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The 19th Annual Milton High School

White Columns Invitational 

Marching Band Competition 

 

Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

13025 Birmingham Highway Milton, Georgia 30004

Click the address above for directions.

Note - enter from Birmingham Highway onto School Drive as the Freemanville Road entrance will be closed. 

   

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 Click HERE to register for White Columns Invitational-November 2, 2024
9 spots remain as of March 15, 2024

To provide the best experience for our performers and spectators enrollment will be limited to ~15 bands and closed when we reach our student performer capacity limits. Applications are accepted on a first come basis upon receipt of both the online entry form and $100 payment. Bands will be perform in their class in reverse order of postmark.

 

 

Marching Bands Only

Pre-Order a meal for your band and skip the line at concessions

Ordering link available here 

Questions?  Email bandmeals@miltonband.org

 

 


2024 Adjudication Panel

Music Performance: Randall Coleman

Music Performance: Nick Golding

General Effect Music: David Vandewalker

Visual Performance: Carlos Gonzalez

General Effect Visual: Bo Sodders

Percussion: Alan Sears

Colorguard: Megan Phillips

Drum Majors: Jessica Kelley

 

 Rules and Regulations

 Classification System

Bands will be classified according to the number of wind players.

Bands may enter a higher classification but may not enter a lower classification.

 

Silver Division
Class A - Up To 40 Winds

Class AA - 41-59 Winds

Class AAA - 60-79 Winds

 

Gold Division

Class AAAA - 80-100 Winds

Class AAAAA (OPEN) - 101 + Winds

  

Judging

Overall band scores for class, division, and overall placement will be in the Caption Format.

One judge will evaluate each band in their respective category for a maximum score

of 100 in the following areas: Music Effect, Visual Effect, Music Performance,

Visual Performance. In addition, the following captions will be adjudicated,

but will not be used factored into the overall score:  

Drum Majors, Colorguard, and Percussion

  

Ratings

Superior - 85-100

Excellent 70-84.99

Average - 55-69.99

Fair -below 55

  

Awards

Awards will be given in the following areas

Participation plaque for exhibition groups, or GMEA ratings for colorguard, percussion and overall band for all competing bands

Caption awards: 1st in class for percussion, colorguard, drum majors in each class

Caption awards: 1st in class music performance, visual performance and overall general effect in each class

Class placement awards: 3rd, 2nd, 1st place overall in all classes

Most outstanding brass, woodwind and most entertaining award (regardless of class, voted on by judges)

Silver Division Grand Champions (classes A, AA, AAA)

Randall Coleman award for Musical Excellence (highest music score, regardless of class)

Gold Division Grand Champions (class AAAA, AAAAA (OPEN))

 

  

Photography

Following the performance, each band will receive access to

complimentary professional photographs from Super Holiday Tours