UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2023

[TrebleMaker2]

7 minutes ago, lost said:

Next block is going to be a treat. 

Agreed! Hoping the streaming issues are resolved soon!!

[Spirit]

4 hours ago, WakelandSuperDuperFan said:

This is it, I’m extremely confident and excited for Wakeland. They have been rocking every competition and have immense drive. They are competent, confident, and consistent. With these traits they will be a guaranteed medalist. I even believe they can beat the likes of Rouse and Cedar Park. Despite how BOA San Antonio went I’m confident that they can pull through and go for gold! Besides, the LISD schools had most of their points from GE and judge bias. I’m sure with UIL judges Wakeland will be on top!

I love your passion and enthusiasm for Wakeland (I am a former Wakeland parent myself), but whoa! You might want to curb the claim that the LISD schools received most points from GE and judges bias. That is very bold and unfounded. They are incredible programs that consistently do extremely well wherever they compete, in whatever competition format, and they do not deserve that statement. Support and cheer for Wakeland, but please do it humbly and graciously, without throwing negative shade on other programs. All you end up doing in the long run is shining a negative light on your own program instead. As a former Wakeland parent, I don’t appreciate that, because that’s never been what we are about.

 

Wishing all bands here that today they have their VERY BEST performances to date! Let’s make it a fantastic experience for all, especially those out there on that field.

[TXguy512]

Well done, Rouse! 👏 love that show 

[PenguinGuy]

Wow rouse, just wow!

[TrebleMaker2]

Rouse! What a lovely and amazing performance! Bravo!

[TXguy512]

1 minute ago, Spirit said:

I love your passion and enthusiasm for Wakeland (I am a former Wakeland parent myself), but whoa! You might want to curb the claim that the LISD schools received most points from GE and judges bias. That is very bold and unfounded. They are incredible programs that consistently do extremely well wherever they compete, in whatever competition format, and they do not deserve that statement. Support and cheer for Wakeland, but please do it humbly and graciously, without throwing negative shade on other programs. 

Thanks for speaking up! I’m an LISD parent and was bothered by that earlier comment. I saw Wakeland at BoA SA Saturday night and LOVED their show. What a program! I met some Wakeland parents seated next to us and they were so supportive of all bands, so I know that earlier comment isn’t representative of the Wakeland band family. 🙏 

[clarinetistkai05]

2 hours ago, WakelandSuperDuperFan said:

This is it, I’m extremely confident and excited for Wakeland. They have been rocking every competition and have immense drive. They are competent, confident, and consistent. With these traits they will be a guaranteed medalist. I even believe they can beat the likes of Rouse and Cedar Park. Despite how BOA San Antonio went I’m confident that they can pull through and go for gold! Besides, the LISD schools had most of their points from GE and judge bias. I’m sure with UIL judges Wakeland will be on top!

Let’s not put down other bands in favor of others. These bands are talented, and truly have deserved the place they get. On topic though…

 

I’m a huge Wakeland fan as well! I know they’ll do good

[Bill_Hou]

I haven't seen a lot of the 5A bands before today aside from a couple, but wow!  Super impressed and have enjoyed their shows!

[Spirit]

5 hours ago, clarinetistkai05 said:

THIS IS IT! This is my last competition of the season (ever technically cause I’m a senior), and I couldn’t be any prouder of my band, Forney. We’ve been through so much this season, and I genuinely am glad I’ve had this opportunity for 4 years to be apart of this organization. I honestly regret not being in these forums sooner because y'all are genuinely the kindest people I’ve ever met. Anyway, enough with the blabbing. Good luck to every single 5A program who is competing! I genuinely love you all, and give it your best shot!

 

- Kai

 

Congratulations, and best of luck in your performance(s) today! I know Forney will be amazing! Give it your all, and try to soak up every single second of it. I was a band kid in the Houston area, and my daughter was Guard at Wakeland. My mother was also a band kid in another state! We never really lose that passion for it. Look at me! I’m still around following this great activity (or if I may, I’ll call it a sport, because that’s exactly what it is), for all of these years. This is something that will always be here for everyone to enjoy, either as a performer (high school/college/DCI), or as a spectator.
 

Good luck to you today, and whatever the outcome, just ENJOY the day, and this amazing sport we all love so much!

[LeanderMomma]

1 hour ago, WakelandSuperDuperFan said:

Good performances so far but still very confident in Wakeland’s chances

I can’t tell if you are intentionally trying to be annoying or if you really are that exasperating in real life but please stop!  I really like Wakeland too but you are definitely putting a damper on my enthusiasm. 🥴

[Spirit]

21 minutes ago, TXguy512 said:

Thanks for speaking up! I’m an LISD parent and was bothered by that earlier comment. I saw Wakeland at BoA SA Saturday night and LOVED their show. What a program! I met some Wakeland parents seated next to us and they were so supportive of all bands, so I know that earlier comment isn’t representative of the Wakeland band family. 🙏 

Absolutely! I have been a “lurker” here for years, just reading what everyone has to say, but I had to sign up to say something in this case. I could not let that stand for all Wakeland supporters. Glad to hear your other experiences with them have been more positive. Best of luck today to all the LISD and FISD schools, as well as to every high school competing. Every one of them has worked extremely hard to get here. What an absolute HONOR for them all to be competing at the Texas State Marching Band Competition! I was not fortunate to get this far as a student-performer, but my daughter was, and they are memories she will always cherish (as will I). 

[Bill_Hou]

Wow, Cedar Park, love how this show has progressed all year.  The soloists are amazing, especially the euphonium player!  Really going to be a hard fought and well earned victory for whomever makes finals and gets the top placements!

[TrebleMaker2]

Cedar Park, this is just the coolest show! Maybe my fave that I have seen from this band in the past several years (and they have had some pretty amazing shows!) Wow!!

[TXguy512]

Cedar Park was locked in today! Wow, what a run! Difficult drill that is looking clean at the right time, and music was tight today. 

[BearMom]

20 minutes ago, Spirit said:

Absolutely! I have been a “lurker” here for years, just reading what everyone has to say, but I had to sign up to say something in this case. I could not let that stand for all Wakeland supporters. Glad to hear your other experiences with them have been more positive. Best of luck today to all the LISD and FISD schools, as well as to every high school competing. Every one of them has worked extremely hard to get here. What an absolute HONOR for them all to be competing at the Texas State Marching Band Competition! I was not fortunate to get this far as a student-performer, but my daughter was, and they are memories she will always cherish (as will I). 

Thank you for speaking up!  I too have been a lurker and had no intention of registering to ever post anything, but I also felt as if I needed to say that WakelandSuperDuperFan does represent this group of amazing kids, parents and directors accurately. 
 

As a current Wakeland band mom I know we wish all bands good luck and hope that everyone performs well.  And I know that this poster is not a current Wakeland student because the posts were made while they were on the field practicing.  So while we appreciate your support, please make sure that you are not doing it at the cost of other bands. 
 

Good luck to ALL 5a bands today!!!!

[TrebleMaker2]

This block is incredible! Leander, you tug my heart every time with “Moon River” and I love the bit of whimsy added in the solos throughout. Well done!

[LeanderMomma]

Great great run Leander. And watching Jeremy Spicer interview his two Leander kiddos from the sidelines afterwards made me a little teary. He’s obviously a proud dad, as he should be. 💙 They are great human beings and wonderful soloists!  

[lost]

Leander! Love to see them coming back into the scene after a rough year last year.

[ViewFromTheBox]

That McKinney North show is ridiculously fun! Great performance and congrats on a great season! Hope to see you again tomorrow.

[viejo]

pine tree

[TrebleMaker2]

I really liked those spinning snowflakes in Lebanon Trail’s show! Loved the music, too!

 

[PenguinGuy]

Here is my top 10 so far imo

Rouse

Cedar Park

Leander

Aledo

McKinney North

Roma

Richland

Lebanon Trail

Pieper 

Lake Belton

[Tailgate88]

J.M. Hanks is the surprise of the day for me so far. They are loud for their size and tight! Huge guard. Don’t sleep on these guys and gals!

[H27dk]

Hanks was lovely to watch especially the Guard. Forney is much improved since BOA Prosper, I enjoyed their performance 

[gregorydf01]

Great Job Forney!    Loved it, definitely a crowd favorite and one of my favorites!

Was very clean and I see a top 1/2 of finals on this one possible.   The joy and excitement shown by the band after the performance was sooooo genuine and fantastic to see!