BATTERY PERCUSSION MARCHING VIDEO GUIDELINES
Marching Audition (March and Play):
VIDEO INTENT: The intent of this video is to show your ability to march and play music at the same time, and offer an indication of your posture and carriage while marching.
VIDEO CONTENT:
Marching Audition—From the Front: Start your marching audition facing the camera, playing the music and marching the routine outlined below, at the same time.
AUDITION INSTRUMENT: Applicants may audition on snare, multi-tenor drum or bass drum.
MUSIC: Applicants must use the All-American Marching Audition music from the NAfME Web site. No other music should be used. Submit your best take of a “start-to-finish” recording. The recording should not be altered in any way. Music can be found on the NAfME Web site at www.menc.org/v/band/u-s-army-all-american-marching-band-audition
MARCHING STYLE: Drum Corps style is used in the All-American Marching Band (roll step, no high leg lift). It is understood that there are many effective marching styles, but for consistency of appearance, the style to be used is Drum Corps.
VIDEO LOCATION: This marching segment can be recorded inside or outside.
ROUTINE: Begin at ‘Parade Rest.’ Snap to ‘Attention,’ and snap to ‘Sticks ready.’ Mark time for 8 counts and step off playing the excerpt. On step-off, march forward 8, crab left for 8 (drum front), backstep for 8, crab right for 8, halt and play to end, finishing with sticks together, parade rest. Step size should be 22 ½ inch standard step and should remain consistent.
ADJUDICATION: Judges will consider marching control, style, consistency, musicality, carriage, and the ability to march and play at the same time.
VIDEO UPLOAD: Go to http://aamb.opusevent.com and click "New User" to create your application and upload your audition videos.
Video Production Tips
Camera Distance: Back your camera up enough to show entire body throughout marching audition. Face the camera while playing.
Video Format: Flash (.flv) is the easiest and recommended video format for audition upload (see conversion ideas below)
Other Acceptable Video Formats: wmv, avi, mov, mpg, mpeg and mp4
File size restriction for uploading video: Video compression rates should be roughly 9 seconds per 1 MB. If your file is larger than 100 MB, then you should open it in your video editing software and export it to a new, compressed file with one of the accepted formats and a higher compression setting.
Some Sites to convert a video file to Flash (.flv) – (for your convenience, following are only a few resources available for video conversion. MENC does not endorse or warrant any products or information on these Web sites)
- http://media-convert.com/ – Free site – no download necessary
- http://download.cnet.com – free site to convert or compress
- Upload your video to YouTube - then go to http://keepvid.com and download as Flash file (.flv)
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