1974/75 Judging Sheet
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1974/1975 Drum Corps Rules
1. ELIGIBILITY: Drum and bugle corps composed of members not over 21 year of age as of September 1 of the competing year shall be permitted to compete. No member shall compete with more than one such corps. Directors, drum majors and color guard taking any part in the contests are subject to judging and all requirements, except that drum majors and musical directors are excluded from timing and boundary penalties.
2. POINTS: Corps will be judged on the following:
Marching and Maneuvering 25.0 points
Drumming 20.0 points
Bugling 25.0 points
General Effect 30.0 points
total: 100.0 points
3. SCORE SHEETS: the following shall be used:
DCRC FORM: 74-001 Summary 74-002 Timing and Penalties 74-003 Marching and Maneuvering 25.0 points 74-004 Drumming-Execution/Exposure 20.0 points 74-005 Bugling-Execution 15.0 points 74-006 Bugling-Musical Analysis 10.0 points 74-007 General Effect- M&M 10.0 points 74-008 General Effect- Percussion 10.0 points 74-009 General Effect- Brass 10.0 points 74-010 Contest Recapitulation Summary
4. CONTEST SITE: The contest field shall be in the shape of a football field 160 feet wide by 300 feet long, with the outside lines and the 50 yard line marked, with visual markers at each corner and at each end of the 50 yard line.
5. EQUIPMENT: The musical equipment of each corps shall be limited to: Percussion instruments: Snare drums, tenor drums, baritone drums, bass drums, cymbals, tymbales, bongo drums, conga drums, tom-toms, timp-toms, and tympani (the tympani must be played only by the man (men) who carry it (them)-only a tympanist may play another tympanist's drum). In addition all hand - held percussion accessories may be used, provided they do not require the fielding of any additional member(s) to carry them.
Mallet Instruments: Vibraphones, chimes, xylaphones. orchestra bells, and bell lyre are legal.
All mallet instruments must be carried either vertically or horizontally; in one or two parts, each by a different player. It may not be grounded. Only the carrier of each respective instrument may play that instrument. Assorted types of mallets may be carried. Two or more mallets may be used at once in chordal work. Only two players/carriers of mallet instruments will be allowed per corps. Ressonators may not be used. No motors allowed. Any modification of the structure of the keyboard or frame will be acceptable. Any combination of metal, synthetic or wood keys may be used on a mallet instrument. Dampening may be done mechanically or by hand. Electric amplification is forbidden.
Percussion Implements: All implements (devices used to strike an instrument to produce sound, such as sticks, beaters, mallets, etc.), with the exception of brushes, are considered legal. Any drummer may use more than one pair of implements.
Bugles: By the word "bugle" as used herein is meant a straight bell-front instrument. Each bugle shall be pitched in the key of G and may have one piston valve which may be used freely to play in one additional key: either D or F. The free use of a slip slide (used to enable the playing of low A flat) or rotary is optional. The use of mutes is permissible for any bugle. Any other variations of these types of instruments, and all types of instruments, are illegal.
6. COLORS AND STANDARDS: Each corps shall be required to use its colors and standards in the contest, to be composed of at least a minimum of two, which shall be a National Color and its guard.
When forming a front, the National Color shall fly to the right of all other flags, banners, guidions, silks, or other identifying material. No other flag, banner, guidion, slik, or other identifying material shall ever precede the National Color while facing in the same direction. The National Color shall always be guarded, and while guarded no other flag shall pass between the guard and the National Color. The National Color shall never be lowered or dipped. NOTE: By National Color it is meant the recognized flag of the country from which the corps originates.
7. CONDUCT OF CORPS: Each corps shall be in competition with its complete personnel not less than 11 1/2 nor more than 13 minutes. It shall be in motion with all its musical equipment not less than a total of 8 minutes. A warning signal will be given at the expiration of 11 1/2 minutes. CORPS PROPER is defined as playing members only.
- Time in motion shall be determined by deducting stop time from 11 1/2 minutes. A stop begins when the first man of the corps proper comes to a halt and ends when the last man of the corps proper leaves a halt, except that stops of 20 seconds or less shall not be considered stop time.
- All members of the corps other than the corps proper may take positions on the field in the area between the stating line and the finish line prior to the commencement of timing and judging.
- Each corps shall enter the field over the starting line (to the left of the judges' table and extending along the entire backside line) and exit over the finish line at the opposite and of the field (to the right of the judges' table and extending along the entire backside line). After timing has commenced, there will be no penalty for marking time on the starting lines or for entering and leaving the competition field over the starting lines up to the first 60 seconds of the corps' performance. All boundary lines will be enforced after the first 60 seconds. Should the corps choose to re-enter the field after all its members are across the finish line, all playing and maneuvering must cease when the total time reaches 13 minutes.
- Timing and judging will start with the first step of a member of the corps proper or with the first note of music, whichever occurs first. All field judging will cease with the 11 1/2 minute signal or when the last member of the corps crosses the finish line, whichever occurs first. Timing will continue until the conclusion of the performance; time in motion shall cease when the first member of the corps proper crosses the finish line or with the 11 1/2 minute signal, whichever occurs first.
- Singing, chanting, talking or shouting, either in unison or individually while on the field is not permitted, except for drum major(s), color guard commander(s), National Color squad commander, or weapons squad commander issuing orders to their respective units.
8. PENALTIES: The following penalties shall be in effect:
- A corps violating any requirement of rule 1 shall be disqualified and its position and standing in the contest shall be forfeited.
- A 1/10 point penalty shall be assessed for each member of the corps in violation of rule 7, section c, first sentence, to a maximum of two (2) points penalty for 20 members or more.
- A corps failing to report to the ready line for competition at the stipulated time, shall be penalized 1/2 point for each 15 minutes of lateness or part thereof up to the conclusion of the contest.
- Once a unit reports to the starting official that it is ready for competition, the unit must start in 60 seconds or less, or be assessed a 2/10ths point penalty for each six seconds or fraction thereof over 60 seconds.
- Any infraction of the Competitive Flag Code shall be penalized 3/10ths of a point per offense (per offense is 16 steps or change of direction). The competitive Flag Code shall be that adopted by the Drum Corps Rules Congress, November 16-17, 1973
- A 1/10th of a point penalty shall be assessed for each piece of dropped equipment or uniform. Equipment or uniform items may be deliberately grounded without penalty.
- A 1 point penalty shall be assessed for the retrieval by any member of each piece of dropped equipment or uniform. Equipment obviously grounded deliberately may be retrieved by any member of the competing unit without penalty.
- An individual who falls to the ground on the field will be assessed a 1/10th of a point penalty. Such member may recover on his own without further penalty, but any equipment or item of uniform which becomes physically separated from the individual will be considered as dropped equipment.
- A 2 point penalty shall be assessed for the use of any illegal equipment, instrumentation or implement.
- After the corps has entered the field of competition A 1/10th of a point penalty shall be assessed for each offense for each member crossing any boundary line and returning onto the field (prior to the completion of contest requirements). Completion of contest requirements is defined as the time between the first step or note of music played by the corps proper, whichever occurs first, and the 11 1/2 minute signal or as the last member of the corps proper crosses the finish line, whichever occurs first.
- A corps violating any timing requirements for which no specific penalty is provided shall be penalized 2/10ths of a point for every 6 seconds or fraction thereof, over a maximum or under a minimum timing requirements.
- A corps violating any rule, or part of a rule, for which no specific penalty is herein provided, shall be penalized, for each such violation. not less than 1/10th of a point nor more than disqualification, at the discretion of the contest director.
