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You’re gonna get the China Spring kids all fired up with that extra s at the end, lol Don’t forget about Canyon, Calallen, and Randall! They’ve placed well in the past. Finals is going to be very tight.

I would almost say that too but they did it in prelims AND finals. It even rained during their prelims performance!

Bridge City sort of came out of nowhere at area. Their placement surprised me. Honestly, their color scheme was very similar to Sulphur’s and the two shows blurred together in my head a little bit. I had to go back and watch a video to even remember what they did.

NL also has a disadvantage in that they play first! I hate that they drew first again. It’s like the second time in the past three years they’ve had the first slot. Never go gambling with their directors! also, Farmersville has been to state before just not in 4A

Farmersville's show is definitely way more exciting than the NL show. I wish NL had more volume for the Latin tunes.

As others have said, your 4th and 5th are a bit out there. I think Aubrey will struggle to make finals although I think Farmersville has a shot. Their chances would be better if there were 12 advancing to finals. Since we only have 10, it’s going to be tight. I think the top four will be a Celina-CS-PC-SS battle. It could go any way but that order is my best guess.

That’s the cleanest I’ve EVER seen China Spring. Impressive!

I was told she taught herself! I had a sweet parent group from Paris behind me. They said she learned over the summer.

Not surprising. Area b is a powerhouse.

Thanks for sharing. I’ve been looking for a Celina video for weeks showing the entire show. I’m in awe of their precision. So many challenging movements and all so closely in sync. It’s incredible. Saturday was a blur. I’m going to watch the others later. I still feel like the judging here was pretty spot on. I am a little sad I won’t get to see the Paris accordion player again. So charming!

Dude don’t hate on argyle. That program is amazing. Give them a few more years and I think they will be near the top.

VA dropped from 7th to 9th. That’s not an absurd amount at a contest like this. I had them ranked 11th or 12th in finals in my head. I did not think it was their best run. Unless those people “unanimously agreeing” are a panel of UIL judges who have been through the training then you need to disregard what they are saying. I recommend reading up on the scoring guidelines and maybe you will understand how it works.

Farmersville got 10-3-9 in music so it seems like the 3 was outlier not the other way around. They scored high in visual.

Because they were ranked 8-8-11 in music.

Before they split off the military bands Area C was always dominated by the military bands in 3A particularly. Some really good corp band in the early 2000s could not get out of area because it’s hard to compete against the precision of a military band. Giving them their own state contest was the best solution. When people don’t understand the system, it looks like area c sends an inflated number of bands. The military bands could compete in area, they just elect to do their own thing.

I honestly don’t know! I’m friends with one of the NL directors and he told me they share a designer.

Watching from home! I think I may go watch 4a next week. Excited to see if Mineola can pull it off!

I follow their band on Facebook and I feel confident the directors did a workshop either at tmea or tba. I don’t feel like going back through the page but I’m positive it was them. interestingly enough, their show designer also designs for North Lamar, and I think maybe Kaufman, wakeland, Ranchview, and Melissa. Maybe a few more big schools? I cannot remember. It definitely starts with a solid show design but is also about the band leadership, instruction, and execution.

They did and for a darn good reason.

Thank you for your service 🫡 might want to check out the state thread and the area b thread. It’s getting wild over there.

Happy for you! and yes, that stadium is a beast to walk around!

Very happy for you! The Farmersville parents were wonderful to sit around at the contest. The joy on their faces when they knew you were advancing was beautiful to see! I know you are upset about your spot in prelims. There are rules that determine the order. They are pasted below: Qualifying bands are assigned a draw order using the randomize tool of FileMaker Pro. Then, these bands will be divided into three equal groups based on one-way mileage to the contest site. Group I: closest 1/3 competitors Group II: middle 1/3 competitors Group III: farthest 1/3 competitors Using the following method, a Prelim performance order will be determined. Bands will be scheduled based on the draw order, with the following allowance for mileage from each school to the contest site using Google Maps. Group II Bands: Performances will not be earlier than 1/2 way through Group I. Group III Bands: Performances will not be earlier than 1/2 way through Group II. the performance order will include only the bands 1) that checked “Area Intent - Open” on their Region Entry, 2) that are certified at their Region Marching Contest, and 3) have contacted Mike Bullock indicating their intent to advance.

So I’m assuming you are from a school who didn’t place as high as you wanted. That’s ok. There’s always next year! I would say Sulphur is the epitome of park and bark. I’m going to say it: I really do not like the SS show. The theme has been done over and over again and it is not as challenging. They are loud and a crowd pleaser, but it’s still sloppy. I was surprised to see them place so high. They actually came in first in prelims. We disagree AND THAT IS OK! I know that a lot of you (especially students from competing schools) do not like shows like what Celina and maybe even Panther creek do. You need to sit down and listen to the intricacy of the music and watch how much they move. A lot of you are claiming judging issues in area c and area b but that is your bias shining through. Both of those shows have a huge number of sets and the music is dang hard. Both of those schools have incredible uniformity in their movement and rich colors in their sounds, dynamic contrast, and the exact opposite of park and bark. They barely stand still. As a disclaimer, I have no connections to any of these bands. Im just an old man marching band nerd who lives in Collin county and sees them a lot. This forum is currently dominated by students and emotions are high. Not here to argue with anyone. I’m just asking you to put your bias aside and take a neutral, objective look. fyi - the schedule is out! https://www.uiltexas.org/files/music/4A_Prelims_2024.pdf

That makes no sense because with the addition of the bands from region 25, MORE schools advanced. Last year this area sent five bands. This year they sent seven and were super close to sending eight. Only two of those bands are former region b bands.

I saw the judges sheet for finals. Panther Creek got all ones for visual. It was music that hurt them.