LeanderMomma

I hope this gets worked out for the Woodlands to be able to compete in Finals. That would truly be a real shame if these kids had to miss out on one of the top competitions of the season. BOA *is* our chance to shine. Not football games where no one pays attention and everyone is trying to talk loudly in order to be heard over the band! On the other hand, I remember when the Leander band missed a football game for BOA San Antonio I believe, and when we were back in the stands the following week, several football parents sitting around us said to us, semi jokingly of course, "don't ever do that again!" Evidently it was quite boring without the band!

Oh my goodness, that's ridiculous! Football is just the activity that happens before and after the halftime show. We band folks know what's REALLY important! Seriously though, that blows.

Great and interesting info, thank you for compiling it! I love that there are other band parents who love the activity as much as I do! #bandnerdsunite

I remember hearing it in Houston as well last fall.

great....that means they get even more practice time than all of the other Texas bands. I wish UIL would change some of their rules about marching band. I don't understand why they can't begin learning drill until August 1st. And now, with so many schools starting earlier and losing valuable marching time, it's even more challenging to get the show learned in a timely manner.

Oh, just a maybe, eh? Yeah, me too.

Come back, Clarinot! This place still needs you!

Ok, I don’t know how or why I just saw this thread, but it cracked me up. Dang Russians! This must be part of that whole collusion effort. They started with trying to infiltrate marching band forums, and then quickly moved on to trying (allegedly) to take over our political system.

Indeed it does! I wonder if Vandegrift will be next.

I also just found out that one of Leander’s color guard guys, Bryan, got a contract with Carolina Crown! I’m so excited for him!

I’ve also already ordered tickets to see the first night of DCI at my Cedar Park Cinemark in June with my daughter. I’ve got the recliners reserved and I can already smell the popcorn!

Always good to hear from you though, Rubisco.

I LOVED their show last year. The music, the dancer and the soloist were all so great!

Oh my! When was that?

Was that BOA Austin? I know it was also a rough year for Leander. The heavens opened up just as we were supposed to take the field. Then it got cancelled shortly afterwards.

The directory has been moved to the very beginning of this thread so folks will have an easier time finding it! I will update it as often as necessary.

I, too, wish that San Antonio would go to a prelims, semi's & finals format, but that would take an extra day and I'm not sure bands would do both BOA SA and Grand Nats in the same year ever if they had to miss that much school. Schools in Texas are okay with kids missing for UIL, but not as much for Bands of America.

Ahhh! Didn’t know you were from around these here parts! I’ll fix that today.

Yes, I just heard about that a few hours ago. Makes me sad for Hendrickson. They were on fire last fall! So now the director is at Bowie???? What happened to the previous director at Bowie? And who is taking over the Hawk Band? Too much to keep straight.

Evidently quite a few bands have changed directors this year. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

As information becomes public knowledge, can we begin listing who all is losing their directors and/or gaining new directors for the fall? My head is spinning with all of the proposed changes, some of which may or may not be public knowledge yet. I would just like to start a thread where we can talk about each of the changes happening this year as they come up. First of all, I'm so curious how Marcus will do without Amanda Drinkwater at the helm. Was she a major marching influence, or did she leave that to her assistants and focus more on the concert side of things? Will this hurt Marcus or not affect them at all? I guess we will have to wait and see. And there are others as well. All I know for sure is that Leander doesn't seem to be losing or gaining anyone this fall. Maybe...

I guess I didn't realize Weiss had been around long enough to be 5A. I can't believe Tom Glenn is already at the 5A level now. Geez, that happened fast!! Okay Leander, you can stop growing now.

I'm thinking Marcus, Hendrickson, Cedar Park...but who knows!

  Are you sure they're 5A now?  

I think Cedar Park is just taking advantage of the fact that it is not a State year for them. Vista and Leander seem to be posed more for focusing on state and less on BOA this year, but I could be wrong about that. Vandy may be trying to ride the wave of their success last year and hoping to medal at every BOA they enter and at UIL as well. And I believe that they can do just that!