<p>Some suggested schools from the midwest (I tend to know more about these schools):
SIUE-Edwardsville
UMKC Conservatory
Drury University
Oklahoma City University
Milliken University
University of Chicago
DePaul University</p>
<p>Just a few where you can major in music and not have to even worry about marching bands (They don’t have them)</p>
<p>Love those video links! :)</p>
<p>stanatedj, thanks for the non-marching band school list! Unfortunately we are really looking just in Michigan and maybe Northern Ohio, my daughter isn’t inclined to roam too far from home, and finances are an issue. There are probably lots of great private schools that wouldn’t require marching band, but those aren’t even on our radar. She has good grades (3.88) and decent ACT (29), so good enough for a little merit but not enough for the big leagues. She is a good musician (All-state and lots of honors bands) but there are plenty of clarinet players out there so doubtful there will be much coming her way for music dollars. I never thought this would all be so complicated!</p>
<p>Really, I have no idea 
what colleges that require marching band have students with disabilities or who are unable to march for whatever reason do, but as a past marching band member, I know that we had a lot of different staff members work on our shows. To be competitive we had people who’s job was to work on design and technical aspects of the shows, utilizing computer technology, helping with music rehearsals inside the band room (basically directing band music practices), those that performed on mallets or large drums on the sideline, those that looked at film and showed us where our lines were not correct and how we needed to improve spacing for our shows, etc. All the while being exposed to and learning about the entire marching band experience.</p>
<p>And then you’ve got your uniforms, guard and band that need to be taken care of, guard equipment that needs to be chosen, ordered, maintained, logistics and the like. I’m sure there’s much more I’ve forgotten!</p>
<p>And this is just my experience as a HS member!</p>
<p>Surely there must be a number of public universities in Michigan that don’t require marching band as part of a music ed program. I know that at a number of universities, music majors are not ALLOWED to be in marching band. Contact each department and ask them directly.</p>
<p>redeye brings up possibilities to be a support member of the band. Another possibility would be to look into the pit.</p>
<p>It is up to the individual school how they handle disabilities, and some schools do it better than others. And there is a public school vs private school issue too. But a disability is a disability and if it is documented, it is illegal to discriminate (require participation) if the student has a disability which prevents their participation. Again, it depends on the school itself (and maybe the disability itself) to determine how much hoops the student will have the jump through so they do not have to participate in marching band. However, I am sure that if a school requires marching band for music ed majors, they have already had to deal with a student with a disability preventing participation in the marching band enrolled in the program.</p>