I don't think anyone realizes just how much skill and talent and HARD WORK goes into these shows!! They make it look so easy, but as someone who was in a marching band for 3 years can tell you, it was FREAKING HARD. Kudos to this absolutely incredible performance!
Wow I am speechless! I am in my schools marching band (south jones band) and I saw y’all on TikTok and I can say this is an incredible show, great work to all of them!
Dang these kids can play! The visual design is insane. The moments at 5:20 and 7:40 had me give an audible "Wooh!". All sections were rocking including the brass that absolutely killed it!
What a great job this high school band did. You can tell they are well deserved champions. Miss being in marching band. Class of 99 at Brentwood high Brentwood, Tn
The show can only be a certain length, so to be able to do a longer show they start while the announcer is talking. It’s the school’s choice to start like that. A lot of drum corps do it in DCI.
My band (Lake Travis) all start off looking down and only know to start from a count off- but the announcer was so loud no one knew we were starting and completely threw our entire opening and show- we got 35th when we were better than last year when we got 19th
As someone who watches the Allen band each week for football games, I don’t really know how these band competitions are judged…. But at the 4:50+ mark is where I could tell a visual difference between what I see each week at Allen and a UIL champion. Still don’t know specifics as to what’s judged, but this was cool to see
Divided into music and visual categories(specific judges for each) and for each there’s individual and ensemble- individual meaning individual performances(everyone’s marching technique is great and playing with good sounds) and ensemble meaning no one’s sticking out and lines are neat and in time.
The way these guys manage to sound louder than a band as big as Allen is because of what's called a harmonic series or "overtone series". As different frequencies line up (eg people playing perfectly in tune and with aligned embouchure), they basically stack and get multiplied. Hence the ringing at the end of the ballad.
@@theincompletepackage Katie VanDoren - She the band director. She can be seen marching on the sideline (in time with the kids) as they perform and compete. It's her first year as the head band director at VHS! :)
@@hangingwithjen 1. I didn't even know that was allowed, super cool 2. Is she related to Evan VanDoren, the guy who arranged shows for multiple top bands?
@@theincompletepackage Well she's not physically on the field marching, I think she just hears the music and it moves her...just like the rest of us up in the stands, our feet are all keeping time with the band! In my house, we have favorite parts of this year's piece, and we sing it at random moments. LOL I'm unsure if she is related to Evan VanDoren.
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Bro, the directors area is like 5 chairs long, I would have to have 15ft arms for it to even begin to make a difference. It would also be ignorant to assume that I would allow someone to yell at and into my phone in the first place.
Maybe I couldn’t see it, but was there zero rifle work by the color guard? ZERO!?!? How did they not get last place for such low degree of difficulty on the color guard?
Rifles are not a requirement. Vandy's Vision Dance Company does do a great deal of flag work. But, they also do a lot of dance...which is unique and classy in my opinion. Their instructor does choreography for Santa Clara Vanguard. So they are learning and performing a good dose of DCI level movement. If every band stuck with same routine, these shows would get boring to watch. What's the word? Oh, yeah. "Diversity!"
yes, and the judges' opinions are really the only ones that really matter. Otherwise, each band fan is always going to think their band was better and troll another band's RUclips to make a sour grapes comment vs being gracious and giving that other band their due.
I have no horse in this race and didn’t know these bands existed before going down a RUclips late night. 4 years marching for BAC gives me a pretty decent idea of what to look for too. I watched the top 3 bands routines multiple times…Vandegrift deserved the title.
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I don't think anyone realizes just how much skill and talent and HARD WORK goes into these shows!! They make it look so easy, but as someone who was in a marching band for 3 years can tell you, it was FREAKING HARD. Kudos to this absolutely incredible performance!
It’s such a small moment but I love the sax-muted trumpet bits at 2:19 and 2:29, it just sounds so cool
Wow I am speechless! I am in my schools marching band (south jones band) and I saw y’all on TikTok and I can say this is an incredible show, great work to all of them!
Dang these kids can play! The visual design is insane. The moments at 5:20 and 7:40 had me give an audible "Wooh!". All sections were rocking including the brass that absolutely killed it!
The hard work and dedication by all is shown. Congratulations 👏🎉 amazing show.
Man top high school bands are really at the point where they could honestly out perform high-semis/low finals drum corps
not at all
🎉some are. For example Avon, Tarpon Springs, Hebron, Carmel, but this show wasn't really designed for that.
@@P72962a lot of them
@@user-ml2re8ek7btell me you haven’t watched a dci show without telling me
@@user-ml2re8ek7bnone of those schools go close to drum corps man
The cut-off at 5:28 was amazing you guys made that sound RING in there bravo!!!
For me that was the highlight of the entire show
Ok but why is nobody talking about the alto flute solo at 4:12? It is so good! They played it perfectly.
It’s the Trombone/Drum Feature for me, that vertical alignment! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Vandegrift, Good luck at The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade! You make Texas proud!
This is insane, like DCI quality stuff. Great job!!
What a great job this high school band did. You can tell they are well deserved champions. Miss being in marching band. Class of 99 at Brentwood high Brentwood, Tn
Really wish the announcer didn't talk through that entire opening moment 🙄
The show can only be a certain length, so to be able to do a longer show they start while the announcer is talking. It’s the school’s choice to start like that. A lot of drum corps do it in DCI.
Announcers for UIL and BOA always start at 45 seconds left on the set up timer.
That’s what happens when bands decide to do a pre show
My band (Lake Travis) all start off looking down and only know to start from a count off- but the announcer was so loud no one knew we were starting and completely threw our entire opening and show- we got 35th when we were better than last year when we got 19th
By design
Great job Vandy! I’m sad we didn’t make finals, but it’s still awesome seeing other bands play and succeed.
So proud to have them as my hs, go vipers!!!
JP - nice camera work. Thx for working with the Percussion team as well.
5:30 the way that sound just resonates in the stadium is absolutely immaculate
bro scooting at 0:34
My favorite part is when they flute moves during a hold and they make it so obvious 😭 0:35
-Hebron kid
The song is called hymn of axciom at the end
As someone who watches the Allen band each week for football games, I don’t really know how these band competitions are judged…. But at the 4:50+ mark is where I could tell a visual difference between what I see each week at Allen and a UIL champion. Still don’t know specifics as to what’s judged, but this was cool to see
Divided into music and visual categories(specific judges for each) and for each there’s individual and ensemble- individual meaning individual performances(everyone’s marching technique is great and playing with good sounds) and ensemble meaning no one’s sticking out and lines are neat and in time.
@@roguenugget242 Thanks for explaining that! Makes total sense why this was first place!
The way these guys manage to sound louder than a band as big as Allen is because of what's called a harmonic series or "overtone series". As different frequencies line up (eg people playing perfectly in tune and with aligned embouchure), they basically stack and get multiplied. Hence the ringing at the end of the ballad.
I love watching KVD - if you zoom in on here, she's marching the entire show with the kids. It's inspiring! She's right there in the grid with them.
who is kvd
@@theincompletepackage Katie VanDoren - She the band director. She can be seen marching on the sideline (in time with the kids) as they perform and compete. It's her first year as the head band director at VHS! :)
@@hangingwithjen
1. I didn't even know that was allowed, super cool
2. Is she related to Evan VanDoren, the guy who arranged shows for multiple top bands?
@@theincompletepackage Well she's not physically on the field marching, I think she just hears the music and it moves her...just like the rest of us up in the stands, our feet are all keeping time with the band!
In my house, we have favorite parts of this year's piece, and we sing it at random moments. LOL
I'm unsure if she is related to Evan VanDoren.
That’s actually her husband 😊
And once again, they are state champions
Beautiful performance!!!!!
Congratulations. ❤Grulla Band mom
The auxiliary in pit be hardcore into it 3:20
It makes everything more fun, its kind of become our thing lol
6:20-6:30 oo.. dang!! nice!!!!!!!!
No wonder y’all won state. Technique is amazing!!
Congrats!!!🎉🎉🎉
Is that a bass flute in the "Adagio for Tron".
Alto flute
Congratulations 🎉
0:40 pov you got told to shut up by 0 words
So good! 👏🎉🎉🎉
at 3:50 what is the name of this song, i cant find it
Adagio for Tron
THEY PLAYED TILT
WOW!!!!!!!!!
Drum Major is Great! Total-Tight control.
Nice show!
Anyone know what the girl says over the speaker during announcer talking
The Grid
A digital universe
I tried to imagine such a place
Seemingly endless beyond perception
What does it look like?
What does it sound like?
Who lives there?
And then
One day
I got in
my marching band played hymn of axcion for our state finals show😭😭
THAT DRUM FEATURE 🥴🥴
bruh 10 aux cart players
Yeahhhhh it was super crowded
who out here blowing their nose at 7:00
why does the announcer need to talk so much, do it how dci does, short and simple
How come they weren't at grand nationals?? they would have won.
We were already going to New York for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Please, please, please move the microphones away from the screaming girls
Bro, the directors area is like 5 chairs long, I would have to have 15ft arms for it to even begin to make a difference. It would also be ignorant to assume that I would allow someone to yell at and into my phone in the first place.
Do you remember when bands marched?
Now they just wander around on the field.
If you're old enough to remember this, then you're old enough to let it go. Your glory days are over.
people in your time couldn’t do what they do now. stay mad.
@@yairsalazar-bp6ol -- Why would I be mad ?
I'm laughing at the video.
Maybe I couldn’t see it, but was there zero rifle work by the color guard? ZERO!?!? How did they not get last place for such low degree of difficulty on the color guard?
Because they aren’t a colorguard, they’re a dance company
That is WILD
They don’t have a color guard, they have a dance team, so they’re graded based on the quality and difficulty for their dance work.
-Hebron
Rifles are not a requirement. Vandy's Vision Dance Company does do a great deal of flag work. But, they also do a lot of dance...which is unique and classy in my opinion. Their instructor does choreography for Santa Clara Vanguard. So they are learning and performing a good dose of DCI level movement. If every band stuck with same routine, these shows would get boring to watch. What's the word? Oh, yeah. "Diversity!"
Eh....
They were good but Hebron was better
The judges didn’t think so lol
yes, and the judges' opinions are really the only ones that really matter. Otherwise, each band fan is always going to think their band was better and troll another band's RUclips to make a sour grapes comment vs being gracious and giving that other band their due.
I have no horse in this race and didn’t know these bands existed before going down a RUclips late night. 4 years marching for BAC gives me a pretty decent idea of what to look for too. I watched the top 3 bands routines multiple times…Vandegrift deserved the title.
OMG...that's just awful. Really, 1st place??? Longview High School's band is light years ahead
Imagine.
who?
Bro better be joking
Bro they beat Hebron, something I guarantee you Loganview hasn’t done.
Funny guy here
Mediocre at best
I”m sorry your band lost. This band deserved it.