Oloyede will continue to play her praises but this upcoming school year she will function as Head Drum Major for the ...

The glass ceiling in the world of FAMU's Marching "100" drum majors has officially been shattered. Dr. Shelby Chipman, Director of Bands, announced Oluwamodupe Oloyede as the head drum major for the ...

Florida A&M University has announced that a woman will be head drum major for the first time in the HBCU’s marching band ...

Oluwamodupe Oloyede is only the second woman ever to wear the drum major uniform at FAMU, following Cori Bostick. But this ...

The post ‘This Is Bigger Than Me’: The Powerful Story of FAMU’s First Woman Drum Major appeared first on 21Ninety. The return ...

A female drum major is not a new concept in the black marching band culture—from elementary through college, their presence has always been an essential part of the marching band experience.

Jim Mitchell, a former University marching band drum major who performed the national anthem before each Gophers football home game, died March 16. He was 59. Mitchell, of Minneapolis, died of an ...

Bostic remains one of Oloyede’s biggest supporters. “For the first time in Marching ‘100’ history, the top three student leadership positions—Head Drum Major, Band President, and ...

WTMB Summer Drum Major Camp is Back! - June 20th-22nd, 2025 we will be hosting a drum major and student leadership camp here in Laramie. The camp will focus on student leadership skills, conducting, ...

The award-winning composer and arranger, 23, explored every opportunity he could in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music, playing with the Symphony and Wind Symphony Concert bands, ...