Supporter Stories
From Beginning Band to the CMA Awards Stage
On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 the biggest names in country music took the stage at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, TN. During the event, Carrie Underwood performed...
Amy Hardison Tully is BANDED!!
I knew I wanted to be a musician for as long as I remember. I loved school band and orchestra and I loved learning new music for flute with my private teachers. When...
Andrew Dost is BANDED!!
Andrew Dost, founding member of the band FUN., shares what being involved in music has done for him.
GM Kuzma from the Blue Knights Drum Corps
GM talks about how he got into music, what it has done for him, and how making music has helped him through tough times, especially during his Active Duty tour in...
Where It All Began–Aubrey Logan
The "Banded" story of Aubrey Logan. She speaks on how she began playing the trombone as well as reasons it is good to be involved in music. The content of this Blog...
Where It All Began–Andrew Dost, “Fun”
Andrew Dost from the band “Fun” shares his “Banded” story about his journey in learning music and being in the band.
The Music Within–Jessica Bartoshesky
I started playing the piano at age 5 but never really got hooked on it. The perfectionist in me could never live up to the prodigy that was my brother, whose lesson I...
Bringing the Family Together–Laura Spence
I was born in Houston, TX and lived there for the first 13 years of my life. As everyone knows, football is very big in Texas. And marching bands that perform at...
Music Taught Me About the World — Bob Newhouse
Becoming banded was never a choice for me. Music has always surrounded me; it's been a part of me as long as I can remember. Music taught me about the world, and...