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He's from Richland. They did iShow and performed after Cypress falls. Sharyland was the one that did Romeo and Juliet and they went on right before Cypress Falls.

Not the most perfect thing in the world (then again it's not Pyware or hand written drill) and I'm a novice, but I messed around with this drill game for a few minutes last night and earlier today. I created my first one last night called Square One. And, another one a few hours ago called Imagination.

It was the ENTIRE band (excluding drumline and tubas).

Let Go is an awesome song. One of my favorites along with The Moment I Said it, Speeding Cars, and Hide and Seek. After The Woodlands did Hide and Seek in 2006 for their show, the band warmed up and stretched out to Imogen Heap's music during their rehearsals this year. Here's a video of the band warming up to The Moment I Said It. It's pretty neat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljn6jPEpNNo

By the way, right after you posted...I added in a link to a video of Broken Arrow in my original post so you can check the uniform effect in action.

Marian Catholic HS from Illinois did the woodwind in white pants and brass in black for a few years in the early 2000s. With Broken Arrow, their pants were white AND black. Their uniform is pictured below: Broken Arrow's uniform is just a simple pallet---black and white. But to me, the uniform adds effect, depth, and a sense of elegance to their shows. I highly recommend watching their 2004 (Pure Imagination), 2005 (2-4-6-0-1 Les Miserables), and 2006 (Aqua) shows to get the full effect of the uniform. Here's a short video if anyone is interested. It's not the greatest quality but the visual is still there. The video is from their amazing 2004 "Pure Imagination" show. The black and white visual comes in at around the :18-20 second mark. Unfortunately, Broken Arrow did away with the black and white pants just a few weeks prior to Grand Nationals and marched all black pants at Grand Nationals. Someone from Oklahoma said it was because a judge at the BOA St. Louis Super Regional harped on them about it because the black/white pants made the band extremely dirty, visually. I kind of wish they left the black/white pants in regardless because the show lost a little appeal to me at Grand Nationals without the black and white combination and the band was still dirty with the black pants.

Sorry, friends. Copyrights come into play here. That's why the media section was taken down last year.

Fixed. I totally forgot they won it that year.

In addition, a Texas band has won the Music caption at Grand Nationals Finals (and this is not even including Semifinals) a total of 10 times (6 times this decade so far). 1990 - Westfield HS, TX (Band placed 2nd in Finals) 1991 - Duncanville HS, TX (Band placed 6th in Finals) 1993 - Spring HS, TX (Band won Grand National title) 1995 - Westfield HS, TX (Band placed 2nd in Finals) 2001 - L.D. Bell HS, TX (Band placed 4th in Finals) 2003 - Westfield HS, TX (Band won Grand National title) 2004 - Stephen F. Austin HS, TX (Band placed 4th in Finals) 2005 - Ronald Reagan HS, TX (Band placed 2nd in Finals) 2006 - L.D. Bell HS, TX (Band placed 2nd in Finals) 2007 - L.D. Bell HS, TX (Band won Grand National title)

My favorites Texas shows of the year..... Brazoswood HS - "Rain" Just a well thought out musical package. The intro from "The Passion of the Christ" did it for me. Very emotional. Clear Brook HS - "RePercussion" They played two of my favorite John Mackey pieces---Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night & Turbine. L.D. Bell HS - "TRANSCENDents" A musical and visual production. Everything about the show was gorgeous. Mansfield HS - "Music of Eric Whitacre & Imogen Heap/Frou Frou" (can't remember the title for the life of me) Any show that combines Whitacre's "Lux Aurumque" and music from Imogen Heap and Frou Frou will be one of my favorites. Marcus HS - "Botanika" I really enjoyed Marcus' show this year. My highlight of the program was during their ballad from Leonard Bernstein's "Make Our Garden Grow." Richland HS - "iShow" Great musical and visual design. Not only were the John Mackey and Karl Jenkins pieces fantastic but the color guard was as well. Stephen F. Austin HS - "Mass: A Piece for Players and Dancers" An emotional, classy, elegant, and beautiful show using music from Leonard Bernstein's "Mass". One of my favorites of the year. The Woodlands HS - "Sequenza" A well thought out show and I love how they incorporated Philip Glass' music from "Einstein on the Beach" and "The Hours" with Bernstein's "Profonation." Westfield HS - "One" I loved the music to the and how they used "One" concept in their music and throughout the show. I also liked the color guard uniforms where it had the word "One" written in all different languages.

Once again, I did my score sheets at Grand Nationals. I only did Semifinals this time around instead of Prelims and Finals. I like to "play" judge sometimes. I like to sit back, watch the shows from every possible angle, put down my numbers, and then compare them to the actual results. I write down all of my numbers after each band has performed using the actual recap and judging criteria of the respective circuit. The difference between my recap is that I show how I arrive at the actual score for each subcaption--something that BOA doesn't show on their actual recap. If you weren't in Indianapolis for Grand Nationals, you missed a great one. There were a lot of great shows this year. The 13-18th place bands in Semis could have been Finalists in any other year. Very impressive showing by a lot of the groups. Congratulations to all of the Grand National participants, Class Champions, Semifinalists, Finalists, and this year's Grand National Champion, L.D. Bell HS. Remember, that these recaps are for entertainment purposes only. Actual recaps of Grand Nationals can be found on the Music for All website at http://musicforall.org Disclaimer: I missed out on Columbus North HS and Fred J. Page HS during Semifinals because I was in dire need for some food. I put their actual scores up against the numbers on my sheets.

Hey Stephen, Yeah, I did my scoring sheets again. I just did it for Semifinals though. I'll have that up sometime tomorrow.

Just a few pictures that I took at BOA Grand Nationals this past weekend. Pics of Clear Brook, L.D. Bell, Richland, Ronald Reagan, Stephen F. Austin, The Woodlands, Finals Awards Ceremony, and L.D. Bell's encore performance. Sorry, no pictures for Mabank----I arrived in Indy on Thursday afternoon. Mabank performed in the morning. Recommended for high speed internet users. The Woodlands HS ------------ Clear Brook HS ----------- Stephen F. Austin HS --------------- L.D. Bell HS --------------- Richland HS ------------ Ronald Reagan HS ----------- Finals Awards Ceremony (Go for it, break ranks!) ------------ L.D. Bell HS Victory Encore Performance Left: Captions Awards, Center: Grand Nationals traveling trophy, Right: Grand Nationals trophy Daniel Sanchez (Xenon) and I (Michael Bui) with the L.D. Bell drum majors---Sarah Doiron, Kayla Zollinger & Katrina McCutchen Additional pictures of my entire Grand Nationals trip can be found on my Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513400887

Just got back from the RCA Dome.... What a weekend it has been for marching band. You missed something special if you didn't get to come. Congratulations to all of the Semifinalists, Class Champions, and Grand National Champion, L.D. Bell HS. I was on the field (literally two feet away from the pit) during their encore performance and seeing the emotion that the kids poured out is something I will never forget. What a great and classy organization. I have pictures of Prelims on my Facebook. I'll have Semis and Finals pics sometime on Sunday or Monday when I get back to Texas. I also took a pic with the Texas flag and the L.D. Bell drum majors which I'll also put up soon.

http://www.ldbellband.org/info/htmltonuke....anscendents.htm From LDBellBand.org: Our next show will be on Friday, November 16th at 8:45AM in the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN at the Bands of America Grand National Championships (Prelims). This will be version 3 of 4. --- That picture is just unreal. Brings back memories of BOA San Antonio when I saw the show. I cannot wait to see fourth and final version.

Just got back from Stephen F. Austin's Grand Nationals send-off performance.... They looked and sounded GREAT. Should be in the running for a Finalist spot. Can't wait for Indy. (Angels Dance Team doing their thing) (End of ballad.) (Drumline rockin') (...again) (Final push in their show.) (End of show.)

If you want to know what your Percussion section got, ask your band director for the "Music Performance: Individual" judging sheet. The 50 points for Percussion at BOA falls under the "Music Performance: Individual" caption. The scores for the MPI caption is broken down like this: 75 points = Brass 75 points = Woodwinds 50 points = Percussion 200 = possible points Unfortunately, BOA does not release the scores for the subcaptions within the caption on their contest score recaps (something I wish they would do). They just publish the TOTAL score for the caption.

Yeah, saw their website yesterday and it's looking nice.

Finals results are now up.

Two Texas bands traveled to Los Angeles, California for the 2007 Bands of America California Regional Championships. Bands of America Los Angeles, CA Regional Championships East Los Angeles College - Los Angeles, California - November 10, 2007 http://www.musicforall.org FINALS Results 89.20 - Ayala H.S., CA 86.40 - Upland H.S., CA 84.15 - William S. Hart H.S., CA 83.60 - Amador Valley H.S., CA 83.50 - Homestead H.S., CA 80.45 - Mission Viejo H.S., CA 79.60 - Etiwanda H.S., CA 79.50 - J.M. Hanks H.S., TX 79.20 - Americas H.S., TX 77.15 - Vista Murrieta H.S., CA Outstanding Music Performance - Ayala H.S., CA Outstanding Visual Performance - Ayala H.S., CA Outstanding General Effect - Ayala H.S., CA Prelims Results Class AA: Outstanding Music Performance - Covina H.S., CA Outstanding Visual Performance - Chaminade College Prep., CA Outstanding General Effect - Covina H.S., CA 1st - Covina H.S., CA 2nd - Chaminade College Prep., CA Class AAA: Outstanding Music Performance - Ayala H.S., CA Outstanding Visual Performance - Ayala H.S., CA Outstanding General Effect - Ayala H.S., CA 1st - Ayala H.S., CA 2nd - Upland H.S., CA 3rd - Homestead H.S., CA

Gretchen, you read my mind. We're planning a huge (hopefully) Texas picture at BOA Grand Nationals sometime during the weekend with a Texas flag and all. Anyone from Texas can join...drum majors, band members, alumni, band parents, and etc.

It's from the movie trailer of "The Passion of the Christ"

The TXBands Network team will be in Indianapolis for the 2007 Bands of America/Music for All Grand National Championships. To everyone going (as a performer or spectator), travel safely and represent our state well! 2007 Bands of America/Music for All Grand National Championships RCA Dome - Indianapolis, Indiana - November 14-17, 2007 7 TEXAS BANDS ATTENDING THURSDAY PRELIMS (All times listed in Eastern Time Zone) 11:30 AM - Winchester (IN) 11:45 AM - Forest Park (IN) 12:00 PM - Campbell Cty. (KY) 12:15 PM - Lincoln Comm. (IL) 12:30 PM - Mabank (TX) 12:45 PM - Livonia Frank. (MI) 1:00 PM - Edgewood (OH) 1:15 PM - Highlands (KY) 1:30 PM - East Noble (IN) 1:45 PM - Limestone Com. (IL) BREAK 2:15 PM - Shelby County (KY) 2:30 PM - Centerville (OH) 2:45 PM - Reeths-Puffer (MI) 3:00 PM - West Clermont (OH) 3:15 PM - Springboro (OH) 3:30 PM - Warren Local (OH) 3:45 PM - Bellbrook (OH) 4:00 PM - Twin Valley So. (OH) 4:15 PM - Ben Davis 4:30 PM - Lake Park (IL) 4:45 PM - Lakeland (MI) BREAK 5:45 PM - Blue Valley West (KS) 6:00 PM - Monrovia (IN) 6:15 PM - West Johnston (NC) 6:30 PM - Ayala (CA) 6:45 PM - Lone Oak (KY) 7:00 PM - Northmont (OH) 7:15 PM - William Mason (OH) 7:30 PM - Herscher (IL) 7:45 PM - Western Brown (OH) 8:00 PM - Center Grove (IN) 8:15 PM - The Woodlands (TX) BREAK 8:45 PM - Lawrence Central (IN) 9:00 PM - Green (OH) 9:15 PM - Tippecanoe (OH) 9:30 PM - Norton (OH) 9:45 PM - Meade County (KY) 10:00 PM - Moore (OK) 10:15 PM - Ronald Reagan (TX) 10:30 PM - Plymouth Canton (MI) 10:45 PM - Avon (IN) 11:00 PM - Lawrence North (IN) FRIDAY PRELIMS (All times listed in Eastern Time Zone) 8:00 AM - North Laurel (KY) 8:15 AM - Concordia (IN) 8:30 AM - William S. Hart (CA) 8:45 AM - L.D. Bell (TX) 9:00 AM - Odessa (MO) 9:15 AM - DeSoto Central (MS) 9:30 AM - Harrison (GA) 9:45 AM - North Augusta (SC) 10:00 AM - Clear Brook (TX) 10:15 AM - Blue Springs (MO) BREAK 10:45 AM - Athens (MI) 11:00 AM - West Carteret (NC) 11:15 AM - Stephen F. Austin (TX) 11:30 AM - Richland (TX) 11:45 AM - Avon (OH) 12:00 PM - Brunswick (OH) 12:15 PM - Hart County (KY) 12:30 PM - Lebanon (OH) 12:45 PM - Buckeye (OH) 1:00 PM - Father Ryan (TN) 1:15 PM - Bourbon County (KY) 1:30 PM - Eastern (KY) BREAK 2:15 PM - Waynesville (OH) 2:30 PM - Milford (MI) 2:45 PM - Collinsville (IL) 3:00 PM - Carroll (OH) 3:15 PM - Carlisle (OH) 3:30 PM - Louisville Male (KY) 3:45 PM - Lake Central (IN) 4:00 PM - Boone County (KY) 4:15 PM - Columbus North 4:30 PM - Fred J. Page (TN) 4:45 PM - Broken Arrow (OK) BREAK 5:15 PM - Jenison (MI) 5:30 PM - Carmel (IN) 5:45 PM - Kings (OH) 6:00 PM - Marian Catholic (IL) 6:15 PM - Clayton (NC) 6:30 PM - Indian Hill (OH) 6:45 PM - Martinsville (IN) 7:00 PM - Adair County (KY) 7:15 PM - Decatur Central (IN) 7:30 PM - Norwell (IN) 7:45 PM - Exhibition: University of Massachusetts Marching Band --------- How do you advance to Semifinals? The top 11 bands from each Prelims (Thursday and Friday) will advance to Semifinals--22 total. The next 8 highest scoring bands from a combination of both Thursday and Friday will advance to Semifinals. Plus, the next 2 highest scoring bands from each of the three classes from each Thursday and Friday Prelims will advance to Semifinals. How do you advance to Finals? The top 12 scoring bands from Semifinals will advance to Finals. When does the competition begin and when will they announce results? *Prelims competition begins Thursday afternoon. *Prelims awards ceremony and announcement of Semifinalists will be held after the conclusion of Prelims competition on Friday night. *Semifinals competition begins early Saturday morning at approx 7:30am EST. *Semifinals awards ceremony and announcement of Finalists will be held after the conclusion of Semifinals competition on Saturday afternoon at approx. 4:15-5:00pm EST. *Finals competition begins Saturday night at approx 7:00pm EST. *Finals awards ceremony will be held after the conclusion of Finals competition on Saturday night at approx 11:30pm EST. About BOA Grand Nationals The first marching event in the RCA Dome was the 1984 Bands of America Grand National Championships. Now, 24 years later, the 2007 Grand National Championships marching event in the RCA Dome will be the last. Grand Nationals moves to the new Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008. Come see nearly 100 outstanding marching bands from across the nation take a "last trip through the airlock" to perform at the 32nd annual Grand National Championships. The Grand National Championships showcase America's outstanding high school bands, while providing an experience that excites, and motivates band programs on all levels. Grand Nationals features four days of performances and events, including, in 2007: *Championships Prelims, Semi-Finals and Finals *Indianapolis Public Schools Marching Band Tournament *Student Leadership Workshop with Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser *Grand Nationals Expo featuring more than 80 exhibit booths *Directors' Judging Workshop and Informational Tour Ticket Information • Tickets are available online at MusicForAll.org or by phone at 800.848.BAND (800.848.2263). ------------------------- Texas Bands @ Grand Nationals Clear Brook HS - Friendswood, Texas Director: Stan Mauldin 2007 Show: "RePercussion" featuring John Mackey's 'Turbine' and 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' L.D. Bell HS - Hurst, Texas Director: Jeremy Earnhart 2007 Show: "TRANSCENDents" featuring Claude Debussy's 'Engulfed Cathedral, Steve Reich's 'Variations for Winds, Strings & Percussion', Javier Navarrete's Pan's Labyrinth', and Eric Whitacre's 'Lux Aurumque: Light of Gold' Mabank HS - Mabank, Texas Director: Jeff DuBose 2007 Show: "Pedal to the Metal" Richland HS - North Richland Hills, Texas Director: Bill Watson 2007 Show: "iShow" featuring music from 'Halo', John Mackey's 'Turbine', Hans Zimmer's 'Vide cor Meum', Karl Jenkins' 'Adiemus' Ronald Reagan HS - San Antonio, Texas Director: Mark Koehl 2007 Show: "It Chooses Me" featuring themes from Hector Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique' and original music by Aaron Guidry Stephen F. Austin HS - Sugar Land, Texas Director: Dustin Winson 2007 Show: "Mass: A Piece for Dancers and Players" featuring music from Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass' The Woodlands HS - The Woodlands, Texas Director: Brett Johnson 2007 Show: "Sequenza" featuring Leonard Bernstein's 'Profanation' and Philip Glass' 'Einstein on the Beach'

Man, the arcade was flippin' sweet. I remember spending an hour or two playing because it got so addicting.