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Band of Blue
The marching band at MTSU, the Band of Blue, is directed by
Associate Director of Bands, Craig Cornish, and presents original
half-time shows at  all home football games and selected out-of-town
games. Membership is open to any university student who can display
good marching techniques and a fundamental proficiency on an
instrument used in the marching band. Guard, majorettes, and dance
team members are accepted by audition.
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Wind Ensemble
Conducted by Dr. Reed Thomas, The Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble is the premier performing
ensemble for wind, brass, and percussion students at the university. Members are selected through audition each
semester and comprise the best musicians at MTSU. The ensemble explores the vast range of the wind repertoire by
utilizing a flexible instrumentation approach where the repertoire dictates the number of players for each piece. The
ensemble is dedicated to performing outstanding and challenging works of diverse musical styles while furthering wind
music of artistic and historical significance. Performing three to five concerts each semester, they also tour extensively
throughout the region. The Wind Ensemble is quickly becoming recognized as one of the outstanding university ensembles
in the country and abroad. They have been invited to perform in Thailand, Korea, Japan, and several European countries.
Membership is open to all MTSU students and is based upon successful audition.
Symphonic Band
Conducted by Mr. Craig Cornish, The Middle Tennessee State University Symphonic Band has the distinction of being
the band program's top symphonic ensemble. Its select mission is to provide instrumentalists with an opportunity to
demonstrate and develop the techniques and musical instincts appropriate to a symphonic setting. With an emphasis on
the distinctive characteristics of the large wind and percussion ensemble, the symphonic band's repertoire is culled from
the rich resources of the wind band tradition. The MTSU Symphonic Band fosters the highest performance standards while
offering its members an opportunity to expand their technical, intellectual, and musical horizons. The ensemble seeks to
broaden performance and pedagogical skills through the programming of exemplary wind band literature while fostering an
interest in the band as an integral part of the American musical scene. Membership is open to all MTSU students and
placement is based on auditions held each semester.
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Chamber Winds
The Middle Tennessee State University Chamber
Winds, conducted by Dr. Reed Thomas, Director of
Bands, is a highly select group of musicians within the
MTSU School of Music dedicated to the study and
performance of wind literature from the Renaissance
to the latest compositions. The ensemble was
founded in 2003 as an outgrowth of The MTSU Wind
Ensemble. Seating is rotated from piece-to-piece,
and instrumentation varies, giving each composition a
realization best representing each composer's intent.
Membership is open to all MTSU students and is
based upon successful audition.
Pep Band
The Basketball games at MTSU would not be the same
without the pep band. The band plays at every home game for both the men's
and women's teams. Staying in step with the times, the pep
band has expanded its literature in the last couple of years.
Some new favorites are played, such as, Parliament tunes
"Flashlight" and "Give up the Funk." More recent crowd
pleasers include popular tunes "Livin' La Vida Loca" and
"Mambo #5."
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