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  3. So I know that TMEA Honor Band auditions are coming up this year for the odd conferences if i’m correct. Anyone have any predictions on who might win this year and be preforming in San Antonio in 2026? I know they don’t choose till like July, but I thought it could be a nice discussion while it’s not marching season. Please post any updates you can find here.
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  5. And I do my best to copy and paste that info over here in a fairly timely manner. 🤪
  6. I’m really hoping they make the trip. There’s already a really large group bound to be coming. Flomo and Marcus should be in attendance per their rotation cycle, as well as Round Rock, TW’s, Hopefully Reagan and CTJ, and ofc any other possible surprises like Coppell or one of the Leander schools (I’m looking at you Rouse :). But yeah, Wylie would do great here, easily a semi-finalist and with a super strong show, I see them in finals. Their last 3 shows have been amazing, and last years was just phenomenal!!
  7. We may have a new addition to Team Texas! Wylie has listed Grand Nats as potential future travel on their Smore for the upcoming season! The event has not yet been added to their calendar, so attendance is TBD.
  8. Hoping Boyd has a stronger season and McKinney builds off their recent success, their shows post Covid have been amazing. Hoping Wylie East also has a stronger season, have really loved what they’ve been doing of late
  9. Ill go ahead and say the McKinney schools are all very very likely to attend, and I am very very excited to see what North and Boyd in particular are planning, I know nothing about McKinney High so Im hoping for the best for them
  10. Confirmed so far: Argyle H.S., TX Creekview H.S., TX
  11. Confirmed so far (as of 01/05/2025): Prosper H.S., TX Wakeland H.S., TX Wylie H.S., TX
  12. The Hornrank forums has the most accurate up-to-date list of performing groups at Grand Nationals next season. In terms of Texas groups going, the only confirmed schools so far are Coppell, Reagan, Round Rock, & The Woodlands.
  13. also lets hope we don't have another cinco situation. Man I feel so bad for them. My friends that are there are still sad/annoyed. rightfully so.
  14. Yeah Ruben. It also helped that the directors were all friends with all the judges....
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  16. What kind of items have yall put on your corps necklaces that you've collected over the years or are valuable to you
  17. Hi all! I was frustrated that there wasn't a centralized location where I could view all time results for the 3 biggest competitions a Texas band can compete in: UIL State, BOA San Antonio, BOA Grand Nationals. UIL has the best site, but even then, it's difficult since all the classes are muddled. So, because I have to much time on my hands, I compiled the data myself and created.. TX Bands Results History (Big 3) This has results for all competition finals: UIL State I only wanted to include top class competitions, so this only includes whatever the top class was at the time: 1979: 4A 1980-2012: 5A 2014-Present: 6A UIL State competitions occurred: 1979-1990: Annually 1992-2020: Bi-Annually 2021-Present: Annually BOA San Antonio From 1994-2002, BOA's San Antonio competitions were Regionals. They were held every year with the exception of 1996 & 1997. In 2003, San Antonio became a Super Regional, effectively serving as BOA's Texas state competition. It has occurred annually since with the exception of 2020 (COVID). Is it a bit flawed to include pre-Super Regional San Antonio competitions? Perhaps. There were other inconsistent regionals in the Houston and DFW areas during those years, some schools competed in both, some only in their local competition. The Alamodome was the biggest and most significant venue, and was the first indoor marching competition in Texas. To remain consistent, I thought it made sense to include all BOA San Antonio competitions so that's what I did. 🤷‍♂️ BOA Grand Nationals This includes all results for TX Bands in BOA Grand National Competitions since its inception in 1976. It wasn't until 1985 that a Texas band was a finalist. Other Notes I absorbed McCullough HS into The Woodlands HS history. McCullough was the name of the high school that was replaced by The Woodlands. It had all the same students and faculty. Reminder that because this only includes top class competitions, it is NOT an exhaustive list of school results in UIL state competitions. Schools like Cedar Park and Vandegrift have decorated histories in the second class that aren't accounted for here. For 2020, there were no finals, it was just a one-time performance and placement. I only listed the top 12, which is consistent with the number of finalists in the previous competitions. Please see all 3 tabs, and create your own filter to sort columns by school, years, etc. So many cool learnings and observations to be had and discussed! Some notable takeaways: L.D. Bell's 1999-2012 dominance is unmatched. They have a right to call themselves the best high school band in Texas history. From 2004-2012, they didn't place lower than third in a single competition! But they have had a significant falloff since then. Would love to know what happened to Westfield. They were the best Texas band in the 80s and 90s, but haven't been finalists in a major competition since 2007. Interesting to note that The Woodlands have been finalists the most times of any Texas band, despite only winning twice. Ronald Reagan HS has been finalists in EVERY BOA San Antonio competition since 2000. That's a 24-year streak!! And it's still active!! Although no Texas band has won all 3 competitions in the same year, some have won two of them in the same year: 2000: L.D. Bell (UIL & BOA SA) 2003: Westfield (BOA SA & GN) 2010: Marcus (UIL & BOA SA) 2013: The Woodlands (BOA SA & GN) 2016: Flower Mound 2021: Hebron (UIL & BOA SA) Hope you all enjoy!
  18. It has been well-known that the aggie band matches with many non-players. You can spot several instruments out there that don't even have mouthpieces.
  19. I've learned some things I'd never thought of by having conversations with friends who've made it into professional ensembles. 1. The concept where you spend 6 months on a marching show, 6 months on All-State etudes, 4 months on UIL music and 3-6 months learning a solo for Solo & Ensemble contest has almost ZERO resemblance to anything you will ever do as a Clarinetist in a Top 5 orchestra. In the professional world it is very common to learn 2 hours of music in one single rehearsal, and have a concert on that music just a few days later. 2. If you don't love the instrument enough to practice it by yourself all day long day-in and day-out (6-8 hours per day), then you're probably wasting your time, because that's the level of commitment it takes to get into that level of ensemble. This is very similar advice for people trying to get into the NFL, NBA or MLB, as the difficulty for getting into all of the above is very similar. 3. Practicing for three separate 1 hour sessions in a 24-hour period is more efficient than one 4-hour long practice session. Yes, I said 4. 4. Every practice session should have a specific goal in mind that you're willing to break down to almost the atomic level and rebuild it from the ground up. If your practicing method starts and stops at just learning a bunch of new solos or cruising through an etude book, you will never reach the highest level....no matter how many thousands of hours you put into it. 5. All 5 of the top ensembles require sight-reading when you audition. This is because your skill as a sight-reader is more valuable to an orchestra than your skill as a soloist or even your skill as an ensemble player. I'm a Euphonium player, and Brian Bowman; one of the greatest Euphonium players of the 20th century once said "The best way to approach sight-reading is to simply learn every single piece of music that they would ever throw at you....Even though I was required to sightread at every audition I ever took, I knew almost every piece the committee ever threw at me, so I hardly ever actually had to sightread".
  20. Unless something crazy happens and the UIL cutoffs numbers rise a bit I see several schools competing at 4A for the last time in the 2025 school year. I bet some schools will survive but just barely.
  21. I am a sophomore clarinet player looking to become clarinet section leader for my junior year. For my band in CA, I am required to do a leadership project to benefit the band. This goal of these projects is to develop me as a person and help me become a better leader and make the band better. I need ideas for my project so I can start working on it for my leadership application.
  22. Congratulations to Vandegrift for their first 6A DII state football championship!!
  23. hoping we show up again this year 🙏 looking for a class champ 3 peat!! 🥇
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