British Youth Band Association
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The British Youth Band Association, or BYBA, was formed in 1974 by Glen Carter. It aims to promote the marching band
activity, to encourage the social aspects of bands and to enhance personal development through all aspects of bands. BYBA has also set up rules for contests, and divided all marching bands into classes. The 1992 season saw 117 units marching across the Novice, Contest, Championship and Premier Classes. By the 2003 season, the system had changed into 40 units marching across Divisions 1,2,3,4 and the Cadets league. The 2007 season saw Division 4 renamed as the Junior Division, and the introduction of the Associate division, allowing for units of any age. As of the 2008 season, BYBA runs eight summer contests annually, as well as the National Championships, an Individual & Ensembles Showcase, the 'On The Road' Tour, the Festival Of Fun & Music, and three regional concerts (Northern, Southern, and Midlands).
At the end of its 2008 season, culminating in the National Finals on October 5, the East Coast Elite marching band won their Division two league, with the Trinity School Showband coming a close second. Due to their outstanding performance, they and a further four bands were moved up to Division one, where they now begin work on their respective 2009 programmes, alongside such bands as the 2008 Division one winners, Distant Thunder
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system. Units are now marked on the following captions:
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
activity, to encourage the social aspects of bands and to enhance personal development through all aspects of bands. BYBA has also set up rules for contests, and divided all marching bands into classes. The 1992 season saw 117 units marching across the Novice, Contest, Championship and Premier Classes. By the 2003 season, the system had changed into 40 units marching across Divisions 1,2,3,4 and the Cadets league. The 2007 season saw Division 4 renamed as the Junior Division, and the introduction of the Associate division, allowing for units of any age. As of the 2008 season, BYBA runs eight summer contests annually, as well as the National Championships, an Individual & Ensembles Showcase, the 'On The Road' Tour, the Festival Of Fun & Music, and three regional concerts (Northern, Southern, and Midlands).
At the end of its 2008 season, culminating in the National Finals on October 5, the East Coast Elite marching band won their Division two league, with the Trinity School Showband coming a close second. Due to their outstanding performance, they and a further four bands were moved up to Division one, where they now begin work on their respective 2009 programmes, alongside such bands as the 2008 Division one winners, Distant Thunder
Distant Thunder (marching band)
Distant Thunder were a marching brass and percussion band who competed in BYBA and Drum Corps Europe...
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Scoring
For the 2008 season, the BYBA scoring system was revamped to bring it more in line with the DCEDrum Corps Europe
Drum Corps Europe is the international organization that regulates the European drum corps activity. Akin to its American counterpart and predecessor Drum Corps International, every year, Drum Corps Europe organizes its European Drum Corps Championships, with corps from the United Kingdom, the...
system. Units are now marked on the following captions:
- Musical Effect
- Visual Effect
- Field Wind
- Field Percussion
- Field Visual
- Musical Ensemble
- Visual Ensemble
- Colourguard
- Turnout
See also
- Hertfordshire ShowbandHertfordshire ShowbandFormally known as 'The Marching Blues'----The Hertfordshire Showband is based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire and is one of the United Kingdoms most successful marching bands. The 75 strong band is administered by the Hertfordshire Band Academy. The Band is for both young people and adults and...
(Associate Division) - Distant ThunderDistant Thunder (marching band)Distant Thunder were a marching brass and percussion band who competed in BYBA and Drum Corps Europe...
(Division 1) - Trinity School Showband (Division 1)