Spring Clinics 2025
RAM Band Information Meeting
Friday, March 21 (4:30pm 鈥� 5pm) Frank Center 166
Everyone interested in being involved with RAM BAND 2025 should plan to attend this meeting. We will talk about schedules, student leadership, drum line, color guard, field commander tryouts, and show ideas. RAM Band is open to all university students. For more information about the RAM Band, contact director Dr. Scott Hippensteel at shippens@shepherd.edu.
Color Guard Clinic & Auditions
Saturday, March 22 (10am 鈥� Noon) Frank Center 166
Anyone interested in performing in the Ram Band Color Guard should plan to attend this clinic and audition. Wear athletic attire be ready to dance, spin flags, and toss guard equipment! Contact Instructor Anna Lynch (anna.lynch@k12.wv.us) or Dr. Scott Hippensteel (shippens@shepherd.edu) with questions.
Drumline Clinic & Auditions
Saturday, April 12 (1pm 鈥� 5pm) Frank Center 166
Anyone interested in performing in the Ram Band Drumline (battery) should plan to attend this clinic and audition. This means snares, tenors, bass drums and cymbals! Please contact Daniel Morris (MorriDan@wcps.k12.md.us) or Dr. Scott Hippensteel (shippens@shepherd.edu) with questions.
Summer Clinics听2025
Clinic 1 – Saturday, June 22
Clinic听2听–听Saturday,听July听13
Color Guard, Drumline (Battery), Frontline (Mallets) and Student Leaders
Color Guard听 Clinic & Auditions
All 黑料吃瓜网students are invited to participate in the one-day听clinic of dance & flag routine instruction. Auditions will be held after routines have been learned.听Please wear athletic or dance clothes and sneakers.
Anna Lynch, Instructor
Drumline Clinic & Auditions
Members of the 黑料吃瓜网RAM BAND who plan to play battery percussion (snare, tenors, bass drum & cymbals) will participate in a clinic prior to auditions that will set the line for the season.听
Frontline Clinic
Members of the 黑料吃瓜网RAM BAND who plan to play mallet percussion in the frontline (NOT piano, bass or guitar) will participate in a clinic that will clarify and build our mallet technique, develop a warm-up routine, and allow us to determine each member’s skill level.
Daniel Morris听is our drum line instructor and percussion writer.听Percussion equipment is provided by the RAM BAND, however, each student should听bring their own sticks.
Daniel Morris & Molly Bercaw, Instructors
Student Leadership Seminar
Field Commanders, Band Manager, Field Captains, and Section Leaders will engage in leadership training, teambuilding activities, rehearsal techniques, and thoughtful discussion about听our roles as Ram Band Student Leaders.听 听听
Scott Hippensteel & John Karos, Instructors