The official Pacific Crest 2021 Audition Packet for cymbals
Cymbals – Flat Crash Technique
Breaking down the technique of our basic crash at the flat position.
Cymbals – Flat Crash Exercises
Developing a quality flat crash.
Cymbals – Crash Technique Breakdown V1
This is required of your Pacific Crest audition.
Cymbals – Crash Technique Breakdown V2
A second version of the crash breakdown exercise, which is also required of your Pacific Crest audition.
Cymbals – Crash and Crash/Choke
This video demonstration shows the basic crash and crash/coke technique at Pacific Crest.
Cymbals – Walking 8ths
A video demonstration of the Walking 8ths exercise.
Visual – Field Percussion Crabbing and Oblique
Specific technique for field percussion (battery) as you move across the field.
Submit Video Project
If you are auditioning for our Drum Corps, here are the video submission instructions.