Audition for

Tiger Band Brass and Woodwinds

2024 Tiger Band Brass and Woodwind Auditions

All auditions for wind players for the 2024 Tiger Band season will be completed by video submission. Cell phone videos are acceptable if that is the only equipment available. All of the information you need to complete and submit your video, including a video tutorial is posted below. If you still have questions, please contact the band office at 864.656.3380.

NEW MEMBERS

All Auditions submitted between January 20 and April 12 are eligible for an early acceptance decision on April 26. Any new member videos submitted after that date will be reviewed and considered for remaining open spots until the roster is filled.

RETURNING MEMBERS

All returning member audition videos are due on April 12. Results will be communicated by April 26 via email.

Tiger Band Application

The first round of drumline auditions will be via video submission due on June 22. Please see the Clemson University Drumline website for more details.

April

12

Deadline

April

26

Notification

July

22

Deadline

Returners & Early Decisions for new members Video Audition Submission Deadline

Tiger Band Application

Returners & Early Decision applications will be notified of results via email.

Rolling auditions will continue for NEW MEMBERS ONLY throughout the spring and summer for open positions until all positions are filled.

Audition Information

Content

Your audition video should contain:

  • A short introduction of yourself
  • Tiger Rag (one time through, stop at the end of the first ending)
  • 2024 Audition Excerpt

Requirements

Both portions of the video must be done in one, continuous, un-edited take. (Do not turn the camera off between songs)

Your face and fingers/valves/slides must be visible at all times in the video.

Specialized instruments may use more common instruments for their audition. For example:

  • Piccolos may audition on Flute
  • Mellophones may audition on Horn
  • Baritones may audition on Euphonium or a Concert Baritone
  • Sousaphones may audition on Tuba

Sheet music for Tiger Rag and the 2024 Audition Excerpt can be viewed and downloaded below.

Returning members must submit a new video for the 2024 season. Videos used in previous seasons will not be accepted.

Returners: Please use the posted part for your section for the audition regardless of what part you played in previous seasons of Tiger Band.

The Audition Excerpt is a portion of a selection that Tiger Band has played at halftime in the past. It is our hope that including a piece like this on the audition will give you an opportunity to better show us your musicianship and technical ability relative to a normal Tiger Band performance.

Reference Recordings

Tiger Rag:

All submissions will be evaluated by expert educators and the process will be overseen by the Tiger Band directors.

Returning members will earn 1 bonus point on their audition for every semester of participation in Tiger Band, other Clemson Bands, and private lessons with Clemson University Instructors.

Click here to view the scoresheet that all judges will use to evaluate the audition.

Submission

Upload your video to YouTube as an “unlisted” video or to another file sharing service like Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box.

Secure a download link for the file that you can share with us. Please check to make sure that the permissions will allow us to view it!

Fill out the online application below:

Tiger Band Application

Tutorial

Watch this video for a step-by-step explanation of our audition process and how to submit your application.

Sheet Music for the 2024 Audition

Tiger Rag

Piccolo
Clarinet
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Trumpet
Mellophone
Trombone
Baritone (BC)
Baritone (TC)
Sousaphone

2024 Audition Excerpt

Piccolo
Clarinet
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Trumpet
Mellophone
Trombone
Baritone (BC)
Baritone (TC)
Sousaphone