The IIEA season came to a close on Sunday with the IIEA championships. This season we had 5 member hosted shows, and 27 groups competed in the IIEA Championships! Here is some information about the IIEA:

The International Indoor Ensemble Association is a combine specifically for Indoor Percussions / Drumlines and Indoor Colorguards / Winterguards. There are two different types of groups in the IIEA. SCHOLASTIC and INDEPENDENT [Old Open class].

SCHOLASTIC
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Scholastic groups are any group affiliated with a high school or middle school, have the same name as a user's marching band, or a supposed to be made of students. Groups that are in this class are Night Area HS Indoor Percussion, or Republic Venue.


INDEPENDENT
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An independent group is any group on FMA that doesn't not compete as a scholastic group. This includes well known groups such as Knight Drumline and Thunder.

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From there, placements are done in 4 different classes, Novice, Intermediate A, A, and World.

Novice Class
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Groups that are in Novice class are groups that have never competed in an IIEA show before, and are usually Division III FMA groups. Groups will move up to the Intermediate A class upon reaching a score above 93 at any IIEA show.

Intermediate A Class
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This is the newest class to the IIEA. Groups get here from either being bumped down from A or bumped up from Novice. These tend to be Division III or Division II FMA groups. A group will be bumped down from this class to Novice depending on their IIEA score and the time of the season. To be bumped up to A class, a group must receive a 93 or higher at any point in the season.

A Class
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This class is generally occupied by Division II and Division I groups. Groups get here from being bumped down from World class, or bumped up from Intermediate A class. A group will be bumped down to Intermediate A class depending on their IIEA score and the time of the season. A group will be bumped up to World class if they obtain a score of 93 or higher at anytime in the season.

World Class
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The highest class in the IIEA, groups here have been bumped up from A class. These groups tend to be Division I groups in FMA. A group will be bumped down to A class depending on their IIEA score and the time of the season.


You can check out some recent show results, or submit your application to join the IIEA on our website!

http://iiea.bravelog.com/

I guess I'll have my new color guard join now. Since we won our division in an IIEA show and all. :P

Added your group the list!

I'll throw my guard in as well. Scholastic!

Thank you! I will add you to the list. If you have any questions just send me a private message.

I will enter my drumline and winter guard as Independent Novice Groups for next season

Thanks! Added you to the list!

I'd like to note that all IIEA members should add one of the following tags to the show they are hosting so it is easily identified!

[IIEA-C]
[IIEA-D]
[IIEA-C|D]

Thanks!

What is the difference between the symbols for the shows?? Also, when will a full list of groups for season 8 be listed??

[IIEA-C] is Colorguard Only
[IIEA-D] is Drumline Only
[IIEA-C|D] is both.

A full list of groups is shown here:
http://iiea.bravehost.com/members.html

and here:
http://www.fantasymarchingarts.com/forums/viewtopic/911



As soon as a full schedule is created, it will be posted in both places.
Good questions! :D