The Competition

It is really nice for the band to be able to watch other bands perform.  The smaller and maybe less experienced bands really show them what SV is accomplishing with their hard work and dedication.  When they get to watch their competition they get to see that they are not some faceless opponent but musicians very much like them.

There are some really neat shows that we are performing with/against.  American Fork is a fantastic, large, high performing band.  They often sweep the caption awards and are soundly in the points lead.  Their show has some eye popping costumes and they are incredibly dedicated musicians.

Davis has a whole show that is a tribute to its school's 100^th year anniversary with highlights of history.

Mountain Crest has their Immmortals show with full length black trench coats and black sunglasses.  The vampire guard members dressed in blood red costumes and dark makeup are wheeled out in coffins with a spooky effect.

Lehi and Riverton bands have some fantastic elements and sounds.  Lehi’s pit/front ensemble is tremendous and blows me away everytime. Riverton has added a dubstep visual that is a real crowd pleaser and has a real solid show.

Bingham’s show has some of my favorite (after SV of course) elements.  It is an ocean theme and their movement unto the field is as if their band is a wave washing unto the field/beach with surf sounds in the background.  Their colorgaurd are dressed in sailor striped uniforms and their blue flags and band keep the wave motif through the show.

After watching the two other 5A bands that have been capturing scores higher than us, band members remarked, “I saw some drops and some lines that weren’t dressed right.”  The feeling was that “Hey, they aren’t perfect. They make mistakes too.  We have a chance to beat them.”  It also helped them to appreciate how very good their competition is at what they are doing well.  “Guys!  We need to step it up!”