‘TEARING’ THROUGH THE COMPETITION: The @mccallumband made straight 1’s at the UIL 5A Region 18 Competition on Tuesday, Oct. 17, qualifying it to advance to the area competition at the Pfield this Saturday.  The first three-and-a-half movements ran smoothly, according to band director Dillon Junkin; however, during the fourth movement, the band experienced a “tear” in the music.  “A tear is when you are in a band and the timing between different members of the band becomes off,” senior trombone soloist Benji Owens said. “Some members of the band think that they are in a different measure or count in the music than other members, so they may play or march ahead or behind everyone else.” The tear occurred as Owens was beginning his solo. The brass, woodwinds and drum majors became out of sync.  “[The clarinets] start 32 beats ahead of me,” Owens said. “From my perspective, they rushed on the running notes, and I've heard from a lot of people that the drum majors were conducting a litt...