Join the Band!

So you want to get in on band action... you just don't know how.
Well here's the score:

So,you're thinking of joining the DCMB, huh? Smart move. We're always glad to have new faces around. As you've no doubt determined from the rest of our site, we're a bit unorthodox, as marching bands go, so we're very flexible in our instrumentation. We have, in addition to the typical sections, an occasional violin player, several keg players, a few kazooists and a toy saxophonist. Oh, and when the weather's good, we might have an accordion, too. So it really doesn't matter what you play, or what you can't play, as long as you have the spirit!

The band's practice schedule is right here.

Our playing schedule is here.

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A regularly updated information station for incoming freshmen

"But My High School Band was really boring!"

We are not your high-school band! We take our music seriously, but our objective is fun! Find out more about us! Meet our members and our Directorate.

"But wait," you say, "I can't be in a band if I don't play anything!"

Not a problem.... we can always find something for you to blow through, bang on, or crash. We have a veritable plethora of members who never played an instrument before joining the DCMB, and they sound great!

"But my best friend has been playing in a marching band all through high school. Can she join?"

Of course. We have many highly skilled musicians in our group. Many of our members are in the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, the Dartmouth Wind Symphony, or the Barbary Coast. Columbia may have lack of talent as a criterion for joining their marching band, but over in this camp - excellence is tradition.

Still unsure?

Ask our publicity chairs, Sede Makonnen ‘12 & Christian Brandt ‘12

So how do you join?

You can go right to the top. Our faculty director, Matthew Marsit is emailable, and his office phone is (603) 646-3631.
Our publicity chairs, Sede Makonnen ‘12 & Christian Brandt ‘12 are in charge of band recruiting, and contacting them can answer your questions and set you on the road to bandie-dom.

As you can see, it's easy to join the band. Any bandie can help you achieve the zany antics and irresistible flair that come with putting on the green blazer and white turtleneck of the DCMB. We'll all be glad to have you join the group!