Ugh my band teacher chose this as our opening piece in junior band and I play trumpet and i was like.... excuse me wut. But now it's one of my favourite pieces. Took so much work to get down but Def worth it
Woah, this brings me back. My school used to make us play this every year. I played bells in this song. Haven't played since I graduated 13 years ago. Very nostalgic!
Kind of. I’m playing it for a seventh grade concert and the only hard part about it is the fact that it has so many friggin’ accidentals. (Alto Saxophonist). If you play the same one as we do, for saxophone and clarinet the hardest part is at measure 37+101. It’s fast and there are a butt ton of accidentals and the key signature. It’s a fun piece though. The concert is actually pretty soon, December 17th, 2019. Oh wow I didn’t realize how old your comment was 🤦🏻♀️. You didn’t write it recently so there was absolutely no point to this, you’ve already moved on. I should read before typing.
Person who arranged this song: and there we go Random person: beatiful so where do they breath Person who arranged this song: there's no such thing in band Random person: ummm ok (walks away slowly Oh yeah breathing at bar lines means death in band
@@paulk.221 I find the song fairly easy to play (1st Clarinet) for the most part but I still find it a nightmare for the entire high woodwind section at some points.
Actually sitting farther back can cut off air supply. You need to sit away from the back of the chair and keep your back straight to get as much air as possible.
All the comments about breathing make me wonder if they don't teach staggered breathing in bands anymore. If you can't do circular breathing, that's the next best thing. Just breathe where everyone else in your section doesn't.
