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'''USBands''', formally '''United States Scholastic Band Association'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yea.org/site/PageServer?pagename=USSBA |title=Youth Education in the Arts: US Scholastic Band Association |access-date=2006-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822025119/http://www.yea.org/site/PageServer?pagename=USSBA |archive-date=2006-08-22 }}</ref> and sometimes referred to as '''USSBA''', was formed in the Fall 1988 to provide high school [[marching band |
'''USBands''', formally '''United States Scholastic Band Association'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yea.org/site/PageServer?pagename=USSBA |title=Youth Education in the Arts: US Scholastic Band Association |access-date=2006-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822025119/http://www.yea.org/site/PageServer?pagename=USSBA |archive-date=2006-08-22 }}</ref> and sometimes referred to as '''USSBA''', was formed in the Fall 1988 to provide high school [[marching band]]s an opportunity to compete in a circuit featuring top judges from across the continent. US Bands is based in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], and the event is managed by [[BD Performing Arts]]. |
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Members of USBands include over 700 participating high school marching bands. Bands are offered over 150 festival opportunities and invitations annually to compete at major regional championships and at the U.S, Scholastic Band Championship. |
Members of USBands include over 700 participating high school marching bands. Bands are offered over 150 festival opportunities and invitations annually to compete at major regional championships and at the U.S., Scholastic Band Championship. |
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In competitions, bands are classified by size and compete with bands within their classification. The classes include range from Group 1, the smallest, to Group 6, the largest. Bands are also classified by skill level. The skill classifications include the A Class for inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group and the Open class for established programs. In total, there are 12 classifications ranging from Group I A to Group VI Open, who perform and compete with bands of similar size and talent. |
In competitions, bands are classified by size and compete with bands within their classification. The classes include range from Group 1, the smallest, to Group 6, the largest. Bands are also classified by skill level. The skill classifications include the A Class for inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group and the Open class for established programs. In total, there are 12 classifications ranging from Group I A to Group VI Open, who perform and compete with bands of similar size and talent. |
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USBands has also begun supporting competitive indoor events, and provides cooperative fundraising opportunities. In the winter of 2012, USSBA changed their name to USBands. |
USBands has also begun supporting competitive indoor events, and provides cooperative fundraising opportunities. In the winter of 2012, USSBA changed their name to USBands. |
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==Group size== |
==Group size== |
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===2016 to 2019=== |
===2016 to 2019=== |
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Between 2016 and 2019, groups were classified by the following size, which includes playing members, auxiliary, and command personnel drum majors, and bands from [[Texas]] had group sizes that varied from the national ranges: |
Between 2016 and 2019, groups were classified by the following size, which includes playing members, auxiliary, and command personnel drum majors, and bands from [[Texas]] had group sizes that varied from the national ranges: |
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* Group I - 1 to 38 members (Texas: 1-45) |
* Group I - 1 to 38 members (Texas: 1-45) |
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* Group II - 39 to 53 members (Texas: 46–80) |
* Group II - 39 to 53 members (Texas: 46–80) |
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* Group III - 54 to 70 members (Texas: |
* Group III - 54 to 70 members (Texas: 81–115) |
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* Group IV - 71 to 95 members (Texas: 116–160) |
* Group IV - 71 to 95 members (Texas: 116–160) |
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* Group V - 96 to 130 members (Texas: 161–200) |
* Group V - 96 to 130 members (Texas: 161–200) |
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* Group I - 1 to 35 members (Texas: 1-59) |
* Group I - 1 to 35 members (Texas: 1-59) |
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* Group II - 36 to 49 members (Texas: |
* Group II - 36 to 49 members (Texas: 60–99) |
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* Group III - 50 to 64 members (Texas: |
* Group III - 50 to 64 members (Texas: 100–139) |
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* Group IV - 65 to 89 members (Texas: |
* Group IV - 65 to 89 members (Texas: 140–169) |
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* Group V - 90 and more members (Texas: 170+) |
* Group V - 90 and more members (Texas: 170+) |
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== Past USBands Open Class champions== |
== Past USBands Open Class champions == |
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! Group V-Open |
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! Group VI-Open |
! Group VI-Open |
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|[[East Haven High School|East Haven HS Co-op Marching Band]] ([[East Haven, Connecticut]]) 91.400 |
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|[[Calvert Hall College High School]] ([[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]) 96.900 |
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|[[King Philip Regional High School]] ([[Wrentham, Massachusetts]]) 95.900 |
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|[[Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)|Dartmouth High School]] ([[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]) |
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97.650 |
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|[[Upper Moreland High School|Upper Moreland Senior High School]] ([[Willow Grove, Pennsylvania]]) 98.100 |
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|[[Blackstone-Millville Regional High School|Blackstone-Millville HS]] ([[Blackstone, Massachusetts]]) 97.425 |
|[[Blackstone-Millville Regional High School|Blackstone-Millville HS]] ([[Blackstone, Massachusetts]]) 97.425 |
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|[[Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)|Dartmouth HS]] ([[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]) 97.063 |
|[[Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)|Dartmouth HS]] ([[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]) 97.063 |
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| [[Trumbull High School|Trumbull HS]] ([[Trumbull, Connecticut]]) 97.100 |
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| [[Smithfield-Selma High School|Smithfield-Selma HS]] ([[Smithfield, North Carolina]]) 96.875 |
| [[Smithfield-Selma High School|Smithfield-Selma HS]] ([[Smithfield, North Carolina]]) 96.875 |
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| [[Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)|Dartmouth HS]] ([[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]) 96.6 |
| [[Dartmouth High School (Massachusetts)|Dartmouth HS]] ([[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]) 96.6 |
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| [[West Genesee High School|West Genesee HS]] ( |
| [[West Genesee High School|West Genesee HS]] ([[Camillus, New York]]) 95.687 |
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|2002 |
|2002 |
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|[[Point Pleasant Borough High School|Point Pleasant Borough HS]] ([[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]]) |
|[[Point Pleasant Borough High School|Point Pleasant Borough HS]] ([[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]]) |
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|[[Union High School (New Jersey)|Union HS]] ([[Union, New Jersey) 95.700 |
|[[Union High School (New Jersey)|Union HS]] ([[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union, New Jersey]]) 95.700 |
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|[[Nazareth Area High School|Nazareth Area HS]] ([[Nazareth, Pennsylvania]]) 96.4 |
|[[Nazareth Area High School|Nazareth Area HS]] ([[Nazareth, Pennsylvania]]) 96.4 |
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|[[Cheshire High School|Cheshire HS]] ([[Cheshire, Connecticut]]) 97.9 |
|[[Cheshire High School|Cheshire HS]] ([[Cheshire, Connecticut]]) 97.9 |
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|1997 |
|1997 |
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|[[Governor Livingston High School|Gov Livingston HS]] ([[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) and [[Waterford High School (Connecticut)|Waterford HS]] ([[Waterford, Connecticut) 90.90 |
|[[Governor Livingston High School|Gov Livingston HS]] ([[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey]]) and [[Waterford High School (Connecticut)|Waterford HS]] ([[Waterford, Connecticut]]) 90.90 |
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|[[Nazareth Area High School|Nazareth Area HS]] ([[Nazareth, Pennsylvania]]) 95.500 |
|[[Nazareth Area High School|Nazareth Area HS]] ([[Nazareth, Pennsylvania]]) 95.500 |
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|[[Immaculata High School (New Jersey)|Immaculata HS]] ([[Somerville, New Jersey]]) 95.1 |
|[[Immaculata High School (New Jersey)|Immaculata HS]] ([[Somerville, New Jersey]]) 95.1 |
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== Past USBands A Class champions== |
== Past USBands A Class champions == |
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! Group V-A |
! Group V-A |
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! Group VI-A |
! Group VI-A |
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|[[B.M.C. Durfee High School]] (Fall River, Massachusetts) 96.000 |
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'''Group IIAA''': [[Hackettstown High School]] ([[Hackettstown, New Jersey]]) 93.600 |
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|[[Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)|Ridgewood High School]] ([[Ridgewood, New Jersey]]) 94.300 |
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|[[Marriotts Ridge High School]] ([[Marriottsville, Maryland]]) 94.900 |
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|[[Monroe Township High School|Monroe Township HS]] ([[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Twp, New Jersey]]) 95.613 |
|[[Monroe Township High School|Monroe Township HS]] ([[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Twp, New Jersey]]) 95.613 |
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|[[North Warren Regional High School|North Warren Reg HS]] ([[Blairstown, New Jersey]]) 96.425 |
|[[North Warren Regional High School|North Warren Reg HS]] ([[Blairstown, New Jersey]]) 96.425 |
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|'''Group IV-A''': |
|'''Group IV-A''': |
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[[Northern Highlands Regional High School|Northern Highlands Reg HS]] ([[Allendale, New Jersey]]) 91.938 |
[[Northern Highlands Regional High School|Northern Highlands Reg HS]] ([[Allendale, New Jersey]]) 91.938 |
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'''Group IV-AA''': |
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|[[Elizabeth High School (New Jersey)|Elizabeth HS]] ([[Elizabeth, New Jersey]]) 95.987 |
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|[[Jackson Memorial High School|Jackson Memorial HS]] ([[Jackson Township, New Jersey]]) 96.300 |
|[[Jackson Memorial High School|Jackson Memorial HS]] ([[Jackson Township, New Jersey]]) 96.300 |
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|2010 |
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|[[Joseph Case High School|Joseph Case HS]] ([[Swansea, Massachusetts]]) |
|[[Joseph Case High School|Joseph Case HS]] ([[Swansea, Massachusetts]]) |
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|[[New Providence High School|New Providence HS]] ([[New Providence, New Jersey]]) 91.350 |
|[[New Providence High School|New Providence HS]] ([[New Providence, New Jersey]]) 91.350 |
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|[[Joseph Case High School|Joseph Case HS]] ([[Swansea, Massachusetts]]) |
|[[Joseph Case High School|Joseph Case HS]] ([[Swansea, Massachusetts]]) 93.250 |
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|[[Allentown High School|Allentown HS]] ([[Allentown, New Jersey]]) 91.625 |
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|[[Burlington City High School|Burlington City HS]] ([[Burlington, New Jersey]]) 93.975 |
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|[[Mount Olive High School (New Jersey)|Mount Olive HS]] ([[Flanders, New Jersey]]) 94.450 |
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|[[West Milford High School|West Milford HS]] ([[West Milford, New Jersey]]) 94.125 |
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|[[Fort Lee High School|Fort Lee HS]] ([[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]) 86.750 |
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|2008 |
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|Mainland Regional HS (Linwood, NJ) 90.100 |
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|Parsippany HS (Parsippany, NJ) 90.800 |
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|Allentown HS (Allentown, NJ) 90.900 |
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|South County Secondary HS (Lorton, VA) 95.450 |
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| Company type | Public |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Independent (1988-1990) YEA (1990-2019) BD Performing Arts (2020-present) |
USBands, formally United States Scholastic Band Association[1] and sometimes referred to as USSBA, was formed in the Fall 1988 to provide high school marching bands an opportunity to compete in a circuit featuring top judges from across the continent. US Bands is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the event is managed by BD Performing Arts.
Members of USBands include over 700 participating high school marching bands. Bands are offered over 150 festival opportunities and invitations annually to compete at major regional championships and at the U.S., Scholastic Band Championship.
In competitions, bands are classified by size and compete with bands within their classification. The classes include range from Group 1, the smallest, to Group 6, the largest. Bands are also classified by skill level. The skill classifications include the A Class for inexperienced bands, new bands, and bands that have recently moved to a larger size group and the Open class for established programs. In total, there are 12 classifications ranging from Group I A to Group VI Open, who perform and compete with bands of similar size and talent.
USBands has also begun supporting competitive indoor events, and provides cooperative fundraising opportunities. In the winter of 2012, USSBA changed their name to USBands.
Classifications
[edit]USBands allows their bands to classify themselves into three groups:
- Performance Class: Ensembles who prefer a non-competitive experience at any USBands sanctioned event
- A Class: Ensembles who demonstrate a basic to intermediate skill set (may be building/rebuilding their program) and are adjudicated on a scale representing fundamental to intermediate skills.
- Open Class: Seasoned ensembles that demonstrate expanded skill sets and are adjudicated on a scale supporting intermediate to advanced skills.
Group size
[edit]2016 to 2019
[edit]Between 2016 and 2019, groups were classified by the following size, which includes playing members, auxiliary, and command personnel drum majors, and bands from Texas had group sizes that varied from the national ranges:
- Group I - 1 to 38 members (Texas: 1-45)
- Group II - 39 to 53 members (Texas: 46–80)
- Group III - 54 to 70 members (Texas: 81–115)
- Group IV - 71 to 95 members (Texas: 116–160)
- Group V - 96 to 130 members (Texas: 161–200)
- Group VI -131 and more members (Texas: 201+)[2][3]
2020
[edit]For 2020, USBands created an additional sizing and eliminated the "Open Class" as part of its "v-USBands" virtual adjudication platform.[4] Individual musicians, guard performers, small ensembles, and group Sizes for marching bands were classified as:
- Division I - 26 to 50 members
- Division 2 - 51 to 74 members
- Division 3 - 75 to 99 members
- Division 4 - 100 and more members
- Bands with fewer than 26 members were permitted to be included in Division 1 or as an Ensemble.
2021
[edit]For 2021, USBands restored its Open Class for all competitions in Texas and for all national competitions, effective September 25. Group sizes changed to:[5]
- Group I - 1 to 39 members (Texas: 1-59)
- Group II - 40 to 59 members (Texas: 60–99)
- Group III - 60 to 79 members (Texas: 100–139)
- Group IV - 80 to 100 members (Texas: 140–169)
- Group V - 101 and more members (Texas: 170+)
Group VI has been eliminated
2022
[edit]For 2022, group sizes again changed with Texas events remaining the same as 2021:[6]
- Group I - 1 to 39 members (Texas: 1-59)
- Group II - 40 to 54 members (Texas: 60–99)
- Group III - 55 to 74 members (Texas: 100–139)
- Group IV - 75 to 99 members (Texas: 140–169)
- Group V - 100 and more members (Texas: 170+)
2023
[edit]For 2023, group sizes have been changed as follows (Texas events group sizing remains the same as 2021).
- Group I - 1 to 35 members (Texas: 1-59)
- Group II - 36 to 49 members (Texas: 60–99)
- Group III - 50 to 64 members (Texas: 100–139)
- Group IV - 65 to 89 members (Texas: 140–169)
- Group V - 90 and more members (Texas: 170+)
Past USBands Open Class champions
[edit]Past USBands A Class champions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Youth Education in the Arts: US Scholastic Band Association". Archived from the original on 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
- ^ "USSBA revises group sizes for the 2011 marching band season". YEA. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "|".
- ^ "G2020 v-USBands Participant Guide" (PDF). USBands. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Group Sizes for 2021". USBands. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Fall Participant Guide". USBands. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Elizabeth High School - News & Events". elizabeth.nj.schoolwebpages.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.