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The Albert Lea
Festival of Bands
looks
forward to seeing you in Albert Lea on
Father's
Day, June 15th, 2008 for the
9th
Annual Festival of Bands
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What do the Judges
Look For?
The
judges job is to evaluate and rank each bands performance. Judges are
chosen based on proven abilities in their respective areas.
Marching General Effect: Judged on
showmanship, variety, originality, overall setup, demand on
individuals, exposure to error, coordination of musical/visual
elements, command of audience, and spectacular effects.
Marching Execution: Judged on
alignment, rank, file, diagonal, uniformity of distance and interval,
uniformity of style of step, discipline, dignity and bearing,
uniformity in position of instruments, and equipment.
Music General Effect: Judged on
effectiveness, content, difficulty, demand, changes in tempo/meter,
balance/blend, expression, dynamics, brilliance, richness,tonal
sonority, excitement, and audience command.
Music Execution: Judged on
Brass/Woodwind tone quality, intonation, articulation, note accuracy,
rhythmic accuracy attacks and releases, and phrasing.
Brass, Percussion, Woodwinds: Judged
on balance, difficulty, demand, performance, precision. uniformity,
musicality, tuning, and tonality.
Auxiliary: Judged on content,
overall setup, interpretation, coordination to music, difficulty,
demand on individuals, performance, precision, execution in handling
equipment, marching technique, discipline, dignity, and bearing.
Would
you like to be the judge? Click 
for a simplified printable score sheet you can use to judge the bands
in the 2008 Albert Lea Festival of Bands. Can you do as well or better
than our judges?
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