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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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