The Danpodcast

The 33 State Qualifiers are set!!  Let's put a cherry on an amazing series of Area contests this past weekend!  I'll go over results, tiebreakers, recap sheets, and stealing judges tapes from your directors office!!! :54 - Podcast Plans This Week 2:59 - Area By Area Results 17:49 - Prelims Recaps????

AREA SATURDAY IS HERE!!!!!   Let's nerd out to the 2021 5A Area Contests going down this weekend!  All the information, numbers, judging systems, and wisdom is listed below so please enjoy!!!  Good luck to everyone at the 5A Area Contests this weekend!!! 3:34 - Area Participants and Area Qualifiers 5:48 - Area Judging System 8:10 - At Least 33 State Qualifiers 9:10 - TxBands Live Blog Area Results...

It's UIL time in the State of Texas!!!  I'll help go over the UIL Region process, what judges are looking for, and how the new adjudication sheets will help advance the activity. 1:50 - What Is UIL? 2:30 - The UIL Region Process 5:42 - Evaluation = Cheer For Everyone 8:36 - Region Judging (New Sheets)

Help me put a cherry on two outstanding contests from this past weekend! Let's go over how the 5A programs showed up big time at BOA Dallas/Ft. Worth and why a stacked lineup at TMC made for an unforgettable contest! :50 - Cherry On BOA DFW 6:29 - Cherry On Texas Marching Classic 6:33 - Thank You, Cedar Ridge 10:48 - Explaining Results/Captions 15:34 - Being Civil After Results

Texas Marching Classic Live Blog https://www.24liveblog.com/live/UAJhL It's happening!!! The Texas Marching Classic Nerd-In is here to go over schedules, judging, parking, concessions, and all the information for the MONSTER contest going down this Saturday!!! Thank you so much to the Cedar Ridge Band Boosters for inviting us to the Texas Marching Classic!!! 0:01 - Introduction 2:54 - Aaron Blackl...

Join the Nerd-In as we take a look at the BOA DFW Contest this weekend!  Let's look at the 6A programs with all the Grand Nationals goals and why the powerhouse 5A programs will make this contest one to remember!!! :55 - Schedule 7:14 - 5A Powerhouse Programs 11:15 - UIL 5A STATE PREDICTIONS!!!!!!

Help me put a cherry on the awesome BOA Katy and BOA Midland Regional Championships!  Let's go over the results, the historically fast rise of Johnson H.S., and how Reagan can crush a midnight encore performance!!! :25 - Thank You From TxBands 1:43 - Cherry On BOA Midland 7:42 - Cherry On BOA Katy 17:42 - Plans For Next Week

Time for a little nerd-in with TWO Texas Regionals this weekend in Katy and Midland!  Let's go over the growth of marching band in West Texas and why the Katy Regional is going to be an important step in the quest for November success! :55 - BOA Midland Nerd-In 3:51 - Growth In West Texas Marching Band 6:55 - BOA Katy Nerd-In 12:24 - New Familiar Faces

Two awesome Regionals and I need to put cherries on both of them!  Let's go over the awesome performances at the BOA Austin and BOA North Houston Regional, why the surprising results are really not that surprising, and why some new faces at the top will help make this wonderful activity that much stronger!!! 1:00 - TxBands Live Blog 2:06 - Cherry On BOA Austin 9:40 - Cherry On BOA North Houst...

Help me nerd out to the BOA Conroe Regional Championship coming down this weekend!  Let's take a look at some programs attempting to capitalize on unprecedented success in 2020 and some of the challenges the Houston programs have already faced this season.

Help me nerd out to the BOA Austin Regional Championship coming down this Saturday!!!  We'll go over all these awesome programs and why this year, the stakes are higher than ever at this early Regional event!

Help me put a cherry on a very challenging BOA McAllen Contest! Let’s talk about the results and the unusual circumstances surrounding the first Texas Regional of 2021!

THE NERD-IN IS BAAAACK!!! Let’s preview the BOA McAllen Regional Championship, the different experiences the competing programs dealt with last year, and how Box5TV, Marching Arts Education, and the TxBands Live Blog is going to wash over the Earth with marching band nerdiness!!!

For most of us, school is underway! It is time for students to #GetGoodBandNerd!!! I’ll explain what that means and how a marching member can navigate the distractions that come with the start of classes.

Whether your program competed or scaled back in 2020, both sides can claim a competitive advantage for the 2021 Season!!! Let’s take a look at how each group can build upon their unusual 2020 Fall Marching Season.

Summer Marching Band is HERE!!! Let’s go over summer band rules, regulations, calendars, and timelines for Summer Marching Band in the State of Texas.

Drum corps has returned!!! Let’s go over what to expect this season, protocol questions, and why things will look different this Summer.

The Band Class of 2021 deserves a commencement speech just for them. Please enjoy. Congratulations, Seniors!!!

With the off-season in full effect, we are starving for some BOA 2021 roster lists! Let me explain why they are not out yet and why we need to put the bricks away.

2021 Drum Corps Celebration!! Let’s go over events, protocols, and why DCI didn’t do a TikTok dance to announce this stuff.

Let’s get down with a brief Drum Corps recap of the past year, where the activity is currently, why member dues are crazy expensive, and what to expect for the 2021 Season.

UIL has decided to go ALL conferences for State Marching Contest in 2021. Let’s look at the background behind the announcement, the marching schedule, why marching band will own your soul in the Fall of 2021, and the important decisions on the plate for many top programs.

Help me put a cherry on the UIL 2020 State Marching Championships!! Also, stay tuned for a MAJOR teaser at the end :)

20 bands. One contest. This is your guide to the UIL 6A State Marching Contest. If you’re ready, let’s dance.

Let’s go over and praise the TWENTY State Qualifiers for the Conference 6A State Contest!