DCP Imagines New Judging Panels... Go!

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General Effect 30 points

GE Music 1 7.5 points (15 when only one judge)

GE Music 2 7.5 points

GE Visual 1 7.5 points (15 when only one judge)

GE Visual 2 7.5 points

Music 40

Battery (Field) 10 points (15 when only one judge, on the field like now)

Front Ensemble (Track) 5 points

Brass (Field) 5 points

Brass (Box) 10 points (15 when only one judge [in the box])

Music Ensemble (Box) 10 points

Visual 30

Color Guard (Box) 10 points

Visual Proficiency (Field) 10 points

Visual Analysis (Box) 10 points

Rationale:

GE - Still using multiple judges at big shows to limit subjectivity. Using the same sheets and job descriptions as we use currently, but worth a smaller percentage of the overall score. This is meant to raise the value of performer achievement over achievement in design.

I would also suggest a separate judging category, which is not included into the overall score of the performing group which would solely evaluate the design as a cohesive whole without taking into consideration the performance. This could be done only on finals week to save money. That way we could still award the designers and give them the recognition they deserve for achievements in design, while making that recognition a smaller part of the performers score.

Music:

Music is worth a larger chunk of the whole than it is currently, as most people seem to agree (in my perception anyway, disagree to your hearts content, I make no claims that I am 100% correct) that the visual has become too important in the scoring to the detriment of the musical design. The battery gets a full time judge, who will now have the wonderful responsibility of keeping track of all the times they don't play anything and keep that in mind when evaluating the difficulty of the book. The pit gets the dedicated judge that they have needed for over a decade due to the gradual change in its use. The brass gets the traditional guy on the field with smaller weight because they can only hear who they are in front of and the score should not be based on whether the judge knows where to stand. The brass also gets someone in the box who can evaluate timing, blend, etc. in an effective manor without having to worry about the percussion writing. The ensemble judge is basically the same as current.

Visual:

The big change here is that the visual proficiency judge on the field should not evaluate the color guard. Someone has to be dedicated to watching the hornline and battery for uniformity of technique, but the added responsibility of watching the color guard makes this judge's job as difficult as the current percussion judge. Color Guard and Visual Analysis are the same as now. These numbers make the visual worth less overall when compared to music, and limits slightly the effect color guards have on the overall score (which was one of the goals of this).

Now you go.

[Spandy]

Here's what I came up with on the fly:

Music - 40 points

Brass - 10 points (maybe add a second judge in the box for finals and/or super regionals)

Battery - 10 points

Front Ens - 10 points (definitely time for them to have their own judge)

Analysis - 10 points

Visual - 30 points

Colorguard - 10 points

Proficiency - 10 points

Analysis - 10 points

Effect - 30 points

Visual Effect - 10 points (How much visual effect are they generating? How difficult and/or creative is it? Is it executed well? etc)

Music Effect - 10 points (same as above, but for music effect)

Analysis - 10 points (How well do the visual and music effects work together? Are they synchronized/coordinated in a way that makes sense? How well does the overall effect carry to the audience? etc)

Edited December 20, 2013 by Spandy

[Jeff Ream]

GE

20 music

20 visual

visual

field 20

Ensemble 20

guard 20

add up, divide by 2

music

brass;

field 20

ensemble20

average together

percussion

field 20

ensemble20

average together

add two averages up