Fall 2025 Drum Line & Front Ensemble Audition Information

2025 Drum Line & Front Ensemble Camps

(Attendance at all camps is mandatory. Exceptions would be for those marching drum corps, or school-related conflicts at the May camp. All absences must be approved prior to camp.)

Summer Weekend Camps

• Saturday, May 3 - Battery Only
  • This camp will be about meeting the staff and student leaders for the percussion as well as learning the standards and technique we utilize in the MSU Pride Marching Band! (No cuts/moves are made during this camp).
  • While this camp is about learning the ways of our percussion section, having the ability to play the audition material for this camp is heavily encouraged. The faster we can start rehearsing the music and not learning the music, the better off we will be!
• June Camp - Saturday, June 7-Sunday, June 8  (This will be for battery & front ensemble)
• July Camp - Saturday, July 19-Sunday, July 20 (This will be for battery & front ensemble)

Sunday, August 10 - Sunday, August 17 - MSU Pride Marching Band Camp

• This camp will be held the week prior to the first day of classes in August. It encompasses everything from moving to campus, to our first performances the weekend before classes start.

Prospective & Returning Members:

1. Prospective incoming members should submit the Online Pride Band Application. Returning drumline / front ensemble members should fill out the Returning Member Form.  

2. Submit Drumline and Front Ensemble Participant Form (below).

3. Please download and refer to the Information & Technique Manual. This contains both battery and front ensemble information.

4. Please download and print off copies of the audition material which will be used in each camp. Please arrive with prior knowledge of how to play these selections.

Drumline and Front Ensemble Participant Form

Audition Material: