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Friday 20th March
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This year's top 3 bands: RMV, The Tropical, Trademark

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1. RMV (27 points)
2. The Tropical / Trademark (26.5 points)
4. B4UGO / Kool Keys (24 points)
6. Electrodynamix (23 points)
7. Starlight (22.5 points)
8. Tomorrow's Generation / The Next Dimension / Slow Motion (21 points)
11. Anonymous (20 points)
12. Leopards (19 points)

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1. RMV - Beautiful, mature voice, great tone and sentiment. Lovely song. Absolutely loved this - poetic and inspirational. 10 out of 10.
2. The Tropical -  Great sound and confident performance. Clearly love performing. Brilliant, strong vocals and clear diction. Great rhythm and steady tempo. Great song!
2. Trademark - Great subject-matter in lyrics, piano rhythmically is great. Cool image, strong drummer and great song. Love the format of the band.
4. B4UGO - Clever name! Gorgeous voice and really nice dynamic. Tight musicianship and good structure. Great unity and loved the way it tailed off with violin into piano. Fantastic solo voice and nice arrangement. 

4. Kool Keys - Lots of difficult features and key changes. Good rhythmic piano and dynamic shape. Lovely melody and arrangement. So inspiring. Superb voice. Great control and tone of voice. Had a real connection with the audience. Impressive technique and breath control. 
6. Electrodynamix - Amazing song, great structure and melody, nice voices. Haunting lyrics and strong chorus. Would've been nice to hear the voices individually or vocal harmonies. Superb song.
7. Starlight - Nice blend of vocal tones. Beautiful voices. Violins were great together. Need to show more connection to the audience.
8. Tomorrow's Generation - Lovely voices and great lyrics. Versatile and strong song, really good arrangement. However, the performance needs a bit more 'oomph' and determination to match the lyrics. 

8. The Next Dimension - Good structure, nice lyrics and clear vocals. Nice delivery, lovely rhythms and catchy song. Good tones and blend of voices. Inspiring to see a girl group with strong lyrics. Great celebration of friendship. 
8. Slow Motion - Confident voices and nice versatility. Loved the slow, ambient start. Great rap. Great hug from the manager at the end!
11. Anonymous - Nice t-shirts and lyrics. Awesome styling. Love the slideshow. Great original song.
12. Leopards - Nice originality, interesting performance and really enjoyed the ukulele. 


All money raised from this year's Battle of the Bands Final will be donated to Oxfam. This is due to the generosity of the public in conjunction with Oxfam and the Channel 4 TV programme 'Don't' Stop the Music' which followed the journey of James Rhodes and his team to improve the provision of music in primary schools. We were fortunate to be selected to represent East Sussex and we received a number of instruments in the autumn term. 
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Tickets are required to watch the final - £2.00 adults and £0.50 children over 3. Tickets will be available from the school office from Monday 16th March 2015. Two tickets will be reserved for each of the 45 children who are participating in the final. These tickets will only be held from Monday 16th March until 3.30pm Wednesday 18th March. 
Any remaining tickets will then go on general sale from Thursday 19th March. 
All proceeds will be donated to Oxfam.

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Debbie Spellman - West End Star & Drama Queens Theatre Company
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Steve Rockett - Video Game Sound Designer
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Bella Spinks - Songwriter & Voice Coach

Audition Resuts

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Anonymous (Y6), Slow Motion (Y6), B4UGO (Y4), Electrodynamix (Y5), Leopards (Y5), Tomorrow’s Generation (Y6), Starlight (Y6), Trademark, (Y6), RMV (Y6), The Tropical (Y4), Kool Keys (Y6), Next Dimension (Y6)
Tickets are required to watch the final - £2.00 adults and £0.50 children over 3. Tickets will be available from the school office from Monday 16th March 2015. Two tickets will be reserved for each of the 45 children who are participating in the final. These tickets will only be held from Monday 16th March until 3.30pm Wednesday 18th March. Any remaining tickets will then go on general sale from Thursday 19th March. Money raised through ticket sales will be donated to Oxfam.
Audition Results / Ticket Info
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Band Audition List
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The auditions for this year's Battle of the Bands have started. Thank you to the 39 bands who have entered and good luck. The top 12 will be revealed on Friday.

Battle of the Bands 2015
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  •  Band Members: minimum of 1 – no maximum number (from any year group and class)
  • Band Manager: responsible for overseeing the Band’s name, look, staging, song choice, projections, promotion and marketing. The band manager can also perform as part of the band.
  • Song choice: Any genre and any combination of instruments and/or voice will be permitted. Bands can perform a cover, medley or a ‘mash-up’. Bands will receive bonus points for own compositions (if they’re good quality).
  • Bands cannot use any form of pre-recorded music e.g. backing tracks or karaoke tracks on CD.
  • Song cannot be more than 5 minutes in length.
  • Auditions: 9 - 12 March at lunchtime in the music room
  • The top 12 bands will compete in the final Battle
  • FINAL Battle on Friday 20th March 2015 – School Hall 3.30 - 5.00
  • Tickets prices TBC
  • Judges: Arts Industry Professionals
  • Prize for the winning band: perform a concert at Downs Infant School, names placed on the Battle of the Bands trophy, organise own concert as part of the Downs Junior Summer Concert in July.
  • In-school rehearsal slots available on Thursday lunchtimes
  • Previous winners of Battle of the Bands are not permitted to re-enter the competition.

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