homerchap

In the stands, I feel very far from the performers. There’s a track and a very wide sideline. The only time I’ve noticed it sounding echoey is when people have played to the backfield. It seems a lot of woodwind sounds are disappearing here too compared a lot of stadiums

I also know that they were scheduled to go on at 7:30 am. Coming from north Houston, they'd probably have to have a call time of like 3 am if not earlier to make that. Our band had a 3:45 am call time this past weekend and we performed later than 7:30 and the stadium was closer too. I do feel sorry for Klein Cain having to do this so early too.

I’m wondering how people are watching the contest that are commenting. It’d be interesting to know when making predictions if you’re in person or watching online. Don’t get me wrong, all of the bands have been great, but some of the bands people are predicting highly had some glaring issues that I’m wondering how that’s coming across online because in person I didn’t see them nearly as high

I know with our band program after someone made a DCI group, they've posted on our band Facebook page asking for donations. I would maybe get with your band director and see if you could do something like this or if they have any other ideas.

Klein Oak has most of part 1 & 2 somewhat completed. There's some blank spaces in the show that'll be added later by different "instruments". Overall they seem to have a pretty solid first game performance.

Hopefully the weather holds off this week for the games

That's true but you didn't even put them in as a bubble band either unless you meant them instead of Klein Cain.

No Klein Oak? They came in 3rd at BOA North Houston ahead of some of these schools. This will be their second year under their new director who has a really good track record. They've also change their arranger to Michael Martin. It'll be fun to see some of the changes we'll see from him. I can see Klein Oak taking another step forward this year.

Klein Oak will be attending per their band calendar.

Klein Oak will be attending per their band calendar.

Klein Oak will be attending per their band calendar.

Klein Oak announced their 2024 show tonight. It's called "Heartless" and is about what it's like to be the tin man from the Wizard of Oz and longing for what he can't have, which is his heart. No graphics have been made public yet but I'll try and post them when they are. The song selections are My Body is a Cage - Peter Gabriel What Could Have Been - Sting (from Arcane) Symphony No. 5 - Prokofiev Road to Perdition - Thomas Newman This is Life - Son Lux (from Everything Everywhere All at Once) Human Heart - Jacob Collier

I just did a quick look at it looks like there will be 34 bands in this area now. I wouldn't be surprised if we can send 6 to state for the next two years maybe. Cleveland HS Caney Creek HS College Park HS Conroe HS Grand Oaks HS Oak Ridge HS The Woodlands HS Klein Cain HS Klein Collins HS Klein Forest HS Klein HS Klein Oak HS Magnolia HS Magnolia West HS Tomball HS Tomball Memorial HS Willis HS Aldine HS Avalos P - Tech School Carver HS Eisenhower HS Davis HS MacArthur HS Nimitz HS North Shore HS Atascocita HS Humble HS Kingwood HS Summer Creek HS New Caney HS King HS Dekaney HS Spring HS Westfield HS

I saw this yesterday and thought maybe Houston was getting a 3rd BOA contest. It’ll be interesting to see if some people move over to the North Houston contest. The first time I ever saw Reagan was at North Houston about 6 years ago

More than likely if/when that happens some schools could move out of 6A for a time. Like if Tomball West opens and they take students from the other high schools it'll lower their numbers.

I got to see them in Ohio this past year and and agree that it was one of the most entertaining guard shows I've ever seen.

It’s one of the games from the show. You guess a price and it moves how many spaces you’re off from guessing the right price. If you’re off too much the yodeler would fall off the cliff

They actually warmed up inside. Everyone was still talking about Ronald Reagan when Klein oak went. Did anyone see them? Thoughts?

Ours goes on at 9:45 but we’re pumped. Wake up time is 4 am though. lol

I emailed them earlier today to find out but I haven't heard back yet

I know the directors have them but I don't know if they'll be posted or not. Ours sent us information on where we placed in the caption in prelims and finals.

I've saw clear brook at BOA and both runs on Saturday and they were definitely a little off in finals. I heard a lot of phasing I'd never heard before and they weren't together like I'd heard before. I'm not sure if The Lone Star Preview posts the score sheets but I'd have to guess their music score was lower than usual because of that. It was probably just a one time thing but they'll be fine.

I still think Klein Cain will make Finals. The Klein schools were out of school last week and a lot of them learned or finished learning a majority of their closer on Thursday and Friday of last week. I think that they will all get them more cleaned up this week and be in a much better position next weekend.

Remember you only get 8 hours a week of practice so not going to BOA doesn't mean more practice time, it actually might mean less because you get an hour on extra practice on performance days.

I know. I went to Tomball High School before Tomball Memorial existed. I was thinking they were both going to be there. That's what I get for not relooking at the schedule before saying something. 😂