Greeneville Band Classic 2009
Judging  & Performance Information

Mission Statement 

Our mission is to provide a fair, positive, constructive, and enjoyable educational experience for our participating bands.  We will continue to develop and refine our system of adjudication so that all band members, directors, and supporters will feel that they were treated fairly and that the festival was beneficial to them. 

JUDGING 

The Judging System Philosophy 

The system employed to rate and rank the bands will operate under the assumption that music is the most important aspect of a marching band’s performance.  The visual component of the program will serve to present and enhance the musical performance.  Thus, 60% of the final score will be derived from music and 40% from visual.  It should be noted that effectiveness of the musical and visual program will be given more weight than the execution.  Therefore, 60% of the final score is derived from the effect area while 40% is drawn from the performance area. 

Scoring System and Judging Panel 

          The five-member panel of judges will consist of the following: 

          Music Performance Ensemble            one judge            20% of score

          Visual Performance Ensemble            one judge            20% of score

          Visual Effect                                      one judge           20% of score

          Music Effect                                      two judges          40% of score 

“Best of the Festival” Band 

Two grand champion bands, one for divisions A-1, A-2 & AA and the other for divisions AAA & AAAA, will be chosen based on the tabulation of the 5 band judges only.  No consideration will be given to scores from the drum major, percussion or color guard/majorette judges.  The contribution of the auxiliaries is already considered in the band captions.  The winning bands will keep their division “Traveling Trophy” until the 2010 Greeneville Band Festival.  At that time, the trophies will be returned and given to the winners of the 2010 festival. The winning bands will also receive a plaque to keep.

Auxiliary Judging 

Drum Major, Percussion and ColorGuard/Majorettes will be judged separately and awards will be presented according to their individual scores.

Clinician Feedback 

After bands perform on the field before the judges and spectators, they will immediately proceed to the Indoor Practice Field to receive feedback from band clinicians.  The Indoor Practice Field is located adjacent to the performance field. 

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