Parade Season: A Distanced Documentary on Ontario's University Marching Bands

Learn more about the bands:

Queen's Bands - facebook.com/queensbands1905
Western University's Mustang Band - https://sites.google.com/view/westernmustangband
McMaster University Marchine Band - mcmastermarchingband.com

Please reach out to me at mclay026@uottawa.ca if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. 

Acknowledgements

Thank you so much to Alex Fear, Asta Coffey, Caitlin Young, Chelsea, Chris Lamb, Cindy Li, Emily Lightstone, Emma Lord, Fatema Abdullatif, Graeme Noble, Hannah, Jennie Riddell, Jesse Basi, José Andrés Bordas, Kate Seto, Katelyn Ludington, Kevin Li, Lucas Greville, Maddie Bongard, Maeve Beckett, Matthew Wark, Mike Cummings, Quinn Fleming, Riley McMahon, Skye Jamieson, and Sophia Kahn for your time and stories. 

Special thank you to Alex Fear, Quinn Fleming, and Mike Cummings for your help recruiting participants.

Bibliography

Boesveld, Sarah. 2011. “Queen’s University marching band suspended for distributing 'explicit' and 'degrading' material.” National Post, November 18. 

Colbert, Sam. 2012. “Marching Band Fee Headed to Referendum.” The Silhouette (Hamilton, ON), November 29. 

CBC News. 2019. “Ontario court strikes down measure allowing students to opt out of fees for 'non-essential services.'” Accessed December 21, 2020. 

Do, Elisa. 2020. “Zoom Rehearsals and Masterclasses the New Norm.” The Silhouette (Hamilton, ON), September 24. 

Fernandez-Blance, Katherine. 2011. “Bands Banned for Term.” The Queen’s University Journal (Kingston, ON), November 18. 

James, Paige. 2019. “How Joining Queen’s Bands Changed my University Experience for the Better.” The Queen’s University Journal (Kingston, ON), October 10. 

Lear, Katie. 2015. “And the Band Goes Marching On.” The Gazette (London, ON), February 11. 

Western Mustang Band. n.d. “About Us.” Accessed December 21, 2020.