Fairmont State University Bands
The Falcon Marching Band is the largest performing ensemble on campus and a strong advocate of school spirit and pride. Members of the marching band and color guard have the opportunity to hone their musical and artistic skills while building lifelong friends through our band family.
The band is comprised of around 35 students and performs at home Falcon football games, various parades throughout the school year, and other special events. A smaller pep band plays at home Falcon basketball games, other indoor sporting and special events.
All members of the Falcon Marching Band will receive at least a $300 scholarship for their participation. Please contact Dr. Alyssa Schwartz (information below) to submit your contact information and make sure that you have registered for MUSI 1168 (CRN-10067) when you schedule your classes for Fall semester. All students, regardless of their major, are eligible to participate.
How to Participate in the Marching Band & Color Guard
The marching band fosters an atmosphere of inclusivity and is open to anyone with previous instrumental or color guard experience.
If you’re interested in being a part of marching band or color guard please fill out this form
Marching Band Interest Form
Marching Band Courses & Schedule
Members of marching band must enroll in Marching Band. The course is open to students who play a band instrument or have the necessary skills to participate in one of the auxiliary units such as flags, rifles, or twirlers. The Marching Band performs at all home football games during the fall semester and at various marching band activities such as parades and festivals.
- Marching Band (MUSI 1168), 2 credit hours
- Available Fall semester only
- M/W/F, 3:00 – 4:45 pm.
- Repeatable
Director of Bands
Meet the Band
Ashley Hardman
Major: Studio Art
Instrument/Position: Clarinet
Why did you join the band?
I love music and band has been my second family.
Request the Fairmont State Marching Band
Thank you for your interest in including the Fairmont State Falcon Marching Band for your event!
To guarantee our ability to be able to be present, requests should be submitted at the start of the semester during which your event will be held or at a MINIMUM of 4 weeks in advance of the event. We will do our best to honor any requests we receive with less notice than this but cannot guarantee our availability for requests sent with less than 4 weeks notice.
Request The band Here
Instrument Checkout Policy
All instruments owned by Fairmont State are available to full and part-time students for use in the instrumental music education classes and for registered performing ensembles. Instruments will not be checked out to persons for any other purpose. The college will make a reasonable effort to ensure that all instruments are in a good working condition before checking them out to any person in need of these instruments.
At the end of each semester, each person is required to return the borrowed instrument in reasonable working condition or to make accommodations for extending permission to use the instrument for another semester. Each person who returns an instrument must report any defect or condition that should be corrected on the instrument before it is returned to active use. Under no circumstances will a student be permitted to use a school instrument over the course of the summer months unless music courses are implemented to accommodate the use of school owned instruments during this period.