Join Make Music Day’s first-ever nationwide band initiative!
In a collaboration led by the National Federation of State High School Associations, music technology company MakeMusic Inc, and the NAMM Foundation, school and community bands across all 50 states will premiere Earthgroove by renowned composer Randall Standridge on June 21.
In the spirit of Make Music Day, the piece is uniquely inclusive, with optional parts to accommodate any kind of school musician. The music will be provided to each participating band at no cost, available as a PDF download or in the MakeMusic Cloud platform.
We invite your band to join!
Whether young or old, marching or stationary, amateur or professional, all bands are invited to register. Sheet music and access to MakeMusic Cloud will be emailed to you as soon as you sign up. a
“When I was asked to create this piece for Make Music Day, I was delighted to agree to the project. The resultant work, Earthgroove, was inspired by the music and the message of the late Maurice White, who was one of the lead singers of the famous band, Earth, Wind, and Fire. His message of love, community, and peace was always paired with the band’s signature groove and rhythm. I thought this was a great way to honor a true music legend, and symbolize the purpose of bringing the larger music community together on Make Music Day.” – Randall Standridge
Participating Bands
High Schools
| State | School(s) |
|---|---|
| Alabama | West End High School (Walnut Grove) |
| Arizona | Rosie’s House (Phoenix), Saguaro High School (Scottsdale) |
| Arkansas | Bentonville West High School (Centerton), Bradford HS (Bradford), Crossett High School/ Middle School Band (Crossett), Jacksonville High School Band (Jacksonville), Star City Band (Star City) |
| California | Clairemont HS (San Diego), Cobalt Institute of Math and Science (Victorville), Grace Davis High School (Modesto), Jordan High School (Long Beach), Madison High School (San Diego), San Diego SCPA (San Diego), SAUSD (Santa Ana), Sultana High School (Hesperia) |
| Connecticut | Bristol Central High School (Bristol), Cooperative Arts and Humanities (Co-op) Magnet High School / New Haven Public Schools (New Haven), Jonathan Law High School (Milford), Joseph A. Foran High School (Milford), North Branford High School (North Branford), Saint Bernard School (Uncasville), The Gilbert School (Winsted) |
| Florida | Miami Arts Charter School (Miami), South Lake High School Screaming Eagle Regiment (Groveland), Volusia County Schools (Deland) |
| Georgia | Ware County High School (Waycross) |
| Idaho | Coeur d’Alene High School Band and Orchestra (Coeur D Alene), Jerome High School (Jerome), Rocky Mountain High School (Meridian), Teton Middle School and Teton High School (Tetonia), Vallivue High School (Caldwell) |
| Illinois | Sherrard Junior/Senior High School (Moline) |
| Indiana | Frankton-Lapel Community Marching Band (Lapel) |
| Kansas | Barber County North (Medicine Lodge), Belle Plaine High School (Belle Plaine), Bishop Miege High School (Mission), Campus High School Band (Wichita), Central Christian School (Hutchinson), Cherryvale (Independence), Elkhart Highschool USD 218 (Elkhart), Ellinwood High School (Ellinwood), Ellsworth Junior Senior High (Ellsworth), Emporia High School (Emporia), Garden City HS Orchestra (Garden City), Hanover Schools (Hanover), Heritage Christian Academy (Overland Park), Independence High School (Independence), Kapaun Mt Carmel High School (Wichita), Manhattan High School (Manhattan), McLouth High School (Mc Louth), Newton High School (Newton), Olathe Northwest HS (Olathe), Olathe South High School (Olathe), Perry Lecompton Schools (Perry), Pretty Prairie USD 311 (Pretty Prairie), Quinter Band (Quinter), Riley County High School (Riley), Seaman High School (Topeka), Shawnee Heights High School (Tecumseh), Topeka High School (Topeka), USD 250 (Pittsburg), USD 310 Fairfield School (Turon), USD 341 Oskaloosa School District (Oskaloosa), USD 380 Centralia (Centralia), USD431 (Hoisington) |
| Kentucky | Valley High School (Elizabethtown) |
| Maryland | Dr. Henry A Wise High School (Upper Marlboro) |
| Michigan | Annapolis High School, Dearborn Heights School District No. 7 (Dearborn Heights), Fenton High School (Fenton), International Academy of Troy (Troy), Martin Public Schools (Martin) |
| Minnesota | iSD197 (Saint Paul), Rochester Public Schools / Century High School (Rochester), Saint Thomas Academy (Saint Paul) |
| Mississippi | Belmont High School (Belmont), Coleman Middle School (Greenville), Grenada High School Band (Grenada), Leflore County High School (Itta Bena), Riverside High School (Cleveland), South Panola High School (Batesville), St. Joseph Catholic School (Madison), Tylertown HS Band (Tylertown) |
| Missouri | Green Ridge (Sedalia), Holcomb R-III (Clarkton), Jayhawk USD 346 (Drexel) |
| Montana | Fairfield Public Schools (Fairfield), Thompson Falls Public Schools (Thompson Falls) |
| Nebraska | Wayne Community Schools (Wayne) |
| New Hampshire | Memorial High School (Dover) |
| New York | Cairo-Durham CSD (Cairo), Cobleskill-Richmondville CSD (Cobleskill), Dover High School (Dover Plains), Fredonia Symphonic Band (Fredonia), Penn Yan Academy (Penn Yan), Port Chester High School (Port Chester), The Wheatley School (Old Westbury), Westfield Academy and Central School (Westfield) |
| North Carolina | Southern Guilford High School (Greensboro) |
| Ohio | Chardon High School Bands (Chardon), Coldwater High School (Coldwater), North Ridgeville City Schools (North Ridgeville), Orange City School District (Euclid), Sandy Valley Local Schools (Magnolia) |
| Oklahoma | Coalgate Public Schools (Coalgate), Davis Bands (Davis), Elgin High School Band (Elgin), Frederick ISD (Frederick), Little Axe High School Choir (Norman), Morrison Public Schools (Morrison), Pathways Middle College (HS) (Oklahoma City), Watonga HS Band (Watonga), Washington High School (Washington) |
| Oregon | David Douglas HS (Portland) |
| Pennsylvania | Curwensville Jr/Sr. High School (Curwensville), Northern Lebanon School District (Fredericksburg) |
| Rhode Island | Cranston High School East Thunderbolt Band (Cranston) |
| South Dakota | Roosevelt High School (Sioux Falls), West Central School (Hartford) |
| Tennessee | Jackson County Band (Gainesboro), South Pittsburg High School (South Pittsburg) |
| Texas | Banquete High School (Robstown), Cedar Creek High School (Cedar Creek), Stamford ISD (Stamford) |
| Utah | Uintah High School (Vernal) |
| Washington | Grandview High School (Grandview), KiBe High School Band (Benton City) |
| Wisconsin | Glenwood City School District (Glenwood City), La Follette High School (Madison), Marshfield High School Band (Marshfield), Two Rivers High School (Two Rivers) |
| Wyoming | Buffalo High School (Buffalo), Cokeville High School (Cokeville), Laramie High School (Laramie), Pinedale High School (Pinedale), Powell High School (Powell) |
| Alberta, Canada | Bow Valley High School (Cochrane) |
Middle Schools
| State | School(s) |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Romig Middle School (Anchorage) |
| Arkansas | Blytheville School District (Blytheville), Stuttgart Junior High School (Stuttgart), Trumann Middle School (Trumann), Washington Junior High Band (Bentonville), Wynne Junior High School (Wynne) |
| California | Arden Middle School (Sacramento), Buljan and Cooley Middle Schools (Rocklin), Hillview Jr High School (Pittsburg), Reardan SD (Los Angeles), SAUSD (Santa Ana) |
| Colorado | Westlake Middle School (Broomfield) |
| Florida | Classical Christian School for the Arts (Pinellas Park), Gulf Breeze Middle School Band (Gulf Breeze), Rocky Bayou Christian School (Niceville), Sgt. Smith MS Band (Tampa), Volusia County Schools (Deland) |
| Georgia | Evans Middle School (Newnan) |
| Idaho | Boise School District (Boise), Butte Middle/High School (Arco), Kuna Middle School (Kuna), Sage Valley Middle School (Nampa), Victory Middle School (Meridian) |
| Illinois | Bureau Valley Junior High Band (Manlius), Golf Middle School (Morton Grove), Kankakee School District 111 (Bradley), Miguel Juarez Middle School (Waukegan), Rochester CUSD3a (Rochester), South View Upper Elementary (Tilton), Walter R. Sundling Junior High School Band (Palatine), Williamsville Jr. High (Williamsville) |
| Indiana | South Deanery Band (Indianapolis) |
| Iowa | Davenport Community Schools-Truman (Muscatine) |
| Kansas | Anthony Middle School (Manhattan), Argentine Middle School (Kansas City), Barber County North (Medicine Lodge), Cheney Band (Cheney), Jardine Middle School (Topeka), JCMS Geary County USD 475 (Junction City), Lakeside Junior High (Downs), Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School (Wichita), Norton Community Schools, USD 211 (Norton), Oberlin USD #294 (Oberlin), Olathe Public Schools (Olathe), Perry Lecompton Middle School (Perry), Pioneer Ridge MS (Gardner), Riverton USD 404 (Riverton), Rock Hills USD 107 (Mankato), South Central USD 300 (Coldwater), St John’s Catholic School (Beloit), St. Benedict Catholic School (Atchison), USD 310 Fairfield School (Turon) |
| Maine | Brunswick Junior High School (Brunswick) |
| Michigan | Crawford AuSable Schools (Grayling), Dansville Schools (Dansville), Farwell Schools (Farwell) |
| Minnesota | Bluff View Elementary School (Lake City), Kellogg Middle School (Rochester) |
| Mississippi | Coleman Middle School (Greenville) |
| Missouri | Fort Zumwalt DuBray Middle School (Saint Peters), STEAM Academy Middle School (Hazelwood) |
| Montana | Savage Public School (Savage) |
| Nevada | Southern Nevada Homeschool Performing Arts (Las Vegas) |
| New Jersey | Pequannock Valley School (Pompton Plains), Randolph Schools (Morris Plains) |
| New York | Bridgehampton UFSD (Bridgehampton), Hinsdale Central School (Hinsdale), Oceanside Middle School (Oceanside), Otisville Elementary School (Otisville), South Seneca CSD (Ovid), Sullivan West Elementary (Jeffersonville), York CSD (Retsof) |
| North Carolina | Albemarle Middle School (Albemarle), Greene County Middle School (Winterville) |
| Ohio | Delhi Middle School (Cincinnati), Riverview East Academy (Cincinnati), Ruffing Montessori School (North Ridgeville), Sidney City Schools (Minford), Wright Brothers Middle School (Dayton) |
| Oklahoma | Alice Robertson Junior High School (Muskogee), Carl Albert Middle School (Oklahoma City), Dale Public School (Mcloud), Keys Public Schools (Park Hill), Ponca City West Middle School (Ponca City), Poteau public schools (Poteau) |
| Oregon | Sherwood Charter School (Sherwood), St Helens Middle School (Saint Helens) |
| Pennsylvania | Baggaley Elementary (Irwin), Perkiomen Valley Middle School East (Collegeville) |
| South Carolina | Clifdale Middle (Spartanburg) |
| South Dakota | Ben Reifel Middle School (Sioux Falls), Memorial Middle School (Sioux Falls) |
| Texas | Bowman MS (Plano), Brownfield MS (Brownfield), Cypress Grove Intermediate (College Station), L.V. Stockard Middle School (Dallas), Ouida Baley Middle School (Greenville), Pike Middle School (Justin), Waxahachie ISD (Waxahachie) |
| Utah | CVMS (Huntington), Snowcrest Junior High (Eden) |
| Virginia | Academy for Discovery at Lakewood (Norfolk), Andrew Lewis Middle School (Salem), Hampton City Schools (Hampton) |
| Washington | Cashmere School District (Cashmere), Leota Middle School (Bellevue) |
| West Virginia | PikeView Middle School (Princeton) |
| Wisconsin | Deerfield School District (Deerfield), Elkhorn Area Middle School (Elkhorn), Glenwood City MS/Hs (Glenwood City), Riverside Middle School (Watertown), Riverview Grade School (Silver Lake), St. Bruno Parish School (Dousman) |
| Wyoming | Jackson Hole Middle School (Jackson), Lyman Intermediate School (Lyman) |
| Bendigo, Australia | Bendigo South East College (Bendigo) |
| Manitoba, Canada | Linden Christian School (Winnipeg) |
Elementary Schools
| State | School(s) |
|---|---|
| California | University Preparation Charter School at CSUCI (Camarillo) |
| Connecticut | Orchard Hills Elementary School (Milford) |
| Minnesota | Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary (Minneapolis) |
| New Jersey | Oliver Street School (Newark) |
Mixed Ensembles
| State | School(s) |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | Alpena Schools (Alpena) |
| Kansas | Udall MS/HS (Udall), Woodson USD #366 (Yates Center) |
| New York | Harrison Ave. School (South Glens Falls) |
| Wyoming | Farson-Eden School, Evanston Civic Chorus (Evanston), Upton Middle/High School Bands (Upton) |
Collegiate Bands
| State | School(s) |
|---|---|
| California | Moreno Valley College (Perris) |
| Kansas | Dodge City Community College (Dodge City) |
| North Carolina | Pfeiffer University (Albemarle) |
| Ohio | Miami University (Oxford) |
| Texas | Collin College (Allen) |
| Queensland, Australia | Chancellor State College |
Community Bands
| State | Band(s) |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Huntsville Concert Band (Huntsville) |
| Arizona | Rosie’s House (Phoenix) |
| Arkansas | Boone County Community Band (Harrison) |
| California | DocumentedAmerica (Claremont), Echo Beach Jazz Quartet (San Francisco), Topanga Live Jam (Topanga) |
| Colorado | New Horizons Band of Montrose (Montrose) |
| Illinois | Deerfield Community Band (Deerfield) |
| Iowa | Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department (Estherville) |
| Kansas | Arkansas City Community Band (Arkansas City), Barber County North (Medicine Lodge), Emporia Municipal Band (Emporia), Louisburg USD 416 Bands (Louisburg) |
| Massachusetts | Boston Music Project (Boston) |
| Michigan | Rochester Community Concert Band (Rochester) |
| Minnesota | Roseville Big Band (Saint Paul) |
| Missouri | Rolla Choral Arts Society (Rolla) |
| New Jersey | Montclair Community Band (Montclair), Paterson Music Project (Paterson) |
| New Mexico | Rio Grande Revelers (Las Cruces) |
| North Carolina | Brunswick Big Band (Leland), Stanly County Concert Band (Albemarle), United Arts Council of Catawba County (Hickory) |
| Ohio | Portsmouth Wind Symphony (Ironton), The Harp Gathering (Toledo) |
| Oklahoma | Chisholm Trail Municipal Band (Duncan) |
| Oregon | Orgelkids USA (Corvallis) |
| Pennsylvania | Make Music Philly (Bala Cynwyd), Music For Everyone (Lancaster), Repasz Band & Mid-Penn Band Festival (Mill Hall) |
| South Dakota | Rapid City Municipal Band (Rapid City) |
| Texas | Pride of San Antonio Showband (San Antonio) |
| Washington | Zje Mongol (Mercer Island) |
| Wisconsin | Burlington Kiwanis Civic Band (Mukwonago), Edgerton Community Band (Edgerton), LOLA Arts (Land O Lakes), Madison Cello Ensemble (Madison), Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Concert Band (Hartland) |
| Puerto Rico | The Jane Stern Community Library (Dorado) |
| Zutphen, The Netherlands | Popcollege Zutphen (Zutphen) |