The Championship Round is on April 15, 2012
5:30-9:00 pm

  
     
     
 

Scoring Criteria

  
     
 

guitar clipart pictureBlues Content:
Everyone has his or her own idea of what is and is not Blues. Thus, any given three-judge panel will include members with varying opinions of Blues, covering the spectrum of Blues whenever possible, from the most traditional Mississippi Delta Blues to soul/blues, jazz/blues and rock/blues. Bands should pick material carefully. The judges are Blues lovers, not a bar crowd, and are likely to be not impressed with song selections that are inspiring.

 
     
 

guitar clipart pictureVocals:
The acts vocal skills

 

  
     
 

guitar clipart pictureTalent:
This category is self-explanatory - the act's vocal and/or instrumental skills.

 

  
     
 

guitar clipart pictureVocals:
The acts vocal skills
 

  
     
 

guitar clipart pictureOriginality:  
Original work is encouraged. Cover tunes are allowed but playing the recorded rendition note by note is discouraged; will not be looked upon favorably by the judges; and will be reflected in scoring.

 

  
     
 

guitar clipart pictureStage Presence:
Contestants should have performed on stage enough to know that they are not simply playing music, but putting on a show. This category rates how marketable a band may be.
 

  
     
 

guitar clipart pictureCrowd Reaction:
It pays to get your fans to the night you perform.
 

  
     
 
Band Sets
Each band will have (40) minutes to perform their selections. There will be a 15-minute changeover period between sets. If a band exceeds the 40-minute performance time or the 15-minute changeover a penalty may apply. (See Penalty section below.)

Weighted Scoring
To reflect the relative importance of each category in the success of a band, a band's score in each category is weighted. Raw scores for Blues Content are multiplied by four. Talent is multiplied by three. And Originality, Stage Presence & Crowd Reaction are each multiplied by two. The total in each category represents the Weighted Score for that category. The band with the highest sum of Net Weighted Scores is the winner.

Penalty Points
A Band is penalized one point from its Total Weighted Score (see below) for each ten seconds that it runs overtime. There is no penalty for using less than the allotted time. The same penalty also applies to exceeding the 15-minute changeover period.

 

  
     

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