Three Easy Steps to Join the Band:
1. New Members fill out an online interest form. (on right side of linked page)
2. All members fIll out UDMBander - you will be notified when to do this.
3. All members register for the course: MUSC113 Sec 011
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There are openings in every section of the drumline.
Notes for Cymbal & Pit Auditionees
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 check patterns 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.
Pit auditionees must show proficiency on keyboard percussion instruments or on timpani. Rack players must show proficiency on drumset or concert snare drum. Rack players will also be responsible for becoming proficient on keyboards during the season.
Pit auditionees need to purchase the book Up Front (available at Tapspace Publications). Please prepare exercises on pages 121 - Singles (all major keys, 2 mallets), page 122 - Sixteenth Note Scales #1 (all major keys, 2 mallets), page 126 - Yak-Scents (written key only, 2 mallets), and page 140 - Block Chord Accents (keys of C,F,G,D major, 4 mallets). Timpanists should also prepare page 161 - (Timpani Scales) and all of the variations on pages 162 through 165.
A downloadable student edition of Up Front will be available soon. This has all the technique and exercises you will need. Music Ed. majors I recommend getting the full book version as you will need it for MUSC219.
Pit auditionees must also prepare check patterns. These are in the battery audition packet,
Up Front should answer all technical questions for two mallets and four mallets as well as timpani technique.
For Snare, Tenor, Bass Auditionees
The following downloads will provide a foundation for our exercise and technique program. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these files. The UD snareline uses traditional grip and the drums are slightly tilted (see photos). Auditions will take place on the first Friday night of band camp.