Adjudication

SoundSport® is first and foremost about entertainment and education. Adjudication features 3 judges who evaluate Overall Impression. Execution is important as in any marching music competition; however SoundSport® places additional emphasis on audience engagement, creativity, and innovation. SoundSport® is designed to achieve the best combination of excellence, education, and fan enjoyment!

Each performing ensemble strives to attain excellence in everything they do. The emphasis is on achieving your best performance for both yourselves and your audience.

A panel of qualified marching arts adjudicators support SoundSport teams with insightful and educational commentary. Feedback from the adjudication panel helps SoundSport ensembles improve performance and programming.

Awards

Performing ensembles are awarded a Gold/Silver/Bronze rating corresponding to their numerical score. SoundSport events feature a festival style awards ceremony where ensembles are not ranked by score using ordinals. Accordingly, participants’ numerical scores will not be announced or released to the general public. The medal rating that corresponds to numerical score is as follows:

Achievement Level:Sometimes:Consistently:Always:
Medal Rating:BronzeSilverGold
Score:60-6970-8485-100

Judging Sheets:

SoundSport Rulebook: 2024_Rulebook_SoundSport.docx

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