Tryouts!

It’s that time of year again and tryouts for the OSUMB are less than two weeks away!  If you haven’t already, be sure to register for tryouts and check out the tryout information page up on the OSUMB website and the Auditions page on our website.

Those who are registered will receive a link to the playing audition music.  Candidates will also need to have the following school songs memorized for the marching and playing portions of tryouts: Fight the Team Across the Field, Buckeye Battle Cry, Hang On Sloopy, and Down By the Ohio.  All school songs can be found on our music page.

The 2017 Tryout schedule is as follows:

     Thursday, August 10: Squad leader tryouts, 9 a.m. to noon, 2-5 p.m.
     Friday, August 11: Candidate Day 1 (for all who have not previously been members of the marching band), 2-5 p.m., 7-9 p.m. Registration will be open at the Band Center from noon-2 p.m. There will be an optional meeting for parents at 2:30 p.m.
     Saturday, August 12: Candidate Day 2, 9 a.m. to noon, 2-5 p.m.
     Sunday, August 13: OSUMB Tryouts Day 1 for all candidates, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Secondary instrument auditions and music/marching re-auditions, 7-9 p.m.
     Monday, August 14: OSUMB Tryouts Day 2 for all candidates, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 2017 band selected ~9 p.m.

 

We cant wait to get the season started! Go Bucks!

Instrument Checkout

A note for JI-Row candidates about instrument checkout:

As noted in a post below, drumline sectionals will begin at 5pm before summer sessions starting on Thursday, June 8th. Allison King is our percussion assistant and is responsible for checking out drumline equipment. She will be in the lobby on the first floor of the Steinbrenner Band Center starting at 4pm to check out drums and cymbals for all summer sessions. The one exception is the first summer session on the 6th when she will be there starting at 5pm.

Due to the high demand for percussion instruments the following procedure is in place for JI-Row candidate instrument checkouts:

As a candidate eligible to tryout in August 2017, you are required to attend 4 consecutive summer sessions before being allowed to officially checkout out a drum for the summer. During this period you will need to pick up a drum to use for the night and check it out with Allison by trading an instrument for a piece of collateral (drivers license or keys). After the summer session is over you will need to return your drum in order to pick up the piece of collateral that you left with her.

Once you have attended 4 consecutive summer sessions you will be able to officially check out a drum to practice with. However, you will need to check in with Allison at each summer session and inform her if there are any summer sessions you will be missing. If you miss too many summer sessions without informing her, she can ask for you to check your instrument back in so it can be added back to the stock for use by those who are attending summer sessions.

If you are are not eligible to tryout in August 2017 you are still welcome to check out an instrument for a single session at a time with a piece of collateral, but the instrument will need to be returned at the end of each session.

For all summer sessions, except for the first one, Allison will be in the lobby from 4pm until about 5:30pm and then again for 1 hour after the marching session dismisses for the night. It is your responsibility to be there to  checkout/return your instrument or check in with her during these times. Please feel free to send Allison an email at King.1724@osu.edu if you have any questions specifically about checking out and using OSUMB drums and cymbals.

Music Update

New music has been posted to our music PDF page!  We will be using these warm ups at our summer sessions and sectionals this summer.  More music could be posted throughout the summer so be sure to check back periodically for updates.

Please bring a three ring binder with plastic page protectors to all sessions for printed out music.

Go Bucks!

First Summer Session

We are very excited to start preparing for  the 2017 season with our first Summer Session next Tuesday, June 6th!  The first Summer Session will start at 6:30 pm in the Steinbrenner Band Center, and the drumline will start meeting at 5 pm for pre-Summer Session sectionals starting on Thursday June 8th.  Our Wednesday sectionals will start on Wednesday June 7th from 6 – 8 pm.  Be sure to wear athletic clothes and bring sticks and water to all sessions.  The instrument office, located on the second floor of the band center, will open at 5:30 pm to check out instruments for the first session.

Starting this year, all participants are required to fill out a one-time summer session registration form before attending.  More information on the schedule, parking, and instrument check-out can be found on the OSUMB’s website and under our Summer Session tab.

We are all looking forward to kicking off the season and getting to work!  Go Bucks!

Spring Wrap Up

There are only a few weeks left in Spring semester and we have a few announcements before we get ready for the summer!  First, there will be NO SECTIONALS TUESDAY APRIL 11.  Our last sectional of the semester will take place next week, Tuesday April 17th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.

New music has been posted under the music tab, so take a look at these warmups (Bucks Beats and Swagger) before joining us for our last sectional.

Finally, we look forward to seeing you all at our summer sessions held on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer!  The first session will take place on Tuesday, June 6th.  The drumline meets for sectionals at 5 pm at the Steinbrenner Band Center, instruments can be checked out from the second floor instrument office.  Full band sessions run from 6:30 – 9 pm.  More info on summer sessions can be found under our summer sessions tab and on the Marching Band Website.   If you have any questions feel free to contact our Squad Leaders or Percussion Instructor.

Go Bucks!

 

 

No Sectionals Tuesday March 28th

There will be no sectionals on Tuesday March 28th.  Sectionals will pick back up again on Tuesday April 4th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  Keep working on increasing tempos for our Buckeye technique packet warm ups and start looking at the Urban Legend exercise.

Have a great week, and Go Bucks!

No Sectionals Tuesday March 14th

We will not hold sectionals next week, Tuesday March 14th, due to Ohio State’s Spring Break.  Be on the look out for several new warm ups to be posted under our music tab!

Enjoy your break, we look forward to seeing everyone back for our next sectional on Tuesday March 21st from 6:30 – 8:30 pm in the Steinbrenner Band Center!

2017 Spring Sectionals

We are excited to announce that our first spring sectional of the year will be taking place on Tuesday February 7th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm!  Spring sectionals take place in the Steinbrenner Band Center, located on the Northeast side of Ohio Stadium (411 Woody Hayes Drive).  We will have Sectionals every Tuesday from 6:30 – 8:30 throughout Ohio State’s 2017 Spring Semester.

All you need to bring is a pair of sticks and our warm up packet, Buckeye Technique, which can be found under the music tab.  We will have Bass drums, Tenors, Snares, and Cymbals available to use during all sectionals.

If you have any questions feel free to contact our Percussion Instructor Mark Reynolds (Contact information can be found under the contact tab), and check our website and social media accounts regularly for updates and announcements.

Come ready to drum and get better, we can’t wait to see you all there! Go Bucks!