While continuing to offer
the ultimate in innovation for marching band
performance, education, and entertainment, the 15th
annual “Bands Across the Prairie” Marching Invitational
will be held on the beautiful campus of Prairie High
School, with a new stadium “field turf” surface and
additional stadium seating!
This format for “Bands Across the Prairie” will also
permit bands to compete later the same evening in the
annual “5-Seasons Marching Band Invitational” hosted by
the C.R. Community School District, held just 5 miles
away at Kingston Stadium!
ONE DAY = TWO GREAT SHOWS ON FIELD TURF = MINIMAL
TRAVEL!
By choosing to participate in the “Bands Across the
Prairie” Marching Invitational, you provide your band
with many great opportunities: ample bus parking
immediately next to the stadium, hard-surfaced flat area
for loading/unloading pit equipment, indoor changing and
restroom facilities, huge stadium seating, new
“field-turf” stadium surface for perfect marching
conditions, huge-screen video clinic in an
air-conditioned auditorium immediately following your
performance, ice-cold bottles of water for every
performer, full-view and zoom-camera DVD’s of your
performance, separate judges for both percussion and
color guard in accordance with the new IHSMA ballots,
trophies for all places, Caption Awards in each class,
and much more! |
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Performance
Schedule
| Lisbon |
1A |
9:30 |
| Oelwein |
2A |
9:45 |
| West Liberty |
3A |
10:00 |
| Williamsburg |
3A |
10:15 |
| Solon |
3A |
10:30 |
| BREAK |
|
10:45 |
| Marion |
3A |
11:00 |
| Oskaloosa |
3A |
11:15 |
| Independence |
3A |
11:30 |
| Johnston |
4A |
11:45 |
| Clinton |
4A |
12:00 |
| LUNCH BREAK |
|
12:15 |
| Bettendorf |
4A |
12:45 |
| CR Jefferson |
4A |
1:00 |
| SE Polk |
4A |
1:15 |
| 5 Min. INTERMISSION |
|
1:30 |
| Davenport Central |
4A |
1:35 |
| Linn-Mar |
4A |
1:50 |
| CR Prairie |
EXH |
2:10 |
| AWARDS |
|
2:30 |
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Results
Full Recap
1A/2A
64.22 Lisbon (winds, DM)
53.90 Oelwein (percussion, guard)
3A
84.50 Independence (all captions)
75.20 Oskaloosa
71.40 Marion
65.20 West Liberty
63.50 Solon
58.60 Williamsburg
4A
85.70 Linn-Mar (guard, winds)
84.56 SE Polk
84.40 Davenport Central
83.30 Johnston
80.50 CR Jefferson (percussion, DM)
74.00 Clinton
69.90 Bettendorf |
Judging Panel
MUSIC - GENERAL EFFECT: [200 Points]
Adjudicated from up in the Press Box, this caption
considers the overall effect and impact of the
performance from a musical standpoint. Three main areas
of concern on the judge’s ballot include musical
content, performance effectiveness, and coordination of
the music to the visual elements of the show.
MUSIC - EXECUTION: [200 Points]
Adjudicated down on the field, this caption considers
the musical performance on an individual level. Within
the main areas of brass and woodwinds, the judge’s
ballot considers accuracy of notes and rhythms,
phrasing, precision, and the overall level of difficulty
of what is being performed.
MARCHING & MANEUVERING - GENERAL EFFECT: [200 Points]
Adjudicated from up in the Press Box, this caption
considers the overall effect and impact of the
performance from a visual standpoint. Main areas of
concern on the judge’s ballot include visual repertoire,
showmanship, definition of patterns, staging, and the
overall integration of the visual and musical elements.
MARCHING & MANEUVERING - EXECUTION: [200 Points]
Adjudicated down on the field, this caption considers
the level of uniformity within the band during the
performance. Main areas of concern on the judge’s ballot
include accuracy and definition, uniformity of
technique, poise, and overall demand based on the visual
elements of the performance.
PERCUSSION: [100 Points]
Adjudicated down on the field, this caption examines
both the Battery (marching percussion members) and the
Front Ensemble (grounded “pit” percussion members).
Ballot considerations include level of demand, exposure
to difficulty, individual and ensemble technique, and
overall musicianship.
COLOR GUARD: [100 Points]
Adjudicated from up in the Press Box, this caption
considers the overall effectiveness of the auxiliary
members of the ensemble, both in terms of individual
performance as well as in relationship to the entire
band’s performance. Main areas of concern on the judge’s
ballot include level of artistry, level of achievement,
and the utilization of time and space.
CLINICIANS
Although their final scores are not included in the
total given for each band’s performance, the Clinicians
are providing one of the most unique and valuable
educational opportunities ever presented to area high
school marching band members. Immediately after viewing
a band’s performance from the Press Box, the Clinician
is transported to either the Concert Hall or the
Auditorium of Prairie High School, where they await the
arrival of the band that just finished performing! Then,
in the air-conditioned comfort of our state-of-the-art
facilities, the Clinician reviews the performance with
the band via large-screen video projection, connected to
a wireless sound system and equipped with a laser
pointer! Students and directors now receive immediate
feedback regarding the strengths of their performance,
as well as areas that may require improvement. Members
of each band performing in the “Bands Across the
Prairie” Marching Invitational no longer have to wait
until the next rehearsal on Monday to see and hear how
they performed tonight…they can see and hear it
immediately, and through the experienced eyes and ears
of our talented Clinicians! |
