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Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands Selected for 13th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational

Congratulations to the Aristocrat of Bands! The Tennessee State University nationally and internationally recognized marching band is on its way to yet another Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. The band was one of eight selected from among the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities after a fierce online voting process. ..

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Aristocrat of Bands Marches into History

A visit to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, proved to be better the second time around for TSU’s Aristocrat of Bands when they became the first collegiate band to perform the halftime show in the game’s 51-year history.

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Aristocrat of Bands Brings High-Energy Show to Pro Foot Ball Hall of Fame Game Aug. 3

They have marched and performed all across the country, from presidential inaugurations to marching competitions. Now the Aristocrat of Bands will head north later this summer to celebrate TSU’s great Claude Humphrey’s enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame when they perform in the nationally televised halftime show of the Hall of Fame game August 3 in Canton, Ohio…

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National, International Students March into TSU Summer Band Camp

Students from around the country and South America have descended on the TSU campus to take part in the Edward L. Graves High School Summer Band camp through June 28. The camp, now in its third year, is known for fostering musicianship and marching expertise in high-school students from 9th to 12th grade…

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TSU Drum Line Participates in World’s Largest Percussionist Convention, Festival

The Tennessee State University Drum Line is among several other major university percussion groups that will present exhibition performances at this year’s Marching Percussion Festival in Indianapolis, Nov. 13-16. TSU is only the third HBCU drum line to be invited to PASIC in it 38-year existence, and will participate in the group’s first ever drum line battle…

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Drum Major Devyn Miles Marches in the Footprints of Trailblazers for Change

Don’t be fooled by Devyn Miles’ lanky, 110-pound frame with a baby smile that will charm even the toughest heart. At 5 feet 10 inches tall, she does not settle for the conventional. In fact, she challenges the status quo. Miles has become only the third female drum major in the marching band’s nearly 70-year history, and the first in almost 20 years…

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AOB Preps for Primetime (video)

The Tennessee State University band is taking their show on the road to be part of a nationally televised game. Watch as WKRN Channel 2 News visited recently to watch as the AOB prepares for primetime…

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Aristocrat of Bands to Perform During Thursday Night NFL Game

The Aristocrat of Bands from Tennessee State University can add St. Louis to the list of venues played when they march into the Edward Jones Dome Thursday, Sept. 26 and take the field at halftime during the nationally televised game between the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams.

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