2022-23 Area C Predictions?

[Dave609]

Mesquite:

 

Arches-

LOVE THE percussions first hits! With only 1 Tuba, I love that I can hear them! Feels like there is no hits...LET ME TAKE THAT BACK 😆. Feels like brass is overpowering though. Clarinets are the only woodwinds I can hear at the moment. Marching techniques need to be worked on though. The woodwind feature sounds really good! Great job to the saxophone soloist! Felt like I did hear some out of tune players in the brass, but I'm still liking the performance! Good hit on the third movement! Really enjoying the Percussion features in this show! Mesquite with the "jumpy" music! I like that! For how small their band is, they are doing very well! Overall, good job to the Mesquite HS Band!

[MBHSBandFan]

Is this contest live-streaming anywhere?

[Dave609]

Royse City-

 

Piece by Piece-

WOW! That first solo at the very beginning is BEAUTIFUL! Great first hit!!! Trumpets do over power, but overall they have great tone and technique! Great moments for both woodwinds and Brass! Also can hear the tubas all the way from the back! In the trombone solo, seemed to be an issue on some of the notes, but Great job overall! Also movement 3 is really good! Amazing job on the tone and techniques! Great use of the field and I really enjoyed the music! Great job at the end, but the tubas seemed to overpower. Overall, great job to Royse City HS!

[Dave609]

Here comes Wylie East!

[Dave609]

Wylie East:

Re: Imagine

Still one if my FAVORITE Preshows! AMAZING First Hit! Great Brass Technique and great job to woodwinds! Good job on hitting the sets. It felt like the woodwinds dragged a bit in their feature. Great job to the Brass! Trombones seem to be overpowering a bit. AMAZING JOB on the 2nd Movement! Great job on the Trumpet solo! MOVEMENT 3 GREAT AS ALWAYS! The emotions given from the students makes this show even better! Trombone solo with Percussion sounds great! Movement 4 sounds AWESOME! All the hits sound great and their techniques are great! Saw a set mess up towards the end. Great ending to their show!!! Overall, amazing performance!!!! Also they got a standing ovation!

[Dave609]

Plano West Senior:

 

The Tank-

Always cool to see colorguard have a feature of their own! Nice job to the flutes, I could hear them playing front field and back field! The soundboard stuff sounds nice as always, but the bubble drops that it has never seemed right to me. Great technique from the Band! No one seems to be over powering. Seemed to drag a bit in movement 2. The trombone and trumpet duet sounds really good! Great marching techniques in movement 3! Great balance all around! Can hear every instrument! The Jaws theme in this show is still one of my favorite parts from this year! Movement 4 is probably my favorite music from their show! Awesome job on the final hit! Overall, great performance from Plano West Senior!

[Dave609]

V.R. Eaton:

Wonderful World-

WOW! First the solo, then the Percussion hit, and now a trombone quartet! Love the first hit! Was hoping it would be a bigger hit. Alright, this show is starting to become one of my favorites! The colorguard got their own little pary to, which was really cool! Balance is almost there, but some instruments still stand out. I Really love the use of the Song, What a Wonderful World! The French Horn solo was great and the flute + Saxophone quartet was really good! Movement 3 is SO GOOD! Love the music in Movement 4 as well! YES TO THE TUBA SOLO! GREAT HIT from the brass towards the end! Awesome job to the clarinet solo! Overall, Awesome performance from V.R. Eaton!

[Dave609]

Here comes Marcus!

[Dave609]

Marcus-

Pivet-

AMAZING PRESHOW! Love the hits! Great formation and the techniques are Great! Also, amazing job to the flutes! The woodwinds section sounds really good! Great balance from the Band and the hit in movement 2 sounded AMAZING! The brass moment was welcome with another amazing hit! Movement 3 sounded SO GOOD! The clarinet solo sounded great and the addition of a mellaphone to make it a duet made this moment so much better! Movement 4 had great music and I am really glad to have been able to witness their show! The final moment was AMAZING! Overall, AMAZING PERFORMANCE from the Marcus HS Band!

[Dave609]

Time for Wylie!

[Dave609]

Wylie:

Canyons-

Alright, the announcer made the first hit not sound right... Great techniques to start their show though! Great end to movement 1! Great moments for woodwinds and brass! Movement 2 was awesome! Nice job on the flute solo! Movement 3 has such beautiful music! And AWESOME JOB on the hit! The emotion can be felt through the music! Movement 4 had a great start with amazing force! The balance from the Band is so good! Percussion moment was very good! The final moments and hits of this show was awesome! AMAZING PERFORMANCE from the Wylie HS Band!!!!

Also, another band to receive a standing ovation!

[Dave609]

Here comes Rock Hill!

[Dave609]

Rock Hill:

Mad-

Nice start to their show! And HELLO Rock Hill! Great sets and musical techniques to end movement 1! Interesting way to end movement 2. WOW!!! Movement 2 is AMAZING! AND LETS GO! ANOTHER TUBA SOLO! Movement 2 was AWESOME! Alright that is awesome to see a Bassoon solo!  And a Guitar in the tea pot is just awesome! Movement 3 is on a whole other level! Awesome job to Percussion during their moment! Alright, how about a dance break! AMAZING ENDING TO THEIR SHOW!!!! Overall, AMAZING PERFORMANCE from Rock Hill!!! 

I am saying this right now, ROCKHILL FOR STATE!!!

[Dave609]

Flower Mound:

The Adventures of Super Band-

First I have to say, AWESOME Uniforms! Just in movement 1 and 2, I can see why this band is SO GOOD! The bassoon solos are amazing!!! Movement 2 is really nice, different from other groups so far. The way that the props are used to help further the story is great! Snare moment was good! The balance of the band is so AWESOME! The techniques that this band is using on a whole new level of AMAZING!!! The hit in movement 3 is AWESOME! The Sets are so Good!!! AMAZING PERFORMANCE from the Flower Mound Band!!! 

And another band to recieve a standing ovation!

[Dave609]

John Horn-

I really like the uniforms! The beginning to this show was really cool! The idea of this show was a really unique one! Balance is good, but the techniques need to be worked on. This band is really good at using balance over force, which is really good for their music! Really liked Movement 4! Overall, nice performance from John Horn!

[peshbandkid]

2 hours ago, MBHSBandFan said:

Is this contest live-streaming anywhere?

I don't think so

[ReveriesOp24]

13 minutes ago, Dave609 said:

John Horn-

I really like the uniforms! The beginning to this show was really cool! The idea of this show was a really unique one! Balance is good, but the techniques need to be worked on. This band is really good at using balance over force, which is really good for their music! Really liked Movement 4! Overall, nice performance from John Horn!

They had a nice and big sound for the size of their band, just needs a bit more trumpet and they’d have an even more powerful sound

[Dave609]

North Forney-

Modern Matador!

I like the concept of the show! Haven't seen a show like this before, so it's really cool to get to experience it!!! Good balance in the woodwinds during their movement! Brass had good balance, but there seems to be a trombone that stood out. Good hit at the end of movement 2! I like the clarinet solo! Good technique! Good job to the band during the follow the leader! Alright, didn't expect to hear the tango piece during their show! Really like the duet from the flute and French horn players! Wish they would play a bit louder though. Really like the beat given by the keyboard and soundboard! Movement 4 is really nice! Great job in the ending to the band!!! Overall, great performance from the North Forney HS Band!!!

[Dave609]

2 minutes ago, ReveriesOp24 said:

They had a nice and big sound for the size of their band, just needs a bit more trumpet and they’d have an even more powerful sound

Agreed! 

[Dave609]

North Garland:

Alright, so it seemed that Percussion dragged a bit. GREAT FIRST hit from the rest of the band though!!! Did see some set issues during movement 2 though. The balance for the band is really good! They have great instrumental techniques! I really like the props that they are using! Marching techniques seem to be struggling some here. But they are still putting on a great show! Good final hits at the end of movement 4!  Overall, nice performance from  North Garland HS Band!

[ReveriesOp24]

3 minutes ago, Dave609 said:

North Garland:

Alright, so it seemed that Percussion dragged a bit. GREAT FIRST hit from the rest of the band though!!! Did see some set issues during movement 2 though. The balance for the band is really good! They have great instrumental techniques! I really like the props that they are using! Marching techniques seem to be struggling some here. But they are still putting on a great show! Good final hits at the end of movement 4!  Overall, nice performance from  North Garland HS Band!

Garland also had a pretty big sound, I was in line for concessions and was impressed with how powerful it was.

They sounded really good

[SaxPapi101]

Whats your current rankings from bands that have performed

[Dave609]

1 minute ago, SaxPapi101 said:

Whats your current rankings from bands that have performed

After the first 2 blocks finish, I'll post it.

[Dave609]

Plano East Senior:

Letter B-

Interesting to see that they took out the preshow. Great hits in the beginning! Still love the use of Flight of the Bumble Bee! Great techniques and set formations! Also amazing job to the percussionists! I think the soundboard was having issues, which why I don't hear anything. Movement 3 sounds really good today! Looks like there may have been an issue with one of the sets. I really like the brass moment in movement 3! YES TO THE STRAIGHT LINE WALKING TO THE FRONT OF THE FIELD! AMAZING PERFORMANCE from the Plano East Senior HS Band!!

[Dave609]

Byron Nelson-

I really enjoyed their performance!!! Amazing force and awesome balance throughout! Overall, Awesome performance by the Byron Nelson HS band!!!