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TOB Allegheny Mountain Region Championships -- October 21, 2017
It's time to celebrate the end of another exciting season of competitive marching band here in the Allegheny Mountain Region as 13 of the finest marching groups will compete in the regional championships on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The 2017 TOB-11 Championships will be hosted by Conemaugh Township HS and Indiana University of PA and tickets will be available at the gate. The contest begins at 1:00 PM and will conclude with an AMAZING performance of the IUP Marching Band.
Good luck to all performing bands!
Click here for directions, schedules, and contest details.
The 2017 TOB-11 Championships will be hosted by Conemaugh Township HS and Indiana University of PA and tickets will be available at the gate. The contest begins at 1:00 PM and will conclude with an AMAZING performance of the IUP Marching Band.
Good luck to all performing bands!
Click here for directions, schedules, and contest details.
2017 TOB All-Star Marching Band
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Looking for a parade on Thanksgiving Day? The TOB All-Star Marching Band will again be marching through the streets of Philadelphia and right into the homes of a national television audience in the 2017 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade!
If you are a student in grades 9-12, who currently participates in a TOB or TIA group, you are eligible to sign up now! Limited space remains for snare drums, rifles, and flags. Other sections still have multiple openings, including twirlers this year! Join over a dozen other members of TOB-11 and TIA-11 units as they march the streets of Philadelphia in the nationally-televised Thanksgiving Day parade. Visit www.njatob.org for find additional details and the link to join in the fun with this year's TOB All-Star Marching Band. For more information, contact Jeff Dent, TOB Director and TOB All-Star Band Director. |
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Johnstown HS Marching Band Contest -- October 14, 2017
Ten marching bands from western Maryland and west-central Pennsylvania will compete at the annual Trojan Marching Classic on Saturday, October 14, beginning at 4:00 PM. The contest will feature bands from Fort Hill HS (MD), Somerset, Windber, Mount Union, Tyrone, Westmont-Hilltop, Juniata Valley, Conemaugh Township, Brockway, and Johnstown. Tickets will be available at the gate!
Click here for additional information, schedules, directions, etc.
Click here for additional information, schedules, directions, etc.
Tyrone HS Marching Band Contest -- October 7, 2017
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Congratulations to all marching bands who participated in the Tyrone HS Marching Band Contest on October 7. The audience was treated to entertaining performances from 11 marching bands in addition to an exhibition by the St. Francis University Marching Band.
Congratulations to Evan Gardenhour (Conemaugh Township HS) for being selected as the Sheetz Performer of the Week Award winner. Click here for more information. |
Brockway HS Marching Band Contest -- September 30, 2017
Congratulations to the marching bands from Oil City HS, St. Marys HS, Homer-Center HS, Windber Area HS, Juniata Valley HS, DuBois HS and Brockway HS who competed at the annual Brockway HS Tournament of Bands contest.
Audience members were rewarded to outstanding performances and plenty of entertainment in the afternoon contest.
Congratulations to Tyler Roland (Juniata Valley HS) for being selected as the Sheetz Performer of the Week Award recipient.
For more details, directions, schedules, etc., click here.
Audience members were rewarded to outstanding performances and plenty of entertainment in the afternoon contest.
Congratulations to Tyler Roland (Juniata Valley HS) for being selected as the Sheetz Performer of the Week Award recipient.
For more details, directions, schedules, etc., click here.
Juniata Valley HS Marching Band Contest -- Saturday, September 23
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Congratulations to the eight marching bands who participated in the Juniata Valley HS Marching Band contest on Saturday, September 23, 2017.
Congratulations to Joy Hanuska, Johnstown HS, for being selected as the Sheetz Performer of the Week Award winner. For scores and placements, click here. |
St. Marys HS Marching Band Contest -- Saturday, September 16
Congratulations to all bands competing at the annual St. Marys HS TOB Contest!
The Sheetz Performer of the Week Award was presented to Rebecca Schleppy of Tyrone HS.
Thanks to Chris Gankosky, SMAHS Director, to the staff and administration, and to the band boosters for hosting the contest.
Click here for additional details, scores, and placements.
For more information about joining Tournament of Bands and signing up for the TOB-11 contests, contact Doug Williams, TOB-11 Coordinator.
The Sheetz Performer of the Week Award was presented to Rebecca Schleppy of Tyrone HS.
Thanks to Chris Gankosky, SMAHS Director, to the staff and administration, and to the band boosters for hosting the contest.
Click here for additional details, scores, and placements.
For more information about joining Tournament of Bands and signing up for the TOB-11 contests, contact Doug Williams, TOB-11 Coordinator.
Mount Union HS Marching Band Contest -- Saturday, September 9
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Congratulations to all performers and staff members who participated in the 2017 TOB Region 11 Preview Contest at Mount Union HS.
Erica Sunderland of Mount Union HS was recognized as the Sheetz Performer of the Week. Thanks to Rick Kane, MUHS Director, and the band boosters for hosting a great evaluation day and preview contest. Click here for additional contest details and results. For more information about joining Tournament of Bands and signing up for the TOB-11 contests, contact Doug Williams, TOB-11 Coordinator. |
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2017 TOB 11 Sheetz Performer of the Week Award Recipients
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The 2017 Tournament of Bands season will again include presentations for the Performer of the Week!
Sheetz, Inc., sponsors the award for each marching band and indoor contest in the Allegheny Mountain Region 11. Congratulations to the 2017 TOB 11 Award Winners! September 9 -- Erica Sunderland, Mount Union HS September 16 -- Rebecca Schleppy, Tyrone HS September 23 -- Joy Hanuska, Johnstown HS September 30 -- Tyler Roland, Juniata Valley HS October 7 -- Evan Gardenhour, Conemaugh Township HS October 14 -- Sarah Koehler, Brockway HS For more information, contact Doug Williams, TOB-11 Coordinator. |
2018 TIA-11 Schedule Taking Shape (Updated September 6)
Host schools are signing up now to sponsor a TIA-11 contest during the 2018 season. Typically, the Allegheny Mountain Region provides a full schedule of up to 12 contests from the preview show in January to the region championship in late April or early May.
If you are looking for a fund-raising opportunity and would like to host a TIA competition during the upcoming indoor season, contact Doug Williams, TIA-11 Coordinator, for details and instructions. Also, TIA sponsors jazz band contests. Glendale has scheduled a jazz contest again for the 2018 season. These can be scheduled during weekdays and evenings as well.
Available show dates in TIA-11 include: February 10, February 17, and April 7.
Visit the TOURNAMENT WEBSITE for tentative events scheduled for the 2018 Tournament Indoor season. Visit the INDOOR link above to view the TIA-11 contest schedule.
If you are looking for a fund-raising opportunity and would like to host a TIA competition during the upcoming indoor season, contact Doug Williams, TIA-11 Coordinator, for details and instructions. Also, TIA sponsors jazz band contests. Glendale has scheduled a jazz contest again for the 2018 season. These can be scheduled during weekdays and evenings as well.
Available show dates in TIA-11 include: February 10, February 17, and April 7.
Visit the TOURNAMENT WEBSITE for tentative events scheduled for the 2018 Tournament Indoor season. Visit the INDOOR link above to view the TIA-11 contest schedule.
The Importance of a Good Post-Contest Critique
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DID YOU KNOW...
All Tournament members are offered FREE use of technology to register for contests and for ease of communication. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, unit directors have the opportunity to receive feedback from the judges, at the contest, immediately following the performance, which can be downloaded to your electronic device. No cassette tapes! No cassette recorders! It takes only a few minutes to sit in the gym within eyesight of the router at the technology/tabulator table, connect to the system (you've all received instructions numerous times and they are available at the tech table at each contest) and within a few seconds you can download and then go on your way and listen to the audio files in private as you sit and relax in the cafeteria, hallway, classroom, etc. Some unit directors attend the post-contest critique with notebooks filled with commentary, ready to embark on the next week's changes, fixes, and design processes, and the time spent in critique can then be best utilized discussing fine tuning, refining of the commentary, or even ask judges about some possible changes. Unit directors that attend and say "I didn't listen. So, what did you think?" are wasting a great opportunity when the judges simply have to rehash what they recorded and there is little or no discussion as to how to implement some of the issues already discussed. This opportunity is FREE for all Tournament members. DID YOU KNOW that other associations charge EACH MEMBER UNIT as much as $100 PER SHOW PER UNIT to receive files? DID YOU KNOW that the WINDI system is unique to Tournament, designed for our own use in audio files, scoring, scheduling, etc.? DID YOU KNOW that Tournament has invested heavily to create a near paper-free environment activity yet at the same time provide every bit of information via the use of technology? DID YOU KNOW that units who prepare for post-contest critique typically get more out of the critique, and also tend to show the most improvement? If you have any questions pertaining to WINDI's use in Tournament, downloading files, downloading the most recent app for your electronic device, or any other technological feature, please contact Doug Williams, TIA-11 Region Coordinator, and he will be happy to provide you with details and assistance. |
TIA-11 Jazz at Glendale
Anton Fatula, Bald Eagle HS Jazz
Glendale HS will again host a Tournament Indoor Association Jazz Band Contest during the upcoming 2018 TIA season.
The contest will be coordinated by Kelsey Troxell, GHS Twirling Director, and Jeremiah Dobo, GHS Band Director, along with the GHS Band and Twirling Boosters.
For more information, contact Doug Williams, TIA-11 Coordinator.
The contest will be coordinated by Kelsey Troxell, GHS Twirling Director, and Jeremiah Dobo, GHS Band Director, along with the GHS Band and Twirling Boosters.
For more information, contact Doug Williams, TIA-11 Coordinator.
It'll soon be 2018 TIA-11 season!
Photos from the Tyrone Contest
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Tournament of Bands and Tournament Indoor Association
For more information and details -- www.njatob.org Marching Band Jazz Band Color Guard Twirling Dance Ensembles Percussion National Judges Association provides educational and competitive opportunities for scholastic and independent groups in the nine-state Mid-Atlantic region. Highly qualified visual and music judges are welcome! Visit www.njatob.org for more details! Email Dr. Pierce Sanute, NJA Education Director, at education@njatob.org |
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How Can My Band or Indoor Unit Join TOB/TIA?
Tournament of Bands and Tournament Indoor Association provide a competitive arena for marching bands, indoor guards, twirlers, percussion and dance teams, as well as for jazz bands, choral groups and other related units.
TOB/TIA contests are held annually in 9 states throughout the mid-Atlantic region where 13 regions are created geographically for local contests. West-central Pennsylvania is designated as the Allegheny Mountain Region 11.
From September through October, marching bands will have the opportunity to perform in contests throughout the chapters.
The number of musicians (or auxiliary, whichever is highest) is used to determine the group size. Bands can elect to compete in the Open Class (traditional TOB scoring), A Class (new bands or staffs), or Festival Class (Ratings only).
Indoor ensembles perform from January through early May. Please view www.njatob.org for guidelines and classifications of color guard, twirlers, dance teams and percussion ensembles.
An annual membership fee of $100 entitles ALL of your school or organization units to participate without additional costs for the year! A one-time fee for performance bond is allocated to each unit.
If you have any questions or are interested in obtaining more information about joining TOB/TIA, please contact this website.
TOB/TIA contests are held annually in 9 states throughout the mid-Atlantic region where 13 regions are created geographically for local contests. West-central Pennsylvania is designated as the Allegheny Mountain Region 11.
From September through October, marching bands will have the opportunity to perform in contests throughout the chapters.
The number of musicians (or auxiliary, whichever is highest) is used to determine the group size. Bands can elect to compete in the Open Class (traditional TOB scoring), A Class (new bands or staffs), or Festival Class (Ratings only).
Indoor ensembles perform from January through early May. Please view www.njatob.org for guidelines and classifications of color guard, twirlers, dance teams and percussion ensembles.
An annual membership fee of $100 entitles ALL of your school or organization units to participate without additional costs for the year! A one-time fee for performance bond is allocated to each unit.
If you have any questions or are interested in obtaining more information about joining TOB/TIA, please contact this website.
