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Interesting fact. Some Westfield alums might dispute it.

I think you're mistaken. Texas Music Forms shows the ratings earned and also the concert programs they played for UIL. In most cases, it will be identical to their honor band programs.

Here are the main pieces for some of the finalists: CTJ and Coppell - HIndemith Symphony for Band Hebron - Dahl Sinfonietta Flower Mound - Copland Symphony #3 You can see Flower Mound and Coppell playing their programs on the youtube channel "Calvin Ku" For full concert programs from all 10 bands, just go to this page and type in the school name, and look for their 2022 Varsity results. I'd do it, but it's too much work. 🙂 https://www.texasmusicforms.com/csrrptUILpublic.asp

OK, I'll give the other room: 1 CTJ 2 Coppell 3 Flower Mound 4 Cy Woods 5 Tompkins

CTJ advanced

Judson finishing up. 3 bands to go.

Something that impresses me is the variety of the concert programs. Hardly any bands are playing the same pieces.

Listenings are today! Here's the performance order: 1 Cy-Fair 2 Keller Central 3 Wylie 4 Flower Mound 5 Katy Taylor 6 Frenship 7 McNeil 8 Coronado 9 Duncanville 10 Clements 11 Coppell 12 Vandegrift 13 Judson 14 Woodlands College Park 15 Hanna 16 CTJ

July 26, 8:30am at the Texas Bandmasters' Convention at the convention center in San Antonio. 6A room 205 4A room 206 1A/2A room 207 1C room 213

1st Johnson 2nd Vandegrift 3rd Reagan 4th Westlake Very tough competition - the top 4 entries were excellent.

Well, it's set now. Here are the 6A finalists: Frenship Coronado Keller Central Coppell Flower Mound Wylie Duncanville McNeil Claudia Taylor Johnson Vandegrift College Park Cy-Fair Judson Hanna Dawson James E. Taylor I'll stick to my 1-2 prediction of Flower Mound/CTJ, not sure of order. One poster criticized me for guessing the Area E results. Well, this is TX Bands, and about 1/2 this website is predicting contest outcomes! I feel bad for Reagan and Westlake. They would have advanced in most of the other areas. But, with marching/all-state/honor band - there are always 1 or 2 areas that are just harder than the others. I'm very excited to see so many programs advance to the state round that haven't gotten there before or not for a very long time. Bravo!

My apologies - I do recall now that Lopez played their 6A Honor Band concert last year after having dropped down to 5A. My point remains the same, that a band can only be honor band every four years, which I consider to be silly. Otherwise, my post was entirely accurate. Though one panel has no bearing on how the next will vote, two different panels are more likely than not to agree, though it does not always occur that way. You don't seem to have much respect for the Midwest Clinic and by extension, the bands that win invitations. You also trashed the honor band process of 2015, basically calling Aledo undeserving. I have written that I have heard that Flower Mound is amazing this year and could very well win it all. However, I have never stated that their recording is "flawless", and I'm sure even their directors would not say that. The "enjoyment" derived from listening to their program is subjective. I did not count Vandegrift out at all. I see them, Reagan, and Westlake battling for second place and give the edge to Reagan. It wouldn't surprise me at all if Vandy pulled it off.

There's one more region contest tomorrow, between Clemens, Steele, and Judson. All other areas are set. A lot of people here are predicting Reagan, and with good reason. Reagan's Midwest entry in March was amazing. They got in, Johnson didn't. Since then, Johnson caught up and then some. At the region 12 contest earlier today, Johnson was 1st place from every judge. Given that Johnson was 3rd and 5th in the state the last two times it entered the honor band process, it shouldn't be too big of a surprise. In area E, i still predict a bloodbath between Westlake, Vandegrift, and Reagan for 2nd. If today was any indication, Johnson should be 1st place. I think Reagan will pull out 2nd. Areas B, F, and H have plenty of contenders, a lot of parity. Based on past performance, I would expect Friendswood to advance from H. Looking ahead, my guess is that the top 2 at state will be Flower Mound and Johnson, in some order. People I trust have told me that one band or the other will win it all. That said, the best concert band in Texas just might be Hebron this year, but they did not enter because their director is president of TMEA. Brownsville Lopez is also not competing because they are the defending honor band. BTW, I think the current rules, not allowing an honor band to repeat, are silly. Even if you're the top program in the state by a wide margin, you can only be honor band every 4 years. Silly! The sitting honor band should be allowed to defend, and the contenders should welcome the opportunity to beat the champ. Makes for a better contest.

See the link on Danpod's post.

The early buzz I've heard is that Flower Mound is fantastic this year. At the region level, regions 3 and 17 look like a lot of fun. Lots of quality bands. The area round I'm looking forward to is E - the top Austin and San Antonio bands - bloodbath.

This year it's 6A, 4A, 1C Regionals are in less than 2 weeks. Area round the week after. State finals at TBA in July. Any predictions?

Seika Girls 2014 show was pretty amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O20o-deQYGw&t=29s

Your opinion is interesting, but let's take a look at Hornrank's own criteria: "Scores and placements from BOA competitions with weight based on how recently the competition occurred, with finals scores and placements carrying slightly more weight than prelims scores and placements. Scores and placements from non-BOA events are taken into account, just not as much as those from BOA events." Of the top 5 bands, only CTJ competed in a BOA competition last weekend, which they won, with the highest score in the country so far this season. HornRank dropped them two spots.

CTJ just won their 2nd BOA title, has won every contest by huge margins, has swept every caption. Became the first and only BOA band in the country to break 90 so far this season. Hornrank dropped them two spots.

Top 3 - Johnson, Reagan, Churchill - no other program in town can beat any of these three. 4 to 10 - O'Connor, Madison, Judson, MacArthur, Stevens, Brandeis, Steele Prediction: look for MacArthur to possibly outperform all but the top 3.

Rumor has it Tarpon Springs is also coming. Yippie Ki Yay

Churchill is planning to go next year.

My top 12 would be the same as yours, and just about the same order. I also believe that Reagan is the band to beat. They've defreated the top bands from Houston, San Antonio, and Austin already. The Lewisville bands are all that's left. Then again, CTJ took prelims and some captions from them at BOA Houston, and I'm sure the Woodlands will be at full force next week as well. Though Austin has more great marching bands that any other city in Texas, I just don't see any of them competing for the top spot this year. But, you never know! Leander certainly shocked a lot of people last year. For the last two finals slots, in addition to Hendrickson and Vista Ridge, there are also Cedar Ridge, Coppell, Wakeland, SFA, Keller, Keller Central, Dripping Springs, Friendswood, and Plano East. Yikes!

At this point, Reagan, CTJ, and Churchill are all planning to go next year. San Antonio will be well represented!

I've sat on the 50 right by the press box, but it isn't my favorite place. The reason is because there are a lot of band parents who will sit there in packs and then, when their kids' bands perform, yell the whole time in an attempt to influence the judges. They don't bother to listen to their kids' shows, they just yell. It ruins it for anyone in that area who is trying to enjoy the performances. Better is to sit on the upper level. It's practicially empty during prelims, you get a better view of the field, and the sound carries well.