Bands of America

[Xenon]

General Effect is scored by the effect the show gives. Thus, the students have a VERY large part in it, because:

 

Music Effect: When you hit that chord at just the right time, where it sends shivers down your back, when the music creates an "effect" that is mostly felt (from what I've seen) by the judges. That is musical effect. It ties in with visual effect, IMHO, a lot, and vice-versa.

 

Visual Effect: This is more the directors area, but is still performed by the students. When the music is building, and the forms are taking shape, and suddenly BAM! you've got this awesome drill to accompany the music, and the audience can't help but get up and cheer... the drill done there is the visual effect, and if it's not done just right, then there's very little effect.

 

The students, while not the ones to design the "effect," are still the ones who carry it out, and so, if it's not done correctly by the students, then the effect isn't there. The directors do have a sizeable hand in it, though, because they do design what it is, and if they can't design a good effective moment, then the effect can't be performed by the students. Both have hands in the matter.

There are both "How" and "What" sections to the GE Rubrics. What you are describing (How well the students actually atempt to carry out the design or "What") falls under the "How" portion.

 

Even if the "What" is poorly executed, it still exists and should be recognizable to a competent judge.

[bariphonium]

There are both "How" and "What" sections to the GE Rubrics. What you are describing (How well the students actually atempt to carry out the design or "What") falls under the "How" portion.

 

Even if the "What" is poorly executed, it still exists and should be recognizable to a competent judge.

Very true. I'm just trying to point out how much the students are involved (the "how," I suppose), and how the directors don't control the catagory entirely, though they do have a large hand in the matter (the "what").