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Re: Test Piece

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Subject: Re: Test Piece
From: Andrew W Blackwood <blac0092@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 09:30:02 -0600 (CST)
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On Thu, 13 Nov 1997 Steven_Harlow@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

<-snip->

> I'd like to get some interest from any Aussies on the list. What are
> everyone's thoughts on the Band Association's idea of eliminating the
> "Test" piece from next years State Championships.

<-snip->

I'm not familiar with the Australian contest scene as such, although when
I was in southeast Asia a while back, some of the locals would address me
as "mate," so I must look Australian. :) Anyway, it seems to me that the
purpose of a test piece is to make life easier for the judges.  In
England, where they have eighteen or so bands competing for the top prize,
the only way that the judges can reasonably come up with any ranking is by
having all of the bands play a common piece.  In North America, we have
three to six bands playing in any given division, so a test piece probably
isn't essential to help the judges with their ranking, but there is a test
piece anyway.  It seems to me that there were four bands in the most
recent Australian contest.  With so few bands, I don't think that having
that common piece is absolutely necessary for the judges to make the
proper judgment.  I think the results at this year's North American
championships would have been the same no matter what each band played.  

Cheers,

Andy Blackwood
Utility Tuba
Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
Red Wing MN USA

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