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Concert Band Festival
The Maine Band Directors' Association sponsors a Concert Band Festival. The purpose of this festival is to stimulate and foster greater interest in concert band music and to provide an exchange of instrumental concepts which will be of benefit to students and directors. See the Schedule of Fees for Entrance and Admission fees.
The 2008 MBDA Concert Band Festival will be held at Scarborough High School on Thursday, April 3rd, and Friday, April 4th.
This year's judges will be Joe Wright, Doug Owens, Andy Boysen, and William Drury.
Performance Options
This is a non-competitive event in which directors may opt for a rating (I-V) or for comments only. No results or ratings will be posted. Judges' comments will be both taped and written (host school provides the tapes and tape recorders). Four judges will be hired so that three judges will hear one band while the fourth is giving a clinic in another room.
Procedures
All students and chaperones arriving on the bus will be stamped by the host's guides. One guide will be assigned to each band and will escort them to their homeroom, warm-up area, performance, and clinic.
There will be a set-up crew available to assist each band.
Rules
The following rules apply to the festival
- Each band will be allowed 20-25 minutes in the warm-up room.
- Middle School bands will have 20 minutes performance time and 20 minutes clinic time. High School bands will have 25 minutes performance time and 25 minutes clinic time.
- Bands will be allowed to perform any selections of their choice (usually three) within the time limits. Each school must provide three sets of music scores for the judges (original, if at all possible), and they must be numbered.
- There will be no sight-reading.
- After each band performs, one of the judges will give them a clinic.
- Certificates will be given to all participating bands.
Rating System
3 Judges X 6 Grades = 18 Grades.
Assign numbers to each letter grade, then add up all numbers.
| Each |
Equals |
Points |
| A+ |
= |
5.6 |
| A |
= |
5.4 |
| A- |
= |
5.2 |
| B+ |
= |
5.0 |
| B |
= |
4.8 |
| B- |
= |
4.6 |
| C+ |
= |
4.4 |
| C |
= |
4.2 |
| C- |
= |
4.0 |
| D+ |
= |
3.8 |
| D |
= |
3.6 |
| D- |
= |
3.4 |
| F |
= |
3.2 |
| Total Points |
Rating |
| 85-100 |
I - Exceeds the standard |
| 71-84 |
II - Meets the standard |
| 60-70 |
III - Partially meets the standard |
| 33-59 |
IV - Does not meet the standard |
(See the Concert Band Festival Adjudication Form, page 38A in the MBDA Handbook)
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