I've read the comments about the dirtiness or sloppiness of the drum lines but being from Mobile and going to New Orleans a lot and all the parades, etc. I have to say I relish the joy these kids are having in this. It may have been a "competition" of sorts but what I see is a joyful sense of play and not taking the competition part of it seriously but more of a tongue in cheek kind of comp and more of a sense of enjoying each other. It's nice to see. I found it really lightening and joyful as I watched it before I read the comments. That's my take on it :)
Yeah! I personally really enjoyed the video! I’ve been watching a lot of their videos recently to try to pick up some new tricks and honestly they’re very entertaining!
I cannot wait to get back into band next year. Starting my senior year getting back into band after being out since freshman year. I had to dropout because when we moved we had to pay almost $600 all together for me to be in band. That shit sucked. But we moved back here a few months back, and I talked to the band directors and they are letting me join. Especially since I’m a percussionist and they said they have lost a lot this year. God, I’m so excited.
Can you name something wrong with red or blue, I will admit, the black and green drumlines could use a fair amount of work, but give credit to the ones that deserve it
Lukes legos they aren’t playing anything hard. I wouldn’t be happy if these 2 of these groups were my bands drum line. The other 2 are just average. Most times they aren’t all together. Normally drum lines do more than just sit there and play. It’s supposed to be fun yeah but it’s also supposed to be showy. If you can watch these and tell me that the kids are together while playing or that they sound like each other (are matching the way that they play with their own drum line) out of these 4 the red and blue did the best but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have flaws
I would be happy with the 2 good drumlines as well,but we all have flaws, drumline or not, but that doesn't mean they are bad. Personally, I think the red/blue drumlines are cool, we all have our own opinion, but if you went to college drumline, you might think different (sorry for langth), and you might see them as worse. I am only freshman so I will probably see them as good
No. I don't mind that they didn't use traditional grip. But notes were everywhere. In certain parts I can just tell no one was listening to each other as they played without caring of quality in their sound. I can go on but I'd rather not go on a full essay
To all those saying that the bands are horrible or "what's with no traditional grip," hear me out. I'm from the Blaine band and we have to write our own cadences during a limited time period and to master it, and other bands in my area sometimes do the same. It's hard to write our own cadences unlike a lot of bands who just find a piece and use it. Also a lot of bands don't always use traditional grip. In Blaine, we were told about it but we use the grip we use now. Also in the video, all of the band's cadences we're cut off while sehome's got their whole cadence in. Why couldn't the others play their whole cadence? We did the drum battle for fun really, so you don't have to say "These are the worst drum lines I've ever heard," Blaine starts practicing parade music roughly a month before so we don't have much time to practice. If we had more time then yes we would be better, wouldn't everyone tho, and the way we do stuff now works with us and is great. So stop ranking on the bands and drum lines in the video!
+Muffincat34560 Agreed! Btw sorry that the other drumlines were cut off, one of our drummers dad's filmed it and could get only what he could get so yeah.
You can have an opinion on this but for fucks sake this wasn’t a “planned” event, it was literally right before a parade, and I’m not in drum line but I’m in another band from the area and I think that there’s no reason to shit on them. Sure you might not think it’s the best but the title is literal clickbait, stop taking it so seriously
@@CBrown9758 When someone says that their drumming is dirty, it means that they are not in sync, like you can tell that there's more than one drummer playing without even looking. When someone says that their drumming is clean, it means that they're all in sync, sounding as though there's only one really loud drummer drumming, when it's actually multiple playing in complete unison.
I normally don't comment on stuff like this but I see all the negative comments and it makes me sick, these kids are outside having a good time and I think it is awesome, how about the people with all the bad crap to say get off your ass and make a better video.
I hope you know a 90° angle is like this " L " not like this " __ " I'm guessing you meant 180° angle (I'm only saying this in case someone was misinformed about your comment)
So dirty. They need to work on playing together and getting everything in sync. I know they are high school drumline a but eh.... When they played singles on the snare drum it sounded like a huge jumbled mess. Whoever thought this was the most epic drumline battle have got to be kidding... The only thing somewhat cool was uniforms and the fact that found some random street corner and had multiple drumlines face off.
Well hate to burst your bubble Mat but it seems to me that you’re not working long enough shifts if you have enough time to walk around and leave crap comments on drumline videos. I mean- so what if they messed up? They’re bound to mess up at some point but hey? So what. Yeah you say you played in high school aye? Well how do you know you were even that good? Did they put you on video? Did they call you the best drumline? I mean great if they did but guess what? Working at a drum camp doesn’t mean you’re a saint so instead try to tell them in a more constructive way what you think they could’ve done better but also tel them what you liked about it. Like huh, what a thought aye? Grow up and leave the high schoolers alone.
@@tpixel_3607 I wasnt bashing the drummers. I was telling the person who posted that it isn't the most epic. Talking about how I'm not working enough and all... At least I'm not the one who scrolled through all these comments just to comment this... Maybe you don't have enough if you have the time to scroll through all the comments. I'm not the one hiding behind a computer screen commenting on other people's comments... I've worked many drumline camps for multiple years and the drumline I was on played at the halftime of the San Antonio Spurs games... Also made a DCI group so how about you actually go get a job instead of just sitting around in your mom's basement scrolling on comments looking for someone to troll... Again, not bashing them... Telling what the issue is, how to fix it (practicing) and that the person who posted the video has the wrong title because it's not the most epic drum battle in history...
WOW, great idea! Love it! People are talking about they were dirty, but geesh the kids are fun! But, now imagine if Drum Corps or University drumlines did this!
They do do this. Constantly, it's literally part of the show. South Eastern state universities or historically black universities make their lines practice of for drum battles. You should watch those battles because it sounds better.
If you think about it snare is like the trumpets of the group (always leading) and the bass is like the low brass (just keeps the beat going) and the quads is like the woodwinds/French horn (sometimes has leading parts but really just there to blend in and sound better)
Not to be rude but the tempos were fluctuating and come on, not one of them played clean. I really do wonder how much practice they put into this. Also some of those drums needed tuning 🤷🏽♀️ I'm a bit of a critique but I honestly think they all needed a bit more work because it sounded messy. The title is a bit extended because I've seen way better drum line battles sry not sry
Philip Clark he dosent have to, search some black bands and you'll probably find a better drum line, not trying to be racist it's just my preference of bands. The bands in the video- They did do good but I'm not fully attracted to their performance
"Bang A Drum" I went to see the preacher to teach me how to pray He looked at me and smiled Then that preacher turned away He said if you want to tell him something You ain't gotta fold your hands Say it with your heart, your soul and believe it And I'd say amen Bang a drum for the sinners Bang a drum for the sins Bang a drum for the losers And those who win Bang a drum, bang it loudly Or as soft as you need Bang a drum for yourself son And a drum for me Ooh, let me hear you say yeah (yeah), hallelujah, amen I called upon my brother just the other day He said: John I'm gonna die if I don't start to live again I work each day and night like clockwork Just trying to make ends meet I could kick this bad world's ass If I could just get on my feet I'd bang a drum for the dying Bang a drum for the truth Bang a drum for the innocence lost in our youth Bang a drum, bang it loudly Or as soft as you need Bang a drum for you brother And a drum for me I don't know where all the rivers run I don't know how far, I don't know how come Well I'm gonna die believin' each step that I take Ain't worth the ground that I walk on If we don't walk it our way [Guitar solo] (ooh...) No I don't claim to be a wiseman, a poet or a saint I'm just another man who's searching for a better way But my heart beats loud as thunder For the things that I believe Sometimes I wanna run for cover Sometimes I want to scream Bang a drum for tomorrow Bang a drum for the past Bang a drum for the heroes that won't come back Bang a drum for the promise Bang a drum for the lies Bang a drum for the lovers and the tears they've cried Bang a drum, bang it loudly Or as soft as you need But as long as my heart keeps on bangin' I got a reason to believe (I got a reason to believe) (Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah, hallelujah, amen) Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen Come on now (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen All right girls (yeah) brother (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen Writer: JON BON JOVI
YES, Evita, exactly! The joy in it was what came through! One day the teens will truly understand the importance of joy like this. It's easy to talk trash and feel regimented and competitive, but once life gets you and becomes stressful, times like these become rare and getting to have memories like this is amazing! These kids understood the reason for this, joy and play with others of their kind. And everyone joining in and dancing and reveling in it, just fantastic!
The lines ain’t that clean, if I’m honest. But they also don’t exactly look like professional drum lines and is warrant a guess that the bands they’re in aren’t the best developed. It’s not the fault of an entire line if their percussion director doesn’t know how to clean up their sound. All that being said, the people in this video look like they’re enjoying drumming more than I ever have, even with 4 years on a line. I’ve always wanted to get I to a Drumline battle and it’s a shame all these negative nancies can’t look past the less than perfect sound quality and value a) the practice they have clearly put in and b) the absolute hell of a time they’re having. I wish I could be on one of those lines!!!
That first drumline killed me. No traditional, what even are playing zones (tenors. You know who you are), basses don't know where the centers of their heads are, and all of the lines were really really dirty
@@anthonysmaniotto1495 it doesn't matter the order of the basses are in. If I set my rack toms up in a random order I can still play them in order but I just gotta move my hands around a bit more. It's not like the order of which they're in will differ how the song plays out.
As someone from Blaine who stumbled upon this, Blaine has students write cadences and the beginning one has been there for years. Just too lazy to change it. Our band director just gives it to them and says “have fun.” We don’t pay people money to write us cadences and make sure we’re perfect unlike some of these rotten ass people lmao
Wazy24 I feel ya man, we’ve had the same old cadence for years and only just started to attempt writing our own. There’s really no drive to make the drumline better from a teaching standpoint and most of us honestly don’t care as long as we have fun with it. The vast amount of negative comments on this video has the entire SHS drumline cracking up. All these kids from the south don’t realize that there’s a difference between committment, funding, and overall care up here for a lot of schools.
Grass Tastes Bad I know at least for Blaine, we focus more on the concert aspects of a band, more than marching. We start our marching practice a month or so before ski to sea
I Grew up in Victoria BC close to Blaine same with our High schools around Victoria the focus was more on concert and stage bands rather then Marching ,,, We do a parade once a year and just do a few practices for marching that is it
Tyler my high school used to write our own cadences as well, of our some cadences that are old AF. Though now I’m a tech for them I might very well bring back the all but forgotten tradition and more of our old cadences. The current department administration doesn’t always like that the old guys keep trying to bring it back but it’s the history that connected the generations.
Hey Tyler I’m in blaine now and was in this video also! I agree we spend most of the time on concert tunes and the few time we spend on marching isn’t great. Some schools also have Percussion teachers to help but we are all self taught so of course we arnt going to play perfectly. We just had one again this wear and it was intense
we never got into a drum battle unfortunately it must have been a new thing because I was at bellingham high when they just renovated it and was tasked with coming up with a cadence for the band to march to. was at squalicum high school the year before that basically when we just moved there from texas and I ended up running into another percussionist from texas where we did those hardcore DCI style military drills and he brought in a tape of his old marching band one day and put it in and it basically blew everyones brains out
Out of all the bands. I think the blues drumline was the best. They still were not good since they were sloppy. They had no formation and were just moving everywhere. I liked that they use traditional grip cause in my opinion its just better. Some notes were off on all bands, i saw some of the kids were confused. Some were too slow some were rushing. But I think overall the best band was the blue one.
It's not about who was the best out there bro. They had a blast, and it's a drumline battle that's going like 6 ways what are they supposed to do act all serious? You think anything in the video was done professionally? Cause it wasn't bro. And it doesn't matter if you play traditional or matched you can be better at one of the other it just matters the chops you can get out of it.
@@chauvir no. I used to drum for a smaller band called INK or Ice Nine Kills before they got a better drummer. That was 8 years ago. Before they started doing full blown studio albums.
this is a proven example of how you got high school drumlines with no instructors or someone to help them with and they gotta come up with stuff on they own....
will all you failed drummers out there just grow up and stop slagging off this bunch of people having a good time. i thought they were all brilliant and having a great time, which is all that really matters.
Fun is important and I'll stand by that til the end of my days. But these kids shouldn't be taught the wrong things cause it just makes them feel inexperienced and judged regardless if they're having fun. You can't have fun without putting some work into your passion.
Epic in the sense it was a bunch of kids coming together to have fun. Messy? Yes. But they enjoyed themselves. Nice to see that, rather than running their mouths at each other.
The drumline is called a drumline for a reason. One person can't play everyone's instrument. You're only as good as your weakest link when it comes to drumline. It don't matter how good you are it's how you sound together
Well, if you actually have to look down at your drum because apparently, you don't know where it is, then it's downhill after that. All might have been better received if the title hadn't promised so much. But the weather looked nice.
Simple virtually no one March is it in HS outside of parades and SSB but I do agree as a cymbal player. A few wrist brake visuals, unloads and reloads never hurt except to the guys try them without understanding how they my affect control.
Good clean fun! (Or good dirty fun, to be more precise.) But the main thing is: I would rather have kids be spending their time learning instruments and having a blast, rather than picking on one another and shooting up schools. KIDS: Live it up and keep the dream alive!
this was cool bc ive never seen a four way battle but the the fact they had no etiquette, were playing match and the cymbals were all improper really bugged me
