DCI Judge Training 2025

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Welcome to DCI 2024

Judge Administrator's Message

1. Welcome to the 2025 DCI Season
2. Welcome from Director of Competition
1. Judging the DCI system, the 2025 DCI Judges Manual
2. Scoring in the DCI System - Review segment from 2024 Training
3. Impression / Analysis / Comparison
1. Comprehensive Approach to Effect- Team Phantom Regiment
2. GE Originality, Engagement, Stylistic Variety - Team Pac Crest
3. Planning with Effect in mind - The Bluecoats
4. Coordination & Effect w/ the Manderins
5. Warren Rickart, GE Exemplar
6. Action - Response to General Effect
7. Integrated Effect Bloom
8. Great GE Exemplars w/ video
1. Visual Overview 2025
1. Expression Overview with Kyle and Hieu
2. Expression - Carol Abohatab
3. Authentic Expression from the Inside out! - Shavon.
4. Expression beyond technique - Samia
5. Action - Response to EXPRESSION
1. Visual Proficiency - Sampling, Quality, Specificity - w/ Samia.
2. Color Guard Commentary Considerations - Shavon
3. Action - Response to VISUAL PROFICIENCY
4. Action - Response to COLOR GUARD
1. Jack Pursifull, VA Exemplar
2. Robert Solomon, VP Exemplar
3. Hieu Nguyen, VP Exemplar
4. Debbie Torchia - VA Exemplar
5. Jim Sturgeon, VA Exemplar
6. Beverly Brahan, CG Exemplar
7. Jen Barton, CG Exemplar w/ Video
1. Context Discussion
2. Basic Choreography and Simultaneous Responsibilities Resources
3. Movement Variety & Challenges
4. Choreo dialogue - Josh Brenneis & Jamar Morrison
5. Musical and Environmental example - Tim Sexton
1. Leaning in to Music Analysis
2. Electronic layers, craftsmanship and sonic contributions that elevate - Michael Zellers
3. Music Anaylsis - JD Shaw & Ryan Adamsons
4. Brass Feature - Layers of responsibilities, Travis Larson, Blue Stars
5. Front Ensemble in Integrated Moments - Iain Moyer, Boston
6. MA Excerpts, Exemplars w/video
7. Jay Webb, MA Exemplar
1. Overview- Wayne Dillon
2. Brass / Music Analysis: Tone, Tuning, Meter
3. Breaking down Brass Techniques
4. Brass - Matt Harloff
5. McGarr / Crisp Exemplars w/ video
6. Jeff Harper, Brass Exemplar
7. Mark McGahey, Brass Exemplar
1. FP Overview - Julie Davila
2. Lauren Teel - FE challenges, Battery Environmental challenges, Independence and Intentionality.
3. Percussion Considerations - Tyler Sammons
4. Rarick - Percussion Ensemble
5. Audio / Video Field Percussion Exemplars
6. Exemplars- Leitzke, Prosperie, Davis
7. Mark Teal, FP Exemplar
1. All-Age Overview- Marty Griffin
2. Judging the DCI All Age Class - Review from 2024
3. ALL AGE CORPS EXAMPLE 1 - Rogues Hollow Regiment
4. ALL AGE CORPS EXAMPLE 2 - Connecticut Hurricanes
5. ALL AGE CORPS EXAMPLE 3 - Reading Buccaneers
6. SoundSport Judging Clinic
1. We want to hear from you...
1. 2025 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
2. 2025 Corps Program Notes & Listening Guides
3. NEW - 2025 Competition Suite Protocol
4. 2025 CRITIQUE RESPONSIBILITIES
5. 2025 CRITIQUE SCHEDULE
6. 2025 CHIEF JUDGE RESPONSIBILITIES
7. DCI JUDGE SELF EVALUATIONS
8. World/Open Class Scoresheets
9. 2025 DCI Judge Contact List
10. Visual Analysis Review 2024
11. Visual Proficiency Review from 2024
1. GE EXEMPLARS OVERVIEW
2. GE EXEMPLARS - PART 1
3. GE Exemplars: PART 2 - Kyle Miller
4. GE Exemplars: PART 2 - Don Deems
5. GE Exemplars: PART 2 - Beverly Brahan
6. GE Exemplars: PART 2 - Curtis Costanza
7. Color Guard Exemplar 1 - Damon Padilla
8. Color Guard Exemplar 2 - Warren Rickart
9. Color Guard Exemplar 3 - William Chumley
10. Visual Proficiency Exemplar 1 - Robert Solomon
11. Visual Analysis Exemplar 1 - Debbie Torchia
12. Visual Analysis Exemplar 2 - Jim Sturgeon
13. Visual Analysis Exemplar 3 - Tom Slaughter
14. Visual Analysis Exemplar 4 - Travis Wingate
15. Visual Analysis Exemplar 5 - George Oliviero
16. Visual Proficiency Exemplar 2 - Jim Sturgeon
17. Visual Proficiency Exemplar 3 - Hieu Nguyen
18. Music Analysis Exemplars - Part 1
19. Music Analysis Exemplars - Part 2
20. Percussion Overview and Exemplars
21. Percussion Instructors Examples - Part 1
22. Percussion Instructors Examples - Part 2

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DCI Judge Training 2025

Welcome to DCI 2024

Welcome!

Judging the DCI System

Emphasis on Overall General Effect

What to expect in the Visual Caption 2025

Expression

Visual Proficiency & Color Guard

Visual Exemplars 2025

Simultaneous Responsibilities- CONTEXT-MOVEMENT

MUSIC ANALYSIS Considerations 2025

What to expect from the Brass Caption 2025

Field Percussion 2025

DCI All Age Class and SoundSport - 2025

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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