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Homecoming Alumni Band 2022

Saturday, October 22, 2022
Time: 
3:30 pm

Terps Band AlumniWelcome back, alumni! We hope everyone is excited to return to campus for another year of Maryland football and the 114th anniversary of the Maryland Bands! Be a part of the celebration by participating in the Homecoming Alumni Band.

Game Day — Saturday, October 22, 2022, Maryland vs. Northwestern

Game Time — Kickoff at 3:30 pm. See full information and rehearsal schedule below.

Alumni Band Registration

Register Online

Fill out your registration form online and pay with a credit card or your checking account through PayPal. The Dance Team form can be downloaded on the separate Dancer registration page.

Want to know who’s already signed up for alumni band? Take a look at the alumni band attendees page for a regularly updated list!

  • Registration Fees

    Individual alumni can register for $55, or couples for $100. Recent graduates of the past year — Fall ’21 through Summer ’22 — can register for a discounted price of $25!

    Your registration includes alumni band baseball shirt, pre-game tailgate lunch, lanyard, entrance to game as part of Alumni Band, good times with your band alumni friends, and a chance to relive Maryland Band history. We are also no longer charging extra for tailgate meals for your family.

    If you would like to support the band but cannot attend homecoming, there’s an option to pay the registration dues, and have us mail your swag (we’ve removed the shipping surcharge too).

  • Registration Deadline

    Your registration and payment is must be received by Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 at 11 PM to ensure accuracy in numbers for shirts, meals, instruments, field blocking, and more.

    No at-the-door signups will be permitted. If you’re not sure of your schedule for Homecoming, please go ahead and register. If you cannot make it, email us and we’ll ship your items to you.

Homecoming Alumni Band Details

  • COVID-19 Protocols

    Masks are no longer required to attend campus athletic events. Please use your own discretion when determining if you would like to attend.

  • Dress

    Please wear blue jeans and comfortable shoes. This year’s registration includes an alumni band baseball shirt in sizes from small through 4XL.

    All participating alumni are also required to wear our red “M” band alumni baseball caps as part of your uniform. You should have one if you participated in alumni band last year or just graduated and received one at the band banquet. Everyone else can purchase them on the registration form for $25 each.

  • Tickets

    If you participate in the Alumni Band, you do not have to buy yourself a game ticket. But your friends and family will still need a ticket to enter the stadium.

    Game tickets for family and friends can be purchased directly from the UM ticket office. You can also look for tickets on StubHub or other resellers.

    Available seating will not be with the Alumni Band, so if you plan to bring children that need supervision, please bring another adult that can take them into the stadium through the gate. As far as we know, the Alumni Band will still be seated behind the MSOM in Section 12, so please plan accordingly with your guests when purchasing tickets.

  • Dancers

    Please wear your Dancer Under Armor shirts, and bring your Poms. For dancer-specific information and questions, please contact Jaclyn Baker at jaclyn_baker@comcast.net or visit their Facebook page.

  • Instruments

    The band office has a limited number of instruments available this year. To borrow an instrument, you must submit your request on the registration form. The band office will have it ready at Homecoming. They will not accommodate any requests after the registration deadline. As always, if you have your own instrument, please bring it so you know you’ll have one!

    Sousaphones: If you have them, please bring your own neck and bits.

  • MUSIC

    The theme for this year’s halftime show is a John Williams Celebration. The alumni band will join the MSOM in playing Cantina Band on the field. We will also be playing stand tunes throughout the game. Sheet music will be available closer to Homecoming so you can download and practice ahead of time. Please print and bring your music with you to Homecoming.

  • FLIP FOLDERS

    The band office is running low on flip folders, so bring yours along if you have one collecting dust.

  • Flag Routines

    Videos of the flag routines will be available so you can practice ahead of time. Links will be posted closer to Homecoming.

  • Parking

    There is plenty of parking on the shoulders of Route 193 near the Stadium Drive entrance. You can also purchase on-campus parking for individual games. For this game, we highly recommend you purchase a permit ahead of time. Please see the Transportation Services Football Parking page for more information and game day parking maps, or to purchase a permit.

  • Trucking and Marching

    We will be trucking to the stadium (with the kids or by ourselves TBD). Stadium rules state that all participants must still stay with the Alumni Band and enter through the tunnel to gain entrance. If you cannot truck or get to the tunnel, please email president@umbao.org.

    We will only be marching halftime this year. If you plan to march, you must attend the morning rehearsals.

    Want to enjoy Alumni Band without the work? You can just play in the stands and skip the marching! But you must still use the tunnel entrance with the band to ensure you get in.

  • Tunnel Entrance

    Only performing Alumni Band members will be allowed through the tunnel at Maryland Stadium SECU Stadium. Everyone else must have a ticket and enter through a gate.

    The Athletic Department has strongly emphasized that they will not allow any drinking in the tunnel, and will kick-out anyone (or everyone) in the Alumni Band if someone is caught drinking in the tunnel or “appears intoxicated”. So please don’t break out those Natty Bohs until after the Truck back!

  • Clear Bag Policy

    SECU Stadium will allow the following bags:

    • Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and do not exceed 12” × 6” × 12”
    • One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
    • Small clutch bags, measuring 4.5” × 6.5” with or without a handle or strap

    All other bags will not be permitted. For more information, see the athletics Clear Bag Policy.

  • Strollers Prohibited

    Parents: Strollers are not permitted in the tunnel or inside the stadium. There is limited space for fans to check their strollers inside Riggs Alumni Center, Room 1130. For more information, go to the Football Game Day Info Guide.

  • Post-Game

    After each game, the MSOM takes the field and plays a “5th Quarter” mini-concert before the truck back. Please stay to watch their performance before returning to The Clarice.

    The alumni band may truck back to the stadium with the MSOM, or we might line up on the concourse after the 5th Quarter, and truck back to The Clarice ourselves. Either way, we’ll see you on the stairs!

  • Student Scholarship Fund

    The Mighty Sound of Maryland has announced its first endowed fund to support scholarships for marching band students of all majors. Our goal is to raise $25,000 for the endowment by Homecoming. Please help us grow this scholarship fund with your generous donation today.

  • Questions?

    Contact Marianne at president@umbao.org or Suzanne at treasurer@umbao.org.

Being a member of the Mighty Sound of Maryland doesn’t stop, and the experience doesn’t end, it just transitions to the Alumni Experience. Be a part of the celebrations and sign up for Homecoming today!

Tentative Homecoming Schedule

Saturday, October 22nd

This rehearsal schedule will change as we get closer to game day.

Homecoming 2022
10:00 am
Sign-in & Registration @ the Wakefield Band Room Lobby
10:45 am
Music rehearsal (location TBD)
11:20 am
Step-off for marching practice
11:30 am
Rehearsal w/Maryland Band (until ~12:30 pm)
12:45 pm
Alumni Band tailgate
1:30 pm
Registration closes; Make sure to pickup all swag by this time
2:10 pm
Line-up
2:20 pm
Step-off
3:30 pm
Kick-off! GO TERPS!!
~7:15 pm
MSOM 5th Quarter
~7:30 pm
New Alumni Band Truck back to The Clarice

What the Band gets for your registration

  • Financial support for scholarships, uniforms, instruments, music, Early Week meals, and more
  • Appreciation for Alumni

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