2019 HEB Marching Contest

[Lisajayes]

I think the 6-12 spots could go so many different ways and hard to predict this being the first contest for many. Who gets those last few finals spots will be interesting to see for sure.

[Airmedic372]

Agreed. I’m getting more excited every single hour that passes by! Gonna be such a fun day!

[BlueCircle]

Based on past results and trends I feel like this contest generally favors cleanliness to difficulty and the judging is not at all indicative of BOA results.

 

I think the top five will be Keller, Marcus, Prosper, Waxahachie, and Wakeland in any order really. All of these bands are returning top 5 finishers from last year so I think they should have continued success. And after Waxahachie’s incredibly successful first UIL 6A season last year, I think the judges should really love them.

 

Thoughts in random order:

 

Marcus: I honestly have no clue what Marcus could be up to this year but after winning the HEB Drumline contest, they surely should have a great showing here. It’s not really a surprise that Marcus won the drumline contest because as far as I know, they kept their fantastic percussion director through the traditions they made last year. I think Marcus should easily take the percussion and color guard captions.

 

Prosper: There has been some talk about staff changes that may effect them but they always seem to do extremely well at this competition so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. I haven’t seen their show so I don’t have much to go off of.

 

Waxahachie: They are easily one of the most UIL friendly bands in Texas. They remind me of how Keller was a few years ago. I fully expect them to do very well here as the judging tends to be more similar to UIL. They have a history of very strong music performances and could be a strong contender for the music caption or even win the whole thing.

 

Wakeland: They are incredibly consistent and usually give very strong early visual performances. I haven’t seen their show but they are always very strong.

 

Keller: I am biased so I will try to be objective and make my opinions obvious. They are taking a ton of risks visually this year. The pit setup is completely different to what they’ve ever done and there is SO MUCH drill in-front of the front side line. It definitely adds a lot of difficulty and an interesting performance aspect in my opinion. The music, especially in the brass, is more difficult than anything they have done before. I also love how they are injecting a ton of “Keller” personality into the show. You can see their logo in the drill and on a prop and the subtle “K” on the guard costume. It reminds me of the “W” set that The Woodlands does. also reminds me of how Marcus would hide their logo in props and stuff.

[Airmedic372]

Based on past results and trends I feel like this contest generally favors cleanliness to difficulty and the judging is not at all indicative of BOA results.

I think the top five will be Keller, Marcus, Prosper, Waxahachie, and Wakeland in any order really. All of these bands are returning top 5 finishers from last year so I think they should have continued success. And after Waxahachie’s incredibly successful first UIL 6A season last year, I think the judges should really love them.

Thoughts in random order:

Marcus: I honestly have no clue what Marcus could be up to this year but after winning the HEB Drumline contest, they surely should have a great showing here. It’s not really a surprise that Marcus won the drumline contest because as far as I know, they kept their fantastic percussion director through the traditions they made last year. I think Marcus should easily take the percussion and color guard captions.

Prosper: There has been some talk about staff changes that may effect them but they always seem to do extremely well at this competition so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. I haven’t seen their show so I don’t have much to go off of.

Waxahachie: They are easily one of the most UIL friendly bands in Texas. They remind me of how Keller was a few years ago. I fully expect them to do very well here as the judging tends to be more similar to UIL. They have a history of very strong music performances and could be a strong contender for the music caption or even win the whole thing.

Wakeland: They are incredibly consistent and usually give very strong early visual performances. I haven’t seen their show but they are always very strong.

Keller: I am biased so I will try to be objective and make my opinions obvious. They are taking a ton of risks visually this year. The pit setup is completely different to what they’ve ever done and there is SO MUCH drill in-front of the front side line. It definitely adds a lot of difficulty and an interesting performance aspect in my opinion. The music, especially in the brass, is more difficult than anything they have done before. I also love how they are injecting a ton of “Keller” personality into the show. You can see their logo in the drill and on a prop and the subtle “K” on the guard costume. It reminds me of the “W” set that The Woodlands does. also reminds me of how Marcus would hide their logo in props and stuff.

We just got to wait and see what happens. I just know you don’t want to miss these shows. We have all been working really hard and can’t wait to put on fantastic shows!

[Magma31651]

1. Keller

2. Marcus

3. Prosper

4. Waxahacie

5. Wakeland

6. LV Berkner

7. Keller Central

8. McKinney Boyd

9. The Colony

10. Aledo

[Airmedic372]

Less than 24 hours!!!

[alex9809]

So who will be at the contest?

[Airmedic372]

I’m preforming, so I will definitely be there!

[alex9809]

I’m preforming, so I will definitely be there!

What school you go to?

[josephbandfan]

I'll be there after work. From what I can tell, the weather is looking good today.

[Airmedic372]

What school you go to?

Marcus HS

[BlueCircle]

I forgot to say this earlier but...good luck to all the bands performing today! Also sorry that it’s windy and hot

[Lisajayes]

HEB Marching is on Twitter if anyone is interested in. Quick recaps of each band and pictures.

 

Check out HEB Marching

[BlueCircle]

Head index of 101 and windy

[Airmedic372]

Yeah. Definitely felt that in uniform.

[KinDallas]

Yeah. Definitely felt that in uniform.

Props to everyone in the afternoon block for surviving! I know got those uniforms are hot.

[Airmedic372]

Agreed

[BlueCircle]

The temps got to 97 degrees (102 heat index) it looks like Keller didn’t perform in full uniform because of the heat.

[LostChoirGuy]

Maybe they will in finals?

[BlueCircle]

Congrats to Keller for an amazing performance (Im not there but I assume it was amazing ) and sweeping Music, Visual, and GE for 6A!

[Magma31651]

Finalists?

[BlueCircle]

Off Horn Rank’s Twitter:

 

HEB FINALS LIST RANDOM ORDER

1. Aledo

2. Prosper

3. Marcus

4. Keller

5. Forney

6. Keller central

7. Wakeland

8. The colony

9. Waxahachie

10. Berkner

[BlueCircle]

Class AAA

1. Whitesboro

 

Color guard: Whitesboro

Percussion: Whitesboro

Music: Whitesboro

Visual: Whitesboro

GE: Whitesboro

 

HEB Class AAAA

1. Argyle

2. Krum

Color guard: Argyle

percussion: Argyle

Music: Argyle

Visual: Argyle

GE: Argyle

 

HEB Class AAAAA

1. Wakeland

2. Aledo

3. Forney

Color guard: Forney

percussion: Boswell

Music: Wakeland

Visual: Wakeland

GE: Wakeland

 

HEB Class AAAAAA

1. Keller

2. Marcus

3. Waxahachie

 

GE: Keller

Color guard: Marcus

Percussion: Marcus

Music: Keller

Visual: Keller

[alex9809]

Dang, scores must be tight for Keller and Marcus!

[LostChoirGuy]

I think my predictions will do very well here. I had all of the 6A caption winners as my final predictions and that was my exact top 3 with Wakeland 4th.