- Those initials stand for the Tournament
of Bands. The TOB is one of the largest competitive band organizations in the country. Founded in 1972
by the National Judges Association, Tournament has grown to over 400
active schools. Tournament provides performance opportunities in field
band, indoor guard, majorette, percussion and dance team as well as comprehensive festivals with instrumental and choral events.
- Tournament of Bands is a non-profit
educational organization that is available to any middle, junior high, senior high, college or university.
TOB sanctions approximately 140 field band
events, about 100 indoor events and several comprehensive music festivals each year. On any
given Saturday night in the fall, the TOB will have from 12 to 18 field
band competitions providing the opportunity for hundreds of Marching
Bands to participate in its competitive arena.
- The TOB is self-governed by an executive
board elected by the member bands of TOB. The rules, bylaws, score sheets and the judging philosophy
are all developed by the member bands at congresses and by participation on technical committees (music, percussion, visual).
- As a member of the TOB, you are involved in the decisions on what is important
to your total program.
- Currently, the Tournament of Bands is
divided into 13 Chapters that encompass 9 states.
