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= LAUSD All-District High School Marching Band = The Los Angeles Unified School District High School Marching Band (Popularly known as: LA All-City Band) was founded in 1973 by John Deichman and a few other teachers. The band was created as an opportunity for students within LAUSD to be represented in the Tournaments of Roses Parade because of the fact that most schools within LAUSD do not have a marching band large enough to reach the required 100 performers needed in a marching band to perform. With the exception of a few high schools like Granada Hills Charter, Taft High School, and Locke High School, that had the minimum number of musicians. LA All-City is one out the four marching bands that is allowed to perform on the Rose Parade on a annual basis.

LAUSD is the second largest band in the district and this honor band represents 60+ High Schools within the district coming from regions from as vast as the Harbor Area to the San Fernando Valley. The Beyond the Bell program provides instructors with workshops to teach Music and Auxillary Instructors to prepare students for the events in which they will perform at. They also provide transportation via School Buses to further encourage participation.

The current head director of this marching band is Anthony "Tony" White.

All-City Band has performed for the following organizations/events:

 * Pasadena's Tournament of Roses Parade.
 * Tournament of Roses Bandfest
 * Disneyland's Magic Music Days
 * Super Bowls XI, XIV & XVII
 * Coca Cola Centennial Celebration, Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Governor's Inauguration in Sacramento, CA.
 * Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade in Hollywood, CA
 * Hands Across America Campaign
 * Los Angeles Millennium Celebration
 * Raiders' Football Games
 * Rams' Football Games
 * XXIV Olympiad Salute
 * XXVII Olympiad Torch Run
 * World Series
 * NAMM Opening Ceremony
 * Ringo Star Walk of Fame Induction
 * Playboy Jazz Festival
 * Martin Luther King, Jr. Kingdom Day Parade

Style
All-City band exclusively uses marching brass instruments only including: Trumpets, Mellophones, Trombones, Baritone horns, and Sousaphones (often reffered to as Tubas). Along with battery percussion instruments (Snares, Tenor Drums, Bass Drums, and Cymbals) This gives this band a unique brass sound with maximum projection possible. They use their own exclusive music which is arranged by Kenneth Dye who also arranged music and is the director for the University of Notre Dame Marching Band. Ken Dye composed "Spanish Skies" which is one of All-City's most iconic songs played every year along with a Patriotic Medley (I-V). Every year five songs are selected with the selection always consiting of Spanish Skies and a Patriotic Medley.

Another unique thing about All-City is it's marching style. Instead of the common roll-step marching they use a Chair step style marching that is very similar to bands like Ohio State University and other reputable university bands. This band has their very own cadence that also makes it very unique to others. During the cadence every performer would do a type of visual and sound off.