The
A.C. Reynolds High School band program is committed to offering you and
your students a well-organized, fun, and educational contest
experience! We are excited about our new marching band festival and
assure you that it will be a great experience for all.
Thank you for your interest in the 4th annual
Cedar Cliffs Classic Tournament of Bands. We are looking forward to hosting
your band in our contest line-up. Please use the following information as a
guide and ask any questions you may have.
Registration and
Scheduling
Registration is now open for the Cedar Cliffs Classic Tournament of
Bands, which will be held on October 5, 2019. The registration fee is $75 and should be sent in once the online
registration is complete. Please make checks payable to “ACRHS Band Parents
Association.” Performance order will be based on the electronic receipt of the
online registration.
Location and
Stadium
A.C. Reynolds High School and R.L. Dalton Stadium are located in the
beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina approximately one mile off
Interstate 40 in Asheville. Our high school campus is one of the most beautiful
in North Carolina. The stadium seats approximately 3,000 spectators on the
performance (home) side, with additional metal seating for bands if needed on
the visitor side. The press box is approximately four stories above field level,
giving it a great vantage point for judges.
Classification
Classification is based on the number of wind players in each band. Classes
may be adjusted for equal class sizes. Class sizes are as follows:
Class A: Up to 25 wind players
Class AA: 26-45 wind players
Class AAA: 46-65 wind players
Class AAAA: 66-85 wind players
Class AAAAA: Over 85 wind players
Judging and
Scoring
Our contest will use Olympic Style judging, with five band judges (drop
the lowest and highest scores, average the middle three scores) and judges for
the captions of Percussion, Color Guard, and Drum Major. The Band Score, which
will be used to determine the overall score, will be the average of the middle
three scores from the band judges.
Band Score Break Down:
40% Music
30% Marching and Maneuvering
30% General Effect
In the event of a tie, the music score will be the tie breaker. If the Music
score is tied, ties will be broken using the Marching and Maneuvering score. If
that is tied as well, the tie will be broken using the General Effect score.
Captions will be judged for Percussion, Color Guard, and Drum Major. In
the event of ties for caption scores, ties will not be broken; tied bands will
receive the same award.
Awards
The awards ceremony will follow the last group’s performance. Each band
will receive a participation award. In addition, the following awards will be
given for each class (top three): Music, Percussion, Color Guard, Drum Major, and
Overall Class Placement.
The band demonstrating the best attitude, enthusiasm, and spirit will
receive the Rocket Award. There will be two Sweepstakes Awards: one for the
highest overall band score for class 1A-2A bands, as well as one for class 3A-5A
bands. The Band of the Day Trophy will go to the band with the highest
overall band score of the day.
Confirmed Judges for 2019
Mr. Ed Kiefer
Mr. Steve Sigmon
Dr. Christian Zembower
Mr. Mike Robinson
Mr. W.C. Lanning
Percussion Judge
TBA
Drum Major Judge
Mrs. Jennifer Garnett
Color Guard Judge
Mr. Tuck Tucker
Contact
Information
If you have questions about the Cedar Cliffs Classic please contact Mr.
Sean Smith, A.C. Reynolds High School Director of Bands. His contact
information is as follows:
Sean
Smith
AC
Reynolds High School,
1
Rocket Drive Asheville, NC 28803
Office
phone: 828-298-9554
Email:
richard.smith@bcsemail.org
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