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And I see that they announce 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for Guard and Percussion which is cool.

For now, I'm thinking: 1. Hebron 2. Keller (bias) 3. Marcus 4. Waxahachie 5. Haltom 6. Prosper 7. Timber Creek 8. KC 9. Summit 10. Wylie

It seems like there have been surprise finalists at every contest so I will pick Anderson as my wild card. 1. Keller 2. James Bowie 3. Hendrickson 4. Waxahachie 5. Seven Lakes 6. James Martin 7. Dripping Springs 8. Forney 9. Duncanville 10. Anderson

There are several videos of Martin on youtube. Just look up James Martin HS Marching band 2019. I think the most recent one is from Preview of Champions.

I was not expecting it to be this competitive 6 of the 10 BOA DFW finalist are here and then there is Prosper, Haltom, and Summit as well. Wylie, McKinney, McKinney Boyd, and Rockwall also made finals in 2017 and I'm hoping for a strong showing by Trinity HS at St. Louis.

Good chance to see how Prosper is looking right before SA. I hope it isn't as cold this time like in 2017. I had to leave the stands several times to go sit near the concession stands to warm up. Then again, I should have worn more layers.

Yes, the same one from a few weeks ago. I was just sending it because someone over on the San Antonio thread asked if there was a video. I love it too. Heard they swept captions and won over Carmel at a local competition.

Anything on Vista Murrieta? Every week I try to find a video of them.

Actually I still don't know how to correctly include links. <-- this is the only way I know how, forgive me

I forgot! And I'll go do it on the GN thread

Someone on another topic said Hebron is attending this

People were going crazy for the dinosaurs! So much fun and the color guard was fantastic. Definitely need to watch that again later.

I absolutely loved them. I have high hopes!

Nice! Has James Martin ever medaled at a BOA event before?

My brother and I decided to go. Can't wait!

Yes! like it's not completely focused. Very annoying..

I personally like their show. Some parts may be a bit boring but their show kind of sucks me in. Would really like to see what it looks like right now.

It did ask me questions but my I was able to use my airpods right away without needing to give permission or anything. Also, I'm not getting any unicorns . If anything, I'm a little jealous

Awesome! Didn't know about this!

I remember when I first joined and you said that we were in a similar boat. That helped to ease me into this community.

I went to Keller High School but I never marched and my brother currently goes to Keller. Wasn’t sure if you only wanted alumni that marched and I’m not exactly a parent so I went with general fan. My 2 brothers and I took piano lessons when we were younger but eventually stopped. You know kids, sometimes games sounded more appealing than practice . My father and older brother still play piano and guitar. Now I greatly regret not continuing but not for anything professional. Just for myself really because music is a beautiful thing. I went to a private school until 7th grade and our school did not really have a band program. I want to say maybe around 15 people in total were in band which was taught by a band teacher at Nolan Catholic High School. When I moved to Keller in 8th grade, I was just never exposed to band. My younger brother joined band in intermediate and that was when I started going to the middle and high school concerts. My older brother's friend was in band but quit because apparently it was heck lol. I wasn't planning on joining band or anything but that did the opposite of offering any kind of persuasion. I went to the KISD Marching expo every year because marching shows interested me and would occasionally watch videos. My friends in band would talk to me about music and props in their show. I was in National Art Honor Society and we had to get art related volunteer hours so I remember I spent a day helping to paint the clouds in their Ascend show. This one friend was completely geeking out over Leonardo's Dream and because I had very limited experience watching marching band at the time, I was like, "Oh that’s cool.. but I still think Ascend is better." I eventually learned more though and by the end of the season, Keller even getting 5th at SMBC was very exciting. Now I am currently in college and my younger brother goes to Keller. With college classes being split up by semesters, I feel like I've been out of high school for so long now when it has only been a few years. The marching activity has invaded my life. I listen and watch everyday. Actually, I am currently listening to North Shore 2016 at the moment. I feel like I have learned so much over the years, especially from these forums. I'll talk to my brother and friends from other schools and will be surprised at how much more I know about the other programs in the nation as well as things like judging and rules. My brother is my main source of info regarding what goes on at Keller and I am his source when it comes to everything else. If I could go back, I would join band and probably do color guard in the winter. But all of that along with art being my focus sounds like a lot. In general, I have a huge appreciation for all art forms. I love to read, play games, analyze films, I dabble in photography, graphic design, watch ballet and breakdancing. I love to paint, sculpt, draw, I took a kiln glass class 2 semesters ago so FloMo's Vitrify instantly intrigued me. As of recently, I have fallen in love with musical theatre! Okay enough of me, I think I overshared a bit . Hopefully that paints a picture.

Not much but I've listened to Suburbia countless times!

Caught of a video of Leander's performance here and Trombone Shorty is now my favorite part of their show.

How do people feel about John Horn? Haven't heard much about them this year.

I'm confused?!? Just updated my phone and I don't see much of a difference. Is it different across the different phones because I'm on the iphone 8 plus?