re: LSU band scholarships?

I got a full ride from 1984-1988 as an out of state student. I majored in Criminal Justice. It was my understanding that shortly thereafter, they changed their policy that you had to be a music major to get the full ride.

I considered myself to have been very fortunate to have had that great opportunity which forever changed my life.

any idea how many on music scholarship are in the band??

i know they cut around 100 people after preseason and this is not counting colerguard, golden girls, and drumline

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drumline is different than the rest of the band??

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Yes. Insomuch as they have separate auditions and are immune for being cut during band camp.

No. Percussion just has to show up earlier in the summer and they have their tryouts before everyone else. That way, during the camp in the fall with the rest of the band, the drumline is already set for the year and able to lead the band through songs.

I was in the band my freshman year in '92 and got 2 $320 "stipend" checks for the fall. There is a pretty extensive audition for the band...300 or so for the marching band...50 or so for bengal brass and 120 or so for concert band(when i was there) and i made all 3, but I quit after football season...took too much time with work...only music majors got a full scholly back then!

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this is the best info, I have ever received on this site.. BTW the guy said Notre Dame sucked worst than high school drumlines.......

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Glad we could help

Another piece of information you might find interesting. If you receive the full ride band scholarship "Golden Oaks" and you try out for the band in the fall but do not make it, you still get to keep the scholarship. The only requirement is that the next semester you also try out for a concert group. As long as you try out (even if you never make it) they will continue to pay for all of your school.


You don't get the $1000 stipend though if you don't make it. The reason there are 325 spots in the band is because there are only 325 stipends that are paid out by athletics.

And as far as I know, LSU is the only school in the SEC that gives out full rides to non-music major band students. Possibly the country. Thats why the band is so good, they are able to pull from Texas and Florida easily and Dr. Moorhouse is a phenomenal director.

To put things in perspective, the university of Texas will offer you $500 your junior year to be in the band.


$12,000 (x4 years) LSU >>>>>>>> $500 (x2) UT

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a sax can be loud, why don't they work in a band??

why would some of the sax players not pick up a brass inst.