Audition Information

The audition will be conducted by appointment. Applicants will be auditioned on the following: Prepared solo piece, sight reading, scales and arpeggios.

Applicants who successfully pass their audition will be enlisted into the Massachusetts Air National Guard. You may join the band up to twelve (12) months prior to going to Basic Training at Lackland AFB. All potential candidates must also pass the ASVAB test as well as a physical examination.

Standard Active Duty Audition Requirements for
Flute	Oboe	Clarinet	Bassoon
Saxophone	French Horn	Trumpet	Trombone
Euphonium	Tuba	Guitar	Bass Guitar
Keyboard	Percussion	Vocalist

Basic Training Information (BMT)

Basic Training is six (6) weeks in length and is conducted at Lackland Air force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Trainees are paid for six weeks of active duty and are issued a complete set of uniforms. All bandsmen should enter "Band Flight", a Drum & Bugle Corps made up solely of recruits. At Lackland Air Force Base web site you will find a section which covers every aspect of BMT.

After completing BMT, since there is no school of music in the USAF, new recruits have the option of spending six weeks with an active duty band or if you are a current music majors simply continue with their curriculum. Those already with Music Degrees will be addressed on a case by case basis. For any of these options, new members will be paid for six week of active duty.

After Basic Training

New members will "drill" one weekend per month with the Air National Guard Band of the Northeast and go on our annual training tour for two weeks of active duty (usually in the summer).

For more information please use our Information Request Form.