Cowboy Marching Band Drumline Audition Information

To schedule an audition, please visit our audition information page.

1st Round:

An etude from The Solo Snare Drummer by Vic Firth
Portraits in Rhythm by Anthony Cirone

2nd Round:

Any solo by Marty Hurley, Mitch Markovitch, Art Cappio, Charley Wilcoxon, or John Pratt
The Rudimental Cookbook (Ed Freytag)

3rd Round:

Yellow After the Rain (Mitchell Peters)
Spanish Dance (Kai Stensgaard)
Two Mexican Dances (Gordon Stout)
Three Preludes (Ney Rosauro)
Furioso and Valse in D Minor (2 mallets) (Earl Hatch)
Any ragtime solo by George Hamilton Green (2 mallets)

All state audition material can be used if you desire, but we do encourage all auditionees to try to learn something new on keyboard. There are MANY other solos that can be used - the above are just common suggestions for students to consider.

In addition, knowledge of rudiments, scales, and timpani tuning is helpful. Sight reading on snare and keyboard will also be given.