The culmination of the entirety of the drum corps competitive season takes place at the Drum Corps International World Championship, which is held in Indianapolis, Indiana, usually during the second weekend in August. So as one may imagine, for a drum corps to be working and perfecting their show from mid-May to mid-August, there is…
Once spring training is in the books, the real adventure that makes drum corps such an incredible experience can officially begin. Summer tour is where the corps is performing from night to night and doing anywhere from two to five shows in a row. After move-ins, you’ll most likely have the majority of the…
The majority of the preparation for the drum corps season takes place during the “off-season” (September-April). With multiple audition camps during the winter months, most corps have the membership decided on by February or March. The first part of the actual season starts with what drum corps familiars call spring training or move-ins. Following…
So now that we’ve looked at what exactly drum corps is, you may be asking, “how do you get involved with an activity like this?” Just like any other professional performance group, you have to audition! And like any other performance organization, it can be extremely competitive. As a veteran drum corps member, I remember…
With baseball season getting underway and March Madness coming to an end, there is a lesser known activity that will be in full swing by the end of May. Said activity is called drum corps. Drum corps has its relatively short-lived competitive season, dating from roughly the first or second week in June to mid-August,…