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re: LSU Band...How difficult is it to make the drum line?
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:34 pm to The Boat
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:34 pm to The Boat
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No chance at playing drums freshman year. Best hope is to hold cymbals on the off chance you make it.
This is why I chose to say frick marching and just played kit after high school. I did all state marching band on snare and quads and that was enough of a taste to turn me off to college band. The only reason I'm happy I marched was using the rudiments to make fills and grooves. Otherwise being a drummer in a marching band sucks a-hole even before they make you hold cymbals like a puss.
ETA: I had an ex Drum Corps instructor who tried to get me to go to corps or a a major university. I learned quick that marching and the people within it are not the type of people I wanted to associate with.
My advice would be to get a drum kit and start doing something you can do forever instead of something you'll be stressed about for 4 years and then never use again forever. No one is ever looking for a quad player to sit in on a wednesday night.
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 1:42 pm
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Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:37 pm to The Boat
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It's the toughest section to make because there's so few spots.
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Should have played a brass instrument
A decent French Horn player can get a scholarship anywhere in the country.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:40 pm to Stacey A
Walk up to the band director and scream STTDB in his/her face.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:42 pm to Shexter
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A decent French Horn player can get a scholarship anywhere in the country.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:52 pm to Stacey A
Hmmm, how purty is yo lips?
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:20 pm to shutterspeed
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Don't you go thinking you got anything on Cardi B, Johnny O, Stevie B, or Chunky A for that matter.
Mr T is dissapoint he didn't make the list.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:28 pm to bamaphan13
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Band at the high school level gets a lot of shite but those kids put in work.
Yes, marching around 8-to-5 at 120 BPM is taxing for a fat clarinet player.
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More work than any of the athletic teams.
Hah! No they don’t.
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:31 pm to saint tiger225
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They lied when they told you skin flute was a real band position.
/Drop mic
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:32 pm to Stacey A
If it's anything at all like the Ohio State marching band it is extremely competitive. The drummer had better be damned good.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:33 pm to Shexter
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A decent French Horn player can get a scholarship anywhere in the country
My neighbor plays French Horn for the Naples Philharmonic and just won a position with Atlanta starting hext year.
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:40 pm to Stacey A
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:45 pm to Shexter
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A decent French Horn player can get a scholarship anywhere in the country.
Bc there aren’t that many decent French horn players
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:47 pm to Stacey A
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Band...How difficult is it to make the drum line?
More difficult than playing tuba.
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Also, has anyone received a scholarship from band, other than the automatic $1,000.
Yes. I had a 4-year full ride.
ETA: Looks to still be a thing as of 2016 at least. Advocate link.
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LSU allocates $325,000 — $1,000 stipends to all members of the LSU band — and $70,000 in scholarships aimed at attracting “blue chip” instrumentalists.
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:52 pm to Stacey A
I’ve always heard you have to be selected for another instrument before you could try out for drum line.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:54 pm to GreenRockTiger
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Bc there aren’t that many decent French horn players
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A decent French Horn player can get a scholarship anywhere in the country.
I can play most of the brass instruments and by far the French Horn is the hardest(technically) for me to play.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:55 pm to Stacey A
Can you play and read music? 
I played tenors “quints” at Southeastern in the 80’s under Will Rapp, a nationally know percussionist. He was pretty demanding guy. We blew away LSU’s line back then…
I played tenors “quints” at Southeastern in the 80’s under Will Rapp, a nationally know percussionist. He was pretty demanding guy. We blew away LSU’s line back then…
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:56 pm to bamaphan13
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More work than any of the athletic teams.
I was in the drum line in high school, and 4 years in LSU drumline, and I can assure you this is not the case at all.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:56 pm to Stacey A
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LSU Band...How difficult is it to make the drum line?
I knew kids that went to school with my kids that were highly awarded HS band members and very few made TGBFTL. So from that I will at least say it is not easy.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:58 pm to Chimlim
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I was in the drum line in high school, and 4 years in LSU drumline, and I can assure you this is not the case at all
Yeah, I assumed that was an El Gaucho post.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 2:58 pm to Stacey A
I tried out back in the day but they wouldn’t let me in because I didn’t have asthma and glasses
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