Get Low With This Enormous Flute

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Paige Long is a world-renowned flutist. She’s also one of a small number of people who can play the three largest flutes in the flute family: the double subcontrabass, the subcontrabass and the contrabass. With tubing that stretches up to 22 feet in length, these instruments require a strong set of lungs to be able to carry a tune. But, as the director of New England’s all-flute orchestra, Long is a bit of an expert. Let her blow you away.
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@brandonpeche7542 6 лет назад

What the *HELL* is page playing?!

@sallyjstlol9499 6 лет назад

PAIGE*

@pv-eh9gf 5 лет назад

It is PAIGE not PAGE me and her are bother named PAIGE with an i and I am not a paper

@shanegriffin5803 5 лет назад

Yeah I'm afended by the H word

@yannasewilson5800 5 лет назад

Look at Paige look at Paige play what the heck is Paige playing I said heck because I didn't want to say you know what

@paigewishon1992 5 лет назад

paige*

@tony69979 6 лет назад

i want to hear the instrument and not the narrator, goshhhh

@omulom2778 6 лет назад

YES, PLEASE !

@flutechannel 6 лет назад

If you would like to hear more flute come over to our channel we have lots of flute going on!

@Fez3a 6 лет назад

The narrator is so annoying

@ypaexio4263 6 лет назад

Antoine Obeid This is an informational channel, go search it up if you want to hear it. It’s not hard.

@alyssahudson8317 6 лет назад

Same

@FiatMihiSecundumVerbum 6 лет назад

So we hear a song about the instrument instead of hearing the instrument? Wonderful

@1MadJack1 3 года назад

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@sleepytubbs9405 3 года назад

It is definitely a part of that song

@arhamidrish5824 2 года назад

I am here just to remind u after 3 years that u have 666 likes.lol

@professorkombat2381 2 года назад

it’s not a good sound

@redwoodcoaststudio1610 4 месяца назад

Seriously total garbage. I skipped to like 9 places and just heard the annoying cutesy voice rambling on and on. Get off the internet!!

@vivivivivivi 6 лет назад

Is this a video targeted for kids, or are they just underestimating their audience? Or is this supposed to be funny?

@Thetabc24 6 лет назад

Vi seems perfect for kids learning music instruments and about orchestras

@vivivivivivi 6 лет назад

To kids it might be appropriate, to adults, it's just condescending and not entertaining at all.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад

I loved it. It was fun, and was refreshing. Nostalgic too, yet new. Theres no reason to be so uptight. In no way was this patronizing. Grow up. What are you? 13 and refuse anything playful or reminiscent of being child-like? Also we do get to hear the instrument play. And if you want more then look it up

@statingtheobvious8119 5 лет назад

@@FreshAsianSwagg you posted the exact same reply as on another comment.

@FreshAsianSwagg 5 лет назад

@@statingtheobvious8119 Lmao it was a copy paste I made to put onto other comments that were just like this one.

@ketchupacket 6 лет назад

The flutes: the lowest maintenance of the woodwinds, but the hardest to learn The saxes: you can either have the worst sound or the sexiest sound The clarinet: the lower the note, the more beautiful it is The trumpet: want your head explode in seconds? then try playing the high notes!!! The trombone: precision is key...or you would sound like a middle school kid The tuba: the base that always gets overseen by percussion Percussion/String/Key: Admit it. Your parents wanted you to play *one* (mainly string or key) of those three types of instruments...

@mattymoore1107 6 лет назад

InfernoLegend980 I play the flute and keyboard, when I'm in my music lesson I hear this little 11 year old kid play 'the worst sound' on saxophone

@ketchupacket 6 лет назад

Moorm i feel you man, in my band class, i sat right behind person who played the alto saxes because the band director put the whole clarinet section in one row. the worst thing was that I can feel their notes scream in agony

@spacefroggy1238 6 лет назад

So true 😂

@whistlesongwriter8320 6 лет назад

I play the flute and piano!! I really want to learn a lot of instruments but I'm too lazy XD There's was a kid in one of my school bands who played the trumpet soooo loud. I legit became temporarily deaf after each rehearsal

@pawarchand709 6 лет назад

Infern

@brandentheultramangofighter 6 лет назад

*WHAT'S THE HELL IS PAGE PLAYING*

@austinwark6167 6 лет назад

Really hated the style of this video

@thomasjansen5921 6 лет назад

i agree

@PlsWaLuigiDomMe 6 лет назад

why. I really liked it

@al700 6 лет назад

It reminds me of old PBS kid shows.

@JJRicks 6 лет назад

I liked it

@imenfenina2059 6 лет назад

Auztin me too... it’s a wasted opportunity by making it so stupidly dorky

@4ppletv376 6 лет назад

Never do this style again please... Thank you

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад

I loved it. It was fun, and was refreshing. Nostalgic too, yet new. Theres no reason to be so uptight. In no way was this patronizing. Grow up. Also we do get to hear the instrument play. And if you want more then look it up.

@CBTheMechanic 6 лет назад

This style is almost as annoying as the bimbo narrating it.

@atalentlessidiot7872 6 лет назад

4ppleTV Yeah. Seriously, just play the instrument and shut the bitch narrator up.

@wrpxyz2431 5 лет назад

Shut up

@staceymkindles 5 лет назад

Generic Comment

@SirPhillyLeong 6 лет назад

"One time at band camp....."

@YehoshuaD 6 лет назад

Clicked on this video just to find the person who would comment this...

@etnikosmani9569 6 лет назад

I just giggled like a madman

@loladwyer6743 6 лет назад

Literally me

@thegamingflutist482 5 лет назад

Lol!

@antisocialmusician3122 4 года назад

Me lol

@liawatson5789 6 лет назад

Is this for children?

@Ju-lj5ff 6 лет назад

Lucky Kitty Or they think we are stupid lol

@Thetabc24 6 лет назад

Why not, take out the Hell in the beginning and kindergarten here we come.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад

@treger2320 4 года назад

Tony Ravioli you’re contradicting yourself

@tomasr.2945 4 года назад

The video is condescending. They assume the audience doesn't know a lick about music.

@larry12345 6 лет назад

i wildve loved to hear how these instruments sounded on their own instead of just them being described how they sound in an animated snippet ...

@redwoodcoaststudio1610 4 месяца назад

It's pretty agreed here that this video is absolute trash. See, America CAN come together!!

$@ancientfractal2526$

@ancientfractal2526 6 лет назад

I remember when Great Big Story’s videos used to not be overly corny and patronising. Please cut back on the ‘cute’, ‘cartoonish’ accents on your videos. They feel like they’re made for children and it’s sickly.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад

@anarrangementofpixelsonapl1931 5 лет назад

@@FreshAsianSwagg we don't like things being spelled out for us, go back to PBS kids

@justincarlson3444 5 месяцев назад

I know drop a big ol' HELL at the beginning then make it for children. Who is this for?

@kappreesans8670 6 лет назад

Comment Section: "The video style is childish!" Kids: "BUT SHE SAID THE WORD HELL" D:

@misterberzerk4464 6 лет назад

Video starts singing about flutes......person clicks off video

@johnty505 6 лет назад

(said in Bastion narrator voice)

@TeagueChrystie 6 лет назад

You guys usually make fantastic videos; unfortunately, for being a great premise, this video was about 70% more annoying than it had any right to be.

@DabooksofEli Год назад

I immediately came to the comments to see if I was the only one that felt that way 😂

@musicchannel5308 6 месяцев назад

Agreed

@redwoodcoaststudio1610 4 месяца назад

you forgot a zero at the end

@liworren9749 6 лет назад

I play the double contra-bass flute and i can say with absolute certainties that this is one of the hardest instruments i have ever played (i can play piano, clarinet, oboe, double bass, violin, cello, viola, trumpet, French horn, tenor and alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, guitar and obviously the double contra-flute)

@soleileil 2 года назад

I know it has been 3 years but WOW! you are extremely talented person :) I play tenor sax and playing one instrument is hard for me so I just wanted to say that you are so cool!

@kid10249595 2 года назад

@@soleileil agreed, although I do think that if you were to try clarinet you would more than likely pick it up quickly. I used to play clarinet and baritone sax, and their both very similar to each other, minus a few fingering positions. Funny thing is a lot of reed instruments, mins double reeds of course, are pretty similar to each other.

@ScottMcDavid-Music 9 месяцев назад

Yes, but can you play them all at the same time?!?!? Ah HA!! That would REALLY be impressive... work on that and get back to me... lol

@kenziekylecfacundo829 6 лет назад

2:01 is that guy tickling the subcontrabase flute?

@epdlc2889 5 лет назад

Omg you seem like such a funny person. I subscribed

@EliteXtasy 6 лет назад

I quite liked the animation, but I thought the singing was annoying.

@maematsuoka5994 6 лет назад

EliteXtasy ikr

@xixich7387 6 лет назад

EliteXtasy Yeb

@debbiemeyer2693 6 лет назад

Yup

@pongers5895 6 лет назад

Yea

@nathanhol42001 6 лет назад

Yea

@smersmer1855 4 года назад

_”This is an orchestra comprised entirely of flutes.”_ _Me, a flute player and an intellectual:_ “Ew.”

@fun_nuggets2514 3 года назад

I just imagined how... weird that would sound

@StapleCactus 3 года назад

Did you, at any point in making this, think maybe the viewer would like to HEAR what these flutes sound like?

@bakaneko9741 6 лет назад

I know I won't get an answer for this... But in the off chance I do! I have a question: Can somebody tell me why this video was stylized like an old episode of Sesame Street? I grew up in the 80's and 90's and and this is very reminiscent of Sesame Street from when I was growing up! Sure it might be appealing to children, but a lot of people that are watching these are adults, and to be honest I really did not enjoy the pandering... It was quite annoying. Sorry. :-(

@tomasr.2945 4 года назад

It's not you. The video is condescending.

@imveryrandom4450 6 лет назад

Embouchure is actually the way you shape your mouth in order to make a sound on an instrument, not just the flute

@gabe5499 6 лет назад

I’m playing the world’s tiniest violin

@fourchan8225 6 лет назад

shame

@leniachavez7094 4 года назад

It's very frustrating to know about these wonderfull instruments but can not hear their sound because narrator don't be quiet for a second

@derpysheep5872 4 года назад

You know the band is small when you can hear the flutes Wait, this is supposed to be an orchestra made entirely out of flutes?

@jojoorsmth 4 года назад

Nobody: No one at all: This cute old lady: *B I G L O W F L O U T E*

@liamsprichrt5872 4 года назад

Contrabass flute: I play the lowest notes ever Octobass: am I a joke to u?

@mewhenthe6831 2 года назад

ikr, low c so low you cant hear it?? lmao

@dogeofcoin7038 5 лет назад

Bassoon: 1 pancake key Contrabass Flute: ALL THE PANCAKE KEYS

@morgantillis4987 5 лет назад

I play the flute and I’ve never seen a flute THIS BIG!

@collapsed.6608 6 лет назад

“What the h*ll is Paige playing?” 🤪😂

@benzimason5976 6 лет назад

This video gave me the same feeling as experiencing a slow internet connection.

@nickmcbrayer3084 3 года назад

Fun fact, in recent years there was developed a sub sub great bass recorder that matches the lowest pitch of the double contrabass.

@sparklefarter 6 лет назад

That is so cool. I never knew the flute family extended that large. I loved playing the flute and the sweet melodic sound it made. :)

@amanofcultur9903 6 лет назад

That flute would win in a duel with me.

@brie8981 5 лет назад

1. Hate the Stile 2. I play the pickilo flute 3. Are we back in kindergarten

@jonkap123 6 лет назад

Big fan of GBS but this one was way too cheesy

@SuperJosh-rs6kp 6 лет назад

Wheres the Ultimate quintuple double sub-contrabass flute?

@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co 4 года назад

Would have been nice to hear a solo of longer than 0.5 seconds!

@bettya.k.abetty8259 2 года назад

I'm a woodwind player I play the Bb Bass Clarinet Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone and the Contra Bass clarinet. Hearing other music nerds talk about their instruments brings me joy. I'm a Selmer Paris guy myself

@DNKG669 2 года назад

Modern Selmer is trash

@natalylopez3023 6 лет назад

0:04 I started laughing so hard 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@zacharyburket55 Год назад

Thanks for completely explaining this flute and then letting us hear exactly 2 seconds of it playing 😫

@gracez8243 6 лет назад

I appreciate the story, and as a flute player, I thought the flute orchestra was so cool. However, the narration was childish and obtrusive, which, at times, distracted from the content. Maybe it was an attempt to be engaging but it was too much. I cringed really hard at the "nEW WORD! :D Em. Bou. Chure!" Gonna go cleanse my ears with some Bach.

@AnnaandStanleyFNF Год назад

So what would the double subcontrabass flute sound like since there's only contrabass, subcontrabass and double contrabass

@madisonmartinez1668 5 лет назад

I misread the title and I thought she was gonna play "get low" on the flute I've never been so disappointed in my life

@saraha5502 4 года назад

I play flute. I've never seen flutes like that it's so cool! I play regular flute

@jy4266 6 лет назад

I like big flutes and I cannot lie...

@huskypuppypaws4850 6 лет назад

me too

@GragoGord 6 лет назад

It's like a episode of Dora but you learn something

@FrancisR420 3 года назад

So interesting listening to this woman explained how she plays the contrabass flute, I wonder if she's good at it? Is there anyway I can listen to her play a single song on it?

@bigboiapricot806 2 года назад

They literally said that shes a professional flutist

@iroden5335 6 лет назад

There's a joke here............it's right on the tip of my diiuuuhhh tongue,yeah tongue............

@carlosyanezkittykatmusic 6 лет назад

This style is bad

@nickvandergraaf1053 6 лет назад

Was there even a moment in this video in which we could clearly hear those flutes being played? Goddamnit.

@renataellian7537 6 лет назад

guys this channel is the best and I appreciate the hard work they do

@reevecoble1812 6 лет назад

Gahhhh this video was soo tedious to watch as a band person

@Wolf_Gaming-pf2td 5 лет назад

Ikr

@s_till 6 лет назад

horrible style of this video totally unexpected from great big?? yall are normally sooooo amazing ahead of the crowd on video production. this was weak

@LocalChirpingInsect12365 3 года назад

"What instrument do you play?" "The number 4."

@bigheccinrat4061 6 лет назад

How does one play an instrument with 22 feet of tubing? Me: HEY ITS ME THE TUBIST

@moffboffjoe 6 лет назад

This video had editing style/direction. srsly why

@tony69979 6 лет назад

the script of the narrator is cringy

@zoralewis4357 6 лет назад

Me, a bassoon player: Eh, just give me a few more extensions, and I'll be there.

@FrancisR420 3 года назад

"So we're making a video on the contrabass flute what should we use as the background music?" "same background music we use every time of course"

@angelabuchanan2912 6 лет назад

What the hell is page playing😂

@kingbella_ 6 лет назад

I have a flute

@epalegmail 5 лет назад

well, actually the lowest flute is not the double contrabass one, but the hyperbass flute. it is extremely rare though

@l1z4rd67 5 лет назад

Her face when she's playing is just "I've peed myself in public and I don't know what to do"

@backyardgarage912 6 лет назад

The schoolhouse rock style transitions were jarring and not well incorporated into the existing style. I didn't care for them. A great big story though!

@liamcoldwell442 6 лет назад

I literally stopped. This is for a preschool class, not RU-vid.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад

@alwayswatching5545 4 года назад

I See people complain about the style of the video But here I am knowing anything about music thanking the video for explaining it in a simple manner lmao.

@nicksurfs1 5 лет назад

I’ve heard it but never seen it. A spot on my mind is now filled lol

@benjaminwu2151 6 лет назад

The video was so cringe and the style was really wacky

@TheUAVpilot 6 лет назад

Would have been nice to actually hear the different flutes instead of all that psycho babble.

@sharkylovesyou 5 лет назад

Okay. I have to say something. In my personal opinion, I think flutists or flautists are underrated. Everyone thinks that if you took out the flute, the band would sound better. Wrong. This video proves that a flute is better than any other instrument. In my opinion of course. Have a nice day :)

@ant51006 6 лет назад

0:05 me when I see a giant portable box with a instrument inside

@PlsWaLuigiDomMe 6 лет назад

Why so much hate for the style. GBS has always had a lighthearted approach to the documentary style. This isn't new. I like it better than a boring interview. Its not like every other documentary; it's light, breezy, and easy to understand

@lucy-nz1rt 6 лет назад

Pls WaLuigi Dom Me if you want a childish educational system, go watch Sesame Street. Documentary’s are for teens upwards. This was one of the only documentary channels that I found educational, with facts that were useful. If you want something easy to watch and that’s educational, don’t go looking for a documentary channel. If you find interviews boring then why even bother?

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад

@RuneTrips 6 лет назад

it's light, breezy, and intensely patronizing.

@bladeofevilsbane5808 5 лет назад

Annoyingly cringey

@FrancisR420 3 года назад

@@FreshAsianSwagg oh so you just copy paste that in every comment section.

@ralphvanthoff 6 лет назад

Most annoying voice over ever! Interesting contents, but get that woman of the voice a job in a grocery store or so.

@jayveeaurea9091 4 года назад

“See Paige play...” “Play Paige pla...” “WhAt ThE HeLl iS pAiGe PlAyInG?!”

@mayiooouuu5650 4 года назад

The double subcontrabass flute just looks like a saxophone with back problems~

@aaronfisk7212 6 лет назад

Seriously, not one American Pie joke?

@scoutisabelle 6 лет назад

That intro. LOL 😂

@cheesekake8633 6 лет назад

Really unique video

@leemonroe6526 5 лет назад

All these flutes are making me so happy ♥️♥️

@foof3114 6 лет назад

Is this for little kids? Oh wait, I am a little kid. (7th grade)

@debbiemeyer2693 6 лет назад

Weird7thgrader ಠ_ಠ my son Preston Ford is going to be a 8th grader WOW

@superpoweraxe8905 6 лет назад

FIRST Letter in the alphabet is A

@Breadmaker332 6 лет назад

SuperPowerAxe lol

@Tsukiko.97 6 лет назад

first element in the periodic table is hydrogen.

@emmanuelchanda8091 6 лет назад

Be original

@didaptgaming2750 6 лет назад

SuperPowerAxe Get original, I've seen this comment, or comments like these, many times.

@ralphvanthoff 6 лет назад

SuperPowerAxe 199th

@crimbouttagetit3854 4 года назад

“See Paige. See Paige play! Play Paige! Pla- What the *𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑙* is Paige playing?!”

@xitrusgaming8128 4 года назад

0:05 Narrator: what the hell! Me: theres kids watching!

@Alchustr8dam 6 лет назад

Metro Boomin ?

@woldinini9988 6 лет назад

The editing in this video is so much fun!

@gallon10 5 лет назад

Talk about all the saxophone types next

@pineapplepizza8639 5 лет назад

Flute player here. I’ve never heard of any other flutes other than THE flute. LMAO

@fireflynovember 6 лет назад

really.. too much style on this one?

@ilsunnylo3562 6 лет назад

I will stick to black midi. This is too retro

@createcraftdestroy6942 6 лет назад

3 year flute player here! I’m geeking out

@malemand9288 4 года назад

2:03 Subcontrabass clarinet be like Am I a joke to you?

@Capyrkeys 6 лет назад

I think your target audience for this video is children. This is the first Video on your channel, that I could not enjoy.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 лет назад

@evilherojain4412 6 лет назад

Flutes are very inefficient instruments.

@akibird 6 лет назад

Bob Ross Well excuse me, I'd like to see you playing one.

@evilherojain4412 6 лет назад

I’m a flute player, all I’m saying is that flutes are built inefficiently. They take so much air and 60% of it is useless.

@akibird 6 лет назад

Bob Ross they don't take up that much air..? I mean I can hold out a note for 20+ seconds....

@evilherojain4412 6 лет назад

They’re the second instrument that takes the most air because they have such a short tubing. Just because you can hold a note for 20+ seconds long doesn’t mean that you can hold it for long while playing a piece.

@evilherojain4412 6 лет назад

The lower octave of the flute takes more air than higher notes.

@stevenhager2918 6 лет назад

"They actually play the lowest possible notes of an orchestral instrument." No, they don't. The double contrabass flute's lowest note is the C one octave below the cello's lowest note. The double bass can also play this low, assuming it has the C extension (something which is required for much of the orchestral repertoire). The contrabassoon can play a whole step lower than that, and is exceedingly more common than this flute. Contrabass clarinets also commonly feature extensions which allow then to play as low as the double bass or even the contrabassoon. There's also the tuba, which (with four pistons) can play a half step lower than the double contrabass flute. Using pedal tones, the tuba can also play even lower than any of these instruments, though the tone quality may suffer.

@stephenmogensen4073 Год назад

There’s also the octobass whose lowest C cannot even be heard by the human ear

@BKrystall 4 месяца назад

My dad has the entire range of the clarinet family. From the Ab sopranino to the BBb Contrabass clarinet. My dad’s lowest flute is the Bass Flute.

@paintedwithvomit69 6 лет назад

Cringe

@khushidodhia3796 6 лет назад

I dunno why I got excited when I saw flutes. I feel like they are so underrated. Like the flute is my favourite instrument but people always get famous for violin or piano or guitar