Scholarship Audition Dates/Information

Contact the Band Office at 662-325-2713 to schedule your audition.

Audition Dates are below (all by appointment)

• Weekdays during Spring semester through the end of March
• Friday, January 27, 2023 (for students attending the MSU Honor Band Clinic)
• Saturday, February 11, 2023 (also the preferred date for incoming music majors)
• Saturday, March 18, 2023

Brass & Woodwind Scholarship Audition Requirements

• 5 major scales (Student's choice. 2 octaves where appropriate.)
• A 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
• • 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
• • Same as Brass & Woodwind requirements
• Timpani
• • Etude or solo
• Percussionists must also be placed successfully on the drumline to receive a scholarship award. See below.

Drumline Auditions

• Information about auditioning for the 2023 MSU drumline will be available in early 2023.

Auxiliary Auditions

• Information about the 2023 MSU color guard and feature twirler auditions will be available in early 2023.