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Crossmen Audition Requirements
A corps-specific starting point for eligibility, audition materials, fees, camps, and next steps.
DrumCorps.net currently lists Crossmen as an active corps. Use the official packet and staff instructions linked below to confirm the current season’s complete requirements before registering, paying, or traveling.
Audition and membership information from DrumCorps.net
Difficulty reflects the staged 2027 audition route. Cost uses the latest posted 2026 tour tuition ($6,300) plus the 2027 $75 packet and $99–$175 audition events; 2027 tour tuition is not posted. Rank is normalized from 15th of 25 in the 2026 World Championship Semifinals (5/10). See official audition and cost details and DCI results.
Watch an official channel feature, then explore the archive for performances, member stories and rehearsal footage.
Auditions: audition and eXperience information · Staff: staff directory · Employment: jobs and internships · Safety: policies and reporting. DCI’s listing provides the public telephone number; use the official site for current routes.
Complete audition requirement checklist
Use this checklist with the current Crossmen packet. Requirements may differ by brass, battery, front ensemble, color guard, dance, conducting, or other caption.
- Confirm minimum and maximum age, age-out date, and any program-specific eligibility rules.
- Choose the exact caption and instrument; check prerequisites, available positions, and required experience.
- Register by the deadline and obtain every required audition packet, exercise, excerpt, and learning track.
- Follow the packet’s preparation instructions: tempo, memorization, warm-up, technique, movement, and performance expectations.
- Confirm audition format, location, schedule, required camps, callback process, and attendance expectations.
- For video auditions, follow the exact framing, audio, take, file-format, filename, upload, and submission deadline rules.
- Ask about audition, packet, camp, and callback fees; determine which fees apply to tuition and which are nonrefundable.
- Before accepting a position, review the membership agreement, full season dues, payment dates, travel, housing, meals, equipment, uniform, and refund terms.
- Complete required medical, emergency-contact, guardian-consent, conduct, safety, and travel forms.
Your next steps
- Open the official audition information or packet and select your caption.
- Write down every deadline, fee, camp date, and required submission.
- Contact the corps directly if eligibility, costs, accessibility, or a requirement is unclear.
- Keep a copy of the packet and confirm you received registration and submission confirmations.
DrumCorpsReady summarizes information shown on DrumCorps.net. The corps’ current packet and staff are authoritative for acceptance, eligibility, fees, and participation requirements.