Talk:Bands of America/Archive 1

Should we really be listing every competing band in BOA?
Should we really be listing every competing band in BOA? That's a little much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.154.35.83 (talk • contribs) 05:17, 28 August 2005) (UTC)

1st BOA Grand National Champs
http://www.bands.org/public/businessmedia/boa_info/history.asp

The First Grand National Championship was held in 1980, not 1984 and the school that won was J.M. Tate High School in Gonzalez (sometimes said to be in Pensacola) Florida. The first championship though was in 1976 and I'm not sure who won.

Information
I was just wondering where the source is for the champions. I could not find a list of champions on Bands of America's website. Hikiaroo 14:39, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Some extra info
I'm not sure of the context of this information -- it seemed out of place in the article -- so I'll leave it here for someone to possibly incorporate later.


 * In March of 2007, for the first time in Bands of America history, two middle school bands also competed: Rising Starr Middle School Symphonic Band from Fayetteville, GA (with director Steven Tyndall), and Bailey Middle School Wind Ensemble from Austin, TX (with director Bill Haehnel). They performed in the Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana. Muscle Shoals High School also competes at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. They have made 4 consecutive class champion awards as of 2006.

—BryanD 22:31, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Summer Nationals 1989
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE

DO NOT delete the last winner of the Summer Nationals Championship! I was a member of this band in 1989. (I have the medal to prove it)! The band was comprised of members from Brother Rice and St. Laurence Bands from Chicago and Burbank, IL. We were under the direction of Patrick Henning, and we were the last Summer National Champions! The trophy still is on the band room wall!!!

Get your facts straight before you delete.

P.S. just because Marian Catholic was not there, it does not mean the competition did not happen! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.141.3.205 (talk) 17:22, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Since the fact is questionable, please add a citation that can be verified. Otherwise it is WP:Original Research.--Appraiser (talk) 19:05, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

The fact is a fact. However, I do have an e-mail in to Music for All (Formally Bands of America) to verify my fact —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.184.212.36 (talk) 00:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, yes and no. Read some of Verifiability. Even a letter from BOA will not satisfy the requirements unless it is published somewhere. I'm not trying to be difficult–just trying to educate about policy.--Appraiser (talk) 14:57, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

I understand the need for accuracy, however, what would you need to verify this fact? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.184.212.36 (talk) 02:45, 6 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Is there an article in an Indianapolis or Chicago newspaper that showed the rankings?--Appraiser (talk) 15:00, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

1st Marching Band of America (MBA) Grand National Championship
The first Marching Bands of America competition held in Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1976, and was won by the Live Oak High School Emerald Regime Band and Color Guard from Morgan Hill, CA. The 146 members of the Emerald Regime captured the title of "Grand National Champions." They won "Best Winds," "Best Marching," and "Best General Effect." The music they performed was: "Crown Imperial," "MacArthur Park," "Chameleon," and "My Way." —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgeorges7 (talk • contribs) 00:32, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Update of the post about the 1976 champions
I just wanted to give an update about when my band, McGuffey High School, from Claysville, PA went to the nationals. It was in June of 1977, at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. We did make the finals of that competition, placing fifth in Class A. Live Oak was the winning band, and I can vividly remember their emerald green uniforms. I believe the post the other person was talking about was in this year, as I seem to remember the band that won the first year might have been from Kentucky. We were a good band, for our size, but weren't the caliber of the much larger bands, both there, or in our local competitions as well. We competed regularly with Norwin High School, from Irwin, PA. They won the Nationals in 1982, in Johnson City, TN. They also competed in the 1989 finals in the RCA dome, I believe. I am looking for videos of the 1977 championship finals, and the 1982 finals if any are available anywhere. Please contact me at skyboat26@yahoo.com if anyone has any info about that. Thank you. Denis Dille —Preceding unsigned comment added by Denis Dille (talk • contribs) 22:03, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Live Oak won the first MBA Grand Nationals in 1976, finished 2nd behind Murray in 1977, and won again in 1978. Many Live Oak alumni feel they lost in 1977 because their show included a section where part of the band marched in 4/4, while another part of the band was marching in 6/8, causing some of the judges to gig them for marching out of step, when they really weren't.--Jgeorges7 (talk) 23:01, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

correction from my last post.
I am sorry. In my haste to try to be accurate, I forgot we went to nationals in June of 1978. I just found the list of champions in the article section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Denis Dille (talk • contribs) 22:07, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

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Wiki Education assignment: Composition I - Writing Wikipedia, section 2
— Assignment last updated by DarthVetter (talk) 17:05, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

I added a Patrick John Hughes Award information section. This included information on the award, the history of the award, criterion for nominations, and winners of the award since 2007. I also added small edits to the classification and adjudication sections. I added two sentences and added that the "top twelve" bands move to finals. Emph0218 (talk) 23:30, 27 October 2022 (UTC)Emph0218


 * Re: Covid-19 – How did the pandemic affect Bands of America's championship system? How many bands who participated in 2019 did not attend a championship in 2020, 2021, or 2022? How did Bands of America respond to the crisis, beyond cancelling the 2020 championships? Are there any references which can be cited. Thosbsamsgom (talk) 16:48, 27 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Re: P.J. Hughes Award – Does this belong in the Bands of America article? Are there any non-MFA sources which discuss the award? Thosbsamsgom (talk) 02:51, 28 October 2022 (UTC)