2021 -2022 L.D. Marching Percussion Audition Track 9th 10th & 11th grade

Your journey to being a member of the 2021-2022 L.D. Bell begins the first week of April! There will be master-classes held each week to provide training for your area of interest in marching percussion. Your participation and progress will be monitored and factored into the final audition on May, 13th. You are encouraged to attend as many of the master- classes as possible. You must prepare and perform a solo at the HEB solo contest on Saturday May 1st as part the audition process. Be sure to prepare a solo that is pertinent to your audition: Rudimental Snare, Rudimental Tenor, Marching bass should rudimental prepare a snare or tenor solo. Keyboards must prepare four solo – preparing a two mallet solo would be a good idea for an additional solo.

Master-Class schedule: All classes 4:30-6:00

Monday-SNARE/TENOR Tuesdays –KEYBOARD Wednesdays-BASS

April 5th April 6th April 7th April 12th April 14th April 14th April 19st April 20th April 21st April 26th April 27th April 28th

May, 13th Battery and Auditions

All classes will be held in the L.D. Bell room or outdoors (weather permitting). After each class, the staff will guide you as to what is a realistic goal for your audition.

Please make sure you are signed up for the L.D. Bell High School Percussion Remind 101 by texting “@ldbperc” to 81010.

We wish you the best and look forward to working with you to achieve your goals!

L.D. Bell Band Staff

2021 JH Drumline Club 7th & 8th grade percussion

Join the 2020 L.D. Bell Cluster Junior High Percussion Club! Meetings will start the 2nd week of April. We will offer fun sessions each week that will serve as Training/Master Classes for your area of interest in the field of marching percussion. Your participation and progress will help you immensely in your Junior High Drumline auditions. You are encouraged to attend as many of the master-classes as possible.

Master-Class schedule: Marching Snare - Marching Tenors - Marching Bass Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 April 8th, 15th, 22nd May 6th, 13th, 20th

We will focus on modern marching percussion techniques, warm-up routines for your JH Drumline, cadences and more!

All classes will be held in the L.D. Bell drum room or outdoors (weather permitting).

We wish you the best and look forward to working with you to achieve your goals! Please make sure you are signed up for the L.D. Bell Junior High School Percussion Remind 101. Text “@bellj” to 81010 to take advantage of this service.

L.D. Bell Band Staff