What it does
Moneyband joins large repertoire catalogs (TMTP wind band and orchestra comprehensive lists, FSMA recommended literature) to scraped adjudication histories from Texas UIL, Florida FBA, and Florida FOA Music Performance Assessment events. The result is a single searchable surface where you can answer questions that previously required a librarian, a spreadsheet, and a long Saturday — what pieces have earned superiors at the 4A level over the last decade? Which composers are over-programmed at festival? Which sit in the under-rated middle of the difficulty curve?
The name is a nod to Moneyball. Sabermetrics for ensemble programming.
What’s in the database
- Repertoire catalogs. TMTP Band (2021), TMTP Orchestra (2021), FSMA recommended literature.
- Adjudication results. Texas UIL Concert and Sightreading records (multiple years, all regions, band/orchestra/chorus). Florida FBA and FOA Music Performance Assessment programs with ratings.
- Linked records. Repertoire entries are joined to adjudication outcomes by piece title and composer, surfacing the rating distribution for each piece in the wild.
Who it’s for
Ensemble directors building a season; methods students learning evidence-based programming; researchers studying repertoire trends and adjudication patterns.
Status
Active development. The web app runs on Streamlit; the data pipeline includes scrapers for the public adjudication databases, with rate-limiting and resumable checkpointing.