Band Notes · Colorado
Shows / 2026

Colorado West Festival

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

Results · All classes · Prelims

General Effect /60Music /20Visual /20
1Fountain-Ft. Carson5A · 1st in class
72.750
2Montrose4A · 1st in class
68.450
3Grand Junction5A · 2nd in class
66.900
4Fruita Monument4A · 2nd in class
65.700
5Central HS Grand Junction4A · 3rd in class
64.575
6Palisade3A · 1st in class
62.050
7Montezuma Cortez2A · 1st in class
60.950
8Durango4A · 4th in class
58.700
9Delta2A · 2nd in class
55.250
10Grand Valley1A · 1st in class
49.650
11Gunnison1A · 2nd in class · −0.30 penalty
46.550
12Olathe1A · 3rd in class · −0.20 penalty
45.150
General EffectMusicVisual
Total
1Fountain-Ft. Carson
43.50
14.60
14.65
72.750
2Montrose
41.40
13.60
13.45
68.450
3Grand Junction
40.50
13.20
13.20
66.900
4Fruita Monument
40.45
13.00
12.25
65.700
5Central HS Grand Junction
39.40
13.275
11.90
64.575
6Palisade
37.60
11.90
12.55
62.050
7Montezuma Cortez
36.70
12.10
12.15
60.950
8Durango
35.20
11.75
11.75
58.700
9Delta
33.50
10.70
11.05
55.250
10Grand Valley
30.30
9.65
9.70
49.650
11Gunnison−0.30 penalty
28.30
9.00
9.55
46.550
12Olathe−0.20 penalty
27.40
8.90
9.05
45.150

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. Carson11111112Montrose43222223Grand Junction32435334Fruita Monument54354565Central HS Grand Junction25643686Palisade66777457Montezuma Cortez77568748Durango88986879Delta998999910Grand Valley1010121010101011Gunnison1111101112111112Olathe12121112111212
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 HS12Gunnison HS11Grand Valley HS10Delta HS9Durango 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.

8899101011111212131314141515stronger visuallystronger musicallyMusic performanceVisual performanceOlathe HS12Gunnison HS11Grand Valley HS10Delta HS9Durango 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. 8Durango
  9. 9Delta
  10. 10Grand Valley
  11. 11Gunnison
  12. 12Olathe