Popular Post Samuel Culper Posted October 21, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Three weeks from now it will be happening! contrabassclarinet, LeanderMomma, Tubalord11 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band2021 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Very Competitive year, which is always great! It will make it very hard to make finals this time around. Round Rock will have to do better than Marcus to call it safe if not then they can come in last slot but would have to fight with Wando & Dobyns-BennettBands 1-11: Avon Carmel Broken Arrow The Woodlands Flower Mound CTJ Reagan Blue Springs Williams Mason Vista Ridge Marcus 12: WandoDobyns-BennettLawrence TownshipRound Rock Homestead AyalaMarian Catholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostChoirGuy Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Personally I think Marcus is going to do better than barely making it in. In their 3 grand nats appearances, the worst they have done is 5th place (and they never even went during their dominant years). Their show may not be super flashy but people underestimate how effective their artistry in musicianship and clean drill can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted October 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, Band2021 said: Round Rock will have to do better than Marcus to call it safe if not then they can come in last slot but would have to fight with Wando & Dobyns-Bennett I think Round Rock will be able to handle both DB and Wando. 🤗 bandparent94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted October 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, LostChoirGuy said: Personally I think Marcus is going to do better than barely making it in. In their 3 grand nats appearances, the worst they have done is 5th place (and they never even went during their dominant years). Their show may not be super flashy but people underestimate how effective their artistry in musicianship and clean drill can be. I have Marcus high in my predictions list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 These are mainly opinion based 1. FlowerMound 2. BA 3. Vista Ridge 4. Avon 5. The woodlands 6. Regan 7. Carmel 8. CTJ 9. Blue Springs 10. WM 11. Round Rock 12. Homestead Music- BA Visual- Flomo GE- Flomo  really pulling for Flomo to win! I’ve seen this show live so many times now, and every time it’s better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band2021 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Sorry for got to mention my top 10 are random order I have no idea as of right now how it will all play out but I will agree marcus usually has a strong finish at nats. I am interested in seeing how high blue springs will place. I know they came in 3rd their last showing I am assuming they wont place as high with all the Texas Groups attending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandparent94 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Round Rock's show is coming together very nicely. Should surprise those who have them off their radar. LeanderMomma and NEPats 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaultLineBlues Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 5:26 PM, Rubisco said: Wandered over to Music for All and got the judging panels for this event. Prelims Panel A: Ryan Brittain (howdy, Westfield alum and amazing horn player!), Dave Carbone, Glenn Fugett, W. Dale Warren, Ken Giese, John Howell, and Michael Turner. Prelims Panel B: John Alstrin, George Boulden, Nola Jones, Gregg Williams, Lee Carlson, Robert Solomon, and Jim Sturgeon. Semis Panel: Mike Howard, Jay Kennedy, Chester Phillips, Ken Turner, Curtis Costanza, Marie Czapinski, and Tim Ochran. Finals Panel: George Boulden, Glenn Fugett, Nola Jones, Greg Williams, John Howell, Jim Sturgeon, and Michael Turner. No major red flag judges for me, at least when comparing things to my tastes. Well, maybe a couple of slight ones on the semis panel, but hopefully any quirkiness is balanced out. Semis will already be the most nail-biting contest this year. If I had to guess finals assignments, I'd say Nola Jones and Glenn Fugett on Music GE, George Boulden and Greg Williams on Music Performance, Michael Turner on Individual Visual, Jim Sturgeon on Ensemble Visual, and John Howell on Visual GE. But maybe BOA will change it up a little.  I'm so dumb, I saw the name "Ryan Brittain" and was racking my brain as to where I had heard it.  He was one of my old band directors and I somehow managed to forget that in the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWHSPercDad Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 34 minutes ago, FaultLineBlues said: I'm so dumb, I saw the name "Ryan Brittain" and was racking my brain as to where I had heard it.  He was one of my old band directors and I somehow managed to forget that in the moment. ……and Ryan was my old band student at Westfield HS from Fall 2001 through Spring 2005! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanderMomma Posted October 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, bandparent94 said: Round Rock's show is coming together very nicely. Should surprise those who have them off their radar. It’s always fun to surprise folks. 😉 gregorydf01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandFan59 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 What I think will happen right now: 1. Broken Arrow (Visual/GE) 2. Flower Mound (Music) 3. Avon 4. Ronald Reagan 5. Carmel 6. The Woodlands 7. Claudia Taylor Johnson 8. Marcus 9. Vista Ridge 10. William Mason 11. Blue Springs 12. Wando  What I would like to happen: 1. Claudia Taylor Johnson (Music/GE) 2. Broken Arrow (Visual) 3. Flower Mound 4. Avon 5. Ronald Reagan 6. The Woodlands 7. Carmel 8. Marcus 9. Vista Ridge 10. Blue Springs 11. William Mason 12. Round Rock  Obviously this is all subject to change but it's fun to speculate about box5sop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packwick Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 wow. y'all weren't wrong for once. that Broken Arrow show is stupendously good. i'm really liking the evocative miked trumpet solos that float above the ensemble and the dreamy color palette. it probably has great mise-en-scène as well, but it's hard to tell from the angle. i was at UIL region to see my alma mater. percussion pretty much fell apart during the accelerando in the closer, oh my goodness it was scary. i'm concerned about that, because there was also a tear during the opener at Houston prelims. the closer also just needs to be a way bigger thing. it didn't make me want to throw somebody else's baby onto the field like the ballad did. guard is pretty solid though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Inspirational Pinecone Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 2 hours ago, packwick said: i was at UIL region to see my alma mater. percussion pretty much fell apart during the accelerando in the closer, oh my goodness it was scary. i'm concerned about that, because there was also a tear during the opener at Houston prelims. the closer also just needs to be a way bigger thing. it didn't make me want to throw somebody else's baby onto the field like the ballad did. guard is pretty solid though. Yeah the ending feels very short. Saw a video of it and I'm glad they now have the woodwinds involved. I'm not too worried about the ending because I feel like they know it needs to be bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalord11 Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 What school is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKyu Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 32 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said: What school is this? If I remember correctly packwick is a TWHS alum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packwick Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 9 minutes ago, MikeKyu said: If I remember correctly packwick is a TWHS alum. nah. Westerburg High. Go Rottweilers! box5sop and Rubisco 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 9 hours ago, packwick said: wow. y'all weren't wrong for once. Oh, the shade of it all. 😂 I don't know if I'll be catching much at Indianapolis or St. Louis this weekend. I think I might be getting sick. But I'm assuming some videos will leak eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origin Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Avon has a great show but is also quite beatable right now in my opinion. The guard wasn’t as solid as I expected. box5sop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origin Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Watching Avon and Carmel back-to-back, I actually thought Carmel was better, but maybe it’s just personal preference. Carmel has fantastic woodwinds and the guard was extremely impactful. Nny14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nny14 Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Carmel's music is absolutely gorgeous. Avon has such an impressive visual program too, nothing quite like we have here in Texas. Overall I think I prefer Flower Mound and Reagan though. It will be really exciting to see how everyone compares at Indy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 I caught Avon and Carmel on high cam. Yeaaaaah, so I might have been wrong about only 1 Texas band placing in the top 3 at Nationals this year. I'll say it again, because it bears repeating: make sure you're listening side to side, kiddos! In their defense, lots of other top groups are having this issue. It's just that it was rather... persistent.... I really do like Carmel's ballad though! I just hope that both groups can get the musical and visual execution a little bit closer to what's typical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 I would give Carmel the edge in effect here, but I don't think the difference is massive. CTJBandPops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomer Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Good lord Fishers, Â That is going to be good by nats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubisco Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Blue Springs was... interesting. Not sure I really understand the show at all, but that's not really a requirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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