The George N. Parks Drum Major Academy is a nationwide summer academy for high school drum majors and majorettes. It was founded in 1978 by George N. Parks.
Held at various locations around the United States, by 2010 the academy drew up to 3,000 students each year.[1][2] Since its inception, nearly 70,000 high school and college students have attended its summer programs and received instruction on how to be more effective drum majors and student leaders.
- ^ Newark Post, UD band director remembers mentor and friend George Parks Archived 2013-01-30 at archive.today 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "History". George N. Parks Drum Major Academy. 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2010.