I wanted to thank everyone for their updates and comments. My son is in his first year of marching band, so all of this is new to me - and I am learning a lot from these posts. I do not understand the musicianship that is actually being judged, so it is interesting to hear the thoughts from those that do. I am blown away by the sheer amount of talented kids in this competition.
But it seems like there are the perennial favorites who progress year after year, and that’s great for those programs - but who are the dark horses? Who could shock everyone this year and advance?
