Blaine Bomar » Judges Directory

Biographical Info

Blaine Bomar, a native of Paris, Tennessee, has over 15 years of experience in music education and the marching pageantry arts. He serves as a Program Coordinator, Visual Designer, and Educational Consultant for marching bands and indoor units across the Midwest and Southeast. The organizations he collaborates with have achieved significant success in the Bands of America (BOA), Winter Guard International (WGI), and USBands circuits, as well as in their local and state competitions. Recently, these groups have earned titles such as WGI Regional Finalists and BOA Regional Class Champions at several events, along with various caption-based awards.

Blaine is a proud member of multiple judging associations across the country, including the Gulf Coast Judges Association, East Tennessee Performing Arts Association, Central States Judges Association, USBands Judges, and more. He is a graduate of the Marching Roundtable Judges Academy, where he had the opportunity to study General Effect and Visual adjudication with some of the top judges and mentors in the nation. He has also had the privilege of serving on championship panels in several states, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri.

In addition to his work as a designer and judge, Blaine is a highly sought-after leadership clinician in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Arkansas. He holds annual summer camps aimed at educating student leaders in teaching, conducting, score study, and team building. Additionally, he has worked as an instructor for the Fred J. Miller Summer Clinics, where he taught student leaders and drum majors across the United States. Blaine was also featured on the Marching Arts Education podcast, alongside the late Dr. Joe Allison and Tim Hinton, discussing the evaluation of drum majors.

Currently, Blaine resides in Memphis, Tennessee, with his dog, Bentley.