New Training for UIL Marching Band Judges

[HighSchoolBandNerd212]

The UIL has just announced that it is now employing a new training program from the Marching Roundtable's Judges Academy for its Area and State marching band judges.

 

I fully agree with the UIL's intention of giving "particular emphasis...[to] developing the skills necessary to accurately compare, score, and rank the bands, all with the intention of providing the best possible competitive experience for the schools.".

 

Whether this will work, I do not know. However, the guys at the Marching Roundtable are fantastic, and I would expect that the judging course's content would be of high quality.

 

Interestingly, the course is available to students, directors, etc. and its very cheap compared to the other judging-related courses that are offered by the Marching Roundtable ($25 for the UIL course versus $500 for the Level One course or the $120 "Judging Demystified" course for "directors, designers, administrators, parents, fans, and marchers").

 

Link to the announcement: http://www.uiltexas.org/files/music/New_Training_for_Marching_Band_Judges.pdf

Link to the course: https://judgesacademy.com/texas-uil-area-and-state-marching-band-judges-training/

[Xenon]

I love listening to the Marching Roundtable podcast and have considered taking their other Judges Academy courses in the past. I will definitely be signing up for this UIL course.