The West Geauga Symphonic Band competed at the OMEA Northeast Regional District 6 Senior High Band and Choir Adjudicated Event Large Group…
WG Band Rates Superior
The West Geauga Symphonic Band competed at the OMEA Northeast Regional District 6 Senior High Band and Choir Adjudicated Event Large Group contest on March 8. The group performed three pieces of music in the Revere High School auditorium for a panel of three adjudicators.
The adjudicators listen to all contest selections, provide constructive feedback in written comments and give the band an overall rating based on its performance. After the band performs on stage, it goes to a separate room to sight read a piece of music for a different adjudicator. The band is handed a piece of music it has never seen or played before, and the students have four minutes to study the piece of music. After their four minutes end, the director discusses the piece with them going over performance strategies, notes and rhythms and musical elements. While this process is occurring, students are not allowed to play their instruments. After the four-minute study period and four-minute discussion, the band must play the piece from beginning to end and receive a rating from the sight-reading judge based on its performance.
The rating system for the event is I -II – III – IV – V, with “I” being an outstanding performance and “V” being a very poor performance. The WG Symphonic Band received a rating of “I” from all four judges at the event, for an overall rating of “I.” This is the highest possible rating a performing group can receive at an OMEA District Contest.
To help support the West Geauga bands, West Geauga Band Boosters will be hosting a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser on May 9 at the Mayfield Church in Chester Township. All proceeds will be used to help fund the instrumental music programs in the West Geauga School District.
