Month: May 2025

NEW MUSIC – 2025 Jams

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Good evening!

Four new pieces of music has been added to the Music PDFs tab of the website. Listed below, they are:

  • Time and Change, our 2025 full length battery jam written by Joe Hobbs
  • Tidal Wave (Snare Jam)
  • Zone 6 (Tenor Jam)
  • Next Level (Bass Jam)

EDIT: Audio files have also been provided for all jams under the Music MP3s tab.

If you are planning on attending the OSUMB drumline camp this weekend, please have the sheet music for Time and Change and your respective section jam available through a printed copy or a charged tablet (tenor candidates, please have the Tenor 6 part available).

Go Bucks!

2025 Drumline Camp Signup (REQUIRED)

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Good afternoon!

A quick update on the drumline camp: a signup sheet has been created in which all people who wish to participate must fill out. The link to the signup is shown below:

Drumline Camp 2025 | The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands

Remember, in order to be eligible, you must be a candidate trying out for the 2025 season, a veteran member, or an incoming senior (HS Class of 2026). If you have questions, please reach out to your instrument’s Squad Leader listed under the Contact tab of the website.

Go Bucks!

UPCOMING: Drumline Camp this May!!

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Good evening, Buckeyes!

We are happy to announce that, returning for the first time since 2021, we are hosting an official drumline camp! We’ll be running full battery and sub-sectional rehearsals to lock in our music and precision before summer sessions begin. Logistical information can be found below:

COST:

The drumline camp is FREE OF CHARGE! Meals will not be provided.

TIME AND DATES:

Friday, May 30th: 1:00pm-4:30pm, 6:00pm-9:00pm

Saturday, May 31st: 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:30pm-4:30pm

LOCATION:

Steinbrenner Band Center, Ohio Stadium, 1961 Tuttle Park Pl, Columbus, OH 43210

PARKING:

If you wish to park on campus while attending the drumline camp, there are a few options. All on-campus parking requires payment. You may also park in the surface lots around Ohio Stadium. There are pay-by-plate machines that will allow you to pay for a certain amount of time, or you can use the Parkmobile app. If you use the app, please be sure to enter the correct zone number. Zone numbers are also posted by lot entrances. The Ohio State Marching and Athletic Bands is not responsible for any parking citations or fines incurred.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to all candidates and veteran members trying out for the 2025 season, as well as any high schoolers entering their senior year in the fall of 2025. If you are not eligible for the drumline camp but are a highschooler eligible for the OSUMB clinic, see the link for waitlist registration information: Ohio State Marching Band Clinic 2025 | School of Music

PREPARATION:

  • Drinking 8-12 ounces of water four hours before the beginning of block, then again two hours after block. We highly recommend bringing a water bottle of some sort, as we will have plenty of quick water breaks during block. Drink fluids early and as often as thirst and common-sense drive. Sports drinks might be helpful for heavy sweat situations.
  • Eat healthy carbohydrates and foods with lean protein in the meals before block (e.g. turkey sandwich on whole grain, quinoa with chicken, chicken marsala). Fruit is always a performance food for the carbs and electrolytes as you get closer to start time. Pretzels or similar low fat chips can help with fueling and hydration.
  • Wear comfortable athletic clothing and good athletic shoes.
  • Begin to become familiar with our exercises and jams (especially Bucks Tech 2025)!

We hope to see you there!

Go Bucks

Summer Sessions Registration

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Registration for our 2025 Summer Sessions is now open!

Link: Summer Sessions | The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands

Summer Sessions are optional practices that take place in June, July, and August and help both prospective and returning candidates prepare for tryouts. Summer Sessions provide instruction in marching and music fundamentals in a fun, informal setting. They are open to all high school students, Ohio State students, and students enrolled at a member college or university of the Higher Education Council of Columbus. A one-time advance registration is required for all students who wish to participate in Summer Sessions. 

While a syllabus of fundamentals will be followed during the summer, missing a rehearsal will not put you behind. Squad leaders and veteran marching band members can help you with whatever fundamentals you may have missed. While Summer Sessions can be very beneficial in learning our fundamentals, we like to stress that attendance at Summer Sessions is not factored into the audition scoring process.

Summer Sessions will begin on June 10 and run from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Lincoln Tower Field south of Ohio Stadium. We will typically meet for a sectional before Summer Sessions begin each day at 5:00 p.m at the Steinbrenner Band Center. For the first Summer Session on June 10th, there will be NO SECTIONAL. More information can be found above at the link.

Go Bucks!