KANSAS STATE

UNIVERSITY

Welcome to the Kansas State University Drumline Home Page!

The K-State Drumline provides the rhythm section for the Kansas State University, Pride of Wildcatland, Marching Band. The Marching band is under the direction of Dr. Frank Tracz.

The Drumline is comprised of approximately thirty students with majors ranging from engineering, communications, math, physics and music.

Greg Coffey is currently serving as Percussion Arranger/Instructor with the Kansas State Marching Band.

NEWS:

The K-State FREE Drumline Mini-Camp will be on May 5th! All ages are welcome to attend! The event will be held at McCain Auditorium, room 201 from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Hope to see you there!

In order to register for the FREE Drumline Mini-Camp, please e-mail Greg Coffey at gcoffey@ksu.edu with the following information:

1. Name

2. Address

3. Telephone Number

4. Instruments Played

5. Age

6. Year in School

Please remember that you must bring your own instrument to the camp. I look forward to seeing you on May 5th!

Thank you to everyone for your hard work at the Mini-Camp last year! Jeff Queen had a great time and everyone learned a lot! Thank you!

PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS!

Our audition day will be on August 16th for the entire day. Please be prepared with the handbook and any cadences that were handed out at the camp. Click HERE to download the audition day schedule!

MORE CAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*********

I would like to point your attention to the camps we offer over the summer her at Kansas State. These camps are WONDERFUL opportunities to continue with music over the summer to really give you an edge once the school year hits.

The first camp we offer is our Music Camp on June 10-14, 2012 . The five-day camp exposes students to a variety of ensemble and rehearsal settings, includin concert band, small ensembles, and jazz ensembles.
To register, visit: http://www.k-state.edu/band/summermusic.html

The second camp we offer is our Leadership and Auxiliary Camp: July 8-11, 2012. Here is a little bit of info on the camp:

Drum Majors/Section Leaders/General Leadership Training:
develop conducting skills with a live ensemble
obtain instant feedback through the use of video critique
conflict/resolution training to maximize your role as a leader
develop leadership skills through hands-on experiences
network with students in the Midwest region in similar positions within their band program

Section Leaders/Leadership Candidates:
develop leadership skills through hands-on experiences
network with students in the Midwest region in similar positions within their band program
obtain instant feedback
conflict/resolution training to maximize your role as a
leader

Percussion Camp: ****
develop percussion techniques that will maximize your output for the upcoming year
refine fundamental techniques that will assist in your everyday playing
perform on a variety of battery and/or melodic percussion for a well-rounded percussion experience
network with students in the Midwest region in similar positions within their band program
obtain instant feedback
understand the role of a percussionist to assist with team building within your program

More info on this camp can be found at:

http://www.k-state.edu/band/leadershipaux.html