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​A Quick Guide to Marching Band Contests

 
OMEA
MSBA
​Who are they?
Ohio Music Education Association
Only the state of Ohio
omea-ohio.org
Mid-States Band Association
Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana​www.midstatesba.org
CLASS
​How are the bands classified?
By school enrollment
Class determined by number of students in grades 10-12:
  • AA: 901+
  • A: 501-900
  • B: 301-500
  • C: 300 and fewer
By band size
Class determined by number of playing members (does not include auxiliary):
  • Open: 101+
  • AAAA: 71-100
  • AAA: 51-70
  • AA: 36-50
  • A: 1-35
JUDGES
​How many judges are there?
10 judges total
  • Two Music
  • Two General Effect
  • One Visual Performance
  • One Visual Effect
  • One Percussion
  • Two Auxiliary
  • One Timing & Penalties
Minimum of 7 judges

Three General Effect
  1. Music GE #1
  2. Music GE #2
  3. Visual GE
Two Performance
  1. Music Performance
  2. Visual Performance
Two Caption Judges
  1. Percussion
  2. Auxiliary
One Timing & Penalty
SCORING
How are bands scored?
The final rating is determined by the average ratings of the music, visual,  GE,  and percussion judges.
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Auxiliary scores are not calculated in the final rating; however, the auxiliary is taken into consideration by GE and Visual judges.

Ratings:
I. Superior
II. Excellent
III. Good
IV. Fair
V. Poor
Scoring is based on the following elements: 
  • Music GE – 40 points
  • Visual GE – 20 points
  • Music Performance – 20 pts
  • Visual Performance – 20 pts
Percussion and Auxiliary scores do not factor into the overall competition placement scores.
AWARDS
What awards are presented?
Placement and specialty awards are given for each class:
  • First place band
  • Second place band, etc.
  • Best Auxiliary
  • Best Percussion
Awards are also given among the combined classes:
  • Best Overall GE
  • Best Overall Visual
  • Best Overall Music
  • Grand Champion
Placement and specialty awards are given for each class:
  • Best Music
  • Best Visual
  • Best GE
  • Best Auxiliary
  • Best Percussion
  • Band Placement (rank order, by score)
Awards are also given among the combined classes:
  • Grand Champion
  • Reserve Grand Champion
QUALIFYING
How do we qualify for end of season competition?
Band must receive a Superior (I) rating at a local OMEA competition.
Band must perform in at least one regional MSBA competition to register for the preliminary round the morning of Finals.
STATE COMPETITION
Bands are given ratings only (I-V) and are not ranked against other bands. The goal for each band is to receive a Superior (I) rating.
Preliminaries determine which 10 bands advance to the finals, with the highest scoring bands advancing, regardless of class. Awards are given to the highest scoring bands in the finals.
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