LeanderMomma

I’m loving the recap from yesterday’s finals. Look at all those 100s given to Leander!! https://recaps.competitionsuite.com/613bb766-7e10-4747-b90d-f8d8a9b25be5.htm

Fantastic analysis Landry! That definitely took some time and thought. I agree with you 100%. The entire competition was a feast for the eyes and the ears. Seeing and hearing it live definitely gives the entire experience more depth, as I saw in Denton last month, but watching it through our big ol tv and running the sound through our stereo was almost like being there. Almost... My favorite part was each time the Texas kids would sing out, “The stars at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas!” I was a little disappointed when they didn’t do that for Avon. They are adopted Texans now, after all. ❤️

Some of these Independent World guards are truly incredible and so powerfully moving. Many of the high school guards were as well. Does the rest of the world have a clue what they’re missing by not knowing about this activity? I don’t think they do...

Avon, you blow me away. You have my heart forever!!!! Wow, that show is freakin genius.

Love em or hate em, you gotta admit Carmel is simply phenomenal.

I’m stunned. Wow. Just wow!

Oh. My. Word. 99.4???!!!! How is that even possible?! Wow Leander. You’re truly amazing.

This system of announcing placements in Scholastic and Independent A is PURE TORTURE!

It’s a brilliant show. And I love me some good hip hop! ;-)

Wow, I didn’t realize that. Texas colorguards are definitely on the rise and becoming quite competitive. It’s about time.

Funny, I had the exact same thought. They’re on the rise!

Leander had a fantastic run.

Stunning. Truly!

I'm not going to lie...Eastlake is my favorite and they aren't from anywhere near me!!! I support McNeil and Klein Oak for being in central Texas, but I'm CRAZY about Eastlake from El Paso!!!

Ha ha, yes! My BBMF (best band mom friend) and I kept yelling out the correct pronunciation each time he got it wrong. I did the same thing at BOA DFW when he pronounced Coppell wrong. Only trouble was, once he got corrected, he kept emphasizing it like cup-PELLLLL. He would really put that emphasis on PELL and it was funny!

Heh, you had me all stressed out for a hot minute yesterday!

They really did!!

I loved it. And that music helps sell it. So beautiful. I remember hearing it for the first time in Castle's tribute to Sophie last fall. Just lovely.

I'm watching the WGI Worlds and was so impressed just now with Avon. No wonder they are the best in their division! So talented. It does make me wonder about something. If WGI World Championships were held in Texas every year, would more of the Texas guards rise to the level of an Avon or a Carmel? If it was just down the road every year, it seems to me like that would definitely have some bearing on how competitive our guards would be. That just occurred to me this morning and it made me wonder...

There is a general Austin thread that lists like 20 schools. What part of the state are you hoping to get feedback on? One of my favorite small central Texas bands is Burnet. They're always great!

Tonight??!!

Leander did the exact thing last year. The fall of '16 was so intense with BOA SA, 6A STATE and Grand Nats and so they drastically scaled back their 2017 Winterguard season after such a crazy fall. No JV squad last year, and the overall winterguard season was just far less intense in 2017. Round Rock seems to be doing the same thing this year after their crazy fall competition schedule and GN trip. Just giving the kids a bit of a breather winterguard season after the intense fall marching season. Leander and Round Rock share some of the same color guard staff so that's what I'm basing it on.

Sickening.

:-O Well boo.