Information for Band Directors

The Harvest Marching Band Festival 2005 is now full!

Twenty-four bands have applied to participate.
If you are interested in participating, use the "Contact Contest Manager" link below to request to be placed on the contact list for 2006.

Participating Bands - Edit Information  

Program Descriptions  

Judges, Finals Policy and Scoring (New!)

Map of Yakima with food locations indicated

Map of Eisenhower Campus including Contest Warmup/Performance Path

Map of Warm-Up Area "A" at Wilson Middle School

Map of Warm-Up Area "B" at Whitney Elementary School

    Divisions:
  • Novice – for beginners
  • A – 1-600 Enrollment
  • AA – 600-1000 Enrollment
  • AAA Small band – 1001+ Enrollment < 100 Performing Members
  • AAA Large band – 1001+ Enrollment > 100 Performing Members
    • Enrollment is based on grades 10-12
Just a few features that make the Harvest Band Festival special:
  • Two lined, lighted almost full-size warm-up fields.
  • Music General Effect, Marching General Effect and Auxiliary judges use video cameras to record comments with visual references.
  • A website to facilitate communication - available 24/7!
  • Outstanding Trophies!
  • All Bands receive Awards - no participation plaques
  • Judging Review Sheets after Preliminaries and Finals that include the score sub-sections of each of the nine judging categories.
  • Drum Majors judged by specialist, not by a judge of another category doing "double-duty"
  • Sunshine Guaranteed! (OK, OK - probable. But we can hope can't we?)

A Typical Day at Harvest:


8:30 AM - First Band on warm-up field
9:15 AM - Participating bands begin performing in Preliminary Competition
4:30 - Preliminary Competition is completed
4:35 - Preliminary Awards Ceremony - ALL PARTICIPATING BANDS participate - Drum Majors in uniform on track - Drum Majors should step forward and salute when school name announced - Finalists are announced.
4:45 - Dinner break begins. Band Directors of finalist bands meet in the Eisenhower High School Band Room.
5:30 - Finals begins with the A.C. Davis and Eisenhower High School Bands will each perform a show in exhibition, presentations of colors and National Anthem.
6:00 - First Band performs in competition.
9:15 - Finals Competition is completed.
9:20 - Finals Bands participate in formal retreat (bands march "through" each other on the track and take their place centered on a yard line) while the combined Davis/Eisenhower Bands play.
9:25 - Awards Ceremony - All finals bands (Drum Majors come forward) participate in awards.