Coolcatlolz Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Question, is it possible to create a forum with your commentary on their? At least we could stay updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkwoodmom Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Sorry, we are having even more problems with the Plan-B blogging system... No band videos to watch, no blog at an event,......Waaaaaaaaah!!!! What is marching band coming to????!!!!! At least I got to see Cedar Ridge, Churchill, Keller and TWHS this morning at Woodforest.....I'm no judge but I liked all of them..... p.s. The program you buy at the stadium is totally off on the schedule. Even the date of the show is wrong! Use the BOA website for a current schedule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justabandkid94 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Question, is it possible to create a forum with your commentary on their? At least we could stay updated. bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Question, is it possible to create a forum with your commentary on their? At least we could stay updated.I'm personally not there, so I can't comment on the bands. Unfortunately, some of the problem seems to be exacerbated by connectivity issues, so forum posting isn't entirely an option either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Fritz Mom Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Now that it appears to be up and running, any chance of some updates on this morning during the break? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 No issues. I just didn't get to the stadium until about 11:15. Didnt feel like waking up at 6am. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 It's official. Between this week and last, marching band is officially way too difficult to predict. Can't remember the last time Spring missed a regular season regional and last year's bronze medalist, TWCP, missed as well. Also Oak Ridge's first BOA finals! Additionally, finals is composed of only 4A bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoxisawesome348 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Reagan taking GE over CTJ and The Woodlands is a huge shock to me. They must have quite the show since what I've been hearing from The Woodlands on those football podcasts is quite impressive. Congrats to them! Parkwoodmom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 7:45 PM - Winston Churchill H.S., TX8:00 PM - Brazoswood H.S., TX8:15 PM - Pearland H.S., TX8:30 PM - Cypress Falls H.S., TX8:45 PM - Keller H.S., TX9:00 PM - Stephen F. Austin H.S., TX9:15 PM - Ronald Reagan H.S., TX9:30 PM - Claudia Taylor Johnson H.S., TX9:45 PM - Cedar Ridge H.S., TX10:00 PM - Oak Ridge H.S., TX10:15 PM - EXHIBITION: Calallen H.S., TX10:30 PM - EXHIBITION: Tompkins H.S., TX Not only did Oak Ridge make their first BOA finals, but they scored in the top 5 too! Cedar Ridge also in the top 5, showing they're still kicking. SFA is also back in the top 5 in Houston for the first time since 2011. Great for all of them! knoxisawesome348 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nny14 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 REAGAN SMASH!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoxisawesome348 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Congratulations to Ronald Reagan! This must be their first regional win in a decade, but jeez this means San Antonio sure isn't going to be pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yes, I believe that their last Regional win was in 2005 with the gorgeous You Never Know show that was 2nd at GN. Edit: See below, Reagan won Houston in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Congratulations to Reagan. Definitely did not see that coming. The results so far this season seem to pointing to a huge mess come Super Regional time. I'm expecting a ton of flip-flopping. justabandkid94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Didn't Reagan win Houston in 2006? I'm pretty sure they did. knoxisawesome348 and principalagent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 That's correct! 2006 with "It Chooses Me" I'm not on a roll today My mistake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard Core Band Fan Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Congratulations to Reagan. Definitely did not see that coming. The results so far this season seem to pointing to a huge mess come Super Regional time. I'm expecting a ton of flip-flopping. I expect the same thing next week at Arlington. That should prove to be an interesting show as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Some comments: Amazing job to Reagan to what I'm sure is a very well deserved regional win. Too bad I can't see a video on music for all to verify... While Johnson lost, I'm sure they'll still be battling for the top spot come San Antonio. I can't help but wonder what to think what the Woodlands would have done in the night show. Cy-Falls is in a good position to get into the top half in Atlanta. Cedar Ridge is obviously showing that their director change won't keep them from doing very well. SFA seems to finally be reaching it's old levels of success with their amazing placement after some rebuilding years. How Keller improves in the next week will be very telling for their trajectory to Grand Nationals. I do imagine they're playing the long game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoxisawesome348 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Cedar Ridge is obviously showing that their director change won't keep them from doing very well. Yes, and Reagan too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 http://www.musicforall.org/images/PDFs/2015/Fall/RECAPS/2015.10.03_Conroe_TX_Prelims.pdf Notable remarks: Brazoswood would have missed finals on a penalty if TWHS had been able to stay. Had they not gotten the penalty and TWHS had stayed would have kept Cypress Falls out of finals and unable to climb *five spots* in finals. TWHS seems to be playing the long game. I think third right behind Johnson and Reagan is the right place to be and gives them tons of room to grow. In a complete reversal of Austin, the highest placing 3A band placed 20th. Houston was all about big schools. First Five Out: 12) Dawson 13) James E. Taylor 14) TWCP 15) Spring 16) Rouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justabandkid94 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 recaps are up. First off, congrats to Ronald Reagan!! What a incredible start to a new year (and with a new director!) after so many of building back up. Now for business: Prelims CTJ 84.35 RR 83.95 TW 82.8 The Woodland's biggest issue right now appears to be Music Ensemble, which is contrary to what we were led to believe based off of recordings...Music Individual was 16.90, while ensemble was a full point behind at 15.90. They also didn't fair well in Visual GE, but music GE was right in there with CTJ and Reagan. If I know anything about The Woodlands band, this is far from the end result. without videos, as everyone has said, this makes this unpredictable season even more so. I'm interested to see where all the bands end up and how all this early season flip flopping plays out. I know all of these bands are going to be putting in a LOT of changes and improvements. Gonna be another year for the books! side note: isn't this the actual show these CTJ uniforms were intended for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 A few things to note about The Woodlands' somewhat lower than expected ensemble music score. I feel obligated to address it, because I was the one gushing about their music performance earlier: 1.) The recordings we're going off of are not the best quality, although they aren't bad either. It's possible that even though they sound technically great, the quality of the sound isn't quite up there yet. 2.) The last performance I heard from them (last week) was with a metronome. It's possible (actually, given all the tempo and time signature changes in The Woodlands' music book this year, likely) that the music doesn't click as well without it. 3.) When I listened to that Woodlands recording, I listened to it from the perspective of somebody who's very knowledgeable about wind playing, and a little less so about percussion. Chris Harris, who judged ensemble music performance in prelims, is a big percussion guy, and I have to say, I tend to disagree the most with percussion guys when it comes to music performance judging, probably because I have a different background than them. That's not to say they're wrong, it's just something I've noticed every year I've been involved in this activity. Oh, how I wish there were videos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Also, I'm pretty sure the 2006 Reagan show wasn't It Chooses Me, which was their 2007 production. 2006 was Transitions. 2006 was also the last year that the golden triumvirate of Chambers, Nix, and Guidry were at Reagan. I still think that 2006 is their best performed show, although it wasn't their most effective. I think they earned the bronze at UIL state that year, or came close to it. I think there was some tie-breaker between them and Duncanville. Gosh, I've been doing this too long. principalagent and whitewing09 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKendrick Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 So what is Reagan's ballad? Sounds like it's pretty dang awesome from the blog. Excited to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takigan Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 So what is Reagan's ballad? Sounds like it's pretty dang awesome from the blog. Excited to see it. 5:51 is the beginning of where Reagan pulls their material. I'm not a super huge fan of his voice, but the section where the full orchestra comes in and starts to build from 6:57 - 8:35 does a pretty good job of capturing what the ballad actually sounds like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewing09 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 2006 was the clusterF of Duncanville, Churchill, and Reagan placing third. If I remember correctly, Reagan lost the initial tying breaker then Churchill lost the second tie breaker leading to d'ville with 3rd, Churchill with 4th, and Reagan with 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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