Band booster

From chefs and seamstresses to event planners and cheerleaders, band parents play many roles to support marching programs throughout the country. From Halftime Magazine, a print publication and online community about the marching arts.

Whether you’re a parent volunteer for the PTO or booster club, a band or athletic director working with booster clubs, or a school administrator charged with managing all your school's fundraising groups, this webinar is for you. We get this a lot: "I am new to this – I just don't know where to start." Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know!

You don't have to wait until September to begin your Band Booster Club work. In fact, there's plenty you can do to prepare during the summer!

Booster Clubs exist to provide a financial “boost” for student activities. And as we’ve written about in the past, that activity doesn’t always have ...

This weekend, my hometown Blackman High School Band launched a new fundraiser – the Blaze Band March-a-Thon. On Saturday morning, the band brought excitement to two of the school’s nearby subdivisions. The drum line laid down the beat with their parade cadence, and the band entertained with the funky sounds of Bruno Mars. Explosive bursts […]

School band booster clubs are the heart and soul of bands and help keep them running. Booster clubs raise money for band uniforms, trips and contest entrance fees. Having a band that is active beyond the football field keeps student band members involved and committed to their programs in some of the same ways that ...

Recruiting for band can be exciting and also a constant state of wondering "is this the best, efficient way to recruit?" I've been there! Recruiting can make or break a band program. So how do you make sure your recruitment methods are working? I'm here to give you some tips and tricks in how to recruit for your program and how to save you time in the planning process.ART OF ANTICIPATION In my years of teaching, I've found that dangling the carrot in front of students really gets them…

Forget that same old, same old talent show. A battle of the bands fundraiser is great way to raise money for your charity and give your fundraising cause

Let's face it fundraising isn't the most exciting or pleasant part of participating in a group like marching band, orchestra, or choir yet it is…

With the school year coming to an end, I find myself taking a step back and reflecting on what I learned as a first year band parent. Having no experience with high school band prior to this, I was basically a deer in headlights for the first half of the year. This post is to pay it forward for all future band parents.