Dan sits down with Vic Lee, one of the 2022 Bluecoats drum majors, to discuss best practices for preparing and auditioning for drum corps. Episode Timestamps 00:05-2:00- Episode intro 2:15-3:13- Vic introduces themselves 3:30-3:46- Was Vic ever cut from a drum corps? 4:21-5:29- What was the process of arriving at wanting to audition for DCI? 7:35-How did Vic land at Cadets? 10:10-What did Vic learn marching at the Open Class level? 12:18- How did Vic know they wanted to ultimately end up at Bluecoats? 14:08- What were the auditions like when you got cut? 15:41-How should a new auditionee approach auditioning mentally so that they are prepared? 16:30-What does “preparation” mean? 20:10-How does someone prepare mentally for a high-stakes audition? 22:58-What qualities are world class instructors looking for in an auditionee? 29:30-What is the environment like at Bluecoats? 38:51-What was the experience like being drum major at Bluecoats? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices