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November 22, 2007
Thanksgiving and Drum Corps Auditions
Two things come to mind this time of year: turkey and drum corps auditions. Traditionally, the weekend after Thanksgiving marks the first camps of the upcoming drum corps season. Now I know since many corps have started doing multiple locations for tryouts (read: Texas), and some have started early this month. But for me, it's hard to break tradition. I remember when I was under 21, today meant eating a bunch of food, hitting the practice pad, and then feeling like throwing up realizing that your corp try out was the very next day.
I'm not trying to scare anyone off, in fact the opposite. I would urge everyone to at least attend a camp sometime between the ages of 15 and 21 - even if it is just to get the experience of seeing what it is all about. You never know until you try. Whatever the camp fees, it is worth the experience - just go have fun and be yourself. Meet some new people and learn a new rudiment (or two or three or four...).
You might be saying, "sounds good, but that's just a day away - I'm too late". No, no you're not. Just grab your sticks, get in the car and go. Show up to the camp site with the camp fee and fill out the form. That's all there is to it. To make it easier, go check out the list of corps and their tryout locations, pick one and go:
If you are not sure where the corps reside, just check out the map:
No excuses. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
- The Drumline Blog Team
Posted by Ryan on November 22, 2007 12:26 AM
