Army music

Army music

Benefits:

-allowed to play professional quality instruments,enjoy paid vacations,received medical and dental benefits for you and your family, and receive money for college.
- As a member of the Army Music program playing your instrument is your job.
-money for college:Montgomery GI Bill( gives you over 50,000) or The Army College Repayment Program helps you with student loan payments up to 65,000.
-Health care, life insurance and other essential benefits are provided at low or no cost
- Tuition Assistance pays 100 percent of your educational benefits while on Active Duty
-Entrance into the Army at an advanced pay grade (E-4)
-Travel around the country, and the world, making great music
-Professional quality instruments, supplies and music provided free of charge
-Bonuses may be available.

Requirements:

-Complete 9 weeks of Basic Combat Training( to learn the foundation of being a soldier.
-Complete 10 weeks of serious music study at U.S Army School of Music in Virginia Beach,VA
-Audition to join the music program
-WOODWIND AND BRASS:Prepared selection: grade four or higher (40%) Major scales: arpeggios, two octaves where possible,
memorized (10%) Sight read: marches and concert/jazz band literature (50%)
-PERCUSSION:Two prepared snare drum selections (one rudimental and one concert solo), grade four or higher, rudiments on snare from the standard 26 rudiments, memorized. Major scales on a mallet up to one sharp and one flat,two octaves, memorized demonstratey the following idioms on drum set: swing, rock, funk and multiple Latin styles sight read representative literature on snare drum, drum set and mallet instrument Snare (50%), Drum Set (40%), Mallet (10%)
- ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ELECTRIC BASS:Prepared material in one of the following styles: Funk, R&B, Country, Jazz, Salsa/Latin 60% Sight reading 40%
-KEYBOARD: Prepared material in one of the following styles: Funk, R&B, Country, Jazz, Salsa/Latin 60% Sight reading 40%

What is Army Music?

Is a career in which you could perform in concerts . You get to do what you like while serving your country as we'll.