When the Marching Illini report to preseason camp in August, the UI band won't be provided with sheets of music for upcoming shows. Instead, band members will be using eFlip, a device that ...

College marching bands are ditching sheet music for smartphone apps in an effort to save time, money and the environment.

URBANA — Under orange and blue lights, Joe Rank lays out some of his collection of Illini sheet music on the pool table. Many are a century old or more, dating back to the glory days of Red ...

Coleman, now 29, works as the Cornhusker Marching Band's percussion instructor. A bit ironic, he said, considering his role on the TV show.

Last week, sophomore Music Education students in Percussion Methods experienced firsthand what it's like to march in a drumline. Professor Chris Tanner, instructor for the course, recruited two ...

It wasn't publicized until Thursday when athletic department representatives asked members of the student group Illini Pride to stop playing the song on a drum at a soccer game.

The Redcoats seek to raise money for a 'new, lighter, crisper drumline.' And they aren't cheap. Here's how much they need to raise for football season.

That would make Marching Illini drum major Rose Craig, 21, of Fox Lake, proud. A U of I senior studying music education, she hopes her experience conducting the Marching Illini will lead to a ...

Thomas will be a fifth-year music education and horn performance major next year, and previously served as the mellophone section leader for the past two seasons. She’s played in band since age 12, ...

An international tour inspired by a Historically Black College and University marching band tradition made a stop in Wilmington, Delaware Sunday night at the Grand Opera House.

Pruiett said the Tigers would also perform a piece with the Illini during halftime. The Illini will also present post-game music. The Marching Illini band consists of 385 members with a flag corps.

A University of Illinois athletic department spokesman says the school is ending its tradition of playing "war chant " music during sporting events.