SoundOff

What an amazing night for M&GJ! Not far off from consistent Grand Nats finalists. This is the program that people will be keeping their eye on for the foreseeable future. Congratulations on your superb performances tonight!

JBA, United, Los Fresnos. Though this third spot is ridiculously up for grabs, so many programs putting out on those fields. Increasing quality every single year.

One thing about TMC is that it is so unpredictable every year. Just like any other competition. This event also seems to be more cutthroat every year. It’s one of the few events outside of BOA that lots of people look forward to. Keep in mind that all of these scores being compared are BOA scores. TMC has a different scoring system if I’m not mistaken, though if I am please correct me. I’d take these comparisons very lightly, if not at all. This competition really is all about how well each band performs and executes their show to the best that they can. It’s a bloodbath!

Whoa whoa whoa… Many people are frustrated about the results from this competition every year but let’s not forget that the students and directors also view these forums. To demean their hard work is a bit harsh. Every band in this area consistently gets better and that’s how it should be! There’s no reason to disrespect other bands who were not “sloppy and gimmicky” based off of UIL standards. Take a look at the adjudication sheet (can be found on the UIL Area G website) and really try to understand how much they look at. It works wonders to understand that there’s a lot more that goes into it than what you may think.

G.E will definitely be through the roof this year in comparison to previous years!

This is John B. Alexander’s highest placing show in their BOA SA history! Huge congratulations to them for making a SOLID statement after that State result!

PSJA definitely surprised tonight! Amazing job to them. I think considering all of Alexander’s staff changes within the past 2 years they haven’t changed too much. They have been pretty consistent in terms of how they’re placing this year as well and their music is much harder than previous years. Hopefully next year they’ll surprise us again. As for United, jeez. United hasn’t been at state for a couple of years now and I am so excited that they are returning! It’ll be a great performance from all Area G bands but we all know how state goes and unfortunately they’ll all place in a surprisingly low spot. Your username says it all!!!

3rd- John B. Alexander HS (Visual) 2nd- Pieper HS 1st- Roma HS (GE & Music)

Anybody catch Roma?

That situation also seems to arise in many North Texas competitions where all the big dogs are competing and the judges really get down to the nitty gritty. It’s actually a really good thing if this is happening down here.

It’s definitely happened in other Bands of America competitions, I can’t quite remember an accurate competition but it’s definitely possible.

This! It’s amazing to see the growth and influence of south texas bands over the years. Ain’t nothing wrong with a little bit of friendly competition, all in all, every single one of these bands have a uniqueness to them and I am extremely excited to see how they grow throughout the season & the coming years!

JBA’s music this year is wild. I’m also extremely obsessed with their diversity in terms of music over the years.

Does anybody have a video of JBA or United, maybe even Edinburg?? Also very surprised to not see Del Rio in the last half of the block. Great job to all bands! Congratulations United HS!

Raised some eyebrows…Placement does not matter. At the end of the day, those kids and those directors are making it known that they are there. Congratulations to every single band that poured their hearts out these past couple of days. ❤️