Scoring at the iBA

The Internet Bands of America
Information.Scoring

Welcome to the Scoring Center. Here you will find all the details about scoring and how they are figured. Please read the following carefully, as it will define the most important part of virtual marching band. Any questions? Click here and ask the Information Desk. Not affiliated with Bands of America, Inc.

Captions (500 points)
The factors that determine your scores.
1. Music Execution (Individual Playing Ability)
This is how well your individual band members can play their music, as well as how many of them have it all memorized.
2. Ensemble Music (Group Playing Ability)
This is how well your ensemble sounds when playing all together, including pitch, intonation, and tambre.
3. Batterie Performance (Marching Percussion)
Your marching percussionists are a crucial part of tempo and structure. This is how solid your tempo structure is.
4. Pit Performance (Sideline Percussion)
Sideline Percussion, including any electronics, can make or break the band. Don't leave them in the dark.
5. Music General Effect (Difficulty Of Music)
This is more what you play, rathar than how you play it. Difficulty of music and song structure are determined by this number.
6. Marching Execution (Individual Marching Ability)
This determines how well your students can march individually. Posture, marching style, and stamina is based on this caption.
7. Ensemble Marching (Group Marching Ability)
Guiding, spacing, maneuverability, and overall presence control a large visual part of your band. This is where you will determine that.
8. Marching General Effect (Difficulty Of Drill)
Again, this is more what you are marching than how you are marching it. A big factor is whether or not your drill matches the music. Control that here.
9. Auxiliary Performance (Color Guard Performance)
How well your guard can twirl, dance, and march together come from this caption.
10. Visual Execution (Use Of Props, Maneuvering)
Do your props fit the show? Do they serve a purpose or are they just really cool? And just how well can your band move around the field?
11. General Effect (Overall Performance)
This is how everything looks and feels when put together, and how it comes across to the audience.
12. Instruction (Teaching Ability)
How skilled are your instructors? Do they know what they are doing? Some interesting outcomes could come from this caption.
13. Morale (Learning Ability)
You can only teach your students if they want to learn. This could very well be the most important caption here, or is it?

Budget System ($15,000)
The secondary factors that affect your scores.
1. Staff
A high-paid staff can do high-quality work, to say the least. It costs money to hire staff people, but each staff member is worth 10 points a week, added to your total points.
2. Visual Aid
Props and costumes come in handy for conveying that special message. At $100 a prop, you can add 5 points into your Visual Execution category. Sounds good, doesn't it?
3. Account
You should save some money. You didn't think competing was free, did you?

Judges
The people that decide the outcome of the shows.
Special electronic judges are used to judge your shows. How do they work? That's our little secret. Just so you know, you can Meet The Judges and find out about their personalities, likes, and dislikes. It could be worth your while.