Dave609 Posted April 25, 2024 Posted April 25, 2024 So I looked at the Melissa Band calendar, and it shows that this contest is being held at their stadium. I know its not confirmed by UIL yet JazzRun and Mike McBandiel 2 Quote
BandNerd07 Posted April 29, 2024 Posted April 29, 2024 Well it appears here that this contest maybe held at Little Elm rather than Melissa. Kinda disappointed because this is a downgrade in anything (not to say that this is a bad stadium in any way) but it's just that Melissa's stadium is bigger and newer that Little Elm's. But geographically it does make sense now that it is closer to majority of schools in this area. Anyways, here is the source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6VB8a7sswX/?igsh=MWJyNWN0enVwaWlscQ== JazzRun 1 Quote
TrenBS Posted April 29, 2024 Posted April 29, 2024 On 4/29/2024 at 2:36 AM, BandNerd07 said: Well it appears here that this contest maybe held at Little Elm rather than Melissa. Kinda disappointed because this is a downgrade in anything (not to say that this is a bad stadium in any way) but it's just that Melissa's stadium is bigger and newer that Little Elm's. But geographically it does make sense now that it is closer to majority of schools in this area. Anyways, here is the source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6VB8a7sswX/?igsh=MWJyNWN0enVwaWlscQ== Expand I mean for an area contest Little Elm isnt exactly the best, its not a crappy stadium at all, but having performed there its not exactly enjoyable to walk around/navigate, and I cant really imagine 20+ bands at the same time being there, along with the area being naturally humid, I would've preferred Mckinney, or honestly Prosper stadium despite the acoustics being a little iffy, mainly on coordination and as a site in general. BandNerd07 1 Quote
BandNerd07 Posted April 29, 2024 Posted April 29, 2024 On 4/29/2024 at 3:27 AM, TrenBS said: I mean for an area contest Little Elm isnt exactly the best, its not a crappy stadium at all, but having performed there its not exactly enjoyable to walk around/navigate, and I cant really imagine 20+ bands at the same time being there, along with the area being naturally humid, I would've preferred Mckinney, or honestly Prosper stadium despite the acoustics being a little iffy, mainly on coordination and as a site in general. Expand Yeah I was just about to say that the contest could've been held at Prosper or Mckinney. It's good for region contests as bands usually just come, perform, and leave while for an area contest, it isn't the best. I believe this is why they stopped having the 5A area B contests here as they been stadium surfing between Prosper, Mckinney, and Melissa stadiums. But I think they've officially found their spot. TrenBS 1 Quote
Tubalord11 Posted June 11, 2024 Posted June 11, 2024 So, and while it's still not confirmed by UIL, Wylie East has the site for this contest on their calendar at the Mckinney ISD Stadium. Obviously where it will be held is where it says via the area site but still a possibility regardless. TrenBS and Dave609 2 Quote
PSHSMom Posted June 11, 2024 Posted June 11, 2024 Plano Easts Calendar says Little Elm. Who knows at this point! Tubalord11 1 Quote
Popular Post TrenBS Posted June 14, 2024 Popular Post Posted June 14, 2024 On 6/11/2024 at 3:26 PM, Tubalord11 said: So, and while it's still not confirmed by UIL, Wylie East has the site for this contest on their calendar at the Mckinney ISD Stadium. Obviously where it will be held is where it says via the area site but still a possibility regardless. Expand McKinney also has it at MISD stadium, so Im gonna trust that its there for now, and obviously it will depend on whatever the site says JazzRun, JFNDOWBFAN and Tubalord11 3 Quote
TrenBS Posted June 24, 2024 Posted June 24, 2024 Recommended site is Little Elm stadium, honestly kind of disappointed it ended up being this stadium, mainly because theres not really a ton of space to hold every band here, and the humidity in this area is generally pretty high It does have its perks over Mesquite though, the design is way more open which I personally prefer as a performer since sound just projects outwards and doesnt reverb very much (Prosper/McKinney stadiums do this on some level), and finals retreat will be much easier to get every band on and off the field BandNerd07 1 Quote
Popular Post BandNerd07 Posted June 26, 2024 Popular Post Posted June 26, 2024 I don't think I've done my predictions for this area yet so I'm going to give it a shot: 1. Marcus 2. Hebron 3. Flower Mound 4. Prosper 5. Wylie 6. Wylie East 7. McKinney Boyd 8. Rock Hill 9. Braswell 10. Plano East Possible other finalists: Mckinney Lewisville Byron Nelson Plano Sheesh, this is going to be brutal. When you only have 4 state spots and 3 of them are going to the very best of the best, essentially everyone else is fighting for a single spot. Really, the last spot can also go to any of the Wylies or Boyd. As for the other spots, it's gonna be war. But I think one down side to creating a 3rd area in north tx is making it even more difficult to advance to state. Area B also has this issue, but it's much more noticeable here than there. And one thing I'm definitely going to miss about having only 2 areas is the insane competition and more state positions. Tubalord11, TrenBS and JFNDOWBFAN 3 Quote
Tubalord11 Posted June 26, 2024 Posted June 26, 2024 On 6/24/2024 at 6:58 PM, TrenBS said: Recommended site is Little Elm stadium, honestly kind of disappointed it ended up being this stadium, mainly because theres not really a ton of space to hold every band here, and the humidity in this area is generally pretty high It does have its perks over Mesquite though, the design is way more open which I personally prefer as a performer since sound just projects outwards and doesnt reverb very much (Prosper/McKinney stadiums do this on some level), and finals retreat will be much easier to get every band on and off the field Expand Not an awful stadium, just not the level of McKinney/Prosper and yeah it will be very easy to get the bands on and off the field, if they still do a full retreat. I’m pretty sure Area C was the only one to do it, so it could possibly just be a DM retreat. TrenBS and JFNDOWBFAN 2 Quote
Tubalord11 Posted June 26, 2024 Posted June 26, 2024 On 6/26/2024 at 12:36 AM, BandNerd07 said: I don't think I've done my predictions for this area yet so I'm going to give it a shot: 1. Marcus 2. Hebron 3. Flower Mound 4. Prosper 5. Wylie 6. Wylie East 7. McKinney Boyd 8. Rock Hill 9. Braswell 10. Plano East Possible other finalists: Mckinney Lewisville Byron Nelson Plano Sheesh, this is going to be brutal. When you only have 4 state spots and 3 of them are going to the very best of the best, essentially everyone else is fighting for a single spot. Really, the last spot can also go to any of the Wylies or Boyd. As for the other spots, it's gonna be war. But I think one down side to creating a 3rd area in north tx is making it even more difficult to advance to state. Area B also has this issue, but it's much more noticeable here than there. And one thing I'm definitely going to miss about having only 2 areas is the insane competition and more state positions. Expand I’d have McKinney in over East and Braswell, seeing how they did last season and the upward trend of MISD bands, and I’d probably have Byron in as well, if they continue off their momentum from last season but yeah this is my list as well. BandNerd07 and TrenBS 2 Quote
BandNerd07 Posted June 27, 2024 Posted June 27, 2024 On 6/26/2024 at 6:04 PM, Tubalord11 said: I’d have McKinney in over East and Braswell, seeing how they did last season and the upward trend of MISD bands, and I’d probably have Byron in as well, if they continue off their momentum from last season but yeah this is my list as well. Expand Yeah I could understand why you may have McKinney and Byron over East or Braswell, but I kinda did that just to mix it up a little and see different finalists because if you notice, 10 out of the 12 finalists from area C moved here. If definitely would be more interesting seeing different finalists every year to add to the excitement, but it will ultimately be up to what the judges feel like that day. Tubalord11 and TrenBS 2 Quote
Popular Post Dave609 Posted July 5, 2024 Popular Post Posted July 5, 2024 hey everyone, I'm excited to say that I plan on attending this contest this upcoming season! J-Mike16, JazzRun, TrenBS and 2 others 5 Quote
Popular Post TrenBS Posted July 26, 2024 Popular Post Posted July 26, 2024 This is my last update for the stadium, the Region 24 site has the stadium labeled at McKinney ISD, which Im gonna believe since the region site typically isn't inaccurate, which is kind of a relief (partly since it's in my backyard essentially) but also since I think MISD stadium is much better for holding a major competition over Little Elm. The sound in the stadium is also pretty good for performing and logistics are good for spectators, with the main issue being logistics to squeeze all of the bands in, which will most likely be crammed in the visitor lot for the semis. This will likely give McKinney Boyd/High a slight advantage given the minimal travel time for both schools, as well as being comfortable performing at their home stadium they also get to rehearse over the season. It wouldn't make say McKinney Boyd magically go from 7th to 4th with home advantage alone of course, but for predictions and their consistency, the McKinney schools are both gonna have 2 strong runs most likely which places more confidence for them, in my opinion lol Dave609, JazzRun, H27dk and 2 others 5 Quote
Dave609 Posted August 6, 2024 Posted August 6, 2024 McKinney ISD stadium is the official stadium for this contest! The UIL website was updated this morning Tubalord11 and JazzRun 2 Quote
JazzRun Posted August 6, 2024 Posted August 6, 2024 On 8/6/2024 at 5:55 PM, Dave609 said: McKinney ISD stadium is the official stadium for this contest! The UIL website was updated this morning Expand WOO HOOOO!!! Quote
Popular Post Dave609 Posted August 9, 2024 Popular Post Posted August 9, 2024 This is the draw order (In order of when they would perform) for this area- Hebron HS McKinney Boyd HS Rock Hill HS V.R. Eaton HS Marcus HS Lewisville HS Wylie East HS Wylie HS Byron Nelson HS Little Elm HS Northwest HS Plano East Sr. HS Braswell HS Allen HS Princeton HS Flower Mound HS Denton Guyer HS Plano Sr. HS Prosper HS McKinney HS Plano West Sr. HS The contest would open strong with performances from Hebron, McKinney Boyd, and Rock Hill! JazzRun, J-Mike16 and TrenBS 3 Quote
Mike McBandiel Posted August 10, 2024 Posted August 10, 2024 Early predictions for the contest: (1-3 are completely interchangeable since they are all very high level bands that are super close in scores) 1. Marcus (I’m going off last year’s state results so this will probably change. Marcus had a really good last year and they ended up getting the silver medal at state just in front of their fellow piers, Hebron and Flower Mound. They had an amazing show last year and their percussion always amazes me when they play.) 2. Hebron (always an amazing band to watch. They’re always a fan favorite and are one of the best and cleanest sounding bands in the country and always look amazing. They were the highest placing Texas band at Grand Nats last year against a bunch of amazing 6As and got the Bronze at state last year.) 3. Flower Mound (another one of those bands out this area that have a shot at winning state each year. They definitely are one of the most visually appealing imo with their creative uniforms and props. They sound amazing as well and I believe they got 1st by a judge last year at state) 4. Prosper (I think that it’s a toss up for this spot, but I feel like Prosper is gonna get that final spot. They have definitely been on an upward trend as of recent. They had one of the best and most entertaining shows last year and with them being one of the two bands from DFW to go to Grand Nationals this year, I think that they will put the best show they possibly can. They seem to be better with the BOA competitions but they can definitely come in clutch when it matters in any competition.) ———————————————— 5. Wylie (they will definitely be fighting for that last spot to get into state and I think they come up short, but don’t sleep on Wylie. They were in the top 4 in Area C last year and with all of the same bands that made state out of that Area last year, that could definitely boost their confidence. They almost won BOA Waco last year and the finals actually happened, who knows if they could’ve passed Dripping Springs in finals. They are definitely one of the most underrated bands in Texas and they usually come in clutch when it matters in area.) 6. Wylie East (another one of those bands that will be fighting for that last spot. Ever since they came out of 5A 2 years ago, they have made state every year. They are always right behind Wylie and it’s just a matter of time before they pass them up. They did good at BOA San Antonio last year and they could definitely get that state spot with the way they have been trending up lately.) 7. McKinney Boyd (they were one spot short last year, and even with a smaller area, they still have a great shot at making state. I really liked their show from last year and it was not that long ago that they made state back in 2022. They can definitely be a dark horse (no pun intended) to make state this year and maybe home-field advantage could potentially play in their favor) 8. Rock Hill (despite being a newer school, they have been getting better and better each year. Last year was a really good year for them considering the fact that they beat future 6A state finalists at BOA Prosper. It seems like they do better with the BOA competitions but I can definitely see them pulling through to a whole new level this year 9. McKinney (this was definitely an awesome band to watch with one of their best years they’ve had in a while. They made Area finals for the 1st time in 7 years last year and having a good placement at BOA Waco last year. I can only see them going up from here and maybe home-field advantage could play a role in their performance like McKinney Boyd) 10. Byron Nelson (they had a really good show last year and they made area finals last year with some good placements like 8th in Prelims and 10th in Finals. From 4th to 10th is very wide open and I can definitely see them placing higher. They had one of their best years yet and they will for sure recap on it this year. I can for sure see bands like Braswell, Lewisville, and the Plano schools finals but with this area looking extremely chaotic, anything could happen. This is gonna be such an amazing competition and I will try to see if I can at least attend finals here since there are so many amazing area comps in DFW. JazzRun 1 Quote
TrenBS Posted August 13, 2024 Posted August 13, 2024 On 8/9/2024 at 9:01 PM, Dave609 said: This is the draw order (In order of when they would perform) for this area- Hebron HS McKinney Boyd HS Rock Hill HS V.R. Eaton HS Marcus HS Lewisville HS Wylie East HS Wylie HS Byron Nelson HS Little Elm HS Northwest HS Plano East Sr. HS Braswell HS Allen HS Princeton HS Flower Mound HS Denton Guyer HS Plano Sr. HS Prosper HS McKinney HS Plano West Sr. HS The contest would open strong with performances from Hebron, McKinney Boyd, and Rock Hill! Expand I've heard a few bands and seen some of their drill, and of course, it's so early it frankly how these bands are sounding now doesn't determine anything, but it at least allows me to make a more assertive prediction, especially since we have many more known factors such as sites, draw order, and the actual roster, so here's my prediction: (Also, this is some word vomit, but these also have my takes for these bands going into this season, not just purely for the area contest) 1. Marcus [Visual] (I honestly thought they were gonna win last year, Hebron may have had way harder material but there was a good amount of dirt at the time which the UIL sheets should punish more heavily on rather than difficulty, this was reflected at the SMBC, and with the current state of TX band, should be on the same page in the area contest, and I could see them winning State again for the first time in a while) 2. Hebron [Music] (I don't see them dropping below 2nd unless they over-program, even with how dirty Monomyth was relative to the top 3 at area and top 5 at SMBC, they were still in 1st and 3rd respectively, the only way I see Flower Mound beating them is if they have an insane breakout year or if directors at Hebron leave, which even then I don't see them falling below 3rd anytime soon) 3. Flower Mound (I hope they return to their heavily themed shows from 2021 and 2022, their only main weakness at this contest is that with how the sheets are currently, they don't have a strong factor to counter Hebron in music or Marcus in visual, Flower Mound absolutely has the best balance between their visual and music books, but unless they are objectively better than the top 2 in music or visual, they are usually set up to place 3rd) 4. McKinney Boyd (Gonna preface that 4-7 could be in any order come October, currently though with what I've seen from 4-7 and with no spoilers of course, Boyd and Prosper seem like they'll be more likely to be in the 4-5 range this year, Boyd's music is a large step up in quality and their visuals are significantly cleaner and more difficult than last year, if I had to make a prediction on the sheets, I think Boyd will have the strongest music for the 4-7 range, but visually will place around 5th-6th due to having a smaller group than Prosper/Wylies, regardless of what the order is, it's gonna be an insanely close year) 5. Prosper (Prospers shows I feel like cater to BOA and UIL 50/50, with their writing feeling more effective than most other bands at the area contest, which while it works very well when there are multiple slots in this area which allows the split focus to allow them to move on to the SMBC, only one slot makes me hard-pressed to place them ahead of Boyd as Boyds show is much more UIL friendly but much more difficult than any other year, and with their timeline and end goal realistically being BOA Grand Nationals, the SMBC is likely not a priority and I could see them having more dirt on the field even in late October/early November, if this contest had proper captions [woodwinds, brass, percussion, vis. individual and ensemble], they would be 4th every year, or honestly 3rd last year, but with how the sheets are currently, they are poorly set up for this competition in particular, which if I were the director, honestly wouldn't be concerned because Grand Nationals BOA is a much more important milestone than going to state every single year) 6. Wylie East (This group I have seen very little, but I think this is the year they overtake Wylie, WEast to me has a more difficult show writing than Wylie, but Wylie usually was significantly cleaner than the competition with a very cohesive show that is very digestible for UIL, but WEast has been building steam the past few years with their shows, and I think this will be the year that it clicks for them, it seems off to put them 6th, but it's mainly due to the fact I haven't seen much from them so its really just speculation, I've seen much more from 4, 5, and 7 so I feel comfortable with my current rankings for them, but I could see WEast taking 4th with little contest in the best case scenario) 7. Wylie (Probably a hot take to place them this low, but Wylies best quality to me has been their ability to be insanely clean with a fantastic sound to boot, their shows are generally on the easier side with McKinney Boyd [NOT A BAD THING], but they've been able to dominate the area with their cleanliness and fantastic tone, which I do not see it being as big of a factor this year. Wylie East already had tougher shows while generally not as clean, but across the board, the level of difficulty and demand in the shows this year is much higher, especially with Boyd, Prosper, and my guess on 8th, but Wylie feels fairly similar to last year, if not a little easier on their visuals and music, not spoiling anything at all, but unless they sound irrefutably the best in terms of tone and visually are perfect, I can easily see them losing music captions, again were incredibly early so what I see now could be irrelevant in a week, but personally I see either Boyd, Prosper, or Wylie East as more "state contender" level in terms of difficulty and design in combination with how clean they are already compared to Wylie) 8. McKinney High (They have been on a steady pace the past few years, and finally saw a return to area finals last year since 2016, I know me and many people from McKinney Boyd and North were incredibly excited to see them succeed, and I know for absolute certainty that it wasn't just an "on" year for them, the staff and fine arts directors in MISD have been building this district from the ground up, and this year I believe we're gonna see that with Boyd and High, and potentially North once we see more from them this year, which I doubt there's any concern about their success. Anyways, I can see McKinney High being a dark horse for the 4-7 bubble, from what I've seen from them, musically they could steal multiple captions if they can perform what has been given to them, and visuals I think will be a little behind, but overall they feel like a lock for finals, and would have to have a bad run to place below 10th, in my subjective opinion) 9th and 10th Im not certain on who it could be in all honesty, Rock Hill and Byron feel like safe bets, but I could see a Plano school or Little Elm sneaking in, and Allen would just depend on the show and if they march a show that the area judges would find viable for a finalist position, which admittedly is pretty difficult given how difficult the competition is nowadays. I know I said a ton about a lot of these bands that could be wrong come area, but realistically this year is gonna be a toss up, I THINK Boyd and Prosper will be on the upper half this year, but that's assuming Wylie East doesn't have an insane year, or if Wylie isnt pristinely clean which they can be easily, it makes me wish there were the individual caption scores so this area could be a little more objective in nature, but again, we will just have to see, if you disagree or have any takes Id love to hear them (Im still in band mode from DCI), and regardless of how the results turn out, this is going to be an insanely tough and enjoyable competition! JFNDOWBFAN and Karma_Savior 2 Quote
BandNerd07 Posted August 18, 2024 Posted August 18, 2024 Here's my predictions for every band in this area. I think this may actually be the strongest area in the state. I think every band will advance and there's definitely going to be some state potential bands left behind. With that being said, here's my early predictions for Area J: 1. Marcus 2. Hebron 3. Flower Mound 4. Mckinney Boyd 5. Prosper 6. Wylie East 7. Wylie 8. Mckinney 9. Rock Hill 10. Byron Nelson 11. Braswell 12. Plano 13. Little Elm 14. Lewisville 15. Allen 16. Plano East 17. Eaton 18. Plano West 19. Guyer 20. Princeton 21. Northwest TrenBS and Tubalord11 2 Quote
TrenBS Posted August 18, 2024 Posted August 18, 2024 On 8/18/2024 at 1:45 AM, BandNerd07 said: Here's my predictions for every band in this area. I think this may actually be the strongest area in the state. I think every band will advance and there's definitely going to be some state potential bands left behind. With that being said, here's my early predictions for Area J: 1. Marcus 2. Hebron 3. Flower Mound 4. Mckinney Boyd 5. Prosper 6. Wylie East 7. Wylie 8. Mckinney 9. Rock Hill 10. Byron Nelson 11. Braswell 12. Plano 13. Little Elm 14. Lewisville 15. Allen 16. Plano East 17. Eaton 18. Plano West 19. Guyer 20. Princeton 21. Northwest Expand I wish I knew more about the bands outside of the typical finalists, I would frankly love to see some of these schools be competitive for area finals or state at some point, Ive got my eye personally on Little Elm and Plano Sr. right now Quote
BandNerd07 Posted August 18, 2024 Posted August 18, 2024 On 8/18/2024 at 1:49 AM, TrenBS said: I wish I knew more about the bands outside of the typical finalists, I would frankly love to see some of these schools be competitive for area finals or state at some point, Ive got my eye personally on Little Elm and Plano Sr. right now Expand Yeah, me personally the top 7 have state potential and literally everyone except the bottom three can make area finals... that's how hard this area is. Quote
JFNDOWBFAN Posted August 28, 2024 Posted August 28, 2024 On 3/25/2024 at 7:34 PM, Tubalord11 said: Dang wow okay this is crazy but exciting! Expand Rename this ‘Area BOA” 😂 💪 Online Marcher 1 Quote
Eram97 Posted August 31, 2024 Posted August 31, 2024 Found this while looking up Area J, looks like at least 23 schools are going if all advance. But would Bowie and Trinity count towards the number of bands that advance? I think so but wanted to see what yall were thinking too. My predictions for this area: 1. Hebron 2. Marcus 3. FloMo 4. Wylie 5. Prosper 6. Wylie East 7. Rock Hill 8. McKinney 9. McKinney Boyd 10. Lewisville Quote
TrenBS Posted August 31, 2024 Posted August 31, 2024 On 8/31/2024 at 10:09 PM, Eram97 said: Found this while looking up Area J, looks like at least 23 schools are going if all advance. But would Bowie and Trinity count towards the number of bands that advance? I think so but wanted to see what yall were thinking too. My predictions for this area: 1. Hebron 2. Marcus 3. FloMo 4. Wylie 5. Prosper 6. Wylie East 7. Rock Hill 8. McKinney 9. McKinney Boyd 10. Lewisville Expand Bowie and Trinity are area B, so they dont count, I think theres a glitch in your sheet or something lmao Quote
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