Trinidad and Tobago National Junior Panorama 2009 - Rules - Selections and Bands

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Organized By: National Junior Panorama Committee (representatives of Ministry of Education [Pan In The Classroom Unit], Pan Trinbago, Inc. and Pan In Schools Coordinating Council)

Hosted by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with Pan Trinbago, Inc. and the Pan In Schools Coordinating Council.
Categories: 21 & Under and 16 & Under.

Selections and Bands
National Junior Panorama Rules and Regulations

[Kelly Ramlal]

Congratulations to Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra on a great arrangement and an amazing performance! You always set a high standard and a great example about maintaining a positive attitude and approach to everything you do.

I also want to congratulate the Tamana Junior Band on their lively performance, good energy and interesting choice of tune. Every time I hear bands from Tamana I get the impression that everybody there plays and supports pan and I feel like maybe I should move there...
Although you didn't place very high in the competition, you certainly continue to demonstrate all the good reasons for having a junior band!

[Don Gilberto]

i am happy for all the winners but I do have a problem .. Let us reason here for one moment, the band that was leading in
the semifinals by 8.5 points ended up loosing by 17 points in the final? how could that be?, and with the same judges? come
on something is wrong. First of all all bands get a critic sheet so they can improve on their low scores. Band # 1 was
leading band # 2 by 8.5 points going into the finals, band #2 was leading band #3 by 10 points in the semifinals, however in the finals band #2 beat out Band #1 by 17 points in the finals band #2 in the semifinals beat out band #3 by 35 points in the finals this is a
SHAME on the Judges. How could we expect the youths to be incouraged to do their best when this is going on. Only in T&T.

[Allan Jones]

Im sorry Don but i dont follow your argument... are you saying that the band that placed first in the prelims should win the finals? (btw there is no semifinal in the jr panorama, its 2 rounds preliminary and final) then whats the point of the final... i think you fail to realize ALL BANDS enter the finals with a clean slate. the points are amassed during their performance, they do not add to the points in the previous round.

before you cry SHAME on the judges who by the way have made this competition the most credible in the panorama season, i have a question... did you withness all the performances of both rounds?

well just to give you a rundown on Renegades in the first round... they were scrapy and the arranger clearly did not finish the piece as the ending came abruptly and the piece did not flow as well as it should. However, it was a total transformation on the final day of competition. Renegades retained their title with a well executed performance of a amazing final arrangement. they clearly outclassed every other band on that day.

get your argument straight and please reply.

[Kelly Ramlal]

I agree. The semifinal was announced virtually at the last minute. Bands were given very short notice. Renegades was working on a "one and done" (finals only) timeline and had to hurry up and finish the arrangement just in time for the semifinal. After qualifying and placing second they really got it together and drilled the parts, took up the tempo and put together their final presentation.

[Kelly Ramlal]

By the way, the judging for the junior bands seems to be much more reliable than for the senior bands. They seem to get more actual arrangers who can listen and assess the musical development, and not just the quality of the performance and presentation.

[Don Gilberto]

My I thank you for your point of view, I now understand what you are saying, you see just from reading the scores I thought there was a semifinals was because I thought that was the system, even though you sounded a pit anoyed
with what I said I am not upset with your respond; and by the way one does not have to be at the said show to give
an apiinion . I believe that "WHEN STEEL TALKS" came up with this site for people like you and I who have different
opinions on certain subjects to have a discussions not arguments ok ?. We all can disagree to agree.
Thank you,
Don

[cedric mcintosh]

The band that was leading after the semifinals was phase2 with 452 points they finished second in the finals by 1 point.Shades of Pan Rising.

[steve]

Once again Phase 2 are the champs. Great number position Boogsie cannot be beaten for the next 6yr.

[Don Gilberto]

YOU NEED TO BE REAL, IS BOOGSIIE THE LATE ** CLIVE "B" **? WHO HAS BEEN BEATING MANY TIMES, BUT LESS TIMES
THAN MR. BOOGSIE..

[cedric mcintosh]

My friend boogsie aint the late clive bradley as a matter of fact boogsie is the early greatest pan player and pan musician of all time.
Sekou, USA

[Allan Jones]

HA HA HA!!!

[cedric mcintosh]

After more than forty years panorama sucks the same it's been doing since 1965.God save our culture from the vultures of pan trinbago and the judging fraternity of evildoers.
Sekou,
Phase 2 USA.