{"id":3881,"date":"2020-01-16T08:13:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T13:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2023-02-01T08:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:47:16","slug":"music-for-all-national-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/16\/music-for-all-national-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Music for All National Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music for All is known for its outstanding competitive marching band events, under its Bands of America division. This includes the BOA Grand National Championships, when 100 or more of the finest bands from around the country take the field to compete at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis every November. But, did you know that since 1992, Music for All has presented the Music for All National Festival in Indianapolis each March?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WDKXK9rKk5o?enablejsapi=1&amp;html5=1&amp;hd=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;controls=1&amp;showinfo=0;rel=0;&quot;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The founders of the National Festival dreamed of creating a national showcase of the finest scholastic instrumental music ensembles in the world. Middle and high school concert band members, percussionists, string players, jazz performers, and choir members have the opportunity to perform for and learn from acclaimed evaluators and accomplished conductors. Participating students experience an atmosphere of mutual respect for their peers while enjoying concerts from other outstanding ensembles.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The non-competitive atmosphere provides a place for growth, cooperative encouragement and learning for music programs, students, parents, boosters and administrators. Directors select their own repertoire &#8211; nothing is required. There are no ratings or rankings, so directors and their ensembles are free to stretch themselves, reach for new heights, and strive for innovation, growth, and excellence, instead of focusing on a rating or placing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-3.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-3-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-3-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-3-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-3-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-3-367x205.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Music education icons have been part of the Festival since day one and continue to be the unique force behind this powerful experience. Midwest Clinic board member Richard Crain and Mrs. Gayle Crain served for many years as coordinators of the Festival. The Music for All National Festival has an aura of heritage and a unique musical legacy that cannot be duplicated.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/music-for-all-national-festival-2-367x367.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>As the Official Student Travel Partner of Music for All, Music Travel Consultants is proud to support this outstanding event each year. Do you have an ensemble that would benefit from participating in this three-day celebration of music, art, and excellence? Would some of your individual students like to audition for the Honor Band, Honor Orchestra, or Honor Jazz Band of America? Find out more about this unforgettable opportunity at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicforall.org\/what-we-do\/mfa-national-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">musicforall.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music for All is known for its outstanding competitive marching band events, under its Bands of America division. This includes the BOA Grand National Championships, when 100 or more of the finest bands from around the country take the field to compete at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis every November. 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Mickey is a Past-President of the Indiana Bandmasters Association, the Indiana State Chairman for the National Band Association, a two-time past President of the Indiana State School Music Association, a past Secretary of the International Association of Jazz Educators Indiana Unit, and the former Contest Director for the Midwest Color Guard Circuit. In 2006 he was named the Outstanding Indiana Bandmaster by the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and in 2007 he was the recipient of the Chicagoland Outstanding High School Music Educator Award, presented by the Quinlan and Fabish Music Company. He was also inducted into the Midwest Color Guard Circuit Hall of Fame in 2009. He is both founder and director of the National Band Association Indiana All-Star Marching Band featured annually in the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade since 1998, for which Music Travel Consultants serves as co-sponsor. Mickey also has an extensive background in the drum corps activity, having marched with the Madison Scouts, judged for both DCI and DCM, and taught the Guardsmen, Glassmen, and Boston Crusaders, spanning a period of nearly forty years.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.musictravel.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/author\/mickey-stisher\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3881"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5372,"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions\/5372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musictravel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}