For students who are interested in auditioning for the cymbal line, we highly recommend attending the mini-camps during the summer. At these camps you can work on technique with the instructors and learn what will be expected of you at the audition.
All cymbal auditionees need to play timing exercises with sticks on a pad or drum. Practice these with a metronome. Tempo maintenance, rhythmic accuracy and consistency of sound will determine who makes the line. A student's ability to adapt to and learn cymbal technique will also be factored into the audition results.
FULL exercise packet for regular season