UIL Area B 2022

[Dallas Hobbs]

  On 10/30/2022 at 4:34 AM, nike.0rtiz said:

6A AREA B  BANDS ADVANCING

6. Duncanville

5. L.D. Bell

4. Keller 

3. Timber creek

2. Waxahachie

1. Coppell

 

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Also yay duncanville! Go Region 20! 

[peshbandkid]

  On 10/30/2022 at 4:05 PM, whisk said:

I feel for SLC and Lake Ridge…Duncanville had many mistakes in finals as opposed to both of these bands (not sure if they could see all the mistakes due to how busy the show was.)  UIL judging is wack and 2 very deserving bands (with cleaner/overall more entertaining shows) don’t get a shot to advance. The Duncanville show was alright but not what many think of when they hear state-bound Texas marching band…let’s not judge based off of history and a name. 

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While Duncanville does have a name in UIL terms, to make it sound like they only advanced  based on that is ignorant. Duncanville worked just as hard as every other finalist band and it's not like SLC and Lake Ridge were miles away. SLC lost a tie-breaker 3-2 and Lake Ridge was 2 points behind them. 

And for the record, every area has deserving bands that get left out (Area C and Area D) because that's just what happens.

[dvillealumni2018]

  On 10/30/2022 at 4:05 PM, whisk said:

I feel for SLC and Lake Ridge…Duncanville had many mistakes in finals as opposed to both of these bands (not sure if they could see all the mistakes due to how busy the show was.)  UIL judging is wack and 2 very deserving bands (with cleaner/overall more entertaining shows) don’t get a shot to advance. The Duncanville show was alright but not what many think of when they hear state-bound Texas marching band…let’s not judge based off of history and a name. 

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You really just sound mad and disappointed that two schools you probably favor more over Duncanville didn't advance. Don't just start saying stuff to discredit the achievements of other schools.

[Dallas Hobbs]

  On 10/29/2022 at 9:26 PM, Majellan said:

I expect Keller Central to place in the top 6 here.  Their general effect score usually sinks them at boa contests but it won’t at uil. Their sound is great this year.

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Kudos to your prediction! You may not have been accurate for finals but you were for prelims! 

[BandFan59]

If anyone has any recordings of the bands here please DM me

[dvillealumni2018]

  On 10/30/2022 at 4:50 PM, BandFan59 said:

If anyone has any recordings of the bands here please DM me

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[Vidal28]

For those that went to both Area B prelims and Area C finals, I’m curious to hear the opinion of which y’all liked more to be a spectator of. For me, as much as I enjoy Hebron and Marcus(two highlights of the night for me for sure) I feel like Area B was full of bands I could listen to play all day. Pretty much every area C band with a few exceptions was *EXPLOSIVE* and powerful with their sounds and capabilities with their woodwinds and hornline. There was a true clash of styles between the two areas that was very apparent to all that attended both, it was a different world almost!! But I also feel many of Area B’s shows had better structure, gave the audience more room to breathe and cool down. Can’t really say much for the Area C prelims bands who didn’t make finals because I wasn’t there to see them, but I definitely enjoyed Area B prelims as a whole more than Area C, as spectacular as those bands were in finals👀

[Vidal28]

  On 10/30/2022 at 4:35 PM, peshbandkid said:

While Duncanville does have a name in UIL terms, to make it sound like they only advanced  based on that is ignorant. Duncanville worked just as hard as every other finalist band and it's not like SLC and Lake Ridge were miles away. SLC lost a tie-breaker 3-2 and Lake Ridge was 2 points behind them. 

And for the record, every area has deserving bands that get left out (Area C and Area D) because that's just what happens.

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Would like to add that their show was very entertaining! Not many bands in this area could pull off what they did in their ballad either, very awesome part of their show, that I’m sure was a crowd favorite!

[MoonPlume]

Does anyone know where “J. Whorton” is from? I cannot find anything about them on the official UIL judging list from the website, and me and my buddies wanted to see what their background was. Thanks!

[BandDad4]

Any Timber links?

[DallasFan]

  On 10/30/2022 at 5:23 PM, MoonPlume said:

Does anyone know where “J. Whorton” is from? I cannot find anything about them on the official UIL judging list from the website, and me and my buddies wanted to see what their background was. Thanks!

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Head director at Melissa HS

[Gehrig4]

  On 10/30/2022 at 5:34 PM, BandDad4 said:

Any Timber links?

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[Marchingbandrocks]

What do you guys think of Timber Creeks  show ellipse? 

[boppellband]

Anyone have a link to Coppell?

[RandomBandGuy23]

  On 10/30/2022 at 5:55 PM, boppellband said:

Anyone have a link to Coppell?

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Working on it

[MoonPlume]

  On 10/30/2022 at 5:49 PM, Trombonetcod said:

What do you guys think of Timber Creeks  show ellipse? 

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Personally I have never seen their show before, or really scouted them out, but WOW! I was blown away with them. Their sound was great. The music was also very well written, the chords were very luscious! Don’t get me wrong, I won’t say their show was flawless. I saw a lone shoe on the left side of the field, being rolled over and marched upon, but the thing is, I couldn’t tell whose shoe it was! The technique was still the same, which impressed me. 
I was very happy they advanced for sure!

[CosmicLimbo]

I know this is more state related but 3 out of the 6 area b bands perform in the first block at state 😭 (Duncanville, LD Bell, and Timber Creek)

[Dallas Hobbs]

  On 10/30/2022 at 5:11 PM, Vidal28 said:

For those that went to both Area B prelims and Area C finals, I’m curious to hear the opinion of which y’all liked more to be a spectator of. For me, as much as I enjoy Hebron and Marcus(two highlights of the night for me for sure) I feel like Area B was full of bands I could listen to play all day. Pretty much every area C band with a few exceptions was *EXPLOSIVE* and powerful with their sounds and capabilities with their woodwinds and hornline. There was a true clash of styles between the two areas that was very apparent to all that attended both, it was a different world almost!! But I also feel many of Area B’s shows had better structure, gave the audience more room to breathe and cool down. Can’t really say much for the Area C prelims bands who didn’t make finals because I wasn’t there to see them, but I definitely enjoyed Area B prelims as a whole more than Area C, as spectacular as those bands were in finals👀

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Hebron blew me away with their exceptional proficiency in every possible way! Yay to my favorite group to listen to! Their shows bring on unprecedented levels of musicianship every year, it’s like the music gets harder every year🥵 whenever I listen to other groups I can tell what their limit is, like I can tell when they don’t play as many 16th notes or do as much dynamic contrast because they wouldn’t wouldn’t sound their best either way. However with Hebron it seems their skill set is LIMITLESS. Nothing is too hard for them.

For performance skills, I enjoyed getting to hear how LOUD the Area C bands were! Did not expect McKinney Boyd to blow my face off🤯! I loved getting to listen to programs with strong concert band programs like Lewisville and Wylie. They reminded me of Waxahachie, having that exceptionally sophisticated quality of sound regardless of the volume, capable of making clear distinctions between various volume levels; and I loved the strong presence of the woodwinds. They impressed me with how clearly and cleanly they can execute their runs. 
 

As for show design, prosper’s was one of my favorite this year. I loved that opening brass feature will go down as an all time favorite for me.

I didn’t prefer one show style over the other. Some groups I could argue I was more impressed with comparing the skillsets of the respective finalists but I enjoyed everybody equally 

[Dallas Hobbs]

  On 10/30/2022 at 5:49 PM, Trombonetcod said:

What do you guys think of Timber Creeks  show ellipse? 

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I was impressed by the quality of sound they played considering the exposed, high intensity music they attempted. During the ballad I LOVED the way both the brass and woodwinds could shape those soft, delicate phrases. When attempting something like that, it can be easy to play too soft or crescendo too soon but they handled it beautifully.

[RandomBandGuy23]

Vid might still be processing be here's one of Coppell Finals

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vnB9nSb5IqXl1IN9JJwVXNXFp869RhhM/view?usp=sharing

[BandDad4]

  On 10/30/2022 at 5:46 PM, Gehrig4 said:

 

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Thanks hard to watch lol..

[Pigeon3827]

Amazing outing from the Keller schools. Keller Central placing 3rd in prelims and Timber Creek placing 3rd in finals and Keller placing 4th. Unfortunate to see Keller Central dropping down to 9th but the future is looking incredibly bright from these 3 schools

[Vewer]

For those of you who were there for finals, I'm interested in what you thought of the Bands advancing to state. It's interesting to see the differences in the style of Bands within and across Areas.

[1998-2018]

  On 10/30/2022 at 7:24 AM, azi1 said:

Something thats getting sort of hidden is the fact that TC became an area medalist their second appearance in the state qualifiers. Congrats to them!

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I have a long term affiliation with the KISD band programs and have enjoyed watching Timber Creek performances and growing maturity since the school opened. I think the underlying issue in this case may be the specificity of your observation. While it is true that “TC became an area medalist their second appearance in the state qualifiers” this is not particularly surprising in comparison to other things that happened at the competition . It’s also kind of like saying “X  rarely happens on the third day of the seventh month of an odd numbered year.” The reality is Timber Creek has been the Area B runner up (6th place) five or six consecutive years before breaking through (5th place) and advancing to the SMBC last year. Timber Creek has already been a force within Area B for many years. They moved up one place last year. Two more places the next year is extremely satisfying for supporters of the program (like me) but not exactly unprecedented for an up and coming band in the activity. Especially when the band in question has been having such a strong year. Waxahachie’s recent trajectory has been similar.

Consequently more attention has been paid to the judges sheets and how the preliminary and final rankings for all the bands were actually determined.

Consensus, continuity, and consistency did not appear to rule the day.

Having said that I don’t have a problem with who is advancing, even if my personal selections would have been slightly different. I really just wish there was room for a couple more. 

[Gehrig4]

  On 10/30/2022 at 8:58 PM, 1998-2018 said:

I have a long term affiliation with the KISD band programs and have enjoyed watching Timber Creek performances and growing maturity since the school opened. I think the underlying issue in this case may be the specificity of your observation. While it is true that “TC became an area medalist their second appearance in the state qualifiers” this is not particularly surprising in comparison to other things that happened at the competition . It’s also kind of like saying “X  rarely happens on the third day of the seventh month of an odd numbered year.” The reality is Timber Creek has been the Area B runner up (6th place) five or six consecutive years before breaking through (5th place) and advancing to the SMBC last year. Timber Creek has already been a force within Area B for many years. They moved up one place last year. Two more places the next year is extremely satisfying for supporters of the program (like me) but not exactly unprecedented for an up and coming band in the activity. Especially when the band in question has been having such a strong year. Waxahachie’s recent trajectory has been similar.

Consequently more attention has been paid to the judges sheets and how the preliminary and final rankings for all the bands were actually determined.

Consensus, continuity, and consistency did not appear to rule the day.

Having said that I don’t have a problem with who is advancing, even if my personal selections would have been slightly different. I really just wish there was room for a couple more. 

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Given the propensity to apply Olympic level scaffolding to name recognition in marching band- I’d say it’s markedly more interesting.