Video Audition Portal
Welcome to the Siege Percussion Video Audition Portal!
To submit your audition video:
- Purchase the appropriate Audition Registration & download your packet.
- Fill out the 2026 Siege Audition Registration Form
- Fill out the video audition submission form below
- Click Submit and you’re all set!
If you run into any issues, feel free to reach out — we’re here to help.
Video Audition Instructions
- Video auditions need to be submitted by the deadline
- Video auditions will close on 10/29/25
- Ensure the video is of high quality, with clear audio and video.
- Introduce yourself at the beginning of the video, stating your name, age, what position you’re auditioning for, and any relevant experience.
- Participants must record themselves playing on a drum (no drum-pads).
- Exercises are expected to be memorized.
- Use a metronome during the video, it should be audible in your video (No headphones)
- Your whole body should be in the frame. We should see your feet to your face.
- Mark time 4 counts before each exercises, and in between reps. (Battery)
- Submit 1 video.
- Upload your video to youtube as unlisted and submit link on video audition form below.
Video Audition Requirements
Format: *Bold = Exercise
*Scales (What keys to play the exercise in) – All scales are Major
Mallet Instrument
- Octaves – 2 mallets- Scales(C,D,E,F,G,A,B) @ eighth note = 160bpm
- Dirt – 2 mallets-Scales (C,D,E, F#, Ab, Bb) @ quarter note=140bpm - Inner mallets-Scales( Db, Eb, F, G, A, B) @ quarter note=120bpm
- Alt 1 – Whole Exercise @ quarter note=120 bpm
- Double Vertical Stroke – Whole Exercise @ quarter note=70 bpm
Synth
- One Hand Octaves: Scales (C,D,E, F#, Ab, Bb) @ quarter note=50bpm
- Scales: Scales (C,D,E, F#, Ab, Bb) @ quarter note=90bpm
- Octaves: Play the Mallet Part: Scales(C,D,E,F,G,A,B) @ eighth note = 160bpm
Bass Guitar
- Octaves: Play the Mallet Part one octave only: Scales(C,D,E,F,G,A,B) @ eighth note=160bpm
- One Hand Octaves: Scales (C,D,E, F#, Ab, Bb) @ quarter note=50bpm
- Scales: Scales (C,D,E, F#, Ab, Bb) @ quarter note=90bpm
Drumset
Play a 32 bar groove with these styles.
Play a fill every 8 bars:
- Rock: @ quarter note = 180 bpm
- Rock Groove in 7/8: @ eighth note = 140bpm
- Latin: @ quarter note = 120 bpm
Create a groove and Play through the exercise:
- Double Vert – @ quarter note = 80bpm
Tenors on Drum 2 unless Stated Otherwise
- 3let Hand Speed (x2 Reps @ 168, F / 12’)
- Stick Control (x2 Reps @ 114 – Tenors Arounds Rep 2, F / 12’)
- Pressure Shifts (x2 Reps @ 114, F / 12’ & 3’)
- S.S.L. (Each Variation x2 Reps @ 160)
- Triplet @ p / 3’
- Fives @ mf / 9’
- Duple-Triple, 8th notes @ F / 12’ – Triplets @ p / 3’
- Big 3 Spree (x2 Reps @ 140 – Tenors Arounds Rep 2, F / 12’ & 3’)
- “Xiphos” (1 Rep @ 160) *Basses Excluded*
- Position Pictures
- Set
- High & Low ports
- A & V
- Flips Exercise
- Sound Exercise
*Reference Videos & Details in our Cymbals Facebook Interest Group*