OHIO UNIVERSITY

MARCHING 110
SNARELINE
AUDITION PACKET
2012-2013
2012-2013 March|ng 110 Drum||ne

Welcome! 1hank you for your lnLeresL ln Lhe Ch|o Un|vers|ty March|ng 110 Drum||ne. 1hls
packeL ls Lhe foundaLlon behlnd one of Lhe besL and Lop-level colleglaLe drumllnes. 1he Marchlng 110
and Lhe drumllne boLh have a long LradlLlon of success, exclLemenL and dedlcaLlon LhaL ls sLlll golng
sLrong Loday. WlLh your efforLs, you can help us keep Lhls LradlLlon golng and help us wlLh our new
sLandard ln belng 8etter than the best. Lver.
1he Marchlng 110 urumllne ls Lhe mosL selecLlve group wlLhln Lhe band. Lvery poslLlon ls open
Lo all LhaL audlLlon. 1he only way Lo noL have a chance ls Lo noL audlLlon. 1he followlng ls Lhe
lnsLrumenLaLlon of Lhe drumllne, and all Lhese spoLs are avallable:
-6 snares
-3 Llmbales
-3 Lenors
-4 Lonal bass drums
-4 cymbals
1he numbers for placemenL ln Lhe block are llmlLed, so a number of alLernaLes wlll be accepLed as well.
AlLernaLes are a key Lo Lhe success of our group and are sLlll full members of Lhe llne and Lhe band. So lf
you are asked Lo be an alLernaLe, please sLay! uon'L forgeL LhaL Lhere are people who wanL noLhlng
more Lhan Lo [usL be aparL of Lhls band.
1hls packeL ls deslgned Lo help you prepare for Lhe audlLlon, and Lhe enLlre season. 1he warm
ups and exerclses conLalned are deslgned Lo help us wlLh anyLhlng LhaL Lhe drumllne would encounLer
muslcally wlLh Lhe season. 1hese exerclses are also lnLended Lo help bulld chops and make your
Lechnlque sLronger. Make sure Lo pay aLLenLlon Lo all sLlcklngs, Lempos, and dynamlcs as Lhey are key Lo
lnLerpreLaLlon and developmenL.
lor over 40 years, Lhe 110 drumllne has been Lhe back-beaL and Lhe drlvlng force behlnd Lhe
energy of Lhe Marchlng 110. 1o be accepLed lnLo Lhe Llne means LhaL you are becomlng a parL of LhaL
legacy. Cur LradlLlons glve us prlde buL come wlLh an obllgaLlon: 1o exceed Lhem. Llve up Lo Lhls
obllgaLlon and push yourself Lo be worLhy of Lhe respecL LhaL fuLure generaLlons wlll show you.

1hank you for your lnLeresL,

Alex Marllng
SecLlon Leader


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1he Marchlng 110 urumllne has a long hlsLory of hlgh-energy muslcal performance. ln order Lo
conLlnue and expand our performance level, we expecL our members Lo be compleLely commlLLed Lo
Lhe success Lo Lhe group. 8emember LhaL you are audlLlonlng and parLlclpaLlng ln Lhls group !"#$%&'()#*,
and as such, Lhere are sLandards LhaL musL be meL and musL be surpassed.
All members are expecLed Lo dlsplay a hlgh level of Lechnlque, muslcal proflclency, confldence
(buL noL arrogance), and a poslLlve aLLlLude Lo geL along wlLh oLhers and work hard. ulsplaylng openness
Lo learnlng, and buylng ln" Lo our sysLem are some oLher good quallLles LhaL wlll make our group Lruly
ouLsLandlng.
All muslc musL be memorlzed very qulckly durlng Lhe year, so muslc proflclency ls *"$(
responslblllLy. 8e efflclenL ln you pracLlclng, and remember Lo keep a solld Lechnlque whlle playlng so
you can focus on +,'& you need Lo play, noL ,"+ Lo play lL. MemorlzaLlons of Lhe exerclses ls noL
requlred for Lhe audlLlon, buL keep ln mlnd, lf you are selecLed Lo be a parL of Lhe Llne, you musL have lL
memorlzed wlLhln a day or Lwo for we sLarL our season lmmedlaLely afLer Lhe audlLlon process. 1hls also
applles Lo Lhe cadences. 1hey boLh do noL need Lo be memorlzed, buL lL would ".!)"$/#* .0 &" *"$(
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When pracLlclng, make sure you #-'%&(%$ +.)/.0 '*1 (*%-$2$*&'..0. 8ulldlng a fundamenLal Lechnlque
wlll carry you Lhrough a successful season. uslng a meLronome ls hlghly recommended and wlll greaLly
lmprove your lnLernal pulse, and rhyLhmlc accuracy.
LasLly, Lhe secLlon leader does noL hand ouL placemenLs. !"# %&'( )*%+, As lL was sLaLed
before, all spoLs are open. repare, play and perform Lo a level where Lhere ls no opLlon buL Lo be
placed on Lhe llne.
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-have muslc ln a Lhree rlng blnder
-a pencll
-brlng sLlcks/pracLlce pad
- 1he Snares use vlc llrLh Colln McnuLL, Mlddles use vlc llrLh 8llly Club and basses has
Lhelr malleLs provlded, however lL lsn'L requlred Lo use Lhese sLlcks ln Lhe audlLlon. ?ou may use
whaLever sLlcks you are comforLable wlLh.
-ALhleLlc cloLhlng
-Sunscreen
-earplugs (someLlmes lL geLs loud when we play lnslde)
-3$& (* +4'#$5 Cur marchlng sLyle ls very demandlng and ls lncredlbly rlgorous, and drums and
cymbals are heavy! Cardlo workouLs llke blklng, runnlng, swlmmlng, eLc, are very helpful. Also,
sLrengLh workouLs llke push-ups, crunches, and welghL llfLlng can help you be physlcally ready
and help you endure Lhe challenges ahead.

Practice at a variety of dynamics and tempos, from 90 to 140 BPM. Stay relaxed
and keep the sound quality and flow from hand to hand to be completely smooth.

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Score
2011


This is our on the field warm up, played with the band. It has elements of all the previous
exercises with it, plus a fun etude at the end to put it all together. Learn it slow, and tear it
apart! Perform between 100 bpm and 130 bpm.


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Chad Vasquez
Marching 110 Drumline 2011
Snareline
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1ackllng Lhe amounL of muslc ln Lhls packeL can be a llule daunung and aL umes
overwhelmlng. lL ls Lhe hope of Lhe leaders of Lhe urumllne LhaL Lhls packeL wlll serve as
a gulde and help remove any mysLery behlnd our audluons. Many people who have
audluoned before have gone Lhrough Lhe same process, and have helped bulld Lhe leg-
acy of excellence we en[oy and honor Loday. WlLh hard work, commlLmenL, and a posl-
uve amLude, you can [oln Lhe dlsungulshed, and selecuve famlly LhaL ls 1he Chlo unlver-
slLy Marchlng 110 urumllne.
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