1. Show us your technical abilities with material you already have prepared! No packet material is required for this round. We recommend a 1 to 2.5 minute technical solo, etude, or characteristic study of your choosing that best shows off your range, technique, and abilities.
2. Demonstration of your marching abilities. The marching portion should include a basic marching exercise demonstrating your forward, backward, forward slide and backward slide techniques. This marching exercise should be performed at quarter note equals 80 beats per minute and 180 beats per minute.

BATTERY

Please prepare a 20-30 second solo that showcases your virtuosity, musicality, and performance. This could be anything you are comfortable playing that can show us how you perform and will be the basis of your individual audition for the first round! You can use material you already have prepared from another performance or audition. Packet material is not required for video auditions.

No visual/marching required.

PIT

In your video, please perform a short excerpt (60-90 seconds) of solo of your choice (marimba, vibraphone, xylophone) that showcases your virtuosity, musicality, and performance. This could be an excerpt from a solo or previous show music you’ve played. Packet material is not required for video auditions.

WHAT TO INCLUDE:

1. An introduction of yourself (name, age, where you’re from, where you have marched, and past experience)
2. Movement choreography: Please prepared a choreographed piece that displays a dynamic range in performance and skill while demonstrating an understanding for the music.
3. Flag and weapon choreography: For equipment, you should demonstrate tossing abilities as well as any tricks or special skills that you have.
4. Please include any special tricks or skills that you have in movement (tumbling, aerials, flexibility, etc)

There is no time limit for the video audition, but make it a video that stands out and highlights your highest abilities. We want you to highlight your best skills.