Wind Bands: Upcoming events

Join us for a free one-day workshop to learn about life as a college music major! 

Oct. 14, 2026 
Be a Music Major!
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Music building, Tempe campus

Open to high school students and transfer students. Sessions will include, but are not limited to:

• Welcome meeting and recital.
• Music theory and musicology lectures.
• Tour of music facilities.
• Breakout sessions for Music Therapy and Music Learning and Teaching.
• Breakout sessions for orchestra, band, choir and jazz ensembles.
• Question and answer session with faculty and current ASU students. 

As one of the nation’s most comprehensive music programs, we are ranked among the top music programs in the country. Discover why the music programs in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre are right for you!

Registration begins on September 1.

The Middle School Honor Experience will include choir, string orchestra, and band. 

Full details will be available in fall 2026.

ASU is excited to host our inaugural High School Honor Band Festival from January 8-10, 2027. High school students from across the state and region are invited to submit applications. The festival will run on the evening of January 8 and on January 9 and 10.

Students selected for the Honor Band will participate in and receive the following:

• Two days of rehearsal culminating in a performance at the historic ASU Gammage Auditorium.
• Small-group masterclasses given by ASU faculty and graduate students.
• Commemorative t-shirt
• Dinner on Saturday and Lunch on Sunday

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested students will fill out an application and submit an audition recording for consideration. Audition packets/requirements will be listed at the bottom of this page. Students should upload audition videos to a Google Drive or an unlisted YouTube video, then share the link when prompted at the end of the application form. If you are sharing videos via Google Drive, please make sure permissions are adjusted so anyone with the link may view the videos. 

*Application Deadline and Fee Information

• Nov. 2, 2026: Link opens to apply and submit recordings. 
• Nov. 13, 2026: Application link closes
• Nov. 16, 2026: Students notified of acceptance
• Dec. 1, 2026: Students receive chair placements and assignments

All accepted students will be charged a $100.00 fee for participation

Please reach out to Dr. Jamal Duncan, ASU Associate Director of Bands, at [email protected] with any questions.

AUDITION PACKETS

You are responsible for excerpts #2 and #3, and a chromatic scale demonstrating your full playable range, sent as 3 individual links.

*All flute players interested in piccolo should record both submissions to be considered. 
* All Oboe players interested in English horn should record both submissions to be considered. 
*In lieu of a chromatic scale, percussionists should record all three etudes. 

SCHEDULE

Note: *Students must bring a folding music stand