euph2008

I am auditioning for Phantom Regiment this fall and I am really excited about it! I believe dues are supposed to be around $2500 or so plus travel costs to camps and other expenses. What are some good ways to raise the money? I can try to get a job, but even then, between school and taking off for camps, I would still not be able to make that much money. I have heard of people getting sponsorships. How do I go about doing that if I make it? Anybody have any other ideas? by the way, my parents do not really understand what drum corps REALLY is/ means to me/ how important it is even though I have marched with Music City Legend for 2 years. They don't get how much of a big deal it would be for me to make it into Phantom, therefore, they are likely not going to support me financially a whole lot. They are all for me doing it, but I have to come up with the money.

I am also a saxophone player by nature. I taught myself Euphonium a couple years ago so that I could march in drum corps and I found the transition to be surprisingly easy! I HIGHLY suggest finding a DCA corps or an open class corps to march with this year! DONT WAIT! I joined Music City Legend Drum and Bugle Corps 2 years ago not being able to play well AT ALL and now I am going to try out for Phantom in less than 2 months. I didn't have the money to audition last year that's the only reason I waited another year. Working my way up with a corps has helped me TREMENDOUSLY with my musical ability and I had unbelievable amounts of fun along the way! Don't think that just because it's not one of the "top corps" it's not a great corps. There are a lot of amazing corps that do not get the respect they deserve! so again I say DO NOT wait! Make sure you practice though! Just because you are with a corps doesn't mean you will get good automatically. I wish you the best of luck with your aspirations. i hope it works out for you!