MadisonBandMan1 Posted July 26, 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 What do you think the top ten bands in the city of Houston? I'm just curious about this. Quote
Guest Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 1: The Woodlands 2: SFA 3: Cy Falls 4: Oak Ridge 5: TWCP 6: Cy-Fair 7: North Shore 8: Pearland 9: Clear Brook 10: Dawson Honorable mentions: Spring Klein ISD Katy ISD Ridge Point Clements Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 1: The Woodlands 2: SFA 3: Cy Falls 4: Oak Ridge 5: TWCP 6: Cy-Fair 7: North Shore 8: Pearland 9: Clear Brook 10: Dawson Honorable mentions: Spring Klein ISD Katy ISD Ridge Point Clements I completely agree with you. Quote
takigan Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 1. The Woodlands2. Spring3. Clements4. The Woodlands College Park5. SFA6. Cy Falls7. Cy-Fair8. Oak Ridge9. Pearland10. Brazoswood11. Friendswood12. North Shore13. JET14. Klein Oak15. Langham Creek16. Glenda Dawson17. Clear Brook18. Katy Seven Lakes19. Katy Tompkins20. Kingwood Quote
jmatthews Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 1. The Woodlands2. Friendswood3. Spring4. Stephen F. Austin5. Cy Fair6. Cy Falls7. North Shore 8. Clements 9. College Park10. Oak Ridge11. Brazoswood12. Pearland13. Clear Brook14. Katy Taylor15. Dawson 16. Tompkins17. Klein Oak18. Tomball Memorial19. Langham Creek20. Seven Lakes Quote
jmatthews Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 I edited my list to reflect a few changes and bands I left out. It's tough to make a consistent list because there are some bands that I'm ranking based on potential, and others based on past history/established base of success. Houston is such a large city in terms of geographic size that a lot of these bands never compete against each other. No doubt I will have North Shore and Friendswood higher than most, but I value North Shore's state finals appearance last year and Friendswood's 15th place showing at BOA San Antonio in 2015 and its history in high regard. I used to live on the south side of Houston, so I saw bands like Pearland, Dawson, Dickinson, Friendswood, Clear Brook, and North Shore a lot more than the Cypress schools, Katy schools, and The Woodlands schools. Quote
Guest Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 Sad westfield isn't even mentioned in these threads anymore Quote
jmatthews Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 Sad westfield isn't even mentioned in these threads anymore They slipped off of my radar a bit to be honest, but that doesn't mean that they aren't performing at a high level. I just haven't seen enough from them recently to know for sure if they would be in the top 20. They probably would fit in there somewhere. Quote
principalagent Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 They slipped off of my radar a bit to be honest, but that doesn't mean that they aren't performing at a high level. I just haven't seen enough from them recently to know for sure if they would be in the top 20. They probably would fit in there somewhere. Ehh. I saw them at Area F last year. I thought they were low balled a fair bit (would have had them somewhere around the teens), but they aren't in the top 20 in the whole metro, for sure. Quote
whitewing09 Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 I don't quite understand how Spring and Clements rank so highly on people's list while Langham is ranked lower when they all scored in the same neighborhood at UIL state (and they don't really do BOA). On the other hands North Shore was actually in finals, which wasn't a fluke (in the sense that they deserved it, but maybe last year was randomly a good year for them?) with the only Houston area band ahead of them being the Woodlands. Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Posted August 6, 2017 So I have been thinking. I have decided from here on out I want this thread to be rankings of schools based on competition analysis during the season, and during the off-season I want people to compare how the bands did in the recent season and how they have done historically to base their rankings. This goes into effect now. Quote
takigan Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 I don't quite understand how Spring and Clements rank so highly on people's list while Langham is ranked lower when they all scored in the same neighborhood at UIL state (and they don't really do BOA). On the other hands North Shore was actually in finals, which wasn't a fluke (in the sense that they deserved it, but maybe last year was randomly a good year for them?) with the only Houston area band ahead of them being the Woodlands. Spring missed Grand National Finals by 1 spot back in 2011. That was indeed a while ago now, but even just this year Spring placed 1st at Area F 6A Prelims, above North Shore and The Woodlands; who both made State Finals. The Wind Ensemble was also at Midwest this year. I think people are putting a lot of stock in what they know Spring is capable of and not as much in what they've actually been achieving lately. Also, Spring got 20th at State in 2014, Clements got 22nd. Langham didn't advance. Clements....they're less competitive than a lot of bands but have a tendency to really impress when they show up. They were 1st at Area E Prelims this year out of a 40 band lineup. Quote
Guest Posted August 10, 2017 Posted August 10, 2017 They slipped off of my radar a bit to be honest, but that doesn't mean that they aren't performing at a high level. I just haven't seen enough from them recently to know for sure if they would be in the top 20. They probably would fit in there somewhere. I dont know if you saw them in 2015 when Calima was director, but they were highly impressive for a band with the resources they have. Calima unfortunately left after one year and the success was short lived. Quote
Tailgate88 Posted August 15, 2017 Posted August 15, 2017 1. The Woodlands 2. Friendswood 3. Spring 4. Stephen F. Austin 5. Cy Fair 6. Cy Falls 7. North Shore 8. Clements 9. College Park 10. Oak Ridge 11. Brazoswood 12. Pearland 13. Clear Brook 14. Katy Taylor 15. Dawson 16. Tompkins 17. Klein Oak 18. Tomball Memorial 19. Langham Creek 20. Seven Lakes Who among these is 5A, and/or who do we expect to be competitive at 5A Area E this year? Quote
vacon3` Posted August 17, 2017 Posted August 17, 2017 2016 top 10 Houston Bands at UIL 6A and placements 1 Woodlands 11 North Shore 18 Stephen F Austin 19 Brazoswood 20 Cy-fair 23 Friendswood 25 Cy-Falls 29Dawson 30 Clements 32 Spring 2016 top 10 Houston bands at Conroe BOA and placements 3 Woodlands 6 College Park 7 Taylor 9 Oak Ridge 9 Pearland 10 Cy Fair 12 Brazoswood 13 Klein Oak 14 Seven Lakes 15 Langham Creek Quote
principalagent Posted August 17, 2017 Posted August 17, 2017 Who among these is 5A, and/or who do we expect to be competitive at 5A Area E this year? The only band in that list in 5A is Tomball Memorial. Quote
Tailgate88 Posted August 17, 2017 Posted August 17, 2017 The only band in that list in 5A is Tomball Memorial. Got it. So, who are the 5A bands from Area E that have a chance to advance to State? I'm not that familiar with Area E. Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted August 18, 2017 Author Posted August 18, 2017 Has anyone seen any of the bands rehearsing here, if so any thoughts on them? Quote
MarchingBandNerd Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 2016 top 10 Houston Bands at UIL 6A and placements 1 Woodlands 11 North Shore 18 Stephen F Austin 19 Brazoswood 20 Cy-fair 23 Friendswood 25 Cy-Falls 29Dawson 30 Clements 32 Spring 2016 top 10 Houston bands at Conroe BOA and placements 3 Woodlands 6 College Park 7 Taylor 9 Oak Ridge 9 Pearland 10 Cy Fair 12 Brazoswood 13 Klein Oak 14 Seven Lakes 15 Langham Creek These are the preliminary placements for UIL 6A and BOA Conroe. Final placements: UIL 6A: 7 The Woodlands 11 North Shore Stephen F. Austin, Brazoswood, Cy-Fair, Friendswood, Cy Falls, Dawson, Clements, and Spring did not advance to Finals (UIL 6A only takes the top 14). BOA Conroe: 3 The Woodlands 6 The Woodlands College Park 8 James E. Taylor 9 Oak Ridge 10 Pearland 7 Cy-Fair Brazoswood, Klein Oak, Seven Lakes, and Langham Creek did not advance to Finals (BOA Conroe only takes the top 10). Quote
clrk503zm Posted November 8, 2017 Posted November 8, 2017 After this season, which bands do you think have gone up or down? Quote
Guest Posted November 8, 2017 Posted November 8, 2017 SFA has gone down due to director issues, Cy Falls down from last year, Woodlands I'm not sure about, Westfield took a big step up placing in finals at a contest they got 22nd at last year. Quote
LostChoirGuy Posted November 8, 2017 Posted November 8, 2017 Pearland definitely had a great year, we will see if they keep it up. Oak Ridge, Seven Lakes, and Clear Brook also. Quote
clrk503zm Posted November 8, 2017 Posted November 8, 2017 SFA has gone down due to director issues, Cy Falls down from last year, Woodlands I'm not sure about, Westfield took a big step up placing in finals at a contest they got 22nd at last year. SFA still won Friendswood Marching Contest, so I am surprised about hearing director issues. I will admit I did not hear a lot about Cy Falls this year. Any idea what happened? Quote
bandgeek900 Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 Another very strong year for Cy Fair. James E. Taylor, Pearland, Seven Lakes, Clear Brook also had great years. Brazoswood's super regional placement was surprising, thought they would place higher. Cypress Falls went to BOA St. Louis this year, a regional I thought they would definitely final in, but they ended up placing 16th in prelims. Any idea as to why Cy Falls consistently attends out of state super regionals? BluebariPancake 1 Quote
bancl Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 Another very strong year for Cy Fair. James E. Taylor, Pearland, Seven Lakes, Clear Brook also had great years. Brazoswood's super regional placement was surprising, thought they would place higher. Cypress Falls went to BOA St. Louis this year, a regional I thought they would definitely final in, but they ended up placing 16th in prelims. Any idea as to why Cy Falls consistently attends out of state super regionals? I was impressed to see Pearland do so well at the Super Regional. A good year for Seven Lakes as well! It's interesting to see how things change over the years (i.e bands up and down). For instance, Dawson seemed up and coming a few years ago, maybe behind only the Woodlands and Friendswood in the Houston area, but they have slid since their state appearance in 2013. What happened there? Also, neat to see Cy Falls getting recognized! TopSecretRamen 1 Quote
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