Fall Bulletin No. 225 - August 2004 - The Iowa High School Music ...

11. Marking time and/or excessive stopped time will be a consideration in all captions of
the Marching and Maneuvering Judges.
12. Fire WILL NOT be permitted as a portion of any performance.
13. Judging for this festival will be on a point basis employing four dif ferent judges. The
four areas of judging criteria are: Music-General Ef fect; Music Execution; Marching
and Maneuvering-General Ef fect; and Marching and Maneuvering - Execution. Judging
Criteria: The criteria for each judging assignment is spelled out in detail on the
adjudication forms. The point breakdown for divisional ratings is as follows:
68-100 = I
55-67.99 = II
42-54.99 = III
29-41.99 = IV
0-28.99 = V
14. Entry “for comments only” is permissible for this festival. Such information must be
made known to the festival manager by one week prior to the festival.
15. Divisional ratings only will be announced and posted.
16. Any band using the flag of the United States of America in performance should
consult the latest edition of the American Legion Flag Code for proper flag etiquette.
17. Irregularities and Protests: Protests must be submitted to the Executive Committee
for ruling. Each protest must be in writing and accompanied by the judges’ ballots, the
timekeeper’s report and at least one of the judges’ taped comments.
18. A PA system and microphone will be available.
19. Free admission for chaperones (3 per bus) will be granted by the festival management.
20. Directors may provide a “confidential statement to the adjudicators” identifying students
who might be prevented from marching at an expected level of dignity and
grace as a result of injury, defect or physical inability. There is no need to identify the
obvious, i.e., leg in a cast, etc.
21. Disregarding a directive from the festival manager may be cause for withholding of a
rating.
22. Admission will be charged for this festival for all non-participants. Adults - $5, K-12
students - $1.
NOTICE!!! MARCHING BANDS NOTICE!!!
Marching Band Adjudication Forms have entire sections devoted to the evaluation of
auxiliary personnel as they perform with the Marching Band. For bands appearing with no
auxiliary personnel, this excludes command personnel, the IHSMA has devised a separate
set of yellow adjudication forms eliminating those categories. Check the appropriate
blank on the Marching Band Registration Form if your group meets this criteria and you
wish to be evaluated on these yellow adjudication forms.
VIDEOTAPING OF MARCHING BAND FESTIVALS
The performance of each Marching Band will be video taped by Mr. Video Productions.
Registration fees include a copy of each band’s performance. Site managers may direct
personal cameras to a specific location.
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