Smaller bands have it worse off because each person stands out far more if they make a mistake, the sheer fact that they can maintain such clarity in their music while playing with such a small band takes a lot more courage and trust in yourself than in bigger bands, I respect this band greatly.
They sound FANTASTIC! Who cares about size? I know plenty of 200+ high school bands that don't have half this sound and tone. Props to their director and them for putting their heart into this!!
I’m not an expert on pitch but I can tell you there’s no balance within the band I can’t hear the mello the trumpet is blaring out of tune the low brass is very blatty and I hear no dynamic contrast
For being such a small band, their marching technique wasn’t awful, the sets were actually pretty good and the guard and pit did well. And they sounded awesome for being so small. I’m sincerely impressed at how good they sound compared to other bands. I’d take them over Allen High any day.
This is how your legacy bands get started, a small group of dedicated students and instructors building a program. Being a brass instructor I can truthfully say that I’ve seen BOA competitive bands start at this level and slowly climb in there respective regions and sometimes even on a national scale. 400 member bands don’t pop out of no where folks.
But they do disappear out of nowhere. My band had 260 people my freshman year. 200 sophomore year, our director left so 140 junior year, and my senior year (we didnt have a show, covid) we were expecting 90 people. This year, my first year out, there are about 70-80. Dedication, good directors, and upper class-man are what create just strong bands. Remove 1-2 of those, your band is done for.
We have a single tuba in our band (slightly bigger than this) and the player is this short girl who is literally the same height as the tuba and she plays the hell out of it
LuckyOwl777 we use to have one tuba in my old high school band. He was so good, when I went back 3 years after I graduated, 5 years after he did, for an alumni thing they wanted to do they still called all 6 of their tuba players “little Johns” even though nobody in the band save the directors knows who John is.
Coming from someone else in a small band, I’m impressed on how clean they are. It’s a lot easier to hear mistakes when the band is smaller. Another thing to note is that the drill and music accommodated their size. It wasn’t watered down and basic, but it emphasized the good qualities they had. Props to the band director because they did a great job organizing a band like that! Also props to the kids for having the confidence to play out!
This makes me smile because they used the opportunity to sound great, even though they are a small band. And they used it well. Their forms are excellent in my opinion. This shows the individual work that gets put into the students, meaning they are in a great program.
After watching this several times, it still makes me cry, the potential and determination of a small band is just outstanding. Im truly emotionally attached to this performance
The quality of sound a band produces is NEVER based on how many people are on the field, but by the caliber of its members, and how well they blend with the ensemble. GREAT JOB!
This is proof that size doesn’t matter and what does is dedication. Edit I only meant this as encouragement from one small band to another... it didn’t stay that way... Edit edit: I don’t care that people took it as a joke it’s Loki funny
James Parsons I got to see a 1C class band today at a competition, ridiculously small compared to our giant 6A. I was surprised considering what they were. They had maybe 20 people max
there was a local competition band in my county last year with only 9 wind instruments, and they would get first in their class every time. they’d even do better than some 60+ membered bands!! really inspiring.
You gotta give them props. To be so small their volume is great. Their arrangements are full scale . These are true musicians and their band director is to be commended.
This is why intonation is key. Smaller bands always sound bigger when their intonation is on point. It's not perfect of course, but it's pretty good seeing how exposed the sections are solely due to the amount of people.
@@southfloridaarcheryguy114 by music education I mean the teaching of music done by band directors and music teachers throughout the world. This group is clearly well taught by a educator that doesn’t care how small they are. A director that teaches quality sound and quality shows and that size doesn’t matter. The kids came and proved that they were just as good if not even better than bands bigger than them. This is a quality music program.
@@southfloridaarcheryguy114 You're an idiot. Clearly the Director is doing really, really quality teaching of these students for them to sound like this.
@@bearsandboys9536 Yeah I'm in guard and I agree that we are a part of the band, but what I said stands true. Personally our trumpets were always really loud. Doesn't mean the whole band is bad or even the trumpets, but it means the trumpets could improve to balance and blend with the overall band.
I mean the band is loud but the tone of the band is questionable so I’d understand why it’d be disliked because they are focusing on being loud rather than actually sounding good....
I may come from a 6A but I know the smaller your band is, the harder you have to work. For the sound to be just as impactful. Also with fewer people on the field, it gives the judges an easier way to pick out the mistakes. But y’all did so good. Great job ☺️
We had a clinic after on of the parades we did and there was only a tape and no video to go along with it and we had one sousaphone player and the clinician asked who was in the section and one person raised his hand and he told him “I need less of you”
We have less people than that in our band. We're told our sound really makes up for it though. Our band director tries his best with what kids he has though. Instruments are decent, we have funding but no one is interested. There's no support for the band in our community. A lot of people say our sound makes up for it, but idk... I wish we had more support - 2 alto saxophones - 3 trumpets - 5 clarinets - 1 baritone -1 trombone - 1 keyboard bass - 3 percussion 16 of us no drum major since we're so small, we just march to the best of our abilities. band director is very sure we use proper techniques when marching, and is good with his music. he honestly does a great job Edit: Honestly forgot I even commented this 😭 Update: - 2 saxophones - 3 clarinets - 2 trumpets - 1 trombone - 1 keyboard bass - 1 percussion We've dropped members but still going strong! Covid really screwed up prospective members from joining, hoping next year will be better!
Mystical Rainbow we have 5 flutes, 5 percussionists, 2 trombones, 2 clarinets, 3 alto sax’s. And 4 trumpets, oh and one sousaphone. And we do really well. Like we even made it to state( we were bigger at that time) but we got 1st place in parades and at concerts
5 Alto saxs 2 tenor saxs 4 flutes 5 clarinets 1 baritone 1 trombone 6 trumpets 1 toms 2 snars 2 cymbals 3 basses 14 colorguard 46 members And we have a new BD straight out of college and we sound like ass. When our previous BD left half of the folks in band quite and now we sound like trash.
My band director always told me being in tune creates the illusion of size and this video proves it. Only the trumpet stood out of the musical texture but still achieved at a high level
i recently went from a larger band to a smaller band and i got scared that a aller band would mean it was worse. this band is pheonominal. guard is in time, drumline is clean, their fundimentals are amazing. i can't wait to see them get bigger, they are already awesome!
A wise man once said that: “most of us will never do great things, but all of us can do small things in a great way!” Kudos, congratulations, well done, and Nice job, band!!
That marimba player has to truly have a lot of confidence to be the literal only one playing at times. As a marimba player I’d be terrified and mess it all up. Mad respect
this what good instruction and a dedicated group can do!!! this is the most i have ever enjoyed a band this small by far. i bet they own that division wherever they compete
As one who came about in a 200 piece marching band, this is awesome. I later learned how to manage a small band and it’s fun. You can still get that big sound and these guys do a pretty good job of it. Nice work!!!
They have 28 people in their band/pit/guard/drum major. My band has 26. They have nearly double our winds but we have a little more than about double their drum-line and a bit less than double their guard. Pit is the same. So, from one small band to another, bravo. Great job! Hard work paying off!!
In my highschool if you take band course you’re required to do marching, out entire trumpet section is this large and we don’t sound nearly as good good this, it’s truly incredible to see this, big bands have to start somewhere and there’s definitely photos where our band from the 80s is very small, major props to the band for sounding AND looking incredible, not to mention intonation was great, mad props
This is pretty eye-opening. My band has nearly 200 students in it, we have Bagpipers that play in it, our trumpet, flute, clarinet and saxophone sections have minimum 10 people in it. And yet, for all of this (save the pipes) they are quieter than this 24 student band. Most of the sections hid behind individuals who take the lead. Only until recently has the sound improved so that you can hear more than 2-3 people playing in each section. Bagpipes dont exactly have a tone switcher but we all make sure that when we play, you notice it. The title for a video of my band at the beginning of our marching would be Big Band, Small Sound. I'm going to make an effort to show this to my Band Director in hopes that he see it and address it to the band. Truly an awesome performance
@@Lily-xl2by, As MPA is now over, I see fit to say it. Riverview Kiltie Band is what I refer to. I am one of the Bagpipers there and I've great respect for all of the members within my band.
Band (7th-12th) has... 2 flutes 1 trumpet 2 alto saxs 1 tenor sax 1 bass clarinet 1 b flat clarinet 2 snares and 1 quad/tenors 3 bass drums So the is 14 of us
we are single a (smallest class size) and have 5 basses 5 snares 5 cymbals 2 quint drums 10 saxes 1 sousa 8 trumpets 6 clarinets 2 flutes 4 trombones 2 baritones. we got number 1 small band in numerous competitions :)
Hate to flex but not including our reserves we have 11 in drum line 10 sousaphones 11 trombones 9 baritones 19 trumpets 9 mellos 10 saxes 7 low reads 12 clarinets 10 flutes and 1 piccolo
I really wanna go to my brother's school now, show them this video, and say "THIS is forte". They have over 300 kids but they're all so quiet! It was just as bad when I was there, but I never realized until after I graduated. Also, when I was marching, the trumpet section was about 4 more people than this band. Flutes and alto sax were about the same. I swear that was all you could hear from us, though I'm happy there's much more diversity now. ALSO this is awesome and nostalgic, thank you c:
My university's sax section is twice the size of this band, but they're rocking it! My high school maxed out at over 100 total and we definitely couldn't match this volume if we were cut even in half. Also, they're great on the jazz part - the trumpets around 4:18 are awesome! You love to see it, great work guys!
I never knew there was a marching band version of this song?!!! That's amazing! And so is this band. For a band that's the same size as our jazz band, they are freaking amazing!
From an old guy & former member of JW Nixon band who won Texas' 5A State Marching Contest eons ago, great job! While you're on the field, take it. It belongs to you. 👍
Reminds me of when our band which was one of the largest went to a schools homecoming with the smallest band. And they had a matching band of 10-15 and put on a full show for everyone, including a company front. That was unforgettable and amazing.
my daughter's ms/hs band had only 23 members but when they lined up across 15 yards and did a perfect line front and back to hash mark, the 160+ band gave a standing ovation. doesn't matter how many, only how much heart!
They sound great and did good at entertaining the audience! I noticed that the bass drums were in the pit which reminded me of when we didn't have enough people in drumline one year so we had one person march three bass drums on the field. He got some muscles during that show. That's dedication for you.
This is gonna be the size of my band next year. So far, we're doing a pretty good job at keeping our sound big at 40 members total, but who knows what will happen when the numbers go down?
All these people in the comments "oh I have a smaller band" ... The flute section in our band is bigger than this band We legitimately have 24 flutes A solid 50 trumpets My highschool marching band is over 200
Reilly Elizabeth I attend The university of arkansas at pine bluff and I’m in the band, we only have 30 trumpets. Are u in highschool Bc I’ve never seen 50 trumpets in any band😭 is your band on youtube?
@@bigguccichase2486 Lil Chas3 lol if you look up Dexter Dreadnaughts marching band camp 2019 you can see our (just learned don't judge too hard lol) pregame and halftime show for this year and all of our overbearing trumpets 😂 (also the announcer said 192, but there were a few people who didn't go so the band is probably more like 194 or 195)
@@ozzie1826 yea high school bands have trumpets like mosquitos have diseases. There's is no balance here, there is no triangle of sound. There is only trumpet.
Maddy_ Luv my schools flute section Is like 57 people I think lol and our trumpets which I think we have like 50 and I feel like their trumpets can out play ours. And we have 22 tubas and that tuba player has some power for just one.
At least that front ensemble doesn’t have to worry about hauling 40 million pieces of equipment that each weigh 200 lbs down to the field like my band does 💀
this is amazing!! i remember going to comps with bands this size and sometimes they ended up being better than my band (my band wasn’t very big either, about 40 wind players I’d say)
My daughter’s mother took her out of the state to NJ. She was leaving her old friends from K through 8th grade. This meant that she’d be starting high school without any friends. She joined the Marching Band and attended the band summer camp. Now after 7 days she started school with 105 band members with several becoming BFF’s. She is now a freshman in college and still tight with several of her band mates. Thank God for the Marching Bands around the country.
When band parties can actually hold the entire band in one house.
Ngl I had about this many people in my 1 room basement every time band parties rolled around
Our band just does section parties
Me being in the mello section, we don’t gotta worry about 40 trumpets in one household (they actually would split up into two houses lmao)
When everyone in a band gets along enough to have a band party
I love the lone tuba playing out. "It may just be me, but you're gonna feel this low end!"
*susaphone*
notmymemes420
Actually it’s *Sousaphone*
And they are legit the same thing
Lol
We have 1 in an 80 person band but you can still hear him
Our band is like 50-60 but still only has one tuba.
Actually surprisingly pretty good for their size. The singular tuba is killing it on jah
You mean sousaphone
@@madscarpools8740 *Tuba-with-legs
And that's on jah
True projection
@@madscarpools8740 literally the same thing but okay-
perks of having a small band: you can actually hear the flutes once in a while
True
So true
my band is small but you cant hear flutes because theres only like 2 LOL
Big change going from marching to concert band: the flutes are supposed to be heard in concert band
As a fairly loud trombone player, I fully agree
Smaller bands have it worse off because each person stands out far more if they make a mistake, the sheer fact that they can maintain such clarity in their music while playing with such a small band takes a lot more courage and trust in yourself than in bigger bands, I respect this band greatly.
Love the single tuba player representing the whole low brass
This man has the pride of 15 people
it's a sousaphone, not a tuba
the euphoniums: 🗿
The trombone : 🗿
@@juandiegomenciarami3885I've never heard a band director call a sousa, a sousa. They always call them tubas
They’re called Sousaphones, but can be classified as Tubas. There is one Sousa, 2 baritones, and 1 trombone(the best obviously).
This is what pride looks like.
@@Snas-nm2ij are you dumb? Pride is not necessarily related to the LGBTQ+ community. Pride means to be proud of.
Liam Munroe ITS A FUCKING JOKE CHIIIIIILL
Clueless Fred LOL
r/wooosh
@@liammunroe6978 u took the bait
The drum line is clean. It sounds like only one person
hmmmmmmmm...........
KrustyKrabKorbin You messy for that one 😂😂
I think thats cuz it is just one person
@@soundbeverage3964 no way
@@soundbeverage3964 wait, you're telling me there is only one person in drumline?
everyone: That band is tiny!
me: That sousaphone player must have some large lungs
Yeah, playing Tuba, especially for a band like this where they are the only one, would definitely require some lungs
@@LuckyOwI777 Yeah the sousaphone (or tuba) player.
He killed it honestly. Being in a smaller band definitely helps him bring his sound out which is awesome
@@LuckyOwI777 wtf?😂
@@LuckyOwI777 thats.. thats the same thing
They sound FANTASTIC! Who cares about size? I know plenty of 200+ high school bands that don't have half this sound and tone. Props to their director and them for putting their heart into this!!
Yea they sound real good. The blue devils better watch out
@@earlviney5212most definitely
I’m not an expert on pitch but I can tell you there’s no balance within the band I can’t hear the mello the trumpet is blaring out of tune the low brass is very blatty and I hear no dynamic contrast
yea it makes me really sad, we have maybe 4x their members, they have maybe 4x our tone quality
Size is absolutely irrelevant, personality is the major thing
For being such a small band, their marching technique wasn’t awful, the sets were actually pretty good and the guard and pit did well. And they sounded awesome for being so small. I’m sincerely impressed at how good they sound compared to other bands. I’d take them over Allen High any day.
ScallywagBeowulf oof I’m from Allen 🤣
Don’t you play sousaphone?
Dang wasn’t expecting an Allen comment to be the first comment I see
Its a lot easier to clean when there's only like 20 people
Ok bro I agreed until the end, because no you wouldn’t lol
This is how your legacy bands get started, a small group of dedicated students and instructors building a program. Being a brass instructor I can truthfully say that I’ve seen BOA competitive bands start at this level and slowly climb in there respective regions and sometimes even on a national scale. 400 member bands don’t pop out of no where folks.
Couldn't agree with this more.It starts with tradition and pride
ALL. OF. THIS.
But they do disappear out of nowhere. My band had 260 people my freshman year. 200 sophomore year, our director left so 140 junior year, and my senior year (we didnt have a show, covid) we were expecting 90 people. This year, my first year out, there are about 70-80. Dedication, good directors, and upper class-man are what create just strong bands. Remove 1-2 of those, your band is done for.
*laughs in Claudia Taylor johnson*
@@whisperrayne9590 park vista be like
Gotta love the scales in the beginning
Go pit😁😎
Green 1 be like
“This next piece is called: warmups”
NO I don't
Today we are playing for you “Green Scale Variations”
That one tuba player has some serious big lung energy.
We have a single tuba in our band (slightly bigger than this) and the player is this short girl who is literally the same height as the tuba and she plays the hell out of it
LuckyOwl777 we use to have one tuba in my old high school band.
He was so good, when I went back 3 years after I graduated, 5 years after he did, for an alumni thing they wanted to do they still called all 6 of their tuba players “little Johns” even though nobody in the band save the directors knows who John is.
@@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar lol. That's epic
@@LuckyOwI777 as a short girl who is the only tuba in a small band, i try my best
@@LuckyOwI777 I feel her we got two tubas me and the other are both short he’s 5’1 and I’m 5’2
Coming from someone else in a small band, I’m impressed on how clean they are. It’s a lot easier to hear mistakes when the band is smaller. Another thing to note is that the drill and music accommodated their size. It wasn’t watered down and basic, but it emphasized the good qualities they had. Props to the band director because they did a great job organizing a band like that! Also props to the kids for having the confidence to play out!
Is 150 people small? Serious question BTW
@@Uranium23827that’s huge, considered a 5a band which is the largest class in the competing classes
@@diam.ond. really? Dang
Sheet music: pp
Them: f
Sheet music:mp
Them: fff
It's not just dynamics. It's playing in tone and in tune, with good support.
Sheet Music: fff
The band: fffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
Gotta play out
That's how you know your playing in tune
My band has 2 flutes and 1 clarinet thats literly what out directer told them
This makes me smile because they used the opportunity to sound great, even though they are a small band. And they used it well. Their forms are excellent in my opinion. This shows the individual work that gets put into the students, meaning they are in a great program.
Props to them and director
Dude, my band is like triple the size and it has the same amount of guard.
Mine is the quadruple the size and they have more colorguard
Haha!!! Been there b4
Same lol
Ha, my band is like 6 times as large and had no guard
Nick Day how do you have no guard?
1 band! 1 sound!! This band is small but mighty!! Kudos on the tuba for holding down the bass and for homie on snare!! Keep it up y’all!!
After watching this several times, it still makes me cry, the potential and determination of a small band is just outstanding. Im truly emotionally attached to this performance
I like to call that: playing forte.
CrankThatChrissy ff
Nah, it’s fff
CrankThatChrissy ffffffffff
Each person was playing ffffffffff
Fffffffffffffffffffooortiiiciiiiimoooooo
why is everyone in the comments like “OMG this band is so small!”
like, you read the title right?
Idk man, ours only has 8 playing members and 4 color guard so it isn't that small lol
WarriorX this one is still small, yours is just super small
Sax and Relax its literally the size of mine lmao sad boy hours
I mean I don’t see anybody saying anything like that...
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Epitome of the phrase “quality over quantity”
EXACTLY
There was a band in south carolina it was Lori's high school they were small but s big sound from about 20plus
The quality of sound a band produces is NEVER based on how many people are on the field, but by the caliber of its members, and how well they blend with the ensemble. GREAT JOB!
They sound so good! The director deserves a raise and a half for his effort.
This is proof that size doesn’t matter and what does is dedication.
Edit I only meant this as encouragement from one small band to another... it didn’t stay that way...
Edit edit: I don’t care that people took it as a joke it’s Loki funny
Size doesn’t matter just how you use it
I was trying my best.
James Parsons I got to see a 1C class band today at a competition, ridiculously small compared to our giant 6A. I was surprised considering what they were. They had maybe 20 people max
@@lifeisonlyoptional2215 It wasn't at Troy university by any chance was it?
Some Random Person no, San Angelo TX. Concho Classic. We were the only 6A other than the host, who was exhibition, not competing
That tuba sounds like 4 people good job man
Not a tuba.
@@-Jay- it's a Sousa and they're the marching version of tubas. Everyone knew what they meant.
Sousa*
Sorry I had to.
No, not really. 4 tubas would drown out most of this band.
@@saber-jocky3436 nope, it honestly depends on who's playing
Was low-key expecting a DCI show to be played over their marching
I was thinking about bluecoats 2016 opening was gonna play over this
Me too
Same 😂
Work at Smith?
Like In that one vid called “bluecoats 2020 reveal” 💀💀.
that tuba is killing it he must’ve dedicated a lot of time to this,, all of them did sounds great
there was a local competition band in my county last year with only 9 wind instruments, and they would get first in their class every time. they’d even do better than some 60+ membered bands!! really inspiring.
Thats the size of my trumpet section in my band
Same
Lol our trumpet section for our jr high has 22... I guess a lot of the 6th graders liked to play trumpet 😂
That's probably the amount of flutes across all the bands at my school.
Thats our mello section
That’s the size of our trombone section, we have like 27 trombones
You gotta give them props. To be so small their volume is great. Their arrangements are full scale . These are true musicians and their band director is to be commended.
Holy smokes they are playing the crap out of those instruments!
Thank you, Teddy Roosevelt.
Fr
My favorite president right here
Not enough recognition for the xylophone player absolutely fuken killing it on time, on beat, and being the sole torch carrying savior
This is why intonation is key. Smaller bands always sound bigger when their intonation is on point. It's not perfect of course, but it's pretty good seeing how exposed the sections are solely due to the amount of people.
Kudos to the director! This is what music education looks like.
Couldn’t disagree more. You’ll find music education in the conservatories. This falls under athletics.
@@southfloridaarcheryguy114 by music education I mean the teaching of music done by band directors and music teachers throughout the world. This group is clearly well taught by a educator that doesn’t care how small they are. A director that teaches quality sound and quality shows and that size doesn’t matter. The kids came and proved that they were just as good if not even better than bands bigger than them. This is a quality music program.
@@southfloridaarcheryguy114 You're an idiot. Clearly the Director is doing really, really quality teaching of these students for them to sound like this.
@@southfloridaarcheryguy114 You'll find musical abuse in conservatories
we've got 7 trumpets and their sound is quieter than this
Your trumpets are quiet?!
Brody Pack same
Trumpets? Quiet
we have 32.
Sum wrong here
whoever disliked this has no heart. For what they have, thats really good
The band is. The guard is not clean though. One girl is consistently rushing and at the wrong angles.
Makeup Is My Life the guard is part of the band
@@bearsandboys9536 Yeah I'm in guard and I agree that we are a part of the band, but what I said stands true. Personally our trumpets were always really loud. Doesn't mean the whole band is bad or even the trumpets, but it means the trumpets could improve to balance and blend with the overall band.
I mean the band is loud but the tone of the band is questionable so I’d understand why it’d be disliked because they are focusing on being loud rather than actually sounding good....
Agreed
I may come from a 6A but I know the smaller your band is, the harder you have to work. For the sound to be just as impactful. Also with fewer people on the field, it gives the judges an easier way to pick out the mistakes. But y’all did so good. Great job ☺️
Clean and crisp. The timbre is on point. I can hear every instrument on its own merit. Bravo. Well done.
One tuba player playing like there’s 3. This reminds me of my sophomore year as Tuba section leader.
Tuba scuba
M.S.C ISLAND The drill writer played smart. He put the Sousa in the front majority of the times, while bigger band preferred them being in the back.
We had a clinic after on of the parades we did and there was only a tape and no video to go along with it and we had one sousaphone player and the clinician asked who was in the section and one person raised his hand and he told him “I need less of you”
I’ve got close to 400 members in my band and there are some moments where we don’t look or sound that good
Aiden Magee excuse me 400 what state are you in. In Louisiana about 150-200 is a big band but 400 ummm
Rebaone Kgoadi oh ya I’m from Texas
Aiden Magee that explains it . what school ?
Rebaone Kgoadi Ronald Reagan
Rebaone Kgoadi in San Antonio
We have less people than that in our band. We're told our sound really makes up for it though. Our band director tries his best with what kids he has though. Instruments are decent, we have funding but no one is interested. There's no support for the band in our community. A lot of people say our sound makes up for it, but idk... I wish we had more support
- 2 alto saxophones
- 3 trumpets
- 5 clarinets
- 1 baritone
-1 trombone
- 1 keyboard bass
- 3 percussion
16 of us
no drum major since we're so small, we just march to the best of our abilities. band director is very sure we use proper techniques when marching, and is good with his music. he honestly does a great job
Edit: Honestly forgot I even commented this 😭
Update:
- 2 saxophones
- 3 clarinets
- 2 trumpets
- 1 trombone
- 1 keyboard bass
- 1 percussion
We've dropped members but still going strong! Covid really screwed up prospective members from joining, hoping next year will be better!
Mystical Rainbow we have 5 flutes, 5 percussionists, 2 trombones, 2 clarinets, 3 alto sax’s. And 4 trumpets, oh and one sousaphone. And we do really well. Like we even made it to state( we were bigger at that time) but we got 1st place in parades and at concerts
Mystical Rainbow that’s crazy, I have mad respect for the kids and directors who give it their all despite the low amount of kids and/or funding
In what state does a band of 20 make all-state, that’s just so hard to imagine because everything is bigger in Texas
Shawn's Modern Classical Music its in Louisiana and when we made it to state we were at maybe 35-40 maybe I can’t remember exactly
5 Alto saxs
2 tenor saxs
4 flutes
5 clarinets
1 baritone
1 trombone
6 trumpets
1 toms
2 snars
2 cymbals
3 basses
14 colorguard
46 members
And we have a new BD straight out of college and we sound like ass. When our previous BD left half of the folks in band quite and now we sound like trash.
My band director always told me being in tune creates the illusion of size and this video proves it. Only the trumpet stood out of the musical texture but still achieved at a high level
i recently went from a larger band to a smaller band and i got scared that a aller band would mean it was worse. this band is pheonominal. guard is in time, drumline is clean, their fundimentals are amazing. i can't wait to see them get bigger, they are already awesome!
A wise man once said that: “most of us will never do great things, but all of us can do small things in a great way!” Kudos, congratulations, well done, and Nice job, band!!
Whoever is on staff in this band are excellent teachers.
Great balanced sound! And that Tuba, makes me have chills!!
they got the lungs of a giant
That 2:24 solo made my heart melt.
For real go off little xylophonist
That marimba player has to truly have a lot of confidence to be the literal only one playing at times. As a marimba player I’d be terrified and mess it all up. Mad respect
Props to the band directors for being able to pull off something like this. Very impressive!!!
There’s something about these bands that just make me happy haha
It’s a baby marching band. And they played so well! Now that is an amazing band.
this what good instruction and a dedicated group can do!!! this is the most i have ever enjoyed a band this small by far. i bet they own that division wherever they compete
This is a clean SUPER SUPER clean band. Beautiful sound. Great Marching. AMAZING PERFORMANCE!
Why’s this in my recommended? I don’t know, but I’m glad it was.
I saw that lone snare and I was like “wheres the othe- OH NO” I feel so sorry for him.
I love this so much! Kudos to the director and all those kids!!
As one who came about in a 200 piece marching band, this is awesome. I later learned how to manage a small band and it’s fun. You can still get that big sound and these guys do a pretty good job of it. Nice work!!!
Congrats!! My dad was a director of a small school that amassed 21 first place awards in 2 years....YOU GO!!
They have 28 people in their band/pit/guard/drum major. My band has 26. They have nearly double our winds but we have a little more than about double their drum-line and a bit less than double their guard. Pit is the same. So, from one small band to another, bravo. Great job! Hard work paying off!!
Imagine if the percussion messed up the scales at the beginning
I heard a wrong note during those scales somewhere.
1:01 right here
For such a small band they’re/were pretty good. They had so little to work with but they made it work!!
I love how everyone is talking about the lone tuba while my school’s band only has one tuba with around a 30 person band lol
Same, lol
I'm the only tuba in my band of around 85-100 people.
It fucking sucks lmao
I might be in the same band as you
In my highschool if you take band course you’re required to do marching, out entire trumpet section is this large and we don’t sound nearly as good good this, it’s truly incredible to see this, big bands have to start somewhere and there’s definitely photos where our band from the 80s is very small, major props to the band for sounding AND looking incredible, not to mention intonation was great, mad props
Same here and yes
This is pretty eye-opening. My band has nearly 200 students in it, we have Bagpipers that play in it, our trumpet, flute, clarinet and saxophone sections have minimum 10 people in it. And yet, for all of this (save the pipes) they are quieter than this 24 student band. Most of the sections hid behind individuals who take the lead. Only until recently has the sound improved so that you can hear more than 2-3 people playing in each section. Bagpipes dont exactly have a tone switcher but we all make sure that when we play, you notice it.
The title for a video of my band at the beginning of our marching would be Big Band, Small Sound. I'm going to make an effort to show this to my Band Director in hopes that he see it and address it to the band. Truly an awesome performance
Shiroi Okami What Band is it?
@@aumipe2295, I'd prefer not to say if that's alright with you. At least not now, mayhaps I'll share later
keep us updated!
@@Lily-xl2by, As MPA is now over, I see fit to say it. Riverview Kiltie Band is what I refer to. I am one of the Bagpipers there and I've great respect for all of the members within my band.
I was half expecting a sound overlay of Carolina Crown on the ensemble hit to be honest lmao
Band (7th-12th) has...
2 flutes
1 trumpet
2 alto saxs
1 tenor sax
1 bass clarinet
1 b flat clarinet
2 snares and
1 quad/tenors
3 bass drums
So the is 14 of us
we are single a (smallest class size) and have 5 basses 5 snares 5 cymbals 2 quint drums 10 saxes 1 sousa 8 trumpets 6 clarinets 2 flutes 4 trombones 2 baritones. we got number 1 small band in numerous competitions :)
14 and you have 3 basses? Woah
Drew Dawson we got 360 people in our band 😭
Hate to flex but not including our reserves we have 11 in drum line 10 sousaphones 11 trombones 9 baritones 19 trumpets 9 mellos 10 saxes 7 low reads 12 clarinets 10 flutes and 1 piccolo
Drew Dawson so no low brass and mellophones?
Fantastic. And each member can write "Soloist" on their resume.
I really wanna go to my brother's school now, show them this video, and say "THIS is forte". They have over 300 kids but they're all so quiet! It was just as bad when I was there, but I never realized until after I graduated. Also, when I was marching, the trumpet section was about 4 more people than this band. Flutes and alto sax were about the same. I swear that was all you could hear from us, though I'm happy there's much more diversity now. ALSO this is awesome and nostalgic, thank you c:
The band is about the same size as my band’s saxophone section
i’m in a band with over 250 people and it’s amazing to see such a small band put out so much sound
My university's sax section is twice the size of this band, but they're rocking it! My high school maxed out at over 100 total and we definitely couldn't match this volume if we were cut even in half. Also, they're great on the jazz part - the trumpets around 4:18 are awesome! You love to see it, great work guys!
I've seen bands many times that size that don't even have a pit
But that xylophonist is totally rocking it
And the accessories person
I’m so damn impressed. And like, proud of them. Small but mighty.
I never knew there was a marching band version of this song?!!! That's amazing! And so is this band. For a band that's the same size as our jazz band, they are freaking amazing!
Kudos to this band and director - using what you got to the best advantage. Well done!
for a small band that’s pretty impressive
The balance and tone of the band sounds so great!
From an old guy & former member of JW Nixon band who won Texas' 5A State Marching Contest eons ago, great job! While you're on the field, take it. It belongs to you. 👍
Smaller the club, the bigger the party !
Reminds me of when our band which was one of the largest went to a schools homecoming with the smallest band. And they had a matching band of 10-15 and put on a full show for everyone, including a company front. That was unforgettable and amazing.
I FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR WHEN THEY STARTED PLAYING👏👏👏👏
Great job everyone! That first trumpet is spot on for intonation!! And the music selection is great! You should be very proud!!!
The tuba blend is amazing
excellent instrumentation, level of music spot on for the level of group. Congrats!
This is Division One quality, with a little bit of extra work, this has to be one of my favorite halftime performances that I've ever seen.
Some excellent teaching happening here. A very good band!
my daughter's ms/hs band had only 23 members but when they lined up across 15 yards and did a perfect line front and back to hash mark, the 160+ band gave a standing ovation. doesn't matter how many, only how much heart!
They sound great and did good at entertaining the audience! I noticed that the bass drums were in the pit which reminded me of when we didn't have enough people in drumline one year so we had one person march three bass drums on the field. He got some muscles during that show. That's dedication for you.
1st division pyramid of sound quality right there!!
This is gonna be the size of my band next year. So far, we're doing a pretty good job at keeping our sound big at 40 members total, but who knows what will happen when the numbers go down?
We're at 32 in my band
Mine has like 20 and our 4 seniors are graduating this year which is not good
All these people in the comments "oh I have a smaller band"
...
The flute section in our band is bigger than this band
We legitimately have 24 flutes
A solid 50 trumpets
My highschool marching band is over 200
Reilly Elizabeth I attend The university of arkansas at pine bluff and I’m in the band, we only have 30 trumpets. Are u in highschool Bc I’ve never seen 50 trumpets in any band😭 is your band on youtube?
@@bigguccichase2486 yeah I'm in highschool, I think we have 48 trumpets? I think we are but I'll have to find it lol
@@bigguccichase2486 Lil Chas3 lol if you look up Dexter Dreadnaughts marching band camp 2019 you can see our (just learned don't judge too hard lol) pregame and halftime show for this year and all of our overbearing trumpets 😂 (also the announcer said 192, but there were a few people who didn't go so the band is probably more like 194 or 195)
we have like 80 trumpets in our band 😂
@@ozzie1826 yea high school bands have trumpets like mosquitos have diseases. There's is no balance here, there is no triangle of sound. There is only trumpet.
This proves that small things come in big packages. Love the effort!
Proof that hard work, good direction, and lots of practice makes a marching band great no matter how small.
My flute section has 24 flutes, that's bigger than the entire band. Oof.
Maddy_ Luv my schools flute section Is like 57 people I think lol and our trumpets which I think we have like 50 and I feel like their trumpets can out play ours. And we have 22 tubas and that tuba player has some power for just one.
Maddy_ Luv my band has like 450 people in it or more. I just know we take like 12 buses 😂
@@artemiocastille6803 Wow, that's nuts! We need to make a 7A category for band lol
Some 6A school have way too much power lol. I bet it's not as easy to get everyone to be quiet though ୧(＾ 〰 ＾)୨
At least that front ensemble doesn’t have to worry about hauling 40 million pieces of equipment that each weigh 200 lbs down to the field like my band does 💀
You didn't have to pull up a who knows how heavy synth cart up the ramp at Ford Field. Ouch, lol
this is amazing!! i remember going to comps with bands this size and sometimes they ended up being better than my band (my band wasn’t very big either, about 40 wind players I’d say)
My daughter’s mother took her out of the state to NJ. She was leaving her old friends from K through 8th grade. This meant that she’d be starting high school without any friends. She joined the Marching Band and attended the band summer camp. Now after 7 days she started school with 105 band members with several becoming BFF’s. She is now a freshman in college and still tight with several of her band mates. Thank God for the Marching Bands around the country.
I relived HS through my son and WISHED I was in marching band!
As someone in a marching band of about 15 people.. this is big inspiration. Good job lads.