Listen The Blue Devils Drumline is a part of the award winning Mt. Lebanon High School Marching Band. This performance ensemble allows students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to perform before thousands of fans at football games, band festivals and parades. In addition, the Drumline performs as a solo unit at various community events. The Drumline has won numerous awards including first place and superior ratings at competitions around the country. The instrumentation for the Drumline consists of 5-8 snares, 4-5 tenors, 5 bass drums and 5-8 cymbals. The Drumline is well known for its cadence set that is performed after the halftime show at all home football games. This performance features the drum cadences that are enhanced by the popular visual effects that have become a trademark of the Mt. Lebanon Drumline. To achieve such a high level of precision, the Drumline maintains a fairly intensive rehearsal schedule. Twice-weekly practices (4 hours each) begin in June and continue through the first week of August. Students who are on vacation are excused from attending. The group then joins the full marching band for two weeks of band camp during mid August (7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.). Once school begins, the Drumline has one two-hour sectional per week in addition to the full marching band evening rehearsals. Membership in the Drumline is open to any 9th - 12th grade percussionist through either the Departmental audition process (grades 10-12) or the 8th grade drumline audition for the incoming freshmen class. The audition is not exclusionary. It is only used to determine which instrument the student will be assigned to play. The Mt. Lebanon Percussion staff provides instruction to all interested 8th graders during their regular band class in order to prepare for the audition. This instruction is conducted during February and March with the audition taking place in mid April. The Drumline is instructed by Mr. Thomas Earley, Associate Director of the Mt. Lebanon Percussion . He is assisted by Mr. Richard Minnotte, Director of the Mt. Lebanon Percussion. For further information on this ensemble, check the "News" page of this web site or contact Mr. Earley directly.