Spirit Requirements for Winds

• A full-range chromatic scale
• A prepared selection of your choice
  • We suggest a piece you have performed for solo and ensemble, an etude, or an excerpt that you used to audition for All State or a similar ensemble
• The UC fight song, Cheer Cincinnati
• The UC Alma Mater

Submit a video in one take of their performance of the requirements. Email a shareable link (cloud-based such as YouTube, Dropbox, or Google Drive) to BearcatBands@ucmail.uc.edu.

In the alternative, you are invited to visit us in person and perform your audition live. Contact the Band Office at 513-556-BAND or by email with questions or to schedule an on-campus visit.

The priority deadline for audition submissions is Friday, July 14, 2023. If you are receiving this information after this date or have extenuating circumstances that prohibit sending a video, please email for assistance. There are still opportunities to join. We look forward to hearing from you!

A survey to help us better gauge your understanding of music theory/general musicianship may be sent to you at a later date, but the result of this will have no bearing on your acceptance. It’s just for us to better get to know you as a musician.