"The Hoo" Basketball Band

THANK YOU for your interest in the 2024-2025 Kennesaw State University Basketball Band, “The Hoo!!” We are very excited for you to join us in bringing Owl spirit to our KSU Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams this year! Below you will find all the information you need to prepare for your audition, as well as plan for the season ahead. 

2-Flute

2-Clarinet

2-Alto Sax

1- Tenor Sax

6- Trumpet

3- Horn

6- Trombone

3- Baritone

3- Tuba

1- Electric Bass

1- Drumset 

**Subject to change based on audition results**

We will accept more than the numbers listed above on the instrumentation. The numbers listed above will be the required instrumentation for each game and members will be assigned to attend each game. Other members who wish to attend certainly may, however, only the required members will receive payment for that game. Students who are assigned to a specific game may also have other members substitute for them if the other members are not assigned to that game. 

KSU provides tenor saxophones, mellophones, trombones, baritones, sousaphones, and drum sets, plus the amp for electric bass.

Basketball Band Auditions Dates

Audition Dates

ALL WIND & BASS PLAYERS will submit a video audition. Please use the links below to access the Audition Information Form and submit your unlisted YouTube link by Friday, October 25 at 11:59 p.m.

The performer from the waist up, as well as the entire instrument, must be visible in the audition video.

Audition Material

Use the link provided to find the audition piece for your instrument. Please record the full song at the marked tempo. Audio recordings have been provided in the folder.
 
DRUM SET/ELECTRIC BASS PLAYERS must complete the Audition Information Form by Friday, October 25th at 11:59 p.m., but in place of your video link type N/A.

All drum set/electric bass auditionees will play with the live ensemble during the first rehearsal. Be prepared to play each of the following charts:

  • KSU Fight Song
  • This Is How We Do It

Full Band Rehearsals are located at 3305 Busbee Drive
(ALL permanent members are REQUIRED to attend)

  • Friday, November 8: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, November 20: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
  • Friday, January 3rd: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 

Additional rehearsals may be called before the semester begins if needed! 

Performances

Athletics will feed you each game. The call time for each game will vary but will consist of time to eat and a quick warm-up before the pregame sequence. A full performance calendar will be issued at the first rehearsal. 

FAQ

  • Tournament games have limited instrumentation and we will reduce down to the paid members only. This is the same group that will travel to the C-USA Conference tournament as well as the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Note, that tournament games are not paid for since you may have the option to travel to March Madness.  
  • No! The demands of NCAA basketball call for us to perform a wide variety of music very frequently during a game. To this end, we don’t focus on memorization, but instead perform a large quantity of charts at a very high level – aided by your BEAM app and e-flip. 
  • Yes. Pay schedules will be released in the KSU Basketball Band Handbook for members who receive a paid position. 

Members must be enrolled as KSU students in both Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

Questions, concerns, and clarifications should be directed to Dr. Meeks - bmeeks12@kennesaw.edu

Performance Schedule