Riptide Winter Percussion Ensemble

WELCOME to RIPTIDE
presented by The Teal Sound, Inc..

By reading this you have now taken the first and most important step in becoming a member of Florida’s Newest Indoor Percussion Ensemble.

Are you Seeking to learn more about Audition and Membership Information?

Download The Riptide Audition Flyer
Audition/Application Pack (3.25MB)
Sponsor Letter for Riptide Members

The Audition Days are an opportunity for you to get to know us and for us to see your strengths as a performer and musician. This is also a chance for you to immerse yourself in three (3) days of percussion education. We have lots to do and learn over the next few weeks. No matter what your level of experience, and as long as you make an effort to attend every camp and performance with a positive attitude, work hard, be professional, bring enthusiasm and passion every time we meet, you will have a spot somewhere in the ensemble. That’s all we as a staff and organization will ask!

We are excited to be competing in the Independent A Class Marching Percussion Division. Plans are underway to bring you the best and most creative show possible. The staff is being set, facilities reserved, and the best equipment available is being secured. We will participate in the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit contests as well as the WGI ORLANDO REGIONAL at the end of February.

The PRIMARY GOAL of the Teal Sound, Inc. and the Riptide Percussion Ensemble is to create something amazing, that is educational, and will allow you as a performer and musician to grow and mature as well as exciting our audiences. We want to help you learn to work well and communicate with others, to always set high standards and goals, to expect nothing less than your very best and to set out and reach for one common goal together as a group of diverse individuals.

The staff that will be serving and teaching you, has many years of experience as performers, arrangers, educators and spectators. WE are also here for one common goal... to help you succeed and be the BEST you can be!!

So whether you are attending our Audition Days as an auditionee, or just out of curiosity, we hope you will enjoy what we have to offer and walk away learning something new as a percussionist, a musician, a performer and maybe make a few new friends along the way as well….

Come out, take part …
And get swept away by the Riptide this winter !!!!

Riptide Audition Days

To all those auditioning, you are required to attend 2 of the audition days, with one of them being the LAST audition day (November 30). Of course, you are welcomed and encouraged to attend all 3, but are only required to attend 2.

Audition Day #1
Sunday, November 2, 2008
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
South Lake High School
15600 Silver Eagle Rd. Groveland, FL 34736

Audition Day #2
Sunday, November 16, 2008
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
South Lake High School
15600 Silver Eagle Rd. Groveland, FL 34736

Final Auditions & Placement
Sunday, November 30, 2008
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Jacksonville, FL area (Tentative location)

Contact us at inforiptide@tealsound.org for information

Make your $40 Riptide Registration payment here: