SamuelCulper Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Fyi on the Vista Ridge video the competitive show starts about 2:20 in. Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 If I may ask, now that you have seen us (Madison) what did you think of us and what can we improve on (obviously a lot, but please give maybe a more in depth answer that maybe you don't hear often)? Quote
Popular Post LKendrick Posted September 4, 2017 Popular Post Posted September 4, 2017 If I may ask, now that you have seen us (Madison) what did you think of us and what can we improve on (obviously a lot, but please give maybe a more in depth answer that maybe you don't hear often)? Keep working hard and trust your directors. But seriously, don't concern yourself so much with the opinions of people on the internet; that can eat you alive, it got to me when I was in high school a lot. And nine times out of ten people on the internet are probably not qualified to answer that question (though on this site that is probably more like seven times out of ten). Be proud of what you do and be the best member you can be, after that everything else is out of your control. You guys are off to a great start, keep working hard and have a great fall! MadisonBandMan1, LeanderMomma, 5 te 6 and 1 other 4 Quote
meursault Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Is that a trumpet screamer at the end of Coppell's show??? Haha I love it Quote
LKendrick Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Full Coppell announcement from them: Theme sounds awesome, has the potential to be incredibly exciting musically but also visually, tons of cool and exciting visual aesthetic possibilities in the guard and whatever else they use prop wise. It seems like they're expanding their musical genre usage, if you woulda told me a few years ago that Coppell would be playing Beethoven paired with Madonna I woulda asked if we were talking about the same Coppell. This is pretty exciting, I love love loved Egmont when Cedar Park used it back in 2015, thinking about Coppell using that with their numbers and brass is............very exciting. This is gonna be fun. Quote
takigan Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Remember when 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was about to come out and Disney was giving us practically ZERO info about it and was doing anything and everything it could to stop leaks? Why would they do that? Some people assumed "Because spoilers!", and though that's on the right track, that's not exactly it. Disney spent 4.5 billion dollars on the SW brand plus $250 million more for the cost of the first film....How well Force Awakens did in the theatres would set the stage for how their merchandising engine would perform, how well future movies would sell and determine whether or not Disney would make back their investment.And that's all dependent on emotional impact. The impact of seeing practical effects mixed with special effects. The impact of seeing that special twist ending you didn't see coming. And especially the impact of seeing certain characters on the screen for the first time since the last time...to trigger that all-important nostalgia factor that this generation of movie-goers place a lot of value on. That impact doesn't happen if you go in with all that knowledge ahead of time. And the impact lessens each time you see the film.Now take that back to marching band. GE is a heavily weighted score in many marching band contests and is the score most dependent on emotional impact of the music and visual. Schools invest a lot of money into appropriate show design to maximize this emotional impact and boost those scores. It's in the band's best interest for the judges to not have seen their show until the competition itself. Minimizing internet presence of their show is a part of that strategy. BrassMom19*21 and Xenon 2 Quote
JeremiahW Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 And that's all dependent on emotional impact. The impact of seeing practical effects mixed with special effects. The impact of seeing that special twist ending you didn't see coming. And especially the impact of seeing certain characters on the screen for the first time since the last time...to trigger that all-important nostalgia factor that this generation of movie-goers place a lot of value on. That impact doesn't happen if you go in with all that knowledge ahead of time. And the impact lessens each time you see the film. Now take that back to marching band. GE is a heavily weighted score in many marching band contests and is the score most dependent on emotional impact of the music and visual. Schools invest a lot of money into appropriate show design to maximize this emotional impact and boost those scores. It's in the band's best interest for the judges to not have seen their show until the competition itself. Minimizing internet presence of their show is a part of that strategy. Many people agree with that, but I personally enjoy a big moment even more when I know it's coming, but is achieved at a higher level than I previously saw. I also tend to notice new things every time I watch a show and enjoy the show even more. Heck, there's even shows I marched in that I go back and watch videos of and am like "Woah, that's cool. I never knew we did that." Xenon 1 Quote
Aardvark in NB Posted September 4, 2017 Posted September 4, 2017 Remember when 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was about to come out and Disney was giving us practically ZERO info about it and was doing anything and everything it could to stop leaks? Why would they do that? Some people assumed "Because spoilers!", and though that's on the right track, that's not exactly it. Disney spent 4.5 billion dollars on the SW brand plus $250 million more for the cost of the first film....How well Force Awakens did in the theatres would set the stage for how their merchandising engine would perform, how well future movies would sell and determine whether or not Disney would make back their investment. And that's all dependent on emotional impact. The impact of seeing practical effects mixed with special effects. The impact of seeing that special twist ending you didn't see coming. And especially the impact of seeing certain characters on the screen for the first time since the last time...to trigger that all-important nostalgia factor that this generation of movie-goers place a lot of value on. That impact doesn't happen if you go in with all that knowledge ahead of time. And the impact lessens each time you see the film. Now take that back to marching band. GE is a heavily weighted score in many marching band contests and is the score most dependent on emotional impact of the music and visual. Schools invest a lot of money into appropriate show design to maximize this emotional impact and boost those scores. It's in the band's best interest for the judges to not have seen their show until the competition itself. Minimizing internet presence of their show is a part of that strategy. That's a nice sentiment, but there are only so many judges. I just looked at the Texas BOA judges from last year, and there are a bunch of repeats from week to week. Forget seeing an early season video, a lot of judges see shows live. I wish every judge at every competition was seeing every show for the first time, but it just can't happen. Quote
jps.eventing Posted September 7, 2017 Posted September 7, 2017 Is it me, or does it seem like a lot of bands are having dark-themed showa this year? It does.. ours is about learning to love yourself for who you are... so complete opposite XD Quote
HighSchoolBandNerd212 Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Vandegrift - Rehearsal run-through from this past Wednesday - Show Title: Symphony of Silence Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 An update of James Madison's (SA) Show. - "Nocturnal Creature" - Music: Prokofiev's "Scythian Suite" Saint-Saëns "Danse Macabre" Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" Carol Brittin Chambers' "Nocturnal Creature" A piece from one of the Final Fantasies. I'm not too sure, but I believe it's from Final Fantasy IV. Quote
Dog885 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 I'm a little late to this one. Anderson-Luminosity McCallum-ArtPop Quote
GoinBand14 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Marcus - PrODDigy Flower Mound - Fractured Moments Hebron - Sculpt Quote
takigan Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 I'm not too sure, but I believe it's from Final Fantasy IV. If so, that would be a first. I'm suddenly very curious. Quote
LeanderMomma Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Marcus - PrODDigy Can't wait to see what Marcus is doing with this theme. Will there be the usual massive in size and almost cartoonish props that we are accustomed to seeing with Marcus? It will be fun to watch, I'm sure! herbaflerb and MadisonBandMan1 2 Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Can't wait to see what Marcus is doing with this theme. Will there be the usual massive in size and almost cartoonish props that we are accustomed to seeing with Marcus? It will be fun to watch, I'm sure! Yeah, that will be quite intriguing. LeanderMomma 1 Quote
Xenon Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 A piece from one of the Final Fantasies. I'm not too sure, but I believe it's from Final Fantasy IV.That has me very intrigued. The music in FF4 (FF2 in the US) was very emotional. Into The Darkness would fit with the theme, but others would work well too like Fight1 and Fight2 or even Dancing Calcobrena. Quote
herbaflerb Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Anyone heard anything about Round Rock/Austin area schools besides Round Rock HS? Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 That has me very intrigued. The music in FF4 (FF2 in the US) was very emotional. Into The Darkness would fit with the theme, but others would work well too like Fight1 and Fight2 or even Dancing Calcobrena. I actually believe into the darkness was the song. I'm not sure though. I will see. Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted September 14, 2017 Posted September 14, 2017 That has me very intrigued. The music in FF4 (FF2 in the US) was very emotional. Into The Darkness would fit with the theme, but others would work well too like Fight1 and Fight2 or even Dancing Calcobrena. Coming from my director, aparently the piece was in FF: The Spirits Within. Can you conclude any piece that was in this movie that could fit the theme? PS. Sorry, I have absolutely no knowledge about the Final Fantasy collection, that's why I sound so lost. Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted September 17, 2017 Posted September 17, 2017 Cy-Fair High School (TX) - "Dreams you Dare to Dream" Quote
TWHSParent Posted September 17, 2017 Posted September 17, 2017 I figure since they made it public at the football game tonight, I can post it. The Woodlands - In the Garden of Cosmic Speculation Quote
BluebariPancake Posted September 17, 2017 Posted September 17, 2017 Cy-Fair High School (TX) - "Dreams you Dare to Dream" I believe Cy-Fair's show is actually titled "Journey," although the individual movements are labeled "Dreams you Dare to Dream." Quote
takigan Posted September 17, 2017 Posted September 17, 2017 Coming from my director, aparently the piece was in FF: The Spirits Within. Can you conclude any piece that was in this movie that could fit the theme? PS. Sorry, I have absolutely no knowledge about the Final Fantasy collection, that's why I sound so lost. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was a 2001 film based on the games which had music by film composer Elliot Goldenthal. Pretty forgettable score to be honest. The score to most of the Final Fantasy videogames was done by Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu. Blue Knights 2016 did 2 selections from 'The Spirits Within'. You could check that show out and see if there's anything you recognize. Parkwoodmom 1 Quote
A Testing Trumpet Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 I figure since they made it public at the football game tonight, I can post it. The Woodlands - In the Garden of Cosmic Speculation That. Name. Tho. That is such a cool name. Consider me hyped. TWHSParent 1 Quote
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