I'm still new to the whole band scene but after attending 2 years worth of contests I still don't have much of a clue as to which band is better than others and why. Sure seems like a large portion is just biased towards the size of the bands and how loud they can play. Anyone else feel like this?
I've noticed it in the individual sections as well, especially the percussion/front ensemble. Less people less sound teens to lead to lower scores even though some of the music seems more difficult or sounds cleaner,
