The Appomattox County High School Concert Band achieved perfection (or as close to perfection as a band can get) as they received a unanimous Superior rating with a perfect on-stage score — all A’s — and a Superior rating in Sight Reading during the Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA) District 3 State Assessment. The event was held March 8 at Lloyd C. Bird High School in Chesterfield.

The Superior rating was the 13th in the 14-year tenure of Bryan Allgood, band director for Appomattox County Public Schools. However, a perfect score hadn’t achieved during that time, until now. The performance resulted in what Allgood described as a “fabulous night.”

The five ratings categories are Superior, Excellent, Good, Fair and Poor. Four judges rate each participating band on various aspects of music, including Tone Quality, Intonation. Technique, Rhythm, Balance, Musicianship and General Factors.

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