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AoBBA link up Kapitol for Cheltenham

There will be the opportunity to find out more about all things adjudicating at the Cheltenham National Finals later this year.

AoBBA
  The partnership will link up for the Cheltenham National Finals

The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators (AoBBA) has linked up with Kapitol Promotions to promote an Adjudicators' Experience Day at the Section 1-4 National Finals in Cheltenham.

The initiative on Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September is aimed at those interested in becoming an adjudicator as well as those who would like to find out more about the role and experiences of being a judge at a contest.

Mentoring

With mentoring from an AoBBA Executive Member, participants will partake in a workshop covering score preparation, the PAC (Performance Assessment Criteria) code, contest paperwork and how an adjudicator prepares for a contest.

Participants will also undertake their own adjudications for the first half of one of the sections (score provided), meet one of the official adjudicators and take part in a de-brief Q&A session.

Register interest

To register your interest, please send a short letter of application to AoBBA's Vice Chair & Head of the Training Programme, Martin Heartfield at: musicbloke@aol.com

Closing date: Monday 30th June

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