PIMBA
ARTICLE V - BAND CLASSIFICATION
from Article VIII
Section 1.
COMPETITIVE CLASSES.
A. Five classes of bands for competitive performance shall be designated as follows:
Class A...................48 or less playing members
Class AA................49 to 64 playing members
Class AAA.............65 to 86 playing members
Class AAAA...........87 or more playing members
National Class..........2 or more consecutive years placing in the Top 5 at a BOA Regional
Finals or by choice of the Director.
Winter
2003
B. A band in National Class that does not place in the Top 5 at a BOA Regional Final or does not participate in a BOA Regional during a given season shall be re-classified to the appropriate class (based on number of musicians) for the next season.
Winter 2003
C. A Drum Major shall count as a ‘musician’ for classification purposes if he
plays an instrument at any time in the show.
Clarified
Winter 2004.
D. A Drum Major shall count as a ‘musician’ for penalty purposes from the moment
he touches an instrument until the moment the instrument is released from contact.
Reiteration of existing BOA/PFCJ/PIMBA policy clarified Winter 2004.
