UIL 6A Area H 2024

[rouseglazer1]

On 10/13/2024 at 12:52 AM, FEDude said:

After these last few weeks, I won't change my predictions for 1-3. I'm almost 100% confident about 4 being Lake Travis and 5 being Brandeis, though if there is a significant shake up, it'll be there.

6-10 could be any of these bands in any order. If I had to order them though:

6. Steele

7. Taft

8. Stevens

9. Del Rio

10. Brennan

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11. Sotomayor

12. O'Connor

It'll be interesting to watch. 

i think the battle for 4th between lake travis and brandeis is going to be tougher this year, brandeis has had a great year so far

[FEDude]

2 hours ago, rouseglazer1 said:

i think the battle for 4th between lake travis and brandeis is going to be tougher this year, brandeis has had a great year so far

I hope you're right. Brandeis has improved a lot since their first area finals appearance 10 years ago. But Lake Travis has also been starting to match the caliber of bands like Dripping Springs and Westlake.

Brandeis has been having an amazing season, especially playing with the big names at BOA, and barely missing TMC Finals (I personally had them in finals). Making state would be awesome for San Antonio (since there aren't many bands playing at that high of a level).

I can't find many competitions Lake Travis has been at. They may be a wild card in all of this. Maybe they won't be as strong since they won't have as many judges comments to apply.

[bandfan102]

6 hours ago, FEDude said:

I hope you're right. Brandeis has improved a lot since their first area finals appearance 10 years ago. But Lake Travis has also been starting to match the caliber of bands like Dripping Springs and Westlake.

Brandeis has been having an amazing season, especially playing with the big names at BOA, and barely missing TMC Finals (I personally had them in finals). Making state would be awesome for San Antonio (since there aren't many bands playing at that high of a level).

I can't find many competitions Lake Travis has been at. They may be a wild card in all of this. Maybe they won't be as strong since they won't have as many judges comments to apply.

LT has only been to BOA Austin, finishing 10th. Probably because of their trip up to Midwest this year. Not a ton of marching band competitions I suppose.

[Tubalord11]

14 hours ago, bandfan102 said:

LT has only been to BOA Austin, finishing 10th. Probably because of their trip up to Midwest this year. Not a ton of marching band competitions I suppose.

They will also be at the Ducanville Marching comp next Saturday, so we’ll have a good and fresh look at them going into area ! 

[LeanderMomma]

On 10/14/2024 at 7:35 PM, Samuel Culper said:

The schedule for Region 32 on Wednesday has changed.  Vista is now going before all of the 5A bands:

7:15 - Vista Ridge

7:30 - Cedar Park

7:45 - Leander

8:00 - Glenn

8:15 - Liberty Hill

8:30 - Rouse

8:45 - Westlake

9:00 - Vandegrift

9:15 - Lake Travis

 

Here is your chance to see some great band performances for only $8!  

You can get tickets here: https://checkout.square.site/buy/A2IQAIJFBFOII7WNOGMA7D5E

Wish so badly I could be there!  Good luck LISD, LH, Westlake and LT!  ONES ALL THE WAY AROUND!

[Bandmanio]

6 hours ago, LeanderMomma said:

Here is your chance to see some great band performances for only $8!  

You can get tickets here: https://checkout.square.site/buy/A2IQAIJFBFOII7WNOGMA7D5E

Wish so badly I could be there!  Good luck LISD, LH, Westlake and LT!  ONES ALL THE WAY AROUND!

It's amazing to see your support for all the bands across Texas, especially the LISD and Region 32 groups! We should all be a huge cheerleader like you are!

[LeanderMomma]

3 hours ago, Bandmanio said:

It's amazing to see your support for all the bands across Texas, especially the LISD and Region 32 groups! We should all be a huge cheerleader like you are!

Awww thank you. I truly do love them all so much!!  

[Samuel Culper]

All 1s for Region 32

[seafoodbuffet]

All bands received a 1 at region 32

[Clarineter]

On 10/13/2024 at 12:52 AM, FEDude said:

After these last few weeks, I won't change my predictions for 1-3. I'm almost 100% confident about 4 being Lake Travis and 5 being Brandeis, though if there is a significant shake up, it'll be there.

6-10 could be any of these bands in any order. If I had to order them though:

6. Steele

7. Taft

8. Stevens

9. Del Rio

10. Brennan

------

11. Sotomayor

12. O'Connor

It'll be interesting to watch. 

o'connor is 12th place yikes. seems accurate

[Samuel Culper]

Last night was my first time to see Lake Travis' show. I thought they were fantastic. 

They will be tough to beat out for the 4th State slot.

[Oli]

39 minutes ago, Samuel Culper said:

Last night was my first time to see Lake Travis' show. I thought they were fantastic. 

They will be tough to beat out for the 4th State slot.

As a current Lake Travis member of the band I deeply appreciate this!

[Roasas]

As a Del Rio Alum, it pains me that Del Rio is lumped in with the top 4 bands in the entire state. The Rio Grande schools should be lumped together as they have consistently less resources than the rich Austin schools. They should get the reward of going to state for their hard work. That's my bias opinion though. I knew they'd never make it again once they were moved to that district. They could easily make state consistently in at least three other areas. 

[FEDude]

3 hours ago, Roasas said:

As a Del Rio Alum, it pains me that Del Rio is lumped in with the top 4 bands in the entire state. The Rio Grande schools should be lumped together as they have consistently less resources than the rich Austin schools. They should get the reward of going to state for their hard work. That's my bias opinion though. I knew they'd never make it again once they were moved to that district. They could easily make state consistently in at least three other areas. 

I disagree. But I get it.

The area switch affected NISD (which may have to wait a while to see the state competition again unless Brandeis can pull it off), Judson ISD, and SCUC ISD, many of which would make state if it was all San Antonio area schools against each other and there were 4 or 5 spots.

Richer schools tend to pull more students that can afford private lessons, students might not have to work while in school, they may have nicer equipment, etc.

You can't deny, however, the growth Del Rio has made as a program. I remember Del Rio got a 2 at region my freshman year. Just last year, Del Rio was 6th in area.

A key part in getting better is competing with better bands. Del Rio was competing with valley bands for a while and wasn't seeing much success. I don't think an area switch is the only thing that caused this growth, but I do think it's been a driver for growth. 

[FEDude]

43 minutes ago, Clarineter said:

They probably haven't been going to a lot of competitions because they know they're making state. They're that confident.

I highly doubt that's the reason. Making state is never a guarantee. We don't even know if there will be 4 spots this time around, considering 2 of the region competitions haven't happened yet.

I do think if there are 4 spots, it's Lake Travis's to lose. Or they may even rise to 3rd above Westlake. I don't know. There aren't many recent recordings online to judge them.

I get you might be doing playful banter, but I don't think it's gonna be as clear cut as you're making it out to be. 

[Oboeish20]

FINAL:

There will be 21 Bands competing in Prelims with the top 10 advancing to finals.

4 Bands will advance to the UIL State Marching Contest.

[Bigbustergod]

Brandies is gonna bring heat to area after seeing that performance.

[Samuel Culper]

Does anyone have results from Regions 11 and 29?

[Bandmanio]

6 hours ago, Samuel Culper said:

Does anyone have results from Regions 11 and 29?

8 groups from Region 11 and 9 groups from Region 29 advanced to Area.

[Samuel Culper]

1 hour ago, Bandmanio said:

8 groups from Region 11 and 9 groups from Region 29 advanced to Area.

Thank you. So, that makes 21 total,  so 4 State spots on the line. Awesome!

[seafoodbuffet]

6 hours ago, Samuel Culper said:

Thank you. So, that makes 21 total,  so 4 State spots on the line. Awesome!

Or maybe the “bad judge rule” could send a 5th?

 

I remember reading that Area might go to the 7 judge system used at state too? That would be interesting… Just feels like a tall order to get so many additional judges.

[seafoodbuffet]

Schedule has been updated

 

https://www.uilmusicregion11.org/uploads/1/3/5/3/13535811/final_6a_area_h_mbc_schedule_2024_updated_8-27-24_use.pdf

[FEDude]

Oh my, that's an early time for Marshall. I have family in that band, so I'll try and see them. They're doing a Joker show and it's really quite nice. They play Smile and have improved A LOT since last season.

Taft is doing a Faberge Russia type theme. They play music from Anastasia and the Barbie Movie (not 100% sure how that one fits into the theme, but it does sound nice).

I don't think I have the energy to stay from Marshall to Vandegrift. I'll probably go and watch Marshall in the morning, then come back for finals. 

[Samuel Culper]

I've seen a number of posts, this year and prior years, commenting on the fact that Area H and Area D both combine Austin and San Antonio schools. The lament is that this seems to limit opportunities for San Antonio Schools (outside of RR and CTJ, primarily) to advance to State.

I get the frustration, but I do think the TMEA sets things up this way to keep a competitive and a numbers balance to the State contest.

As a thought exercise, I wanted to take a look at what a more "Austin centric" grouping of Regions would look like for 6A. So, I'll create a new Area Z contest that encompasses Regions 18, 26 and 32.  These regions cover all of the Austin metro and immediate surroundings. This list of 6A schools in those Regions looks like this:

Sixteen total schools, so there would be only three State spots available, at most.  Look closely at that list and imagine only three of them at State.

So, maybe we broaden the geography a bit and add in Region 8 - the only other region really adjacent and not impinging on another large metro:

This gets us seven more 6A schools for a total of 23. So, we have only added a 4th State spot.

Finals for Area Z would be a high-stakes bloodbath, with multiple State Finals quality bands left behind.  Big-time oof.

 

[seafoodbuffet]

What does your thought exercise say about effects on San antonio schools’ advancement? I’m guessing a number of school that doesn’t normally appear at state world start appearing at state.

 This is the problem with any division of state slots, there’s going to be winners and losers in this because it is literally a zero sum game. You can only crack or pack districts, benefiting some while hurting others.

I don’t know what the solution for this is but we’ve got what we’ve got..