I think the system is way better than before having dedicated judges to each music section but I think they should have kept the switching of judges from prelims to finals.
Not just CFISD, but places like pearland and HISD areas like that for more diverse competition than just a smaller area comp preview.
I think they should decrease finals by just a tiny bit from 14 to 10 for more competition
I don't know if this is just me, but I feel like when they announce results at area finals, they should 1st through 5th first, and then 10th through 6th after so there isn't as much awkward silence before 6th being announced.