SCOTTISH BRASS BAND ASSOCIATION
CONTEST RULES

Appendix III
The Scottish Brass Band Association
Contest Rules for Solo, Quartet/Quintet and Small Ensemble Contests

Competitors

		All players competing in Senior Sections must be registered players with bands in membership of the Association.
		All players competing in Junior or Youth Sections must be either:- Players registered in accordance with the rules of the Association as members of a member band or members of a junior or training band operated by a member band. In any situation where the members of any such junior or training band have not been registered in accordance with the provisions of Appendix I, certification must be by an official of the junior or training band (if that band is a member band) or by an official of the senior member band to which the junior or training band is attached (if the junior or training band is not a member band in its own right). In the event of an entry being from a school or other organisation recognised by the Association, certification must be by an official of that organisation.

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i	Definitions
ii	General
iii	Misconduct
iv	Protests and Appeals
v	Rules of the Scottish Brass Band Registry
vi	Scottish Championship Contests
vii	Adjudicators
viii	Local and Other Contests
ix	Rules and Procedures for Organisations wishing to arrange a Contest
x	Regulation of Local Contests
xi	Entries
xii	Qualification of Players
xiii	Guest Players
xiv	Number and position of players on platform
xv	Instrumentation
xvi	Music
xvii	Solo, Quartet/Quintet and Small Ensemble Contests
xviii	Regulations for the Draw
xix	Substitutes for sick players
xx	Trophies and prize money
xxi	Rehearsal
xxii	General Rules

 

Appendix I: Registration Rules applicable to Junior and Training Bands

Appendix II: Grading Rules

Appendix III: Contest Rules for Solo, Quartet/Quintet and Small Ensemble Contests

i.	Prospectus and Prizes
ii.	Entry Forms and Fees
iii.	Scores
iv.	Quartets/Quintets
v.	Small Ensembles
vi.	Instrumentation
vii.	Substitute Players
viii.	Time Limits
ix.	Contests for School Pupils / Youth
x.	Competitors
xi.	Age Groups
xii.	Local Rules

Appendix IV: Rules of the Scottish Brass Band Registry

i.	Requirement to have Players Registered
ii.	Registration of Unregistered Players
iii.	Registration of Players by Transfer
iv	Restrictions affecting New Registrations and Transfers
v.	Method of transfer to another Registry (England or Wales)
vi.	Cancelled Registration (card held by the Registry)
vii.	Number of Registered Players
viii.	Lost Bandsman's Registration Card
ix.	Change of Name
x.	Registration Numbers
xi.	Registration Forms
xii.	Change of Band Secretary
xiii.	Annual Renewal of Players' Registrations
xiv.	Communications with the Registry
xv.	Accounts
xvi.	Presentation of Registration Cards at Contests
xvii.	Registry Fees