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Brass
Music Auditions – Required for all veterans and new candidates
Music auditions will be required for every student who wishes to be a part of the 2020 OSUMB. Any veteran band member whose music audition necessitates the completion of a marching audition will be notified by Thursday, August 20, at 5 p.m.
Video content for music audition:
Introduction – please introduce yourself by name, instrument, hometown, year in school, major (say “undecided” if you don’t yet have a major!), and 2020 year in band (1st through 5th)
Audition Sheet (Brass)
- Major scales – DO NOT PERFORM
- Chromatic scale (ascending and descending), starting on the note of your choice to demonstrate range
- Flexibility – Two times through with metronome (First as written, then descending by half step); choose a tempo between 80 and 96 bpm
- Articulation – Three times through with metronome (First as written, then ascending by half step); choose a tempo between 112 and 120 bpm
- Lyrical Etude – without metronome
- Technical Etude – without metronome
- Swing Etude – without metronome
- School Song – play Buckeye Battle Cry with verse and one chorus. Schools songs are available for download here.
Guidelines for creating videos:
- The entire tryout sheet should be played in one sitting. There should be NO editing of audio or video during the tryout sheet playthrough, including any time taken between playing exercises.
- The video must clearly show your face, hands and instrument throughout the audition.
- Take the time to get your setup working for you. If you have multiple devices that you could use to record (video camera, smartphone, computer, tablet), use the device that provides the best AUDIO quality. Experiment with different distances as well (e.g. your sound might be best recorded with your device on a music stand, or it might be best from a table across the room). Do plenty of testing and listen to yourself to decide what represents your best musicianship.
- Upload your video to YouTube as an unlisted or private video, being sure to allow the video to be seen by people with the link. Send the link in an email with subject “Marching Band Music Audition – Instrument – Name” (ex. Marching Band Music Audition – Trombone – Phil Day) to osumb@osu.edu.
Tryout Sheets
Percussion
The OSU 2020 Audition Etudes should be played at the tempo that is marked on the music. All of the exercises should be performed at a max tempo that will enable you to sound great, maintain proper technique, and show off the maturity in your hands. Everyone should make three separate videos for the submission and should be as follows:
Snares, tenors, and bass drums:
Video #1: Buckeye Technique Exercises
Video #2: Audition Etude and Trip Rolls 2020
Video #3: Flamboyance and Pandemic Paradiddles
Cymbals:
Video#1: Buckeye Technique Exercise and Flamboyance
Video #2: Pandemic Paradiddles and Audition Etude
Video #3: Hang on Sloopy, Fight Song and Trip Rolls 2020
Everyone needs to submit three videos in the order indicated above. You can play the exercise up to three times through if you want with increased tempos to reach your max. All videos must be performed in one take.
Percussion candidates must also be prepared to perform the following exercises. Music can be downloaded from the drumline website.
Snares and Tenors:
Along with the 2020 audition etude, you will be required to play the following exercises:
- Exercise #6 and exercise #9 from Buckeye Technique 2.0
- Flamboyancy
- Pandemic Paradiddles
- Trip Rolls 2020
Bass Drum:
In addition to the audition etude you will be required to play the following:
- Buckeye Technique 2.0 exercises #1 , #6, and #9
- Flamboyancy
- Pandemic Paradiddles
- Trip Rolls 2020
Cymbals:
In addition to the 2020 audition etude you will be required to play the following:
- Buckeye Technique 2.0 exercise #1
- Flamboyancy
- Pandemic Paradiddles
- Trip Rolls 2020
- Hang on Sloopy
- Fight the Team