Changes in DCA scoring system
For the first time, Drum Corps Associates will be judging corps utilizing 50/50 sheets. 50 percent will be split equally between music and visual effect. Brass, percussion, ensemble music, ensemble visual, and color guard captions will each receive 10 percent.
"This change is to prove to you that our commitment to entertainment is paramount", Drum Corps Associates commented. "DCA corps have raised the bar on artistic excellence of the past decade. Now we intend to raise the bar of excellence even higher by assuring that when you leave the stadium you will want to see a show the following week."
Staff members from various corps recommended this change and while doing so requested that DCA changes how they produce and market shows. Over the next season, the audience will see several experiments to retain the current market and capture a new one at the same time.
Those experiments do not include use of electronics or amplification. Proposals for amplification of the front ensemble were discussed, but did not pass through caucus.
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