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

[Tailgate88]

South Lake Carroll gets my vote for favorite props so far!  The band kids running around with giant angel fish at the back of the field, the huge yellow submarine, and the guard with huge red crab claws on.  Very original and whimsical!  Not sure it's a finals worthy performance but very fun and satisfying - well done kids!

[klkflute]

i love you southlake carroll

[maxin459]

5 minutes ago, Tailgate88 said:

South Lake Carroll gets my vote for favorite props so far!  The band kids running around with giant angel fish at the back of the field, the huge yellow submarine, and the guard with huge red crab claws on.  Very original and whimsical!  Not sure it's a finals worthy performance but very fun and satisfying - well done kids!

We need a little whimsy in our lives. I am enjoying this block of shows - entertaining themes, smart ideas, and good design! Don't get me wrong - I am still down for an existential battle for our souls playing out in four-way stretch fabric and swing flags.

[Tubalord11]

Oh Southlake, you have my heart, this is one of my favorite shows of all time, and if that was your last run, thank you for bringing us that magical show!! Great job brass in the opener, and that WW small ensemble, ya'll have been incredible all season long! Really love the visual design of this show, s much bodywork with them "swimming" around, love the big fish set, just so much from a design standpoint that they nailed and executed so well! Beautiful work in the ballad, the Flugelhorn soloist is so good, percussion rocked their feature, and guard was great, amazing performance Dragon Band!! 

[HeartOfTexas]

7 minutes ago, Tubalord11 said:

Oh Southlake, you have my heart, this is one of my favorite shows of all time, and if that was your last run, thank you for bringing us that magical show!! Great job brass in the opener, and that WW small ensemble, ya'll have been incredible all season long! Really love the visual design of this show, s much bodywork with them "swimming" around, love the big fish set, just so much from a design standpoint that they nailed and executed so well! Beautiful work in the ballad, the Flugelhorn soloist is so good, percussion rocked their feature, and guard was great, amazing performance Dragon Band!! 

Agreed! If this is their last hurrah, then they are leaving in style. I really hope they win a finals spot!

[Miyazuu]

The woodlands guard is so mesmerizing. It's like watching a world class corp perform. I couldn't take my eyes off of them the entire time. 

[BoaBetter]

what happened to vandy? they were dirty again today

[Tailgate88]

WOW Woodlands!  You guys always get such fun shows - fantastic soloists, gorgeous props and wow can your brass play their faces off.  That show had kind of a  Bluecoats vibe to it, and I loved it!

Definitely plan to see you guys again tomorrow.  Great job!

[maxin459]

Just TWHS having my favorite show of the year.

[Origin]

Dare I say this TWHS show is kinda underrated? 

[Baritone Legend]

1 hour ago, klkflute said:

darn clear brook broke the NFHS mic that’s wild. i wish i could watch in person 

I love getting to watch bands online because this always makes me laugh. I was watching today and my audio starting distorting because of the insane volume put on some of these 6a bands!! Texas bands are wild, even some 5a bands "broke" the mic's!

[Tubalord11]

WOODLANDS!!! Gosh that show is so much Fun!!! Amazing work from the soloists going into that opening hit. Such a jazzy and groovy sound, and they are so good at staying together despite the multiple rapid entrances and releases the show has. Great job in the ballad, though rip the Sparano on the first long sustain, but great recovery at the end, was super solid the rest of it, some insane licks. Really love that low brass feature, only 7 tubas yet they pump out such a big and mature sound, oh and let's not forgot that Awesome guard, HOLY COW!! It's more of a theatrical production than anything, yet with so many moving parts (literally), can't wait to see that again, amazing job TW's!! 

[maxin459]

1 minute ago, Origin said:

Dare I say this TWHS show is kinda underrated? 

Tell em! 

[klkflute]

permian your show is so cool i love this so much 

[WanderingTraveler]

Woodlands and Mckinney North for my favorite jazzy shows of the year!!! What a cool show from the Woodlands.

[maxin459]

I have to know if a designer/ director on the Permian staff marched Poteet in 97. 🕵️‍♂️

[johnjoe]

14 minutes ago, BoaBetter said:

what happened to vandy? they were dirty again today

i heard that they were WAYYY better than they were at san antonio and apparently the amount of cleaning that they did was insane 

[Tubalord11]

Okay Permian, we see you!! I see why they won music at the west Texas boa comp because boy can they play, some Hebron 2019 in there (don't know the specific piece lol), but they killed those licks, supper pretty ballad as well, and visually very clean, oh and that opening hit is massive, amazing joy ya'll!! 

[WanderingTraveler]

Im out of breath just watching Permian…That sounded like a challenging book! What an athletically demanding show. 

[Tubalord11]

Just now, WanderingTraveler said:

Im out of breath just watching Permian…That sounded like a challenging book! What an athletically demanding show. 

Yeah, I was blown away by the demand of that show, but they executed very well! 

[BoaBetter]

13 minutes ago, johnjoe said:

i heard that they were WAYYY better than they were at san antonio and apparently the amount of cleaning that they did was insane 

idk from what I saw and what others have said this isn't the same performance quality from 1 week ago

[Tubalord11]

Great showing from CTJ!! Though I don't understand the concept of the show (it's prob just me), they sound fantastic!! Great sounds from the brass in the opener, really big presence. Great work from the brass quartet in the ballad, though it seemed like there were a couple minor timing issues? (prob just me again), great work from the Sprano, really mature sound. Visually very solid, love the callback to 2017/29 in the high brass during the closer. I'm kind of getting a tribute type show feeling but if someone knows please do explain. Regardless of how their season went, I fully expect them to be back on top within a season or two, amazing job CTJ! 

[Tubalord11]

4 minutes ago, BoaBetter said:

idk from what I saw and what others have said this isn't the same performance quality from 1 week ago

Imo was by far much better than this past weekend, you could tell from the performs reactions that it was much better, a lot tighter in the closer and other places where they weren't so much at boa 

[Tubalord11]

Alrighty everyone, that does it for me till the final block. I forgor I have a leadership meeting for Bugwb tonight so I might miss the first couple of bands in block 5, hoping were done in time for me to at least listen to D-ville, GL to everyone I'll be missing!! 

[mussheet]

i could really see drip in finals. i feel like they were better then keller and waxa.