{"id":557,"date":"2023-04-01T11:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T15:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2025-06-24T15:55:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:55:02","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/marchingband\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ &#8211; Marching Band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Does Marching Band interfere with classes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For the most part, no! It&#8217;s purposely scheduled later in the day to avoid as many conflicts as possible. Conflicts can also be resolved on a case by case basis with Mr. White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Is Marching Band a class?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Yes. You enroll in the class MUO 111 for your choice of 0 or 1 credits. It can also count towards your graduation requirements, fulfilling your Gen Ed Artistic and Creative Expression requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What is the time commitment like?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We rehearse 3 days a week that add up to a total of 4.5 hours of rehearsal every week. Game days can range from around 8-10 hours and they take place on several Saturdays throughout the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Do we travel a lot?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">No, we only perform at home games. We have a couple events that we do most years that require travel, usually staying within the state, but that&#8217;s about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Do we compete?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">No, we do not compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Is there an early camp week?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Yes. Band Camp 2025 will take place from Saturday, August 23rd to Friday, August 29<sup>th<\/sup>. This is the week before the fall semester begins and it is full-day commitments all week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Do we move into our dorms during Band Camp week?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Yes, more details to come on this over the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading557_fcd38b-61\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/bands\/contact\/\">Please reach out if you have questions.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does Marching Band interfere with classes? 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