Advice for Freshmen - University of Miami Marching Band (Band of the Hour)

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Hello - My son will be enrolling at Frost School of Music in the fall. Does anyone know what the time commitment is like for new Fall Freshmen who join the Band of the Hour? It seems like August Marching Band Camp would overlap with most of the other on-campus orientation activities; does joining the marching band make campus orientation harder? Any thoughts about the time commitment the first semester getting used to college-level coursework?

Thanks, in advance, for any advice or expertise here.

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Hi there! My Frost freshman is not in BOTH but DM me if you would like me to ask her to connect your kiddo with someone who is. I feel quite confident that the orientation experience will actually be better than for the other freshmen because they’ll know the other BOTH folks!

Edited to add: I think it is a pretty serious time commitment but very fun and rewarding.