page_title: Stillman College
section_title: Band
hierarchical_section_title: Stillman College / Student activities / Performance Arts (Band/Choir) / Band
caption_attribution_description: English: Stillman College Blue Pride Marching Tiger Band - 2015
context_page_description: Stillman College is a private Presbyterian and historically black liberal arts college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awards the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 17 disciplines/majors housed within three academic schools. The college has an average enrollment of 650 students and is accredited by The Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
context_section_description: Stillman College's band program was started in 1955.  The band has had many leaders, including:   
  Dr. Paul Meacham (1957–62) -- the first full-time director
  Mr. Moses Geoffrey (1962), Dr. Joe Boyer (1963–69)
  Mr. Karl Anthony Huff (1974-1977)
  Dr. Roosevelt Shelton (1978–88)
  Dr. David Legette (1989–90)
  Mr. Selwyn Reed (1991–94)
  Dr. Dyan Ryans (1995-2000)
  famed bandsman Dr. Thomas E. Lyle (2000-2004)
  co-directors Mr. Charles Cooper & Mr. Miguel Bonds  (2005)
  Mr. Joseph Evans (2006–07)
  Mr. Robert Williams (2007–11)
  Mr. Robert Nickerson (2012–13)
  Prof. Derrick K. Yates (2013 - 2017)
  Current Director of Bands Prof. Edward "PJ" Howard
  The "Pride of the South", also known as the "Blue Pride" Marching Tiger Band (BPMT), includes a concert band, and jazz band.
  With an average membership of 120, the "Blue Pride" Marching Tiger Band is a historically black college musical show unit that is organized during the fall football season.  Membership is open to all qualified students enrolled at the college, regardless of their major field.
  In February 2010, Stillman College dedicated a brand new facility, the Thomas Lyle Band Center, named in honor of former band director Thomas Lyle, in conjunction with the Wynn Fine Arts Center. In the fall of 2013, the "Blue Pride" Marching Tiger Band participated in the Annual Turkey Day Classic against Alabama State University. The marching band is represented in the Xbox 360 game Black College Football: BCFX: The Xperience playing selections of Sing a Song and Word Up.
  The band offers two honor and service organizations: Kappa Kappa Psi, Kappa Omicron Chapter & Tau Beta Sigma, Theta Chi Chapter.
caption: Stillman College Blue Pride Marching Tiger Band - 2015
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