Contact a staff member through Facebook or email and explain the situation to us. Please contact us immediately if you aren’t able to attend both audition #1 and #2. Once contacted, we’ll send video protocols. You will be required to confirm registration for auditions before receiving video protocols.

Plan to bring your sticks/mallets, proper marching attire, lunch or money for lunch on your own, equipment if you can (drum, cymbals) and a mask if you feel more comfortable with one. If you are trying out for the keyboard section, we will have mallets for you to use but encourage you to bring your own. If you are trying out for snare, tenor and/or bass, you should bring your own drumsticks. If you have your own drum and stand, please feel free to bring it. If you are trying out for the cymbal line, there will be cymbals available for use, but you are more than welcome to bring your own set. Potential members should also dress appropriate for the weather and also for a short movement related block with appropriate footwear.

Anyone can audition for our ensembles or attend our clinics, but Atlanta Quest follows WGI Percussion’s rules and guidelines for member registration. In order to march in either ensemble, you must be between the age of 14 and 22, as of April 1st, 2024. Members of the military that enlist at 18 may be eligible for a military exception. This affords you 1 year of eligibility immediately after completion of service.

Yes! Most of our membership is involved in college band, percussion ensemble or drum corps. We encourage participation in organizations such as DCI and DCA and encourage coordinating schedules to allow efficient participation. With very few exceptions, they are always able to manage the time commitment of both. Please make sure to communicate anything in advance that you feel may be problematic or conflicting.

Seasonally: Atlanta Quest’s season runs about 7 months long, start to finish. Auditions start in September and regular rehearsals begin in November, running through mid-to-late April. There are only 2 weekends off (for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays).

Week-to-week: Our rehearsal weekends are generally Friday nights from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays 9 a.m. to 2/3p.m. (Note: Q2 rehearses most, but not all, Sundays.) The only time we’ll rehearse during the week will be during our Holiday December Camp and WGI Finals.

In addition to rehearsal weekends, members regularly participate in weekday video assignments and regimented practice on their own time.