UIL 6A State Marching Contest 2024 (Nov 11-12)

[JFNDOWBFAN]

2 hours ago, TWHSPercDad said:

There are essentially two different random-choice events. Prior to Area weekend, the UIL State office will conduct a random draw for each performance time being assigned to one of the ten areas. After Area finals (or prelims, in some cases), the advancing directors pick one of those randomly pre-assigned times. 

Area C has been assigned 8:30 AM, 1:45 PM, 7:00 PM, and 8:30 PM. The four advancing directors will have a blind-draw for those randomly pre-assigned performance times. 

Thanks for the info. Is there a link somewhere to the current drawl?

[JFNDOWBFAN]

3 minutes ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

Thanks for the info. Is there a link somewhere to the current drawl?

Nevermind, I found it. 

[yayband914]

5 hours ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

Nevermind, I found it. 

Care to share with the group? 🙏🏼 🫶🏼 

[JFNDOWBFAN]

1 minute ago, yayband914 said:

Care to share with the group? 🙏🏼 🫶🏼 

Ok, but in return you have to fit Rockwall into your top 4. That’s how fair trade works on election day. Lol

https://www.uiltexas.org/files/music/6A_Prelims_2024.pdf

[yayband914]

7 minutes ago, JFNDOWBFAN said:

Ok, but in return you have to fit Rockwall into your top 4. That’s how fair trade works on election day. Lol

https://www.uiltexas.org/files/music/6A_Prelims_2024.pdf

Oh, I thought it was gonna be a literal list of the 6A Area C bands and their draw numbers so we might see when the potential finalists end up performing. I did see the schedule already, but thanks! 

Rockwall is in my top 5… does that count? Lol. 

[CosmicLimbo]

Area C just wrapped up meaning all Areas are finally accounted for!

1) Sachse

2) Waxahachie 

3) Forney

4) Duncanville

[josephbandfan]

Finally! 

[Daytanight22]

Uil already updated schedule. Sachse goes 1st... Hachie at 1:45, Dville at 7, and Forney next to last...

[drumline8]

[trumpetsrock]

On 11/4/2024 at 7:54 PM, TheBandFan said:

I will admit I haven’t seen all the shows from the top candidate bands that are the powerhouses. But knowing the show theme behind Flower Mound is such a cool story and makes the show feel powerful. You have to know that artist and her life and her struggle with fitting in, and some of the anxiety she has dealt with. Look up Yayoi Kusama. This show is like a living embodiment of her life. It’s pretty inspirational and changes the show if you know a bit about her.

the show…

It seems to start with harsh lines and black and white, harsher chords and tones and then soften into the middle ballad section. She had childhood trauma and struggled as a kid. All that gray and harsh lines seem to tell that story and bring it to life.
 

In the middle ballad section - to me this is when she discovers her art… her colorful meticulous way of painting and controlling the mind. This technique of dots gives her the almost OCD mind control to calm the anxiety. This show mimics that. Therapists will tell you the mind wants to control and create a safe world around it. So she created these dots… and it’s such a focused technique that the mind feels comfortable.  It’s pretty cool. You see those colorful flags Flower Mound brings up into the end of their middle part ballad. That’s her figuring this out.
 

Then all the sudden there’s color. The whole dang band changes color and into dots. It’s great. This burst of yellow.
 

then that third part of their show is all color, and optimism and bright victorious chords and coolness. It’s like a transformation from that artist that struggled so much and made something of herself. So much so now as a 90 year old woman she has people that turned her work into a brand, help her and manage her. She’s more content and her brand has gone super viral and popular. Her art is on a new LV bag! Haha. A bit of a stretch, but ok whatever.

 

I just think knowing that show story from how I have watched it at two competitions makes the whole show make sense. I went and read about the artist and it just clicked. That show itself is art and emotion and that’s what this is all about. If the band performance doesn’t move you… then why does perfect straight lines matter? What matters most? Perfect lines or your hair standing up on your neck and knowing the connection to a real person and real story… championing people with mental disorders and challenges. That’s meaningful. 
 

to me these bands are art and art isn’t perfect. I mean I know they have to be proficient and great at their drill and music. Yes. But somewhere there’s a line… where you let a tiny bit of that go and appreciate it as imperfect art. Art that moves and art that tells a brilliant story. And this is an underdog story with a cool ending that we are watching play out in real life with this woman’s story. 
 

I can’t wait to see the show again and hope to in person if I can get to one of their remaining comps. I wonder if the artist would ever see it. 

Flomo hangs dirty laundry on the field during their show, I don't get it.  That's not imperfection, it's messy, sorry.

[tubapop]

1 hour ago, trumpetsrock said:

Flomo hangs dirty laundry on the field during their show, I don't get it.  That's not imperfection, it's messy, sorry.

I love Flomo's show. It isn't particularly exciting or challenging, but it's a great example of a medium-ish difficulty show pulled off to absolute perfection. And there's a bit of fun with the color explosions toward the end. I can't tell if this show is optimized for UIL or BOA. Visual is off the charts.

[TheBandFan]

3 hours ago, trumpetsrock said:

Flomo hangs dirty laundry on the field during their show, I don't get it.  That's not imperfection, it's messy, sorry.

#SoundsLikeAHebronParent?

[TheBandFan]

2 hours ago, tubapop said:

I love Flomo's show. It isn't particularly exciting or challenging, but it's a great example of a medium-ish difficulty show pulled off to absolute perfection. And there's a bit of fun with the color explosions toward the end. I can't tell if this show is optimized for UIL or BOA. Visual is off the charts.

Wondering which show it’s optimized for also, or if they know themselves. It can be a moving target. 

[Axiviras]

On 11/4/2024 at 7:54 PM, TheBandFan said:

 

to me these bands are art and art isn’t perfect. I mean I know they have to be proficient and great at their drill and music. Yes. But somewhere there’s a line… where you let a tiny bit of that go and appreciate it as imperfect art. Art that moves and art that tells a brilliant story. And this is an underdog story with a cool ending that we are watching play out in real life with this woman’s story. 
 

I can’t wait to see the show again and hope to in person if I can get to one of their remaining comps. I wonder if the artist would ever see it. 

I wouldn't call anything flomo underdog lol, but yes I do agree!

[LeanderMomma]

19 hours ago, trumpetsrock said:

Flomo hangs dirty laundry on the field during their show, I don't get it.  That's not imperfection, it's messy, sorry.

That’s what you got out of it?!?!  😬

[utee94]

I have no idea what that means but now I can't wait to see this dirty laundry hanging all over the field!

[rouseglazer1]

sachse's performance time is brutal.. to those of you who have kids in band/are in band and have had super early morning performance times, what do you guys usually do? i imagine it would be easiest to show up the night before especially if you're doing a non-local competition such as one like BOA SA or UIL state but some bands may opt to wake up at the crack of dawn..

[Miyazuu]

1 minute ago, rouseglazer1 said:

sachse's performance time is brutal.. to those of you who have kids in band/are in band and have had super early morning performance times, what do you guys usually do? i imagine it would be easiest to show up the night before especially if you're doing a non-local competition such as one like BOA SA or UIL state but some bands may opt to wake up at the crack of dawn..

It's usually the latter. Showing up the night before means getting hotels and bus cost and meals and- pretty expensive unless the district wants to foot the bill. 

In my experience, we just showed up super early to school. Sleepily shuffled around to get our stuff, grab breakfast, line up for inspection, load the busses, and knock out until you get there. It wasn't too bad in the moment, a little tiring obviously but it was an exciting day nonetheless. 

[rouseglazer1]

Just now, Miyazuu said:

It's usually the latter. Showing up the night before means getting hotels and bus cost and meals and- pretty expensive unless the district wants to foot the bill. 

In my experience, we just showed up super early to school. Sleepily shuffled around to get our stuff, grab breakfast, line up for inspection, load the busses, and knock out until you get there. It wasn't too bad in the moment, a little tiring obviously but it was an exciting day nonetheless. 

wow thats tough.. thankfully in my 4 years of marching band I never had to do that because our performance times would always be in the afternoon. i was also considering the costs of doing that and yeah that would be pretty expensive

[Miyazuu]

5 minutes ago, rouseglazer1 said:

wow thats tough.. thankfully in my 4 years of marching band I never had to do that because our performance times would always be in the afternoon. i was also considering the costs of doing that and yeah that would be pretty expensive

Yeahh, BOA was a lil more tiring due to travel back and forth, it was our bill. We stayed overnight if it was State because the district pays for it, so finals day was a lot easier since we can sleep in but the prelims day was a bit longer.

[utee94]

17 minutes ago, rouseglazer1 said:

sachse's performance time is brutal.. to those of you who have kids in band/are in band and have had super early morning performance times, what do you guys usually do? i imagine it would be easiest to show up the night before especially if you're doing a non-local competition such as one like BOA SA or UIL state but some bands may opt to wake up at the crack of dawn..

I've seen our band do it both ways.  Call time at the band hall as early as 3:30 AM for an out-of-town competition with an early performance time, or stay overnight, like our band did this past Sunday night for a (relatively) early call time for State Prelims on Monday morning.

Staying overnight works better for the kids, I think, but it's definitely all about the budget.  Like @Miyazuu pointed out, the District is more likely to pay for overnights for UIL.

[homerchap]

27 minutes ago, rouseglazer1 said:

sachse's performance time is brutal.. to those of you who have kids in band/are in band and have had super early morning performance times, what do you guys usually do? i imagine it would be easiest to show up the night before especially if you're doing a non-local competition such as one like BOA SA or UIL state but some bands may opt to wake up at the crack of dawn..

Our bands earliest call time this year was 3:45 am, the morning after a football game. We usually do an hour visual rehearsal on the morning of a competition at the school before eating, dressing and inspection. This was for a 9:30 am performance time at a stadium about 30 minutes away. The kids rocked it though. Luckily our state performance time is late morning we drive up Sunday night and stay not too far away but we'll still get a practice in that morning somewhere.

[Apocrasim]

39 minutes ago, rouseglazer1 said:

sachse's performance time is brutal.. to those of you who have kids in band/are in band and have had super early morning performance times, what do you guys usually do? i imagine it would be easiest to show up the night before especially if you're doing a non-local competition such as one like BOA SA or UIL state but some bands may opt to wake up at the crack of dawn..

I usually don´t mind early performance times, but man does it suck seeing those stands empty. Hopefully sachse gets a nice crowd!

[AWF2014]

41 minutes ago, rouseglazer1 said:

sachse's performance time is brutal.. to those of you who have kids in band/are in band and have had super early morning performance times, what do you guys usually do? i imagine it would be easiest to show up the night before especially if you're doing a non-local competition such as one like BOA SA or UIL state but some bands may opt to wake up at the crack of dawn..

We are waking up early and traveling from the Houston area but staying the weekend for state on Monday. The original plan was to come back to Houston and leave again on Sunday. 

[Axiviras]

On 11/5/2024 at 11:08 PM, drumline8 said:

Wow! Early call time for Sasche, and North Shore before Hebron and Brook before Vandy😭