Author: Debbie Asbill

If you haven’t yet checked out the great podcasts from our friends over at Marching Roundtable, you should! In Episode 30, posted: 28 Sep 2011 07:00 PM PDT, Joe Allison talks with Eric Martin, the President and CEO of...

You may have already noticed that the musicforall.org Web site is exhibiting some odd behavior today, with menus and links taking you to incorrect pages. We are working on this issue, as well as a resolution to the circumstances...

Music for All is pleased to announce the return of the BOA podcast, Bands of America’s Break Ranks! with Dan Potter. Break Ranks features stories and interviews from the 2011 Bands of America Championships. Veteran...

Music for All loves Time for Three! Zach DePue, Nick Kendall and Ranaan Meyer are not only amazing musicians, they are incredible people. We’ve had the pleasure of having Time for Three perform at our Music for All Summer...

You can volunteer with our friends at DCI at the upcoming 2011 Drum Corps International World Championships! Please see this information below from DCI: “We  hope that you might be interested in helping at this year’s...

Music for All’s email marketing efforts, working with our Strategic Partner Delivra, are in the news this week. Read about how MFA’s marketing team uses email to communicate with friends and fans in a more targeted...

DEADLINE: AUGUST 15th, 2011 – Midnight EDT The third annual Jazz Education Network Conference, January 4-7, Louisville, KY, is calling for submission of research papers related to the conference theme, Developing...

New musicforall.org Web page is one-stop resource for great stories about the positive power of music education Music for All is collecting the best of the stories we read about the power and impact of music and arts education....

Thanks to all who voted today for Music for All in the Chase Community Giving campaign on Facebook. Voting opened today and MFA is currently in 28th place of the 100 charities who advanced to Round 2. We need your help to move...

It’s 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on May 19 and voting for Round 2 in the Chase Community Giving program on Facebook is now open, and runs through May 25. This is a rare opportunity for fans of Music for All, Bands of America...

Maestro Urbanski Returns: Watch it live online! Music for All enjoys a wonderful partnership with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in our organizational hometown. This weekend conductor Krzysztof Urbanski makes his first...

Claire Sibley, an alumna of the MFA Honor Band of America, will be featured tonight, Thursday, May 12, on “Wheel of Fortune.” From Fort Mill, SC and a Nation Ford High School graduate, Claire will be a contestant on...

Thank you to all who voted for Music for All and our partner arts organizations in the Chase Community Giving Program on Facebook. Round 1 voting ended May 4, and I’m happy to announce that Music for All finished in the top 20,...

The application and audition packets for the 2012 Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, next March in Indianapolis, are now available for download. June 10, 2011 is the application and audition deadline for...

There has been a lot of activity on social networks this week by those who support/work for/have been impacted by non-profit arts organizations asking for your vote (and my vote) in the Chase Community Giving program underway on...

If you are a fan of marching music who spends time online, you have probably already heard of the passing of Bill Cook, founder of Cook Group Incorporated, and of Star of Indiana and Blast. It seems like anyone who met Mr. Cook...

I have to admit, I’m pretty excited about this: I’ve been working with several of our incredible session presenters at summer camp to make available for free viewing several sessions from last June’s...

A new video is now online, about the Drum Instructor Academy at the Music for All Summer Symposium, presented by Yamaha. The video features some of the greatest names in marching percussion, on faculty at the DIA, including...

We’ve started posting the lists of enrolled bands for the 2011 Bands of America Championships, presented by Yamaha. You can get to the lists by show from the Full Fall Schedule page. Music for All’s process for...

Here are a couple of news stories today about local music making, with a Music for All connection. “Special program helps needy students in Norwin make music” This Norwin H.S. Band, PA benefit, called “Suite...

A reminder of two deadlines this week: March 31 is the Early Bird Discount deadline for the Music for All Summer Symposium. Whether you’re a director, student or instuctor you can save by enrolling by tomorrow. Start...

The March 31 Early Bird Discount deadline is fast approaching for the Music for All Summer Symposium and other fun camp-related stuff is coming together this week. We’ve confirmed Jon McLaughlin to perform in concert at...

You can now see the 2011 spotlight video for the Music for All Summer Symposium, online on our YouTube channel. The March 31 Early Bird Discount Deadline to enroll is just a few days away. Still not sure what the MFA camp is all...

Dr. Tim will join the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy at the Music for All Summer Symposium in Indiana in 2011! Join us June 20-25 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Kick it all off with the Leadership Weekend...