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I am absolutely in favor of full ensemble mics for any band that can get their hands on them. It's hard to sound good while playing as loud as some of these bands do, and being able to play 5% softer and get the same volume from the judge's perspective is a huge win. While some argue it's not about making it easier, think about it this way: if the band members can use 5% less energy on playing loud, not only do they sound better but they have more energy to focus on visual responsibilities. This means the directors can spend less time yelling at brass to play louder (or play with better tone) and more time learning and cleaning choreography, not to mention learning and cleaning drill. It's a win win imo.

No controversy or Ronald Reagan, so not exactly the typical Carmel win. Huh.

With Homestead missing, are there more Texas bands in finals than Indiana bands???

So many... Avon and Flomo this year had some of the best loud impact moments and I can't wait to see how they compete at Nats. I'm also looking out for Castle's Fly to Paradise hit, Homestead's ballad, Union's Bluecoats closer, Broken Arrow's closer, and all the other amazing groups from around the country that we'll be talking about after nats is over. Flomo 2016 had some of the most ethereal and amazing chords I've ever heard out of a high school music book, at such a high level too. Reagan's 2015 ballad was amazing. Woodlands 2013 opening hit was POWERFUL. Hebron's jazz ballads are stunning. Shows the true musicality coming out of DFW. 2015 and 2017 especially had really really special stuff happening in those ballads. CTJ just seems to have the best "say hello" moments. 2013 preshow, 2014 opening hit, 2015 opening drill, 2017 preshow and hit. 2016 was great too but didn't have the early show WOW factor that they do so well. Their closer last year was definitely one of the coolest and most "epic" things out of Texas last season, but had nothing on their show this year.

Do us proud TWHS!

How many bands are we gonna see next year that finish learning their whole show by the first competition? Definitely worked for ctj this year

Ctj has really good luck with SA finals draws lol

I think it's nice for woodwind players especially, brass not so much

It might just mean that your internet connection is less stable, but I'm no expert lol. That's usually what caused my similar issues.

Sometimes my internet acts up and refreshes the page, causing it to play an ad, but that's the closest thing to what you're talking about that I've experienced with Flo.

Well, the moment of truth has arrived I guess. Let the games begin!

How would that scoring curve translate to Grand Nats, though? (at Lucas Oil Stadium) ...and in fifth place, with a score of 98.75...

The top score at this has gotta end being like a 96, right? lol

My caption guesses: Music: Flomo or Hebron (outside chance of CTJ) Visual: Avon (outside chance of CTJ or Flomo) GE: Flomo or CTJ (outside chance of Avon or Hebron) Any of these four could theoretically take any caption imo, but these are most likely I think. The reason I put Flomo and CTJ at the top is that they are VERY strong in all three and could theoretically sweep (yeah, either of them). Hebron is very strong musically (probably the best of the four) but falls behind in GE and visual. Avon is great visually but their sometimes abrasive brass sound may not hold up well against the Alamodome and that characteristic Texas band sound. GE is a complete toss up for sure, but Flomo and CTJ both have THE show of the year imo. We'll see how things play out this weekend. It's gonna be exciting for sure.

Maybe some big cardboard cutouts of huskies.