Auditions for the 2008 JSU Drumline will take place the weekend of May 16 – 18, 2008.  Everyone that plans on auditioning for the 2008 percussion section should print the audition pdf file below.  Please fill out the form and mail it to:

University Bands
304 Mason Hall
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265

The audition packets will be mailed upon receipt of your application and audition fee.  Mr. Gillespie has listed some recommended books for those interested in auditioning for the batterie or pit.  These books can be a tremendous resource and help in your individual practice.  You can buy the books at Steve Weiss Music (www.steveweissmusic.com) or Gadsden Music (800) 264-7228.  Mr. Gillespie is also available for private lessons for incoming students.  You can reach him at cgillesp@jsu.edu or 256-782-5630.  Please call the University Bands office (256) 782-5562 for more information on the auditions for 2008.

Download the 2008 Audition Application!

Recommended Books for Batterie

The Drummer’s Rudimental Reference Book by John Wooten
Rudimental Logic 3.0 by Bill Bachman
Quad Logic by Bill Bachman
Modern Multi-Tenor Techniques
and Solos by Julie Davila

Recommended Books for Front Ensemble

2-Mallet
Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone
by Morris Goldenberg
Instruction Course for Xylophone
by George Hamilton Green
Fundamental Method for Mallets
by Mitchell Peters

4-Mallet
Simply Four by Gifford Howarth
Impressions on Wood
by Julie Davila
Marimba: Technique through Music by Mark Ford
Method of Movement
by Leigh Howard Stevens