1. All students MUST audition to be a member of the Pep Band.
2. All students must attend 4 of 5 rehearsals to receive a pep band
uniform and to be allowed to participate.
3. All students must sign in before a rehearsal or game to receive credit.
4. All students must provide their own transportation to the Bob Carpenter Center. Parking will be provided for free in the back lot. Please enter in the Route 4 entrance.
5. No use of drugs, alcohol, profanity, or displays of inappropriate behavior in uniform (uniform is pep band jacket, this includes carrying instrument into the arena, bus, or rehearsal room). This may also lead to dismissal from the pep band and removal of scholarship.
6. Anyone who has auditioned and abided by the guidelines may take pep
band for credit (one credit during the spring semester). Please see the guidelines below to see if you qualify. The course number is MUSC 120 sec 010.
7. Anyone who wishes to arrange a piece of music for the band should:
a. Submit the score for approval to Jim Ancona via email (Sibelius software only). Scores MUST be complete (drumset parts, etc).
b. Length should be 1.5 to 2 minutes or a 30 second time out
c. Upon approval, the project must be completed by the second rehearsal, this includes making copies (5x7 reductions) for the band
d. There are no guarantees that we will play your chart in performance - VERY FEW CHARTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!
e. The pep band must be supplied with an original score and parts
f. The pep band retains the rights to perform your arrangement for the next 10 years.
GRADING - please see which category you fit into:
Scholarship Recipient and NO Study Abroad - You must attend 4 of 5 rehearsals, you must attend 16 of 20 mandatory games, you must be a full time student in the spring, you must attend one post season away trip, you can take the course for credit and you will receive an "A". Optional game attendance erases one absence.
Scholarship Recipient and WILL Study Abroad - You must attend 4 of 5 rehearsals, you must attend 7 of 9 mandatory games in the fall and spring, you must be a full time student in the spring, you must attend one post season away trip, you CANNOT take the course for credit. Optional game attendance erases one absence.
No Scholarship, NO Study Abroad, FOR CREDIT - You must attend 4 of 5 rehearsals. You are eligible to travel to any of the away trips. Grading is as follows: (Optional game attendance erases one absence.)
16+/20 mandatory games A
15/20 A-
14/20 B
13/20 B-
12/20 C
11/20 C-
10/20 D
9/20 F and removal from band
No Scholarship, NO Study Abroad, NO CREDIT - You must attend 4 of 5 rehearsals, you must attend at least 12/20 mandatory games. You are eligible to travel to any of the away trips. Optional game attendance erases one absence.
No Scholarship, WILL Study Abroad, NO CREDIT - You must attend 4 of 5 rehearsals, you must attend at least 7 of 9 mandatory Fall and Spring games. You are eligible to travel to any of the away trips. Optional game attendance erases one absence.