Kean’s Pep Band returns for 2017-2018 season

By Jasmin Kee | Published March 1, 2018

Attention Kean University students: if you are someone who plays a band instrument, the Kean University Pep Band is looking for new members to be a part of their 2017-2018 season.

The pep band is also known as the cheer squad and performs during the home games of the basketball season and performs during halftime just as a cheer squad would.

The band was brought on as a way to entertain the crowd during the games after the budget cut of the cheerleading squad back in 2008.

In the past, students have had to audition to be a part of the band, but this year, no auditions will be held. Instead, students will only have to email the pep band director, Jerry Bryant, if they wish to join and they will also need to have a certain amount of playing experience.

In the past, tryouts would usually take place during the beginning of the fall semester, but now that there are no auditions, students can sign up either during the start of the fall or spring semester.

“I wanted to make it so that students who were interested in signing up could become a member without having to perform a song during the audition,” said Bryant.

The band currently holds about 15 members and if you are interested in joining, then you must be able to play one of the following instruments: the flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, tuba, drums, bells, or the electric bass.

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