UIL 5A State Marching Contest 2024 (Nov. 4-5)

[OGFISD99]

  On 10/1/2024 at 6:34 PM, LKendrick said:

I'm super into what they're doing, show is awesome and the sound great.  I think they'll make a run for sure.  

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Lone Star does have an amazing show.  But they need more Movement and drill .. musicality wise they can  compete with  CP Rouse Wakeland and the other  top bands.   Their only  weakness is not enough  GE/drill..  

[LKendrick]

  On 10/10/2024 at 3:09 AM, OGFISD99 said:

Lone Star does have an amazing show.  But they need more Movement and drill .. musicality wise they can  compete with  CP Rouse Wakeland and the other  top bands.   Their only  weakness is not enough  GE/drill..  

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In previous years I would agree a little more.  Although music is still the strength, I really enjoy their music program.  GE wise I think they have some fantastic moments across the board, the musical phrasing and building is pretty top notch in that regard.  I find the opener and closer in particular to be also exciting visually, huge field coverage, beautiful forms, and sequences, great direction ,etc.  I think 4th-6th is very much in play, which would be a massive step up for them.  

[TrenBS]

  On 10/10/2024 at 5:58 PM, LKendrick said:

In previous years I would agree a little more.  Although music is still the strength, I really enjoy their music program.  GE wise I think they have some fantastic moments across the board, the musical phrasing and building is pretty top notch in that regard.  I find the opener and closer in particular to be also exciting visually, huge field coverage, beautiful forms, and sequences, great direction ,etc.  I think 4th-6th is very much in play, which would be a massive step up for them.  

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I think for UIL theres an argument for 3rd personally, the writing for them this year is very very strong, which usually is what held them back in previous years in my opinion

[OGFISD99]

  On 10/10/2024 at 5:58 PM, LKendrick said:

In previous years I would agree a little more.  Although music is still the strength, I really enjoy their music program.  GE wise I think they have some fantastic moments across the board, the musical phrasing and building is pretty top notch in that regard.  I find the opener and closer in particular to be also exciting visually, huge field coverage, beautiful forms, and sequences, great direction ,etc.  I think 4th-6th is very much in play, which would be a massive step up for them.  

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We were 7th last year..

[LKendrick]

  On 10/10/2024 at 7:12 PM, OGFISD99 said:

We were 7th last year..

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Which was great, top half of finals is the next step.  

[OGFISD99]

If we take a look at CP Rouse and Wakeland... they have more drill than Lone Star... that is what takes you from  top 3 to 4th to 10th..... Being an old timer band member it's always been about who has the best technique marching, floating the forms and straight lines and diagnels ...... and the bands I see accomplishing these things are those 3 bands... Lone Star is almost there... they just need do a little  more marching technique training and they'll be seriously taken at State Uil and BOA'S.. 

[Samuel Culper]

  On 10/10/2024 at 7:19 PM, OGFISD99 said:

If we take a look at CP Rouse and Wakeland... they have more drill than Lone Star... that is what takes you from  top 3 to 4th to 10th..... Being an old timer band member it's always been about who has the best technique marching, floating the forms and straight lines and diagnels ...... and the bands I see accomplishing these things are those 3 bands... Lone Star is almost there... they just need do a little  more marching technique training and they'll be seriously taken at State Uil and BOA'S.. 

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At BOA'S what?

[DumbBandLoser]

I don't think Lone Star needs more movement and drill necessarily, but rather that they just need to execute what they have better.

[OGFISD99]

  On 10/10/2024 at 7:47 PM, Samuel Culper said:

At BOA'S what?

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At state last year 

[lost]

Cedar Park is a masterclass in turning it up when they have to. I have no real doubt they’re going to take the 5A title again this year. It’s not a culture you can build overnight.

[RouseMegaFan]

I think rouse has it this year!

[gregorydf01]

It's going to be a good one to watch.   Cedar Park and Rouse are both great bands with very good shows this year.  Lost is correct in that Cedar Park has a long consistent history of cleaning, performing and stepping it up at the end of the season.   However, I can see Rouse doing well with that this year also.   I would say betting odds are even money at this point (disclaimer:  I am not betting or know of any betting, just a turn of phrase).

 

[trumpetfunny]

I wouldn’t count Wakeland out of gold just yet considering they lost to Marcus by 0.05 at BOA Prosper…

[Tubalord11]

  On 10/14/2024 at 12:20 AM, trumpetfunny said:

I wouldn’t count Wakeland out of gold just yet considering they lost to Marcus by 0.05 at BOA Prosper…

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It’s definitely possible, they are they cooking this season, would be super surprised if they don’t medal

[OGFISD99]

CP is going to do win again in my opinion.... From what I'm being told they are working on things for state to surprise everyone at prelims and  finals.... Wakeland has a great chance to medal  but it won't be for first... 

[NotGodsHornline]

It's about time that these predictions started. 

1. Cedar Park (Seriously what they do in finals every year is a trademark of Cedar Park, and they aren't likely to end that streak anytime soon)

2. Rouse (Amazing sounds from what I've seen and always striving for excellence) 

3. Wakeland (0.05 points behind Marcus (the king of clean) at BOA Prosper is amazing for them and although not a huge fan of their show, I cannot deny how clean they are all around)

4. Leander (Love the Latin aspects, seems like they weren't happy with their scores last year and it shows... looking forward to seeing them) 

5. Aledo (Nothing else to say besides this program is changing for the better. Almost a seamless show and chock full of general effect throughout)

6. Lone Star (Could see them taking Aledo for 5th, insane music book and love the quality of sound they bring on the field)

7. Hendrickson (It was very good when I saw it at BOA Waco, can see them doing very well in about 2 weeks to come)

8. Colleyville Heritage (So proud of them for how they've done this year, and it is hard to see them losing to the other bands in Area F that they have already beaten this season)

9-12. (Still unclear on how I should rank these, but I see Burleson Centennial, Friendswood, Roma, and Richland being somewhere in this range)

 

Feel free to ask me about my rankings and discuss on your opinions, would love to hear feedback on this!

[s38tfin]

I think that one band we will probably see at 5A state this year is Pflugerville HS. They are showing skill of marching without the references on the field (they have tarps similar to those of Center Grove 2018) and they are also sounding AMAZING. They definitely can make state, but the competitiveness of Area D may be a challenge

[s38tfin]

  On 6/30/2024 at 1:04 AM, Dave609 said:

well we are getting very close to the beginning of summer band camp and I am really excited to see how many bands will advance to state from each area! Below is my guess as to how many bands, plus which bands I could see advance from each area-

Area A- If they keep it split like last year, then I don't see any major changes as to who advances, but these are my predictions-

JM Hanks
Lubbock-Cooper
Lubbock

Area B- This area will have a very interesting outcome, but overall, I see Wakeland and Lone Star being "locks" and then the final two spots being between McKinney North, Lebanon Trail, Argyle, and possibly The Colony? But here is how I see the results-

Wakeland
Lone Star
Lebanon Trail
Argyle

Area C- this area has a huge change with Pine Tree and Forney both leaving. I feel that Lakeview Centennial will be the one to win this area, followed by Mesquite Poteet. But here is my predictions-

Lakeview Centennial
Mesquite Poteet
Highland Park
North Mesquite (If they send 4)

Area D- This area will be interesting because of the way each band has a great chance of advancing. I think we will definitely see Hendrickson, Pieper, and Lake Belton advance. Then from there, I could see plenty of bands take the final spots, but here is what I predict-

Hendrickson
Pieper
Lake Belton
McCallum
New Braunfels
Jack C. Hays (If they send 6)

Area E- This group had the biggest change for the upcoming season, and I think we could see a good amount of bands advance. Personally, these are the bands I see advancing-

Friendswood HS
A&M Consolidated
Barbers Hill
Kempner
Porter

Area F- This area will most likely send 5 bands to state, or even 6 if things work out well. These area the bands I see advancing-

Aledo
Burleson Centennial
Richland
Colleyville Heritage
Birdville
Azle or Fossil Ridge (If 6 bands advance)

Area H- With this being the last area, I really hope they are able to send 4 bands to state. I don't see much change happening, but I do think Glenn will take it this time-

Rouse
Cedar Park
Leander
Glenn or Liberty Hill (I actually could see Glenn winning this time)

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I think that Pflugerville may be able to overtake Hays or New Braunfels and make top 5

[clarinets74]

  On 10/20/2024 at 5:49 PM, NotGodsHornline said:

It's about time that these predictions started. 

1. Cedar Park (Seriously what they do in finals every year is a trademark of Cedar Park, and they aren't likely to end that streak anytime soon)

2. Rouse (Amazing sounds from what I've seen and always striving for excellence) 

3. Wakeland (0.05 points behind Marcus (the king of clean) at BOA Prosper is amazing for them and although not a huge fan of their show, I cannot deny how clean they are all around)

4. Leander (Love the Latin aspects, seems like they weren't happy with their scores last year and it shows... looking forward to seeing them) 

5. Aledo (Nothing else to say besides this program is changing for the better. Almost a seamless show and chock full of general effect throughout)

6. Lone Star (Could see them taking Aledo for 5th, insane music book and love the quality of sound they bring on the field)

7. Hendrickson (It was very good when I saw it at BOA Waco, can see them doing very well in about 2 weeks to come)

8. Colleyville Heritage (So proud of them for how they've done this year, and it is hard to see them losing to the other bands in Area F that they have already beaten this season)

9-12. (Still unclear on how I should rank these, but I see Burleson Centennial, Friendswood, Roma, and Richland being somewhere in this range)

 

Feel free to ask me about my rankings and discuss on your opinions, would love to hear feedback on this!

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considering the insane amount of cleaning and growing area B bands are known to do, I wouldn't count Wakeland out of the number 2 spot above rouse!

[Tubalord11]

  On 10/22/2024 at 4:38 AM, clarinets74 said:

considering the insane amount of cleaning and growing area B bands are known to do, I wouldn't count Wakeland out of the number 2 spot above rouse!

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As much as I’d love for it to happen, I still think Rouse and CP are on level up from Wakeland. HOWEVER, I do think it’s still very possible, especially with how close they were to Marcus, but I do personally think/feel Rouse still had top 2 locked down, especially with how they did at TMC

[cheeto2401]

bump

also i saw on Vista Ridge's insta page that all 4 5A Leander ISD schools advanced to state

[bandnerd310]

Prelims Schedule!

[NotGodsHornline]

  On 10/27/2024 at 4:31 PM, bandnerd310 said:

Prelims Schedule!

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Super happy with my bands performance time, my director drew very well!

[BariSaxyGuy]

I’m hearing a lot about CR and Rouse. But I also saw a prediction of CH to 10. Does that change after they lost to midlo at Area F last night 

[OGFISD99]

Who are everyone's predictions for finals?