The Danpodcast

The Nerd-In is in North H-Town!! Join me as I take a look at the schedule, the successes of many programs during the "off-season", and why mature student leadership will help these bands reach the mountain top this Saturday!!!

The Nerd-In has returned to Central Texas!!! Let's go over the schedule, talk about all of the incredible programs performing, and why Prelims AND Finals will be a completely wild series of events!

Help me put a VERY humid cherry on the 2022 BOA McAllen Regional! Let's take a look at the close results for the podium and the big question regarding early season success!

The Nerd-In is baaaack!!! Let's take a look at the BOA McAllen Regional, the reasons for the unusually early start/end times for Prelims, and why a strong head will go far in this unique BOA Regional!

Three phases???  Division ratings???  What the heck is Content and Design??? Don't worry.  I'll explain The Road To State and how the University Interscholastic League chooses its State Champions!!!

New to the Bands Of America scene?  Need a refresher course on how shows are evaluated?  What is fact and fiction in BOA?  This is the program for you!!  Let's explore these topics in a brief Freshman-style course on the Bands Of America contests!

Summer Band is HERE!!! If you want to win Summer Band, follow my steps for students and parents!!!  You'll thank me later! :53 - UIL Summer Band Rules 4:40 - Focus Your Energy 7:27 - Give Your Kids Some Freaking Slack 9:15 - Help The Younger Members 11:49 - Parents, It's Not About You 13:39 - Director Change???   https://www.uiltexas.org/files/music/Summer_Marching_Band_Rules_and_Interpr...

The BOA lists are here!!! Let's take a look at all our Texas Regionals, the trends in participation, and the contests outside of Texas that our programs will be competing in! https://marching.musicforall.org/schedule/

A lot has changed since those State Every Year surveys were distributed six months ago!  Let's look over some procedural and professional challenges that are preventing State Every Year from happening.  

Want to know more about the TMEA Honor Band process?  This is the show for you!  Crowning the TMEA Honor Band is one of the most prestigious titles a Texas concert program can hold.  Follow along as I explain the process, the rules, and highlight some programs who have advanced to the TMEA Honor Band State Prelims!!! https://www.tmea.org/band/honor-band/

The UIL will hold its legislative council meeting this Tuesday.  Several marching band related proposals are on the table so let's go over each one and explain why the fate of Texas Marching Band as we know it could be decided this week! Watch the UIL Legislative Council Meeting LIVE: https://player.nfhsnetwork.com/#/events/uil/evt47d98a03b4

Most commencement speeches stink. That's why I specifically created one for graduating band students! Please enjoy and congratulations to the Senior Band Class of 2022!!!

The results are in!  The UIL has released the results for the Marching Band Rules Advisory Committee Survey.  Let's go line by line to see how directors and judges reacted!  Be ready for some tactful responses to those results... Survey Results: https://www.uiltexas.org/files/band-substitution-music/music/Marching_Band_Rules_Advisory_Committee_Feb_2022_Survey_Results.pdf

After a long hibernation, I am ready to talk new UIL rules and surveys!!!  Let's highlight some of the rule proposals that will be implemented this year as well as surveys to have State Contest every year!  I also have a proposal of my own that I will negotiate with the UIL at the end!!! 1:53 - Non-Student Sound Board Intervention 4:21 - Area Judging 7:51 - Possible Caption Winners At St...

We're giving thanks a week early!!  Let's thank some organizations/people who have helped out TxBands during the season and why this season was the most rewarding season in the history of our humble nerdiness!!! Also, DONATE TO TXBANDS!!! https://txbands.com/#donate 1:04 - MFA/BOA 2:29 - University Interscholastic League 4:29 - BOX5-TV 7:11 - Marching Arts Education 8:08 - The Nerdz 10:23 - D...

The BOA Grand National Championships are in the books!  Help me put a cherry on an incredible event, how the Texas programs quickly became crowd favorite, and a special shout out to our National Champion!   1:30 - Grand Nationals Results (Texas Emphasis) 10:04 - The Pride Of Broken Arrow

IT'S ALL OVER, PEOPLE!!!  The 2021 UIL State Championships are in the books so we need to put a Texas-sized cherry on ALL of our State Finalists!  Congratulations to all who competed in the 2021 UIL State Championships!!! 1:51 - State Military Championships 7:24 - State Open Class Championships 17:13 - The Hebron State Retreat 20:30 - Did the new 5A/6A Sheets Work?

It's State Championship Time!  Let's break the whole contest down and what it will take to become a UIL 6A State Finalist!!!

Help me put a massive cherry on the unbelievable event that was the San Antonio Super Regional!!!  We need to talk about Hebron's legendary performance/program and why it is so difficult to stand out at arguably one of the best marching contests in the United States. 1:29 - Results 2:14 - The Hebron Hawk Band 9:09 - Cracking The Top 14 12:17 - The Value Of Performance

Super Regional Time!!!  Let's go over EVERYTHING for the BOA San Antonio Super Regional!  We'll also go over the various points in the season many programs are experiencing and how they will be handing the end of the 2021 Marching Season!!! 1:38 - Two Judging Panels 3:14 - How To Pick The 14 Finalists 5:14 - How The Random Finals Draw Works 7:44 - Schedule (With Panels) 20:29 - Different...

The UIL 6A State Qualifiers are set!!!  Let's go over tiebreaker explanations, interesting results, and all the fun stuff that happened at the UIL 6A Area Contests on Saturday!!!  Congratulations to all the programs!!!

Help me put a cherry on a fantastic BOA Waco Regional!  Let's talk about all of the history made last night with first-time Finals performances and first-time Regional Championships!!!

The most intense series of marching band contests in the United States is going down this weekend!!!  The UIL 6A Area Contests are back in full force!! We'll go over each Area and why only performances of a lifetime will get you to San Antonio!!!

Why????  BECAUSE WACO!!!! The BOA Waco Regional is going down this weekend!  We'll talk about the schedule, some late additions to the contest, the unique opportunity for several 5A programs at this contest, and a special surprise that may be revealed this weekend!   0:00 - #BecauseWaco 1:12 - Schedule 5:04 - Unique Situations For Several Programs 5:53 - Why Not McLane Stadium??? 6:...

The UIL 5A State Marching Contest is one week away.  33 of the best 5A programs in the State of Texas will be tearing the roof off of The Alamodome and I am here to nerd out to this historic event!!! 2:05 - The 5A State Schedule 6:32 - How To Get To State Finals 7:19 - New UIL State Judging Sheets 11:30 - Special Message To Students and Parents