UIL 6A Area B 2023

[Dallas Hobbs]

Ok I made up my mind (sort of lol) and I’m doing Area B prelims and area C finals. I’m here now for the beginning of the area b contest! So freaking excited!!! Good luck to ALL bands at area!

[Dallas Hobbs]

Omg marching band is so much fun (lol) and Area B is so cool because there’s so many high quality groups here. Arlington HS did awesome! 

[VinoGirl]

24 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

Ok I made up my mind (sort of lol) and I’m doing Area B prelims and area C finals. I’m here now for the beginning of the area b contest! So freaking excited!!! Good luck to ALL bands at area!

You always have great commentary! I’ll be following along until I can get there myself this morning! 😊

[Dallas Hobbs]

Lol I haven’t even seen Duncanville’s show this year and I somehow just knew it was them when they pulled up into the endzone

[Dallas Hobbs]

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

[ilovebandRAHHH]

2 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

richardson please!!

[trumpetBell]

11 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

Ld Bell?

[trumpetlord11]

21 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

Berkner at 1pm

[Dallas Hobbs]

4 minutes ago, trumpetBell said:

Ld Bell?

Great choice! Lol

omg the cleanest Bell has looked and sound all season! Bell’s show has so much depth of demand, as in they’re constantly on the move and constantly performing such impressive feats. I am always impressed by how cleanly they execute those condensing curvilinear formations into the “dot” set in the beginning, while also those exposed, moving 8th note lines throughout the brass. The music may seem rhythmically simple at first but that stuff is hard to pull off. The brass are playing exposed, independently moving parts while marching complex formations.
 

Bell has this ability to play within themselves while still demonstrating mastery over exposed material. 
 

whew that was a mouthful lol

[Dallas Hobbs]

Just now, Dallas Hobbs said:

Great choice! Lol

omg the cleanest Bell has looked and sound all season! Bell’s show has so much depth of demand, as in they’re constantly on the move and constantly performing such impressive feats. I am always impressed by how cleanly they execute those condensing curvilinear formations into the “dot” set in the beginning, while also those exposed, moving 8th note lines throughout the brass. The music may seem rhythmically simple at first but that stuff is hard to pull off. The brass are playing exposed, independently moving parts while marching complex formations.
 

Bell has this ability to play within themselves while still demonstrating mastery over exposed material. 
 

whew that was a mouthful lol

Oh and that high Bb in the mellos in the end blew me away! I also loved the quality of the phrase shaping in the ballad, especially the mellos with the melody😩

This is my favorite bell show in the past couple of years.

[euph_guardian]

49 minutes ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

Duncanville?

[Dallas Hobbs]

10 minutes ago, euph_guardian said:

Duncanville?

Yay! I loved Dville

 

Duncanville just blew me away with the super high quality of their ensemble’s sound. Like WOW so full, strong and mature. That high brass fanfre in the beginning stunned me because it sounded like a pro wind ensemble. Like omg the trumpets handled their exposed technical passages throughout the show so well. It’s so cool to hear a trumpet section that comfortable in challenging passages. 

[mmbandfan]

1 hour ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

JJ Pearce

[Dallas Hobbs]

5 minutes ago, mmbandfan said:

JJ Pearce

What immediately stood out to me was their visual proficiency. So good with maintaining the integrity and clarity of those “clock hand” formations. I LOVED how well they handled that rotating circle within the big block formation 

[Dallas Hobbs]

I have bell’s ballad stuck in my head lol

[Vidal28]

2 hours ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

Ok I made up my mind (sort of lol) and I’m doing Area B prelims and area C finals. I’m here now for the beginning of the area b contest! So freaking excited!!! Good luck to ALL bands at area!

Did that last year!! You’ll definitely be in for some regional differences, I definitely experienced it last year. Curious what you’ll have to say when you experience it!

[Dallas Hobbs]

6 minutes ago, Vidal28 said:

Did that last year!! You’ll definitely be in for some regional differences, I definitely experienced it last year. Curious what you’ll have to say when you experience it!

I’m somehow having even more fun this year than last year! lol

From what I’ve seen so far I liked Duncanville’s quality of sound the most but I was impressed the most by the variety and risking taking of LD Bell 

[PercMom2104]

Apologies if already posted, but any predictions on who could make finals?

[somekidsblujay]

2 hours ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

southlake carroll?

[Dallas Hobbs]

1 minute ago, somekidsblujay said:

southlake carroll?

Big Band, Big sound! Lol

I appreciated the confidence that the wind players demonstrated throughout the performance and I really liked how SLC uses their large size to create so many complex and impactful formations on the field. I think, By virtue of them doing this they’re creating a more challenging simultaneous music + visual environment which raises the level of the performance considerably. 

[onceatuba]

Thoughts on TC?

[BANDKIDCORE]

2 hours ago, Dallas Hobbs said:

If there’s a particular band you would like me to comment on, just ask and I will do my best to remember how their performance went lol. 

south grand prairie. i know there a small band so i’m not expecting many “good things”

[Dallas Hobbs]

2 minutes ago, onceatuba said:

Thoughts on TC?

Woweee TC I think had the most technical flexibility out of all of the groups I’ve seen so far. I think the woodwinds did such an impressive job adding shape to those ascending-descending 16th notes in the opener. There was this “arch” shape to them that I was very impressed by. And omg in the closer I was so floored by how they handled that brass fanfare with the triplets in the high brass juxtaposed by the accented quarters in the low brass.
 

They’re also so good at maintaining a well balanced and blended sound at big volumes, it really blows you away! 

[BazoD]

I love that you have something positive to say about all the bands. Have your predictions changed? 

[Dallas Hobbs]

14 minutes ago, BANDNERD53 said:

south grand prairie. i know there a small band so i’m not expecting many “good things”

I would disagree! I was charmed by their playful theme this year (that 8-bit drill set was unique and really cool!) I thought they demonstrated a powerful sound for such a relatively small group. I was taken aback by how potent the brass sounded in that hit at the beginning of the closer. The woodwinds were splendid at playing strongly and allowed the audience to enjoy the quality of their finger dexterity. I thought visually the props and drill formations portrayed their theme nicely and they executed their marching well enough to allow the effect to shine through