March 8: ER takes first-ever caption award, Best Battery, at the Midlakes Show! Video.

Special thanks to the students and staff at Midlakes. You guys are cooler than the other side of the pillow.

Welcome to the ER Drumline

The East Rochester Drumline exists to provide an exciting and educational experience in music to those students who are percussion majors, those who are new to percussion, and those who are new to instrumental music.

Oh, and to rock.

Drumline is a major part of Percussion Ensemble, a full-time, full-credit course at East Rochester High School that was split five years ago from the high school band. In addition to working as the Drumline, we study a number of other areas in the field of percussion including concert percussion, mallets, drumset, and ethnic drumming styles. Selected students learn concert band percussion parts and rehearse and perform with the Wind Ensemble. The Drumline currently marches 5 snares, 3 tenors (quints), 5 basses, 4 cymbals, and 6 students in the auxiliary.

Students may choose to compete in the New York State Percussion Circuit, a division of Winter Guard International. Our 2008 show is based on the music of the English progressive rock band

(click for .pdf of March 2007 D & C article)