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Braswell:
Amazing opening statement from the trombone and trumpet! Fun pre-show. Nice saxophones! I live for the visual movements and the feel of the show. Nice trumpet/mello moment. Beautiful flute solo! Okay, trombones! Very flowy last hit nicely done!

McKinney North:
Yet another jazz themed show! Oh yeah! I'm digging it, nice tap dancing. And dancing overall from the brass quintet! I love their vocalist! Wow. BRASS yeahhh! I love how fun the show is. But there is still cleaning to be done. But the energy is amazing! 

Visually, Wakeland was amazing. Their formations were sharp, and their movement across the field was fluid and well-coordinated, displaying a strong sense of unity among the members. The color guard added vibrant visual storytelling that complemented the music perfectly, enhancing the overall narrative and drawing the audience deeper into the show. Cannot wait to see them again tonight

Wakeland:
Nice pre-shown into the opening hit I love the mello lines really adds some color! Their shows the really know how to showcase each section. Very clean! Powerful mature sounds. Nice job sax! Oh yeah, euphonium and horn. Clean technique throughout the ensemble. A visually pleasing show! Great job Wakeland!

McKinney North- Open Mic:
North once again laying it down with their jazz shows, and boy were those mics on!! Soloists were definitely the stars of the show, feels at times they are relied on to much, but I see why they have them up there so much, bc WOW they are on fire!! Great sounds from the ensemble, tons of individual requirements visually they are nailing, great marching technique! GE is ofc off the charts, and while I don’t know how to judge that type of show, they may have earned a second performance, at least I think. They will be super strong come area, amazing job MN!! 

McKinney North:
Yet another jazz themed show! Oh yeah! I'm digging it, nice tap dancing. And dancing overall from the brass quintet! I love their vocalist! Wow. BRASS yeahhh! I love how fun the show is. But there is still cleaning to be done. But the energy is amazing! 

Yeah! Can't wait to see wakeland!

Yeah! Can't wait to see wakeland!

Oh yeah! That's for sure, I ran underneath for some shade cover. Unfortunately I had to give up my seats on the fifty yard line 😞

Bentonville, Black Sheep:
Sousaphones! Alright nice feature. String opening hit! Super powerful brass moments! Great use of the field space. Small technical issue I think? Unless it was just quiet. Alright trombones! Wow, that was great! I loved the theming!

The Bentonville fans have completely taken over the stadium!! Here we go

My predictions for tonight is 
1. Wakeland/Marcus 
2. Marcus/Wakeland
3. Lone Star/LDBell 
4. LDBell/Lonestar
of course if they make finals. Wakeland could definitely take the visual caption. 
Marcus will take the other 2. 

I just barely got there in time to see prosper and Lonestar!
Prosper: I loved the integration of the cubes. I feel like it's challenging to look smooth while marching with a box and directly correlated with another marcher. Nice solos at the beginning leading is into that open hit. They had a great G.E and looked very clean! Outstanding oboe soloist! 
Lonestar: already so much improvement from last week. They even added some new visuals! However a few people were off on them, at least we're I was looking at. Powerful opening hit once again, it almost gets louder every time. Dark, rich trombone choir, it always seems to bring people to tears. Way cleaner Lonestar, I can't wait to see you guys under the stadium lights.

McKinney HS: Jesus!! Smacked us out of our seats with that brass sound! Super, super controlled! Visual affect is very appealing! That flugel horn solo? Oh my gosh, simply outstanding... They did not come to play

McKinney Boyd- Awakening:
Great stuff from the Flugelhorn soloists and WW’s going into the opening hit! Wow, such mature ensemble sounds, great stuff y’all! Super cool drill with the rotating circle with that guard soloists who killed it. Great showcasing of the different sections. Lovely work from the soloists in the ballad, such flowing sounds. Visually pretty clean, some minor things but still really impressive.  Only up to their ballad today but still wonderful stuff, great job Bronco band!!

McKinney HS: Jesus!! Smacked us out of our seats with that brass sound! Super, super controlled! Visual affect is very appealing! That flugel horn solo? Oh my gosh, simply outstanding... They did not come to play

Lone Star ate this year.  Mahler arrangements are top notch.  

I just barely got there in time to see prosper and Lonestar!
Prosper: I loved the integration of the cubes. I feel like it's challenging to look smooth while marching with a box and directly correlated with another marcher. Nice solos at the beginning leading is into that open hit. They had a great G.E and looked very clean! Outstanding oboe soloist! 
Lonestar: already so much improvement from last week. They even added some new visuals! However a few people were off on them, at least we're I was looking at. Powerful opening hit once again, it almost gets louder every time. Dark, rich trombone choir, it always seems to bring people to tears. Way cleaner Lonestar, I can't wait to see you guys under the stadium lights.

I just barely got there in time to see prosper and Lonestar!
Prosper: I loved the integration of the cubes. I feel like it's challenging to look smooth while marching with a box and directly correlated with another marcher. Nice solos at the beginning leading is into that open hit. They had a great G.E and looked very clean! Outstanding oboe soloist! 
Lonestar: already so much improvement from last week. They even added some new visuals! However a few people were off on them, at least we're I was looking at. Powerful opening hit once again, it almost gets louder every time. Dark, rich trombone choir, it always seems to bring people to tears. Way cleaner Lonestar, I can't wait to see you guys under the stadium lights.

I just barely got there in time to see prosper and Lonestar!
Prosper: I loved the integration of the cubes. I feel like it's challenging to look smooth while marching with a box and directly correlated with another marcher. Nice solos at the beginning leading is into that open hit. They had a great G.E and looked very clean! Outstanding oboe soloist! 
Lonestar: already so much improvement from last week. They even added some new visuals! However a few people were off on them, at least we're I was looking at. Powerful opening hit once again, it almost gets louder every time. Dark, rich trombone choir, it always seems to bring people to tears. Way cleaner Lonestar, I can't wait to see you guys under the stadium lights.

Lonestar-The Other Side:
That’s how you get after it Lonestar!!! Already so much cleaner than last weekend! Great dark sounds from those bass clarinets and WW’s going into that powerful opening hit, shacking the stadium! This is probably the cleanest LS guard ever! They are exposed so much and doing super well, wow. The ballad had people in tears, that Trombone Choir is unreal. Just such great flow musically and visually throughout the show. Amazing soloists all around, visually much cleaner, tons of visual ge. Just such an amazing performance, wonderful job Lonestar! 

Good luck for everyone competing today! Be sure to stay hydrated! Most of all keep your cool, when you go on the field make sure to not let the anxiety change anything about your personal performance. Use it to fuel you, but don't go overboard. Most of all, can't wait to see all the bands today!

Good luck for everyone competing today! Be sure to stay hydrated! Most of all keep your cool, when you go on the field make sure to not let the anxiety change anything about your personal performance. Use it to fuel you, but don't go overboard. Most of all, can't wait to see all the bands today!

Your list looks off. It should be more like this:
1. Rockwall
2. Rockwall
3. Rockwall
4. Rockwall 
5. Rockwall 
6. Rockwall 
7. Rockwall 
8. Rockwall 
9. Rockwall 
10. Rockwall 
11. Rockwall 
12. Rockwall 

I can’t believe tomorrow is the day!!! I remember thinking about how crazy this comp is gonna be all summer long, and now it’s almost here. Good luck to all these amazing programs going!!! This is one of this contest where making finals is going to be earned. Every placement from 12th-1st is going to be just as hard to get simply because of the depth here. Anything can happen, can’t wait to see you all out there!!