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​Prospective Students

Welcome to our recruitment center for all prospective students looking to enter Clark Atlanta University and join the band program for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Please check our social media pages for summer auxiliary audition information as well as audition information for the 2024-2025 academic year.
 Application opens August 1st for early admission (ends November 1st)!
CAU Admissions Page


Audition Process

  • ​​Please make sure you fill out our information form (click on "Join The MMP" button below)
  • 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 via YouTube or in-person/on-site. If you will be on our campus and would like to audition, please e-mail caubands@cau.edu.
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Instructions for YouTube Auditions

  • YouTube auditions for the 2024-2025 academic year will open on Monday, December 5, 2023 and close on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM​
    • State CLEARLY your name, location and instrument
    • BRASS/WOODWIND/MALLET PERCUSSION: Play your five best major scales with arpeggios
    • BRASS/WOODWIND/MALLET PERCUSSION: Play the chromatic scale throughout the practical range of your instrument
    • FOR PERCUSSION (Snare Drum) - Play the following six rudiments in open-closed-open format
      • ​5 Stroke Roll
      • Single Paradiddle
      • Flam Tap
      • Flam Accent
      • Single Ratamacue
      • Paradiddle-diddle
    • 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.
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  • Home
  • About Us
  • Prospective Students
  • Auxiliary
    • The Essence Dance Line
    • Silver Breeze Flag Line
  • Request The Band