MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY RACER BAND
  • Announcements
    • Calendar
    • Absences
  • About
    • Racer Band Info >
      • Game Day
      • Uniforms
      • Festival of Champions
      • Racer Band Camp >
        • Audition Info
        • Racer Band Procedures
      • Equipment
      • Handbook
    • Racer Pep Band
  • Leadership
    • Directors
    • Directors
    • Drum Majors
    • Officers
    • Uniform Team
    • Section Leaders >
      • Flutes
      • Clarinets
      • Saxophones
      • Trumpet
      • Mellophones
      • Low Brass
      • Tuba
      • Drumline
      • Front Ensemble
      • Color Guard
    • BARCs
    • Future Leaders
  • Contact
  • Join Racer Band

Front Ensemble Auditions

Instructions:
  • Prepare the audition materials listed below
Prepare only material for instruments you are interested in. We encourage you to submit multiple instrument auditions
  • Videos must be submitted by Monday, July 27th, 2020
  • Upload your videos to the following link:  SUBMIT VIDEOS HERE
  • Make sure you save your video in the following format - LastName_Instrument_Year 
  • For example:  Johnson_Marimba_Freshman

All new percussion members should submit a video(s).

Veterans: email your intent to return to Racer Band 2020 to your section leaders - Nathan Schulte and Kape Metker
  • All veteran members wishing to change instruments must submit a video(s)
  • Veterans needing assistance getting access to equipment should contact Madeline Downs
  • All veteran members wishing to stay on their 2019 Racer band instrument do not need to submit a video

Email questions to:
Shane Melvin - shanemelvin1@hotmail.com

Audition Materials
All pieces should be performed with a metronome
​
Mallets:
Play Eights at 120 and 160 bpm
Play 16th Note Scales at 100, 120, and 140 bpm (3 different scales)
​Play Mallet Reading Exercise


Keyboard(Piano/Sythn):
Play measures 15-39 of the Keyboard Audition at 140 bpm
Play a piece of your choice to display your abilities


Bass Guitar:
Play measure 77-end of the Bass Guitar Audition at 170 bpm
Play a piece of your choice to display your abilities


Guitar:
Play all of the Guitar Audition at 120 bpm
Play a piece of your choice to display your abilities


Drumline Auditions

Instructions:
  • Prepare the audition materials listed below
Prepare only material for instruments you are interested in. We encourage you to submit multiple instrument auditions
  • Videos must be submitted by Monday, July 27th, 2020
  • Upload your videos to the following link:  SUBMIT VIDEOS HERE
  • Make sure you save your video in the following format - LastName_Instrument_Year 
  • For example:  Johnson_Tenors_Freshman

All new percussion members should submit a video(s).

Veterans: email your intent to return to Racer Band 2020 to your section leader if you have not already done so, Nathan Nolan (Snare), Nicolas Nelson (Tenors), Sarah Hasekamp (Bass Drum), Abby Hess (Cymbals)

  • All veteran members wishing to change sections must submit a video(s)
  • Veterans needing assistance getting access to equipment should contact Madeline Downs
  • All veteran members wishing to stay on their 2019 Racer band instrument do not need to submit a video  
      
All Racer Band Percussionists must have previous Marching Band Percussion experience. All battery members must be physically fit enough to carry their drum and march at tempos up to 180 bpm.

Email questions to:
Benjamin Stone bstone@murraystate.edu
Aaron Moody amoody1@murraystate.edu

Audition Materials
  • PLEASE try and use a metronome for all exercises
  • Mark time during each performance and try to set your camera to show your feet full body
  • If you don’t have an instrument, pads, tabletops, etc. are fine!!!  

Upload your videos to the following link:  SUBMIT VIDEOS HERE
Make sure you save your video in the following format - LastName_Instrument_Year 
For example:  Johnson_Tenors_Freshman

Snare:
8 on a hand (no file) - play at 120 and 180 bpm - MARK TIME and USE MET
Set Em Up - play at 140 bpm
Paradiddles Thang - play at 150 bpm (or as close as you can get comfortably)


Tenors:
8 on a hand (not included) - play at 120 and 180 bpm - MARK TIME and USE MET
Set Em Up - play at 140 bpm
Paradiddles Thang - play at 150 bpm (or as close as you can get comfortably)


Bass Drum:
8 on a hand (not included) - play at 120 and 180 bpm - MARK TIME and USE MET
4-2-1 Timing - play at 120 bpm


Cymbals:
Play the Cymbal Audition Etude at 120 bpm while marking time
If cymbals are not available you may just clap the etude.

Color Guard Auditions

Thank you for your interest in joining Racer Band Color Guard.  In the past few years, we have held video auditions due in the summer before camp.  This year, we would like to do things a little differently.

We will be holding auditions at Racer Band camp, similar to how the drum line and pit audition.

We would like to be able to not only watch you spin, but also watch you learn and communicate with your leaders and staff members.  This is one of the most important parts of Racerband.  For our guard, there is a lot of work learned in a short amount of time.  It’s vital that you are willing to spend extra time outside of camp to remember and go over work. 

As we do not have anything specific for you to prepare, we do have a list of skills that we use commonly.  Please keep in mind, if you are unable to perform the entire list of skills, try out anyway.  This list is a starting point.  We are here to teach you things that you may not have been taught before.  ALL GUARDS ARE TAUGHT DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES.  We understand and love the fact that Racer Band brings together so many different skill levels of performers.  We do not require that you have been in a guard before, but do require that you have performing/marching experience.  You need to be physically fit enough to be able to perform.

- jazz run/walks (across the floor exercises)
- Drop spins (left and right)
- Double time (left and right)
- Tosses (single, halves, 45s, etc.)

During the first few days of pre-camp (guard and percussion camp), we will be teaching technique and learning some of the pre-game tunes performed at football games.  We will have a short audition process even though we will be watching everyone work throughout the first few days.  If we feel you are not ready to join the guard, we will let you know and try to find a different place for you in Racer Band.
​

We look forward to meeting everyone.  If you have any questions, please connect with your section leaders:
Madison Fugate              
mfugate2@murraystate.edu
Lindsey Hunter               lhunter5@murraystate.edu
Lauren Montgomery     lmontgomery7@murraystate.edu

 



About

Racer Band
Pep Band
Calendar
Absences

Leadership

Directors
Officers
Drum Majors
Section Leaders
​BARCs

Department of Music

Calendar​​
© COPYRIGHT 2017. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Announcements
    • Calendar
    • Absences
  • About
    • Racer Band Info >
      • Game Day
      • Uniforms
      • Festival of Champions
      • Racer Band Camp >
        • Audition Info
        • Racer Band Procedures
      • Equipment
      • Handbook
    • Racer Pep Band
  • Leadership
    • Directors
    • Directors
    • Drum Majors
    • Officers
    • Uniform Team
    • Section Leaders >
      • Flutes
      • Clarinets
      • Saxophones
      • Trumpet
      • Mellophones
      • Low Brass
      • Tuba
      • Drumline
      • Front Ensemble
      • Color Guard
    • BARCs
    • Future Leaders
  • Contact
  • Join Racer Band