The Drum Major is the student leading their peers on the street and on the field. A Drum Major must show the ability to work hard, conduct, spin a baton, give, direction, take direction and represent the program.
The Drum Major auditions are done in front of the band &guard and require the student to have a routine for the "L" pattern done.
Auditions for Drum Major will be held at YLHS on May 31th at 7AM Contact Mr. Garcia ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to make an appointment.
“L” PATTERN RULES
DRESS: Drum Major must wear a drum major uniform, band uniform, or tuxedo type uniform with appropriate headgear and shoes. The uniform must reflect the style in which the Drum Major performs.
MUSIC: Drum Major must provide his/her own music. Standard cassette tapes or CDs are the only format accepted. A volume check will be given before step off. Music must be at the beginning of the tape. Tape must be clearly labeled with the Drum Majors name and school. If entered in more than one classification, participant will rewind tapes between events. One point penalty for delay of competition per 15 seconds of delay.
INSPECTION: Standing inspection at competition line or an inspection area. Those entered in more than one classification will be inspected only once before their first performance. This score will be entered on all the “L” Pattern sheets for that individual.
ROUTINE: Competition area is an “L” shaped pattern, 150’at the long leg and 70’ at the short leg.
Commands will be executed in the following order:
1. Vocal commands requested by the judge
2. Forward march
3. Left Turn
4. Counter march
5. Right turn
6. Salute
7. Mark time/Halt
After the forward march and following each command up to the marktime signal, some type of beating of time must be shown. Creativity and originality to the chosen style will be part of the adjudication criteria TIMING: Timing begins at the first beat after the step off execution whistle/vocal and ends at the first beat after dismissal of the band. The time limit is 4 minutes.