Taken up from Will The Sec's idea, can we perfect the Adjudicators Phrasebook. Here's a couple to start us off...
"One band stood out today" = real meaning "I only listened to one band"
"Some bands will be disappointed" = controversial decision on its way.
"Well done Percussion" = one of the rarest phrases, hardly ever used.
"Nice sound, soloist" = lousy technique
Derek Hall
"Thunderous Timps" = By 'eck, that Bass player helping out on timps did really well!Originally Posted by Andy_Euph
Will Elsom
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A man once accused of being able to write a melody...
A wise man once said, "Pointing out a fallacy in someone's argument is not the same as pedantically and persistently pushing it down someone's throat whilst completely ignoring other points that are made."
"Nice moment at B" - couldn't think of anything else to say.
[at the summing up speech] "Its been a great contest, my congratulations to the organisers and the competing bands" - I could do with getting this job again next year.
Ian Hayto | Flugel | Enderby Band
"Lacking style" - that's not the way I would have played/conducted it
"Rounded performance" - Mediocre
"Good ending"- got to the end of the piece and hadn't written any thing nice
"Would have been a good piece for the end of an entertainment contest" - A bit to modern for me (true comment)
"A warm sound" - couldn't hear the soprano player
"Glock?" - why did you bother entering a contest without four percussionists (true comment)
"Good sop" - sop entry in wrong place but sounded good (true comment)
"Players tired by the end" - I got a bit bored with it
Slightly going off topic but relevant to adjudicators:
I went to a contest a few years ago now the adjudicator gave is chat at the end and said
"Ive got the result right for first place :Just ask the WINNING BAND"
Looking forward to 2013 with so much in stall
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