This is what i was told a few years ago, and again this year by some directors concerning Area Judging. The prelim judges are there to get the best 10 bands in finals. There are so many bands playing prelims over a long, long day, that it is hard to get exact placements correct. Sometimes earlier bands might be a little lower scored because the judges have to have somewhere to go with points throughout the day, its just the nature of the beast. Area FINALS are so much easier to judge right off the bat because there are fewer bands in a shorter period of time. They are given a placement in both prelims and finals because there is natural placements when you have scores, but finals of course is what matters.
Lynn, on 27 Oct 2014 - 06:29, said:
