Drumline Academy Schedule
This intensive camp is for the highly motivated high school student who is looking for a fun, high-energy instructional experience. The Washington Marching Band Camps Drumline Academy is limited in size to 40 percussionists; so as to provide each camper with a small student/instructor ratio allowing the camp staff to effectively diagnose and apply instructional methods based on the strengths, and weaknesses of each student.
Drumline participants will receive instruction in the following areas:
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Performance fundamentals appropriate to the contemporary drumline
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Effective running of a drumline sectional rehearsal
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Defining and cleaning drumline marching fundamentals
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Visual techniques
*Campers participating in the drumline component of the camp will be instructed and rehearsed primarily from a drumline setting. Drumline participants should have prior marching percussion experience and capable of playing rhythms comparable to a minimum of grade 4 repertoire.
Wednesday, June 28th
1:00 - 1:45 PM - Registration and Check Into Dorm Rooms
2:00 - 2:30 PM - Joint Opening Session - Introductions, Overview and Camp Policies
2:30 - 5:30 PM - Group Session - Rehearsal Set-up and Instrument Tuning
5:30 - 6:15 PM - Dinner
6:15 - 11:00 PM - Group Session - Basic Techniques and Music Rehearsal
11:30 PM - In Rooms and Lights Out
Thursday, June 29th
8:00 - 8:45 AM - Breakfast
8:45 - 10:30 AM - Group Session - Marching Basics
10:30 - 11:15 AM - Individual Sessions - Sectional Music Warm-Up
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM - Group Session - Tracking
12:00 - 12:45 PM - Lunch
12:45 - 2:30 PM - Individual Session - Music & Visual Sectionals
2:30 - 5:15 PM - Group Session - Full Battery Music Rehearsal
5:15 - 6:00 PM - Dinner
6:00 - 9:30 PM - Group Session - Music Rehearsal and Tracking
9:30 - 11:00 PM - Group Activity
Friday, June 30th
8:00 - 8:45 AM - Breakfast
8:45 - 10:00 AM - Group Session - Marching Basics
10:00 - 11:45 AM - Group Session - Music Rehearsal and Tracking
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Lunch & Clean Cabins/Pack Bags
12:45 - 1:45 PM - Individual Session - Sectional Music and Tracking
1:45 - 3:00 PM - Group Session - Music Rehearsal and Tracking
3:00 - 4:30 PM - Exhibition Performance
4:30 PM - Camp Concludes