Founded in 1975, Bands of America is a nonprofit, educational organization providing avenues for learning and excellence in music education for the high school students and directors of the United States. Bands of America's internationally acclaimed repertoire of events includes the Grand National Championships, National Concert Band Festival, Summer Symposium, Regional Marching Championships and one-day musical and leadership clinics. More than 270,000 teens, family members and enthusiasts attend BOA events each year with more than 90,000 teens participating. Bands of America also publishes award-winning national newsletters five times annually. Its student divisions include the concert band, jazz band, orchestra, marching band, world percussion symposium, color guard and the George N. Parks drum major academy. It also provides the leadership weekend experience two-day interactive learning lab. Bands of America is headquartered in Indianapolis.