Kevin Day: Rocketship! - 2018 Alabama All-State Band, Julie Giroux

Rocketship! (2017)
Grade 3
Composed by Kevin Day
Commissioned by Paul Rosales for the William James Middle School Band, Fort Worth, Texas
Performed by the Alabama All-State White Band 2018, Julie Giroux conductor
Score and Parts Available:
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Social media: @kevindaymusic

[@kitsunegaming2292]

Let’s be honest, everyone loved the snare solo.

[@ellszz]

THIS IS SO TRUE

[@TheNueKid4]

Whoever played snare absolutely did it 😮

[@kitsunegaming2292]

@@TheNueKid4 So true lmao

[@zanmolecules4105]

I play it, super fun

[@hoppingh907]

@@zanmolecules4105 I played the solo last year, loved this piece

[@thatboymonts1827]

That percussion is LITTT BOY

[@ethancollinsworth3927]

that boy monts it’s so hard to play I came cuz I’m learning it and I only have 1 day so I’m pulling an all nighter

[@hoppingh907]

I got the snare part, it’s awesome!

[@justsomesoyboy]

@@hoppingh907 Same here, performing it in ~a week and man it's fun.

[@hoppingh907]

@@justsomesoyboy oh dang I got it in a few months

[@three828]

@@hoppingh907 for april honors band?

[@PorticusPrime]

Played this for our double a school festival few months ago. I had the chime part and absolutely loved the ending. The piece did really make me feel like I was in space.

[@milesweckerle]

Ay I have chimes now! And we actually get a solo! I played my heart out on those things, and the director told me to go louder. It's great.

[@Ch4rliemander]

I played this for Honors Band, I had the bass drum part, it was so cool! My director let me play the bass drum REALLY loudly, it was so much fun 😂

[@carterhagans4796]

Charlotte Baldwin are you usa

[@lxdraphon2484]

@Charlotte sameeee I played bass also it was so fun

[@werewolfman9927]

I love the bass drum especially when the director says you can play it loud 😂

[@dubbletrubble1549]

I played this at a May 4 concert at DVC this year and also had bass drum. "Man that was fun"

[@Ifinallyvanquishedfinder]

I play flute, trumpet and French horn and had to play all three at some point in this piece, lovely.

[@leisole9085]

Kevin came to our high school, what an epic legend with epic songs!

[@zanmolecules4105]

He came to a concert my school had at Mizzou with the wind ensemble

[@packersrule8599]

I played this for Honors Band, Favorite piece absolutely loved it

[@carterhagans4796]

packers rule I play for all county

[@ethancollinsworth3927]

same, this piece was dope, i played snare for it last year, it sounds jank compared to this one, th-cam.com/video/RTkY5SH3RPc/w-d-xo.html,

[@sergeantperson4321]

Just got the song for my freshman concert band and was assigned timpani! I can already tell that this is already my favorite concert band piece so far besides maybe “The Cave You Fear” by Micheal Markowski

[@ellszz]

im doing timpani too!!!

[@crow6562]

i had the snare part for this piece for my schools winter concert it was suuuper fun

[@manilowsajc851]

Played this at Blue Lake Session 1 2019. Amazing memories.

[@anoagreen3544]

Just programmed and performed this for Towson University Honor Band 2021. This piece rocks!

[@frogpaste4616]

Can't wait until I get that percussion part down good, it sounds great!

[@Echo_OW]

Pretty cool song. We play it in my band and the snare is so loud that my ears ring.

[@arielwilliams5416]

OMG!!! I was a part of the white band and this was one of my favorites out of the five pieces that we played!!!

[@eshanraj8568]

So like why do you call it the white band

[@tinyturkey1918]

Best song at the honor band hands down

[@zanmolecules4105]

I feel so honored to have performed this for you! Your composing skills are a work of art!

[@color_pens5542]

I was lucky enough to do a snare duo with someone else in my district band for this song!!!

[@zanmolecules4105]

Snare is so fun, I have the part and we’re performing at a concert he’s going to be at

[@color_pens5542]

@@zanmolecules4105 Nice, have fun!

[@zanmolecules4105]

@@color_pens5542sorry for the late reply, but I indeed have fun

[@aprildaneko]

Im an Alto Sax who played this during the NEIBA 2021 King Honors Band, and gotta say it was my favorite piece out of our 4 piece selection!

[@marie3542]

This piece is🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danielwalter9035]

1:24 just slaps

[@grace-fi4xi]

just played this for the all-northern high school band in cali a day ago, great piece, had the woodblock part!

[@zanmolecules4105]

I play the snare solo for my school, best part I’ve had in a long time

[@ellszz]

i got the timpani part in my middle school band!! i love it so much

[@caydencrawford4948]

I’m playing this for all region this weekend, I can’t wait!!

[@nite_11]

“i fear no man. but that THING.. it scares me”
-percussion

[@marie3542]

The conducting is cool

[@italianspice]

We're going to play this at all west next Saturday! Super excited.

[@werewolfman9927]

Truly a great piece and thrilling 👍

[@ionhorse8818]

Euphonium part hit different tho

[@Ophicleidelover]

True. I'm a euphonium player and I'm playing this in band. Very low brass and low woodwind heavy with the French horn soli.

[@marie3542]

This song gives me attack on titan vibes

[@akhilperam8553]

I got the bass drum part
I had to play so loud my Hands started to hurt

[@summerishere5146]

intro reminds me a lot of short ride in a fast machine

[@werewolfman9927]

Me being a percussionist and being told where going to play this 😬 wish me luck 🤣 but at the same time I’m so excited 😆 I love this song (sorry for all the emojis)

[@nite_11]

entire snare drum music: “TAtataTAtata TING TANG tatata ta ta” :||||||||

[@machida5114]

quite delicious......

[@akhilperam8553]

bass drum could have been louder

[@carlsmith8418]

1:07

[@finn6326]

Bruh

[@jordynmelancon2286]

White Band lol