Pride of the Southland's first female drum major reflects on historic role

For Women's History Month, we talk to Kelly Ballard, who in 2005 went from playing piccolo to leading the Pride of the Southland Band on the field.
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'Just amazing': FAMU head drum major appears in Oscars performance

The Florida A&M University Marching 100 band’s first female head drum major has performed on many stages before, but the 2026 Oscars is the latest one added to her acclaimed list. A FAMU senior and ...

HBCU Marching Bands: Women Who Lead (P3)

Part III of our series on women HBCU Drum Majors includes a current viral sensation from FAMU. The post HBCU Marching Bands: ...

'Just amazing': FAMU head drum major appears in Oscars performance

The FAMU Marching 100's first female head drum major has performed on many stages before, but the 2026 Oscars is the latest one added to her list.
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Pride of the Southland's first female drum major reflects on historic role

Like some of the songs she gets her students to play, University of Tennessee alumna Kelly Ballard has a naturally upbeat way of discussing her life and current job as a music and band teacher at ...