Auditions

Join A Drum Corps!

With the 2017 Drum Corps International season in the history books, drum corps throughout the country are already preparing for a wave of new recruits, which means one thing—auditions.

For those wishing to join a corps, preparation is essential. Fortunately, most corps offer materials online detailing all of their technical requirements and explaining their respective audition processes.

Use this page as a resource to get your drum corps search and audition preparations underway. Always be sure to contact the organization of your choice directly to confirm dates, locations and other audition requirements. Good luck!

Guide To Auditions

Each season, thousands of performers take their first steps with a Drum Corps International group. Here’s how you can be one of them.

Audition Dates & Locations

Listed below are audition dates for many drum corps across the country. As groups finalize plans for their 2017 audition camps, posted information will be added, updated and changed periodically.

World Class

Blue Devils
- Join The Corps
- - November 18, 2017
    Flower Mound, TX – Brass
  - November 24-26, 2017
    Pleasant Hill, CA – Brass, Battery Percussion
  - November 24-26, 2017
    Concord, CA – Color Guard
  - December 1-3, 2017
    Riverside, CA – Front Ensemble Percussion
  - December 2-3, 2017
    Portland, OR – Brass
  - December 9-10, 2017
    Grand Terrace, CA – Brass, Battery Percussion
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Blue Knights
- Join The Corps
- - November 12, 2017
    Frisco, TX – Brass, Color Guard, Battery, Front Ensemble
  - November 17, 2017
    Denver, CO – Brass, Color Guard, Battery, Front Ensemble, Drum Major
  - November 19, 2017
    Bellbrook, OH – Brass, Color Guard, Front Ensemble
  - November 25, 2017
    Cypress, TX – Brass, Color Guard, Battery
  - November 26, 2017
    Round Rock, TX – Brass
  - December 2, 2017
    Temescal West Palm Beach, FL – Color Guard, Brass
  - December 10, 2017
    Temescal Canyon, CA – Battery, Front Ensemble
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Denver, CO – Brass, Color Guard, Battery, Front Ensemble, Drum Major (call-backs)
Blue Stars
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    Indianapolis, IN – All Sections
  - November 26, 2017
    Waconia, MN – Brass, Percussion
  - December 3, 2017
    McLean, VA – Brass, Percussion
  - December 3, 2017
    Austin, TX – All sections
  - December 10, 2017
    Los Alamitos, CA – Brass, Percussion
  - December 10, 2017
    Lithia, FL – All Sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Bluecoats
- Join The Corps
- - November 18-19, 2017
    Burleson, TX – All sections
  - November 25-26, 2017
    Canton, OH – All sections
  - December 3, 2017
    Laguna Hills, CA – All sections
  - December 9, 2017
    Flowery Branch, GA – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Boston Crusaders
- Join The Corps
- - November 12, 2017
    Brownsburg, IN – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - November 12, 2017
    Camarillo, CA – Percussion
  - November 18, 2017
    Boston, MA – Brass, Percussion
  - November 19, 2017
    Indianapolis, IN – Color Guard
  - November 25, 2017
    San Antonio, TX – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - November 26, 2017
    Dallas, TX – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - December 1-3, 2017
    Tampa, FL – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Carolina Crown
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    Fort Mill, SC – All sections, drum majors
  - December 9, 2017
    Leander, TX – Color Guard
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Fort Mill, SC – All sections, drum majors (call-back)
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Colts
- Join The Corps
- - November 24-26, 2017
    Dubuque, IA – All sections
  - December 3, 2017
    St. Louis, MO – Brass
  - December 10, 2017
    San Antonio, TX – Percussion
  - December 10, 2017
    Tampa, FL – Color Guard
  - December 16, 2017
    Miami, FL – Brass
  - December 17, 2017
    Miami, FL – Color Guard
  - December 29 - 31, 2017
    Dubuque, IA – Brass, Percussion
Crossmen
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    Forney, TX – All sections
  - November 24-26, 2017
    San Antonio, TX – All sections
  - November 25-26
    Kennesaw, GA – Color Guard
  - December 1-3, 2017
    Houston, TX – All sections
  - December 3, 2017
    TBA, OH – All sections
  - December 15-17, 2017
    San Antonio, TX – Call-back camp
  - January 26-28, 2018
    San Antonio, TX – Drum Major
Genesis
- Join The Corps
- - October 29, 2017
    Justin, TX – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - November 11, 2017
    Katy, TX – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - November 24-26, 2017
    Bastrop, TX – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - December 15-17
    Bastrop, TX – Brass, Percussion
  - January 19-21, 2018
    Bastrop, TX – Brass, Percussion (call-back)
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Jersey Surf
- Join The Corps
- - November 11, 2017
    Alexandria, VA – All sections, Conductors
  - November 17-19, 2017
    Sicklerville, NJ – All sections, Conductors
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Sicklerville, NJ – All sections, Conductors (call-backs)
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Madison Scouts
- Join The Corps
- - November 4, 2017
    Powder Springs, GA – All sections
  - November 11, 2017
    Eau Claire, WI – All sections
  - November 18, 2017
    Indianapolis, IN – All sections
  - November 26, 2017
    Haslet, TX – All sections
  - Early December
    Fallbrook, CA – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Mandarins
- Join The Corps
- - December 1-3, 2017
    Sacramento, CA – All sections
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Arcadia, CA – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Music City
- Join The Corps
- - November 19, 2017
    Southaven, MS – All sections
  - November 26, 2017
    Knoxville, TN – All sections
  - December 8-10, 2017
    Franklin, TN – All sections
Oregon Crusaders
- Join The Corps
- - December 2-3, 2017
    Portland, OR – All sections
  - December 10, 2017
    Los Angeles, CA – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - December 10, 2017
    Central Florida – Brass
  - December 16-17, 2017
    Houston, TX – All sections
  - January 12-14, 2018
    Portland, OR – Percussion
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Pacific Crest
- Join The Corps
- - November 5, 2017
    Camarillo, CA – Brass
  - November 19, 2017
    Lodi, CA – Brass
  - December 3, 2017
    Sparks, NV – Brass
  - December 9-10
    Grand Terrace, CA – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard, Drum Major
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Phantom Regiment
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    Beloit, WI – Color Guard, Percussion
  - November 25, 2017
    Dallas, TX – Brass, Color Guard, Percussion
  - December 2, 2017
    Atlanta, GA – Brass, Color Guard, Percussion
  - December 8-10, 2017
    Rockford, IL – Brass, Conductors
  - Date TBA
    Los Angeles, CA – Color Guard, Percussion
Pioneer
- Join The Corps
- - December 16, 2017
    Indianapolis, IN – All sections
  - January 12-14, 2018
    Milwaukee, WI – All sections
  - March 9-11, 2018
    Milwaukee, WI – All sections
  - April 27-29, 2018
    Milwaukee, WI – All sections
  - May 25-27, 2018
    Milwaukee, WI – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Santa Clara Vanguard
- Join The Corps
- - November 18-19, 2017
    Dallas, TX – All sections (no cymbals)
  - November 25-26, 2017
    Los Angeles, CA – All sections
  - December 1-3, 2017
    San Jose, CA – All sections
  - December 10, 2017
    Houston, TX – Brass
  - December 10, 2017
    Orlando, FL – Color Guard
Seattle Cascades
- Join The Corps
- - November 18, 2017
    Lynnwood, WA – Open house
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Sammamish, WA
  - January 12-14, 2018
    Location TBA
  - February 16-18, 2018
    Location TBA
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Spirit of Atlanta
- Join The Corps
- - December 2, 2017
    Atlanta, GA – All sections
  - December 9, 2017
    Winter Park, FL – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - December 9, 2017
    Mt. Juliet, TN – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard
  - December 10, 2017
    Dallas, TX – Color Guard
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Locust Grove, GA – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
The Academy
- Join The Corps
- - November 5, 2017
    Phoenix, AZ – Open house (All sections)
  - November 12, 2017
    Las Vegas, NV – Open house (All sections)
  - November 12, 2017
    Riverside, CA – All sections
  - November 19, 2017
    Tucson, AZ – Open house (Color Guard, Brass, Drum Line)
  - November 26, 2017
    Dallas, TX – All sections
  - December 1-3, 2017
    Casa Grande, AZ – Color Guard, Percussion
  - December 3, 2017
    Gainesville, FL – Brass
  - December 8-10, 2017
    Casa Grande, AZ – Brass
  - December 10, 2017
    Hollywood, FL – Color Guard, Percussion
  - December 16, 2017
    Austin, TX – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
The Cadets
- Join The Corps
- - November 11-12, 2017
    East Rutherford, NJ – All sections
  - November 18-19, 2017
    Houston, TX – All sections
  - November 25-26, 2017
    Delran, NJ – All sections
  - December 2-3, 2017
    Houston, TX – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
The Cavaliers
- Join The Corps
- - October 29, 2017
    Nagoya, Japan – Brass
  - November 18-19, 2017
    Denton, TX – All sections
  - December 8-10, 2017
    Rosemont, IL – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Troopers
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    Mesquite, TX – All sections
  - December 2, 2017
    Casper, WY – Brass
  - December 2, 2017
    Indianapolis, IN – Brass, Color Guard
  - December 3, 2017
    Palmview, TX– Brass
  - December 3, 2017
    Boston, MA – Brass
  - December 9, 2017
    San Antonio, TX – Brass
  - December 9, 2017
    Boise, ID – Brass
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Mesquite, TX – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.

Open Class

7th Regiment
- Join The Corps
- - November 19, 2017
    Oakdale, CT - All sections
  - December 15-17, 2017
    TBA - All sections
Blue Devils B
- Join The Corps
- - January 19-21, 2018
    Concord, CA – All sections
Blue Devils C
- Join The Corps
- - November 2, 2017
    Concord, CA – All sections
Colt Cadets
- Join The Corps
- TBA
Columbians
- Join The Corps
- - December 15-17, 2017
    Location TBA
  - January 12-14, 2018
    Location TBA
  - February 9-11, 2018
    Location TBA
  - March 16-18, 2018
    Location TBA
Gold
- Join The Corps
- - December 16-17, 2017
    San Diego, CA – All sections
  - January 6-7, 2018
    Los Angeles, CA – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Golden Empire
- Join The Corps
- TBA
Guardians
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    La Vernia, TX
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Angleton, TX
  - TBA January
    Location TBA
Heat Wave
- Join The Corps
- - December 2-3, 2017
    Cape Coral, FL – All sections
  - December 16-17, 2017
    Cape Coral, FL – All sections
Impulse
- Join The Corps
- - December 10, 2017
    Bell Gardens, CA – Open house
Incognito
- Join The Corps
- - January 14, 2017
    Location TBA
  - February 11, 2017
    Location TBA
Legends
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    Battle Creek, MI – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard, Field Conductor
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Kalamazoo, MI – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard, Field Conductor
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Louisiana Stars
- Join The Corps
- - December 27, 2017
    Mandeville, LA – All sections
  - December 28, 2017
    New Iberia, LA – All sections
  - December 29, 2017
    Raceland, LA – All sections
  - January 14-18, 2018
    Location TBA – Brass
  - April 29, 2018
    Location TBA – Color Guard
Raiders
- Join The Corps
- - November 24-26, 2017
    Millville, NJ – All sections
  - December 15-17
    Millville, NJ – All sections
River City Rhythm
- Join The Corps
- - December 9, 2017
    Champlin Park, MN – Educational clinic
  - December 10, 2017
    River Falls, WI – Educational clinic
  - December 16, 2017
    Sioux Falls, SD – Educational clinic
  - December 17, 2017
    Hastings, MN – Educational clinic
  - January 19-21, 2018
    Hastings, MN – All sections
Shadow
- Join The Corps
- January 19-21, 2018
  Oregon, WI
  
  This corps may accept video auditions.
Southwind
- Join The Corps
- - November 17-19, 2017
    Chickasaw, AL – Battery Percussion
  - December 1-3, 2017
    Fairhope, AL – All sections
  - December 15-17, 2017
    Satsuma, AL – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Spartans
- Join The Corps
- - November 18-19, 2017
    Nashua, NH – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard (Sunday only)
  - December 3, 2017
    Nashua, NH – Brass, Percussion
  - December 16-17, 2017
    Nashua, NH – Brass, Percussion, Color Guard (Sunday only)
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
The Battalion
- Join The Corps
- - January 5-6, 2018
    Draper, UT – All sections
  - January 12-13, 2018
    Denver, CO – All sections
  - This corps may accept video auditions.
Vanguard Cadets
- Join The Corps
- - November 25-26, 2017
    Los Angeles, CA – All sections
  - December 15-17, 2017
    San Jose, CA – All sections
Vessel
- Join The Corps
Watchmen
- Join The Corps
- - January 21, 2018
    Riverside, CA – All sections
  - February 11, 2018
    Riverside, CA – All sections

International

Jubal
- Join The Corps

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