travis_malone Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 I would really like to meet the percussion judge from this one... I have a few select words for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickora Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 I have all the results of Westlake on the second page of my xanga for westlake. If you want to get the link, get it from my profile. Even though the person typed it above, I have them in full detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G'townPIT Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 I would really like to meet the percussion judge from this one... I have a few select words for him. The percussion judge was J.J. Pipitone. What would you say to him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger2 Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 I have all the results of Westlake on the second page of my xanga for westlake. If you want to get the link, get it from my profile. Even though the person typed it above, I have them in full detail. Thanks! It's just what I was looking for. Congrats on placing #2..shoulda been #1 IMO....and I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis_malone Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 The percussion judge was J.J. Pipitone. What would you say to him? i would begin by asking him what his definintion of a good drumline was, first of all. lol, this guy didnt seem to know much about what he was doing from the results i saw. he put round rock first, which is a given, they were amazing, so anyone could have seen that. but some of the other placings were pretty questionable. also, the tape he gave us DID NOT match ANYTHING on the comment sheet we recieved. it was baffling really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themainclarinet Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 I really enjoyed RR show, but CP had an awesome show and I don't understand why everyone is kinda putting it down? Like out directors and other schools keep randting about how much harder their show is and its 110pages of drill!!! That's a lot to learn! I think CP keeps putting out impressive shows. I still love their version of the Plantets from last year! Great shwow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis_malone Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 It's boring. And pretty sloppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnareguy Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 i have a few words for the percussion judge too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whit06 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 hrm....I thought they wern't deserving of their scores. btw, are you Whitney? that would be me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDO99 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Round Rock is dumb! Quit whining! CP won! Yalls show was decent. The marching was awesome and the drill was neat but the music.....ya. O and I love the fact that your school fight song is something from the sixth grade band book.....and yall still suck at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickora Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Round Rock is dumb! Quit whining! CP won! Yalls show was decent. The marching was awesome and the drill was neat but the music.....ya. O and I love the fact that your school fight song is something from the sixth grade band book.....and yall still suck at it! Yeah, yeah... We hate our fight song... I never said anything bad about CP's performance. So stop flaming on other bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 So I'm going to take this opportunity to share an unbiased review of the shows... Perhaps the main difference between these two shows is for what they are (were) intended for. Because this is not a 5A state year, Cedar Park's show was written and designed for the Bands of America (BOA) regional contests. Round Rock's show was probably designed (I will not pretend to know exactly how Round Rock thinks, so please don't interpret me wrong) for the UIL contest last week, and they secured a top honor of Superior (I). Round Rock's main marching season wrapped up on an excellent note, and except for some minor performances like their Festival of Bands tonight, they are done. Based on these two very different goals and show styles, many conflicts that have been mentioned above can be resolved: Time As far as I know, Cedar Park went over by about 30 seconds in their Prelims performance. Although this would have resulted in a disqualification in the UIL contest, Cedar Park did not recieve any penalties at Westlake. Though seemingly unfair, Westlake knew they had a long show beforehand. I also should mention that CP did not play their first movement and cut their final movement in half (though they played through it all in finals). Again, I reiterate the point that their show was not designed for the 8 minute limit, like Round Rock's show. Judging Correct me if I am wrong as I do not have caption scores in front of me, but Round Rock beat Cedar Park in Music, Percussion, and Visual, and Cedar Park won Show Design/Effect and Auxillary. Congrats to both groups for being at the top of all 5 captions. With all respect to the judges, there is only one judge for each caption. Out of a 100 point scale, the judges make up to .5 distinctions between two performances. With only one judge for each caption, the winner is completely at his/her mercy. The idea is that with more than one judge judging each caption (as in 3 judges in the UIL contest, 5 judges in Area, and the 7 judges at BOA events) that the winner can be more accurately determined. I think we can all agree that this is a fair system. As for Westlake, the judging was fine for the event. It is no where near a large scale event like the 2 day BOA regional in San Antonio. Fun Math This is a continuation of the scoring. Yes, the difference between Cedar Park and Round Rock was .65. The difference between Cedar Park and Dripping Springs (10th Place) was 7.1. Therefore, using math, the average difference between all bands would be .71. .71 - .65 = .06 not that big of a difference after all. In Conclusion From a truly unbiased standpoint, Cedar Park and Round Rock are both winners. Cheesy, I know. From a UIL standpoint, judging, and general "type" of band show presented at Westlake, Round Rock had an amazing performance and had a legitimate shot at 1st Place. From a BOA standpoint, Cedar Park was the clear winner. Their show is designed to entertain the audience and be remembered in history... not to win 5A state. It takes a truly objective eye to compare two drastically different shows, and I am no where near having one. My band life has prospered on the DVD shows of Ronald Reagan, Winston Churchill, SFA, Bowie, and more BOA bands. That is what I am used to. And personally, that is the moving show that I enjoy. I thank anyone that actually read that. And SDO99, I'm pretty sure that Round Rock's fight song is from Wisconsin. And I'm pretty sure the band didn't decide on that one because they liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDO99 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I would like to apologize to everyone who read my previous message. It was mean and uncalled for. Round Rock did a fantastic job as did Cedar Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickora Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Round Rock's show was probably designed (I will not pretend to know exactly how Round Rock thinks, so please don't interpret me wrong) for the UIL contest last week, and they secured a top honor of Superior (I). Round Rock's main marching season wrapped up on an excellent note, and except for some minor performances like their Festival of Bands tonight, they are done. I thank anyone that actually read that. And SDO99, I'm pretty sure that Round Rock's fight song is from Wisconsin. And I'm pretty sure the band didn't decide on that one because they liked it. Yes, it's wonderful that you cleared this up to people because I do believe we are both winners. Our show, in fact, was designed for UIL. I do wish however, and wonder what it would be like to play a BOA show. *sighs* Yes, you are correct.. "On Wisconsin" is our fight song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9500 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Rock had one the two years previous. Were too hard to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickora Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Rock had one the two years previous. Were too hard to clean. What exactly do you mean by this? Besides the Rock part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I think he's saying Round Rock had a BOA show two years ago, but they didn't like it because it was too hard to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis_malone Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 a BOA show being too hard to clean?! that's like...a double standard right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickora Posted October 22, 2005 Report Share Posted October 22, 2005 I think he's saying Round Rock had a BOA show two years ago, but they didn't like it because it was too hard to clean. As to think about, yeah, you're right.. I think it was a BOA show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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