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 I Wanna Go Back from memory. Schools songs are available for download here.
Brass
Bb Trumpet, Eb Cornet, Flugelhorn, Mellophone, Baritone (T.C.)
Trombone, Baritone (B.C.)
Sousaphone
Brass candidates must also be prepared to perform:
- Two major scales up to four sharps and flats. (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 Drum
Cymbals
Tenor Drums
Bass Drum
Percussion candidates must also be prepared to perform the following exercises. Music can be downloaded from the drumline website.
Snares and Tenors:
- Buckeye Technique #2, #5 (with and without ghost note), #6
- Mellifluous
- Scramble
- Ramp Cadence, six times
Bass Drum:
- Buckeye Technique #1, #2, #5 (with and without ghost note), no split/all unison
- Scramble
- Ramp Cadence, six times
Cymbals:
- Buckeye Technique #1
- Fight the Team
- Hang On Sloopy
- Scramble
- Mellifluous
- Ramp it Up