Eligibility:

• The Lion Band Color guard will enjoy years of twirling excellence with the Lion Marching Band. Those young ladies selected for the color guard must be full-time students at FMU. The Lion Band Color guard is comprised of students who are on campus or are entering freshmen or transfer students. Students in college (including transfer students) must have a 2.0 grade point average in order to audition for the line. Workshop and Preseason Band Camp attendance is required of all applicants who are selected. The dates for these events will be announced in the official notification letter or by email.

Equipment:

• Each applicant will be given a practice flag and flagpole. Each applicant is to bring their own compact disc of music (applicant's on choosing) which will be used for the applicant's own routine (Original Routine). CD's must be "audio formatted" (not mp3) to play on any CD player. All recording equipment will be provided by the Band Department for the auditions. Flag work should make up the bulk of the Original Routine.

Requirements:

• Part I: Applicant Routine (Original Routine). This routine should showcase your individual talents. The choreography should portray a solo routine, and not a group field routine. It will have a time limit of one minute and thirty seconds (1:30). Timing will begin with the first note of music. Applicants audition in numerical order. The line averages 14-18 members.
• Part II: On-The-Spot Routine. A short routine choreographed by the Instructor will be taught to everyone. Applicants will be given one hour to learn it. It will then be performed in small groups. Following this portion of the audition, scores from the On-The-Spot Routine will be tabulated and the members of 2008-2009 Lion Band Color guard will be selected. The results will be posted near the audition site approximately one hour after the close of the auditions.

What to wear:

• Black tights and a plain White T-shirt, flat heel jazz shoes, jazz boots, or split sole tennis shoes. Your make-up and hair style should be worn in a fashion which accents and flatters facial characteristics (e.g. "Pageant” style). The adjudicators will try to imagine you wearing a fancy costume, so please try to avoid wearing your hair and make-up in a "school casual" or "work-out" style.

Color Guard Workshops:

• Optional, free workshops will be offered in the Spring Semester. Stay tuned for workshop times and dates.

Number to be selected:

• To be determined, will vary between 14-18 young ladies.