August 11-17
Band Camp 2024
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.
Please see the Important Notes below for more information. Downloads will be updated as they become available.
Incoming Freshman and Transfer Students Only
Sign Up for Auditions
ALL STUDENTS
Register for Band Camp
Practice
Learn our fight songs and some fundamentals to prepare for Band Camp.
- The week of Band Camp (August 11-17) is your audition. You will learn our marching style, music, and get to know your fellow students and leaders.
- Report Dates
- Sunday, August 11
- All Incoming Freshmen
- New Student Brass and Woodwind players
- All drumline
- All auxiliaries
- Tuesday, August 13th
- All Returning Brass and Woodwind Players
- Sunday, August 11
- Participation in Band Camp does not guarantee acceptance into the marching band
- Students not selected to be in the Marching Band are highly encouraged to transition into one of our Indoor Ensembles. You will be placed in another ensemble based on your Marching Band music audition.
- 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, jazz, orchestra), you should still complete the requisite indoor audition.
- All students auditioning for marching band are required to attend Band Camp.
- Do not sign up for Boiler Gold Rush if you intend to participate in Band Camp. You will have many of the same opportunities like making friends, campus tours, meeting campus officials, and other social activities.
- Students selected for membership are required to register for BAND 11000 (CRN 46611-001)
- While there is nothing stopping you from participating in multiple ensembles, you are advised to consider the time commitment involved as well as the rest of your course load.
- Students must be registered for Band Camp to be eligible for early move-in with University Residences.
- Students will receive a link from University Residences to select their early move-in time during the summer. Be sure to check your Purdue email often.
- 2024 Band Camp Move-In Dates:
- Golduster Dance Team: Friday, August 2
- Student Leadership Team: Wednesday, August 7 OR Thursday, August 8
- New Members and Drumline/BBD/Auxiliaries: Friday, August 9 OR Saturday, August 10
- Returning Members: Sunday, August 11 OR Monday, August 12
- Please be aware that as a Band Camp participant, housing is not waived, and therefore you will assessed a $35/day charge from the time of check-in until the start of the contract on Friday, August 16, 2024.
- Students may eat in the Dining Courts as needed by paying the door rate with a Credit/Debit Card or Boiler Express. The costs per meals are: Breakfast: $8.82 Lunch: $13.44 Dinner: $13.98. Many students eat at other restaurants on and off campus and pack breakfast items and snacks for the week.
