Jackson1 Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Has anyone seen anything they can report on from games or parent previews? Not much being said about any of these bands shows. I am going to see the Marcus Hebron game next Friday but haven't been able to get out to any other games so far. Does anyone have any insight into any of these bands shows? Sounds like some great shows are happenning outside of the DFW area. I hope north Texas has some as well. Should be a great competition!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaband Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I keep hearing Coppell is different or someone said "new kind of show". Does anyone know why people are saying that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northtexasbandfan Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 HornRank's take on the top 10: 1. Flower Mound 2. Hebron 3. Marcus 4. James Bowie 5. L.D. Bell 6. Winston Churchill 7. Keller 8. Frisco Wakeland 9. Coppell 10. Keller Central Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaband Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Has anyone seen anything they can report on from games or parent previews? Not much being said about any of these bands shows. I am going to see the Marcus Hebron game next Friday but haven't been able to get out to any other games so far. Does anyone have any insight into any of these bands shows? Sounds like some great shows are happenning outside of the DFW area. I hope north Texas has some as well. Should be a great competition!!! So did you go see the Marcus Hebron game? Thoughts on their shows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson1 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 They play tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Interesting stats for BOA Plano. The single most stacked (Non-Super) BOA Regional this year. 32 - Bands 1 - BOA GN Champion 7 - BOA GN Finalists 18? - BOA Regional Finalists 4 - UIL State Champions (in any class) 17? - UIL State Finalists (in any class) 6 - Former BOA Regional Finalists in just the first block of 8 bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azn Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Awesome!!! I am happy to see them perform up here. I love that band. They are going to have to leave at 2am. Then perform in finals after 6pm. That's a long day. BOA couldn't give them a later time? That stinks. Any insight on why they would do that? Aren't there regionals closer to them? It is probably so they can compete with other bands on their level so they would travel the extra distance to do so, considering that DFW and Houston are the two Major Powerhouse bands with the other Powerhouses in Austin and San Antonio, it certainly does make sense to either compete in a regional in DFW or San Antonio and since there is more power house bands in DFW than San Antonio then boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azn Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Honestly, it will be a tough call to make a prediction since, anything can happen in the state of texas especially in marching band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaband Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Interesting stats for BOA Plano. The single most stacked (Non-Super) BOA Regional this year. 32 - Bands 1 - BOA GN Champion 7 - BOA GN Finalists 18? - BOA Regional Finalists 4 - UIL State Champions (in any class) 17? - UIL State Finalists (in any class) 6 - Former BOA Regional Finalists in just the first block of 8 bands Who are the 4 UIL State Champions? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 If I'm not mistaken, Bell, Coppell, Marcus, and Whitesboro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaband Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 If I'm not mistaken, Bell, Coppell, Marcus, and Whitesboro. Thank you. Is anyone watching the prelims? Thoughts? I thought in the first block, Bowie, Bell and Coppell were all fantastic. Anything can happen, really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsracer13 Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 I keep hearing Coppell is different or someone said "new kind of show". Does anyone know why people are saying that? Coppell hired most of the staff from Wakeland. I am not sure of the circumstances preceding that at Coppell. But Wakeland has been the best 5A band (excluding Leander ISD) around the last few years. I bet Coppell will be really good in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Well Coppell has been one of the strongest bands in the state for a while, but they've had a formula for sure. Very "to the book" and decidedly not progressive classical music without much of a theme, until fairly recently when they started relaxing that - especially in non-State years. Their visual packages have also been... less than interesting. This year shows a marked difference; you can tell it's still Coppell, but there is tons more visual depth and they're playing a much more thought out and unique music book. I'm interested to see what that director team does at Coppell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsracer13 Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Their visual packages have also been... less than interesting. That will definitely change in the next few years. The colorguard director, I think, is the best in the state. He took Wakeland to 9th at WGI Worlds this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKendrick Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 In terms of bubble type bands. Waxahachie was VERY good. Timber Creek was a huge surprise too, they improved a ton since Conroe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKendrick Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Prosper has a SUPER well designed show and a killer percussion section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principalagent Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Honestly, Flower Mound was the most inexplicably amazing thing I've ever seen on a football field. WOW. Speechless. I don't see anyone beating them in-state all season. Seriously. Period. Probably not even close. FloMoParent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snares Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Did anyone see Marcus, hebron, Bowie or bell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony V Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 There's something about Flower Mound's design, characteristic of the past few years, that is just very unique and very impressive. You're not overwhelmed with detail. But it's not "plain" at all. There's just a remarkable amount of design clarity. Like looking through a really, really big, clean window at a massive and beautiful landscape. Somehow, it reminds me of Hudson River School transcendentalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKendrick Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Flower Mound was UNREAL. FloMoParent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snares Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Flower Mound was UNREAL. Surreal? ;-) NTXBandFan and Parkwoodmom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTXBandFan Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Surreal? ;-) I see what you did there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Prelims Results: AAAA: Music - Flower Mound Visual - Flower Mound GE - Flower Mound 1st - Flower Mound 2nd - Marcus 3rd - Hebron AAA: Music - Waxahachie Visual - Liberty GE - Wakeland 1st - Waxahachie 2nd - Wakeland 3rd - Liberty AA: Music - Southwest Visual - Southwest GE - Southwest 1st - Southwest 2nd - Lake Hamilton 3rd - Lubbock-Cooper A: Music - Whitesboro Visual - Whitesboro GE - Whitesboro 1st - Whitesboro Finalists: Flower Mound Keller Central Marcus Hebron Winston Churchill James Martin James Bowie Keller LD Bell Waxahachie NTXBandFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 7:45 p.m. – EXHIBITION: Southwest H.S., TX 8:00 p.m. – Waxahachie H.S., TX8:15 p.m. – Winston Churchill H.S., TX8:30 p.m. – James Martin H.S., TX8:45 p.m. – Keller Central H.S., TX9:00 p.m. – Keller H.S., TX9:15 p.m. – Flower Mound H.S., TX9:30 p.m. – L.D. Bell H.S., TX9:45 p.m. – Marcus H.S., TX 10:00 p.m. – James Bowie H.S., TX10:15 p.m. – Hebron H.S., TX10:30 p.m. – EXHIBITION: Whitesboro H.S., TX10:45 p.m. – EXHIBITION: "The Commandant's Own" Marine Drum and Bugle Corps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSHSMom Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 Just FYI, Plano East just marched in exhibition as the were hosts to the Regionals here. Not that they would have made the finals. Just watched Flower Mound ... just WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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