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Philosophy
The Heart of Georgia Marching Band Invitational
embraces the ideals of the highest standards of performance and
creativity in music and visual design that has become what we
refer to as the marching band activity. It is an opportunity
for band members to perform for an appreciative crowd and to be
appropriately rewarded for their excellence, hard work and
dedication to this activity. It is also an opportunity for
these same students to see, hear and appreciate the work of
other band students whose performances may expose these young
musicians to a wide variety of music and visual concepts.
Order of Performance
In order to provide a quality competition the performance field
shall be limited to 30 performances. These groups will be
admitted on a first-come first-served basis. Bands will be
scheduled within the appropriate classifications based on the
number of WIND players in the group. Bands are allowed to
enter above their classification, but not below. Bands will be
scheduled in order of postmarked dates on the applications that
arrive with the performance bonds and entrance fees. The
earlier postmarks will perform later in the class. ALL
applications MUST be accompanied by the appropriate fees and
include the signature of the school principal. Performance
order within class will be in reverse order of application
receipt.
Bands will be allowed a total of 15 minutes of field time
(including entrance, performance and exit). Penalties of 0.1
points for every 15 seconds will be assessed to contest bands
exceeding their allotted time. An additional penalty of 0.5
points for every minute will be assessed for delay of
performance. Disturbances in warm-up will have a penalty of 5
points.
Units Judged
Band, Drum Major(s), Color Guard, Percussion, Majorettes, Dance
Line / Drill Team. * Majorette teams consisting of less than
3 will not be eligible for contest rankings.
Adjudication
The Heart of Georgia Marching Band Invitational
will strive to provide the best possible evaluation of each
performing ensemble by utilizing the OLYMPIC JUDGING system
for the Festival and the CAPTION JUDGING system
for bands participating in the contest. For band judging
during contest, there will be 2 adjudicators each for Musical
Performance and Visual Performance, and 1 adjudicator each for
Music Effect and Visual Effect.
The other areas of judging will have 1 adjudicator each for Drum
Major(s), Color Guard, Percussion and Majorettes/Dance Line.
Awards and
Trophies
Contest Format: All bands
and their respective units will receive a division rating based
upon the following scale:
I - Superior: 85-100
II – Excellent: 70-84.
III – Good: 69.9 & Below
Rating Awards: All bands
and auxiliary units will receive trophies for Superior and
Excellent rated performances in the Festival and contest portion
of the event.
Class Awards (Contest Only):
Band – 1st, 2nd & 3rd;
Percussion – 1st, 2nd & 3rd;
Majorettes (3 minimum) – 1st, 2nd & 3rd;
Dance Line/Drill Team – 1st, 2nd & 3rd;
Color Guard – 1st, 2nd & 3rd ; Drum
Major(s) - 1st, 2nd, 3rd .
Best In Contest Awards (Regardless of Class):
Visual – 1st place; Overall Effect – 1st;
Music – 1st; Percussion – 1st, 2nd
and 3rd; Drum Major(s) – 1st, 2nd
& 3rd; Majorettes (3 minimum) – 1st, 2nd
& 3rd; Dance Line/Drill Team – 1st, 2nd
& 3rd; Color Guard – 1st, 2nd &
3rd; Band – 1st & 2nd Runner up
and Grand Champions.
Grand Champion:
The Heart of Georgia Marching Band Invitational
GRAND CHAMPION trophy will be awarded to the competing group
with the highest overall BAND score (not including auxiliary
scores) regardless of classification. Each performing band
member will receive a Grand Champion medallion. |