Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	Contest Day 1961
Adjudicators:	Philip Catelinet , Kenneth Dennison
Venue:	Hammersmith Town Hall, Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Rhodian Brass	David Windle	20	187
2	Horbury Victoria	Trevor Walmsley	11	186
3	London College of Music	David Evans	16	185
4	Sacriston Colliery	Ken Wheatley	14	184
5	Hammonds Sauce Junior	Keith Rayner	2	183
6	Livingston	James McCafferty	9	182
	Celynen Colliery	Unknown
	Chard Concert	Mike Shepherd
	Cheshire Constabulary	Charles Holt
	Cwmaman Institute	Terry Howells
	Cwmbran Youth	S. Bartram
	Enderby	Garry Sleath
	Fulwell	D. M. Rice
	Harworth Colliery	Ken Vernon
	Haverhill Silver	Les Ager
	Haverton Hill	Arthur Morrison
	Hyde	K. D. R. Palmer
	Lancashire Brass	Roy Bentham
	Latchford	Fred Ingham
	Lynemouth Colliery	Keith MacDonald
	Newquay	James Taylor
	Penicuik Silver	Fred Jones
	Samuel Smith's Old Brewery	Phil Greenwood
W	Airdrie Old Union

23 bands competed