2022 6A UIL State

[david19c]

17 minutes ago, BandDad4 said:

I know finals is still going on, but speaking with the kids, some band parents across a few bands that did not make it into finals. Some of them are starting to wonder what is the point of SABOA and State if its the same bands year and year out. Bias, money, and juding inconsistancy is starting to build up.

Vista Ridge went from a bubble band and 16th at BOA SA 2017 to winning gold at 6A State 2018.

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1 minute ago, BandDad4 said:

There are a reason there are salary caps in professional sports. This is detrimental to the health of competition in the end and breads apathy. I see it in football. Teams, fans, schools stop caring because what is the point and the money dries up and competition disapears. It becomes nothing more than just a rotation of the haves and the have nots are left on the sideline... Such is life though I guess. You see it in class discussions, taxing discussions, too big to fail. 

 We have a lot of high top-tier band directors leaving programs because of poor pay, I’m not sure what the point is.

[slowbrass]

This final block of bands is an absolute murderer’s row. 

[bk_bobb]

*friendly reminder* 

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[Band2021]

You have to ask yourself would you say the same thing to a football team? There is honor in winning and losing it's best to teach your children this now and learn from those experiences. What will they gain by saying "What's The Point"? If your band doesn't want to compete they don't have to but just imagine telling your kids that they wont travel or have a life time experience. Marching band is not always about competing.   

[Daniel Neubecker]

does anyone have the prelims recap

[Samuel Culper]

25 minutes ago, BandDad4 said:

I know finals is still going on, but speaking with the kids, some band parents across a few bands that did not make it into finals. Some of them are starting to wonder what is the point of SABOA and State if its the same bands year and year out. Bias, money, and juding inconsistancy is starting to build up.

 

7 minutes ago, david19c said:

Vista Ridge went from a bubble band and 16th at BOA SA 2017 to winning gold at 6A State 2018.

The 2nd post gets at my response to the first.  When my kids started at Vista Ridge, they went to MANY contests where they did not make finals. And it was particularly difficult watching their sister schools having so much success at the same time. 

Vista Ridge is absolutely proof that it can change. 

[Tubalord11]

1 minute ago, Daniel Neubecker said:

does anyone have the prelims recap

CompetitionSuite

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Can someone explain Reagan’s show design like I’m five?

Visually it’s amazing but I’m not getting the message behind it. 

[VistaGuardDad]

What just happened to Ronald Reagan?

[Tubalord11]

Yeah I was about to ask the same question....

[TXTrumpetGuy]

1 minute ago, VistaGuardDad said:

What just happened to Ronald Reagan?

Electronics issue. Had to skip almost their entire pre-show as a result, I think.

[slowbrass]

I think they had a technical issue which caused them to skip the preshow so they would be under time.

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1 minute ago, TXTrumpetGuy said:

Electronics issue. Had to skip almost their entire pre-show as a result, I think.

Will this hurt their C/D scores?

[Tubalord11]

1 minute ago, slowbrass said:

I think they had a technical issue which caused them to skip the preshow so they would be under time.

Can this affect their score in a super bad way? I'd imagine maybe some points off from the C/D caption but that's it, right? 

[1998-2018]

30 minutes ago, BandDad4 said:

There are a reason there are salary caps in professional sports. This is detrimental to the health of competition in the end and breads apathy. I see it in football. Teams, fans, schools stop caring because what is the point and the money dries up and competition disapears. It becomes nothing more than just a rotation of the haves and the have nots are left on the sideline... Such is life though I guess. You see it in class discussions, taxing discussions, too big to fail. 

Excellence has always required overcoming apathy and the logical fallacies it feeds on. There are no correct answers to be found in an echo chamber of incestuous amplification. More of these frustrated people should be  listening to those who have made the journey.

[Tailgate88]

Just now, lost said:

Will this hurt their C/D scores?

Good question... adjudication is not officially supposed to start until the five minute clock has expired, meaning after most of the preshow.  But does an awesome preshow influence a judge?  Who knows?

[JTApex]

Just now, Tubalord11 said:

Can this affect their score in a super bad way? I'd imagine maybe some points off from the C/D caption but that's it, right? 

If it was just the pre-show, it shouldn't impact at all.

[1998-2018]

15 minutes ago, bk_bobb said:

*friendly reminder* 

Send feedback on the livestream quality to: 

music@uiltexas.org

 

BTW, the camera change pictures were to let people know their e-mails are having an affect.

[Miyazuu]

1 minute ago, JTApex said:

If it was just the pre-show, it shouldn't impact at all.

They only cut the pre-show but there was problems the entire performance.

 

They had electronic issues, tried to use some emergency connection, failed, told to start at set 22 and went from there. Speakers never worked (as we can hear from the harsh static).

[Tubalord11]

Ronald Reagan: WOW WOW WOW!!!! It really sucks they had electronic issues, but they still performed the heck out of the show!!! What a sound they can make!!! 

[Tailgate88]

Ugh, I feel for them.  We had our power fail at UIL Area a few years back and had to do the entire show with no electronics, no microphones for soloists ... it was brutal. 

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2 minutes ago, RoseGoldRevival said:

They only cut the pre-show but there was problems the entire performance.

 

They had electronic issues, tried to use some emergency connection, failed, told to start at set 22 and went from there. Speakers never worked (as we can hear from the harsh static).

That’s two things

1. A really good decision from the BD, clearly knows what theyre doing.

2. An amazing job by the kids starting off and still delivering an amazing performance

[VistaGuardDad]

It sucks they had issues, but wow those kids reacted so well to the adversity. It was like they practiced having that issue and knew exactly what to do. I sincerely hope it doesn't hurt them. Props to the band and the directors who got them ready to face adversity.

 

I love the effect the guard uniform has. I got to see it in person at TMC so I was much closer and could see how really cool they are.

[DallasFan]

1 minute ago, VistaGuardDad said:

It sucks they had issues, but wow those kids reacted so well to the adversity. It was like they practiced having that issue and knew exactly what to do. I sincerely hope it doesn't hurt them. Props to the band and the directors who got them ready to face adversity.

 

I love the effect the guard uniform has. I got to see it in person at TMC so I was much closer and could see how really cool they are.

I bet they have practiced this before. Many schools will opt to skip preshow and start just like Reagan did at football games once the whole show is learned due to time constraints. Amazing, resilient young adults, bravo Reagan Band.