Auditions
All auditions and rehearsals are located at the Copenhaver Band Hall, 326 Sumter Street, Columbia.
Please complete the Audition Form prior to the audition dates. Audition groups will include:
- Woodwinds, trumpets and sousaphones
- Mellophones, trombones and baritones
- Drum set and bass guitar
Basketball Band Information and Audition Materials
2025 Audition Schedule and Preliminary Rehearsal Schedule
Monday, September 15
5-7 p.m.
Woodwinds, Trumpets, Sousaphones
Monday, September 22
6-7 p.m.
Mellophones, Trombones, Baritones
Tuesday, September 23
6:45-8 p.m.
Class conflicts- with the Monday audition times
Thursday, October 2
7-8:30 p.m.
Drumset & Bass Guitar Auditions & Rehearsal for full Basketball Band
Wednesday, October 15
7-8 p.m.
Full Basketball Band Rehearsal
Thursday, October 23
7-8 p.m.
Full Basketball Band Rehearsal
Members of the Carolina Basketball Band are made up of a pool of musicians who perform for all men’s and women’s home basketball games in Colonial Life Arena and are an integral part of the in-game atmosphere. The Carolina Basketball Bands are directed by Jay Jacobs.
Membership in the band is open to all students regardless of major or classification. Members are selected by audition, receive a stipend for participation and rotate playing for assigned events throughout the season. You do not need to be a member of the marching band to participate unless you are a Transfer Connect, Gamecock Gateway or Palmetto Pathways student.
Basketball Band is a spring semester course (MUSC 130F, 0-1 cr). It meets 7 - 7:50
p.m. on Mondays at the Copenhaver Band Hall.
Instrumentation includes piccolos, clarinets, alto and tenor saxophones, trumpets,
mellophones, trombones, baritones, sousaphones, bass guitar and drum set (players
should be proficient in various rock, swing and Latin styles). Instruments can be
provided for brass players, and drummers needn’t have their own drum set.
E-mail Dr. Jacobs for any questions regarding the audition process and schedule.