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Marching-related videos are all over YouTube. That's great news for marching fans, since it's now easier than ever to view clips of bands, guards, drumlines and events. Here are a few videos that Marching.com has featured in conjunction with news stories.

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Sneak preview of Miami University's show for Macy's
Eleven of America's best marching bands are headed to New York City for the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Bands start their experience with overnight run-throughs for the NBC camera crew, then forward-march the parade route before finally performing their drill routine in front of Macy's near the end of the route. This clip shows a recent run-through of what Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) will perform for the NBC telecast.

Documentary goes inside Rhythm Generation
The creative team behind From The 50 Yard Line is putting the final touches on another powerful documentary, this time focused on winter percussion. Rhythm Generation is slated for release in November 2011. The film presents personal stories of students from Forsyth Central HS (Cumming, GA), Dartmouth HS (MA), Centerville HS (OH) and Ayala HS (Chino Hills, CA), as they prepare for the WGI Percussion World Championships. View the trailer below and watch for more information at DrummingMovie.com.

HMKG among Europe's finest marching units
Britain's Royal Couple, William and Kate, will be attending the Calgary Stampede Parade on July 8. It reminds us of the appreciation Europeans have for the marching activity. This video from Norway features "His Majesty The King's Guard" performing with incredible precision at the Norwegian Military Tattoo. (Don't miss the rifle segment at 2:45.)

Minnesota bands elevate the art of street marching
Minnesota's summer parade season has more than 25 competitive events culminating with the Vikingland Band Festival parade marching championship. This video from 2006 features Park Center High School's Cirque du Soleil show, which earned awards for first place, best color guard and best winds in the large school class, and was just 3-tenths from the overall Grand Champion award.

2011 WGI Championships Highlights
Nearly 300 guards performed at the WGI Color Guard World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. Check out this montage of highlights that Marching.com captured, including images of all of the gold medalists.

Percussion ensembles say it with Drum Talk
If you're not a percussionist, just sit back and enjoy because drummers have a language all their own. Hundreds of percussion ensembles will perform in 18 regional events ahead of the WGI Percussion World Championships in Dayton April 14-16. This WGI clip shows what some of the performers had to "say" in the lot at last year's championship.