Biggest and best 3a Bands

[orange machine]

Who has the biggest and best band in 3a . Celina is decent with 40 members strong.

[Txbroadcaster]

I dont know their size but Canton is year in year out one of the best bands

before Canton started winning, everyone in Canton came to watch band then left when 2nd half started

[Gobbler Fan]

Rio Hondo put on one heck of a show ....Im guessing at least 50-60 kids in their band

[Necks_Fan]

Brookshire Royal's band is something to see. I would rather watch their band than their football team... and I HATE band. That's saying something.


Our bandies don't even want to show up when we play BR.

[Bullaholic]

Saw Argyle's this year. They are excellent. Pretty good size for 3A, too.

[ivchris]

Being that my daughter is in the Wylie band........I'd say the Pure Gold Wylie High School band :D

[charlesrixey]

Brookshire-Royal, Canton and Argyle have all consistently competed at the state level in 3A and/or 2A in recent years. Not surprising that those would be among the first mentioned.

Celina has a strong band, especially for their size

(i may be a little biased, as i was one of 3 :eek: upperclassmen when the bobcats made the state finals in 2A with 23 members-the smallest ever to compete at that level-just a decade ago) :)



I will say Argyle has very quickly made a name for themselves-and are quite good!

[Pick6]

Whitesboro - easily the best band in 3A. Previous State Champions in Marching Band.

[Pick6]

Originally posted by Pick6
Whitesboro - easily the best band in 3A. Previous State Champions in Marching Band.

Here is some of their stats

2007-2008 UIL Sweepstakes
2007-2008 TMEA Honor Band Competition Region 25 Honor Band
2006-2007 UIL State Marching Contest Qualifier
2006-2007 UIL Sweepstakes
2004-2005 UIL Sweepstakes
2004-2005 UIL State Marching Contest Finalist
2003-2004 Bands of America Regional Class A Champion
2003-2004 UIL Sweepstakes
2002-2003 UIL Sweepstakes
2002-2003 UIL State Marching Contest Qualifier
2001-2002 UIL Sweepstakes
2000-2001 Bands of America Regional Class A Champion
1999-2000 UIL Sweepstakes
1998-1999 UIL Sweepstakes
1998-1999 UIL State Marching Contest Qualifier
1994-1995 UIL Sweepstakes
1993-1994 UIL Sweepstakes
1978-1979 UIL Sweepstakes
1977-1978 UIL Sweepstakes
1976-1977 UIL Sweepstakes

[Pick6]

Originally posted by Pick6
Whitesboro - easily the best band in 3A. Previous State Champions in Marching Band.

This what they use when they go on the road

http://hs.whitesboroisd.org/photos/80/2007/p18935.jpg

[Bull19]

i dont know how yall enjoyes the brookshire royal band. their dancing is entertaining for bout 5 min, but thats it. after they completely RUINED the national anthem i could barely give them the time of day.

[Necks_Fan]

Originally posted by Bull19
i dont know how yall enjoyes the brookshire royal band. their dancing is entertaining for bout 5 min, but thats it. after they completely RUINED the national anthem i could barely give them the time of day. Actual music sucks... but they are ENTERTAINING!


They are Gangsta..... Big time.

[jimmyceatworld]

We used to have over 100 members and won sweepstakes like 3 or 4 years in a row but then our band director left and we got new one that apparently none of the band kids liked. He was canned at the end of last year and our band has dwindled to 30-40.

[orange machine]

I know Whitehouse is 4a, But they 270 kids in there band. They were freaking huge.

[Old Dog]

Picked this info off the Burnet CISD website:

they field over 100 musicians plus 38 "Highlandettes"
and attained a Superior rating 17 years straight (incl. 4 yrs. in 4A) UIL area marching 8 times and state marching 3 times.

Having been a "Band Dad" I find it difficult to read some of the "crap" about bands some on this board spew. I sincerely hope you never have children in a marching band and have to see how little some people think of them!

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Old Dog
Picked this info off the Burnet CISD website:

they field over 100 musicians plus 38 "Highlandettes"
and attained a Superior rating 17 years straight (incl. 4 yrs. in 4A) UIL area marching 8 times and state marching 3 times.
Burnet has an awesome band!


I always call my mom at half with updates, since she doesn't get to make many games. So, during half of the LH/Burnet game, I called while your band was on the field. She asked how it was going and my first response was "Burnet has an incredible band". :) (The game was a little nerve-wracking, to say the least. :D )

[HEMOTOXIC]

Sealy is big. I'm guessing around 160-170 kids. http://hs.sealyisd.com/FineArts/Band.aspx

I like Brookshire Royal's band. Pretty big band with a great sound for a school their size.

Brenham is always big. Over 200 strong. Strong tradition there.

Navasota just received division 1 ratings at the Blinn marching contest. http://web.mac.com/navasotaband/NHS_BAND/Welcome.html

Overall, I think that everyone use to have a big band. In the 80's Navasota always had over 150-180 kids in band. In the early 1990's, a new band director came to Rattler land and the number dropped like a rock. Down to around 40 kids at one time. That was right when Navasota went back to 4a. We had around 90 kids when I was in high school from 95-99. Now, there are around 60 kids. They do a great job fro their size.

[trojan37]

Our band sucks. I don't know what's up with our band director but they really don't even play during the game. It just kills the whole atmosphere. When they do decide to play some retard in the pressbox starts playing something over the speakers and drowns them out.:doh: Although I don't know exactly how many members they have, 5A Allen has a huge band. I heard one time over 400 members!

Allen High School Marching Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6f7Atd4iM8)

[kepdawg]

Originally posted by trojan37
Our band sucks. I don't know what's up with our band director but they really don't even play during the game. It just kills the whole atmosphere. When they do decide to play some retard in the pressbox starts playing something over the speakers and drowns them out.:doh: Although I don't know exactly how many members they have, 5A Allen has a huge band. I heard one time over 400 members!

Allen High School Marching Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6f7Atd4iM8)

I like this pic:

http://www.allenband.com/images/EaglesTexasStadium_vlg.jpg

Somebody who is bored can count everybody.

[JR2004]

Originally posted by trojan37
Although I don't know exactly how many members they have, 5A Allen has a huge band. I heard one time over 400 members!


Allen's band has over 600 members in it.

[bigwood33]

There are several outstanding bands in the NCT area. In no particular order: Whitesboro, Wills Point, Canton, Princeton and Argyle. All are outstanding and all expect to go to state.
The Celina band is very good and always competes very well in all of the concert competitions but their lack of numbers make it hard for them to compete with the bigger bands that I mentioned above.

[cshscougar08]

Burnet and Canton are two EXCELLENT bands. I do believe that Canton has won the past three 3A state marching titles. I'll be biased and throw CS in there as well. We've had 18 straight years of sweepstakes and are working on 19 starting Saturday!

[Rabid Cougar]

Originally posted by cshscougar08
Burnet and Canton are two EXCELLENT bands. I do believe that Canton has won the past three 3A state marching titles. I'll be biased and throw CS in there as well. We've had 18 straight years of sweepstakes and are working on 19 starting Saturday!

And it is a honest to goodness Military Marching Band.

[cshscougar08]

Originally posted by kepdawg
I like this pic:

http://www.allenband.com/images/EaglesTexasStadium_vlg.jpg

Somebody who is bored can count everybody.

That is AWESOME!!!

[nunya]

Robinson's band is outstanding. Typically march 200-plus which is huge for 3A.

[Bull's-eye]

Originally posted by Bull19
i dont know how yall enjoyes the brookshire royal band. their dancing is entertaining for bout 5 min, but thats it. after they completely RUINED the national anthem i could barely give them the time of day.

I agree, looks like they watched too much drumline. I have a problem with the ways some people want to change or play our national anthem.

[JR2004]

And yet with all those kids and all that sound you can still wind up falling asleep during halftime.

Outside of Velt's band, Gilmer is the only small town band in 3A that I've enjoyed listening to besides our own.

[cshscougar08]

Originally posted by Rabid Cougar
And it is a honest to goodness Military Marching Band.

Well I never really liked that fact. I'm a big DCI fan, so military didn't sit too well with me.

[HEMOTOXIC]

Originally posted by nunya
Robinson's band is outstanding. Typically march 200-plus which is huge for 3A.

2008, Robinson has 143 students. :D

http://www.robinson.k12.tx.us/highschool/organizations/band/index.htm

[swstangs001]

idk about the size of it, but i think wylies band is pretty good, especially their drumline, and not to mention they dont stop playinig when wylie is on defense

[nunya]

Originally posted by HEMOTOXIC
2008, Robinson has 143 students. :D

http://www.robinson.k12.tx.us/highschool/organizations/band/index.htm

Say it ain't so! What is really great is for them to continue their talents in college and get a full paid scholarship. I understand Blinn College pays for 60-80 percent of your education. :-)

[firstdown]

Some of Argyle accomplishments -- check it out not bad for a band thats only been around for 8 years.

http://www.argyleisd.com/Band/Band%20Honors%20and%20Awards%201999-present.pdf

[Ray_BearKat]

this is one area the RGV hasn't been lacking behind the rest of the state...back when I was in HS we qualified for state but this was when Hidalgo pretty much own the state marching contest.

Hidalgo won state in 1998 and 2000 i believe in 98 they performed Carmina Burana, that was an amazing show.

as of late Port Isabel and Rio Hondo have been consistently in the state tournament and RH got 4th in marching last state contest. both have over 100+ in their band.

[ProudHornetMom]

1. Bellville's band. They understand how to rally during football games. They don't have a band of 40 flutes and put the big horns out there.

2. Robinson's band. Big in number, big in sound and active the whole game.

[coachkiss]

Celina's band is good. They have grown on me, and I'm not a band guy.

I can't support them fully, though. Until they stop playing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" during the fourth quarter of every game, I can't go all out for them like I do the football team.

The worst is when we are driving for the final touchdown vs. Daingerfield and the band is playing that song.

I know it is tradition for them, but I don't like that tradition. Maybe, I should say they are violating my religious rights since I'm Church of Christ and we don't go for instruments and religious songs.

[BobcatBenny]

Originally posted by coachkiss
... I know it is tradition for them, but I don't like that tradition. Maybe, I should say they are violating my religious rights since I'm Church of Christ and we don't go for instruments and religious songs.
OK, now you have made me smile! :D

[TigerFan51]

Originally posted by Necks_Fan
Actual music sucks... but they are ENTERTAINING!


They are Gangsta..... Big time.

A good band...a REALLY GOOD band is NEVER Gangsta. Just because you wiggle your behind and shake all over like you have cooties doesn't mean you're any good. Some of BR's moves border on the vulgar as well. The color guard was not together and was a distraction to their show rather than an enhancement.


If you want to see a really good band then Rio Hondo has one of the best I've seen since the 1974-77 Lufkin Panther Bands!

[TigerFan51]

Originally posted by Rabid Cougar
And it is a honest to goodness Military Marching Band.

My FAVORITE style of band! I really don't care for the showband stuff...it just doesn't seem like it's "marcing" to me. I believe Lufkin's band still performs military style drills at halftime.

[blaster]

Don't see many "great" 3a bands being a faithful Bull fan, but Argyle is GREAT and the best I have seen.

[CelinaCatFan]

The best 3A bands that I have watched are:

Argyle
Canton
Whitesboro

Of course, I'm partial to the Bobcat band too!

[Old Dog]

Llano almost always has a highly disciplined marching band that brings home loads of hardware.

[ivchris]

Originally posted by Old Dog
Llano almost always has a highly disciplined marching band that brings home loads of hardware.



Yeah, but it's not that hard to get 3 people to march in step :D










Just kidding!

[sotex]

Hondo has a rich band tradition to go along with their rich football history. They win sweepsatkes and all of those other awards bands talk about but never win state. That being said they march about 150 kids this year and are very good musicians. They always put on an entertaining halftime show and know when to play during games. So far this year in contests they have finished second to Crystal City every time. If you get a chance to watch either Hondo's or Crystal City's band you will certainly enjoy it. Crystal's band played to the Hondo crowd this last Friday and put on one heck of a show. Not as large as Hondo's Mighty Owl Band but those kids can move their feet.

[IHStangFan]

When I was in HS (graduated in 1995) Ingleside HS had 411 students....130 of which were in band. I believe the "Going Band from Mustangs Land" had racked up some 30+ consecutive 1's at marching AND symphonic band contests if I'm not mistaken. Ron Welborn was a great band director.

[crabman]

When Rio Hondo played I counted 130 in the band and 32 in the flag corps. They were excellent and everyone on our side gave them a much deserved standing ovation.

Just a little bit of envy on our side.

[SpursFan]

Originally posted by jimmyceatworld
We used to have over 100 members and won sweepstakes like 3 or 4 years in a row but then our band director left and we got new one that apparently none of the band kids liked. He was canned at the end of last year and our band has dwindled to 30-40.


This sounds like Cuero when Mr. Dan Frels was here! We had an awesome band. In the early 80's we had close to 150 members!

But like you said things change!

"RIP Mr. Frels"

[JR2004]

I've said before that I'm not a big band guy, but no band in 3A has more fun than ours. Not a single one. Their performance tonight was the best that I've seen from a high school band in many years. The "Fresh Ones" are a fun group of kids to watch. I hope they do that performance again each week for the rest of the season!

[Pick6]

Originally posted by JR2004
I've said before that I'm not a big band guy, but no band in 3A has more fun than ours. Not a single one.

I guess you've seen every 3A band in the state to confirm this? Anyway, fun and good are two different things.

[Old Green]

Originally posted by TigerFan51
My FAVORITE style of band! I really don't care for the showband stuff...it just doesn't seem like it's "marcing" to me. I believe Lufkin's band still performs military style drills at halftime. I agree with you 100%. Military style bands are the best.:2thumbsup

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by Old Green
I agree with you 100%. Military style bands are the best.:2thumbsup

I know this is a HS band thread, but for me, here is the best military marching band in the world, hands down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ZbbQcM_RI

[Pick6]

Originally posted by Bullaholic
I know this is a HS band thread, but for me, here is the best military marching band in the world, hands down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ZbbQcM_RI

Went out of my way a couple of weeks ago to go watch them. Very impressive.

[Ingleside Fan]

Originally posted by IHStangFan
When I was in HS (graduated in 1995) Ingleside HS had 411 students....130 of which were in band. I believe the "Going Band from Mustangs Land" had racked up some 30+ consecutive 1's at marching AND symphonic band contests if I'm not mistaken. Ron Welborn was a great band director.

Yep that "Going Band from Mustang Land" is still going strong. Might only have 80-100 band members now but year before last there were 120 or so. They will be back up in number the next couple of years.

[IHStangFan]

Originally posted by Ingleside Fan
Yep that "Going Band from Mustang Land" is still going strong. Might only have 80-100 band members now but year before last there were 120 or so. They will be back up in number the next couple of years. Is Mr. Rombs still the band director? He is the younger brother of a good friend of mine.

[STANG RED]

Sweetwater marched well over 200 and won many awards every year back in the 60s and 70s. They were awesome! Marched at at least one Cowboys game every year. Traveled to New York to March in Massie's parade on several occasions, and were invited to many other parads to march every year, but couldnt go to all because of cost. After that band director retired though, they went way way down in a hurry. Went through several terrible band directors through the 80s and 90s, and the band dropped to about 20 to 30 members at it lowest. Finally got a much better director a few years back thats slowly but surely building it back up. But it'll never be what it once was. To many lazy kids that would rather do nothing now instead of having to put a little work in to participate. I bet we had 90% participation in band, sports, ag, chior, etc... back when I was there. Too bad it's not that way most places anymore. Congrates to those that have it.

[Ray_BearKat]

Originally posted by crabman
When Rio Hondo played I counted 130 in the band and 32 in the flag corps. They were excellent and everyone on our side gave them a much deserved standing ovation.

Just a little bit of envy on our side.

yes, Rio Hondo has come up very well these past few years...they got 4th last time at the state marching contest and are looking to get back...PI and Hidalgo are also state qualifiers from 32-3A.

[KingRob]

The video of the Allen Eagle band was really good. Need a big stadium for them!

[DDBooger]

Don't really care for any of the band stuff and I really dislike Ohio St. But when they dot the "i" it's pretty cool. Not 3A but thought I'd share that! :)
Dotting the i (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TQcqRWbDA)

[Keith7]

Whitesboro does have a really good band.. Last time we played them their drum line went off and I never heard a whiteboro crowd get so loud before that

[Ingleside Fan]

Originally posted by IHStangFan
Is Mr. Rombs still the band director? He is the younger brother of a good friend of mine.

Yep and Josh is doing a great job!

[Keith7]

here is a video of whitesboro's band.. The formations are awesome in this video, but the youtube quality sounds really doesn't do the band much justice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66jV7rmeMw&feature=related