Sign-up for the 2011-2012 Duke Alumni Band Now!

Online registration is now closed. If you would still like to participate in games in Cameron please send the following information to marchingband@duke.edu. Please note that Duke Alumni Band seats for the December 10th game in Madison Square Garden are currently SOLD OUT.

• Name
• Instrument
• Date of games for which you would like to register
• Will you need a loaner instrument? (please provide your own mouthpiece/ligature/reed) - If you are bringing more than one person, please tell us who's name should be on the parking list (parking will be in the grounds lot, right off of Science Dr./Frank Bassett Dr.)
• If playing for a women's game, will you be joining us for dinner before the game?

In order to have viable bands for all men's and women's basketball games in Cameron, we ask that you please sign-up for one women's game for EACH men's game you sign-up for. Thanks in advance!

2011-2012 Duke Alumni Band Schedule:

• Tues., Nov. 15: MEN'S BASKETBALL: Michigan State (Madison Square Garden, NYC) - 7:00pm - ESPN
• SOLD OUT: Sat., Dec. 10: MEN'S BASKETBALL: Washington (Madison Square Garden, NYC) - 12 Noon - CBS
• Mon., Dec. 19: MEN'S BASKETBALL: UNC Greensboro (Cameron) - 7:00pm - RSN
• Tues, Dec. 20: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: UNC Wilmington (Cameron) - 7:00pm
• Fri., Dec. 30: MEN'S BASKETBALL: Western Michigan (Cameron) - 7:00pm - ESPN2
• Sun., Jan 1: MEN'S BASKETBALL: Pennsylvania (Cameron) - 5:00pm - ESPNU
• Mon., Jan 2: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Virginia (Cameron) - 7:00pm
• Sun., Jan 8: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: N.C. State (Cameron) - 2:00pm

Band "check-in" times:

• For all games in Cameron: you must be ready-to-play in the band section 1-hour prior to game time. If you're going to be late to any game in Cameron, please notify Band Director Jeff Au at marchingband@duke.edu at least 24-hours prior to game time. 
• For all games in Madison Square Garden in NYC: 

Michigan State game: band check-in will be at 5:00pm at the 7th Avenue "marquee" board entrance of Madison Square Garden.

Washington game: band check-in will be at 8:30am at the 7th Avenue "marquee" board entrance of Madison Square Garden. The band will enter Madison Square Garden at 8:45am to participate in Duke's Pre-game Pep Rally --- and as always, the Duke Alumni Association will provide the entire band with free food -- a pre-game brunch!

Band check-in for all games at Madison Square Garden includes distribution of your free game ticket, instrument, and rugby (if you requested an instrument and/or a rugby during registration).

Parking: For all games in Cameron, parking will be in the Grounds Lot, right off Science Drive and Frank Bassett Drive on West Campus (see map). A parking attendant will have your name.

Dress and instruments: Wear your blue jeans and rugby! (rugbies are available for purchase for $60). Unfortunately, no loaner rugbies are available at this time.

Music: If you would like music e-mailed to you so that you can practice, please indicate so on your registration form. We anticipate playing at least the following songs: Can't Turn You Loose, Blue & White, Fight Fight, Dixieland, Zing It, Satan's Waitin', Devil with the Blue Dress, Star Spangled Banner, Dear Old Duke, Rock Lobster, and Vehicle.

Please note:

Band seats are allocated based on instrumentation and on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply signing-up is NOT a guarantee of a band seat. After you sign-up, we will notify you in about 7-14 days as to which games you have been assigned to play for.