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  1. slowbrass
    I love how so many Texas bands have such distinct identities. Flower Mound has become known for impressionistic shows about art and artists, ctj are the innovators who excel in both traditional marching and their own brand of experimental visuals, and now the woodlands seems to be leaning into Broadway-esque big band music. I’m really excited for them, they’re a group that’s always just one great design away from the podium.
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    Dang Hebron, congrats on sweeping the two visual judges! That’s what I call marching and playing ?
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    Really enjoyed following all the groups this year even if these state finals felt like a bit of an anticlimax. Congrats to CTJ, it was cool to hear them referencing shows that they had originally performed while I was still marching alongside and against them. FloMo, loved your rocky point. I have to echo LCG’s sentiment though, seeing Hebron fall short again is hard to swallow. I hope the kids understand just how impressive it is to even reach second place and that they’re doing all the alumni proud. 4 second place finishes and a fourth place is an incredible decade for this program.
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    I think if there was a world class corps that had a more established/storied history in Texas it would be a lot different. Crossmen have been the only representative until Genesis joined WC, and as great as Bones has been, they only moved to Texas in 2007. I had always heard that Texas ‘adopted’ the cavaliers, and lots of people are aware of the pipeline UNT has to Rennick groups. A truly Texan corps would be incredible though, as I can’t even count on my fingers how many people I know personally who marched BD, BC, Cadets, Vanguard, Phantom etc during high school and college. How does “Star of Texas” sound?
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    Hebron is gonna be playing the old marching band standby St Michael the Archangel this year, along with some more deliciously fugal and low brass heavy symphonic music. Didn’t recognize most of it instantly from a recording I heard, but it’ll be great to hear them return to a classical repertoire.
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    Congrats to Vandegrift! texas has sorely missed the eagle. And I'm glad Hebron won the music caption, not only because they deserve recognition for the challenging repertoires they perform every year, but also because when I saw their standstill preview way back in august, I predicted they'd win it so thanks for proving me right guys
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    vandysweep, has a first time attendee ever done that?
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    That's a bummer. In that case I'll try my hand at a few predictions; it's crazy how much more competitive the activity is than when I was doing it. Leander sweeps 3a (duh) Class 4a goes Vandy, Avon, Hebron Avon takes visual, vandy takes GE, Hebron takes music (could go to them or Vandy but imo hebron has closed the cleanliness gap enough for their repertoire to make it a tough decision for the judges) CTJ makes the top 6, Woodlands is the top group in the bottom half And finally, these finals are going to be the most epic thing in marching band history EDIT: rewatching carmel, I think they might actually take visual, which could be enough to bump hebron out of 3rd in 4a. But who knows?
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    Will the scores from semis be available before finals? Or do we have to wait for the whole contest to finish up
  10. slowbrass
    Hebron! That was so beautiful
  11. slowbrass
    dang leander that was the best show all day, don't @ me
  12. slowbrass
    Mason has a really well designed show and they're executing it at a high level. My only quarrel is in the musical/physical demand (especially in the second half) but I don't think that will keep them out of the top half of finals.
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    definitely carmel's cleanest run in my opinion. their opener is by far my favorite part.
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    Speaking as a former member of a band on the more competitive side of the spectrum, our director sent home 4 kids the night we left for san antonio in 2013, including the first chair horn player. I feel like directors having to overlook student misbehavior isn't nearly as much of a problem as you might think simply because to get to that level in texas requires a buy-in by the members to the band culture and discipline. Not saying it never happens, but I know for our band, that one time brought us together in a really unique way as well as scared straight some of less focused students who thought that our director wouldn't hurt the band's chances just to teach a lesson.
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    gotta cook the books! /s
  16. slowbrass
    I'm in agreement with you there. Maybe judges heard cleanliness issues, but Hebron was just on a different level, both in terms of musicality and intensity.
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    Agreed
  18. slowbrass
    This "MC" is terrible...
  19. slowbrass
    One of Hebron's snare drummers was struck down by a wrist injury early in the season. I think they'll be in fine shape to defend their title.
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    At this point, I'd give them as good of odds as anyone to win the whole darn thing
  21. slowbrass
    it's from a celine dion song called "seduces me"
  22. slowbrass
    you're not far off the mark... and there will be more of them and the spinning props added by the end of the year. The final effect will be...dizzying
  23. slowbrass
    Hebron @ Marcus tomorrow night.
  24. slowbrass
    hebron's parent preview is today
  25. slowbrass
    Hebron: 360 °
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