Band Camp

Registration

Follow these essential steps to complete your Band Camp registration:

Complete the band camp registration form by July 1.
Download and complete the medical form by July 1.

Housing

NIU Residence Halls

To check into your residence hall at the start of camp, you must be registered for marching band as a class and you must notify the marching band office using the online form. Once you have completed both steps, you will be placed on a list for early check-in at no cost to you. Move-in day for all band members will be on the first day of camp, on Friday, Aug. 15. You will be able to move directly into your assigned room for the whole year.

Off-campus and University Plaza

Make arrangements with your landlord to move in on or before the start date of camp. Band camp starts that evening, so please take care of your moving arrangements so you are ready for rehearsal that day. Get confirmation from your landlord in writing that you will be able to move in as specified to avoid last-minute complications.

Meals

The Huskie Marching Band will provide evening meals for the band from Aug. 15-19, 2025. You are on your own for breakfast and lunch. Bring some extra cash to pay for lunches out. All residence hall rooms come equipped with refrigerators and microwave ovens. Residence hall meal plans will be active the Wednesday before classes begin.

Instruments and Lockers

If you need to check out a university instrument for marching band, they will be available starting at 12 p.m. in theHuskie Bands office, room 162 of the Music Building. Payment can be made via Huskie Bucks, cash or checks. NIU typically only provides sousaphones, trombones, marching baritones, mellophones and tenor saxophones. Members should provide all other instruments.

Once you are registered for marching band as a class, you can contact the band office to check out an instrument during the summer so you can start practicing. Or, you can check out an instrument for marching band during our summer rehearsal on July 19, 2025.

Storage lockers are available for a small fee from the main music office, room 140 in the Music Building. Huskie Bucks is the only form of payment accepted for this optional service.

Uniforms

We have several performances during band camp. It is always hot, so rather than wear our entire uniform, we perform in our summer uniform. We provide you with one free Huskie Marching Band t-shirt - you provide a pair of black shorts. Cargo shorts are ok as long as they are a solid black color.

Marching Band Full Uniform

All members of the woodwind, brass and percussion section need to provide your own pair of black MTX marching shoes as part of your marching band uniform. Please utilize the order form for the marching band to order your shoes.