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Ah, okay, I gotcha. But we all know Honor Band isn't generally a fluke. Hebron gets stronger every year and I definitely think they're a force to be reckoned with. As a proud alum, I secretly hope I get to see the day where they surpass Marcus and/or Bell.

Actually, no. This is Hebron's first time as Honor Band, as well as their first time going to Midwest with the top ensemble. However, the year before, we had our Clarinet Choir go to Midwest. That was 2009, I believe.

Wow, a year after I graduate, my school does me proud! Glad we're considered a threat these days. Congratulations to the players and directors involved.

Says the person from Cedar Park. I will admit your show held my attention, which is more than I can say for a LOT of the bands that performed in the finals. But marching band isn't really just about marching and playing all the time. Sometimes it's nice to tell a story. Although I understand why you guys did well at state. You march and play very well. But I thought BOA would have knocked you down a few pegs, since they're so effects-oriented. Either way, congratulations.

Man oh man. The one thing about Hebron is... we always do so much worse in finals than in prelims! For example... this year at BOA SA we went from 6th to 8th. At UIL State we went from 7th to 10th. I hope the kids that take over in the next couple of years can reverse our curse. I can really see us going far in years to come. Since I completely disagree with Coppell's placement, I'll just go ahead and say that I agree with the top 2. Marcus had a phenomenal finals performance, while Bell's was just a bit ho-hum for me personally. And how lame would it be if Bell dominated EVERYTHING!? I'm glad that they each got their moments to shine. Can someone explain to me what Cedar Park's show is about? I'm still confused. All I remember is the fortissississississimo park-and-barks and the slow-paced ballad. I know it's called On Edge, but... of what? Insanity? It just didn't actually have a theme to me. No props, either.

You definitely should, Stephen! Hebron has the 59th performance slot out of 60 at BOA SA.

Mansfield is so great this year! It kind of feels like they came up from nowhere... They kind of remind me of us from back in the day. I hope they go far.

Well we (meaning Hebron) were fourth after prelims... Which is CRAZY! And we got fifth after finals... Thanks everyone who congratulated and encouraged us along the way. I saw finals from LD Bell onward... (I believe that included Richland, Haltom, and Plano Sr) And I just gotta say....... Bell was fabulous! I'm such a big fan of them!! This year is by far my favorite thus far. I hope they just demolish everyone in their path.

They're $99. Maybe kind of expensive, but if it is passed on from year to year from head drum major to head drum major, I think it's well worth it.

Bahahaha that would be too cool.

Our drum major uses a Body Beat metronome... It's a portable pocket-metronome that sends a pulse/vibration for every beat. Thus, it's both practical and nonintrusive.

Bahaha that's unfortunate that you've seen us 6 times. We rarely get to see other bands because we usually get the lastest performance times.

My predictions?? Duh... same as it was last time. LD Bell, Marcus, Richland, Haltom, and Hebron! Anything else would baffle me.

Wow those last couple of posts were an explosion of annoyingness. Haha... Wow. But anyways, I enjoyed Coppell's show the few times I've seen it (about 3 or 4 by now)... But it feels like they're trying too hard this year? I don't know... The arrangement of the music just felt... contrived? But the guard was nice, and they made good sounds.

Hmmm well I like all of Marcus's shows the first time I see them... But they seem to get stale pretty fast in my opinion. I guess it doesn't matter to a judge though, since they only see it like one, two, maybe three times live during the season. I usually see them at least 5 or 6 times. And they just don't ever progress. They stay the same from the first performance to the last. (Except the Water show, when they added those fish flags to the closer right before BOA SA)