HEB Drumline Contest

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
SITE: Pennington Field, Bedford, Texas

SEE 2024 RESULTS

Pit Percussion

2024 CLINICIANS: STADIUM

  • Colin McNutt
  • Dr. Brian West
  • Jeff Ausdemore
  • Kennan Wylie
  • Dr. Brian Zator

2024 CLINICIANS: ULTIMATE LOT EXPERIENCE

  • Thom Hannum
  • Ben Maughmer
  • Matt Moore

ULTIMATE LOT PERFORMANCES

  • No charge for spectator attendance
  • BYOC (bring your own chair) for the “Ultimate Lot Experience”

STADIUM PERFORMANCES: Tickets online HERE

  • Before buying: See Pennington Field bag policy
  • Tickets are mobile/cashless. All sales final. No refunds. No exchanges.
  • Adults: $10 (+ processing fee)
  • Students PK-12: $6 (+ processing fee)
  • Children 3 and under: Free
  • If unable to purchase online, see a contest official onsite for assistance with a credit card purchase.

PHOTO AND RECORDING POLICIES

Still cameras are allowed and may be used from stadium seating. Video and audio recording are not permitted, with the exception of the instructor’s Video Designee. See Director Information packet linked below.

DRUMLINE TIMING AND MOVEMENT

Warm-up lasts 35 minutes. Your assigned Traveling Clinician arrives for the last 15 minutes of your warm-up. We plan 10 minutes of travel time to the clinic area.

  • Stadium Clinics: You have 20 minutes total to enter, perform, work with clinicians and exit.
  • Ultimate Lot Clinics: You have 30 minutes total to enter, perform, work with clinicians and exit.

DRUMLINE ADJUDICATION AND SCORING

Your assigned Traveling Clinician observes you twice, first during warm-up and again during your clinic performance. The traveling clinicians do not score your group, providing constructive comments only.

Clinicians assigned to the Stadium and Ultimate Lot area critique all components of your clinic performance and make constructive comments in an effort to promote improvement and solidify achievement.

  • Stadium Scoring: Two Stadium Judges observe your performance and work with each drumline as time permits. Drumlines are scored within their classification, with the weight of the scoring placing 40% of the value on technique, 40% on musicality and 20% on general effect. The numbers are added to arrive at the drumline’s total score. Outstanding caption awards are determined according to clinician consensus.
  • Ultimate Lot Scoring: The Ultimate Lot clinician observes all performances and works with each drumline as time permits. There are no placement scores. A number of distinction awards will be determined according to clinician consensus.

STADIUM CONTEST AWARDS

Participation award for all drumlines
Outstanding Cymbal Line in each class
Outstanding Bass Drum Line in each class
Outstanding Tenor Line in each class
Outstanding Front Ensemble in each class
Outstanding Snare Line in each class
3rd, 2nd place in each class
Champion in each class

ULTIMATE LOT DISTINCTION AWARDS 

Participation award for all drumlines
Multiple distinction awards, determined by clinicians

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING – STADIUM CLINICS

  • Performances are grouped into Novice and Advanced divisions within UIL Classification
  • Drumlines are grouped by UIL Classification
  • Advanced divisions perform after Novice divisions
  • Last year’s class champions will be slotted last in their divisions
  • All others are slotted within division based on enrollment date: First to enroll will be last to perform

ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING – ULTIMATE LOT CLINICS

  • Groups are slotted based on enrollment date: First to enroll will be last to perform

SCHEDULE CONFLICTS

  • We will consider irregular scheduling needs (other same-day performance, etc.) on a case by case basis if you notify us by August 1. Beyond that date we can work to assist you, but may ask you to make contact with directors of any groups that would be displaced and secure their consent to a schedule change.

MORE INFORMATION

2024 Spectator info

2024 Director info

Contest overview map

Photo courtesy of Amy Pennington