The band's basic prerequisites include:

• The ability to play a musical instrument. As a concert band, this includes:
  • Woodwinds:
    • Flutes
    • Piccolos
    • Clarinets
    • Saxophones
    • Oboes
    • Bassoons
  • Brass:
    • Trumpets
    • French Horns
    • Trombones
    • Baritones
    • Tubas
  • Percussion:
    • Bass Drum
    • Snares
    • Tympani
    • Bells
    • Other various percussion instruments
• The ability to read music.
• Supplying your own instrument with the exception of percussion.
• Supplying your own music stand for rehearsal and most concerts.
• Providing for your own concert dress.
• A possible audition, which is up to the discretion of the director.