Rules and Procedures

General Rules, Regulations, and Information

1.                   The Springville Pageant of Bands offers the following events:

                        Jazz Band Competition – Thursday/Friday, May 15-16

                             Concert, Parade, Color Guard, and Percussion Competitions – Saturday, May 17 (Thursday May 15th)

2.               Trophy awards will be presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ensembles in each event and class.  In addition, the following special trophies will be awarded:

Best in Class Awards for the schools that earn the most points in each class.

Best Drum Major in Parade

Best Drum Major Team in Parade

Best Color Guard in Parade

3.                   The Grand Achievement Award in both Junior and Senior High Divisions will be presented to the Best in Class Award winner with the highest total points.

4.                   The Pageant Point Scale:

Event                                 Placement                         1st       2nd      3rd

Concert                              Per class                            20       14       8

Parade                               Per class                            20       14       8

Jazz Band                         Per class                            10         7       4

Color Guard                     Per class                            10         7       4

Marching Percussion       Per class                            10         7       4

Concert Percussion          Per class                            10         7       4

Best Drum Major            one awarded                       5

Best Drum Major Team one awarded                       5

Best Color Guard (Parade) one awarded                       5

5.                   In the event of a tie for Best in Class or Grand Achievement Awards, the first tie breaker will be highest score in Concert.  If a tie still exists, the second tie breaker will be the highest Parade Music Score.

6.                   A guide will be assigned to each band to help you follow your schedule and to answer any questions you may have.  Please work with them.  They know your schedule and the building. 

7.                   Outdoor snack bars will be in operation during the day for your students.  Please remember that the cost of our pageant is tremendous (for a small town), and your patronage at the snack bars is one means of defraying costs.  Please eat at the snack bar!

8.                   Upon arrival, please follow directions to your parking area.  Your guide will meet you there with information and directions for your upcoming performance.

9.                   The entire Springville Pageant of Bands will be conducted with the Pageant Chairman having the final authority in assessing all penalties, disqualifications, and interpretations of the rules and regulations.

10.                Bands should generally work out of their busses, using their vehicles for storage of cases, apparel, etc.  Security of equipment is the obligation of individual bands.

Concert Band Competition/Evaluation

1.                   All bands will perform a warm-up march or chorale and 1 principal concert selection of your choosing.  There will also be 1 sight reading selection for all MS and HS Bands. Elementary Bands may play 3 selections of their choice.

2.                   Bands will be scheduled at 30-minute intervals this year.  Any time not used in prepared audition may be used as clinic time with adjudicators.

3.                   Two duplicate copies of all scores must be provided for the adjudicators (one set for each judge).

4.                   Please plan to arrive at concert sites 5 minutes before scheduled performance times.  Your guides will assist.

5.                   We will furnish at concert sites:  4 timpani, 1 bass drum, xylophone, marimba, concert bells, chimes, podium, music stands and chairs.  Other percussion equipment can be available on request.  Bring any other percussion equipment needed.

6.                   A warm-up room will be designated at a later date.  These room will be available 30 minutes prior to your performance.  If you are performing concert band on Saturday, please leave all cases and personal belongings on your bus. 

7.                   All concert performances will be inside.

8.                   Concert schedule and adjudicator list will follow at a later date.

9.                   The adjudication sheet point breakdown is as follows:

Warm-up march (or chorale, etc.) 40 points

Major work                                       60 points

Sight Reading                                  40 points

             Total possible           140 points  (see sample score sheet on next page)

10.                1st,  2nd, and 3rd place trophies will be awarded in each class.

Parade Competition

This event is a regular street marching competition with no restrictions as to cadence, interval, or step.  However, it should be understood that style of any marching unit must be in good taste, with uniformity of movement and precision noted as important factors.  The judges will make decisions in these matters and their opinions will be reflected on their score sheets.

1.                   In order to insure that the judges are ready, bands will be held briefly at a point up to 300 feet before the judging area by the parade marshal.  Drum majors should be instructed to be alert to this possibility.  It is suggested that your band maintain sufficient space from the unit ahead so that you will make it through the judging area without stopping or slowing. 

2.                   There are no turns in the judging area.  The length of the area from start to finish line is 300 feet.  The center of the reviewing stand is 150 feet from the starting line.  The reviewing stand is to the marcher’s right.  The width of the street in the judging area is 40 feet.

3.                   Bands will be using NY-PENN Parade Score Sheets.  Essentially, the sheets provide the following breakdown:

Music General Effect     30 Points

Music Execution             20 Points

Marching Execution       30 Points

Marching General Effect   20 Points

4.                   Parade Marshals are there to help – work with them;  let them help you.

5.                   All Bands should start forming for the parade by 12:45pm

6.                   The parade will move promptly at 1:00 to reach Main Street by the advertised 1:30 parade start. 

7.                   During the parade, a judge will also select the following:

Best Color Guard in the Parade

Best Drum Major in the Parade

Best Drum Major Team in the Parade

Mass Retreat

Approximately ½ hour after the conclusion of the parade, all bands are to report to the football field (in uniform, please) and await the Mass Retreat.  You will receive instructions as to both the exact placement of your band and the retreat procedures on the day of the pageant. Each band should have drum major(s) ready to receive any awards earned by the band

All trophies will be awarded at the retreat.  Score sheets may be picked up at the Pageant Office (High School Main Office) immediately following the awards ceremony.  In case of inclement weather, an informal retreat will be held in the gym.