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AUDITION INFORMATION
Please contact the band office if you are interested in
auditioning for the 2009 season by submitting your information on the
JOIN US page.
Thank you for your
interest in becoming a member of the ECU Marching Pirates Drumline. Our
upcoming season is certain to be one filled with excitement and challenge, and
the Drumline is going to be as strong as ever. Hopefully you will end up with a
spot in the group and enjoy the experience of a lifetime, but the audition
process alone has a lot to offer in regards to musical development and social
interaction. We can't wait to meet you in August!
EXPECTATIONS
This website
contains all of the music you will need to prepare for your audition as well as
thorough technique documents that answer any questions you may have about our
approach to playing and thinking here at ECU. Due to the nature of our schedule
and the lack of time available for learning music before our first performance,
all of the material in this packet will need to be memorized at the time of your
audition. We will only have a day or two at band camp to work on much of the
music in this packet before we begin tackling music for our first halftime show,
and any rehearsal time spent memorizing music is time that we could be using to
get better. This is probably more music than you are used to encountering in an
entire season, let alone an audition packet, but trust me when I say it is
completely necessary. Those intending on
auditioning for bass or cymbals will need to be extremely familiar with the
composite parts (in split part scenarios) and will be expected to adapt to
individual parts quickly.
AUDITION PROCESS
We will conduct our
auditions in small groups, section by section, until each individual has been
evaluated. Those who are invited back after the initial audition may be asked
to move around the line until I feel that the right players are in the
appropriate place based on preparation, skill and personality. I understand you
will be eager to know the outcome of your audition so that you may plan the rest
of your semester, and I will try my best to set the line quickly, but this
process may take some time. I hope to have the line set by the end of day two
(at the latest). Please be realistic about your level of ability and experience
on any particular instrument before preparing for the audition. You will only
be permitted to audition on one instrument, so choose one which will allow you
to demonstrate your full potential. Every member in our line is a very
important one, and each section is just as valuable as the next. If you receive
a position in the group you will have an amazing experience, no matter the
instrument.
ITEMS TO BRING
There are several
things that the entire band will need for camp, but some that are specifically
required for the Drumline. In addition to the supplies required for the full
band, please be sure to have these items on the first day of camp:
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Three ring binder with
all audition material in protective plastic sleeves
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Additional plastic
sleeves for music you will receive at camp
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Practice pad
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Metronome (not
mandatory, but strongly encouraged)
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EAR PLUGS!!!
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Pencils
Please feel free to
e-mail me with any questions that this document has not addressed. Thanks again!
Will Goodyear, Drumline
Instructor
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