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With a little over 2 weeks till the area, this is going to be a tough battle for all bands in this area. To which I could see a lot of these placements change. My predictions: 1. Wakeland ( Very good, looks like one of their best years in a while.) 2. Lonestar ( Another really good band, could even beat Wakeland, but who knows, love their great job Lonestar!) 3. McKinney North ( Really enjoyable show, placed 20th at Prosper, but from what I heard, it wasn't a great run for them; they usually get really clean last minute, and I doubt this year will be an exception. But could see them getting 4th or 5th.) 4. Lebanon Trail ( Love the show, love what y'all are doing, and love how y'all show up when it counts, could definitely see them higher or lower, really depends on their run and other bands' run that night.) 5. Argyle ( Show is fantastic, and very well performed. I could see them getting 4th or 3rd, but similar to Lebanon Trail and McKinney North, it depends on their runs.) 6. Walnut Grove ( With them beating Reedy at Prosper, I see them getting 6th love what they are about, and can't wait to see them in a few weeks.) 7. Independence ( Some pretty good visuals, I enjoy the show and the idea of it, and some killer brass, but definitely a possibility of them getting 6th or even 8th.) 8. Reedy (I'm curious about where they could be placed. I haven't seen them much, but from what I have seen, it looks pretty good, and I wouldn't be surprised if they get 7th. It will be fun to watch. Great job!) 9. The Colony ( Amazing band, I like the woodwinds sound pretty good. Could get 10th, but I'm confident they will pull through.) 10. Heritage ( Decently clean visually, like what they got going for them. I'm not sure how they will do here, but it will be fun to watch.) I can see these changing around. But it depends on what performances they do now until their show time on November 1st. This is just a rough estimate of what I could see happen. 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 7-10 could change. It depends on who gets more reps in these few weeks. Great job to all bands, and I wish everyone the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Could you please send the video.

I think this is where many people misunderstand the UIL sheet. It doesn't specify "individual marching" and "ensemble marching"—it says "individual movement" and "ensemble movement" which is something North does a lot of. It may not be the same as what other bands in the area do, but their approach is different, and it's proven to be effective in the past. But what I think is more important is that there is a shift from focusing on "marching" to "movement," shows that UIL is becoming increasingly similar to BOA and their approach.