marching bands

When all the girls and boys in the neighborhood take up musical instruments, at first they produce awful tones, but after much practice they are able to come together as a marching band that brings brassy, classy fun.

Anxious to be in the marching band at Lincoln School, Chrissie Tripp decides to embroider on her abilities as a musician with nearly disastrous results.

Discusses opportunities for joining cheerleading squads, dance and drill teams, and marching bands in college, and looks at scholarships and other benefits available to members of these activities.

Explores the history of marching bands in high school and college, examines what goes on behind the scenes at marching band competitions, looks at the actual performance, and discusses the joys of winning.

Provides information about different types of marching bands and the people who participate in them, explains what it is like to be a member of a marching band, looks at marching band moves, and discusses teamwork, flair, and the rewards of participation.

A rhythmic text offers facts about the marching band and its instruments.

French horn virtuoso Elsie Wyatt resents having to join her high school's marching band playing a melliphone, but finally finds a sense of belonging that transcends the pressure she has always felt to be as good as her father, principal french horn player in the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

On a midsummer's night the Marching Bat Band makes a rare appearance, its members grouped in formations that demonstrate multiplication from two times two up to ten times ten.

Olivia decides there has to be a marching band at the fireworks display, even if she has to do it herslef.

When the uniforms borrowed for the St. Patrick's Day Parade turn out to be too old and too big, Michelle Swoop tries to find a way to save the day for the Lincoln Lions Band.