Music:

This week, and all remaining weeks, we will be starting outside the band center at 5:00 pm in sectionals. All candidates and veterans are encouraged to arrive earlier to setup and warm their hands before the downbeat. As a reminder, all music on the drumline website should be printed in a binder with plastic sleeves and binder clips or downloaded onto an iPad/tablet.

Goals for 6/15:

Bucks Tech 10: 1-6

• Exercise #1 at 212 BPM
• Exercise #3 at 174 BPM
• Exercise #5 at 112 BPM
• Exercise #6 at 108 BPM

Gumball at 110 BPM

Building Blocks at 100 BPM

Everything from past weeks.

For Tuesday, we will play Natty Jam up to bar 38.

Goals for 6/13:

• Bucks Tech 10: 1-6
  • Exercise #1 tempo of 200 BPM
  • Exercise #5 at 112 BPM
• Ohio State of Mind: written tempo
• Building Blocks: learned and ready to play
• Become more familiar with school songs, namely Fight the Team

Practice with a metronome and the sheet music 90% of the time, even when music is memorized. Excellence comes from the details!

Marching:

New skills:

• Flanks, *flashes, step-forward about face, box drill (6/13)
• Regular TTR, box TTR, countdown drill (6/15)

Skills from past weeks:

• In-place movements (attention, directional facings, chair step, **horns up, **horns down, posture) (6/6)
• Mark time, mark time drill, 8-to-5, marching and playing (6/8)

*denotes skill only utilized by brass performers, **not utilized by snare drummers

Message to New Students:

While this may seem like an overwhelming amount of information to have missed out on, it is never too late to join us for summer sessions! The goal of these sessions is to learn and grow as a player, performer, and marcher. We can catch you up quickly to get you up to speed with the curriculum. Students need not to feel discouraged by missing any number of sessions as we have plenty of squad leaders and veteran members who are happy and willing to bring you up to speed. Do not be discouraged if you are unable to meet the playing goals; the point of these sessions is to grow!

Out of State/Unable to Attend:

Don’t worry about being left behind! Our veteran marching band members will help get you caught up on the fundamentals taught throughout the summer. This summer, we are offering two Focus Weeks (July 5-7 and August 1-3) that each will provide a review of music and marching fundamentals, so you can catch up without having to attend sessions over multiple weeks.

Our virtual Summer Sessions, returning in 2023, are also a tremendous opportunity to learn our marching and playing style from anywhere in the world. You can also upload a video of yourself marching to YouTube and our squad leaders will review it and give you feedback. Please send videos, unlisted, to squad leader emails below. It is suggested that students send videos of fundamentals grouped by the weekly schedule.

Marching Fundamental Instructional Videos:

Bass, Tenors, Cymbals, Snare Drum

Any questions, comments or concerns or marching/playing videos can be directed to:

Ryan Harris (Snare SL), Justin Williams (Snare ASL)

Caleb Richardson (Tenor SL), Andrew Haines (Bass ASL), Abby Dickman (Cymbals ASL)

FAQ’s

GO BUCKS!

Please be prepared to bring the following items:

• Sticks/mallets
• 3-ring binder with clear sleeves to put music in
• Printouts of music for 2023 for your instrument (see music tab)
• Water
• Athletic shoes and attire

Location: Steinbrenner Band Center, which is located in the stadium (between gates 10 and 12) 1961 Tuttle Park Pl, Columbus, OH 43210

• We will grab instruments from the band center and walk down to Lincoln Tower Field.

Parking: Paid parking is available in the stadium lots. There are pay stations in the lot, or you can park across the street at the Tuttle garage.

When: Tuesday (6/6) starting at 6:30 pm (going forward the rest of the summer, the drumline will begin at 5:00 outside the band center).

All who plan to try out for the Ohio State Drumline this upcoming season are encouraged to attend.

GO BUCKS!

New music has been uploaded under the music tab. We will be playing through these during summer sessions.

– Buckeye Technique 4.0

– 16th Accents

– Griddy

Get an early jump on the music before our first session on June 7th!

General

• Register for summer session at this link.
• Start looking over buckeye technique 3.0 found under the music tab, and also at this link.
• Put together a 3-ring binder with plastic sheets to hold all the music from our website, and have clothespins/binder clips to pin pages if needed due to wind.
• Band doors are located between gates 10 and 12 of the stadium (which is on the stadium’s East side). Parking is available at the stadium, but it is not free (download the park mobile app or pay at the station).
• This announcement page will be updated frequently throughout the summer about what music and drill are covered during the week.

June 7^th

• Session starts at 6:30 at the practice field, please arrive early (30-45 min) to ensure you have enough time to check out a drum (this will be done in the band center).
• Bring water, and wear comfortable athletic wear / athletic shoes.
• We WILL NOT be having a sectional on the 7^th. Our first sectional will be on the 9^th.

June 9^th

• First sectional starting at 5 pm outside band doors, please arrive early to check out a drum.
• Be familiar with exercises from buckeye technique 3.0.
• Around 6:30 we will begin moving down to practice field for marching.

Today is the first official day of Summer Sessions in preparation to make the 2020 edition of The Best Damn Band In The Land. We are so excited to see the improvement that candidates make as people and as players.

If you have yet to sign up for Summer Sessions, it is not too late. Visit the link below to sign up. Afterwards, you will be placed into a Google Classroom where fundamental videos will be made available. Furthermore, squad leaders will send personalized feedback on candidate’s marching and playing.

We hope that you have remained safe and well during this time. We cannot wait to get back and drum together!

Drive, Drive, Drive…

https://tbdbitl.osu.edu/how-join/summer-sessions