Texas steers bands toward technical ability, I believe, at the expense of musicality.
Yes, Texas is seen as one of the premier states for music education but, I believe, it is for the technical perfection that people believe exists here. There are many bands in the state who play technically very well and musically their performance is stagnant or stunted because of the quest to get a 1 at UIL contest.
UIL has very much steered the direction of music education in Texas.
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