The Youth in Music Band Championships is an annual high school marching band competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is one of the largest marching band events in the Upper Midwest, attracting three dozen competitors and thousands of spectators every year from many U.S. states. The competition has been called YIM Grand Championships, YIM Upper Midwest Championships, and the YIMMYs.

The first championship was held in 2005. Since 2006, state championship honors have been awarded to competing bands from Minnesota.

History

Past participants Bands from Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska have attended YIM since its inception. The following is an incomplete list of recent and past participating bands.

Indicates a past participant.

Illinois bands South High School, Downers Grove Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Lincoln-Way Central High School, New Lenox Lincoln-Way East High School, Frankfort

Iowa bands MOC-Floyd Valley High School, Orange City Sioux City Community Schools North High School, Sioux City West High School, Sioux City

Minnesota bands

South Dakota bands

Nebraska bands Bellevue East High School, Bellevue Millard North High School, Omaha Millard West High School, Omaha Papillion-La Vista South High School, Papillion

Wisconsin bands

Past championship locations YearVenue2005–2013Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome2014–2015Farmington Senior High School2016–presentU.S. Bank Stadium

Classification and adjudication YIM utilizes their own Adjudication Handbook and have created their own adjudication sheets. Tabulation software is provided by Competition Suite.

Classifications Three classes, A, AA, AAA, have been available since 2005. In 2016, AAAA Class was added. Criteria for class alignment is unknown. However, an archived FAQ from 2007 suggested participating bands consider school attendance, the number of performing members, booster organization, experience of staff and other qualitative information when selecting a class.

Captions and rubric Scoring is based on two broad categories: Performance, and Effect. The categories are further divided into four reference criteria or captions, with each given a maximum value of 200 points, or up to 20 points when factored. Percussion and Auxiliary (or color guard) captions are also available. Both given a maximum value of 100 points, or ten points when factored. The final score is tabulated by adding all captions, less any penalties. +Captions and their maximum values are:CategoryEffect+Performance=PointsMusic +=Visual +==== One adjudicator is assigned to each caption, and one each for percussion and auxiliary. An additional adjudicator is responsible for timing and penalties.

YIM does have captions for Best Visual, Best Colorguard, Best Percussion Section, YIMMY Drum Major and YIMMY Best Performer Overall. Youth in Music also honors a YIMMY Hall of Fame Band Director each year.

Awards and honors As of 2017, the top scoring band in each class, and the next six highest scoring bands from the first, preliminary, round advance to the final round. The two rounds are called Sessions I and II by competition organizers. Following the preliminary round, caption awards for "Outstanding Percussion", "Outstanding Winds", and "Outstanding Color Guard" which are given to recipients in each class.

YIMMY awards Recognition is also given to "Best Drum Major" and "Best Performer" in response to their performance excellence. The "Spirit of YIMMY" award is given to one band each year in recognition for their esprit de corps. The criteria for these awards is unknown.

An award memorializing musician Butch DuFault is given to an outstanding band director. YIM has awarded academic scholarships to participating students in the past.

Minnesota State Marching Band Championships YIM began awarding state championship honors in 2006. The format for such awards has varied. In 2017, honors were given to the top three highest scoring Minnesota bands in each class. A single state champion award has also been announced in years prior.

The inclusion of a state championship award was likely due to other Minnesota music education organizations lack of sanctioned marching band events. Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), the Minnesota NFHS affiliate, organizes soloist and small ensemble festivals. The Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA), the Minnesota NAfME affiliate, organizes an All-State honor band program which includes concert and jazz bands. And the Minnesota Band Directors Association (MBDA) has issued guidelines for marching band performances, in addition to organizing an alternative All-State concert and jazz honor band, but not marching band championship of any kind.

Past champions YIM realigned the classes available in 2016. A Grand Champion award was not awarded in 2005. YearAAAAAA—Grand Champion2005MOC-Floyd ValleyIrondale rowspan="11" 2006MinnetonkaMOC-Floyd Valley RosemountRosemount2007MenomonieWasecaRosemount Rosemount 2008Coon RapidsDowners Grove SouthRosemount Rosemount 2009AnokaWest De PereRosemount Rosemount 2010HastingsRochester LourdesRosemount Rosemount 2011Hastings Waseca Rosemount Rosemount 2012Hastings Waseca Rosemount Rosemount 2013Hastings Waseca Rosemount Rosemount 2014Hastings Chippewa FallsRosemount Rosemount 2015Champlin ParkRochester Lourdes Eden PrairieEden PrairieYearAAAAAAAAAAGrand Champion2016Anoka MinnetonkaRooseveltRosemountRosemount 2017Hastings Rochester Lourdes Roosevelt Rosemount Rosemount 2018Anoka Rochester Lourdes Roosevelt Rosemount Rosemount 2019AndoverHastingsMillard WestRosemount Rosemount 2020 colspan="5" 2021Lakeville SouthFarmingtonMillard West Rosemount Rosemount 2022Hastings Lakeville SouthMillard West Rosemount Rosemount 2023Hastings Lakeville South Millard West Rosemount Rosemount 2024Anoka Mankato AreaIrondale Rosemount Rosemount 2025HarrisburgMankato Area Irondale Rosemount Rosemount

Minnesota State Marching Band Champions Below is an incomplete list of Minnesota State Marching Band Champions awarded at YIM:

YearAAAAAAAAAA2016AnokaMinnetonkaGrand RapidsRosemount2017HastingsRochester LourdesGrand RapidsRosemount2018AnokaRochester LourdesGrand RapidsRosemount2019AndoverHastingsRosemount2020 colspan="4" 2021Lakeville SouthFarmingtonIrondaleRosemount2022HastingsLakeville SouthIrondaleRosemount2023HastingsLakeville SouthIrondaleRosemount2024AnokaMankato AreaIrondaleRosemount

See also Bands of America Mid-America Competing Band Directors Association Northwest Association for Performing Arts Western Band Association

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