This story is brought to you by Shade Tree Homes This summer, Beechwood’s tradition of musical excellence extended far beyond Fort Mitchell, as current students, alumni, and staff members took part in the 2025 Drum Corps International (DCI) season — the highest level of competitive marching arts in the world. DCI is basically the “major leagues” of marching band. It has recently been (accurately, we think) recognized as a sport by both the New Yorker and NPR . Each summer,

The Beechwood Marching Tigers are to a great start this marching season, with strong finishes at their first three competitions -- Including their first BOA Regional Class Championship since 2019! This story is brought to you by Coyote Moon Vacations Ryle Tournament of Bands At their first competition, at Ryle Tournament of Bands, they finished 1st in class and 2nd overall, plus two Visual and one General Effect sub-caption wins in finals—just 2.4 points behind Lafayette. Laf

On the Friday before the State Competition, alumni were invited to attend the final run-through We had seventeen 17 alumni sign up early for at tour of the new band room, and an additional 10-20 joined us in the stands for the final run-through of the show. We then headed to Braxton Barrell House here in Fort Mitchell, with Austin Bralley (director of bands) and Brian "Bosco" Brown in tow. It was a great night, and we're doing it again, and this time the new auditorium will

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's High School Marching Band (photo credit: The New Yorker) Celebrating its 100th Anniversary, The New Yorker, launched its "Onward and Upwards with the Arts" series of features. They just published an incredible feature on the history and value of marching band . The piece talks about the origins of Marching Band beginning with the Ottoman Empire, and tracks its evolution to competitive marching band. The piece also features the 2024 season of three i

Pythagoras writing a book of geometry in Raphael's School of Athens. Pythagoras was the first known philosopher to discover and study the mysterious connections between math and music. The surprising answer is yes! And the evidence is pretty overwhelming. Several studies demonstrate a strong correlation between studying music and mathematical achievement. Students who have musical education: Score higher on standardized testing, particularly in mathematics Get higher grades

The 2025 Winter Guard is off to a great start finishing 4th and 3rd overall in their first two competitions. The top 3 and 2 guards were all 5A schools that included Lafayette and Ryle. The Varsity theme is "Sealed with Love". The show takes you on a journey through the joyous feelings of writing a love letter. Members explore the art of expressing love through movement and creating a visual narrative that mirrors the emotions found in a heartfelt love letter. Check out the

We have a great line-up of events to kick-off 2025. Students are already rehearsing and practicing for a variety of Ensemble Concerts, Select Band, and All-State Performances And the big news this year is that the on-campus performances will be in the new auditorium! Below are the upcoming performances. This does not include Indoor Percussion or Winter Guard competitions. Keep an eye out for separate stories with information about those two programs. Save the dates! Upcomin

The Marching Tigers theme this season was Hells Bells which was a beautiful mash-up of rock and classical music. The show included music from AC/DC, Metallica, Van Halen, and Dragon Force. But it also paid homage to darker, edgier classical works from Mozart, Verdi, Schubert, and Chopin. The director of bands, Austin Bralley, sent this season re-cap email sent to all band parents the day after state finals. (Check out the video of the final performance at the bottom of this