The Canadian Drumline Association has three adjudicators, and one officer at each competition. The CDA will be hosting drumline competitions this
year in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. This article will discuss the Execution Analysis Judge.

The Execution Analysis (EA) Judge  focuses on the execution of the drumline’s performance both individually, and as a whole ensemble. This is broken down into two sub-captions. The Composition sub-caption rewards the written music content of the drumline. The Performance sub-caption rewards the drumline for how well they execute and perform the music. This is often referred to as the “How and What”. How well are the playing, and what are they playing.

The CDA has defined skills for each classification, and competing drumlines are required to demonstrate a skill set appropriate to the classification they are competing in. Concert ensembles demonstrate basic skills such as “accents and taps”, intermediate ensembles demonstrate intermediate skills such as “flams”, and premier ensembles demonstrate advanced skills such as “hybrid rudiments”.

The EA Judge gives a score of up to 20 each for composition and performance, and may not give the same score in the same sub-caption to multiple ensembles. The Judge may position  themselves low in the audience stands, or move freely throughout the performance area to evaluate the ensembles more clearly.

Our next article will discuss the Music Effect Judge.