LeanderMomma

I thought about you today as I drove a bus full of 5 year olds on a field trip. Not that you remind me of a 5 year old or anything! But anyway, our field trip route took us past Kelly Reeves stadium and the big digital sign was flashing something about BUSH'S TENDER ROLLS and it made me laugh and think of you. It also made me happy because BAND and BOA AUSTIN and Texas Marching Classic and kettle corn and CHICKEN!

That’s fantastic. Thanks for the info! I’ll definitely make a point of cutting my Spring break trip a little short so I can attend the Power Regional finals in Denton with my kiddo. And I hope to make it to TCGC in April at Hendrickson. I really want to see this live!

Just on a Google document for now. I don't really have a plan yet.

Glad to have a name finally to associate with your nick!!

Haha, well I didn't mean for it to sound creepy! I'm just trying to associate people with the bands they represent. Plus it's a little weird to meet people from the forum in real life, which I often do at marching competitions, and introduce ourselves by names like Duke of Bandom or Clarinet Queen instead of our RL names.

Also, if you would like your info to remain private, you can PM me, and I will mark your info as PRIVATE. Why am I doing this? Because I am a people person and I would like to know more about those I have befriended in this awesome forum.

So I've decided to do it anyway and I am leaving it up to each member whether or not they would like to be in the TxBands.com directory that I am creating. All I'm wanting is real life names to go with your forum identity (or you can remain anonymous), and which school you (or your child, sibling, etc) represent(ed). You can put the info here or you can private message me! You are also welcome to add anything else that you might want to include such as instrument played, years attended, color guard member, drum major, etc. Going first, my RL name is Cindy and my kiddo was in the Leander band playing flute in the 2013 - 2016 seasons. If no one responds, I'll know the idea was a dud. EDIT--IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, DO NOT SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFO. There, maybe that makes it a little less creepy sounding? If you are under 18 and are comfortable putting your RL name here publicly in the forum, that's fine. You can also just give us your school and leave your name anonymous if you wish.

I had to go all the way back to 2000 to find the last time a TX band wasn't in finals. From what I can tell, there weren't any in semis either, so perhaps no Texas bands attended in 2000. http://www.musicforall.org/resources/fall-results/2000

The varsity has come in first place in their division all season long, and our JV has come in second everytime in theirs. Great season for Leander guard for sure!

I have not yet been able to see one live. Hoping to see Leander real soon but idk if I can make it happen. Are you watching CG or percussion?

I was actually addressing Dog885 but I'm glad to hear it. We will be watching for Madison as well. Always enjoy y'alls shows.

Most recent directory update: 8/14/19 3:00 pm Forum Name RL Name Fun Facts STAFF: Danpod Daniel (Valdez) Churchill alumni/TXB staff LKendrick Landry TXB Moderator (recent grad student) Takigan Brandon Georgetown HS band alumni/Cypress area private lesson teacher/TXB staff Xenon Daniel (Sanchez) Duncanville alumni/TXB staff BAND KIDS: Dog885 Josh pit @ Anderson (‘16 - ‘20) Grace Grace Vista Ridge trumpet ('16 - '20) MadisonBandMan1 Cody trombone @ James Madison (‘16 - ‘20) SpartanMarcher Will Porter alto/bari sax (“17 - ‘21) Stefen Stefen tuba @ Brandeis ('18 - '22) BAND PARENTS/FORMER BAND KIDS/FELLOW ADDICTS: 4boysmom Chris Vista Ridge mom & Band Booster VP; 2 sons currently in the Ranger Band (a bassoon & an oboe); youngest son currently in MS and plays french horn. AllenBandDad Chris Allen "Pit Bulls" dad; son played tuba & was a DM; daughter--bass clarinet (’20) azn Grayson Berkner '16 (clarinet & bass clarinet); also plays piano, steel drums & alto sax AvonDad Garth Marched trumpet in Springboro OH; son was an Avon drummer ('19 grad) who also drummed DCI for Shadow in '19; Garth was a Prop Parent Babar56 Bobby Richland dad; boys graduated in '11 & '15; drives the SEMI BandDad84 Ric CTJ Dad ('11 - '15); has another son who is a freshman in 2019 Bandmomx4 Julie Dgtr #2 plays clarinet for TWHS ('21), Dgtr #3 will be in flute or colorguard in '19; dgtr #1 (clarinet) graduated TWHS in '18, son (Tuba) graduated from Edmond North (in OK) in '16; mom (Julie) was in choir in Utah BlackJesus Danny aka "Smiles" Former trombone at Poteet HS ('17 grad); played euphonium in Genesis DBC in 2017; was also in the TAMUC marching band '17 - '18 (trombone) BrewersGrill2319 Dylan Former CTJ French horn ('19 grad) CatOfSachse ***** Former Clarinet at Sachse ('19 grad) FerrisHalliwell Jeff Clarinet/DM @ Liberty-Eylau ('14); works with LE colorguard as a volunteer. FloMoParent Kevin Dgtr (clarinet) graduated in '15 and attends the U of AR (go piggees!); son (trumpet & trombone and also played football) graduated in '18 & also at U of AR. Kevin is active in Band Boosters Garchomp Gilbert Former Vista Ridge band member (graduated in '16) gregorydf Greg Vista Ridge dad of Grace and Gilbert; was in Plano band '78 - '80 HardCoreBandFan **** Round Rock dad ('16) and also a Dripping Springs fan Herbaflerb **** Former Cedar Ridge band student ('19 grad) HighSchoolBandNerd212 Vandegrift alumnus; played clarinet J-Mike Jon-Michael Former Lumberton sax (‘19 grad) JosephBandFan Joseph Keller brother (graduated in '17); brother plays clarinet ('17 - '21) LastChoirGuy David Keller brother (graduated in 2012--sister in Keller band 04-06) LeanderMomma Cindy LHS mom; did CG and flute in HS in Memphis; LHS flute daughter '13 - ‘17 LHSbandDad **** Leander dad of 3 band kids; flute daughter ('12), saxophone son ('14) & current saxophone son ('20) livonian Tom 3 band sons (& Tom) all play euphonium/baritone; oldest is Hendrickson grad ('18) and music ed major @ UMHB, middle son is in Weiss band ( '21), youngest son (’23); Tom met his wife in the Longhorn Basketball Band; she plays clarinet lostbandmom42 Amy son plays baritone for Harker Heights ('21); Amy helps run concessions & chaperones Mash Dave Vista Ridge Dad; daughter played clarinet and did CG; son in MS band Moler512 Matt Bass Clarinet for Vista Ridge/graduated in '16 PESHmom Lynn Plano East mom; son played clarinet ('12 - '14); also had clarinet daughter at Plano Senior ('14 - '16) & another clarinet son who will attend Plano Senior in '19 RudeDog34 Mike Hendrickson dad; daughter plays sax Samuel Culper No idea Vista Ridge dad ScoobyDoo Mindy Round Rock mom of 3 band grads TWHSParent Michael The Woodlands pit dad ('15 - '19); was in band in KY '84 - '89

Ahhh, you just answered the question I had on which school you're at! I'll be watching for you guys and any familiar props and/or flags this fall.

Remind me what school you're with again? If you don't mind!

Awesome! I loved those shows. Especially the Spanish themed one.

Oh I definitely remember those pyramids from 2015. I absolutely loved it when the girls spun from them! That was my favorite Vista show in recent memory tho I also loved the 2013 & 14 shows featuring that awesome violin player. And I definitely noticed that the pyramids migrated into Lake Travis 2016 show.

I’ve definitely seen props make their way around the state and even the country. It’s kind of fun trying to remember where you have seen them before. Like those spinning giant S’s Hendrickson got from somewhere. Can’t remember now! The longer I watch, the more often I notice when props reappear. I wonder if designers and/or band directors see props and say, “hey I can design a show around those,” and then offer to buy them, or if they design the shows and look for props later. And how competitive is the prop selling market? Is there a category on Craigslist called Used Band Props For Sale? eBay? These are the dumb kinds of things I wonder about.

Well you’re right, it is exciting when a band excels using a recycled show. Rancho Bandero did well with our 4th Dimension music and similar drill and so did Leander, so that’s great. And I was definitely aware that this was a thing. It was just weird running across not one but two of our old shows in the same competition! And it felt strange somehow. But I understand reasoning behind it, and I don’t begrudge the other bands their use of the same musical arrangement. I’m just curious what others experiences were, and if they felt the same way. I guess my first feelings were very possessive ones!

Oh you're definitely right about recognizing music from year to year, and I do. But these 2 shows were our EXACT musical arrangements, note for note, with zero variation other than drill. And even some of the drill was the same in the copy of our 4th Dimension show. It was eerie!!

Today I saw where two different Leander shows were performed by California bands last year. Rancho Bandero did our 2016 show. Ours was called The 4th Dimension and they called theirs The Grid. Then, as I was looking at one of the contests Rancho Bandero was in, I happened upon our 2015 Color Study show being performed by Poway High School. Obviously our drill was different from the CA schools, but there were also plenty of similarities. I knew that designers would sell their shows to more than one school, but it felt so weird to see and hear two of our shows being performed by other schools. Almost wrong, somehow.

Whoa....what a gorgeous arrangement of The Impossible Dream!

I’m so excited to see the Madison Scouts production this summer. They’ll be featuring a lovely female brass soloist! Is it summer yet?? https://www.flomarching.com/articles/6118922-megan-hutera-makes-history-as-madison-scouts-1st-female-brass-player

Heh, y'all totally beat that 88 score! And maybe not CP, but you very effectively beat Round Rock.

I’m still waiting to see Leander’s calendar for the fall.