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Props are not required and how much did the props that Broken Arrow have add to their show? was that a deciding factor? they sure looked expensive to build and even more to haul from OK.
there is much to be said about what a program spends on drill designers and other expense, so what do you propose to make this fair for everyone. do we limit the amount that a program can spend? do we ban props? do we require that every program write their own drill and arrange their own music? do we restrict the private lessons of their students? do we limit who they can bring in to consult?
Avon and Carmel spend next to nothing to go to Grand Nats and get to go every year. they sleep in their own beds every night for their super regional and grand nats. They do not have to deal with a 8 hour rule as it appears to be unique to Texas. That is my bigger concern.
Every program has the ability to fundraise to support their programs. I am not talking about just selling coupon books and/or mulch. 
I have been doing fundraising outside of the student families for a number of years. the programs that claim that they struggle actually have the advantage as they can quickly qualify for grants. the schools that are in affluent areas do not, as every school and district is rated in a system that grant supporters want to see.
Your program may a high income demographic and fail to qualify for support, but have a huge transient population in the means of apartments/rentals that need support - especially if you are in an area that supports a military base - moving every 3 years.
Our program is considered by far too many to be an affluent program - but our cluster foundation provided more than $50K in support this season for marching scholarships for Grand Nats, for one of our middle schools to do Midwest clinic, for instruments at other schools. This funding was to support kids that would not otherwise be able to participate based on their financial situation. 
If you think that the "affluent" schools do not have a free lunch program - you are mistaken.
I would welcome and be more interested in any thoughts on how we can ensure that every kid has the ability to perform in the marching arts - and I would support anything that is reasonable, but let's not assume that the only means it to provide for some is to take away from others. 

we all learn to accept what we can cannot control - and work with what we can control - Asterisks or not 
 

I only watched some of the area videos, but based on those, no surprises for me. Really great work by everyone. It shows A LOT of dedication and perseverance.
Congrats to CTJ on a fabulous show, and your first state championship! As a few people mentioned, CTJ definitely had the closest thing to a "real" CTJ show this year. The others I think put forward very, very commendable efforts given the circumstances, but not quite what I would have expected in a normal year.
I think my favorite moment from the shows I watched was Hebron's ballad. I just remember saying out loud, "OMG! This is almost like a normal championship show!" Visually beautiful, musically beautiful. Well, maybe the quality of the sound wasn't quite as good as usual (and I think that maybe is why Hebron's music scores are a little bit lower than expected), but it was powerful nevertheless. It's impressive that they held on to those 1st place visual scores despite performing somewhat early.
Flower Mound, sort of the same for me. Like, parts of it, very powerful, other parts, a bit weaker. To be expected, really. As always, they fully commanded the space of the field, both musically and visually.
I had a really hard time getting a read on Marcus' show based on the available video. It did look closer to a typical show to me than most of the others. Like, very warm, calm, symphonic playing, which we expect from Marcus. The flags went up and down at the same time, too, which is always good! Hahaha. (I found my eyes drifting to the guards a lot in these shows, because they had more "typical" sort of work relative to the bands, in my opinion.) Maybe Marcus would have medaled if they had performed later, who knows.
TWHS in 2nd place in music, and all the music judges had them medaling, which is pretty atypical for TWHS at UIL. Good for them! Another fun show, although as others have noted, the visual was definitely watered down this year -- and a bit dirtier, too. But I feel like I can say that about most groups. A lot of the visual programs this year looked they came out of a time warp from the 90s. To be expected.
Can I go on about how 4 of the top half of the State contenders are from Houston? (Let's ignore the fact that central TX mostly didn't compete this year.) Pearland, I've got my eyes on you...

I would agree, rough time slot for Marcus. with Covid concerns, I wonder if they will be able to come the day before or if they will have a 5 hours bus ride at o dark thirty?
CTJ with late spot and being at home should be a real advantage, but I still think that the top 5 you have listed are the front runners but the placing could be very fluid with  no finals - so looking forward to this event - going to camp out at the dome for the entire day and get my band on

Area Saturday is upon us!!  Let's go over all the rules, regulations, legally binding contracts, and everything you need to know for the 6A Area Contests this weekend!!!

0:00 - Intro
3:54 - Region Contest And Challenges
7:30 - Area Judging
9:31 - UIL COVID-19 Rules
18:04 - How To Qualify For State
21:28 - Tiebreakers
23:13 - TxBands Live Blog
26:26 - Area-By-Area Breakdown
38:49 - What To Expect While Watching
44:10 - Final Words

 

Fans are allowed - socially distanced and masks are required the entire time. Box Office will open 75 minutes prior to first band and doors will open 45 minutes prior to first performance to avoid congregating at the entry points. there is a extended performance time to allow for each band and the crew/chaperones to clear the field between performances.  
Hope to see you there - look for my CTJ - BandDad84 mask

Coming into the season, we thought CTJ would be one of the ones to beat. They’ve been so consistently great in Texas that it was hard to not have them at the top of the pack going into Nationals. Despite maybe underplacing (but not underperforming!) a little bit this season, there’s absolutely nothing to be upset about. The show this year, The Circle of Life, is a fine sequel to their amazing 2017 production, and at times it makes nods to that show, as when they quote music from it in the opener. In true CTJ style, the show is scorchingly difficult, both musically and visually, but the execution is outstanding. Also, in true CTJ style, the show is consistently inventive, and buoyant, and eclectic, and crowd-pleasing. One thing that CTJ does consistently well is taking us on a truly diverse emotional journey. They allow themselves to be sad and happy and funny and serious, sometimes within the span of a few minutes. Their shows are always so full of life and character, and this production is no different. With The Circle of Life, they continue to push the boundaries of the sort of movement that a high school band can achieve. It’s not the cleanest show we’ve gotten from them, but it’s way more than enough. The musicianship from the soloists was just totally astounding. Totally delightful. When the show is over, you just want rise to your feet and throw babies onto the field.

spending the past few days working at the San Antonio SR - I have a new appreciation for the event from many angles.
 
I have attended the event since 2011, first as a parent, than as an alumni supporter, and now returning as a freshman parent that worked the event. I was amazed at the amount of work that goes into the event, I got to see the number of people and the overall hours that goes into the event, the number of people that are involved and the dedication. truly amazing. An to know that so many of them are doing it for the love of the art and dedication to the kids - 
 
But what touched me the most was the 2 full days of raw emotion. Seeing the tears of kids who may of had a bad run, a senior coming off the field in prelims knowing it may be their last performance of their high school career, kids in pain from a broken finger from a rifle toss, a sprained ankle from a trip, or a dislocated knee after getting hit by a prop. More than 15,000 kids crossed the floor of the dome. it was amazing to see up close and personal and it truly touched me. In the stands or on Flomarching, you do not see the emotion that plays into the event.
 
We all talk on this site of who will place where in this event, and while the results this year where not to my liking, I have a new respect for all those that make the event possible and the kids that leave everything they have on that field regardless of where they place.  
 
for those that would like to share in this love of the marching arts at this event and plan to attend next year - I plan to offer a chance for you to come to the dome, spend a few hours working and see the emotion first hand. I promise to feed you, get you into the event for free and provide you with whatever obnoxious colored t shirt we are offering next year.
 
congrats to every kid that crossed the field the past 2 days - as Dan Potter says - You are all winners!! 

Happy BOA SA Eve!!!!

Happy BOA SA Eve!!!!

come on BK - I don't taste food that by designed could taste me      

Years ago, I blogged the Lonestar Preview for txBands.....it was fun!!!

I'll brag about CTJ.....I have no problems with this.  I'm extremely proud of this program.  Especially since my daughters have been involved with it for the last 10 years......
 
2008  CTJ opens for business 2008  First show was "Bloom"USSBA San Antonio (1st in 5A) USSBA Texas State Championships (3rd in 5A) BOA San Antonio (29th Place) 2009  "Dichotomy::Duality"USSBA Texas Championships (2nd Place) BOA Houston (16th Place) BOA San Antonio (23rd Place) 2010  "You Are..."  Personally, one of my favorite CTJ shows.  Also the 1st year, my oldest daughter, started participating.Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (Grand Champion) BOA Houston (9th in Finals, 8th in Prelims.  Won Visual in prelims) UIL Area D 5A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (10th in Finals, 7th in Prelims) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (13th Place) 2011  "Lincolnshire Posy"Lone Star Preview (1st in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) BOA Houston (6th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) Grand Nationals (8th in Finals, 10th in Semi-Finals, 7th in Prelims) 2012  "Eve"BOA Denton (3rd overall)  The weather sucked at this event.  Finals was cancelled.  They used scores from prelims to determine winner. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (10th in Finals, 8th in Prelims) 2013  "Enigmatic" - This was the  senior year for my oldest, and my middle daughter's freshman year.  CTJ also participated in the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade.BOA Austin (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music in both Prelims & Finals BOA Houston (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music and Visual in Prelims. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) - CTJ won GE in Prelims 2014  "Chameleon"US Bands New Braunfels Showcase (1st overall) BOA Houston (1st in Finals) - CTJ won Music, Visual, and GE in Finals UIL Area D 5A-6A (3rd place) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (3rd in Finals, 7th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - CTJ tied for Visual with Bowie and won GE 2015  "White Rabbit"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - CTJ won all 3 captions.  Tied with Harlingen for Music. BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) - CTJ won Music.  Tied Reagan for Visual. BOA San Antonio (3rd in Finals) 2016  "Flashdance" - My middle daughters senior year, and my youngest freshman year!  My middle daughter was Tiny Dancer in the show!!!BOA Austin (3rd in Finals) BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) UIL Area D 6A (5th in Prelims) - CTJ pulled out of Finals BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) Grand Nationals (9th in Finals) 2017  "The Forest Through The Trees"BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions.  Tied Vandegrift in Music. Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (1st place) BOA Midland (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - Won Music and GE.  Also the highest finals score in BOA San Antonio history...96.625. 2018  "Tremendous Sea Of Love"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won GE UIL Area D 6A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (7th in Finals)

I'll brag about CTJ.....I have no problems with this.  I'm extremely proud of this program.  Especially since my daughters have been involved with it for the last 10 years......
 
2008  CTJ opens for business 2008  First show was "Bloom"USSBA San Antonio (1st in 5A) USSBA Texas State Championships (3rd in 5A) BOA San Antonio (29th Place) 2009  "Dichotomy::Duality"USSBA Texas Championships (2nd Place) BOA Houston (16th Place) BOA San Antonio (23rd Place) 2010  "You Are..."  Personally, one of my favorite CTJ shows.  Also the 1st year, my oldest daughter, started participating.Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (Grand Champion) BOA Houston (9th in Finals, 8th in Prelims.  Won Visual in prelims) UIL Area D 5A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (10th in Finals, 7th in Prelims) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (13th Place) 2011  "Lincolnshire Posy"Lone Star Preview (1st in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) BOA Houston (6th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) Grand Nationals (8th in Finals, 10th in Semi-Finals, 7th in Prelims) 2012  "Eve"BOA Denton (3rd overall)  The weather sucked at this event.  Finals was cancelled.  They used scores from prelims to determine winner. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (10th in Finals, 8th in Prelims) 2013  "Enigmatic" - This was the  senior year for my oldest, and my middle daughter's freshman year.  CTJ also participated in the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade.BOA Austin (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music in both Prelims & Finals BOA Houston (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music and Visual in Prelims. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) - CTJ won GE in Prelims 2014  "Chameleon"US Bands New Braunfels Showcase (1st overall) BOA Houston (1st in Finals) - CTJ won Music, Visual, and GE in Finals UIL Area D 5A-6A (3rd place) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (3rd in Finals, 7th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - CTJ tied for Visual with Bowie and won GE 2015  "White Rabbit"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - CTJ won all 3 captions.  Tied with Harlingen for Music. BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) - CTJ won Music.  Tied Reagan for Visual. BOA San Antonio (3rd in Finals) 2016  "Flashdance" - My middle daughters senior year, and my youngest freshman year!  My middle daughter was Tiny Dancer in the show!!!BOA Austin (3rd in Finals) BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) UIL Area D 6A (5th in Prelims) - CTJ pulled out of Finals BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) Grand Nationals (9th in Finals) 2017  "The Forest Through The Trees"BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions.  Tied Vandegrift in Music. Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (1st place) BOA Midland (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - Won Music and GE.  Also the highest finals score in BOA San Antonio history...96.625. 2018  "Tremendous Sea Of Love"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won GE UIL Area D 6A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (7th in Finals)

I'll brag about CTJ.....I have no problems with this.  I'm extremely proud of this program.  Especially since my daughters have been involved with it for the last 10 years......
 
2008  CTJ opens for business 2008  First show was "Bloom"USSBA San Antonio (1st in 5A) USSBA Texas State Championships (3rd in 5A) BOA San Antonio (29th Place) 2009  "Dichotomy::Duality"USSBA Texas Championships (2nd Place) BOA Houston (16th Place) BOA San Antonio (23rd Place) 2010  "You Are..."  Personally, one of my favorite CTJ shows.  Also the 1st year, my oldest daughter, started participating.Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (Grand Champion) BOA Houston (9th in Finals, 8th in Prelims.  Won Visual in prelims) UIL Area D 5A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (10th in Finals, 7th in Prelims) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (13th Place) 2011  "Lincolnshire Posy"Lone Star Preview (1st in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) BOA Houston (6th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) Grand Nationals (8th in Finals, 10th in Semi-Finals, 7th in Prelims) 2012  "Eve"BOA Denton (3rd overall)  The weather sucked at this event.  Finals was cancelled.  They used scores from prelims to determine winner. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (10th in Finals, 8th in Prelims) 2013  "Enigmatic" - This was the  senior year for my oldest, and my middle daughter's freshman year.  CTJ also participated in the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade.BOA Austin (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music in both Prelims & Finals BOA Houston (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music and Visual in Prelims. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) - CTJ won GE in Prelims 2014  "Chameleon"US Bands New Braunfels Showcase (1st overall) BOA Houston (1st in Finals) - CTJ won Music, Visual, and GE in Finals UIL Area D 5A-6A (3rd place) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (3rd in Finals, 7th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - CTJ tied for Visual with Bowie and won GE 2015  "White Rabbit"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - CTJ won all 3 captions.  Tied with Harlingen for Music. BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) - CTJ won Music.  Tied Reagan for Visual. BOA San Antonio (3rd in Finals) 2016  "Flashdance" - My middle daughters senior year, and my youngest freshman year!  My middle daughter was Tiny Dancer in the show!!!BOA Austin (3rd in Finals) BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) UIL Area D 6A (5th in Prelims) - CTJ pulled out of Finals BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) Grand Nationals (9th in Finals) 2017  "The Forest Through The Trees"BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions.  Tied Vandegrift in Music. Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (1st place) BOA Midland (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - Won Music and GE.  Also the highest finals score in BOA San Antonio history...96.625. 2018  "Tremendous Sea Of Love"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won GE UIL Area D 6A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (7th in Finals)

I'll brag about CTJ.....I have no problems with this.  I'm extremely proud of this program.  Especially since my daughters have been involved with it for the last 10 years......
 
2008  CTJ opens for business 2008  First show was "Bloom"USSBA San Antonio (1st in 5A) USSBA Texas State Championships (3rd in 5A) BOA San Antonio (29th Place) 2009  "Dichotomy::Duality"USSBA Texas Championships (2nd Place) BOA Houston (16th Place) BOA San Antonio (23rd Place) 2010  "You Are..."  Personally, one of my favorite CTJ shows.  Also the 1st year, my oldest daughter, started participating.Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (Grand Champion) BOA Houston (9th in Finals, 8th in Prelims.  Won Visual in prelims) UIL Area D 5A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (10th in Finals, 7th in Prelims) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (13th Place) 2011  "Lincolnshire Posy"Lone Star Preview (1st in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) BOA Houston (6th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals, 6th in Prelims) Grand Nationals (8th in Finals, 10th in Semi-Finals, 7th in Prelims) 2012  "Eve"BOA Denton (3rd overall)  The weather sucked at this event.  Finals was cancelled.  They used scores from prelims to determine winner. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 5A (10th in Finals, 8th in Prelims) 2013  "Enigmatic" - This was the  senior year for my oldest, and my middle daughter's freshman year.  CTJ also participated in the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade.BOA Austin (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music in both Prelims & Finals BOA Houston (2nd in Finals, 2nd in Prelims) - CTJ won Music and Visual in Prelims. BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) - CTJ won GE in Prelims 2014  "Chameleon"US Bands New Braunfels Showcase (1st overall) BOA Houston (1st in Finals) - CTJ won Music, Visual, and GE in Finals UIL Area D 5A-6A (3rd place) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (3rd in Finals, 7th in Prelims) BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - CTJ tied for Visual with Bowie and won GE 2015  "White Rabbit"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - CTJ won all 3 captions.  Tied with Harlingen for Music. BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) - CTJ won Music.  Tied Reagan for Visual. BOA San Antonio (3rd in Finals) 2016  "Flashdance" - My middle daughters senior year, and my youngest freshman year!  My middle daughter was Tiny Dancer in the show!!!BOA Austin (3rd in Finals) BOA Houston (2nd in Finals) UIL Area D 6A (5th in Prelims) - CTJ pulled out of Finals BOA San Antonio (4th in Finals) Grand Nationals (9th in Finals) 2017  "The Forest Through The Trees"BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions.  Tied Vandegrift in Music. Roosevelt Rough Rider Marching Contest (1st place) BOA Midland (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA San Antonio (1st in Finals) - Won Music and GE.  Also the highest finals score in BOA San Antonio history...96.625. 2018  "Tremendous Sea Of Love"BOA McAllen (1st in Finals) - Won all 3 captions. BOA Austin (1st in Finals) - Won GE UIL Area D 6A (3rd place) BOA San Antonio (5th in Finals) UIL State Marching Contest 6A (7th in Finals)

Because I have nothing better to do.....
 
Here is a 98% accurate history of TMEA All-State Band numbers since 1989 (the year I graduated from high school).  This is pulled from the following ensembles:
1989 - 1998 - Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, & Symphonic Band 1999 - 2018 - 4A Symphonic Band, 5A Concert Band, 5A Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble 1, Jazz Ensemble 2, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra These are the top 3 or if there were more than 10 in a group, I included them too.
 
1989
12 - Pearce (Richardson) 10 - Coronado (El Paso) 9 - Porter (Brownsville), Trinity (Euless), Westwood (Round Rock) 1990
9 - Marshall (San Antonio) 8 - Brazoswood (Clute), Coronado, Dickinson, Pearce, Porter (Brownsville), Westfield 7 - Clear Lake (Houston), Lee (Midland), Westwood 1991
11 - Westfield 10 - Lee 9 - Coronado 1992
10 - The Colony 9 - Lee 8 - Coronado, Dickinson, Pearce, Westfield 1993
14 - Haltom 13 - Spring 11 - Westfield 10 - Lee 1994
13 - Duncanville, Spring 12 - Coronado, Westfield 1995
13 - Haltom 11 - Leander, Nixon (Laredo), The Colony, Westfield 10 - Lee, Spring 1996
11 - Spring 9 - Duncanville, Kingwood, Leander 8 - Haltom, The Colony 1997
16 - Haltom 11 - Clear Lake, Lee 10 - HSPVA (Houston) 1998
12 - Westfield 10 - Lee 9 - Coppell, Permian (Odessa) 1999
18 - Coppell 11 - Berkner 10 - Lee, Spring, Westfield 2000
14 - Coppell 13 - Berkner 12 - Westfield 11 - Langham Creek, Lee, Permian 2001
15 - Westfield 14 - Langham Creek 10 - Coppell, Duncanville, Lee 2002
14 - Langham Creek 13 - Duncanville 12 - Roma 2003
17 - Roma 12 - Coppell, Duncanville 10 - Stephen F. Austin (Sugarland), Hanna (Brownsville) 2004
15 - Coppell 9 - Friendswood, Richland, Roma 8 - Kingwood, Midland, Plano East, Westwood 2005
18 - Roma 17 - Friendswood 11 - Fort Bend Elkins 10 - Midland 2006
22 - Roma 15 - Friendswood 12 - Coppell 11 - Clear Creek, Westwood 10 - Cypress Falls, Frenship (Wolfforth) 2007
21 - Roma 12 - Friendswood, Marcus, Plano East 10 - Coppell 2008
18 - Roma 11 - Coppell 10 - HSPVA, Westwood 2009
15 - Friendswood 11 - Coppell 9 - Clear Lake, Harlingen, Marcus, Southwest (Fort Worth) 2010
13 - Friendswood 12 - Coppell, Southwest 11 - Marcus, Plano East 10 - Roma 2011
16 - Marcus 15 - Roma 13 - Coppell, Friendswood 11 - Clear Lake, Plano East 10 - Liberty (Frisco) 2012
16 - Coppell, Marcus 14 - Roma 11 - Pearce 10 - Dawson (Pearland), Friendswood 2013
19 - Coppell 16 - Friendswood 10 - Marcus 2014
17 - Coppell, Friendswood 14 - Flower Mound 10 - Roma 2015
19 - Coppell 14 - Flower Mound 11 - Waxahachie 10 - Friendswood, Plano West 2016
13 - Coppell 12 - Flower Mound, Roma 11 - Hanna 10 - Reagan, Rio Grande City 2017
19 - Flower Mound, Roma 12 - Centennial (Frisco), Hebron 11 - Coppell 10 - McKinney North 2018
14 - Hebron 10 - Hendrickson 10 - Westlake I say 98% accurate because there may be a String Bass player, or a Piano player, or a Harp player included.  I didn't look that closely!
 

I don't brag too often about the school I support.  Heck, I don't post much at all.  But....I have to brag about CTJ.  
 
This weekend, kids across the state have been auditioning for the opportunity to participate in the TMEA All-State Band in February.  CTJ had 16 kids make the All-State Band!!!  
1 Eb Clarinet (1st in room) 1 Bb Clarinet 1 Alto Clarinet 1 Contrabass Clarinet (1st in room) 1 English Horn 1 Tenor Saxophone (1st in room) 1 Bari Saxophone (1st in room) 1 Trumpet 1 French Horn 2 Tenor Trombone 1 Bass Trombone (1st in room) 2 Tuba (1 of them was 1st in room) We also had 2 additional band members make the All-State Jazz Band.  One in Alto Saxophone (1st chair) and one in Drumset (1st chair).
 
The CTJ record WAS 8 All-State Band Members.  The NEISD record WAS 11 All-State Band Members.
 
Pretty amazing achievement!  Very proud of these kiddos and this program.

I don't brag too often about the school I support.  Heck, I don't post much at all.  But....I have to brag about CTJ.  
 
This weekend, kids across the state have been auditioning for the opportunity to participate in the TMEA All-State Band in February.  CTJ had 16 kids make the All-State Band!!!  
1 Eb Clarinet (1st in room) 1 Bb Clarinet 1 Alto Clarinet 1 Contrabass Clarinet (1st in room) 1 English Horn 1 Tenor Saxophone (1st in room) 1 Bari Saxophone (1st in room) 1 Trumpet 1 French Horn 2 Tenor Trombone 1 Bass Trombone (1st in room) 2 Tuba (1 of them was 1st in room) We also had 2 additional band members make the All-State Jazz Band.  One in Alto Saxophone (1st chair) and one in Drumset (1st chair).
 
The CTJ record WAS 8 All-State Band Members.  The NEISD record WAS 11 All-State Band Members.
 
Pretty amazing achievement!  Very proud of these kiddos and this program.

check it out
 
http://www.johnsonjaguarband.org/web/home.aspx

I think this is correct:
16 - CTJ 15 - Hebron 13 - Flower Mound 11 - Westlake 8 - Summit 7 - Woodlands, Lake Ridge, Hendrickson, Cypress Woods, Coppell, Allen, Roma 6 - Westwood, Reagan, Clements, Oak Ridge 5 - Clear Lake, College Park, Dawson, Frenship, Hanna, Richland, Vista Ridge  
 

Because I have nothing better to do.....
 
Here is a 98% accurate history of TMEA All-State Band numbers since 1989 (the year I graduated from high school).  This is pulled from the following ensembles:
1989 - 1998 - Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, & Symphonic Band 1999 - 2018 - 4A Symphonic Band, 5A Concert Band, 5A Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble 1, Jazz Ensemble 2, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra These are the top 3 or if there were more than 10 in a group, I included them too.
 
1989
12 - Pearce (Richardson) 10 - Coronado (El Paso) 9 - Porter (Brownsville), Trinity (Euless), Westwood (Round Rock) 1990
9 - Marshall (San Antonio) 8 - Brazoswood (Clute), Coronado, Dickinson, Pearce, Porter (Brownsville), Westfield 7 - Clear Lake (Houston), Lee (Midland), Westwood 1991
11 - Westfield 10 - Lee 9 - Coronado 1992
10 - The Colony 9 - Lee 8 - Coronado, Dickinson, Pearce, Westfield 1993
14 - Haltom 13 - Spring 11 - Westfield 10 - Lee 1994
13 - Duncanville, Spring 12 - Coronado, Westfield 1995
13 - Haltom 11 - Leander, Nixon (Laredo), The Colony, Westfield 10 - Lee, Spring 1996
11 - Spring 9 - Duncanville, Kingwood, Leander 8 - Haltom, The Colony 1997
16 - Haltom 11 - Clear Lake, Lee 10 - HSPVA (Houston) 1998
12 - Westfield 10 - Lee 9 - Coppell, Permian (Odessa) 1999
18 - Coppell 11 - Berkner 10 - Lee, Spring, Westfield 2000
14 - Coppell 13 - Berkner 12 - Westfield 11 - Langham Creek, Lee, Permian 2001
15 - Westfield 14 - Langham Creek 10 - Coppell, Duncanville, Lee 2002
14 - Langham Creek 13 - Duncanville 12 - Roma 2003
17 - Roma 12 - Coppell, Duncanville 10 - Stephen F. Austin (Sugarland), Hanna (Brownsville) 2004
15 - Coppell 9 - Friendswood, Richland, Roma 8 - Kingwood, Midland, Plano East, Westwood 2005
18 - Roma 17 - Friendswood 11 - Fort Bend Elkins 10 - Midland 2006
22 - Roma 15 - Friendswood 12 - Coppell 11 - Clear Creek, Westwood 10 - Cypress Falls, Frenship (Wolfforth) 2007
21 - Roma 12 - Friendswood, Marcus, Plano East 10 - Coppell 2008
18 - Roma 11 - Coppell 10 - HSPVA, Westwood 2009
15 - Friendswood 11 - Coppell 9 - Clear Lake, Harlingen, Marcus, Southwest (Fort Worth) 2010
13 - Friendswood 12 - Coppell, Southwest 11 - Marcus, Plano East 10 - Roma 2011
16 - Marcus 15 - Roma 13 - Coppell, Friendswood 11 - Clear Lake, Plano East 10 - Liberty (Frisco) 2012
16 - Coppell, Marcus 14 - Roma 11 - Pearce 10 - Dawson (Pearland), Friendswood 2013
19 - Coppell 16 - Friendswood 10 - Marcus 2014
17 - Coppell, Friendswood 14 - Flower Mound 10 - Roma 2015
19 - Coppell 14 - Flower Mound 11 - Waxahachie 10 - Friendswood, Plano West 2016
13 - Coppell 12 - Flower Mound, Roma 11 - Hanna 10 - Reagan, Rio Grande City 2017
19 - Flower Mound, Roma 12 - Centennial (Frisco), Hebron 11 - Coppell 10 - McKinney North 2018
14 - Hebron 10 - Hendrickson 10 - Westlake I say 98% accurate because there may be a String Bass player, or a Piano player, or a Harp player included.  I didn't look that closely!
 

I think this is correct:
16 - CTJ 15 - Hebron 13 - Flower Mound 11 - Westlake 8 - Summit 7 - Woodlands, Lake Ridge, Hendrickson, Cypress Woods, Coppell, Allen, Roma 6 - Westwood, Reagan, Clements, Oak Ridge 5 - Clear Lake, College Park, Dawson, Frenship, Hanna, Richland, Vista Ridge  
 

I don't brag too often about the school I support.  Heck, I don't post much at all.  But....I have to brag about CTJ.  
 
This weekend, kids across the state have been auditioning for the opportunity to participate in the TMEA All-State Band in February.  CTJ had 16 kids make the All-State Band!!!  
1 Eb Clarinet (1st in room) 1 Bb Clarinet 1 Alto Clarinet 1 Contrabass Clarinet (1st in room) 1 English Horn 1 Tenor Saxophone (1st in room) 1 Bari Saxophone (1st in room) 1 Trumpet 1 French Horn 2 Tenor Trombone 1 Bass Trombone (1st in room) 2 Tuba (1 of them was 1st in room) We also had 2 additional band members make the All-State Jazz Band.  One in Alto Saxophone (1st chair) and one in Drumset (1st chair).
 
The CTJ record WAS 8 All-State Band Members.  The NEISD record WAS 11 All-State Band Members.
 
Pretty amazing achievement!  Very proud of these kiddos and this program.