Hard Core Band Fan

I just have to say that you have an excellent ability to verbalize and describe what you observe. You have great insights and assessments of the performances and are such a great contributor to this site (marching band as well). Thank you.

I guess if don't understand the vocals in Carmel's show, it would be weird to you. It makes perfect sense to me and is both humorous and entertaining. I liked it! Out there isn't wrong, it's just different.

Leander outscored the winning guards in the other two power regionals this weekend by 2 points. Fine job! Different judges, for sure, but clearly showing them to be a strong contender for the very top of the World Championships.

The guard world has changed a lot since then. Back then, the guard was made of oboe and flute players. Now, they recruit guard members from the dance classes in middle schools.

Must have been one of those non-guard people! I was one until my wife and daughter trained me in the correct lingo. Yep, learned a whole lot of things most men don't know about costumes, hair, and makeup...

Good day for Bentonville. Their JV was 4th in SA semis and their varsity was 2nd in SO prelims.

Didn't make a lick of difference. They were clearly the best performance of the semis. To be honest, I didn't even notice. With many years of guard experience, I didn't see it.

Way to go Keller! Both the JV and the Varsity made it to the SA semis.

Cedar Park performed well and their complex tarp layers were impressive. If you have ever had to fold and lay out tarps, you would appreciate the difficulty in getting this to all line up, work, and to get on and off of the performance area in the allotted time.

Yes, that is Eastlake's JV and they do have depth in that program. They are consistently in the top because of it.

Looking forward to Eastlake's performance today in Denton. They are currently ranked 3rd overall in SO.

Awesome performance for sure!

Leander is now ranked #1 in the WGI standings for Scholastic A! Way to go Leader Guard!! http://wgi.org/wp-content/uploads/wgi_events/rankings/2018/ranking_Scholastic_A.html

These guys really have an instrumental quality to their voices. I would love to hear an arrangement of this on the field! When I first heard them I thought it was the Swingle Singers performing it as they have this same quality of sound. If you haven't heard of them, it's worth the effort to find and buy their albums. They have been around for decades.

Oh, and their show concept and work are both impressive as well.

Well this is not quite WGI discussion material, but I went to the TCGC competition today at Rouse HS and saw an awesome performance by Leander. I can't wait to see this at the end of the season when they have all of the kinks worked out. It is my favorite show that I've seen this year. Will Calloway and his team are a truly talented bunch. Way to go! My heart was pounding by the end of the performance. Also, kudos to Dripping Springs for choosing killer music for their show. It was an effective combination of intense and beautiful. You can hear the music .

Maybe this will help understand the divisions: Division Class – The class the group will be competing in: A, Open, World or Regional A (color guard only). • Regional A Class – Novice programs and performers. • A Class – Beginning programs and performers. • Open Class – The intermediate developmental level of performers. • World Class – The most advanced programs and performers. Division Subtype – Independent or Scholastic. Scholastic is represented by those whose membership comes from the SAME High School or a school that feeds to that particular High School. Independent is represented by those whose members are not necessarily associated with a particular school. Can be associated with a university.

I agree! Although I will say that the SA division is insanely difficult at the World Championships.

I think that Leander performed theirs better today, though. Loved them both. Leander just received a 71 in finals!

Don't worry, you'll pick up the guard lingo as times goes by. I was heavily involved in guard activity for years and it took a while. I was a wind player and this is a different world. Different, but very fun!

Yes, I'm here with you as well.

WGI is not exclusively for guard units. WGI has competitions for color guard, percussion, and winds.

I disagree.

To Churchill - so sorry you are not in finals! I was in the stadium pulling for you both performances. You guys did well and I'm proud of you! You represented Texas well!

They earned it today and didn't in SA.