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(Competition-sponsoring organizations)All American Music Fest - Music Festival in Orlando, Florida sponsors adjudicated musical events for students from around the world in Concert Bands, Marching Bands, Jazz Bands, Orchestras, Choral Groups, Color Guard, Drill Teams, Dance Groups and other performance groups. Atlantic Indoor Association - Competitive circuit created in 1994 to support and benefit organizations which engage in or support youth activities in the performing arts including elements of music, choreography and theater in color guards, percussion units and dance teams. This site includes info on AIA, bylaws, meetings and show applications.Bands of America- Bands of America's mission is to support the development of a positive self-worth in every participant involved in the band activity - performers, teachers, parents and community - through a series of internationally-acclaimed events. Bands of America focuses on individual character building, self-discipline and leadership qualities. British Youth Band Association - Contests staged nation-wide from May through National Championships in October. The points gained at contests are counted towards a league system that is run rather like the Football Association's. The top ten of each division are invited to the annual Finals to decide the National Champions. Also, an Individuals & Ensemble competition is held on a regional basis leading to a National Final in the early part of the year. At any BYBA event you are likely to see anything from the traditional Boys' Brigade Bugle Band to a flamboyant American-style Show Band complete with flag-waving Colour Guard. Site includes news, events, forums and links . There are two publications distributed to Association members - the quarterly Notebook (the Official magazine of the BYBA) and the Herald Newsletter. California Color Guard Circuit - The California Color Guard Circuit was established in 1964 with the objective "to promote color guard contests, thereby perpetuating pageantry and effectiveness of the member units". The C.C.G.C. has grown from the six charter units to a circuit of over 60 Color Guard units competing in 9 classifications and 12 Percussion units competing in 5 classifications. The C.C.G.C. has been the circuit of 14 World Champions, 18 WGI medallists and many WGI finalists. Cavalcade of Bands - An association of high school and university marching bands, indoor guard and percussion, and jazz bands in southeastern PA.Color Guard Netherlands - The new homepage of Color Guard Netherlands (CGN). CGN is a part of the KNFM. Color Guard Netherlands is the regional circuit for guards from The Netherlands and other countries like Belgium and Germany. The year 2000 marked the 20th anniversary of color guard in The Netherlands.DCA - Circuit web site for Drum Corps Associates (senior corps).DCI - Circuit web site for Drum Corps International (junior corps).DCUK - (Drum Corps United Kingdom) - British version of DCI.
Drum Corps Midwest- Info on corps and contests in the midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin). Fargo-Moorhead Drum and Bugle Corps Association - A nonprofit Corporation registered in the State of North Dakota which seeks to serve youth throughout the states of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota by offering a variety of educational activities to them. Gulf Coast Color Guard & Percussion Circuit - The Gulfcoast Circuit exists for the advancement of winter guards and indoor percussion units along the gulf coast of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. Includes membership information, schedules, photos, links.Indiana Percussion Assoc. - IPA uses clinics and competition to improve percussion education. IPA provides competition venues for groups sharpening their skills as they prepare for WGI competition. Michigan Color Guard Circuit - A WGI-sanctioned competing organization in existence since 1975. Site includes pictures, news, links and forms for circuit members.
The Mid Atlantic Percussion Society (MAPS) - Competitive circuit in the Mid Atlantic region for marching and concert percussion ensemble.Mid-Continent Color Guard Association- The Mid-Continent Color Guard Association (MCCGA) is a winter color guard circuit serving independent and scholastic guards from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. New York State Field Band Conference - Serving the NY high school marching band community. On this site you'll find general information and current events concerning the NYS Field Band Community.The North Texas Color Guard Association- Formed in 1993 to provide an arena for the competitive winter guard activity in the North Texas area. Site includes contest and score info, links, classifieds and archives.Rocky Mountain Color Guard Assoc. - Guard association for the Rocky Mountain region. Based in metro Denver, RMCGA has been in the pageantry arts arena for over 25 years. Includes classifieds, news, member information, scores and schedules.Southeastern Color Guard Circuit - The official SCGC site will feature scores, schedules, and all up-to-date information. Summer Bands International- Independent competing bands made up of students from different schools. They are an associate member of DCI and compete at many of the Pacific coast shows in the Youth Band Class. Tournament of Bands - A 13-chapter, 9-state competitive band organization serving, roughly, the eastern U.S. Site includes classifieds, scores, news, info on education and judging and links. Tournament Indoor Association - Aka TIA (previously TIDA) is the indoor division of Tournament of Bands including both scholastic and independent classifications. USSBA - United States Scholastic Band Association. Started initially as a small group of bands that constituted the original Cadets Marching Band Cooperative (CMBC) who all gathered together for a single show in the fall of 1988, Scholastic Services has grown to an organization that supports a variety of education-based services and activities. The largest of these is the US Scholastic Band Association (the USSBA), a music education support organization servicing over 300 participating units. USSBA is a division of YEA!.
Utah Winter Guard Association - circuit site including links for shows, classifieds, photos, etc.World Association of Marching Show Bands -An international association dedicated to promoting communication and interaction between international bands. Encourages participation in marching show bands world wide and the staging of world class band events. Membership is open to directors of marching show bands whose units are interested in participating in international events around the world.
Associations(Non competition-sponsoring organizations)The Auxiliary Dance Alliance (TADA) -TADA's mission is to assist, educate, network, and promote directors, aspiring directors, officers, team members, aspiring auxiliary dancers, and related organizations who work within the disciplines of color guard, dance/drill teams, majorettes, pom teams, winter guards and other auxiliary performing groups.Dance/Drill Team Directors of America - A national professional organization for directors, coaches and sponsors of performing groups. Their purpose is to unite directors of dance/drill teams, pep squads and song leaders of public, private and parochial schools, as well as dance studios to promote high professional standards.Features include: Legal Counseling, a quarterly magazine, "Director's Insights", over 500 contacts with other directors and businesses in the field, an annual national convention, mentor program for new directors, DTDA Membership Directory and Business Pages and Regional Conferences and workshops.The National Association for Music Education (MENC) - Dedicated to advancing music education as a profession and to ensure that every child in America has access to a balanced, sequential, high-quality education that includes music as a core subject of study. YEA! - "The mission of YEA! is to support the development of young people into magnificent human beings through their participation in the performing arts." YEA! consists of several junior drum corps, USSBA and other groups and programs. |
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