Drumline

Auditions for the Drumline are required and will be taking place the week of August 1st-5th, 2022 in the Media Room of the Event Center starting, specific date/time to be announced. 

All prospective members (and those who were previously on drumline) are required to audition in July before school begins. If there are any remaining openings, a final audition will be held some time in August (TBD), which will also be the alumni audition day. Members can audition on Snare, Tenors, Bass Drum, or Cymbals.  You should audition on your first choice of instrument.  If you don’t make it, you may have the opportunity to audition on another instrument (at the discretion of the Director).

We are currently recruiting for the 2022-2023 school year.  If you are interested in auditioning please email drumline@umbc.edu with your first name, last name, preferred email address and instrument and we will send you an invite to our Discord server as well as grant you access to STAMP to be able to view the music.

Instruments

  • Snare (5) – Please be prepared to audition with traditional grip.  If you have never played traditional, consider auditioning for bass, tenors, or cymbals.
  • Tenors (3) – Our tenors are quints (5 drums).  If any audition music calls for 6 drums, play the highest two drums on the 6″ spock drum.
  • Bass Drum (1-7) – For the audition, play the part for the bass drum you wish to play for the year.  If you pass the audition, you will be assigned that drum. If the scenario arises where two people audition for the same drum, the higher score will receive the part and the lower score will play the next drum down. If you are interested in auditioning on Bass Drums 5, 6 or 7 and the part does not call for that drum, you will be required to play along with the unison parts.
  • Cymbals (4) – For the audition, play all parts if the music calls for split cymbal parts. If the music calls for visuals during rests you are not required to do a visual there. Visuals will be taught while learning drill.

Music Selection

  • Band Songs
    • UMBC Riser*
    • National Anthem*
  • Cadences:
    • Jam Town+
    • Ocelot+
    • Storm Chaser+
  • Warm-Ups:
    • BD1-2013 / Eights+
    • BD5-2013 / Triplet-Diddle+
  • Sight Reading

*Memorization Required
+Memorization Preferred, but not Required for the Audition
(#) Number of open spots remaining, Bass Drums show which bass drums are still open.

Download the Audition Music

Audition music is available via STAMP.  If you are a new member and do not have a STAMP account, please e-mail us (drumline@umbc.edu) with your first name, last name, preferred email address, and instrument.  You will receive an e-mail when your account has been created.