Head cam by Michael Tran at the Buffalo Bills Stadium in New York on August 8th performing The Concord Blue Devils 2017 program: Metamorph. 98.538 - Undefeated - DCI World Champions - 18
It shouldnt really lower your self esteem, youre looking at the best of the best, there is no way to be sad about not being as good as the best people at what they do
mozak plesa yea there is but the first scale you learn in beginning/intermediate band is the Bb major scale. B major scale is learned later in intermediate to advanced band, usually when learning the circle of fifths.
Sarah Ruiz, actually it’s the tuba, at least in symphonic bands. But you are half true because The Drums are widely considered as the foundation of a Jazz band, Rock band, etc. and there is a Drum Set present
Its crazy how hard front ensemble music really is. they make it sound and look easy from an audience perspective. But holy crap I don't have that much coordination to do all of that. Hats off to Michael Tran and all front ensembles across Drum Corps International.
Yep. Obviously marching and choreography isn’t an issue for pit players, but it’s made up for with their difficult rhythms and music. There was a striking difference in how I heard the pit music in the overall performance’s recording where it wasn’t as clear, and how I heard the actual rhythms in this headcam recording.
TheMainMiek IKR. I have barely enough room to do two mallets! Most of the songs I like playing have octaves that go up and down (for example, high octave Gs, then low octave Gs), and I can’t play it because my glockenspiel is literally 2 or 3 octaves.
To be a set player for the Blue Devils, or any player for that matter, you have to be a master of your instrument. It's especially competitive for people like the set drummer and timpani since they typically only take one, so you have to be the best of the best. I would say and I'm sure at least some people would agree with me that the Blue Devils is technically one of the best corps out there, if not THE best, so making the corp at all takes as much work and dedication as an olympic athlete. All of this said though, anything can be done with enough proficiency in a subject, and with enough practice anyone would have a decent chance.
watched the drummers perspective first. thought to myself "what an amazing percussionist." when i saw you. then i stumbled across this video. great job man
0:00 hey guys look a headcam! 0:57 hi friend!! 1:18 Ladies and gentlemen, the corp on the field 1:30 let’s go marimbas! 1:47 crotale hits that give me chills 2:12 5 Second Rule 2:17 beautiful crotale melody 2:23 amazing bell run, smack that Eb at the end 2:31 +2 friendship points 2:33 let’s go snares! 2:42 click clicliclick click 2:48 CHILLS 2:50 CHILLS x2 COMBO 3:05 these arpeggios sound AMAZING 3:17 let’s go trumpet!! 3:23 just listen to those snares leading into the mallet run o my god it’s so good! 3:27 here it is now!! 3:31 gotta have some crotales in there 3:39 let’s go snares!! Part 2 3:43 spin x2 3:48 splash lead into the flight of bumblebee 3:58 flight of the bumblebee!!! 4:09 short run of the bumblebee 4:13 D octaves 4:17 god that snare sounds good 4:22 wrong note oof 4:25 Let’s go contras! 4:28 let’s go quads! 4:32 AAAAD LIIIIIIIIIIIB 4:40 choke into the flight of the bumblebee 4:47 gasp 4:51 flight of the bumblebee mallet accel (correct me if I’m wrong) 5:08 let’s go contras! part 2 5:14 headbang crotale part 5:18 D major sextuplet arpeggios 5:22 someone was a tad late on the crash 5:32 zilbell rhythm that I find myself randomly singing sometimes 5:44 add that sparkle to those licks where it needs sparkle 5:54 SPIN into that chill inducing octave Bb 6:07 oh god oh heck 5lets 6:22 that lateral control tho 6:35 these 4 mallet runs tho sound so good 6:37 quarter note triplet crotale sound very nice 6:43 satisfying glissando to crotale 6:49 just wow that... wow 6:54 give all that bell + crotale sparkle to the music 7:23 crotale octave part 3 chills included 7:35 the runs just get better and better don’t they? 7:47 beautiful crotale melody part 2 7:51 this onwards is what I show to people when they make fun of xylophone 8:02 literal god status 8:12 OHHH YESSS (I also always say my little pony here with the trumpets because I’m weird) 8:15 headbang + crash on 2 and 4 + mallet flips + every single person in the Corp to make this beautiful piece of music = heaven 8:52 unpopular opinion but if the show ended here I wouldn’t be too disappointed (aside from some things that I will talk about) 9:02 yes this will do nicely 9:11 smack that concert bass 9:18 let’s go drumline!! 9:36 fake crashes 9:45 yes give me those crotale octaves 9:51 bell octaves 9:57 oof wrong note part 2 10:12 deedleedling crash! 10:16 it’d be a crime to just give this a let’s go trumpets! This is by far one of my favorite trumpet features ever 10:21 concert bass roll 10:26 o my god those crotale octaves with the trumpets 10:33 and then the melody with the trumpets god crotales are just amazing 10:37 and then with the octaves. It’s just beautiful 10:43 here come the trumpets again with that smooth snare roll 10:50 the chord the trumpets are playing is just so good 11:00 the crotale melody connects with the trumpets 11:04 datdiddleedatdiddlees and deedleedleedlings 11:12 yes all the fills zack 11:20 oh hello trombones! Oh you’re going faster 11:33 jazz headbang section 11:43 crash splits aight I’m feeling it 11:46 ahwasuh dude 11:51 choke splits very EPIC 12:00 oh bells I missed you 12:07 oh bell runs I’ve missed you more 12:14 ok we’re back to the runs I see 12:20 little crotale jam section 12:30 you and I, you and I, like diamonds in the sky 12:37 OH YESSS 12:46 Ohh yess? 12:50 alright is it just me or is he just hitting random notes? xD 12:57 back to the crotales 13:08 now dampen them so they don’t ring while they announce the name of the Corp 13:13 this ending is really good but it’s not as good as 8:15 change my mind
Inverted_ box it generally means speak without preparation. it’s mostly in music when an artist adds random, unrehearsed lines in a song, typically in rap music. an example could be when DJ Khaled yells “WE THE BEST MUSIC” or 2Pac’s “westside”
theyre playing the flight of the bumble bee perfectly and im over here as a little flutist that struggled in the flute/clarinet part in air dublinesque
Making this a long term project to learn this! Starting today! 10/1/21 Will update if/when I finish :) 6/6/22 got a lot of the parts done!! 4/8/24 whoops 2 year late update 😅 This became a side project I forgot but I never gave up on mallets and am proud to say I have an audition for a college band in 2 months!!
i love how throughout this entire performance everyone is bodily engaged and incredibly focused on how what they do contributes to each other as an ensemble. beautiful job.
In the pit, visuals are actually really important. After all you are the closest to the audience. That’s why they tend to play very extravagantly and why they do things like flip their sticks, and it’s also why they shove the sticks/shakers in the bag in time or on notes, or also to make the sounds less noticeable. Anyways, thanks for coming to my Ted talk
I love watching percussion stuff, I miss marching band :( I was in the Kiski area marching band when I was high school. The college I went to didn't have a band, they got rid of it once I join :(
I always get a ton of shit for being in pit and it kinda depresses me. I feel like im missing out on the experience of.marching but I dont feel good enough to switch to drumline. I can play the parts but I cant march. I dont have the stamina to march a show.
TheKewlGamingMonkey marching isnt too hard. im in my freshman year as a baritone ( we dont allow trombones) and it was tough at first but after about 2 days you get everything down really easily except for slides maybe
TheKewlGamingMonkey They don't expect you to naturally know how to march, once you make drum line they teach you how to march the first couple days of band camp.
I've been alternating between being in pit and marching and I still don't understand why horn line members always hate on the pit, cause they usually rely on them for their entrances, whether they're supposed to or not :P
Yo this guy is literally me. You can tell he loves doing this and is very passionate about it. When i was in front during marching season i was like the only hyped up one. This is the best video ever!
WillMPB/ /MrPizzaBoy57 I meant it was too much pressure mentally my school has a really big band but for some reason we only have 2 people in our mellophone section and we have a lot of solos sooo 🙃 but yeah you’re right after 3rd Bass I would die
This was like the first blue devils vid i watched 2 years ago and i didnt watch the full thing cause i got bored and then i came back watching EVERY head cam idk Why
This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. It's crazy to think you can get this amazing at percussion! Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the great work
This just healed my soul so much ... graduating high school and not being able to be in marching band, pep band, or band on general is killing me. Being in drum line was one of my favorite memories in high school 🙂
That little 7 note phrase at 7:47 is just *chefs kiss* absolutly amazing! Idek why it's this specific 2-3 sec phrase that just really gets to me. Top notch stuff right here!
I'm in begginer band and we play simple music, but every time we play as a group, it gives me a crazy adrenaline rush, so this must be like a heart attack.
ShadyCrescent93 keep that passion and use it. don’t be afraid to do new things. that feeling and that passion is what sets you aside from most of the other band kids. take it, expand it, and someday you can be in something like DCI.
Every one of those kids had the same feeling since beginning band, and it kept them going thru about 20,000 hours of practices to get to that level, just as it shall for you.
I got to say HOLY CRAP I wish out band was as amazing as this one. Even with what little you see, it feels like you there. Damn that was amazing. Amazing work you guys. 😄😍🤗
In my high school marching band, we have 4 bass players, one of which has been in the band since day one. She, to say the very least, is the worst drummer I've ever heard play. She either dramatically rushes or dramatically drags, and can't keep a steady beat to save her life. She can't even play a clean triplet, and our newest member of the band called her out on it, and even though he has just recently joined the band and has never even toughed a drum in his life until now, he is *so much better* than her. It's almost funny how a new member is much better than someone who's been playing since *elementary* lol.
The pattern is actually fairly easily, it's a lot of chromatic patterns. There a couple funky parts but once you get it the hard part is bringing it up to lightspeed
We had an indoor percussion competition yesterday and Scott Johnson was one of the judges and he scored us 1st place for music!! Definitely gave us motivation!🤩
