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USBands
Company type
Public
Founded
1988
Headquarters
Allentown, Pennsylvania
,
U.S
Parent
Independent (1988-1990) YEA (1990-2019) BD Performing Arts (2020-present)
USBands, formally United States Scholastic Band Association[1] and sometimes referred to as USSBA, was formed in the Fall 1988 to provide high school marching bands an opportunity to compete in a circuit featuring top judges from across the continent. US Bands is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the event is managed by BD Performing Arts.
Members of USBands include over 700 participating high school marching bands. Bands are offered over 150 festival opportunities and invitations annually to compete at major regional championships and at the U.S, Scholastic Band Championship.
In competitions, bands are classified by size and compete with bands within their classification. The classes include range from Group 1, the smallest, to Group 6, the largest. Bands are also classified by skill level. The skill classifications include the A Class for inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group and the Open class for established programs. In total, there are 12 classifications ranging from Group I A to Group VI Open, who perform and compete with bands of similar size and talent.
USBands has also begun supporting competitive indoor events, and provides cooperative fundraising opportunities. In the winter of 2012, USSBA changed their name to USBands.
^"Youth Education in the Arts: US Scholastic Band Association". Archived from the original on 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
2012 USBands Group 4 Pennsylvania State Championship – 1st Place 2013 USBands Group 4 Pennsylvania State Championship - 1st Place 2013 USBands Group...
through USBands and The Cavaliers GearWORKS. On October 31, 2020, the marching band placed 1st for the state of Illinois in class 1A through USBands. On November...
school marching band competitions such as those run by Bands of America and USBands. There are several styles of marching bands typically found at American...
Retrieved March 8, 2016. "USBands Open Class National Championships (Group II Open)". Retrieved November 13, 2016. "USBands Weekend Recap: Open Class...
Class IV Champions 2015 USBands – Class 6 Open Third Place Nationals 2016 USBands – Class 6 Open National Champions 2017 USBands - Class 6 Open Second Place...
AAA Wrestling – AAA Marching Band – Tournament of Bands Chapter VI and USBands (Offered to 8th graders as well) Girls Basketball – AAAA Cross Country...
circuit, USBands (formerly known as USSBA). The band took first place at a USBands competition at Cedar Cliff High School and performed at the USBands National...
Tottenville Marching Band is a highly respected ensemble, performing at USBands competitions and in parades and civic events throughout the New York City...
USBands Group 1A National Championship title. In 2015, under the direction of band director Natalie Kerr and the band staff, the band won the USBands...
the mid-Atlantic states (other circuits include Tournament of Bands and USBands). Cavalcade was founded in the late 1958 by the members of the Mid-Atlantic...
Independent Open Champion Cadets Winter Percussion, and Cadets Winter Guard; USBands (formerly United States Scholastic Band Association); the Urban Arts Center...
Drum Corps Associates Drum Corps Japan Drum Corps Europe Bands of America USBands Tournament of Bands Mid-America Competing Band Directors Association Winter...
Percussion Ensemble placed 2nd at USBands Indoor Championships with its inaugural program in 2013 and won its first USBands Winter Standstill Percussion title...
Collegiate Marching Band Festival Honda Battle of the Bands Bands of America USBands Winter Guard International Drum Corps International 78th Highlanders (Halifax...
in the USBands Marching Band Competition in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. In 2022 and 2023, the Band came in first place for group 4A in the USBands New Jersey...
Performance for Dolly Parton The Jackson Jaguar Marching Band won the USBands Group 6A National Championship Title in 2013 with a score of 96.3, their...
also known as "The Showband of Southern Maryland," won 7 consecutive USBands Maryland State Championships from 2009 to 2015 and their 8th in 2018. Under...
two championship weekends. Every year in October, Rutgers Stadium hosts USBands Marching Band New Jersey State Championships. Since 2011, University Commencement...
organized by group. Championships are counted by group. Cavalcade of Bands USBands Bands of America "BYLAWS TOURNAMENT OF BANDS (TOB) TOURNAMENT INDOOR ASSOCIATION...
Lenape won the USBands Group 2 Open New Jersey State Title.[citation needed]. In 2017, Lenape's marching band again won the USBands Group 2 Open New...
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