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249th ARMY BAND
CURRENT JOB VACANCIES

FLUTE/PICCOLO

BASSOON

OBOE

PIANO

CLARINET

TRUMPET

GUITAR

AND ON A LIMITED BASIS,ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTALIST

QUALIFICATIONS:Candidates must have strong sight-reading skills and be able to perform various musical styles. Applicants for positions such as Oboe and Bassoon must also be able to perform on a traditional marching band instrument.
BENEFITS: College students can receive Montgomery GI Bill(approximately $300.00 a month) to help with college expenses. Members also receive 100% tuition paid for any state funded college or university in West Virginia. If you want to go to a private college in West Virginia you qualify to receieve tuition assistance equal to the highest state college rate plus up to $4,500.00 a year from the National Guard Federal Tuition Assistance Program. If you receive Promise Scholarship, we will match the tuition in the form of a check to you each semester. Out of state students also recieve 100% tuition paid for state colleges in WV.
AUDITION PROCESS: Auditions are schedules through CW4 Tom Goff, the 249th Army Band Bandmaster or your local WV Army National Guard Recruiter. The audition will consist of the following: scale performance, sight-reading, and a solo of your choosing.
CONTACT INFORMATION:CW4 Thomas Goff
249th Army Band
1705 Mileground Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone- 304-201-3901
E-mail: wv249thco@aol.com