My school uses this as a "scatter song" at our band carnival. Basically, a scatter song is when the band all runs to random locations in the huge room and plays the song together as the last song of the night. One of my friends is a senior, and I'm a freshman. He means alot to me and it was his last year doing band carnival. His tradition he has been following from his brother is to run to the judging balcony for games up into the tiny seats near the ceiling above the room, and stand above everyone and play. We did it this year and it was most possibly the most emotional band experience of my life. He doesnt know how much his friendship means to me and damn am I going to miss him next year.
This reminds me of how I felt when all the seniors in my band graduated. I was extremely emotional on that night. I’m assuming that you’re now going into your senior year and I’m sure you’ll have an impact on a freshman!! The cycle comes full round
The flutes in my marching band brought the melody at 1:10 up an octave so people could hear us. There 21 of us so we have a block of high notes with like 150 other people playing
My Days Are Always Sunny 21 is about the size of my schools band last year and it's probably going to be that way again when our current director retires after the school year
I just handed a copy of this yesterday and almost cried. With each more sheet of music I am one step closer to being a high school band student in the Busy Bee Band & Honeybees
Kid, I'm from BU High Blue and White band, and I can say right now you are joining a good band. They aren't without there flaws, and niether are we. Just remember to practice and represent your school well, cause that's all that really matters, not winning or losing in competition.
Good chart but the cymbal part is so boring. It's almost like not having any at all. A good cymbal part could make the chorus sound so much bigger and have a bunch more impact
Cymbals aren't supposed to be fun to play. Most parts are written to be boring since they only really are for a big UMPH here and there. The only exception is in drumline, where they are almost always a timekeeper for eighth or quarter notes.
Learning this for matching band, I plat alto sax. Have my sheet music in my flipbook and baclround music to back it up. Its starting to sound good! Wish me luck! 😀
The middle school orchestra plays this every year for the tour of the schools (a.k.a. The elementary schools form same district) And this inspired me and other songs the middle school orchestra played inspired me to play in the orchestra. I am now in the 7/8Th grade concert orchestra, and I am proud.
My band is playing this for our pep rally along with another song, I am the only clarinet one and I am carrying my entire section. This is a middle school band and my band teacher gives us two really hard songs.
Idk if anyone will be able to answer this, but does anyone know what band played this at BOA last year (2017)? They performed in St. Louis Super Regionals and I'm pretty sure they made it to the grand national championship
Fuckhands Mcmike I disagree. Sure, trumpets are good pep instruments, but they're not always needed. I like this version because it gives other instruments a chance to shine. Honestly, the trombone part is nice, and as a clarinetist, it's kind of nice not to get the boring background stuff all the time.
I'm with cirrus on this one. Also a clarinetist Btw (usually end up with the 2nd part). Trumpets are a great driving force in any peace, but between them and saxophones (the ones that know forte and fortissimo but have never heard of even mezzo forte) every other part just gets overpowered too often. By taking out the trumpets (and having decent/competent saxophonists), it actually gives other instruments a chance to play out without unison blasting from the entire section to hold even with the trumpets. The problem is the trumpet is designed almost solely to be the up front instrument. You point the bell directly at the audience, you create a high-ish pitched buzzing sound, and the instrument is just naturally loud on top of the rest of this.
trumpets can be quiet ya know correct? 1st chair trumpet here, Playing quiet can be pretty easy unless I'm playing a high G or C... which are a pain... lmao
They can be quiet, but their sound stands out so much that often they might have trouble really backing off, regardless of their sound. It isn't just that they are loud, but that their sound itself stands out. I have no problem with trumpets playing out when they should obviously, but they still overpower the low brass (our band is pretty bad with sound control, low brass always plays too soft, bari saxophones often play too loud). If the saxophone and trumpet both actually focus on backing off where they aren't the melody and the bottom plays out, it can create beautiful pieces. I personally just dislike it when people feel like the trumpets are such a necessary part when every other instrument is capable of carrying the melody, and it is perfectly fine to leave an instrument out (although a bit unfair to people the band who play that instrument). I love trumpets because we can always count on them to carry a melody (Especially our 1st trumpet, he is practically a god, able to easily pull off grade 5 music while the rest of the band stumbles its way through grade 3...), but others are also capable. They are capable of backing off, but it is probably one of the instruments that has the most trouble doing so because their sound is so good -_- I don't think this (comment by doge gaming) was directed at me but still responding.
