Category (Based on Member Age)

Junior: Bands in which all the participating band members are less than 16 years of age during the competition

Senior: Bands that do not qualify for the Junior category and whose participating band members are all less than 23 years of age during the competition

Open: Bands in which any of the participating band members are over the age of 22 during the competition

• A Less than 65 performing members
• AA 65 to 100 performing members
• AAA 101 to 150 performing members
• AAAA Over 150 performing members

Type (Based on Forming Association)

• Community
• University
• Military
• School
• Fraternal
• Professional

Composition (Based on Instrumentation)

• Harmony Band
• Woodwind & Percussion Band
• Pipe & Percussion Band
• Brass & Percussion Band (Traditional)
• Drums Corps
• Percussion Band
• Fanfare Band (Bugle Band)
• Specialty Band
• Novelty Band