Percussion Judging

[Jami]

I don't know of any pit that does that in div I...

[Slow Adam]

Take the second percussion judge out of the stands and have field level pit and battery judges. Music ensemble / effect is already covered.

[Top Cat]

You drum guys are a hoot!!!

The responsibility of the judge is not to hear every note, see every step, its to sample all applicable sections of the corps on a regular, as even as possible, basis. The field percussion judge's task is to sample all the sections (snare, quads, battery, cymbals and front ensemble) as frequently and as throughly as possible. The task is not to hear/evaluate every note, phrase each performer contributes.

Get over it, more judges is never the answer!!!!

[r3vo]

There needs to be a battery and front ensemble judge. I know alot of FE (Fron Ensembles) are playing crazy runs when the judge is on the field with the battery. So its like 1 section is really not getting judged while the other is.

The issue of "what will the judge do when the battery isnt playing?" well he can make comments on what they need to improve. I know one year at a competition, we had 2 percussion judges and they split up between Battery and FE and those were the 2 most productive judge tapes I have ever heard, and the battery judge was really able to explain what we need to improve on during the ballad.

Now the issue of cost still remains, but maybe DCI can come up with a solution.

EDIT: cant spell :P

Edited October 16, 2007 by r3vo

[marimbaman89]

There needs to be a pit judge. Plain and simple. ESPECIALLY for open class, I think, because there is a much greater gap in terms of quality between the great open class pits, the good ones, the decent ones, and the not-so-good ones. In World Class there is much less of a difference.

[r3vo]

There needs to be a pit judge. Plain and simple. ESPECIALLY for open class, I think, because there is a much greater gap in terms of quality between the great open class pits, the good ones, the decent ones, and the not-so-good ones. In World Class there is much less of a difference.

If you have one in open then you need one in world also... and wouldnt you think it they are so "close" then wouldnt it be nice to see who is the best?