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So leandermomma moves to Bentonville and they suddenly get 3rd at St. Louis????  They’ve made finals before but never that high! 

So proud of my alumni Keller Central 🥲

I’d like to think I coined calling them a triumvirate😂

GO KISD!!!! INCREDIBLE SHOWING FOR TC AND KC!!!

LETS GOOOOOOOO KISD!!! 

My enthusiasm for incredible marching bands must be rubbing off up here. 😁 (I absolutely love this show!) 🐞♥️

Wow, well done to Keller Central!

Early predictions for area b,I  believe 6 bands make state at this comp so i will go based off that.
1.Keller (state)
2.Coppel (state)
3.Keller central (state)
4.Lake RIdge (state)
5.LD Bell (state)
6.Waxa (state)
7.TImber creek 
8.Haltom
9.Duncanville
10.POSSIBLE lake highlands
Definitely could see top 6 switching around a lot with highland park and everyone being there. Doubt highland park will beat lake ridge since they didn't at preview of champions. With keller central beating Lake RIdge i believe they will do it again this competition. Keller and Coppel are locks, this is the most competitive area in 6a I would say. LD bell could definitely swap around, there band has always been very good all around but with more bands rising up in skill i'm not sure how they will do. Always haven't liked this area due to the bands in it, and also how many bands there is in the competition. Plus judging is all over the place in terms of UIL judging. I will be very happy to see my top 6 make state, as they all deserve it.

So leandermomma moves to Bentonville and they suddenly get 3rd at St. Louis????  They’ve made finals before but never that high! 

So leandermomma moves to Bentonville and they suddenly get 3rd at St. Louis????  They’ve made finals before but never that high! 

So leandermomma moves to Bentonville and they suddenly get 3rd at St. Louis????  They’ve made finals before but never that high! 

So leandermomma moves to Bentonville and they suddenly get 3rd at St. Louis????  They’ve made finals before but never that high! 

So leandermomma moves to Bentonville and they suddenly get 3rd at St. Louis????  They’ve made finals before but never that high! 

I heard kc practicing this morning at the high school while going for a walk in my neighborhood(heritage). I figured they were going to a contest today since practicing on Saturday morning only reason I logged on this morning.  
 
Band sounds great by the way, I like the score more than the last couple of years!! But Central always sounds great!!  Good Luck!

This is KC’s first year, and FlowerMound went for the first time last, and obviously swept everything. 

Just a funny from a band geek mind.  Last night I was watching Yo-Yo Ma performing amazing grace before transitioned to Dvorak’s symphony for a new world.  My honest first thought while listening to this was”wow, did he get this version of amazing grace from Vista Ridge circa 2018”.?
I came to my senses after a couple of minutes.

Just a funny from a band geek mind.  Last night I was watching Yo-Yo Ma performing amazing grace before transitioned to Dvorak’s symphony for a new world.  My honest first thought while listening to this was”wow, did he get this version of amazing grace from Vista Ridge circa 2018”.?
I came to my senses after a couple of minutes.

Just a funny from a band geek mind.  Last night I was watching Yo-Yo Ma performing amazing grace before transitioned to Dvorak’s symphony for a new world.  My honest first thought while listening to this was”wow, did he get this version of amazing grace from Vista Ridge circa 2018”.?
I came to my senses after a couple of minutes.

Well it fits 
Well it fits the mood right now?

Well it fits 
Well it fits the mood right now?

My wife and I have spent 2 evenings this week helping to fit uniforms for some of our group.  Our school district was the first to close in Indiana as we had one of the 1st reported cases in an elementary school less than 1/2 mile from our house.  It started with just that school, then days later, the entire district down for 2 weeks, followed by the normal 2 week spring break.  Then everything thing cancelled and seasons were over.  We are one county west of Indy, which has been the hot spot of the state.  I think we are top 5-6 out of the counties with almost 1500 cases and 116+ deaths compared to over 12k cases and 700+ deaths over in Indy.  Current plans are to proceed as if there is still a season to march.  The kids have been "zooming" to keep up and this was the first of any get togethers, all spread out, masked and in the parking lot.  It was a bit strange these past few days as we were helping freshman figure out how to put on their bibs and coats. The smell of sanitizer everywhere.  Asking what instrument they play, it was only percussion this week, to see if they were going to be wearing a harness or not, then getting the reply "I hope to be playing...." as they are still in tryouts.  Normally the line is set in May, but not this year.  Very strange.  I have already heard that a smaller class competition band has decided to skip competitions this fall, yet still play for football games.  Our son should be on his DCI tour right now and I had vacation scheduled to watch a few competitions this summer.  Not this year.  The sound of drummers playing rudiments never sounded so good the other night.  Music was still being played, ok lets be real, they beat things with a stick. The pit warmups echoing off the walls made you realize how much these little things ring as being "normal".  Playing scales, playing eighths, playing rounds.  Normal.  Sooner or later, the fields will be full of nerves, pride, hard work, excitement, exhaustion and realizing the goal from pushing on when it was hard.  And if the fields are quiet this year, I'll look forward to the DanPodcast reviewing fast food places this fall.  Marching on......

I know exactly what you are talking about - then you spend your Saturday trolling YouTube watching past seasons matching bands and debating with yourself if the 2013 Woodlands show could have beaten the 2016 FloMo show - been there, done that, and will likely be there again

I am in one of the families that has stayed quarantined since March because my wife is high risk.  I’m fortunate that I have remained well and employed.  Fall has always been my favorite season for multiple reasons but marching band contests have been fall mainstays for 35 years(dang I’m getting old?) for me as a former band member and music major.  I am one who errs on the side of proactive prevention of the spread of Covid.  That being said, I’m sure I’m in the company of everyone on these forums on the probable implications of Covid 19 on marching this fall.  Despite what is decided from the tmea and uil I won’t go to band contests this year in the dfw area where I live for the first fall since I started marching band in 1985 simply because of crowd exposure.  I know there’s bigger things to worry about right now, but I’m heartbroken over that for myself but also the implications of all band parents and students.  Band was my life for 15 years from 7th grade through college, those experiences still form a core of my life experience.  I still find myself trying to get in step while walking with other people and even though I played a trumpet I still have a virtual 24 hour drum line within the confines of my nerdy mind.  Another loss of normalcy during this strange time.  I hope this doesn’t leave a lasting affect in marching band given funding issues, continuity of practice issues etc.

I am in one of the families that has stayed quarantined since March because my wife is high risk.  I’m fortunate that I have remained well and employed.  Fall has always been my favorite season for multiple reasons but marching band contests have been fall mainstays for 35 years(dang I’m getting old?) for me as a former band member and music major.  I am one who errs on the side of proactive prevention of the spread of Covid.  That being said, I’m sure I’m in the company of everyone on these forums on the probable implications of Covid 19 on marching this fall.  Despite what is decided from the tmea and uil I won’t go to band contests this year in the dfw area where I live for the first fall since I started marching band in 1985 simply because of crowd exposure.  I know there’s bigger things to worry about right now, but I’m heartbroken over that for myself but also the implications of all band parents and students.  Band was my life for 15 years from 7th grade through college, those experiences still form a core of my life experience.  I still find myself trying to get in step while walking with other people and even though I played a trumpet I still have a virtual 24 hour drum line within the confines of my nerdy mind.  Another loss of normalcy during this strange time.  I hope this doesn’t leave a lasting affect in marching band given funding issues, continuity of practice issues etc.

I am in one of the families that has stayed quarantined since March because my wife is high risk.  I’m fortunate that I have remained well and employed.  Fall has always been my favorite season for multiple reasons but marching band contests have been fall mainstays for 35 years(dang I’m getting old?) for me as a former band member and music major.  I am one who errs on the side of proactive prevention of the spread of Covid.  That being said, I’m sure I’m in the company of everyone on these forums on the probable implications of Covid 19 on marching this fall.  Despite what is decided from the tmea and uil I won’t go to band contests this year in the dfw area where I live for the first fall since I started marching band in 1985 simply because of crowd exposure.  I know there’s bigger things to worry about right now, but I’m heartbroken over that for myself but also the implications of all band parents and students.  Band was my life for 15 years from 7th grade through college, those experiences still form a core of my life experience.  I still find myself trying to get in step while walking with other people and even though I played a trumpet I still have a virtual 24 hour drum line within the confines of my nerdy mind.  Another loss of normalcy during this strange time.  I hope this doesn’t leave a lasting affect in marching band given funding issues, continuity of practice issues etc.