The IIOS marching in formation on the field

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Join
the IIOS

Music majors and non-majors. Nine ensembles. One standard. Here is what membership in the International Institution of Sound asks of you — and what it gives back.

Who can join

You Do Not Have to
Major in Music

The IIOS is open to every Johnson C. Smith University student, and to students at subsidiary community colleges. Members come from every major on campus. What the band asks for is the commitment the Creed describes — dedication, determination and drive.

Eligibility

  • Open to all JCSU students, majors and non-majors alike
  • Open to students at subsidiary community colleges
  • Members are selected through Preseason Band Camp
  • No prior HBCU band experience required

Course Enrolment

  • Enroll in MUS 210 for each year of participation
  • Scholarship recipients also enroll in Symphonic Band, MUS 211, in the spring
  • Housed in the Department of Arts & Humanities, College of Liberal Arts

Academic Standing

  • 2.0 cumulative GPA to march
  • 2.75 to hold a leadership position
  • 3.0 for the Band Scholar’s Club
  • Members are students first — every season

The Commitment

  • Preseason Band Camp before the fall term opens
  • Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:00–5:20 p.m.
  • Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 4:00–8:00 p.m.
  • Report four to five hours before kickoff on game day

Find your section

Nine Ways
to Perform

Marching band, drumline, the auxiliaries, and the concert and jazz ensembles. Every one of them is a way into the program — read what each asks for, then tell us where you fit.

The IIOS horn line in formation 01 — Winds & Brass

The Marching
Band

Scales, two prepared etudes and sight reading. Candidates get up to two attempts.

What It Takes A bass drummer against an open sky 02 — Percussion

The
Drumline

Snare, tenors, bass and cymbals — the battery that drives every show.

What It Takes A Blue Satin dancer performing 03 — Auxiliary

Dance, Guard
& Majorettes

Blue Satin, the UntouchaBulls flag and color guard, and the majorettes and banner line.

All Ensembles

What the band gives back

Scholarships
& Standing

Band scholarships help JCSU students cover the cost of their education. Scholarship members carry an additional spring commitment in Symphonic Band, and the Band Scholar’s Club recognises members holding a 3.0 or better. Gifts to the program fund those awards directly.

How Giving Helps Read the Creed

Ready to
March?

Email the band directly and tell us your instrument or section, your class year, and your major. A member of the staff will take it from there.

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