Marching Band
Each fall, NESBA holds several marching band competitions, in which anywhere from 10 to 40 bands from across New England compete. The bands are scored individually on a scale of 0-100. The scores are broken down into 5 subcategories:
- General Effect Music - a grade of the overall impression of the musical selections
- Ensemble Music - a grade of the quality and arrangement of the musical selections
- Performance Music - a grade of the execution of the musical selections
- General Effect Visual - a grade of the overall impression of the drill and visual aspects of the show
- Performance Visual - a grade of the execution of the drill and visual aspects of the show
Each subcategory is given a grade from 0 to 20, and the 5 scores are added to get the total score. Medals are awarded on the following scale:
- Bronze: 45.00 - 74.99
- Silver: 75.00 - 84.99
- Gold: 85.00 - 94.99
- Platinum: 95.00 and above
In addition, caption awards are given to one group in each division for the following categories:
- High Auxiliary - selected by visual judges for the best colorguard and other visual effects
- High Music - selected by the music performance and ensemble judges, and given to the band with the highest aggregate scores in Performance and Ensemble Music
- High Percussion - selected by all music judges for the best percussion and pit ensemble
Read more about this topic: New England Scholastic Band Association
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