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Modern Music Makers (M3)
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Abington School District M3 – Modern Music Makers
Abington, Pennsylvania

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Over $10,000
Decision-Maker Collaboration on Marching Band Invitational
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Anderson High School Band
Anderson, Indiana

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
Over 50 Adults
$5,000-$10,000
Marching Band
Alter Marching Knights Mulch Sale
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Archbishop Alter High School
Dayton, Ohio

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
Over $10,000
Marching Band
We Saved a Seat for You!
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Awtrey Middle School Band
Kennesaw, Georgia

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
We Are Ayala 2.0
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Ayala High School Band & Colorguard
Chino Hills, California

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
#CARNEGIEBOUND Billboard
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Baker High School
Baker, Louisiana

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$5,000-$10,000
Concert Band
AnARTchy
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Benjamin E. Mays High School
Atlanta, Georgia

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$100-$500
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Interdisciplinary
Small-Town Music Program With Big Support
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Bethel-Tate Middle School Music
Bethel, Ohio

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Promotional Campaign for the Biloxi Band
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Biloxi High School
Biloxi, Mississippi

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Golden Regiment Fireworks Super Store
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Blue Springs High School Golden Regiment Marching Band
Blue Springs, Missouri

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
21-50 Adults
Over $10,000
Volunteer Fair
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Blue Springs High School Golden Regiment Marching Band
Blue Springs, Missouri

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
11-20 Adults
$100-$500
Golden Regiment Invitational Golf Tournament
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Blue Springs High School Golden Regiment Marching Band
Blue Springs, Missouri

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
11-20 Adults
Over $10,000
Midwest Youth Orchestra
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Books, Brushes & Bands for Education
Hammond, Indiana

Community Involvement
Grades K-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Orchestra
Take The Field With Pride Photo Program
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Broken Arrow High School
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$500-$1,000
Marching Band
Color Guard
Student Centered, Advocacy Focused Concert Program
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Brookville Blue Raider Bands
Brookville, Pennsylvania

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
Concert Band
Other Instrumental Ensemble
Choir
Interdisciplinary
B.A.M. (Burrell Arts and Music) Night
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Burrell School District
Burrell, Pennsylvania

Community Involvement
Grades K-12
4-6 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Interdisciplinary
Marketing through Parent Booster Website
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Canton Public Schools Performing Arts
Canton, Massachusetts

Marketing and Promotion
Grades K-12
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Cantonstock Music Festival
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Canton Public Schools Performing Arts
Canton, Massachusetts

Innovative Fundraising
Grades K-12
4-6 Months
21-50 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Cantonstock
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Canton Public Schools
Canton, Massachusetts

Innovative Fundraising
Grades K-12
4-6 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Markings & Mini Lessons
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Cape Elizabeth Middle School Bands
Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades K-8
4-6 Months
11-20 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Musical Mentors
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Capistrano Valley High School Instrumental Music
San Juan Capistrano, California

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Musical Mentors
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Capistrano Valley High School
Mission Viejo, California

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
6-10 Adults
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Castle Invitational Program Book
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Castle High School
Newburgh, Indiana

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
$500-$1,000
Marching Band
Castle Marching Knights “Alone” Promotional Video
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Castle High School
Newburgh, Indiana

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Color Guard
Castle Marching Knights Uniform T-Shirt
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Castle High School
Newburgh, Indiana

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Marching Band
Free to Be…You and Me
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Cedar Grove High School
Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Interdisciplinary
Music Matters Takes to Town!
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Cedar Grove High School
Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
Little to No Cost
Jazz Band
Other Instrumental Ensemble
Choir
Holiday
Getting to Know You
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Cedar Grove High School
Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Evening of Strings: Miami Valley Orchestra Event
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Centerville High School
Dayton, Ohio

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
Over $10,000
Orchestra
Feeder School Tour
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Centralia High School Bands
Centralia, Illinois

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Jazz Band
Percussion
Other Instrumental Ensemble
Color Guard
Right Now (We Need One Another) Video
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Charlottesville High School
Charlottesville, Virginia

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
$5,000-$10,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Right Now (We Need One Another) Event
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Charlottesville High School
Charlottesville, Virginia

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
$5,000-$10,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Right Now (We Need One Another) Service Project
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Charlottesville High School
Charlottesville, Virginia

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
$5,000-$10,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Musical Partnership with the Mayor’s Office
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Chavez and Webster Elementary Choirs
Long Beach, California

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades K-5
4-6 Months
21-50 Adults
$500-$1,000
Choir
We Bring The Music To You!
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Chopin Elementary
Chicago, Illinois

Innovative Fundraising
Grades K-5
1 Year+
Over $10,000
Orchestra
General Music
Free Beginner Program
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Columbiana Middle School Band
Columbiana, Alabama

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Over $10,000
We Are Nashville Festival
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Community Arts Collective and Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville, Tennessee

Community Involvement
Grades K-12
7-11 Months
21-50 Adults
Over $10,000
Orchestra
Choir
General Music
Choral Arts Day
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Connetquot High School
Bohemia, New York

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
4-6 Months
Little to No Cost
Choir
Creekside Performing Arts Website
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Creekside Middle School
Carmel, Indiana

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
6-10 Adults
$100-$500
Concert Band
Elementary Experiences
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Dallas ISD
Dallas, Texas

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades K-5
4-6 Months
Over $10,000
General Music
Music Under the Stars Community Outreach Concert
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Desert Vista High School
Phoenix, Arizona

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$100-$500
DB Bands Social Media Engagement
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Dobyns Bennett High School Bands
Kingsport, Tennessee

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
A New Community Youth Band
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
East Allen Community Youth Band
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Performing Arts Spectacular
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
East Central High School
San Antonio, Texas

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Choir
Holiday
Project Confined Redefined
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
East Mesa Juvenile Detention Center
San Diego, California

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
4-6 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Music Technology
General Music
Interdisciplinary
Believe You Can Achieve
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Edison Middle School
Champaign, Illinois

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Fox C-6 Schools All-District Elementary Choir
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Fox C-6 All-District Elementary Choir
Arnold, Missouri

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
1 Year+
Over 50 Adults
$5,000-$10,000
Fox C-6 Music Programs Celebrate the Holidays
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Fox C-6 School District Secondary Band & Choir Programs
Imperial, Missouri

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 6-12
1-3 Months
11-20 Adults
Little to No Cost
Jazz Band
Choir
Holiday
General Music
GRHS Chorus Launch
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Glen Ridge High School
Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
Orchestra
Choir
Social Media Presence
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Norcross, Georgia

Marketing and Promotion
Grades K-12
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Historical Archive of the Greenwood Marching Woodmen and Irish Guard
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Greenwood Community High School
Greenwood, Indiana

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Color Guard
Why Music?
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Hahntown Elementary School
North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Marketing and Promotion
Grades K-8
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Scheherazade Concert Poster
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Haltom High School
Haltom City, Texas

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Haltom Band Poster Campaign
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Haltom High School
Haltom City, Texas

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
$100-$500
Concert Band
Marching Band
Color Guard
Bowling for Bands
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Hastings Middle and High School
Hastings, Michigan

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 6-12
1-3 Months
$500-$1,000
Hatch Steel Band
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Hatch Elementary Steel Band and Music Department
Oak Park, Illinois

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Over $10,000
Everyone Can Sing
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Hester Junior High School
Franklin Park, Illinois

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
$5,000-$10,000
Choir
Extended Community Building
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Highland High School
Gilbert, Arizona

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Orchestra
We Love Homewood Day Event/We Love Homewood Day 5K
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Homewood Patriot Band
Homewood, Alabama

Community Involvement
Grades 6-12
4-6 Months
21-50 Adults
Over $10,000
IV Band Quarter Auction
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Indian Valley High School
Gnadenhutten, Ohio

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
Marching Band
Intercultural Music Education
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
INTEMPO
Stamford, Connecticut

Community Involvement
Grades K-12
1 Year+
Over $10,000
Other Instrumental Ensemble
Orchestra
Choir
General Music
Holiday Band Charity Concert
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Jensen Beach High School
Jensen Beach, Florida

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Holiday
Long City Limits
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
JL Long Middle School
Dallas, Texas

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 6-8
7-11 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Creekwood Community Fair
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Johansen High School
Modesto, California

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
$100-$500
District Wind Band Festival, Our Way
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Jurupa Unified School District
Jurupa Valley, California

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
1-3 Months
11-20 Adults
$500-$1,000
Concert Band
Holiday Music Reverse Parade
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Keller High School Band
Keller, Texas

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
$500-$1,000
Inaugural Key of She Jazz Conference
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Key of She
Merion Station, Pennsylvania

Community Involvement
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
Over $10,000
Jazz Band
Fuel the Power Band
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Lake Hamilton High School
Pearcy, Arkansas

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Bulk Corn Sale
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Lake Hamilton High School
Pearcy, Arkansas

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Giving Back!
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Lava Ridge Intermediate School
Santa Clara, Utah

Community Involvement
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
$500-$1,000
Choir
Leander Band History Night
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Leander High School Band
Leander, Texas

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Marching Band
Jazz Band
Percussion
Color Guard
Band Booster Engagement
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Leander High School
Leander, Texas

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Over $10,000
Marching Band
Annual Community Veterans Day Ceremony
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Leyden High School
Franklin Park, Illinois

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
6-10 Adults
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Jazz Band
Choir
Interdisciplinary
Our Tribute to the USO Big Band Show
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Leyden High Schools Music Department
Northlake, Illinois

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
6-10 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
A Night at Orchestra Hall
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Leyden, Hester, Lincoln, Rhodes, and Rosemont Schools Performing Arts
Franklin Park, Illinois

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
11-20 Adults
Over $10,000
Lincoln Elementary Marimba Band
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Lincoln Elementary Marimba Band
Kennewick, Washington

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
1 Year+
6-10 Adults
$500-$1,000
Percussion
General Music
Creating a Harp Program
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Longwood Central School District
Middle Island, New York

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
6-10 Adults
Over $10,000
Music Department Media Relations Materials
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Longwood Central School District
Middle Island, New York

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
$100-$500
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Concert on the Lawn
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Lost Mountain Middle School Band
Kennesaw, Georgia

Community Involvement
Grades 6-8
7-11 Months
6-10 Adults
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Unified Drumline
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Maine South High School
Park Ridge, Illinois

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
$100-$500
Marching Band
Percussion
Children’s Music Collaboration Project
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Maize Elementary General Music Class
Maize, Kansas

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$5,000-$10,000
Bridging Adolescence: A River Flows Through Us
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Marshwood Middle School
Eliot, Maine

Community Involvement
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Choir
Mater Dei Music Academy
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Mater Dei High School
Santa Ana, California

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades K-8
1 Year+
Over $10,000
Concert Band
Presenting the McMiddle Band!
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
McGavock Cluster 8th Grade Bands
Nashville, Tennessee

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
What’s Going On?
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Miami Union Academy
North Miami, Florida

Community Involvement
Grades K-12
1-3 Months
$5,000-$10,000
Choir
The Marching Arts as Part of a School’s Athletic Department
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Miamisburg High School
Miamisburg, Ohio

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Interdisciplinary
It Takes a Village: Our No-Charge Trip to Grand Nationals
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Moe & Gene Johnson High School Band
Buda, Texas

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
Over 50 Adults
Over $10,000
MCHS Band Chicken Fundraiser
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Montgomery Central High School Band
Cunningham, Tennessee

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
11-20 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Stakeholder Collaboration and Involvement
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Morton School District 709
Morton, Illinois

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades K-12
1 Year+
$5,000-$10,000
We Remember: Holocaust Remembrance Exhibit
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Mukwonago High School
Mukwonago, Wisconsin

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
Science of Sound Workshop
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Music Shapes Nonprofit
Oakland, Michigan

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
Rochester Kaleidoscope Keys Street Piano
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Music Shapes Nonprofit
Oakland, Michigan

Community Involvement
Grades K-12
7-11 Months
11-20 Adults
$500-$1,000
Mu.S.E.
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Musical String Ensemble (Mu.S.E)
San Marcos, California

Community Involvement
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Orchestra
General Music
The Rhythm is Gonna Get Ya – Bucket Drumming Clinic
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Noblesville High School Band
Noblesville, Indiana

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades K-12
1-3 Months
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Our Band
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
North Jefferson Middle School Band
Kimberly, Alabama

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Success Through Collaboration
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Northbrook Jr. High School
Northbrook, Illinois

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades K-8
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Norwin Bands Concert Programs
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Norwin Middle and High School
Irwin, Pennsylvania

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Taste of the World
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Nutley Music Boosters Association
Nutley, New Jersey

Innovative Fundraising
Grades K-12
4-6 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Marching Band
Orchestra
Transportation Team
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
O’Fallon Township High School
O’Fallon, Illinois

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
11-20 Adults
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Band Together
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
O’Fallon Township High School
O’Fallon, Illinois

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
O’Fallon Band Together Project
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
O’Fallon Township High School – Band
O’Fallon, Illinois

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades K-12
1 Year+
11-20 Adults
Little to No Cost
OCG Community Service Project
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Owasso High School
Owasso, Oklahoma

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
Little to No Cost
Color Guard
Veterans Day Parade
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Parkway South Middle School Band
Ballwin, Missouri

Community Involvement
Grades 6-8
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
A Community of Lifelong Music-Makers
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Parkway South Middle School
Ballwin, Missouri

Community Involvement
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Cardio Drumming
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Pecatonica Elementary
Hollandale, Wisconsin

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Service Performance at the Pasadena Ronald McDonald House
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Pickerington Marching Tiger Band
Pickerington, Ohio

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Season Showcase
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Pride of Princeton Marching Band
Cincinnati, Ohio

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
The Princeton Music Booster Bash
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Princeton 6-12 Music Department
Cincinnati, Ohio

Parent/Booster Support
Grades K-12
4-6 Months
11-20 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Choose Music
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Princeton City Schools
Cincinnati, Ohio

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Princeton Music Joins the Video Age
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Princeton High School
Cincinnati, Ohio

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
6-10 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Marching Band
Orchestra
Choir
Social Media and the Princeton Music Boosters
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Princeton High School
Cincinnati, Ohio

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Marching Band
Jazz Band
Private Lesson Scholarships
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Princeton High School
Cincinnati, Ohio

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
6-10 Adults
Over $10,000
Concert Band
Concert Band Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Proctor Jr. – Sr. High School Band
Proctor, Vermont

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
Over 50 Adults
$5,000-$10,000
Concert Band
Prosper High School Band Website
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Prosper High School
Prosper, Texas

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$100-$500
Marching Band
Cluster Concert: Connecting Choirs Across the County
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Ravenwood High School Choir
Brentwood, Tennessee

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades K-12
7-11 Months
21-50 Adults
$5,000-$10,000
Painted Fiddle Project
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Richland School District Two – Blythewood High School
Blythewood, South Carolina

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Richland Two Roadshow
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Richland Two School District
Columbia, South Carolina

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
7-11 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
Becoming The Pride
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rochester City Schools
Rochester, New York

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
Over $10,000
Marching Band
January Recruitment Folder
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rouse High School Band
Leander, Texas

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
Section Parents
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rouse High School Band
Leander, Texas

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
6-10 Adults
Little to No Cost
Flip’n Flapjacks Charity Dinner
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rouse High School
Leander, Texas

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Blitz Boost
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rouse High School
Leander, Texas

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Marching Band
Color Guard
Section of the Week / Instagram Take Over
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rouse High School
Leander, Texas

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Color Guard
Senior Spotlight
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rouse High School
Leander, Texas

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Marching Band
Color Guard
Bands of America Hype Video
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rouse High School
Leander, Texas

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Color Guard
Holiday Pops Concert
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Roxbury High School Band
Succasunna, New Jersey

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
$100-$500
Music In Motion Booster Engagement
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Ruben S. Ayala High School
Chino Hills, California

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
Over $10,000
Marching Band
Toy Drive for the Holidays
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rubidoux High School
Jurupa Valley, California

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
1-5 Adults
$100-$500
Concert Band
Percussion
Orchestra
Color Guard
Holiday
Jazz Fest @ The Fountains
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Rutherford County Schools Fine Arts Department
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Community Involvement
Grades 6-12
4-6 Months
21-50 Adults
Over $10,000
Unity: Building Community Through Choral Music
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Sabish Middle School
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Community Involvement
Grades 6-8
7-11 Months
Little to No Cost
Choir
Refuge
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
San Marcos High School Music Program
San Marcos, California

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
21-50 Adults
Over $10,000
Marching Band
Percussion
Color Guard
Not-So-Silent Night
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Snow Canyon Middle School Bands
St. George, Utah

Community Involvement
Grades K-8
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
Sonido
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Sonido from Roan Forest Elementary School
San Antonio, Texas

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
Over $10,000
National Independence Day Parade Fundraising
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
South Atlanta High School Marching Hornets
Atlanta, Georgia

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
7-11 Months
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Spring Valley Community Concert
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Spring Valley Academy
San Diego, California

Community Involvement
Grades K-5
1-3 Months
$100-$500
General Music
Interdisciplinary
When Words Fail
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Spring Valley Academy
San Diego, California

Marketing and Promotion
Grades K-5
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
$100-$500
General Music
Interdisciplinary
Special Ed Music Program
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Spring Valley Academy
San Diego, California

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades K-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
General Music
Interdisciplinary
Mission S.O.S.I.T.A. (Sounds of Space In The Air): Taking Music to Zero Gravity
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
St. Bruno Parish School Music Program
Dousman, Wisconsin

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades K-8
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Over $10,000
Music Department Promo Video
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
St. Francis Preparatory School
Fresh Meadows, New York

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 6-12
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
$500-$1,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
St. Francis Prep Has Music for Everyone!
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
St. Francis Preparatory School
Fresh Meadows, New York

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Music Technology
Orchestra
StringWizards
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
St. Ignatius College Prep
Chicago, Illinois

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
$1,000-$5,000
Orchestra
Summer Music Program
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Sullivan High School
Sullivan, Missouri

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
$500-$1,000
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
I’m in the Band
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Sun Prairie Area School District
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-8
1-3 Months
$100-$500
Concert Band
TSLCA Booster Organization
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory For the Arts
Tarpon Springs, Florida

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
Little to No Cost
March to Macy’s
2023 AWARD RECIPIENT
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory For the Arts
Tarpon Springs, Florida

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
1-5 Adults
$500-$1,000
Outdoor Music Festival and Annual Auction
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts
Tarpon Springs, Florida

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Marching Band
Tarpon Springs Social Media
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts
Tarpon Springs, Florida

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Marching Band
Color Guard
Tarpon Springs Band Booster Engagement
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Tarpon Springs Leadership Conservatory for the Arts
Tarpon Springs, Florida

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Musical Trick or Treat: Halloween with The Franklin Band
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
The Franklin Band
Franklin, Tennessee

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
11-20 Adults
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Marching Band
Percussion
Color Guard
US Flag Program Fundraiser
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
The Franklin Band
Franklin, Tennessee

Innovative Fundraising
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Over 50 Adults
Over $10,000
Concert Band
Marching Band
Jazz Band
Percussion
Color Guard
The Southern Nevada Honor Band
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
The Southern Nevada Honor Band Initiative
Las Vegas, Nevada

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
11-20 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Harmony of Giving: Advocating Through Community Service
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Timberview Middle School Hawk Band
Fort Worth, Texas

Community Involvement
Grades 6-8
4-6 Months
6-10 Adults
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Other Instrumental Ensemble
Holiday
Interdisciplinary
Band Website
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Traughber Junior High School
Oswego, Illinois

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 6-8
1 Year+
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Upland Highland Pipe Band
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Upland Highland Pipe Band
Upland, California

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
1 Year+
6-10 Adults
Over $10,000
Other Instrumental Ensemble
Class Piano for the Elementary Music Classroom
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Vestavia Hills Elementary East Music Program
Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Elementary Excellence
Grades K-5
4-6 Months
1-5 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Meet Me in the Middle (Schools)
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Marching Band
School Supply Drive for LowCountry Orphan Relief
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
Little to No Cost
Concert Band
Orchestra
Choir
March to P.E. in South Carolina (S.302)
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Decision-Maker Engagement
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
Over $10,000
Marching Band
Harmony United: Empowering Performing Arts in Wantagh Schools
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Wantagh Fine & Performing Arts
Wantagh, New York

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
21-50 Adults
$5,000-$10,000
Concert Band
Marching Band
Orchestra
Choir
Interdisciplinary
East Zion Orchestra Festival
2024 AWARD RECIPIENT
Washington County School District Orchestras
St. George, Utah

Student Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Grades 6-12
7-11 Months
11-20 Adults
$100-$500
Spring Arts Showcase
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
New York, New York

Parent/Booster Support
Grades K-12
1-3 Months
11-20 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Choir
General Music
Interdisciplinary
Arts in Our Schools Month
2025 AWARD RECIPIENT
Westfield Public Schools Visual & Performing Arts Department
Westfield, New Jersey

Community Involvement
Grades K-12
7-11 Months
Over 50 Adults
$1,000-$5,000
Concert Band
Jazz Band
Orchestra
Choir
Interdisciplinary
Winter Programs Hype Video
2020 AWARD RECIPIENT
Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment
Gilbert, Arizona

Marketing and Promotion
Grades 9-12
1-3 Months
6-10 Adults
Little to No Cost
Percussion
Color Guard
YOL Percussion Circles with the Elder Community Engagement Program
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Youth Orchestras of Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas

Community Involvement
Grades 9-12
4-6 Months
$500-$1,000
Percussion
9/11 Memorial Taps and Sunset by YOL Music Ambassadors
2019 AWARD RECIPIENT
Youth Orchestras of Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas

Parent/Booster Support
Grades 9-12
1 Year+
6-10 Adults
$100-$500
Orchestra