Drumline Auditions
Godley WildCat Band
Auditions for the 2008 Godley High School WildCat Band Drumline will be held on:
Saturday, March 29th at the GHS Band Hall from 10:00am to 12:00pm.
Students who seek to play snare, tenors, or bass drum are expected to attend, including those who were on the line last year. Those who want to be in the Pit do not need to attend, but do need to let Mr. Cathey know of their intentions prior to the audition date. Transportation will not be provided, so please make sure you have a way to the school ahead of time.
Audition material will consist of Hemeola, Roll Breakdown, and a short sight-reading piece. Those wishing to play snare should prepare all music as written. Tenor players should prepare Hemeola as written and Roll Breakdown on Drum 2 (12”). Bass drummers should be able to play the unison part on Hemeola, and split parts to Hemeola and Roll Breakdown. New players to the bass drum line should prepare the split parts for bass drum 4.
Audio Files:
Roll Breakdown Bass Drum with Rolls (Not for audition)
Summer Camp – June 25th-29th 9am – 12pm: This year we will have a Drumline Camp the same week of the June Band Camp. The drumline portion of this camp is free, but there is $7.50 charge for transportation, should you need it. This camp is not required, but it is highly recommended. It is particularly important that all bass drummers be at the camp. During these days, we will learn warm-ups, the cadence, and the marching show.
Students are expected to know all of this material by the start of the August Marching Band Camp.