LeanderMomma Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Currently trying to effort a schedule for Area F. Once this gets done, my collection will be complete and I can start my work on The Danpodcast's Super Extravaganza Area Show!!! I'll be in San Antonio on Saturday (at Judson) but I'm sure you will be at Heroes Stadium. Not that I blame you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 I'll be in San Antonio on Saturday (at Judson) but I'm sure you will be at Heroes Stadium. Not that I blame you!Maybe.Maybe I'll be at my headquarters compiling all the latest news all day... Maybe I'll be putting up live updates as Area Finals results come in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Maybe. Maybe I'll be at my headquarters compiling all the latest news all day... Maybe I'll be putting up live updates as Area Finals results come in.... Maybe you have a life outside of band? Yeah...maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Culper Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 I'll be in San Antonio on Saturday (at Judson) but I'm sure you will be at Heroes Stadium. Not that I blame you! I'll be at Judson. Can't wait! LeanderMomma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog885 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Maybe. Maybe I'll be at my headquarters compiling all the latest news all day... Maybe I'll be putting up live updates as Area Finals results come in.... I would like it if you were at Heroes, because I never got to meet you at Waco for obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 #BecauseWaco Dog885 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadisonBandMan1 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 #BecauseWaco Sheesh you are on fire today Daniel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstrom01 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 so fun fact, (i’m in twhs) so we host lone star and there fore we don’t compete. The high score was a 86.05 (cy fair). CP got second with a 86. We as well got judged but without actually being put in the rankings. We got a 90.05..CP is our rival and so is ORHS. great band with great people just I think their shows can be sometimes boring. and it’s clean because the drill is soooo easy. no offense to them. and tbh uil chooses cleaner bands and that will put CP ahead of us. But I personally think we top them. Well the drill that Oak Ridge and College Park has is definitely not easy. There is no such thing as easy drill. It’s just the style of drill that is written that you see different. Oak Ridge traditionally likes to use sweeping curvilinear forms with blocked marching in their closer with an emphasis on marching for most of the show. College Park tends to have isolated groups in circular and/or block forms that connect together and travel throughout the show. The Woodlands tends to have tightly grouped sets mixed with various ways to get with them. Totally different styles of drill, all with great difficulty in their own way. And I’m not so sure where you got those scores from, because the sheets on the LSP site give Cy-Fair an 88.05, College Park an 87.3 and Oak Ridge an 86.65. cubuff8 and TWHSParent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Edit: quote removed at request of the original poster. Echoing the above comment from tstrom01, the scores you posted are wrong for all the bands (including TWHS). BOA does reward a performer that is doing multiple things simultaneously, but don't confuse that necessarily with complexity of drill. Body movement/choreography add variable depth to the show and give performers multiple tasks. But also remember (for example) that a large curvilinear form across the field is challenging to hit marks, keep spacing, end movement together, and maintain musical timing across the ensemble. It is one of those things that maybe looks simple, but is more difficult to pull off successfully than it appears. tstrom01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justabandkid94 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 so fun fact, (i’m in twhs) so we host lone star and there fore we don’t compete. The high score was a 86.05 (cy fair). CP got second with a 86. We as well got judged but without actually being put in the rankings. We got a 90.05..CP is our rival and so is ORHS. great band with great people just I think their shows can be sometimes boring. and it’s clean because the drill is soooo easy. no offense to them. and tbh uil chooses cleaner bands and that will put CP ahead of us. But I personally think we top them. The last word id use to describe either CP or OR this year is boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I’d just like to throw out there/remind people that LSP scores aren’t always the best barometer of future band performance. LSP had a lot of quality people judging this year, but few, if any, of them regularly judge BOA and UIL events. I did see Downey’s name in one of the judge bio sheets at BOA recently, which I found amusing, because his bio dwarfed all the other ones in size. I’m not sure he has judged a BOA event before. Lots of new people recently, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TWHSStudent Posted October 25, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 so fun fact, (i’m in twhs) so we host lone star and there fore we don’t compete. The high score was a 86.05 (cy fair). CP got second with a 86. We as well got judged but without actually being put in the rankings. We got a 90.05..CP is our rival and so is ORHS. great band with great people just I think their shows can be sometimes boring. and it’s clean because the drill is soooo easy. no offense to them. and tbh uil chooses cleaner bands and that will put CP ahead of us. But I personally think we top them. Nice job making the program look extremely stuck up with this comment. Factually incorrect and just plain derogatory towards bands who we should be supporting. Maybe think before commenting next time? FaultLineBlues, tstrom01, MadisonBandMan1 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I’d just like to throw out there/remind people that LSP scores aren’t always the best barometer of future band performance. LSP had a lot of quality people judging this year, but few, if any, of them regularly judge BOA and UIL events. I did see Downey’s name in one of the judge bio sheets at BOA recently, which I found amusing, because his bio dwarfed all the other ones in size. I’m not sure he has judged a BOA event before. Lots of new people recently, actually. Absolutely true, although I think they've been in the right range at least last year (and I think this year) for BOA. Cy-Fair, CP, and Oak Ridge really are that much better this year than last, and I would not be surprised to see them pushing close to 90 by SA (I know Cy-Fair is not attending, unfortunately). Last year's scores were about right too, in the low to mid 80's (including TWHS - they gave us around a 84.5 in 2017 LSP, IIRC). However your point stands and I completely agree with it. Don't read too much into the scores! Edited to add: I noticed he (Wayne Downey) was on the St. Louis panel too. I don't recall him judging BOA either (although you've been paying attention much longer than I have), but I think he'll do well from the few conversations I had with him recently at LSP. He obviously has the technical chops (duh!), but he also has what I'll say is the right feel for judging. My impression is that he enjoys giving constructive thoughts to programs and performers. tstrom01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ATrumpets Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 With the different type of judging from BOA/most contests compared to UIL judging do you guys see any surprising finals/top 5 placements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8to5brass Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 For the area I think what will surprise most is I can definitely see Tomball Memorial finishing in the top 5 at area 6ATrumpets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSParent Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 With the different type of judging from BOA/most contests compared to UIL judging do you guys see any surprising finals/top 5 placements? I haven't seen all the area bands, so bear that in mind. I agree with others here that Tomball Memorial or Westfield (among the bands I've seen) would have the best chance to "crash the party". Could someone else do it? Sure. I have not seen North Shore, so my opinion of them is based upon others comments and recent history. I have seen The Woodlands, College Park, and Oak Ridge multiple times, and these are the strongest bands in the area for both BOA and UIL (of the ones I've seen, and in my opinion, of course). Westfield did pretty well in BOA earlier this season, and have a good UIL show. Tomball Memorial has a really good show that has the potential to jump up. It has some BOA elements, so I'm a little curious why they don't attend BOA Houston? I've seen the Klein schools multiple times now, and a couple have the potential to clean up and put on a strong area showing. Top 5 would be a stretch maybe, but not impossible either. Right now the 4 most likely state bands are North Shore, College Park, Oak Ridge, and The Woodlands (in no particular order, as it doesn't really matter if you are 1st or 4th - just make it to state). I think Tomball Memorial and Westfield are going to have outstanding shows, and will pounce on any less than great runs by the top 4 and take a spot. I'm very fuzzy on the bands outside of Region 9, so I could be surprised by one of them. 6ATrumpets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 For the area I think what will surprise most is I can definitely see Tomball Memorial finishing in the top 5 at area Over who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8to5brass Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Over who? Over Northshore, Westfield, Klein ISD, and some others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8to5brass Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I haven't seen all the area bands, so bear that in mind. I agree with others here that Tomball Memorial or Westfield (among the bands I've seen) would have the best chance to "crash the party". Could someone else do it? Sure. I have not seen North Shore, so my opinion of them is based upon others comments and recent history. I have seen The Woodlands, College Park, and Oak Ridge multiple times, and these are the strongest bands in the area for both BOA and UIL (of the ones I've seen, and in my opinion, of course). Westfield did pretty well in BOA earlier this season, and have a good UIL show. Tomball Memorial has a really good show that has the potential to jump up. It has some BOA elements, so I'm a little curious why they don't attend BOA Houston? I've seen the Klein schools multiple times now, and a couple have the potential to clean up and put on a strong area showing. Top 5 would be a stretch maybe, but not impossible either. Right now the 4 most likely state bands are North Shore, College Park, Oak Ridge, and The Woodlands (in no particular order, as it doesn't really matter if you are 1st or 4th - just make it to state). I think Tomball Memorial and Westfield are going to have outstanding shows, and will pounce on any less than great runs by the top 4 and take a spot. I'm very fuzzy on the bands outside of Region 9, so I could be surprised by one of them. Tomball Memorial is not a part of BOA for multiple reasons including the fact we cannot afford it, our band director had problems in BOA back when Tomball HS was a 6A, and our district does not allow us to attend BOA competitions. It would not surprise me with the uproar from families and some fine arts directors if we start attending BOA competitions in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8to5brass Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Also Tomball Memorial Scores relatively close to Northshore in their first competition when TMHS only had two movements on the field and no props while Northshore had the whole show. I’m not counting Northshore out as a threat but I do believe TMHS can be a dark horse they weren’t expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avisshadow Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Saturday needs to get here sooner. The anticipation is killing me. Danpod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Saturday needs to get here sooner. The anticipation is killing me. Extra jalapeños on the nachos, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avisshadow Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Extra jalapeños on the nachos, please. YASS. However, spicy food gives me the hiccups, so as to not irritate those around me with my never ending-almost upchuck of my food, I must eat the jalepenos with a side of nachos in solitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstrom01 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 YASS. However, spicy food gives me the hiccups, so as to not irritate those around me with my never ending-almost upchuck of my food, I must eat the jalepenos with a side of nachos in solitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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