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Our piano player knew the piece and improvised the part. He is no longer with the band. We have no written part. I have had previously heard from other directors who had the part in a piano solo book and were able to adapt the part. Best of luck!

Thank you! We have greatly enjoyed exploring your music. We appreciate the work you do!

hi from a high school level cellist playing this piece as well; i hope you and your band are doing well ^^

@@enysesilva Thanks, you too

My high school is playing this right now too It is very hard

@@claytonsmith3732 it can be difficult at first, but it gets better after some practice. Also, heres a tip: perfecting your 12 major scales will help you immensely in all music

Bro I got a concert in two days for veterans in our high school and it sounds like we are sight reading for the first time. Trumpets sound like flat tires, The percussion speeds up and slows down abnormally. I’m actually kind of embarrassed to be in the band.

My band is currently learning it, I just clicked on this video to get a reference.

I’m killing myself over this trumpet part

Dope, playing it tonight.

Was it Saddleback high school

Yes! Our pianist created his own part. Very talented individual! Thank you for listening.

Not sure about the grade, but as a percussionist, the tempo changes require close attention to the conductor. Other than that, the piece is not difficult. Love it when the audience applauds. Anchors Aweigh ends the piece.

I would guess closer to a 4. Key changes are the trickiest part. After that, balancing counter melodies with melodies, and style...Good luck with preparing this piece!

Yeah like I legit played it today. It's not hard as we legit had it for only a week before performance. But I missed a note a couple times because I forgot about key changes

Ma'am, I'm in advanced Highschool band, and I can tell you that this is a VERY difficult piece to play properly

@@ImNotCreativeEnoughToMakeUser ya same I played it like 2 days ago and it was pretty dang hard

@@Jc0i3 My band is a straight-superior rated band, and yet we struggled with it

+Ema Robertson As an all-volunteer organization we are very proud of what we accomplished and what we provide to the community.

you guys sounded good. I was impressed by the clarity of the tubas

+Fresh Gaming As an all-volunteer organization we are very proud of what we accomplished and what we provide to the community.

+AP Winds Well okay I see you guys did great either way but if the trio was a little softer in the beginning and accent not marcato

I totally agree. And that's coming from a percussionist.

+Jaclyn Mallo Thank you for your kind words. It's a really neat piece. Which instrument do you play?

I play Baritone Euphonium in band, but I also play Violin and Piano. :)

+Jaclyn Mallo How funny! I play trombone, euphonium, and piano with this group. I have also arranged a lot of music for the band.