NEMCC TIGER MARCHING BAND OPEN AUDITIONS SET
Booneville, MS (03/28/2023) — Northeast Mississippi Community College's marching band, the Showband from Tigerland, will hold open auditions on Saturday, April 1, on the college's Booneville campus.
Tryouts are open to all individuals interested in joining the band, including instrumental band members, guard members, drum majors, managers, and the famous Tiger Dancer kickline.
Auditions for Tiger Dancer, feature twirlers and drum major will happen in the Northeast band room inside Hines Hall.
Tiger Dancer auditions are set for 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.; feature twirler will occur from 3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and drum major will go from 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Audition for guard will happen in the Bonner Arnold Coliseum on the same day from 8 a.m. until noon.
For those that cannot make it to the Saturday, April 1 audition, a make-up audition is set for Saturday, April 15.
"The Showband from Tigerland is one of the most exciting and dynamic marching bands in the country," said Bryan Mitchell, Northeast director of Bands. "We are looking for talented, dedicated individuals who are interested in becoming a part of this incredible organization. Whether you are an instrumentalist, dancer, or guard component, we want to hear from you."
Instrumentalist auditions can be set for any time throughout the school year by contacting Northeast Director of Bands Bryan Mitchell at bpmitchell@nemcc.edu, assistant director of bands Dr. Jason Beghtol at jwbeghtol@nemcc.edu, or Dr. Amy Langley at amlangley@nemcc.edu.
Northeast's Showband from Tigerland is one of the most acclaimed community college marching bands in the Magnolia State and routinely boasts over 250 members yearly. The band performs during the fall semester at football games, parades, and other events on and off campus.
Members of the Northeast Showband from Tigerland continue the long-standing tradition of involvement in multiple Fine Arts groups at the college. Band members can be seen in the college's Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, as members of the Pom Squad, Campus Country and the Indoor Winter Guard, as well as members of the pep band for basketball games or lending their talents to other Fine Arts activities during the spring semester.
Scholarships are available to those selected to the Northeast Showband from Tigerland, a minimum scholarship of $1,825 will be awarded to those who are drum majors, instrumentalists, members of the guard and feature twirlers.
A minimum scholarship of $912.50 will be awarded to those on the Tiger Dancer kickline for the fall semester. An identical scholarship will be given to those chosen to be members of the Northeast Pom Squad in the spring semester.
One of the marching band's most significant recruitment events is the Northeast Regional Marching Band Championships, held on the first Saturday in October. During the 2022 event, approximately 30 bands competed with over 35 marching performances that helped bring 21,000 people to the City of Hospitality.
Northeast marching band alumni have gone on to four-year colleges and universities using the work ethic the Showband from Tigerland instilled into them and have taken their passion and desire into their professional careers as band directors, music instructors and pillars of their communities.
For more information on becoming a member of the Showband from Tigerland, tryouts, performances, or summer band camps, please contact Northeast director of Bands Bryan Mitchell at bpmitchell@nemcc.edu.
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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College, located in Booneville, Mississippi, is continually moving forward.
In the spring of 2020, Northeast became just one of four community colleges in the world to reach the prestigious Apple Distinguished School designation. NEMCC was the recipient of the Ellucian Impact Award for 2020 that recognizes the college's advancements in technology and is the only school in the nation to receive the award with the second award going to the University of Greenwich in London and Kent, United Kingdom.
Northeast has been named one of the top colleges and universities in Mississippi and was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as the Healthiest Workplace in Mississippi as it pertains to colleges and universities.
In addition to being one of the top colleges and universities in the nation, OnlineColleges.com recognized Northeast as the top school in the state of Mississippi for online education out of all colleges and universities, including four-year colleges and universities.
ZIPPIA has honored Northeast as the top community college in Mississippi in preparing students for the workforce and Northeast became the first college or university to offer a Z-degree (zero textbook cost) degree in the state of Mississippi as well.
Northeast athletics can also boast that it is home to a new ultramodern baseball and softball facility and currently holds the record for largest video boards for both sports in the community college ranks in the state.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated the college as one of its 'Best Places to Work For,' and CollegeChoice.net has named Northeast a Top 25 Community and Junior College in the country while The Center for Digital Education has recognized Northeast as a Top 10 Digital Community College in the nation.
Campus Labs recently named Northeast as one of two educational institutions in the nation as a Campus Labs Trailblazer Award honoree. The Campus Labs Trailblazer Award is based on the college creating a culture of assessment on campus through Campus Labs Planning to increase institutional adoption, focus on continuous improvement, and closing the loop in the institutional assessment priorities.
For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.
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