The Top 10 Highschool Marching Bands of 2021
10) Tarpon Springs
Top Score 91.5
Winners of the East Tennessee regional Championship
Winners of the Orlando Regional Championship
9. Wando Band
Top score 91.9
Winners of the Alabama regional championship
Winners of the South Carolina state championship
13th at BOA grand nationals
8 Marcus
93.275
7th San Antonio super regional
6th BOA grand nationals
3rd place Dallas fort worth regional
3rd place UIL state championships
7. Carmel
97.05
2nd place Indianapolis state championship
Winners of Indianapolis super regional
2nd place BOA grand nationals
6. The Woodlands
96.2
Winners of the north Houston regional Championship
4th BOA grand nationals
4th San Antonio Super regional
5. Avon
96.65
3rd place BOA grand nationals
2nd place indianapolis super regional
Winners of the Indianapolis state championship
4. Flower mound
95.4
5th place BOA grand nationals
Winners of the Dallas Fort worth regional
4th place UIL state championship
3 Vandegrift
Top score 95.2
2nd place San Antonio super regional
Winners of the Austin regional Championship
2nd Place UIL state championship
2 Broken Arrow
98.25
Winners of the Grand Nationals championship
Winners of the St louis super Regionals
Winners of the Oklahoma State championship
1 Hebron
95.95
Winners of the San Antonio super regional
Winners of the UIL state championship
2nd place Dallas ft Worth regional
Performed in the Tournament of roses Parade
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Top 10 bands of 2021:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Tarpon Springs
0:50 Wando
2:07 Marcus
2:56 Carmel
3:44 The Woodlands
4:53 Avon
6:28 Flower Mound
7:51 Vandegrift
9:36 Broken Arrow
12:07 Hebron
Awards:
14:18 Best Music
16:09 Best Visual
17:12 Best General Effect
18:22 Best Opener
19:21 Best Ballad
21:09 Best Closer
#BrokenArrow #Hebron #MarchingBand
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IMO Hebron was the best this year because they didn't feel like a high school band. Their show was less flashy than those like broken arrow or flower mound, but their music was amazing. They felt like a Drum corps, while a lot of the other bands felt like a really good high school band. I don't think any on the list are bad by any standards, but that distinction is what puts Hebron as high in my opinion.
absolutely
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Some people really put bands on tiers more based on the level of the show design, I’ve heard many talk about how effective some groups are at eliciting certain feelings and emotions with what occurs on the field and that the band that is able to cater their design towards those attention grabbing spectacle, unique aspects like prop usage, guard implementation, the “visual demand” students have through choreography and the drill itself. And the bands that do that best are just more effective, but hey there sometimes happen to also be a group that is demonstrably on another level when it comes to musical performance, and Hebron just happened to be that group this past year, I think that beyond anything is why I’m also in agreement that just because they didn’t cater to the nitty gritty of the best designed show doesn’t mean that they weren’t better😳🤐
Absolutely agree
Bro when my band walked in the their show we genuinely thought it was a dci guest performer! We all agreed before the competition was even over that losing would be an honor. Happiest 2nd place I’ve ever gotten
went before Hebron at BOA San Antonio. we took band photos after our performance and the photographer could NOT get our attention whatsoever. Hebron this year was BEYOND incredible.
If y’all are the band I’m thinking of then I thought y’all’s show was a lot more interesting then most of the shows I saw at state
the crazy thing is that hebron marcus and flower mound are all in the same school district. I had to compete with them for area marching and for the all state process and it was insane
yeah same here, area was insane this year
Area C sucks dick, at least we aren’t area B 😞
@@declanc3412 I hate area b so much, ive given up
@@AyushZ22 yeah I feel super sorry for y’all Lmao
@@AyushZ22 area b is so bad lmao, every time any band begins to rise towards the top the other established bands all decide to have their best show of the year
I firmly believe that had Hebron gone to BOA with Broken Arrow, they would have won.
Same! Hebron didn’t really tackle other categories as much as they did with music while broken arrow tackled every caption very well
And everyone also fails to realize that there are 2 other big captions that aren’t music. Hebron would have won music but I highly doubt they would have won visual and GE over BA.
Yes it would have been close for sure! Both amazing bands and I feel so privileged to be able to enjoy! What an honor!!
@@josiahcourtney5764 What BOA fails to embrace is that there are 2 other captions that don’t rely heavily on a designer rather the execution of the students (music)
I firmly believe that if Reagan had gone to BOA Grand Nats with Vandegrift, Reagan would have won. But hey, NO ONE WILL EVER know for sure. Maybe Hebron would have trounced Broken Arrow. But maybe not. We'll never know, and it doesn't need to be brought up every again
I’m at Mckinney Boyd and coming from someone who got to compete with Marcus, Flomo, and Hebron this year it was insane. I absolutely loved Hebrons show and got to see it in person a couple of time and I have to say that it looks like the closest thing to Drum Corps you can get.
hard not to vote for a band that scored a 98.25...... course im a pride dad and my boy had his senior moment as a soloist .... BA Pride can't be beat!!
I saw Wando perform irl! It was absolutely amazing to see in person!
I'm in Flower Mound Colorguard, but I am IN LOVE with Wando's sow, I watched it and it was absolutely amazing!!!
Ha! just realized that I am the Hebron HS trumpet in the thumbnail photo
Oh my
As someone from BA, Hebron definitely had the best music! Good job guys!
Not a fucking chance
Being someone who lives in a district that doesn’t have a top rated band, I wonder how much money is spent on the top productions? How much more do they practice? How many parents are active in volunteering and how many corporate sponsors they have. Just curious. I’ve been to BOA and love it so much, just wonder about these things.
I go to William Mason… we practice 18-20 hours a week, a bit more before competitions. I can’t say for sure how much the props, music, uniforms, and everything else costs tho
@@spencerclayton7692 8 hour rule is only for UIL, so theres some ways they can get around that rule
In texas we only have 8 hours of ensemble rehearsal a week across the state
I go to flower mound, and it takes a village for sure. We can only do a maximum of 8 hours of practice a week, so we make the most of what we have
Nothing against the top schools, they’re amazing and incredibly talented, but a lot of what goes into making these bands good is the lesson teachers. Hebron, for example, has 22, and a few sections have multiple. So the individual teaching they’re each getting definitely helps. This doesn’t take away from their hard work though, just making that clear. I love all of these shows
We went right before tarpon springs at BOA. it was so cool to hear their performance while walking back.
i was in competition with tarpon springs in florida they did amazing job really cool show 👌 my school got 5th place in finals. love from Paragould Pride Band 😌
Watching hebron in person in San Antonio made me realize that they should’ve been the winner. Also i’m in the timber creek marching band and made it to 15th at state in texas
I personally think Vandergrift is an excellent band along with vision dance company. It’s all about the details and work ethic for Vandergrift and I think that’s what sets them apart.
7:05 Flower mound is so talented but their props and uniforms got me wondering... How much money did they spend?! They look super cool but like that had to be so expensive, anyways I thought the low voices in this show sounded so sick and then the higher voices doing all the cool sixteenth note runs was epic. 9:22 this blew me away I though this was so cool, also I gotta say Hebron was definitely the best one on this list, they could've competed with dci groups and probably still scored among the best of the best and 16:01 AAHHHH THAT TRUMPET AT THE END IS SO AMAZING 😆 17:20 my favorite part of Hebron show
At 16:01 it’s actually the soprano sax soloist holding out the long note!
@@emmaguilbeau7289 yeah eventually I figured that out because I've watched the performance several times lol, my bad it just was so high it really sounded like a trumpet the first time I saw this
One of the best list I have seen so far
I dont marched in high school because my school doesn't have a marching band and I'm a strings kid. But I match drum corps and I must say these kids are a very bright area of the marching arts, especially from an artistic and musical perspective.
This commented has reminded me how crazy our band directors were in 2018
I definitely agree with the top 5 as a whole
I loved Centerville show, so under rated
BA is so good I’m so happy they won grand nationals
Congrats to all the groups.
2021 was the best year for marching band
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It is so much fun to be performing with wando
I’d agree! I think best visual of the year went to broken arrow but best music went to Hebron
You should do one on underrated bands, like good bands/small bands that don't get much recognition but are hella good regardless
thats a good idea ima do that at some point
@@6band hehe you should do the veterans memorial hs band from mission texas just saying 🏄
Willis hs tho…. We won 5a area in 2019, just saying.
Central lafourche high school in Louisiana is a great band that is very underrated due to poor funding
Wait this is Highschool????!!!!! OMG
Hebron was insane this year. We’re moving up to 6a next year tho so..
I saw Vandergrift perform last year in a comp (I go to pflugerville high school) and they were amazing
Grove City High School will always forever be overlooked and is always a top contender in music.
Hey i was in Connally high school and i was there when it all happened it was sooo amazing
glad i got to see vandegrift in person this year it was amazing
Marcus is top tier, they just don’t produce as much sound as some other bands because of the way they teach over there but those kids are fed something else
It also has a lot to do with how little marchers Marcus has nowadays. Not including props, they had around 110 marchers and that's only a fraction of some of the other bands on this list. Not to mention they are trained to play with great tone and that most likely requires less noise and more focus on embouchure, musicality, etc.
@@galaxys2985 right, I know down in 4A, that’s how argyle is taught. Everybody wonders why they have the most state wins ever and it’s because they sound really crisp and clear, even if they aren’t the loudest.
@@TopDrumCorps As a Marcus student I never realized we have the most state wins ever, thanks for that bit of knowledge lol. I'm not surprised the streak has ended tho, we've had a new director since 2017 so we're trying to rebuild what the old one left behind.
@@galaxys2985 The shows since renaissance have been going up and up though, so I'm excited for the next few years. Each show has been better than the one that came before it and I can't wait to see what kind of thing they'll have next season
@@notanedgysnipermain4977 yeah i def agree with that
I’m in Wando marching band😏
CTJ probably should be in here somewhere but still a solid list. Thanks for putting it together.
swear on my pride, rockwall highschool is coming. this is our year 🔥🔥🔥
Wando is a hidden gem
Brroooooo flower mound and Hebron. Are all in my region for area we get to see them every year. We go against Hebron in a competition this Saturday
Dallas Fort Worth? If so that comp is always lit
I agree with this a lot!
I agree with your agreeal a lot
My high school has an Olympic twirler
I watched all these bands (except Hebron) and cannot disagree. These ensembles are simply fantastic. My question is this: What bands from other conferences were even considered? How about the SOCAL circuit, the WBA, USBands (the second biggest), MAC, Tournament of Bands, Cavalcade of Bands? Why just focus on BOA and declare they are the nation's best. And although that may turn out to be the case, why not even consider some extremely excellent programs that don't participate in BOA events???
Cause they're less popular and less advertised, and if you think those are poor reasons then you're right, but it doesn't change the fact that even among high school marching band enthusiasts, boa is what everyone thinks about when someone says "high school marching band"
Oh and some bands go to smaller or state circuits And boa, like Avon Carmel and Castle all consistently do well in ISSMA, and go to BOA too
The top 3# is my favorite.
If you switched Broken arrow and Hebron with General Effect, I think your list would have been more accurate. I don’t think Hebron would beat 98.25. Love both of them
Hebron wouldnt have gotten a 98.25. Well probably not, but they woulda been high 97s and its my opinion. But that BA finals run was not going to be beaten.
It's impossible to accurately tell someone how their opinion could be more accurate. That's what an opinion is, a thought that doesn't care about accuracy, and the poster made it abundantly clear that it's his opinion. If you want facts then you can just make a list of the top 10 scorers between uil, boa san an, and boa finals, and you'll probably have most of anyone's top 10 list in there.
flower mound opener right behind hebron watched in person most absurd thing ive ever seen in my life
Me when Wando bias
Wando above literally every band at grand nats that beat them lol
hey jesse
hmm idk abt that lol. Finals worthy? Hell yeah. Top 3? in no world lol
Haha. I knew they wouldn’t make it, ensemble visual was an issue. Otherwise they would have
Anyone know who arranges their winds book?
What does general effect mean? Is it just how the music and visuals work together?
It is how well the show blends looks an sounds together. We had a former judge come to our rehearsals leading up to grand nats and he said that it was almost all based on drill and props and how well they help convey the theme of the show, if that makes sense. Timing of the performer is also in GE, weather it is foot timing or timing on entrances. I hope that help frees up confusion, i judged it with this video because the 3 in here are how BOA scores.
Ah ok that helps, thx
@@6band ge is the sole reason Carmel got its threepeat, it is what we pray to and what blesses us with good scores lol.
Look up the DCI video for Carolina Crown 2013, Judge’s commentary for GE. And bring Kleenex.
My guy has like the same opinions as me. Man of taste 😙👌
Personal thanks to woodlands for not coming to UIL state so we could make finals
Did they not make state???
@@MiraDaWulf they did, they just didn’t go for some reason
Wow ! So I'm from Moore South Carolina an my son was the marching band from 2007-2010 And his first BOA was in Atlanta an Tarpon springs performed an we were told nobody beats Tarpon Springs then we go to state we finally saw Wando! Parents were rude we were told nobody will beat Wando Honey they wiped up everything Looks like Tarpon Springs and Wando wasn't happening here
My son played with James F Byrne's high school at that time
@@kathyhames2200 Damn, I'm from wando, Honestly the Byrnes kids were super nice to us at regionals. They preformed last at finals (right after us) and after they preformed we walked back to the busses to hang out before finals announcements and both bands went back at the same time. We were high 5ving and everything. Honestly they were really chill
@@6band this happened 11 years ago
@@kathyhames2200 Yeah I know, I'm just kinda adding on my very limited experience I guess
@@6band don't get me wrong You band is off the chain (awesome) Y'all bring it !
I love being apart of Tarpon Springs band
*a part - "apart" means "separate"
@@c.p.5167 OMG THANKYOU SO MUCH
yep penstriped is goat
I agree with all but the ballad, which I believe belongs to Marcus, may be bias because I am in band there
Y’all’s ballad made me tear up when y’all played at Hebron (for a football game)
I couldn’t even hear Hebron because of the STUPID GENERATOR
@@beneupho576 lol same. Also yeah I think the ballad should have gone to Marcus, I wasn't particularly affected by the Vandergrift one but Marcus was literally making grown men cry.
Wassap Nathan
@@beneupho576 i aint nathan tho
have you seen tarpon springs this year? we got 5th at grand nationals!
Saw yall live at Orlando! Insanely good!
Coppell top 15?
There is a reason that bands compete in different classes based on size. All of these bands are what, 3 or 4 A? They were all great, and that last one had me shook! I wish everyone marching band person had to march one year in a class 1 A band, you people have it so easy! I was the only first trumpet my last year, so I never got to take in air, or everyone knew. Also, try being out of step when there are 23 instruments on the field, you are busted so fast lol! College was SO much easier, even learning a show a week. I could take a breath without it sounding like one of the speakers cut out, the one with the melody line lol
The first one is the bast walking band I’ve seen
IMO, BA had better dynamic shaping and GE to their show compared to Hebron. Hebron had some amazing musical selections, but I still think BA would have won with Hebron there. Also, every one that keeps saying "Hebron sounds like a DCI group", I feel that's a little over-exaggerated. They're an amazing group, but DCI is on a whole other level compared to BOA and you cannot compare the two.
Maybe, I just feel like two of the three GE scores are Music and I would have trouble not it to giving hebron. When it comes to Visual, BA wins all day tho
most of these bands r from texas 💪💪
Texas is cracked at music
Thank you! Like I liked Carmel but I think with the lack of a visual (in my opinion) didn’t make me think they deserved 2nd I really think there were better shows
That's exactly why I put them at 7 on this list
Yeah our show would have been way better if we had some cooler props and better visuals
@@muukas3453 agreed, I loved our show but there was definitely a lack of visual.
@@6band can’t put them that low. Execution was great and just because they use a classical musical style and classy instead of flashy drill doesn’t mean you put a bias against them like that…
@@ryanjones1400 completely understand but I just enjoyed the other 6 better tbh, thats just what I thought.
Switching to Hebron y'all 💁♂️
Macarthur High School here. Our band show was screwed because one of our mic's batteries died. Wanna find out who I am? I am the shortest sousa. This is the first time I have seen Broken Arrow not first lol.
Good judges see and hear past technical difficulties. If anything, your ability to recover is accounted-for as well.
Westlake?
me knowing my band could never: D:
Gonna be competing against both Carmel and Avon 🥲
oof
Can I ask what band you're in? I matched 4 years of mello at Carmel, and I've got a fair few friends in other Indiana bands, so it's possible we have mutual acquaintances.
@@joesmith9920 I marched for the Green Brigade, Evansville North. This was before COVID numbers were announced so we didn't actually move up to A like we were supposed to.
Fishers high school 2021
me seeing all my friends in ba 😭
If I don’t see Hebron I’m not subbing.
Hebron Goated
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You are telling me there are dci level highschools??
Song name? 1:04
it’s based on sweet dreams by eurythmics
do HS show bands next, not just DCI
Show bands? You mean bands that dont compete and dont get scored?
This isn't dci lol
@@joesmith9920 corp style*
@@MiraDaWulf show bands are bands that go into battle of the bands. mainly HBCU style with high knee marching like southern and grambling university
Okay but like where is Loveland high school marching band?
carmel should be higher in my opinion cause they placed 3rd at grand nats
Not with all those intonation problems. Plus Nats is not really a true championship. Many amazing programs can’t attend regularly and the Elites outside of Indiana are usually on rotations.
Carmel placed 2nd with a score of 97.050 :)
@@kennadeez_nutz7798 I'm sorry, I love CARMEL, but unfortunately , this year; their show lacked in musicality, intonation and complexity! Their sound was nowhere near what other top bands were this year! Not completely sure what was going on.
@@JMM224 yeah the finals run wasn't on par with our prelims or semis runs, too much emotion cause a bit of funkiness in sound compared to our normal quality
hebron us INSANE
Ctj? Reagon?
I'm sure the reason they weren't included was because they did somewhat poorly this year in terms of the popularity of their shows. Compared to previous years, they didn't do as well as they should have unfortunately.
check out Jupiter highschool marching bands show this year
I agree with a lot but personally, Carmel should be higher
Human juke box
Broken Arrow > Hebron
I know my high school I work for and went to didn't make this list. We haven't had a marching band since 1962! Pep Band yes, but no marching. Too snobby!
no ctj :(
Centerville got robbed
now THIS is going my top 10 worst top 10 lists :trolled:
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its always hebron lol does chris botti teach them or what?
Bryan Ohio and our band is the best in our county
I agree. Avon and Carmel are so overhyped and over scored it’s getting old. Sure they have a good guard but come on.
I guarantee you the judges don't get hyped because of guard... To be entirely honest, Carmel has mediocre guard when compared to the top BOA and UIL competitors. Idk about Avon, but the judges love Carmel for sound quality more than anything else, and if we seem over scored it's at least partially because we're playing on our home field. Carmel and Avone live so close to Lucas Oil that they can afford to go to not only BOA finals every year, but also Indy super regionals which is held at Lucas Oil, and ISSMA state finals and semi finals which are also held at Lucas Oil. Yeah, it's not entirely fair to Texas hands who have to travel so far, live and rehearse out of probably a dingy hotel, and can only afford the trip once every few years, but that's how it is right now, and how it will be unless and until boa changes it's finals location again.
@@joesmith9920 Carmel has a rich history and honestly my favorite Indiana Band program. IMO the problem may lie with the judging sheets. ISSMA and BOA score identically. So much of the focus is on the design elements and favor Visual over Music execution. Texas has maintained its music execution and only recently overall leveled up in terms of design (2010’s). Gaines is amazing but imagine if he wrote the same level shows for all the elites? BA, TP and Texas! The other problem I see is that Carmel Avon and Indiana has primarily focused on those amazing guards and usually design around them. Those outside of Indiana notice that the brass music books are nearly basic to intermediate in difficulty compared to the rest of the country. Chamber sounds are amazing occasionally but I can’t see you all performing brass music books at the difficulty of Hebron or other Elites yet.
Very texas biased opinion. Should look nationwide more
I do not have Texas Bias... simple as that
It’s bc texas has the best marching bands
@@ArnyT12329 most texas people think everything in texas is better. Very close minded people there.
@@Tigers16c Maybe so but in terms of marching band, Texas does have some of the best marching bands which is evident in their competitions comparatively.
@@ArnyT12329 texas does have some good marching bands but so does Georgia(atlanta), louisiana(new orleans, baton rouge, Shreveport), & other states as well. It just so happens that louisiana has 2 of the best college bands in all of the nation in southern & grambling.
I firmly believe that broken arrow is good just because they only let juniors and seniors march plus being rich
Only juniors and seniors???? That's stupid.
@@zacharyash4321 they probably wouldn't even be able to fit freshman and sophomores on the field with juniors and seniots
uhm i’m a BA sophomore and marched my freshman year too?? idk where you heard that but it’s not true. also i’m nowhere near rich 😀
@Madi Bailey everyone at moore has told me that only juniors and seniors march so i dont really know along with them telling me they are rich🤷♂️
@@corrancully5960 most bands that have a lot of funding get it through working really really hard at fundraising, which doesn't just mean running good fundraisers, it means getting your entire city to support the band.