Different judges

For marching band there are different kind of judges. You have the ones on the field and you also have the ones who are in the press box. The ones on the field do a couple different things. And the ones who are in the press box do sort of the same things but they judge in a different way.

For example the ones who are on the field watch step style, they make sure every person who is on the field is playing when they are supposed to be, and they especially watch to make sure every one is in step. Which means every one is taking a step with the same foot at the same time. They also listen for right notes and watch the form.

The judges who are in the press box do similar things, they watch how the music fits the drill, how the music sounds, and watches the form to see if everyone knows where they are supposed to be at what time and playing the right notes. Also upper body is a huge one.

Anyone can tell when some bodys upper body posture is off. Since our uniforms are half white and half black it makes it very easy to tell. You just have to look at the colors. But with other schools like Washington or Jefferson it is a little harder to tell since their uniforms are all blue.

Judges have to judge by what they see and hear. They don’t have drill or music so they have to go by opinions so not every judge thinks the same thing.