For general information about tryouts, visit our tryouts page.
The tryout sheets below contain musical exercises and are a required component of the music audition. The tryout sheet does not need to be memorized.
Candidates must also be prepared to play Buckeye Battle Cry, Fight the Team, Hang On Sloopy, and Down by the Ohio from memory. Schools songs are available for download here.
Brass
Brass candidates must also be prepared to perform:
- Two major scales up to four sharps and flats (In Concert Pitch) (You determine tempo and rhythm.)
- A two-octave chromatic scale. (You determine the starting pitch, tempo and rhythm.)
- One short sight-reading etude.
Percussion
Snare
In addition, you should be prepared to play the following (Bucks Tech 10 – Exercises number 4 and number 5, Panoptic, Rip Rolls, Gum Ball and Natty Jam)
Tenors
In addition, you should be prepared to play the following (Bucks Tech 10 – Exercises number 4 and number 5, Panoptic, Rip Rolls, Gum Ball and Natty Jam)
Bass
In addition, you should be prepared to play the following (Bucks Tech 10 – Exercises number 4 and number 5, Panoptic, Rip Rolls, Gum Ball and Natty Jam)
Cymbals
In addition, you should be prepared to play the following (Rip Rolls and Natty Jam, Buckeye Battle Cry from mm26 to the end, Fight the team from beginning to mm 17, Hang on Sloopy from mm17 to the end.)
Rubrics and Scoring Sheets
These documents are designed to inform candidates how they will be scored during tryouts. The rubrics describe the criteria judges and squad leaders use to evaluate the auditions for music and marching. Scoring sheets are the documents the judges and squad leaders will fill out in your evaluation.
Rubrics
Music rubrics are split into three groups based on your instrument. The marching rubric is identical for all instruments.
Scoring Sheets