BKX21 Audition Submission | Drum Majors
Conducting Video Submissions for Drum Majors
Due: January 9th, 2021 11:59pm MST (UTC-7)
You will submit a series of videos, which will serve to showcase quality of technique and grasp of fundamentals, as well as provide opportunity for expressive interpretation if so chosen. Essentially, you are being asked to perform these pieces in order to display your level of comfort and skill in using the Blue Knights’ conducting style; all additional personal expression and interpretation is optional, though encouraged if you are comfortable.
You will be able to practice the given pieces as much as you would like before the deadline, and take as many recordings as you would like before your final submission. The chosen pieces this year are slightly longer, more dynamic, and/or more difficult because of that fact.
Resources
Audition Submission Requirements [PDF]
BKDBC 2017 Score Excerpt (Part 1) [PDF]
BKDBC 2017 Score Excerpt (Part 2) [PDF]
BK 2019 Score Excerpt [PDF]
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Question 1 of 2
1. Question
10 point(s)Conducting Assignment 1
Blue Knights 2017, Opening Hit and Battery Break, Start of Movement 2. The first half of this piece presents a great opportunity to showcase clarity at upper dynamics, and provides room for expressive choices. The second half of this piece presents a considerable rhythmic challenge in following the battery across a very complex composition, sometimes “not adhering” to the bar lines. The skill of being able to hold time consistently both with and over very complex material is essential, and this piece will test that!
Reference Recordings
https://youtu.be/2SjQJUBvyO8?t=93 (~1:33 – 2:40 ; use this audio for your recording)
https://youtu.be/7m5of7twaEM?t=90 (~1:30 – 2:48)
https://youtu.be/8-YakgGoaSY?t=20 (Battery with Met, for Practice)
https://youtu.be/wvQdMMUWkuc (Additional Practice, Music on bottom)-
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Question 2 of 2
2. Question
10 point(s)Conducting Assignment 2
Blue Knights 2019, End of Show – Mello Solo to Last Cutoff. This piece provides the opportunity to showcase conducting technique at a wide range of dynamics, tempos, and styles, all packed into one two and a half minute chunk. There are several meter changes, an accel, and a lot happening to warrant a very wide range of possible expressive interpretations.
Reference Recordings
https://soundcloud.com/user-911674463/blue-knights-2019-i-remember-1 (Start at 10:00)
https://youtu.be/ysgv5koodd8?t=565 (~9:30 to 12:10)-
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