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Not exactly sports but related....band question.

Posted on 5/3/23 at 3:20 pm
Posted by antibarner
Member since Oct 2009
26138 posts
Posted on 5/3/23 at 3:20 pm
The MDB is a huge part of football at Alabama and I heard a rumor there will no longer be band scholarships offered.

Any truth to this? It could sure affect the quality of product.
Posted by crimsonuatide
Member since Jul 2017
2118 posts
Posted on 5/3/23 at 5:51 pm to
Yup. Band funds are being moved towards NIL funds for recruiting purposes.

























I kid I kid
Posted by Alabama_Fan
The Road Less Traveled
Member since Sep 2020
15796 posts
Posted on 5/3/23 at 6:16 pm to
They haven’t removed it from their website LINK

quote:

University Band Scholarships
As an incoming (new) student, Million Dollar Band and Large Concert Performance Ensemble Scholarships are offered to deserving students based upon musical ability and the needs of the band program. University Band scholarships are available to all incoming students, regardless of major, and amounts range from $500.00 to $1000.00 per year. These scholarships are renewable for up to four years as long as the student completes an audition, is selected, and participates in the ensemble. Students who perform in both the marching band and a concert ensemble are eligible for additional scholarship awards, based on the results of the concert ensemble auditions. All University Band scholarships are stackable on any other academic scholarship. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 to continue receiving a University Band scholarship.

Posted by BamaDude06
GOATville20
Member since Jan 2007
3699 posts
Posted on 5/4/23 at 10:50 pm to
Can't speak to what they're doing in the future but as a former MDB member I can tell you when I was in it very few people received scholarships for MDB.
Posted by BamaMamaof2
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2019
2655 posts
Posted on 5/17/23 at 9:08 am to
My son who just graduated and was member of MDB said the same thing, very few member received the scholarships from the MDB.
In all honesty the MDB is very cheap. When the band went to NYC to march in the Thanksgiving Parade, the band members had to pay their own way. It was a groups plan, but as I remember it was about $2,ooo.oo.
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