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I honestly think this has been blown out of proportion. I was there and have seen videos and it was minimal cheering when MN realized they had made state. And I saw members and directors actively telling the band to sit down and be quiet and respectful, so it certainly wasn’t intentional. Going last in finals immediately to results and then going to their truck to celebrate their success I see no problem with, they should be proud. All of the bands in finals including MN have put in tremendous work and any of them would’ve deserved to perform at state. I don’t see anymore good in tearing anyone down for 6 seconds of a realization that the MN band likely regrets. Out of the top 5 MN has been to state the least amount and I think it would be hard to find a band who wouldn’t have responded similarly in their same situation. Everyone worked hard. Everyone had great shows. Everyone deserves the recognition for great seasons

In terms of the budget, I think it’s equally as valid for a band to prioritize something like more staff for a better educational value etc. than something like new props or uniforms every year. This area is of course affluent with its exceptions but I think it’s odd to say just because a band isn’t building new props every year that they are some how forced to continue to use what they have, when there seems to be no problems. Just a thought

Lebanon Trail HS “Fascinating People”

Lone Star HS “The Other Side” Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" - Gustav Mahler "Sucked Into a Bagel" - Son Lux "Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen "Ripples in the Sand" - Hans Zimmer

Moe and Gene Johnson 2024 “Planet Disco”

I thought rouse won music but CP had visual for me so ig rouse but truly a toss up

I saw most of prelims including north, it was a very solid performance, I personally had them in finals but different judges have different opinions and I guess this panel didn’t vibe with them yesterday for lack of a better word

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

Watch them end up back to back at a comp

Poor unfortunate souls and Prokofiev symphony 1 are good selections

Frisco Independence HS - The Undersea

Duncanville HS - Tag Team

Cedar Park 2023

WG that high is bold. I also don’t see McKinney Boyd in finals. Hendrickson, McKinney North, and Forney I would all put in finals. Honestly none of us will be close with these predictions until maybe the day or week before.

Walnut Grove has this on their Calendar. That will be interesting

I have no clue at this point how this contest will go. So many notable and interesting programs attending. You could argue almost any of these bands for a finals placement. It seems like most bands not attending DFW are here and I’m excited to see how this contest will turn out.

Wakeland HS - A Sense of Direction Musical Selections Before Time by Thomas Bergesen Piano Concerto in G Major by Howard Hanson Ára bátur by Sigur Rós NO one To kNOW one by Andy Akiho Red by Thomas Bergesen

Lone Star HS - Gridlock Musical Selections "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" by John Adams "Tank!" from "Cowboy Bebop" by Yoko Kanno "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol "Metropolis 1927" by Peter Graham

This is the most interesting 6A area to me, followed by area H. Lewisville, Prosper, Wylie, and honestly McKinney all strong districts overall. I’m going to ignore WG because they will almost certainly be 5A. I think this is becoming if not already the most competitive 6A area. I wonder why the don’t host in McKinney or Prosper. I definitely plan on attending this contest. I can definitely see programs like Lewisville or especially McKinney HS moving up into finals in the future. And I feel like the Wylie schools get stronger every year but we’ll see. I think Allen and the Plano schools could be finals band but idk who they’d beat to get there. Very interested for this contest.

Likely Area B due to RHHS being in that area just two years ago