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Blue Devils B Audition Requirements
A corps-specific starting point for eligibility, audition materials, fees, camps, and next steps.
DrumCorps.net currently lists Blue Devils B 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 a multi-stage selection process, preseason rehearsal weekends and a national tour. Cost is a comparative estimate. BDPA publishes approximate participation fees of $2,500–$5,000 depending on the season schedule; fees include spring training, tour travel, meals, housing, instruction, uniform and equipment. Request the current B Corps fee schedule and audition event price. Rank reflects 1st of 12 Open Class finalists at the 2026 DCI Open Class Finals. Sources: Blue Devils B audition, fees and participation FAQ · 2026 DCI Open Class Finals scores.
Blue Devils B combines a Northern California educational base with its own championship identity. It shares BD Performing Arts with the A and C corps, but fields a separate show, staff and competitive record. The “B” denotes a distinct program, not a promise that membership automatically advances a performer to the A corps. Program overview.
Blue Devils B won the 2026 Open Class championship at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio, on August 4. The corps scored 81.725, with The Battalion second at 81.500 and Gold third at 80.300. The 0.225 winning margin followed a third-place preliminary finish, 0.600 behind the leader. BDPA’s report framed it as the program’s first such title in ten years. The report also identified Mason Merritt as drum major and Bryce Hull as a fifth-year trumpet member. Dated championship report.
Complete audition requirement checklist
Use this checklist with the current Blue Devils B 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.