Scholarship Audition Dates/Information
Contact the Band Office at 662-325-2713 to schedule your audition for the 2026 Famous Maroon Band.
Audition Dates are below (all by appointment)
- Weekdays (Monday - Friday) during Spring semester through March 27
- Friday, November 21 (Music majors only)
- Friday, January 30 (For students attending the MSU Honor Band Clinic)
- Saturday, February 21 (Preferred date for incoming music majors; all other majors are welcome)
- Saturday, March 21 (open to all majors)
Brass & Woodwind Scholarship Audition Requirements
- 5 major scales (Student's choice, 2 octaves where appropriate.)
- Chromatic scale
- A 1-2 minute prepared piece that demonstrates your best qualities as a musician
- Sight reading
Percussion Scholarship Audition Requirements
Percussionists are encouraged to audition on multiple instruments, but this is not required.
- Snare Drum
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- 5 rudiments (Student's choice, Open-Closed-Open)
- Long Roll
- A 1-2 minute prepared piece (on concert or marching snare) that demonstrates your best qualities as a musician
- Sight reading
- Mallet Percussion
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- Same as Brass & Woodwind requirements
- Timpani
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- Etude or solo
- Percussionists must also be placed successfully on the drumline to receive a scholarship award. See below.
Drumline Auditions
- The 2026 MSU Drumline audition schedule will be announced in January 2026.
Auxiliary Auditions
More information can be found on the Auxiliaries page.
- Audition submissions for the 2026 MSU Feature Twirlers are due on Saturday, March 14. More information will come in January.
- Audition submissions for the 2026 MSU Color Guard are due on Saturday, April 25. More information will come in January.