ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR FALL 2024 AND IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE CHECK BACK SUMMER 2025 FOR NEXT YEAR’S AUDITION INFORMATION.
The entire week of band camp is part of the audition process. Registering for band camp is does not guarantee placement in the “All-American” Marching Band. You must attend band camp to be offered membership.
Selections are made on the Friday of band camp, at which point students who are not selected are strongly encouraged to transition to one of our fantastic indoor ensembles.
If you are only auditioning for Marching Band (attending Band Camp) you are not required to submit an indoor ensemble audition. However, if you plan to perform in marching band and an additional indoor ensemble (concert or jazz), you should still complete the requisite indoor audition.
Fall 2025 information will be available March 3, 2025.
The Applied Music Studies program offers students private lessons on piano, guitar, and chamber music. Instructors are professional musicians from the region. Lessons are scheduled on a semester basis. Various lesson packages are offered on a non-credit basis with a special lab fee based on the number of lessons scheduled.
Students who play at an advanced level and are interested in receiving 1 hour of academic credit may audition and then register for BAND 12000. Students receiving credit must complete a jury/recital at the end of this semester.
Openings for Golden Girl, Girl-in-Black, Miss Boilerette, Silver Twins and the All-American Twirling Team.
- Early Action Application Deadline for Purdue University- November 1, 2024
- Email your materials –Applications due by email to Morgan Loetz, masher@purdue.edu, by 11:59pm on December 31st, 2024.
- Cover letter- indicating all of the positions you are interested in auditioning for and your upcoming year and major at Purdue University.
- Twirling resume and contact information including phone number, email address, and mailing address.
- 5-minute unlisted YouTube video- featuring yourself twirling and including a solo performance and live performance.
- Invitations to in-person auditions will be extended
- After review of audition materials from step 1, invitations will be extended for in-person auditions on campus.
- Invitations for in-person auditions, along with audition packets, will be sent out by January 20th, 2025.
- In-person auditions- February 22, 2025
- All twirlers will complete the audition requirements for the All-American Twirling Team, regardless of the positions they are auditioning for. Soloists will have additional requirements they need to complete as seen in the bottom of this section.
- All-American Twirling Team requirements:
- A freestyle twirling routine
- Time limit is 2-1/2 minutes
- You may use any number of batons
- No props or fire batons will be allowed
- You will learn a routine the day of in-person auditions to be performed for judges
- A public relations test interview- you are expected to know about the “All-American” Marching Band and Purdue Twirling traditions. For more info: www.purdue.edu/bands
- A freestyle twirling routine
- Soloist requirements in addition to those listed above:
- A down the field marching routine to the Purdue fight song, Hail Purdue.
- Each instrumental part of your routine should cover the length of a basketball court.
- The song will be played while you perform down the court, you will sing the chorus at the opposite end of the court from where you started, and then the instrumental version will play again while you move back down the court.
- You will perform an improvised routine.
- A down the field marching routine to the Purdue fight song, Hail Purdue.
- Invitations for all positions will be extended-all applicants will hear no later than 2 weeks from the date of in-person auditions.
Any questions or concerns, please contact Coach Morgan Loetz, Auxiliary Director, at masher@purdue.edu
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