How to audition

1. Apply for admission to Marian University at

http://www.marian.edu/apply-now
2. Contact shearn@marian.edu to schedule an
audition visit.
3. Prepare the exercises listed below.
4. Perform your audition by March 1 to receive full
scholarship consideration.
Audition Exercises
Horn Line Exercises (link)
Mark time and perform exercises 4, 5A, and 13 at
MM=120 from our Lucky 13 exercises. Exercises
available with this QR Code.
Percussion Exercises (link)
All percussionists will prepare the Polly rudimental
exercise on snare (with mark time and spoken part)
and the mallet exercises at the noted metronome
markings. Exercises available with this QR Code.
Color Guard
Our color guard audition process takes advantage of
21st Century technology! To audition for the MU
Color Guard, post to YouTube a video of yourself
performing work that you choreograph to music.
Videos should be no longer than three minutes and
feature movement and flag work. Contact
shearn@marian.edu to send your video link.
What you should know:
Our audition process is different from most
university marching bands. We come to you!
In the same way that an athletic coach scouts a
player, well come observe you rehearse and/or
perform with your band first, then well watch and
listen to you alone. Your high school band directors
endorsement is another important part of your
audition.
Following your audition, well notify you of the status
of your audition. If your audition was successful,
well send a recommendation to the Office of
Financial Aid that you receive a band scholarship as
a member of the MU Marching Band! Students who
audition prior to March 1 will receive full
consideration.
Our Office of Financial Aid will then put together the
best possible Financial Aid package for you
including your band scholarship and other types of
aid. Award Letters go out in early March.



2015 Marching Band
Audition Guide
History
September 19, 2009 - First performance
2009 band included Horn Line and Battery only
2010 added Color Guard
2011 added Front Ensemble/Pit
The MU Marching Band performs for home football
games, parades, pep rallies, campus sporting events,
community concerts, and private events. Recently, the
band has become widely requested as an exhibition
band for high school band competitions across the
Midwest, and at the Bands of America Grand National
Championships held each fall at Lucas Oil Stadium in
downtown Indianapolis.
The MU Band provides
opportunities to develop
leadership, perseverance, and
musical expertise that
contribute to professional
success for a lifetime.
Things to do before your
audition:
Apply to Marian
University
Contact us to schedule
an audition visit
! Prepare the exercises
in this guide
! Rock your audition!
Horn Line instruments
Piccolo/Flute
Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Trumpet
Mellophone
Trombone
Baritone
Sousaphone
Percussion instruments
Snare Drum
Tenor Drums
Bass Drum
Marimba
Vibraphone
Synthesizer
Drum Set
Auxiliary Percussion
Who are we?
The MU Marching Band is the most visible ambassador
of Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Comprised
entirely of full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate
students, the band performs each fall for over 45,000
people in addition to its slate of NAIA football games.
Every member of the band receives a scholarship
(brass, woodwind, percussion, and color guard)!
Every member of the band is issued a professional
quality instrument!
There are absolutely NO FEES to participate and no
out of pocket cost. We pay for everything!