Leander Band Fan Forever

Hutto - This gives me a lot of Homestead 2021 vibes. A little rough on the music but the kids are having a blast! Visuals were quite good for being early season much better than how I’ve seen them previously! Fun band and they put out quite a sound. Hendrickson - Amazing!! They’ve only gotten better since Austin. They need more control in their volume and more dynamic moments in their music but it’s not badly performed and it will be a nice 8th-16th placer at grand nationals. Weiss - They sound a lot cleaner that at VRHS Marching Fest! They’re not bad. There’s something about the visual package that lacks the conituity to translate into high GE scores. James Madison - Very strong! They will place higher than expected. It’s not a perfect show but they hit their moments when it’s expected. A similar vibe to what Leander is doing with a light themed show. Leander - ….. They’ve been better. I don’t like the park and bark. The way they frame the field is a little puzzling and feels too enclosed. When a band like Highland Park closes the field like this it feels organic this feels confined. The visuals are not at the level they should be but they sound phenomenal when they play. Tom C. Clark - Fun! Fun! Fun! This show is a lot of fun. It’s a lot like Vandegrift this year but a lot more compelling for the audience. It won’t make finals here but they could be in Area H finals in a few weeks. They’re better than I’ve seen them previously.

I’m scared we’ll have a lot of holes this weekend :(!!! Which SUCKS because the show is really coming together after their BOA Austin performance. I hope they all get well soon…. :(

Guaranteed Placements.

1. Hebron 2. Marcus 3. Flower Mound 4. Claudia Taylor Johnson 5.. Ronald Reagan 6.. Vandegrift 7. Westlake 8. Coppell 9. Cedar Ridge 10. Keller 11. Caroll Senior 12. Vista Ridge

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1. Vandegrift 2. Claudia Taylor Johnson 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Hebron 5. Marcus 6. Keller 7. Flower Mound 8. Seven Lakes 9. Keller 10. Timber Creek 11. Vista Ridge 12. Coppell

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I ended up making it out on time!!!! Here are my thoughts tonight: Tivy : This reminds me of Keller’s 2015 show! Beautiful guard flags! A little work is needed on the flag work but the level of demand is sky high! LOVED the flute soloist! Excellent technique for a flute player and their skill really tied the whole band together. A very effective visual package that at least from the stands comes off as very cleaned and controlled. I got to see them at state in 2019 and they have only grown since then! Champion : A show with some of the clearest design decisions that I saw this weekend. The students understand the show and they delivery the emotions of it very beautifully. The drill is a little simple but the students execute that simplicity wonderfully. A strong showing from our friends from Boerne. Liberty Hill : Simply beautiful and touching! There is a lot of demand for the students here! There are some cleanliness issues but that really just stems from the fact that this really isn’t the easiest show and the students are giving their absolute best and full effort. Incredibly emotionally effective. I loved the experience. Loved the uniforms. Glenn : They really know how to come together as a band and play together! There are very little stick outs musically and it really feels like a good strong ensemble where everyone is giving their all. Some issues visually but with a few days of cleaning they should easily be taken care of. Beautiful show. Loved the theming. Cedar Park : Very little words! Really strong show! Loved the minimal use of props. The eye looked absolutely stunning with the backdrop of the setting sun. Loved the musical selections. Outstanding woodwinds, the best woodwinds of the night and possibly some of the best woodwinds in the state of Texas! Jaw-Dropping and stunning! In the contention for a medal at San Antonio in my opinion! Really just outstanding! Leander : It’s hard not to be biased! Beautiful show! As with previous weekends there are some issues with the visual book but there’s a lot less than weeks prior and Leander really is putting their all into cleaning them up. Beautiful design balance between UIL and BOA. Crisp sounds and little to no stick outs musically. Really beautiful and wonderful show. It was very easy to just sit back and enjoy it no strings attached. I loved it! Loved seeing my daughter on the field. It was so touching and beautiful. I’ve missed watching her perform, ever since 2019 and seeing that final performance of Radioactive on Grand Nationals finals night there’s been a hole in my heart left by the Leander Marching Lions. Rouse : Wow! Wow! When did Rouse get such a good color guard? Absolutely stunning work from them! It’s guards like this that make me wish there was a caption for it on UIL and BOA sheets! Other than that in my humble non-judge opinion. The music wasn’t the most demanding but that doesn’t matter as Rouse performs this easier musical book so with precision that the difficulty of it isn’t really relevant. Their visual is so straightforward and for lack of a better word simply clean! It’s just a really clean visual book. It’s your standard simple lines and curves but it’s just so clean! Along with the color guard this creates what I believe to be the best visual book of the night. Cedar Park may be ahead of Rouse in music by a little leap, but Rouse sure is ahead in colorguard as well as visual! At least in my opinion. Great night!

Ok! Thank you! I will post it here if I find it.

So….do you not have the finals schedule?

Does anyone have the finals schedule?

Does anybody have results from here