September 28th, 2019
Welcome to the annual ABC Marching Band Competition Page. A Bradley Classic is a well established competition at Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, TN. Established by the band booster organization in the 1970s as the Tri=State Band Festival has been a destination for bands for many years. We strive to provide your students, parents and yourself a great competition experience with meaningful and helpful feedback from our panel of judges. We hope that you can join us this year for A Bradley Classic.
Captions/judges in the following categories:
TBA - Music Effect
TBA - Music Ensemble
TBA - Visual Effect
TBA- Visual Ensemble
TBA - Color Guard
TBA- Percussion
Judges will use the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Judging Sheets
Classification will be based on TOTAL members in band (winds, percussion, & guard):
Group A – 1-35
Group AA – 36-60
Group AAA – 61-95
Group AAAA – 96-135
Group AAAAA – 136 and up
Awards will be given in the following categories:
Plaques for all runners-up in each division (A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA) (2nd place, 3rd place, 4th place, etc.)
Trophy for Champion (1st place) in each division (A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA)
Small Division Grand Champion overall: Class A through AAA
Large Division Grand Champion overall: Class AAAA through AAAAA
Plaque for first place guard and percussion in each class
Entry fee is $75 per band, no matter what size!
Individual and group photography, concessions, merchandise, and much more will be available at the competition. For more details, contact Director of the Bradley Band, Mr. Andrew Coggin at 423-650-4867
For Spectator Admission to ABC, tickets are $10 for general admission. Children 6 & under are free. Parking is free as well.
Captions/judges in the following categories:
TBA - Music Effect
TBA - Music Ensemble
TBA - Visual Effect
TBA- Visual Ensemble
TBA - Color Guard
TBA- Percussion
Judges will use the Tennessee Bandmasters Association Judging Sheets
Classification will be based on TOTAL members in band (winds, percussion, & guard):
Group A – 1-35
Group AA – 36-60
Group AAA – 61-95
Group AAAA – 96-135
Group AAAAA – 136 and up
Awards will be given in the following categories:
Plaques for all runners-up in each division (A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA) (2nd place, 3rd place, 4th place, etc.)
Trophy for Champion (1st place) in each division (A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA)
Small Division Grand Champion overall: Class A through AAA
Large Division Grand Champion overall: Class AAAA through AAAAA
Plaque for first place guard and percussion in each class
Entry fee is $75 per band, no matter what size!
Individual and group photography, concessions, merchandise, and much more will be available at the competition. For more details, contact Director of the Bradley Band, Mr. Andrew Coggin at 423-650-4867
For Spectator Admission to ABC, tickets are $10 for general admission. Children 6 & under are free. Parking is free as well.