Drumline
The 2024 Oregon State Drumline Auditions are complete! Thank you to everyone who participated.
If you are interested in auditioning for the drumline in future years, please fill out our Interest Form.
Read on for important info about the program, the audition process, and arranging a visit. ⬇︎⬇︎⬇︎
The Oregon State Drumline is the rhythmic, beating heart of the OSUMB. In addition to all of the great music this section performs as part of the full band, the drumline has its own featured repertoire of cadences and grooves, additional Game Day performances, a samba band for OSU men's and women's soccer, community performance opportunities, and its own class during Spring Term.
The drumline typically fields 8-10 snares, 5-6 tenors, 6-7 basses, and 8-10 cymbals. Auditions are required for membership. If you have any questions about the drumline program or percussion opportunities at OSU, please feel free to contact us below.
2024 CAMPS (for rostered members)
DRUMLINE CAMP: Sept 9-13 **
BAND CAMP: Sept 15-20 ** (…followed by our home game vs. Purdue on Sept 21! **)
FIRST DAY OF CLASS: Sept 25
** If you are offered a position in the Oregon State Drumline, attendance is required at these camps.
Vamos Castores!
Audition Info
If you want to audition for the 2025-26 Oregon State Drumline, start by filling out the Interest Form . That will put you on our radar, and we’ll contact you during the 2024-25 school year about the band sign-up and drumline audition process.
Fall Auditions for incoming students are held in-person at Reser Stadium, typically in early August. Online options are available for out-of-state participants and in-state participants greater than 4 hours’ drive from Corvallis.
Arrange a visit!
You are also welcome to visit our Spring Drumline class, a Spring Term course for current OSU students, to get a feel for the program and for our drumline community. If you happen to be in Corvallis touring the campus on a Wednesday in April or May, we meet on Wednesday evenings, 7-8:50 in Gill Coliseum. Contact Justin Preece if you would like to arrange a visit (email at bottom of this page).
We also offer band info sessions in the spring and drumline workshops during the summer to help you get familiar with the audition music, meet staff and student leaders, and get your questions answered.
Audition Music & Instructions - 2024
Here is last year’s audition packet. It is unlikely to change much in 2025, so you’ll probably benefit from taking an early look at our material:
2024 Audition Packet - Cymbals
Practice Audio
Contact
Drumline
Justin Preece
Percussion Coordinator,
OSU Marching Band
justin.preece@oregonstate.edu
OSUMB
Mr. Olin Hannum
Director of Athletics Bands
Associate Director Bands
olin.hannum@oregonstate.edu
541-737-5400
200A Community Hall
OSU Percussion
Dr. Robert Brudvig
Associate Professor, Music
Director of Percussion Studies
bbrudvig@oregonstate.edu
541-737-5600
107B Community Hall