Category

Percussion

• Specific instrument is percussion and must have drumline and pit percussion or other percussion instruments is suitable for competition, also can use winds instruments and color guard in the show.

Color Guard

• Specific for color guard equipments and perform with open audio music only, not allow to use any music instruments in the show.

Performers Regulations

Independent Class

1. No restriction of Educational Institution requirements.
2. No restriction of nationality.
3. No age requirements for Performer members entry.
4. Performer members minimum required must be 6 people, except conductor.
5. A performer can only be participating and representing ONE TEAM in each category.

Scholastic Class

1. No restriction of Educational Institution requirements.
2. No restriction of nationality.
3. Age requirements for Performer members must below than 20 years old, born since 2005 (Count by year only) except Drum Major.
4. Performer members minimum required must be 6 people, except conductor.
5. A performer can only be participating and representing ONE TEAM in each category.

Primary Class

1. No restriction of Educational Institution requirements.
2. No restriction of nationality.
3. Age requirements for Performer members must below than 14 years old, born since 2011 (Count by year only) except Drum Major.
4. Performer members minimum required must be 6 people, except conductor.
5. A performer can only be participating and representing ONE TEAM in each category.

Classification & Category Change Policy

1. Category change request is available only after the announcement of the names of the participation within 15 days. After the 15 day period, no changes are allowed in any case.
2. Classification change request is available only 60 days prior to the first date of the competition period. You are not allowed to make any changes which is not in that period.

Event Performance

General Rules

1. Judging System by World Marching Band Organization (WMBO), all classes are being judged by different criteria.
2. Can select any suitable songs and the participant team must responsibility for music copyright in anycase.
3. Not allow to use Fire, live animals all the time when performance.
4. Any kind of equipment or props including electrical equipment are allowed to use for the performance by taking into consideration of the performer’s safety for the first priority. Staffs reserve the right to consider not granting permission in case of seeing the risk of the equipment.
5. Only participants can stay in the competition area.
6. Props and equipment NOT allow to put inside the stadium before or after competition, must take everything out from competition area.

Technical Rules

1. Electric instruments and synthesizers allow using.
2. Amplifier band must prepare can not use from stadium system.

Competition Timing

1. Independent Class is allowed a performance time of 4 to 7 minutes.
2. Scholastic Clas & Primary Class s is allowed a performance time of 3 to 7 minutes.

Set Up & Start

1. A team is allowed five (5) minutes to set-up and warm-up anywhere in the performance area (no penalty).
2. Can start anywhere on the performance floor. The timing will begin following the announcement that...
   
   

   Announcer Command
   

   • Step 1 : Welcome, everyone to Drum Corps Asia, The team going to the field is from [Province/State, Country]
   • Step 2 : Master of Ceremonies will explain team information (During team set up the filed).
   • Step 3 : (Team ready to start) Drum Major [mention max three name] is your team ready? (give signal to MC.)
   • Step 4 : The performance of 20XX Program [Program Title] ### Conductor turn to salute ### Drum Corps Asia proud to present [Team Name].
   • Step 5 : Start the Show...After the announcement is over the first step or first moving by the band after the announcement will start count time to performance.
   
   
3. After the announcement is over the first step or first moving by the band after the announcement will start count time to performance.
4. If the first step or first moving of performance has not occurred within 15 seconds of conclusion of the announcement, the timer will commence timing.
5. Stopping timer at the end of the performance will be counted from the last sound or movement of the performance.
6. The team should completely vacate the performance field within three (3) minutes of the end of the Performance (no penalty).

Performance Field Diagram

1. The field size is 55x80 Yards. (To perform outside the field is allowed.)

Penelty

1. For time requirements: 0.1 points per 3 seconds or fraction thereof.
2. Any participants over age limit or over quantity of participants rules will not allow to join competition.
3. If the number of performers is less than the rules, 1 point will be deducted for every 1 person until the number specified by the rules is reached (Example, the rules specify a minimum of 27 performers and you have 20 performers, 2 points will be deducted)
4. The violation to the general rule no.5 & 6 will result in penalty for 5 points.

Specification (Based on Number of Participants) SPEC: A Less than 20 Performer members. SPEC: AA 20 to 40 Performer members. SPEC: AAA 41 to 60 Performer members. SPEC: AAAA 61 to 80 Performer members. SPEC: A+ 81 to 100 Performer members. SPEC: AA+ 101 to 120 Performer members. SPEC: AAA+ 121 to 140 Performer members. SPEC: AAAA+ Over 140 Performer members. Specification management is for reference number and judges analysis, is NOT about rules and regulations.