Hey guys! Wow thanks for the video. My wife and I (Patricia Islas and Doug Bush) write the music and work with the group which is taught by a great staff and ran by Randall Nguyen and Lindsey Hartfelder. Every year we do 2 shows in the fall, one with the marching band and then a separate, stand still drumline show. It's a lot of music but it allows us to tailor both shows to what's appropriate for the students and the show.

The maturity that this high school group has is just absolutely insane, especially coming from kids who haven't even passed adult hood yet! Cant wait to hear this years drumline show from Coppell!

You totally need to have “Team Islas” on your show! (Doug and Patricia) Doug has a long history with DCI. He was the bass tech when I was marching snare at Southwind early/mid 2000s. His wife Patricia also was teaching the front ensemble at SW during those years. Doug marched top bass at Madison Scouts when they had 6 bass, UNT, and even had taught at Blue Knights. His approach to drumming is unbelievable and changed my young mind way back in the days.

With them doing this standstill “concert” show it lifts some of the restrictions or criteria an indoor show has. Really appreciate this different style of a percussion ensemble

Blow away with the level of playing... and the writing is some of the best I have heard in a LONG LONG time!! Congratulation, Patricia and Doug. Your students are very lucky to have you guys. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doug Bush is one of the main battery guys there. I marched with him in 2000 with Madison Scouts. He was on top bass. He has done amazing work with this group. His wife works with the front ensemble. They are a force to be reckoned with!!

Team Islas are the best in the game! I would argue they are the best writers and coordinators at the high school level in Dallas, maybe in the whole state of Texas. They made John Horn the best DL in Dallas years ago, and they have done the same with the move to Coppell!! Congrats

now THIS is how you run a high school program. doug bush and patricia islas write the battery/front books respectively; their arranging is just on another level

Dude, the first two movements are pure ASMR. ❤ The writing is incredible throughout and the maturity of sound achieved by the kids is crazy!

Some of the most high quality, everything, really from a high school percussion section I've seen in a long time. Even the production value of the video was able to match their level of play. Such a mature sounding group.

The quads are using IP’s TS-PR. They’re Paul Rennick’s tenor stick with a piece of rubber on the butt for a mallet sounds

I better not see any, “But they aren’t playing traditional comments”. Good stuff Coppell

@TeamIslas for the WIN! Always a joy to hear their beats. Doug and Patricia never disappoint!

this line has been crazy since I've been in the activity, glad to see them getting some love

I was at a competition with their drumline last saturday, and they played right before us, and it was insane. Just as good or better than this show. The highschool marchingband scene in North Texas is so insane! Coppell, Marcus, and Hebron all have such great drumlines.

congrats to Coppell for winning Lonestar, i recommend you guys look into some other TX high school groups, especially from the Austin area. Amazing stuff in TX for years that goes unnoticed

I recommend watching their 2019 show! Not as intricate or dynamic as this one but def has some cooler and louder moments.

Seeing this live at lonestar after competing was unreal

The first hand drum is a riq and the second is a kanjira. Both of Eastern in origin and require a different type of technique from any other hand drum found in western music including "Latin" hand drumming and music. They both fit in the category of frame drums with other western instruments like the tambourine and pandeiro (which is what I think Evan is trying to say) but are very much the other half of the frame drum category. They are similar to other frame drum instruments like the tar or daf.

Isn't this the place the girl from SCV in 18-19 came from?

Reminds me of some old school mid-90s Crossmen.

now that as some sauce

y’all should check out marcus high school 2021

I don’t know if I just can’t find the video but you guys should react to scv 2016 if you haven’t! Awesome book and show :)

For the algorithm. ✊

Anyone know the name of their drum wraps? did ON2 do them? would love to have them

The composition is soo good. it must be nice to have enough members to have a varsity and JV drumline. it allows them to get kids that know their way around the drum/board. the only thing that I don't like about this is matched snares, but that is purely opinion.

Guess so,,, but it's definitely weirder that Mike is drinking bourbon and still looks like a high school kid