UIL 6A 2023 State Marching Band Contest (Oct. 30. & 31)

[SleepySeal]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:14 AM, Saxplayer6 said:

Just saw vandy and maybe it’s because my seats weren’t great I was a little disappointed. Their music was amazing, but they had some visual dirt I wasn’t expecting. Though tbf their drill is insanely hard. Looking forward to seeing them with better seats tomorrow though!

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Interesting so many people feel left wanting more out of their performance this year. Ngl I been feeling the same since last year. Their shows lately just don’t feel as personal anymore. Maybe it’s due to their increasing size 

[Gehrig4]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:13 AM, Tubalord11 said:

I didn't see this...... 

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front right in the first movement.   Face first.  

[BandFan50]

I don't think vandegrift "medaled" in prelims but it was a fairly dirty run, I feel like area finals was a much better performance from them

[Tubalord11]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:19 AM, Gehrig4 said:

front right in the first movement.   Face first.  

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😮 Wow, hopefully the show gets posted on YT so I can see what happened, surprised I didn't catch it but glad they recoverd fast 

[Gehrig4]

For those baseball fans- Garcia is likely out for the series.   Oblique injury.    Oh boy. 

[Liam Allen]

In no particular order(or correct numbers):

Hebron

Vandegrift

Flower Mound

Marcus

Keller

Wylie

L.D. Bell

my memory is now failing me and I can’t remember any other bands lol

[balumni2023]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:21 AM, Gehrig4 said:

For those baseball fans- Garcia is likely out for the series.   Oblique injury.    Oh boy. 

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This is gonna be a repeat of 2011...

[QuadMonkey]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:22 AM, Liam Allen said:

In no particular order(or correct numbers):

Hebron

Vandegrift

Flower Mound

Marcus

Keller

Wylie

L.D. Bell

my memory is now failing me and I can’t remember any other bands lol

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reagan

[clarinetistkai05]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:17 AM, BostonVibe said:

last band of the day guys what are yalls final predictions 

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Im still confused on Waxahachie’s state on if they are DQed or not.

[Liam Allen]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:23 AM, QuadMonkey said:

reagan

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I missed them so I didn’t put them for lack of reference performance but I’m sure they did fine

[SleepySeal]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:17 AM, QuadMonkey said:

last band of the day guys what are yalls final predictions 

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I think this is how finals is going to play out:

1. Hebron

2. The Woodlands

3. Vandegrift 

4. Vista Ridge

5. Marcus

6. Flower Mound 

…. That’s all I got lol

[SleepySeal]

Oh and I forgot Reagan lol

[balumni2023]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:25 AM, clarinetistkai05 said:

Im still confused on Waxahachie’s state on if they are DQed or not.

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They are not disqualified

[Miyazuu]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:25 AM, clarinetistkai05 said:

Im still confused on Waxahachie’s state on if they are DQed or not.

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I believe it was confirmed earlier in the day that they made within the "margin of error" by a millisecond to not be DQd 

[Tubalord11]

I unfortunately missed the visual part of DS but from what I heard they did very well, hoping they can slip into finals at GN's and maybe even here. I'm now going to compose my predictions/tier list. I didn't get to watch some of these bands but am going off of what ya'll said about them, will post it after making my list. 

[clarinetistkai05]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:26 AM, balumni2023 said:

They are not disqualified

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THANK GOD. I was crushed when I came home from school and found out the apparent DQ. I hope they advance to finals!

[Tubalord11]

Also supper happy Waxahachie didn't end up getting disqualified!

[clarinetistkai05]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:29 AM, Tubalord11 said:

I unfortunately missed the visual part of DS but from what I heard they did very well, hoping they can slip into finals at GN's and maybe even here. I'm now going to compose my predictions/tier list. I didn't get to watch some of these bands but am going off of what ya'll said about them, will post it after making my list. 

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I’m watching a few of the performances that ended up on YT, but I do like a lot of the shows (Hebron and Vandy are my predictions, but I’ll give more opinions once I watch them all).

[PercussionDad]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:25 AM, clarinetistkai05 said:

Im still confused on Waxahachie’s state on if they are DQed or not.

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Not. There is a history of leniency around timing at the state level. 

[clarinetistkai05]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:30 AM, Tubalord11 said:

Also supper happy Waxahachie didn't end up getting disqualified!

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me as well!

[MarchingBandOG]

I can't find the awards ceremony on NFHS. Anyone else able to find it?

[DankBOA]

This is feels like the most competitive competition for making finals this year, so many bubble bands 

[MarchingBandOG]

I can't find the awards ceremony on NFHS. Anyone else able to find it?

[QuadMonkey]

  On 10/31/2023 at 2:36 AM, MarchingBandOG said:

I can't find the awards ceremony on NFHS. Anyone else able to find it?

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exhibition band is playing rn

[Dallas Hobbs]

  On 10/31/2023 at 1:15 AM, Tubalord11 said:

I don't know if I'd be so comfortable to say that. I'm gonna do a predictions/tier list combo at the end of prelims, but a LOT of bands are stepping it up this year, even so enough to overcome "the usuals." Any updates on Waxahachie? If I had to guess they aren't gonna get the appeal approved, which opens up another spot which I guess is a good thing for that band that gets in, but I still feel SO TERRIBLE for them. 

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I’m so impressed by the proficiency of the returning finalist as well as all the other competitors today. So difficult to decide. I loved watching the performances i was able to catch on the live stream, which in my opinion lived up to the hype because the panning and zooming is soooo much better. It looks like people with experience did the camera work.