Membership in the Longhorn Band is determined by TWO auditions. The first is a preliminary playing audition performed for the directors. (Music Majors - acceptance to the School of Music serves as your preliminary audition. However, you must still submit a Prospective Member Audition Form, downloadable in Microsoft Word or PDF format.) Once the preliminary playing audition (wind) or color guard audition is passed, the applicant will be invited via mail to join us for "Band Week" - the week prior to the start of the fall semester. Here they will learn the Longhorn Band marching style and participate in a final marching/playing audition. After passing both auditions, the prospective member is admitted to the marching band program.

Wind Preliminary Audition:

1. All 12 major scales
2. Full-range chromatic scale
3. One brief lyrical excerpt
4. One brief technical excerpt

Color Guard Preliminary Audition:

• Submit a video (VHS or DVD) of a one minute flag routine to music of your choosing. The routine should incorporate tosses, dance, and exploration of different planes.

Percussion Audition:

• Although a preliminary audition is not required of percussionists, every prospective drumline member must attend at least one drumline clinic in order to fulfill the pre-audition requirement and get invited to Band Week. For the best interest of the prospective member, it is recommended that they attend all three clinics. These clinics will provide the opportunity to prepare for the drum line audition, which is held the first day of Band Week in August.
• Download the Longhorn Band Drumline Handbook.

The Marching Audition:

• Participation in all Band Week instruction is required. This takes place during the week before fall classes begin. Everything you need to know about the Longhorn Band marching style is taught during this intensive period of instruction. In addition, several optional marching clinics are offered on selected Saturdays during the summer months.

Live Audition Dates for 2010:

• Saturday, April 24, 2010
• Saturday, May 29, 2010 (TSSEC)
• Monday, May 31, 2010 (TSSEC)
• Saturday, June 5, 2010
• Saturday, July 10, 2010
• Saturday, July 24, 2010

Auditions are held on the above dates from 10 a.m. until noon in the Longhorn Band Hall. It is not necessary to call and make a specific audition time for these days. Accompanists are not needed.

During these auditions, a number of Longhorn Band students will be available to answer questions, and to take prospective members on a tour of our facilities.

Deadline for 2009 Longhorn Band auditions is August 6, 2010!

Any prospective member who is unable to travel to Austin for their playing audition should send a recording (tape or CD for winds; VHS tape or DVD for Color Guard audition). This recording must be received by the Band Office no later than August 7, 2009. Please be sure to enclose a Prospective Member Audition Form with your recording and mail to the following address:

The University of Texas at Austin
University Bands
1 University Station E3102
Austin, Texas 78712-0436

To obtain an audition form you may:

1. Download a Word document or PDF of the Audition Form to be printed and mailed to the above address.
2. E-mail LHB Information. Please be sure to include your full mailing address in order to receive an audition form. We cannot send audition forms through e-mail.
3. Call the Longhorn Band Office: (512) 471-4093