practice pad and drums and cymbals if they have them. To register, contact Raymond Ellison at rock06100@aol.com or call Terence Higgins at 504.905.3394. Cost is $40, and students will receive breakfast, lunch, the Louisiana Drumline Camp workbook, a camp T-shirt and a new pair of drumsticks. There will also be awards and prizes. To learn more about the group, go to www.louisianadrumlinecamp.org.
Imagine 125 kids playing drums and cymbals together. What a loud joyful noise that would be. And that’s what Terence Higgins hopes to hear this weekend.
Higgins and several other accomplished percussion teachers are holding an all-day mini-camp for drummers, ages 8 to 18, on Saturday.
“We want to focus on kids who are already in a band program or have some experience playing the drums,” he says. “We want to make sure they know the fundamentals and then enhance what they know.”
Higgins, 39, who grew up in Algiers and is probably best known as the drummer for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, came up with the idea for the Louisiana Drumline Camp in 2005. He thought it would be a way to show young drummers that music could give them a future.
The Louisiana Drumline Camp Presents: Mini Camp II
January 26, 2010
With special guest instructor Johnny Lee Lane..
Prof. Johnny Lee Lane is The Director of Education for Remo, Inc. Lane is one of the Nation’s foremost college percussion educators, and previously served as Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at Eastern Illinois University for 28 years. He also spent three years at Indiana University School of Music at IUPUI, and two years at Tennessee State University. At Eastern, Lane developed one of the finest total percussion programs in the nation. His students are college teachers, performers, and educators throughout the world.
Saturday March 6, 2010 from 8:30 to 4:00pm at Sophie B. Wright Charter School located on 1426 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115
Camp Fee is $40
To Register Contact: Raymond Ellison via email Rock06100@aol.com or by phone at 504.287.1506
For all Drum Students ages 8-18.
All students will Receive a camp T-Shirt, The Louisiana Drumline Camp workbook, 1 pear of marching drumsticks and there will also be awards, door prizes, and giveaways. Students are asked to bring there drum or drum pad and sticks.
Lunch and refreshments will be served.
Registration Deadline is March 1st
Istrouma High First Annual Drum Battle
January 21, 2010
This event will take place on January 23, 2010 at 4p.m. to 8p.m. inside the Istrouma High Gymnasium. This will be the biggest event in the city of Baton Rouge this weekend.. Admission is only $7.00. If anyone is interested in participating please send me a message or contact Mr. Pollard at (225)355-7701 or Mr. Isaac at(225)333-1692
Conformed Drum Sections:
St Martinville High
Peabody High
Berhman Middle
Lutcher High
East St John High
Plaqumine High
Southern Lab
Mckinley High
Opelousas High
Posted by Tre’von Johnson @ Bandhead,org
Krewe of Harambee parade celebrates Mardi Gras, MLK Jr.
January 19, 2010
The Krewe of Harambee had good weather as it kicked off the area Mardi Gras season with its annual Mardi Gras MLK parade held Monday in downtown Shreveport.
The theme this year was Harambee presents Sankofa, which means reflecting on the past while looking to the future, with attorney Jacqueline Scott as the grand marshal.
Anticipation and excitement filled the air as hundreds of people lined up along Milam and Texas streets waiting to see the parade pass through.
After a procession that included firefighters, police officers and ROTC officers, Woodlawn High School’s marching band kicked things off with rousing performance of The Jacksons classic, “Torture.”
Marchingsport Creator, Gerard Howard to serve as Celebrity Judge at MLK BOTB
January 15, 2010
Marchingsport.com creator, Gerard Howard will be serving as a Celebrity Guest Judge at this years MLK Grande Battle of the Bands in Houston, Texas. The Battle will feature more than 20 nationally acclaimed marching bands from across the country, including the best high school marching bands from Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. The event is schedule for Saturday January 16 at 6:00pm on the campus of the University of Houston at Robertson Stadium. Be there.
For more information: mlkgrandeparade.org
Houston Prepares for MLK Grande Parade and Battle of the Bands
January 14, 2010
Houston will host its 9th Annual MLK High School Battle of The Bands on Saturday, January 16th at U of H Robertson Stadium beginning at 6:00 p.m. This Spectacular Event will feature more than 20 nationally acclaimed marching bands from across the country, including the best high school marching bands from Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
For more information Visit:
www.mlkgrandeparade.org
To Purchase Tickets for the Battle fo the Bands Click Here
Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams Jr. helps with bands at Jackson-Olin High School and Miles College
October 25, 2009
By Carol Robinson — The Birmingham News
By day, Sgt. Johnny Williams Jr. is the voice of the Birmingham Police Department.
But come 5 p.m., he brings on the band.
Williams, a 44-year-old veteran police officer and the department spokesman, spends his off-duty hours choreographing fancy steps and field formations for the bands at Jackson-Olin High School and Miles College.
As a former drum major and baritone player for the Alabama State University Marching Hornets, it’s something that comes naturally for the self-professed "band head."
His wife was a cheerleader at another college, but his son and two daughters play the trumpet.
In addition to his police work week of 40-plus hours, Williams puts in about five hours each weeknight with the two bands plus the weekend games, where he also announces for the Jackson-Olin band.
Istrouma High School to Host Battle of The Bands
October 12, 2009
Istrouma High will host their battle of the bands November 7, 2009 @ 6pm at the Istrouma High football field. This battle will feature some of the best bands in the state of Louisiana!.
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