Band2021

Amazing GE from Cedar Ridge! The musicality of this group is incredible even though they are smaller than some 4A schools. A little more cleaning and this show might once again give them another medal at state.

Lake Travis woodwinds gave me chills! So lush and precise. Great Job I can see why they made top 6.

Leander has so much depth to thier show. Its high energy never a dull moment. The way every set compliments the concept is a master class in marching show design.

Westlake always makes you feel their show! I can't explain it but it feels like a movie lol

Westwood! Really surprised me here. In my opinion "Ballad of the unhached chicks" is a very intimidating piece to play on the field and timing is usually the culprit. They really played the heck out of this music tonight. You can tell these kids are excited to be on the field tonight.

The emotion in Bowie's show is gorgeous under the finals lights. Bowie is one of the programs that made me love this activity! And still they play like the always have. Good look with the rest of the season.

Love dripping springs music selection this year! Great performance they have a lot of potential. Musically they are a finals band for sure. A little more cleaning visually and this show will end the season strong.

Rouse and Cedar Ridge will probably battle for a medal here which was surprising cause i thought CP would be in contention.

Cedar Ridge tends to be a late bloomer so i can't wait till they clean and refine their sound. They will no doubt be a finalists.

Oh lord back to back great performances! I expect CR to blow my face off and to show of their outstanding percussion.

Westlake always had that classic feel. Love it!

MG Johnson was very interesting show concept. There is alot of potential for this group In the coming years. Great work!

Wow Brandeis great opening fan fare! Not really into western themes but i loved the atmosphere of the show. Once again really impressed.

Wow everyone is doing great today! I am really impressed by Texas bands just pushing the level of competitiveness over the years.

Love the drill design from Leander this year! Great concept.

Vista has been the wild card for me! back in Austin BOA i said this is going to grow if they made all the effort to do so. This finals performance was outstanding honestly the top 7 have all been amazing not really sure if there will be any movement from top to bottom.

You have to ask yourself would you say the same thing to a football team? There is honor in winning and losing it's best to teach your children this now and learn from those experiences. What will they gain by saying "What's The Point"? If your band doesn't want to compete they don't have to but just imagine telling your kids that they wont travel or have a life time experience. Marching band is not always about competing.

they announce finalist but sometimes prelims scores tend to float around.

right! I think they got 3rd last year which didn't surprise me as it is Marcus lol

I see went back and read your post. What i am saying is that top 5 here wont be any real surprises. I think Marcus may slide in the top half but very nervous to say they will

I can agree with this I think they are not only the strongest performances of the day but their shows lean in a UIL direction. I think CTJ and Cedar Ridge had amazing runs and will probably be in finals but it will be hard to challenge the mentioned bands. I have a feeling Marcus will place higher then BOA SA based on historical out comes.

Agreed! I think we can all agree that this contest is top heavy. We will no doubt see some changes in the finalist at the bottom half.

Agreed! Vista was incredible i hope they will find away to recruit more guard. It is the only way to win BOA SA and even medal at GN. They are almost perfect just need some visual components.

The colors of Cedar Ridge are perfect! The acting is so intense every performer believes in the show that's what makes it so good!

Marcus never misses they are musically gifted the dome was so quite! Probably captivated I know I was!