MarchingMafia

I'm stoked for them! Loved their performance today, and think they often get ignored because all the attention is on Vandy. Talked to a couple kids from The Woodlands and Marcus after the show and they were really thrilled for VR.

Anyone else think there should be an audience choice award as well? Hold on, I'm going to talk to the guys down on the field.

FloMo's show is just visually stunning. Very artistic but also such great sound. It can be hard for a band of this size to find the sweet spot with their sound and not enter the territory of blaring cacophony, but this one nailed it. Excellent performance FloMo!

Whoa... The Woodlands. That was more fun than any marching should be allowed to have. Such skill in bringing out the big sounds then mellowing it out to calm us all down. Your trombone soloist just killed me and that brass feature brought it all back together. Dang! One of my top 3 for today by far!

Marcus may have earned the biggest standing ovation of the afternoon with that performance. That is exactly what a concert band that marches should sound like. Your brass section is amazing and those euphoniums in the middle section are like velvet. Woodwinds lifting the ballad beautifully and I don't think I need to mention percussion - it's Marcus.

Love that Pearland threw out some big brass without going harsh on their sound! That was absolutely WoW! Loved every minute that performance!

Well, this was the first time I was able to see Vandegrift all the way through. Beautiful presentation. Loved the dance team's uniforms. They definitely had a cosmic feel. I didn't love the actual music though. I kept waiting for something resembling a song to be played. There was a lot of beat and plenty of horn toots, but not enough melody tying it all together for me. But to each their own. They are highly regarded for a reason.

Congrats FloMo! Well deserved! Hebron, you're a classic! Marcus you earned it! What a performance. Lewisville ISD Powerhouse!

I actually agree with you both. I just think they're going to score higher based on the technical difficulty of their music overall, even though the execution had errors.

I'm going with: 1) Hebron (Wish it was FloMo cause I liked their show better but I get it.) 2) FloMo 3) Marcus (Cause they were musically cleaner than Vandy by a long shot). 4) Vandegrift (There were a lot of musical errors. If they don't get counted I'm going to believe it when people say it's rigged). 5) Vista Ridge 6) Rouse 7) The Woodlands 😎 Pearland 9) Ronald Reagan 10) Cedar Ridge (11) McNeil (12) Cedar Park (13) Coppell (14) Round Rock (15)Seven Lakes

Oh dear, Marcus, I am breathless. That sustained part is incredible. I keep waiting for you to breathe and you don't. I don't even know what to say. You're clean. You're precise. You're beautiful. Just what I was hoping for. Thank you

Oh Lord, I'm agreeing with the clarinet guy somewhat. I'm not feeling any of these top 3 (even Hebron buddy). Maybe I'm just tired. They've executed their shows well but it's not waking me up. One more to go.

Omg, what?! Truly phenomenal. Just an incredible performance all around and I would never have guessed because your sound is BIG. You definitely punch above your weight.

No kidding! What just happened?! Vista Ridge was ridiculous. Just incredible all around. Is it just me or is each performance like "No one can top this!" then the next band goes, "Oh yeah? Watch this!"

The Woodlands - bellisimo! Presentation was outstanding. I'm a big fan of low brass and you knocked it out of the dome! All around phenomenal performance!