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Blue Devils (which has finally been deprived of tonight at Round Rock! )

JOHN MACKEY'S HARVEST!!!!!!!

My bad I'll get it changed.

Hello guys. I've heard that there will be six (!!) bands preparing for the Grand Nationals, including CTJ. Not only that, one other will be making their Grand Nats debut (whoohoo!). I also heard that LD Bell will not be coming (WHat1!?). Anymore about these rumors?

Placing is not revelant as score is. Take the SA score, and add 3-4 points or so (bands do improve by that amount in two weeks) and that's your score there.

I guess it's safe to assume that Indiana is closer to the music superiority that Texas has. May I remind you who has the highest music score in the history of Grand Nationals? Avon. 19.8.

I can agree Ponoma 96 was loud. Heck you can still hear the loudness in Youtube.

Jackson Academy beat out Duncanville in the finals of Grand Nationals. I just can't remember the year.

Key is brass arranger for SCV..... Mark Higgenbotham composed music for Westfield's 2003 show.... Richard Saucedo is the head band director at Carmel and used to arrange Cavies' music....

The puffy uniforms represent the "Clash" between two "Icons," Beethoven and Zeppelin/REM/Barber (<-- Yes, you read that right). For some odd reason, I think the 2009 show has to do something with it, because Avon did the throwing-flags-out-of-the-circle for the closer last year, and now they're doing it at the beginning? Looks interesting....

I heard that Blue Devils won by a point for the semis.... Maybe it's possible we see an upset by Cavies?

This has been discussed heavily over at the Indiana forums, between the founder and a well-respected member of the community (Blue Devils alum.)

Thanks for the list, but I'm sorry to tell you that the list is pretty much outdated. Music For All has the complete list that was updated several days ago.

So there's different systems? How about marching then?

Sorry about the naivety, but how does the music system work in Texas?

Bah, you lucky dogs! I'm limited to the carmel competition, but man Bluecoats are doing something right.

Do you have a source on this?

Made the changes. And I knew I was forgetting SFA. Thanks dan, once again, you came to my rescue...

Music for all did in fact update the list. http://www.musicforall.org/Programs/GN/2010bands.aspx In: Indian Hill, Metamora Township HS,

Sorry if its a bit biased. What I mean by dark horses is just an unexpected appearance in the finals. Case in point: Wando. Somehow, (and it still baffles me to this day) Wando beat both PCEP and American Forks. Both were heavily expected to make the finals. Dan Balash said himself that he had PCEP solidly ahead of Centerville, Wando, Bowie, and (duh-duh-dunn) the Woodlands. He said it here. http://www.indianamarching.com/community/f...d=10464;start=0 American Fork, with their story of tradegy, and a very strong emotional show to boot, was expected by many (including me) to make the finals. If you want to put this in a little perspective: Definite finalists-- Avon HS Broken Arrow HS Carmel HS Cedar Park HS Kennesaw Mountain HS Marian Catholic HS Tarpon Springs HS LD Bell HS That leaves 8 spots, as you can see (LC and CG are not included because compared to these the shows were a bit mediocre) Bubbles: Lawrence Central HS Center Grove HS PCEP the Lafayettes HS (KY & LA) Lake Central HS Winston Churchill HS Lake Park HS Ayala HS William Mason HS Dobyns-Bennett HS Stephen F. Austin HS Outside bubbles: Fossil Ridge HS Rampart HS Ben Davis HS 4 spots left, and there are a good amount of bands to surprise us here. You never know, huh? (RR 2005) EDIT: Bye, West Johnson. Sorry you guys couldn't come. best of luck to you! And AAAH! how did 2099 get there? Nice catch trumpetplayah! I made the change. again thanks..

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I posted this on the Indiana marching forums, but I thought about bringing this to you guys to. I'm thinking about using this as a base for a 2010 BOA guide. What I want to base the guide on are (ideas suggested are welcomed): Grand Nationals (Who will finish in the finals) Grand Nationals Dark Horses Shows worth mentioning (something like Greendale with that amazing opera voice) Regionals (who will finish in the finals) [TENTATIVELY] Opinionated Music, GE, Visual for each Regional and Grand Nationals. I'm not exactly a hardcore veteran (more like enthusiastic novice...), but I am willing to swallow any ...(how do I put this?)... straight-out comments to make the list better. (I'm not very good with words, sorry..) I enjoying learning, and will swallow any bitter-coated pill to learn. Thanks for reading this anyway. (And please help!) DEFINITE MUST-WATCHES no explanation needed Avon HS Carmel HS LD Bell HS (Hurst, TX) (heard they're doing a patriotic show this year. Should be a nice breath from all those story-driven shows, and from what I heard about the previous years, it should be more blowing-the-snot-of-their-noses-marching-extremely-fast show ) Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (Canton, MI) Marian Catholic HS (Chicago Heights, IL) Lake Park HS (Roselle, IL) Lawrence Central HS Center Grove HS Broken Arrow HS (Broken Arrow, OK) Kennesaw Mountain HS (Kennesaw, GA) Stephen Austin HS (Sugar Land, TX) Tarpon Springs HS (Tarpon Springs, FL) Several Dark Horses.... Brentwood HS (Brentwood, TN) They marched 4 parades, and placed as a semifinalist before. Adair County HS (Columbia, KY) Previous class A champion...... Cedar Park (Cedar Park, TX) Regional Finalists since 2002 Edgewood HS Something tells me that, following up on their runner-up state finish, Edgewood willl blow it open this year...... Lafayette HS (Lexington, KY) They almost got into the finals, just 2 spots out the 12th place. West Johnston HS (Benson, NC) I don't know about you, but I thought they almost had it with their show. Some parts didn't exactly work, and it's pretty much clear that they won't get into the finals, but hey, you never know. Franklin HS (Franklin, TN) Marched in 6 parades (which is impressive by any count) Lafayette HS (Lafayette, LA) Lafayette finished in the 2008 Grand Nationals finals, and seems to have continued that success into the 2009 St. Louis Super Regional, taking the class AAA title, the outstanding GE Effect for AAA, and a respectable 7th finish in the finals. Events to watch for... Edgewood HS Indiana band making debut. Every Indiana band brings something new to GNs, and I wouldn't miss watching them for the world. Bourbon Con. VS. Adair Con. Battling for the class A champ. New dark horse finalist... With Wando, James Bowie, The Woodlands, and Marcus not participating this year, this will leave a spot or 2 to a dark horse... 2008: Ben Davis 2009: Wando (SC) 2010: ? ? ? Will Avon 3-peat? I'm guessing very likely... and Is Marian Catholic finally getting the Eagle this year? We can't rule out this. They finished 3rd, but TIED with LD Bell. If you ask me, they are getting very close. Indy Regional Not really GN-related, but as Dan said, the Indy Regional is the bloodbath this year... I'm pretty sure I missed some bands (or events), so please free to voice your opinions. Thanks!

How do you that?... Is it the forums username/password? I've tried that but it doesn't work.

I put up a list on the Indiana Marching forums, under thewho. I changed the state initials from Indy to Texas. Returning bands from 2009 (schools with no state initials are from Texas): Archbishop Alter HS, (Kettering, OH) Avon HS (Avon, IN) Bellbrook HS, (Bellbrook, OH) Ben Davis HS (Indianapolis, IN) Bishop Fenwick HS, (Franklin, OH) Bourbon County HS, (Paris, KY) Broken Arrow HS, (Broken Arrow, OK) Brunswick HS, (Brunswick, OH) Carlisle HS, (Carlisle, OH) Carmel HS (Carmel, IN) Carroll HS, (Dayton, OH) Center Grove HS (Greenwood, IN) Centerville HS (Centerville, OH) Columbus North HS (Columbus, IN) DeSoto HS (Southaven, MS) Greendale HS (Greendale, WI) Herscher HS (Herscher, IL) LD Bell HS Lafayette HS (Lexington, KY) Lake Central HS (St. John, IN) Lake Park HS (Roselle, IL) Lakeland HS (White Lake, MI) Lawrence Central HS (Indianapolis, IN) Marian Catholic HS (Chicago Heights, IL) Meade County HS (Brandenburg, KY) Monrovia HS (Monrovia, IN.... 25 members strong!) Morton HS (Morton, IL) Mount Gilead HS (Mount Gilead, OH) Northmont HS (Clayton, OH) O'Fallon Township HS (O'Fallon, IL) Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (Canton, MI) Talawanda HS (Oxford, OH) Tippecanoe HS (Tipp City, OH) Walled Lake Central HS (Walled Lake, MI) West Bloomfield HS (West Bloomfield, MI) West Johnston HS (Benson, NC) Western Brown HS (Mt. Orab, OH) William Mason HS (Mason, OH) Bands from 2008 and previous years: Adair County (Columbia, KY) Archbishop McNicholas HS (Cincinnati, OH) Ayala HS (Chino Hills, CA) Boiling Springs HS (Boiling Springs, SC) Brentwood HS, (Brentwood, TN) Cary HS (Cary, NC) Daviess County HS (Owensboro, KY) Dobyns-Bennett HS, (Kingsport, TN) Godwin Heights HS (Wyoming, MI) Jenison HS (Jenison, MI) Kennesaw Mountain HS (Kennesaw, GA) Lafayette HS (Lafayette, LA) Lebanon HS (Lebanon, OH) Marietta HS (Marietta, OH) Moore HS (Moore, OK) Rampart HS (Colorado Springs, CO) Shawnee HS (Springfield, OH) Stephen F. Austin HS Tarpon Springs HS (Tarpon Springs, FL) Thousand Oaks HS (Thousand Oaks, CA) Union HS (Tulsa, OK) Victor J. Andrew HS (Tinley Park, IL) Winston Churchill HS Bands making their 1st appearance in the Grand Nationals: Bridgewater-Raritan HS (Bridgewater, NJ) Cape Fear HS (Fayetteville, NC) Cedar Park HS (Cedar Park, TX) Edgewood HS (Ellettsville, IN) Fossil Ridge HS Franklin HS (Franklin, TN) Lewisville HS (Richsburg, SC) Loganville HS (Loganville, GA) Ravenwood HS (Brentwood, TN) Thomas Johnson HS (Frederick, MD) Utica HS (Utica, OH) I apologize for any mistakes, and please feel free to tell me those mistakes.