Band Notes · Colorado
Shows / 2026

Colorado West Festival

Sep 26, 2026 · Stocker Stadium, Grand Junction · 12 bands
PrelimsFinals
All1A2A3A4A5A

Results · All classes · Finals

General Effect /60Music /20Visual /20
1Fountain-Ft. Carson5A · 1st in class
74.000
2Montrose4A · 1st in class
71.750
3Grand Junction5A · 2nd in class
67.700
4Fruita Monument4A · 2nd in class
65.900
5Central HS Grand Junction4A · 3rd in class
65.600
6Palisade3A · 1st in class
61.500
7Montezuma Cortez2A · 1st in class
59.900
8Delta2A · 2nd in class · −0.20 penalty
52.700
9Grand Valley1A · 1st in class
49.800
10Gunnison1A · 2nd in class · −0.40 penalty
45.900
11Olathe1A · 3rd in class · −0.30 penalty
43.550
General EffectMusicVisual
Total
1Fountain-Ft. Carson
44.00
15.20
14.80
74.000
2Montrose
42.80
14.70
14.25
71.750
3Grand Junction
40.00
14.60
13.10
67.700
4Fruita Monument
38.60
13.70
13.60
65.900
5Central HS Grand Junction
38.60
14.25
12.75
65.600
6Palisade
36.70
13.10
11.70
61.500
7Montezuma Cortez
35.70
12.30
11.90
59.900
8Delta−0.20 penalty
31.50
11.00
10.40
52.700
9Grand Valley
29.80
10.05
9.95
49.800
10Gunnison−0.40 penalty
27.30
9.45
9.55
45.900
11Olathe−0.30 penalty
25.50
9.35
9.00
43.550

Each bar is a percent of that caption's maximum (60, 20, 20), so the three are on equal footing. Bold: best in this group.

Highs & Lows

GE
Music 1GE
Music 2GE
VisualMusic
Ens.Music
Indiv.Visual
Ens.Visual
Indiv.1Fountain-Ft. Carson11111112Montrose22232223Grand Junction33523444Fruita Monument55355335Central HS Grand Junction44744556Palisade66666777Montezuma Cortez77477668Delta88888889Grand Valley9910999910Gunnison101091011101011Olathe11111111101111
Strength: 2+ places better than overallCould improve: 2+ places worse

Each number is the band's rank on one judge's sheet within this group. The three General Effect judges score the show's design and impact; Music and Visual each have an Ensemble and an Individual judge.

Score balance

40%40%45%45%50%50%55%55%60%60%65%65%70%70%75%75%design aheadexecution aheadMusic + Visual performance (% of 40)General Effect (% of 60)Olathe HS11Gunnison HS10Grand Valley HS9Delta HS8Montezuma Cortez HS7Palisade HS6Central HS Grand Junction5Fruita Monument HS4Grand Junction HS3Montrose HS2Fountain-Ft. Carson HS1

General Effect judges the show's design and impact; Music and Visual judge how cleanly it's played and marched. Above the line, the design is ahead of the execution.

991010111112121313141415151616stronger visuallystronger musicallyMusic performanceVisual performanceOlathe HS11Gunnison HS10Grand Valley HS9Delta HS8Montezuma Cortez HS7Palisade HS6Central HS Grand Junction5Fruita Monument HS4Grand Junction HS3Montrose HS2Fountain-Ft. Carson HS1
  1. 1Fountain-Ft. Carson
  2. 2Montrose
  3. 3Grand Junction
  4. 4Fruita Monument
  5. 5Central HS Grand Junction
  6. 6Palisade
  7. 7Montezuma Cortez
  8. 8Delta
  9. 9Grand Valley
  10. 10Gunnison
  11. 11Olathe