13025 Birmingham Highway Milton, Georgia 30004

*Note that campus will not be accessible via Freemanville Road.
Please use Birmingham Highway.

 Questions?  Email wci@miltonband.org  

2026 Adjudication Panel

Music Performance: TBD

Music Performance: TBD

General Effect Music: TBD

Visual Performance: TBD

General Effect Visual: TBD

Percussion: TBD

Colorguard: TBD

Drum Majors: TBD

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 24 Winds

Class AA - 25-49 Winds

Class AAA - 50-74 Winds

 Gold Division

Class AAAA - 75-100 Winds

Class AAAAA (OPEN) - 101 + Winds

Festival Class (comments only, no ratings)

Judging

     Overall band scores for class, division, and overall placement will be in the GMEA 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 or 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:

     GMEA Ratings for colorguard, percussion and overall band for all competing bands, or Participation Plaques for exhibition groups

     Caption Awards: 1st in Class for percussion, colorguard, drum majors, music performance, visual performance and overall general effect in each class

     Class Placement Awards: 3rd, 2nd, & 1st Place overall in all classes

Phillip Mobley Equipment and Logistics Award (recognized by the Milton Band Equipment Crüe)

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

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

     Gold Division Grand Champions (Class AAAA, AAAAA/OPEN)