<p>Are there any schools that recruit for Marching Band?</p>
<p>hahaha.</p>
<p>I don't think so...</p>
<p>All the best marchers end up in drum corps, and they pay to be in that... </p>
<p>If you are good at your instrument, I would reccomend you make sure you are good at classical/jazz and try to get a school to like you for that...</p>
<p>Most colleges do not recruit for marching band. However, if you had some leadership position in the band, I think it helps w/ admission. I know this one senior who got into UC Berkeley with 1100 SAT scores. He thinks his position as the drum major helped him.</p>
<p>You get brownie points, but no scholie. </p>
<p>Unless you were playing the triangle in your band of course. Triangle virtuosos get in, provided they clear the 500 point bar on the SAT (combined, old.) ;)</p>
<p>nah, they won't recruit for marching band, but marching band is a good EC and if you have leadership in it that will count well for you. They will recruit for classical and jazz if you are that good though.</p>
<p>... I watched my high school battery + pit run the end of a song literally almost 10 times so the instructor could get the right amount of triangle. He's retired Air Force Band and has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra.</p>
<p>but yea, it's all about the drum corps
/screw summer internships
//my move in is Friday</p>
<p>Schools can't give scholarships for marching band students because you can't put a price tag on pure awesome and they can't really offer infinite money.</p>
<p>they dont recruit but it definitely can help you- i'm a huge sports fan and when i was applying to colleges i was very interested in getting into the basketball pep band at one large sports school that was rated much lower than the other schools that i was looking at. i called the director of the pep band and basically said that if i was in the band i would definitely come to that school. he then asked what instrument i played- the flute, unfortunately not one of the key members of the pepband. he said that if i switched to tuba he would be happy to take me. a tuba is like 2x bigger than i am- that wasnt going to happen!
moral of the story- if you are a much needed/uber-talented musician, you will have a leg up in the admissions game.</p>
<p>Scholarships? maybe. It depends on the school.</p>
<p>At one school I am familiar with they begged for kids to join the marching band and made no bones about looking for these kids.</p>
<p>I'd look for schools of music which are tied to a university with a D1 team--some schools with a less than spectacular sports record should give you an indication. From that point I'd try to find out if they fill in spots with kids from other local colleges--that's a key that you'll be wanted. Compliment that with pretty decent grades, moderate SATs and a good audition--you have a winning ticket for admission</p>
<p>list some schools? ^</p>
<p>Can you give me the name of that school please?</p>
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