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Marching band



Most high school marching band competitions occur in the fall when the majority of schools begin classes. In the United States, Bands of America holds the Grand National Championships for high school marching bands every November at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. They also hold Regional Championships throughout the United States each fall and also the BOA Super Regional Regionals in San Antonio, TX (Alamodome), Atlanta, GA (Georgia Dome) & St. Louis, MO (Edward Jones Dome). Besides Bands of America, many states have their own competition circuits as well as rules that govern competitions that occur in their circuits.

The Avon High School Marching Black and Gold, a large marching band, is classified as an AAA band in the BOA circuit.
The Avon High School Marching Black and Gold, a large marching band, is classified as an AAA band in the BOA circuit.

In order to make competitions fair, bands are normally split up into different classes based on certain factors. One popular classification system uses the size of the school to split up the competing bands. This system is used by Bands of America which uses the population of a school's 10th-12th grades [8]:

  • Class A - less than 600 students
  • Class AA - 601 - 1149 students
  • Class AAA - over 1150 students

Another classification system simply uses the amount of performers (or just wind players) to break up the bands into categories. Sometimes, bands are permitted to "petition" up a class to challenge themselves but usually may not move down.

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The Sudler Trophy and Sudler Shield

Main article: Sudler Trophy

The Sudler Trophy and Sudler Shields are awards bestowed each year by the John Philip Sousa Foundation on one university marching band and one high school marching band, respectively. The awards do not represent the winner of any championship, but rather a band surrounded by great tradition that has become respected nationally. No school may be honored with either award twice.

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References

  1. ^ Marching Illini Firsts. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
  2. ^ Scramble Bands. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
  3. ^ The Osseo Marching Band Festival in Osseo, Minnesota
  4. ^ Vikingland Band Festival in Alexandria, Minnesota.
  5. ^ Other similar street marching events can be found at Marching.com
  6. ^ The Vikingland Band Festival parade marching championship in Alexandria, Minnesota, is held annually on the last Sunday of June. The event was founded in 1985 and has drawn parade bands from seven states, two Canadian provinces, and Norway. Another popular street marching cometition is The Osseo Marching Band Festival held on Saturday of the last full weekend in June.
  7. ^ Mid-America Competing Band Directors Association
  8. ^ BOA Classifications

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