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Someone in the Area B discussion thread said that the Area Secretary explained that if the whole contest cannot be completed before midnight then prelims results will stand for the whole contest.

Do you know how the rain delays will work? If finals is canceled does it get moved to Monday or will prelims scores decide the contest?

It looks like it’ll rain in the morning. How will the rain delays work? If finals gets cancelled does it take place on Monday or will the judges have to certify state qualifiers based on prelims scores?

I’m thinking about going to Area B prelims and Area C finals, the opposite of what I did last year, lol, I haven’t decided exactly what I’m gonna do though, so many options😩 This would be the 4th time going to B and the third time going to C.

Ok so I wasn’t crazy! Thanks

Thank you for this! I was looking at the website after the contest was over and I couldn’t find it. Maybe they were just uploaded

The higher up the conferences you go, the more competitive it gets!🥵

Similar to Lake Ridge, they clearly have a strong concert band program. They play all of their material very confidently and professionally. I especially liked the in the hall of the mountain king movement. I was impressed by how well each woodwind section executed their part, really good control from the high woodwinds in the upper register 8th-note phrases, and confident playing from the saxes and low reeds. I liked those little ornaments the brass did in their playing! Very creative. And the low brass handled their part so well, very controlled sounds coming from that section when they could’ve easily played their parts splatty. They’re a band that’s comfortable with featuring any section which is impressive. I think the reason they got 10th was because they were more conservative with their drill formations and simultaneous playing while marching. The top two bands, Keller and Wakeland, were much stronger in this department by comparison. And those two groups took higher risks with their music: More double tonguing in the brass, more woodwind runs, all done at a faster tempo while on the move. And at a well controlled, louder volume.

It looks to me that the discrepancies were caused by the changes in judges between prelims and finals. Two of the music judges switched with the two visual judges so that can cause a change in scores/rankings. Plus the lone music judge who did music for both prelims and finals had some changes in their opinion as well. And any improvements or drop in the quality of their performance may have had affects as well.

They were a good band. I personally thought the woodwinds were stronger than the brass, but the judges may have disagreed, idk the scores and ordinal ranks. Canyon has good performers, just not as much balance in their sound compared to the bigger bands like Wakeland, where it sounded like every performer maintained the same level of intensity. Sometimes Canyon’s brass was a little tentative with their starts. I think because the other groups ensemble sounds are so much louder/stronger and the bigger bands are capable of more complex drill formations, Canyon being a smaller band couldn’t get into finals. I loved that bat cave thing where the guard was upside down then jumped down to enter the field. They did a good job staying in character! it was a shame the bassoonist’s mic didn’t work in either prelims or finals. I wanted to hear her play! I was a bassoonist in high school too! I loved how she stayed in character regardless!

Outstanding Content and Design- Wakeland DMI used the UIL 7-judge system in case you didn’t know

I had a blast being there in person watching the programs do their thing, and relaying the play-by-play for you all🥵🤣

2022 Duncanville Marching Invitational Finals Placements and Caption Awards: 10th- Chisholm Trail 9th- Allen 8th- Permian 7th- Berkner 6th- James Martin 5th- Plano East 4th- Lake Ridge 3rd- Waxahachie 2nd- Keller Champion🏆- Wakeland Outstanding Music- Tie between Keller and Wakeland Outstanding Visual- Wakeland Outstanding Content and Design- Wakeland Outstanding Percussion- Wakeland Outstanding Color Guard- Plano East

Duncanville was so funky! The singer so authentically captured the New York, jazzy style. Great job woodwinds with those runs. Brass so groovy and fun to listen to. Very talented performers in every section! kay I’m now done with analyses, whew!😩🤣 on to the awards!

The W in Wakeland stands for WOW! Definitely their Best performance of the season!! That opening was sooo good. I loved how well they maintain a high quality of sound in those extended phrases. That opening hit with the high brass is difficult to pull off because it’s so exposed, there’s not much going on in the background so any discrepancy is easily noticeable. Clean starts and stops throughout the whole show whenever the band plays! Understandable why they were first overall in prelims.

Also that lyrical woodwind feature in the ballad was awesome! When the woodwinds play that high up, it can be easy to notice any discrepancy in the sound (like that clarinet squeak lol) but they handle it so well. Very characteristic sounds even in tougher octaves. And they shape it beautifully.

I see why Keller competes so well. I noticed that when they do those crescendoing phrases, they’re longer than the phrases the other bands attempt. That’s riskier as the longer the phrase goes the more likely(and easier to notice) a decay in the quality of sound can occur. And they attempt more simultaneous playing while marching.

I’m impressed with Waxahacie’s risk taking with the triplets in the brass. It can be very easy to make those sound crunched and unclear, but they not only make every note speak but they put a great amount of shape into those phrases and balance and blend their sound very well with their fellow performers.

I was referring to the 1st movement when the low brass would play those accented quarter notes, alternating with the high brass. But the trombone feature has plenty of STANK in it too lol Also I was charmed by the quality of the ensemble’s sound. I can tell they have a strong concert band program. All of those quarter note stabs were played with so much substance in the sound. The woodwinds handled that nutcracker feature beautifully, very mature with shaping those phrases, and very consistent with the quality of the eight-note parts. And the woodwind ensemble played like pros! Double-tonguing was sublime!

They were great! I could tell they have strong concert bands. And the color guard was very good, can see why they won best color guard in class 6A.

Yes. I was calling it “funny” because at BOA they don’t list them out all at once even if there’s only 1 band in that class, they do them one at a time. It was different. People chuckled when the announcer called the 4A and 5A awards all at once

No. these shows are already up or will be up in the future on YouTube anyway. I just went to the contest because I live nearby and had time on my hands

Ditto! I saw every band in prelims except highland park(I got there right when they finished performing. Should’ve left the house sooner!😭) then watched finals with my parents(They enjoyed it!) I may need to start bringing a seat cushion this is how you know I’m a true marching band fan!

My butt hurts from sitting in the stadium all day 😩

Funny how they announced all of the awards at once for class 4A and 5A