Editing James Madison University (section)

=== Music ===
{{see also|Marching Royal Dukes}}

James Madison University has the largest collegiate marching band in the nation, with 540 members as of Fall 2022. Nicknamed "Virginia's Finest", the [[Marching Royal Dukes]] have performed at the inaugurations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the NFC title game between Washington and Dallas in 1983, and the Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1988 and 1991. The band has made four appearances in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], first in 2001, again in 2008, 2013, and most recently in 2018. In the past decade, the band has performed in Europe during winter break; they appeared in Athens, Dublin, Monaco, London, and Rome.<ref name="JMU-MRDs">{{cite web  | title = JMU School of Music: Ensembles: Marching Royal Dukes  | url = http://www.jmu.edu/music/mrd/about.html  | access-date = October 19, 2006 | archive-date = October 18, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061018131439/http://www.jmu.edu/music/mrd/about.html  | url-status = live  }}</ref>

The JMU Brass Band is one of only a few collegiate brass bands in the United States. Formed in the fall of 2000, the band has twice been named the [[North American Brass Band Association]] (NABBA) Honors Section Champion (2004, 2005), and is the 2024 Championship Section Champion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Madison University Brass Band - Brass Band Results |url=https://brassbandresults.co.uk/bands/james-madison-university-brass-band/ |access-date=March 2, 2022 |website=brassbandresults.co.uk |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623164209/https://brassbandresults.co.uk/bands/james-madison-university-brass-band/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

JMU is home to ten a cappella ensembles: four all-female, three all-male, and three co-educational groups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breezejmu.org/culture/behind-the-scenes-look-of-jmu-a-cappella-group-auditions/article_c5dfa866-20e5-11e9-9763-9f3eaa259630.html|title=Behind-the-scenes look of JMU a cappella group auditions|first=Camryn|last=Finn|website=The Breeze|date=January 26, 2019|language=en|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809172844/https://www.breezejmu.org/culture/behind-the-scenes-look-of-jmu-a-cappella-group-auditions/article_c5dfa866-20e5-11e9-9763-9f3eaa259630.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They are nationally recognized, with many of them featured on the Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) yearly compilation albums.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://varsityvocals.com/project/boca-2019/|title=BOCA 2019|website=Varsity Vocals|language=en-US|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601024916/https://varsityvocals.com/project/boca-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://varsityvocals.com/project/boca-2018/|title=BOCA 2018|website=Varsity Vocals|language=en-US|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=June 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601034954/https://varsityvocals.com/project/boca-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://varsityvocals.com/project/boca-2016/|title=BOCA 2016|website=Varsity Vocals|language=en-US|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220410/https://varsityvocals.com/project/boca-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several of the groups, such as [[Note-oriety]] and The Overtones, have gone "[[Viral video|viral]]" for their music videos, "[[Pretty Hurts]]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/17/beyonce-pretty-hurts-female-cappella-group/32543463/|title=Watch: Female a cappella group covers Beyonce's 'Pretty Hurts'|last=Rein|first=Kristen|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809174244/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/17/beyonce-pretty-hurts-female-cappella-group/32543463/|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Say Love",<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2015 |title=A Cappella Version Of Beyonce's 'Pretty Hurts' Conveys Powerful Message |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pretty-hurts-a-cappella_n_55fabc46e4b00310edf5dc06 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502220152/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pretty-hurts-a-cappella_n_55fabc46e4b00310edf5dc06 |url-status=live }}</ref> respectively. Note-oriety also performed at the [[White House]] in 2019[[Washington, D.C.|.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breezejmu.org/culture/jmu-a-capella-group-note-oriety-to-perform-at-the/article_1da1b8f2-00a5-11e9-976d-ff12d4c0da2e.html|title=JMU a capella group Note-oriety to perform at the White House|first=Amy|last=Needham|website=The Breeze|date=December 15, 2018|language=en|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809172843/https://www.breezejmu.org/culture/jmu-a-capella-group-note-oriety-to-perform-at-the/article_1da1b8f2-00a5-11e9-976d-ff12d4c0da2e.html|url-status=live}}</ref>