Carolina Crown 2013 Warmup & Tuning 

"You creat the electricity that nobody else can." Those are words any musician should live by

"C'mon, stop cracking. GET PISSED OFF WHEN YOU CRACK!"

Seriously how do they have such angelic voices?

Best horn line of all time right here folks.

I STILL think this was the most technically proficient hornline EVER in DCI. Their attacks were razor sharp no matter what they played and those runs were smooth as silk. THIS is and will always be the GOLD STANDARD for DCI brass.

I'm a huge BD fan, but I have to admit, this is insane. They could never achieve this awesome brass sound.

You can hear their tubas THE ENTIRE TIME

He's so inspiring I just ran a half marathon.

Matt Harloff has this energy that astounds me. He has the kind of constructive criticism that inspires and inflicts a drive to be better and do whatever it takes to be a champion

That motivational speech at the ending was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

only reason why I regret choosing an woodwind :l

Matt Harloff is THE MAN! I hope to inspire my students to that level of greatness!

Carolina Crown is the reason I still watch DCI. They are so good

7:05 is just amazing. I've listened to this probably a thousand times.. it never gets old!

Most amazing horn line ever

"You create the electricity that nobody else can"

ugh dream hornline right here. i love crown so much

It's been 7 months since I've heard this hornline live, and it still gives me some of the most overwhelming chill bumps I've ever had.

Carolina Crown is without a doubt the best hornline I have ever heard in my life....the strength, power, and intonation are TRULY unparalleled! AND they get BETTER each year...its incredible!

5:07 "Make a 'contra' bution now." XD

Harloff got me a little pumped up with his motivation speech 9:41

At 7:06 I am just done. It is so perfect that nothing I have ever heard before can compete with it.

7:21 Talk about a PERFECT fifth!

my band director made us watch this to show how intense and serious the band was. and they're intense singing and various reps of the same parts of the show. he emphasized the director yelling feet over and over again so they would remember to mark time

gotta love those little clicks in unison when the horns snap up :P

1:59 That's some supernatural brass arrangement sounds honestly.

I was there at this warmup. Best release of a tuning sequence I’ve ever heard, probably ever will.

Almost makes me sad I aged out in 2011. Damn near perfectly ballenced hornline, I was always taught the line's sound emanates from the contras, so I feel maybe a touch more volume from those guys and the euphs would enrich the sound. But as I said, that's just how the corps I were in were taught, this sound is spectacular regardless of what I think.

Maybe that's a big reason of why Crown's hornline is so good. Their brass ensemble leader guy person is so enthusiastic, and maybe his enthusiasm is contagious.

I really appreciate instrumentalists who understand that singing helps them play their instrument better. This group clearly gets that!

If i was being given those kind of inspirational speeches every competition i'd give it 200%!!!

Listen to this with headphones full blast at

I watched dci primarily in the 90's, this organization has come a long way

That's a good one. To clarify, he's actually saying "Get pissed off when you crack," not "I get pissed off when you crack."

someone told me marching band\drum corps required no effort at all. then i showed him this.

Gotta love the "Feet, feet!" at 00:40, and 00:45

Cries because my marching band is dirt compared to this

7:06 You can see God looking through the clouds.

The brass staff is amazing, just top of the notch amazing.

"The whole summer depends on tonight, and doing that ending! You have to show up! No individuals, nobody's scared, nothing! Everything you've got, this whole weekend on that! And it has to do with your power! You! You create the electricity that nobody else can! YOU DO!" Fucking hell, Matt. I wanna run 10 full marathons now cuz of you 😩

AAAA CAAAAAAAAR. GAAAA GAAAA GA. A AAA LETS FUCKIN OOOOORDEEEEEEER PIIIIIIIIIIZZAAAAAA YAAAAH.

That jump tho lol 7:16

What a spectacular horn line!

I just love marching band, like I fr wish there was a high school year-'round marching band.

His speech at the very end is so friggin powerful!!!

The Brass tech is the most enthusiastic guy I've ever seen

god fucking damnit this is so badass

Wow. That's the most amazing thing I've seen in a while

Beautiful

!!!THIS BRASS LINE IS "FIRE"!!!

Great!!!! I love the discipline!!!

So much motivation!

Went on to score the first and only perfect brass score at finals.

Best hornline in the history of DCI.

7:05 holy trumpets

I can't believe this even possible. Holy crap Carolina Crown.

holy overtones...

That first minute just looks cool and sounds cool

Watch this like everyday. Amazing~

Just watched their performance on the Fan Network. Killer recording. Would have loved to march with them.

Perfect practice makes Perfect Performance...so glad that they won this year...so well deserved!

I love at 4:29 when the tech tries to talk then he gets blasted at and he’s like “ok rude”

the overtones at 5:50 are incredible

Perfection

I think that perfect 20 speaks for itself here

dang those are just warmups no wonder they got world champs!!!

Wow this is really nice

#crownbooty

THANK YOU Crown...…….'Thematic Music from 'The Abyss'///////I Absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!

7:07... actual goose bumps

Great sound! I've ALWAYS liked that song @3:36

I. Am. Blown. Away.

Best part is 3:30 "Stop cracking I get pissed off when you crack!!!" XD

This is the kind of enthusiastic instruction needed by the battery.

I was not able to find it, but somewhere out there is a video of Star's brass in 93 warming up in the lot which included ALOT of singing. Possibly a yearbook video?

Sounds right there alongside the DCI cavaliers out of Illinois on their performance of Rosanna oncore in Buffalo New York.

I was across the campus listening to some other corps warming up...ugh I was there for this and missed it by 400 yards

I was there!! It was really cool seeing how they warmed up but I ended going inside for something to drink :p

7:02 - 7:27 best chord progression ever

Très bon toujours sur la note

best speech at the ending

NICE WORK CAMERA MAN!!!

That tuning sequence tho

the trumpets!!!! I might die..... #perfection

my high school band is doing something like this. a similar tuning exercise

Amazing sound, as usual. If I was in this, I would never be able to sing that. I can't sing AT ALL! XD

OH YEA

P.s. Red shirt guy- OMG YOU are amazing.

Yes, the whole video is chronological.

I'm not gay, but damn >_>

So they are a choir and a drum corp

I could hear the melo lick at 0:50 🙌🏼 amazingnfudgsgshs

They're human?!??

DAT BRASS DOE

4:53...that’s why Carolina Crown is the best brass in the world right.

wow

So......I've memorized the entire show...... Is that bad?????

7:17 invisible baseball into orbit

THIS IS THE WARM UP???!!! 🥵

John Phillip Sousa would shit his pants full!!!