Welcome to our recruitment center for all prospective students looking to enter Clark Atlanta University and join the band program for the 2023-2024 academic year.

FOR WINDS AND PERCUSSION ONLY!
Auxiliary auditions will be held Spring Semester 2023
Apply to CAU today! Application fee is FREE!

Audition Process

  • ​​Please make sure you fill out our information form (click on "Join The MMP" button to the right)
  • Please make sure you apply to the University (see above). 
  • After you have applied, you can set up an audition with a member of our band staff. Most auditions will be conducted virtually, but there will be some in-person auditions.

Virtual Scholarship Auditions
  • All audition requirements are listed above. Click on the audition requirements button to download.​
  • We are also accepting YouTube auditions. Please upload an UNLISTED video to YouTube and e-mail the link to caubands@cau.edu. Click on the button to e-mail the link. Last day for submissions will be Friday, March 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM. Please include the following:​
    • State CLEARLY your name, location and instrument
    • Play your three best major scales with arpeggios
    • Play the chromatic scale throughout the practical range of your instrument
    • Play a prepared selection (e.g. All-State etude) of no more than 32 measures that displays your lyrical and/or technical proficiency (NO MARCHING BAND MUSIC! Marches are allowed.)
  • If you are majoring or minoring in music, please contact Dr. Michael Decuir, interim music department chair at mdecuir@cau.edu and Cc Reisha Jones, music department admin at rjones@cau.edu to schedule a separate audition.