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About Music for All
Music for All’s mission is to create, provide, and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all. Our vision is to be a catalyst to ensure every child in America has access and opportunity to active music-making in his or her scholastic environment.
Music for All combines programming at a national level with arts education advocacy. Bands of America (BOA) and Orchestra America are programs of Music for All, founded in 1975, recognized as the pinnacle of educational programming for high school instrumental music programs nationwide. Music for All reaches a vast number of people; each year, more than 300,000 people attend our events, more than 85,000 teens participate, and 100,000 people subscribe to online services.
Music for All is committed to expanding the role of music and the arts in education, to heightening the public’s appreciation of the value of music and arts education, and to creating a positive environment for the arts through societal change. Working with leading national authorities and other non-profit organizations, Music for All invests resources and personnel in projects that expand access to public school music and arts programs through advocacy and public awareness efforts to support music and arts education.
Music for All is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization.
ABOUT THE HONOR BAND IN THE ROSE PARADE
Music for All is honored to have received an invitation for the Bands of America Honor Band to perform in the 137th Rose Parade, January 1, 2026 in Pasadena, California.
This is an unforgettable opportunity you won’t want to miss!
The 300-piece, national Honor Band in the Rose Parade will be directed by Richard Saucedo, former Director of Bands (retired) at Carmel High School, in Indiana, leading a dream team staff of music educators.
Music for All’s mission is to create, provide, and expand positively life-changing experiences through music. The splendor and excitement of the Rose Parade is an experience of a lifetime for student performers. The national Bands of America Honor Band gives students from every high school band program in the country the opportunity to perform in this unforgettable event.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration is now open for the 2026 Honor Band in the Rose Parade to be held in Pasadena, CA from December 27, 2025 – January 3, 2026.
Students interested in participating must complete the online registration form by January 15, 2025. After you submit your registration your band director or private instructor will receive a Student Recommendation form.
Your band director/private instructor must complete their Student Recommendation form before January 20, 2025 for you to be considered an accepted member of the ensemble.
Payment Deadlines
Total Member Package Cost: $3,600*.
The package cost excludes round-trip transportation to/from Los Angeles.
*Based on Quad Room Occupancy (4 students; 2 beds). Upgrades to double rooms are permitted (2 students; 2 beds).
No single rooms will be permitted. Family members will be able to purchase a Family package; but may NOT share rooms with their students.
Payment Due Dates
$328 due by Feb. 15, 2025.
$328 due by March 1, 2025.
$328 due by April 1, 2025.
$328 due by May 1, 2025.
$328 due by June 1, 2025.
$328 due by July 1, 2025.
$328 due by August 1, 2025.
$328 due by Sept. 1, 2025.
$328 due by Oct. 1, 2025.
$328 due by Nov. 1, 2025.
$320 due by December 1, 2025.
All payments are non-refundable.
Time Commitment
Once a student is accepted into the ensemble, they should prepare to spend at least 4 hours/month working on music and forms needed for participation.
There will be 5 student assignments for students to submit via MusicFirst: March, May, July, September, November
Assignment information, music and forms will be released in monthly update emails.
Students should plan to arrive to Pasadena, CA on December 27, 2025, by 1 p.m. Students are able to travel home anytime on January 3, 2026.
QUESTIONS?
Email tournament@musicforall.org
Phone: 317.636.2263
Toll-Free: 800.848.226
About the William D. Revelli Scholarship
The Music for All Foundation is dedicated to creating, providing, and expanding positively life-changing experiences through music. The Foundation, formerly known as The Revelli Foundation and established in honor of Dr. William D. Revelli, has a longstanding history of awarding scholarships to future music educators. Dr. Revelli’s legacy continues to live through the many students who benefit from the scholarships.
The scholarship will be announced and presented at the 2025 Music for All National Festival.
Award
$1,000 one-time scholarship
Eligibility
Nominees must be graduating seniors who:
- Plan to pursue a degree in music education.
- Demonstrate outstanding musicianship, leadership skills, and work ethic.
- Plan to enroll in college within one year of graduating high school.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on other scales).
- Will perform in an ensemble at the 2025 Music for All National Festival.
Requirements
Each STUDENT must submit the following:
1. A résumé of musical and leadership achievements focusing on all aspects of the student’s academic, musical, extracurricular, and community service accomplishments and demonstrating the overall quality of the candidate.
2. Provide contact information for a recommendation form to be sent to your ensemble director, and follow up with your director to ensure they submit the recommendation. The Submittable system will send the recommendation form directly to the student's director to complete.
3. An essay of at least 500 but no more than 750 words that address each of the following prompts:
- Please describe the experiences and/or people who have inspired you to become a music educator.
- Why do you feel music education is an integral part of the school curriculum?
- What traits do you feel are essential in a successful music educator, and how do you exemplify those traits?