@@graciejoy4777 It’s not just that though. They’re just talking a lot. Even just counting we’re not allowed to do. We’re not supposed to count allowed, we’re supposed to watch the drum majors.
I WISH MY SCHOOL MARCHED BASS CLARINETS! there’s only two of us tho so i can see why 😂. our bd said he’d have us marching bass clarinets if he had more
@@lonewolfx499 we’re a very small town band with about 40-50 kids and we have a very very small Bb clarinet section so we need all of the Bb we can get 😂😂😂
Let me guess your from Texas. Following in the glory of the blue devils, because honestly these movements are beyond what highschools usually do, and that harmony saxophone lick around half way was distinctly impressive.
I knew he was from texas because the announcer said that the band would be competing in UIL, which is exclusive to Texas. I actually competed in a UIL competition recently, I'm in orchestra though🗿
@@OmegaDeltaOmicron As are pretty much all woodwinds, including bari sax. In order to not completely get buried under the sound of decent tuba/contra players, they need to outnumber them... by alot. Much better sound projection on a brass instrument, which is why you don't really see woodwinds at the highest level of competition, DCI.
@@gustru2078 that's the thing about classical string instruments, the piano and harp aren't conventional options to bring out on a high-school football field, and there are many more band kids than orchestra kids, meaning that on average, band instruments would be much clearer to hear on a field. There just aren't enough of us lol.
Impressive. I hope your band was awarded maximum points for these woodwind moments. The technique was very clean, and you're playing in tune with characteristic sounds throughout. Not exactly an easy thing to do while running around a field.
I’m excited, but also scared to march lol. I also play bari and standing with it is as hard as it is already (I switched from alto to bari about a month ago, so that’s probably why) and I’ll be able to march next year. I’ve always had respect for marching bands, with the hard work they put into performances
@@beebeebobo14 as a bari sax marcher: here's some tips. This will take a lot of strain of your neck, and equally distribute it among your shoulders which are generally stronger parts of your body 1. Try to get a harness, not a neck strap. While maybe obvious, a bari in our school showed up to marching band with a strap, was complaining the whole day 2. Pull up your harness. You don't want all the pressure on your thumb, you will dead serious end up with some pretty band issues with your thumb. Pull up your harness almost to the point your leaning your head back. Trust me, in my first parade with the bari I had to figure this out myself 3. try moving around in a circle, half note at a time, doing scales. It will be VERY difficult. You will have to put in hours of work in order to maintain a good held out note on the bari. It's gonna be hard 4. WORK ON ALL YOUR LIMBS!! I literally cannot stress this enough. This really goes for all instruments, but bari takes the most air along with sousaphone, you have to work on your lungs and stamina. Work on your body and core to hold the big boy, and work on your legs to support you core and excel. You got this 👍
Everyone’s gotta start somewhere. I marched with a Sax all 4 years of high school and band was the most memorable experience. Just keep at it and practice!
So, I switched to bari sax the year after this comment, then the next year switched to tuba. I'm a freshman now, marching with a sousaphone. Switching back to bari again next semester.
we finally get to have a real show this year guys im so excited😂 im from louisiana and we only compete in the texas circuit bc of how good the bands are and ive seen yall and yall were really good i hope to see you again this year. our show this year is called Wanted: Bonnie and Clyde.
@@theturtlerguy1236 Hey man. I just finished my first year marching bari and it was great. If you can I would strongly recommend getting a solid back brace to help with any sort of back pain that might come with it. Also be confident no matter the part that you have play it with the highest musicality you can. Good Luck man:)
I haven't seen a woodwind cam ever actually since I'm too used to watching drum corpe videos. You can't even see the instrument that much while being played from that angle but that's just me I like drum corpe stuff
I tip my hat to you and your Bari line sir, I broke my right thumb for carrying my Bari like you do, straight up and down. So now I carry it over to the side. Also I’m marching Tubax this year. That’s not something you hear everyday!
That's not something you hear *ever. I had marched Bass Saxophone when in 1955, my sophomore to senior year from 53 to 55. It was a damn full metal plated model too which adds 3 pounds, the bass was 30 pounds or so. My metabolism suffered those years, had to eat constantly because every second was a clinical workout. Remember that for your tubax.
When I saw a marching band with one Bass Clarinet I was so confused, but this band has 2 Bass Clarinets and 2 Bari Saxes. I wonder how many kidneys needed to be sold to afford reeds for their instruments. Edit 1: 3 Bari Saxes. Also I corrected something in the original comment.
wow impressive! how tall are you because i'm willing to play the bari for freshman year of marching band but i know i'm not tall enough so as a reference, how tall are you.
Demp. I’m 5’ 8”, but I was about 5’ 2” ish my freshman year when I started. I wouldn’t worry so much about being tall enough, but rather building up the upper body strength to be able to support the instrument. I struggled my freshman year trying to support the weight, but eventually I figured it out and started working towards building the muscles required to hold it.
Riley SFPc Destiny Marching bari is a lot of fun! Since you’ve already marched tenor before, marching bari is basically the same concept; horns up/down, general posture, and playing are all similar if not the same. However, it will obviously require more practice to get used to the extra weight and additional air support, but I imagine since you play bari primarily too you should fare well. Although it may seem a bit intimidating, as long as you put in the effort you’ll get the hang of it! Best of luck on your senior year, and I hope you enjoy it!! (despite the quarantine!)
@@shibe.mp4 UPDATE!!! So in bandcamp, we were struggling with the show, (Topaz, Conga, an original song, Malagueña) because of it all being lower range and high volume. Throughout the season the bari section was all working on building our stamina and now at the end of the year we won our final competition and playing the show is a breeze. Definitely the most fun I’ve ever had in band and although it was a lot of work I don’t regret it a bit. Marching tenor again next year in the Alabama Million Dollar Band and super pumped for that Thanks for the encouragement :)
@@DeletedUser73926 Hey, sorry for the late reply, I'm so glad to hear you're doing well!! I hear the Million Dollar band is incredibly fun to be a part of, and I'm really happy to hear that your season went well too! The struggle is real on bari and your section pushed through some real hard repertoire, so definitely be proud of that. Also it means a lot that you updated so that was really cool to hear :) btw if you were wanting to push yourself even further, drum corps might be something to consider 👀
I used this harness while marching: reverb.com/p/neotech-2501162-soft-sax-harness-regular?hfid=34274964 It did it's job pretty well, but to be fair your shoulders will hurt anyways (less so, of course); it's more a matter of using your arm and core muscle strength to support the saxophone! The neckstrap definitely helps give a pivot point for going to playing position and down, all the while taking a little weight off. Definitely recommend it; just make sure to adjust it to your body correctly too! :)
i do still dislike Texas but if there’s one thing i’m sad we left it’s high school marching bands. I moved out of there before i was in high school so it feels so bad that i missed out on that. (btw i’m a bassoon player, I march alto and play bari in jazz ensemble)
I used to play Trombone but I forgot the notes on trombone I decided to switch to alto then the teacher said hm maybe why not bari sad would be a better fit for me it’s so good imma play in high school to
@@nicerock1064 Just finished marching season as a sophomore. 100% recommended! So many fun experiences. I got to meet my crush during this! I promise you will make so many good memories!
Joe Mama Yeah, personally I love marching; there’s a ton of benefits (which I won’t get into) and it’s something I find very fulfilling. But everyone has a different experience when they start marching, so my advice; march for one or two years, and you can see for yourself if marching band is something you want to do. Best of luck!
I'm in 8th grade and I play soprano clarinet but when I get In highschool I really wanna play Contra bass clarinet because It looks fun but also it is gonna take a ton of work which I'm up for
something else about this show. I marched woodwind my first year (tenor sax) and i switched to brass this year because my first year we had to do this thing where there was a trombone quintet In our second movement and we all had these long thing of fabric that me and one other person held onto and everyone but the five trombone players, the marching percussion, the front ensemble, and the color guard had to do and we went into these random positions that we all though of during one rehearsal and at the end of the trombone quintet I would collect certain peoples fabric and one time DURING A BANDS OF AMERICA SHOW I was doing collecting all the fabric and i broke my reed with the fabric and had to do a mid show reed change and it scared the shit out of me but i got it done in the 20 counts that i had to do it while i was behind the front ensemble because i knew it would happen sooner than later so i always kept a spare reed on me and that saved my ass because i was one of two tenor sax players that year and i was the good one the other one had played clarinet for two years before (we are both 8th graders now) and had started playing tenor sax that marching band season and had only been playing it for 5 months before and wasn't that good where as in the two years he had been playing clarinet i had been playing tenor sax.
Yea literally everyone sucks at sax when they first start but then we start making good progress then hit a boring couple of years and then make it into high school and get to March. I stayed playing through middle school even though it was boring and kinda sucked but I’m really glad I did cause now I get to March and it’s lots of fun. Stick with and you’ll make lots of progress then I recommend trying to learn a little jazzz
cobaltCS In the beginning of the video, my friend is also wearing a GoPro; you’ll notice we took the top part of the headband off so it fits over the shako without disturbing the plume.
Morgan Thompson It’s real sad to hear that, and although you are losing a year, things can only get better from here! I wish you the best of luck this year and will be here if you have any questions or just need to talk. :)
This is a reason why woodwinds should be aloud to participate in DCI, like it isn't fair to us, like atleast take the reed players like clarinet and alto sax if nothing (I am a clarinet) and maybe flutes. Cause it isn't fair to us like if these wws can do what the brass is doing in this show I feel we could do in DCI if they give us a chance and stuff. Like if need be someone should make a DCI for wws that is really good but have percussion and some brass cause it isn't fair to us wws. Also loved the show. Very good
