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AUDITIONS

Thank you to all who have auditioned for the 2012 season.  We still have a few positions that are still open:

If interested, please register and contact the Director or one of the Caption Heads.


Spring Color Guard rehearsals

LOCATION:  Liberty High School

WHEN:   May 20,  1pm – 5pm


May camp

LOCATION:  Banks High School

WHEN:  May 11 – 13 (Friday evening through Sunday afternoon)

COST: $100 per camp.

SCHEDULE:

Friday

     6:30 PM: Check-in and set up

     7:45 PM: Corps meeting/announcements

     8:00 PM: Sectionals

     11:00 PM: Snack

     12:00 AM: Lights Out

Saturday

     7:00 AM: Wake-up and Breakfast

     8:00 AM: Sectionals

     12:00 PM: Lunch

     1:00 PM: Sectionals

     5:00 PM  Dinner

     6:00 PM Sectionals

     12:00 AM Lights Out

Sunday

     7:00 AM: Wake-up and Breakfast

     8:00 AM: Sectionals

     12:00 PM: Lunch

     1:00 PM: Sectionals

     3:30 PM: Run-through

     4:00 PM: End of Rehearsal.   Clean/Pack/Load

     5:00PM: Camp over

Make sure you bring everything that you need for camp!


MUSIC, HANDBOOK, FEE SCHEDULE, & FORMS

ALL MEMBERS

Oregon Crusaders 2012 Important Dates.  This has all of the Winter and Spring camp, rehearsal, and performance dates.   Exact times and locations will be posted on the OC Calendar & Schedule page.

Oregon Crusaders Fee Schedule.  This is a subset of what is already in the Member Handbook.

2012 OC Member Handbook. (requires registered member login/password).  This document includes information about Oregon Crusaders, guidelines and expectations, the fees and payment schedule, and the tour “Survival Guide”.

2012 OC Member Forms.  (requires registered member login/password).  All auditionees must download, print, and fill these out before coming to auditions, regardless of whether you are a previous member.

There is also a Sponsorship Letter template for you to use to help get money for tuition. Personalize it but, most of all, do it.

Access to these files is password protected. When you registered, you were given a login/password to you in an email.

BRASS

Please download the Brass Audition Letter, Brass Required Equipment document, updated Brass Curriculum for your instrument, and parts from each of the Music folders. Print these out and put in your 3-ring binder.

For Questions about Brass, email Travis Moddison.

PERCUSSION

Please download and print out the exercises and music. Put them in your 3-ring binder.

For Questions about Percussion, email Mike Stevens.

COLOR GUARD

Check out the Guard page for the the most current information. Also, you will receive an email from Charlotte or Missy about the guard rehearsals. You can also email Charlotte if you have questions.

PARENTS

Parents Information page – General information and links that parents find useful.   

Also, join our Parents & Volunteers Facebook group


MEMBERS

Once you are offered a postion in the Oregon Crusaders, make sure that you join the Oregon Crusaders Facebook Group. (You must be a current member to join this Facebook group)

Make sure that that you are familiar with the Calendar & Schedule

HELP WITH TUITION:  In addition to sending out Sponsorship Letters, we are offering 2 additional opportunities for you to earn money to help with your tuition.

1. SCRIP.   Contact Gina King for more information and forms.  It’s easy to do.   Basically, it’s selling gift cards at face value.  You get a cut of the sale.

2. Selling Program Ads for the Hillsboro and NW Drum Corps shows.  All information about this has been posted in the Members Download Area.  Contact Karl Rinder or Mike Quillen if you have questions about how it works.  It’s easy to do and you can earn quite a bit of money.

Color Guard - Make sure that you check out the Guard page for the latest Color Guard info from Charlotte!  If you have specific question about Color Guard, or the audition process for the guard, you can email Charlotte.

 

For members or sponsors that need to make online payments to member accounts, please click the button below.

To avoid the 3% courtesy fee, you can also send a check made out to “Oregon Crusaders” to:
Oregon Crusaders
PO Box 80308
Portland, OR  97280

Member Files
(password protected)

Files for all members (handbook, forms, etc)

Brass Files

Percussion Files


Doctor and Dentist Sponsorship program
Many doctors and dentists enjoy helping their clients, particularly youth, with their athletic and musical educational experiences. Let us know who your Doctors and Dentist is and we’ll send them information about you and the Oregon Crusaders and request a donation from them.   Please fill out the Doctor and Dentist Contact form.
Business Sponsorship program
Let us know about businesses that you know or are affiliated with that we should contact for sponsorships.   Please fill out the Business Sponsorship Contact form once for each business.