The revised MWPBA Contest Rules and Regulations for 2013 is now available here.

Here is a summary of the revisions:

Section I.B
  • Band and solo re-grade requests will not be effective until 21 days after Music Board approval.

Section III.B
  • In tenor drumming, the grades are now divided into Advance, Intermediate, and Novice. All tenors previously in Open grade will be graded Advanced.
  • Bass drumming solos are now available and bass drumming is divided into Advanced and Novice. Bass drummers in Grade 4 or 5 bands may register in Novice Bass. Bass drummers in Grade 3, Grade 2, and Grade 1 bands may register in Advanced Bass

Section III.C
  • The revised table defines the music requirements for Solo Tenors in Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice grades, and the music requirements for Solo Bass in Advanced and Novice grades.

Section IV.B
  • Adjudicators are now limited to judging one championship contest per season.  Before this change, an adjudicator could, for example, judge one championship competition as the ensemble judge, and another as a piping judge.

Section IV.E
  • The band circle and the judging circle are enlarged.

Section IV.F
  • If you are a Game Sponsor, this section provides the recommended minimum scheduled time allotments for Solo Tenors in Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice grades, and time allotments for Solo Bass in Advanced and Novice grades.

Section VI.A
  • The Massed Band version of Scotland the Brave is changed from Low Hand to High Hand.