Pride of the Ranger Nation Marching Band

The Pride of the Ranger Nation Marching Band performs at all home football games and includes woodwinds, brass, percussion, and color guard. The band provides entertaining performances that draw the audience into the game, inspire the team to victory, represent the community with pride, and nurture a spirit of cooperation and sportsmanship. The band consists of students from a variety of disciplines who interact socially and contribute musically to the game-day atmosphere, uniting the student body, university, and community in mutual camaraderie.

The Pride of the Ranger Nation Marching Band rehearses Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3:00 p.m. Membership is open to all Northwestern students regardless of major. Participation scholarships are available. To join, complete the "Ranger Band Pre-Registration Form" on this webpage and get enrolled in University Band.

The 2024 Pride of the Ranger Nation Marching Band Camp will begin on Thursday, August 8, for the leadership team, Friday, August 9, for Color Guard and Drumline, and August 11 for all others.

Please pre-register for the band program HERE. A tentative schedule for Band Camp can be found HERE. There will be a simple placement audition at the beginning of band camp. The placement audition is used to assign parts to students, not an audition for band membership. There is no audition to be part of the band. The placement is required for the drumline but is optional for the rest of the band. Those wishing not to play an audition will be placed on 2nd or 3rd part.