for High school percussionists....if u are going to drum in college, where are u going to go and why?

Probably stay right here in Kingsville at TAMUK beacause its my home town and they have a pretty good music school

i just started high school. but when i get out im hoping to go to University og Georgia and play snare in their drumline. i heard they were really good.

I live in Grand Island Nebraska and I'm definately going to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Mr. Falcone is their instructor and he is an amazing teacher. Not to mention UNL has one of if not the best drumlines in division 1. but yeah, definately Nebraska. Not to mention the awesome crowds we get at the football games.

You too should check out UNL they have a lot of opportunities.

I'm thinking about IUP but I'm not absolutely sure. I know a few guys from their line and their instructor is an acquaintance of mine.

If I go straight to a University, I'd go to Mississippi State or Florida University for Snare, but I'm still wantin to go to Jones County Junior College cause they have a good line as well.

I'm only a freshman in high school, but I'm planning on going to the University of South Dakota or the University of Northern Iowa. UNI has a really good music program, but USD has an awesome drumline.

hey jay. come to miami!

I am graduating high school on Sunday! I am headed to the University of Georgia, where I will be playing snare.

I wouldn't mind Texas, Auburn, Georgia Tech, or Florida. Auburn is not much for their line, but the school has what I want, and playing will be good enough.

I will be in the Blue Thunder Marching at BSU this fall. I still have to audition for a spot, I'll be trying out for either snare or bass.

I just graduated on friday. I'll be attending Kutztown University as a Music Performance major (percussion performance, of course!). KU has a reputable percussion program.

I plan to march in their drumline. Snare, Tenors, Bass, Cymbals- I'm audtioning for everything.

I plan on being on UNC chapel hill's snare line or Western Carolina University or VCU (not sure if they have one)....so yeah UNC is my #1 choice.

I wish, but I'm going to either Berklee or Eastman College of Music, so they don't have bands there.

Oh well, at least there's music!

I wouldnt go to Eastman. John Beck is retiring. Or is he already retired? I can't remember but its not worth going unless he would be there.

He's retiring? That sucks...

Berklee is my first option anyway. I'd still consider Eastman though considering my mom went there.

Why is Berklee your first choice? JW why you want to go there.

Because it's a lot more contemporary for one thing. I'm a big prog-head, and a lot of prog players on any instrument have gone there, so I figure I'd fit in better.

It seems more easygoing.

i wanna go to sac state university. because i know snugglebunny of guys ont he line and when i grad. there still gonna be there and honestly sac state is the only line i know of other than UCLA and imm soo not going there

WT (West Texas State Uni.). Don't worry, it's not a very "heard of" school. It's big, though, here in West TX. It's got a real good music program there, as well as a marching band and drumline. Plus, it's like 5 hours away from home. I'm mainly going there because my mom went there, every BD from my town went there, and I just feel at home there...for a college. Going for Music Ed. and...I'm contemplating over Composition or (perc.)Pedagogy. Haven't decided that part yet.

My first choice is UNT, but it probably will not happen so I guess The University of Southern Mississippi for snare and Music ed.

If you are going to college in Florida, I think the University of Central Florida is the best overall percussion experience any college has to offer. The pedagogy is a copy of UNT, but updated and improved, and Jeff Moore and Kirk thuper are the teachers there and do a great job. The percussion studio has graduated many successful percussionists and the drumline is always good. The kind of people that are in the studio; the snare tech for Crown, front ensemble tech for Teal Sound, tenor tech for Boston graduated from the studio, many band directors in the Orlando area graduated from the studio, and Jeff taught and wrote for Madison many years and Kirk marched Star and won Timpani I&E. It is a really good program; the best in Florida.

Either University of Arizona or Purdue University...only because those are the drumlines I grew up listening to.

I'm going to the University of Toledo to hopefully play Quints for the Rocket Marching Band.

I'm going to go to UT because they've got a pretty good music program, and my dad is an alumni.

Either MTSU, or UT. That's where all of the drummers from my school go if they want to drum. Plus I love both the lines. And I am familiar with them. Oh, and it in-state.

I going to Georgia Tech, mainly because of the school, but the drumline was a factor as well.

I would like to go to either U.N.Tex. or U.Tex. becuase I familiar with them and they aren't that far away.

I've been thinking about Texas State University. They have a pretty good drumline, I like the battey instructor, and they have a good overall music program, which is important to me scince I sing also.

I really want to go to FSU or UNc chapel hill but I wil probably end up at western carolina or NC state

I'm not quite sure what college I'm going to, but am positive where ever it is I'll be playing the drums.

I think i will play in the marching band drumline for college but i will not chose the college only because it has a good drumline. Whatever college i go to i will most likely play for them.

I am hoping to go to Morehead State.
Great drumline, and close to home

RCC, Here I come! =D

I don't know where I'm going yet, but I'm definitely going to keep it going in college. Right now, I'm looking at Southern Miss and the University Central Florida. Southern Miss more, though, because I already have a job lined up teaching a pit if I end up going there. I'm looking at a lot of options, though because I don't know where I'm going to end up.

Being a Texan my first natural pick will be UNT, but if not then it'll be University of Houston or Sam Houston State. My band director was an all-state french horn player will offers left and right, yet he still chose U of H because of the music program. Werd.

I am already a student at Lindenwood University, and I was in the pit my freshmen year, marched snare my sophomore year, and now I march third bass. I went to Lindenwood on a music scholarship, and I have been here since.

Jason D. Hood
Pi Zeta Chapter Fall 2004
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
OAS AAS LLS!!!

I'm at South Dakota State University in the Pride of the Dakotas Marching band. This is my freshman year and it's a blast so far.

im going to play drums in college if the college i go to even has a line. I'm not going to go to a college just because it has a good drumline. I'm not going to be a music major...i just like drumming, so it doesnt really matter to me. Im thinking boston university at the moment. they have a fairly new wgi unit in the school, which is a plus

Howard Payne...tiny Texas Christian school...good drumline.

University of North Texas is pretty sweet

I posted a while back about going to either Southern Miss or UCF. I am now going to Southern Miss on a music scholarship. I'm pretty excited to be working under Dr. Wooton.

University of Utah, but i wish it was competitive. I think Utah Valley University (formerly Utah Valley State College) is doing a winterline for the first time in 2008, so that's where i'll get my competitive appetite whetted.

University of Utah? I'm the son of an alumnus; they have a fantastic engineering school.
I'm going to NC State University this fall, where I'm not doing marching band. Engineering scholarships are generally only given to sophomores, since it's expected that a good many Chem-E students will change majors, so I've gotta have stellar grades my first year. College bands (especially the one at NCSU) don't have the demand for excellence that I'm used to, and I'm afraid I'd be spending too much time getting frustrated while I should be studying.
I may consider marching my sophomore year, hopefully after getting some DCI experience.

I wanted to try out for RCC after I graduate but I don't want to actually take classes there.

that defeats the point of even being in a college line.

What is the point then? I just want to play with a group of great players but I don't really care about the college itself.

It depends on where I go...I'm aiming for UC Berkeley, so if I get in then I'll try out for the Cal Drumline. Same with UCLA, USC, and other schools with lines. If I don't, then I'll stick with corps since I'm not going to major in music anyway. But I'll do percussion if where I go has a Wind Esemble/Concert Band.

Morehead is a definite for people in my area. But, for me, i don't really plan to go there. I really want to go to Berklee in Boston MA. It's a good school for people who pursuit in stringed instruments.

im going to mississippi state because they have a fairly new drumline program and the skill and popularity of the drumline grows with each passing year

I've got a scholarship to Pittsburg State University, and im gonna play in they tenor line. They arn't amazing (so says the band director.) but I went to pitt for 3 reasons
1.Great Campus
2. only school with gorrila for a mascot
3. its the only other school I applied for (LSU is to far away and I would have had to pay out of state tuition.)

yeah but Im going for a music education/composition major.

might go to Marshall

I'm planning on being in the Drum and Bugle Corps at the Naval Academy

but we'll see, i didn't do band this year so i gotta see how much i remember from my first 3 years

I'm going to Old Dominion University. I think I will play in the drumline, possibly next year. If not next year, then definately my sophomore year. The problem is they're just starting the marchingband there this upcoming year... :P

Bowling Green State University...I'm going there for Music Performance anyways