Dude same every time we accidentally hit the wind chimes while we’re putting stuff away, everyone just comes and tries to touch it. Same with the marimba.
MyNameJeff Sometimes i literally get BD permission to practice marimba, and yet get crap from no less than every passing percussionist just cuz I play trumpet 😭
Dexter Letterman in in lower brass and because we don’t have a lot of melodies My director always stops right when we’re about to come in and I hate it lmao
Ex-band director here... There has never been, in the history of videos, a truer rendition of the life of a middle school tuba player! Keep up the good work!!!
Michael Davis yeah woodwind directors suck, I have one who is literally named Caron said like Karen, wtf why would spell it like that, but the wood winds at my school are pretty cool
@@Sle3plessNights I mean its not super easy to learn. I took band for four years and I still cant play it like I should. In my opinion, no, its not the hardest instument to learn. But it is in the top 5 hardest intruments to learn😁
@@icouldntthinkofanamexoxo9199 I've been playing for four years too, and I'm teaching my friend how to play as well. She can play a b flat scale and she's only played for a week, the sound is just slightly airy. But I get it, some things that may be easy to some can be more difficult for others 👌
LMao, That takes me back just a few years. I’m a 64-year-old professional Tuba player in Basel Switzerland and grew up playing tuba in Annandale Virginia. I can tell you that it’s not much different for me today as it was back then! This video really hit the spot!
@@foolishstrudel2689 As a tuba player out of college and playing in a local symphony I'd say its not much different. The only difference is that you stop counting the long rests and just wait for the musical cue
me before class: *plays with granite blocks, snare drums, that big drum thing, and whatever percussion instruments* Percussionists: Stop playing with them unless you're a percussionist. me :C
Been playing tuba for nearly 5 years, and this might be the truest thing on the planet. The fart and laugh was totally the most relatable thing though. Happens on a daily basis.
I sit in front a tuba player and they would blow so loud that eventually I’ll be on deaf- Ngl playing the tuba was my second option but I got to play the Clarinet instead :p
I play flute and when you are in the second row, you have to sit right in front of the trumpets so you have the high pitched sound of the flute and the loud trumpet players right behind you. I'm surprised I didn't go deaf after my first couple of months back there before I got moved up
Haha.....I knew after seeing this that you TRULY are a middle school band teacher! Great videos! Good luck over there....I am trying to do the same thing in Montana.
As a middle school tuba player, I can confirm this is true. (and also when the trumpets press your valves while you're playing warmup as they walk by ;-;)
Nah I’m in middle school but my teacher picked quite a few music pieces that had me (the tuba) in it more and there’s only one piece she said she didn’t really like which was “March of the Irish guards” because the trombones play the melody but I play the harmony so she said that she wished the music piece was basically the same as trombone but mine sounds good
i sit by a tuba since i am a bari sax and those things are so huge and the tuba player literally has to wipe his mouth piece of every two seconds because of all the spit
I can relate to almost all of this, like the “patience” and the “few notes after a rest”. My tuba case has wheels, though. And, yes, we’re super immature.
This is amazing. In one of our pieces, our teacher sometimes pauses us at 69. When she says, “Ok, start at 69.” My section leader and I (there’s two of us, unfortunately.) both say “Nice.” It’s pretty cool.
I have many tuba stories: A kid dropped his mouthpiece in his horn I barely get to play I almost sprained my ankle bringing my tuba ( I was wearing heels) I’m the only girl in my section After musical rehearsal me and an older tuba player were communicating with our mouthpieces Huge mouthpieces Playing loud when people stick their head in my horn Last but not least EVERY. SINGLE. TIME I HIT MYSELF WITH MY TUBA
When I was in beginning band we were playing this one piece that had 18 measures of rest for most of the band except for flutes, clarinets, saxophone, and I'm pretty sure percussion and one of the low brass players said that they had enough time to make sandwiches for the entire class and he would still have time to be back before he has to play again.
I’m a female tuba player, the only tuba player at my pre-k through 12 school, so I get to play in Elementary school band, middle school band, and high school band for concerts and stuff, so that’s fun....
Don’t forget having to set your tuba down to write something on your music and not having time to pick it back up before the teacher starts again😂
No offense but I didnt have to
Kara Jones It’s worse with Sousaphones
I feel you there brother
Brother especially with a new tuba that you have to be extra careful not to scratch when you set it down so your band director doesn’t beat you
@@TheRandomWolf yes, yes it terribly is
one time our tuba player got his mouthpiece stuck in his mouth
Wow. I want to know how that happened.
As a fellow tuba player, I NEED TO KNOW HOW. I kinda want to try it 😂😂
Now it is truly , a piece of his mouth
I’ve gotten my finger stuck before but not my mouthpiece in my mouth
Blade why would you put your finger actually I’m not gonna ask questions 😂-
Oml my percussionist soul got so triggered when he touched the wind chimes
That Oracle Of Delphi me percussionist and felt same way
Same
Nah you all overreact
Dude same every time we accidentally hit the wind chimes while we’re putting stuff away, everyone just comes and tries to touch it. Same with the marimba.
MyNameJeff Sometimes i literally get BD permission to practice marimba, and yet get crap from no less than every passing percussionist just cuz I play trumpet 😭
“Pause right there” and “thank you for your patience” is said every 5 seconds in my band.
Dexter Letterman in in lower brass and because we don’t have a lot of melodies My director always stops right when we’re about to come in and I hate it lmao
Dexter Letterman once had a sub in band and we only got threw 2 lines of a so g
im an alto sax so i play plenty of times, sometimes the whole song other than a few measures
Same, it’s sad ;;
Dexter Letterman heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I found you
So being a low band tuba player, the goal is to see how long it takes for the director to notice the popcorn you brought
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My goal is to not scream at the trumpets
true lol
My goal is to not compare french horn to a cinnamon bun.
My goal is to not shove the trombone player that's blaring their instrument in my ear down the tuba bell.
*Man, my new songs are actually getting fun, had to play 8 notes in a measure*
thought you were dead my dude
8 WHOLE NOTES?!?!?! THAT'S RARE WITHOUT 50 RESTS INBETWEEN
You’ve got it all my dude
Were they different notes?
The real question is, what's the time signature???
You forgot when the Band Director is constantly getting on to you for not playing out
Izzy_ McNugget_3 and then they say you are playing too loud
Lol! So true
NGL my bad director told me to play louder
It’s either we play consistently at
My band director has no issue with me and my other tuba friend because we are just that good
Ex-band director here... There has never been, in the history of videos, a truer rendition of the life of a middle school tuba player! Keep up the good work!!!
Do: says measure 69
The whole baritone trombone and tuba section: *nice*
There is a definite difference between the actual brass in low brass, and the saxophones in it, the 69 joke for instance
@@mchamburgerslice2870 our woodwinds aren't funny at all tho, the woodwind director has no chill
Michael Davis yeah woodwind directors suck, I have one who is literally named Caron said like Karen, wtf why would spell it like that, but the wood winds at my school are pretty cool
True except a baritone trombone and tuba section would. Be dieing trying not to laugh
I’m a Tuba player in high school and I can relate to this whole video.
Jay 05 lol rip
Ben Currens same except we just finished marching season so we haven’t had concert setup yet
Same
I'm euphonium and tuba player and I was shocked by the truth of the video 😂😂😂
I'm not a tuba player, but my sense of humor is really weird and I relate to the "begin at measure 69" part lol.
Me: A Tuba Player
Also Me: Tubas are the most important instrument
My Band Teacher: Nice job Bass Clarinets, Bari Sax and Bassoon.
Me: 😑😑😑
Says the ones that don't know how to play eighth notes
@@nicholasdavis4033 all I get is eighth notes
LITERALLY WHAT IS YOUR BAND, ME AS A BASSOON AM IGNORED SO GODDAMN MUCH
We have only 1 bassoon. And yes Tubas And Bassoons are instruments my band teacher doesn't care about
Literally my band!!
You forgot when we only get 2 notes in a whole entire song
I feel you man
*cough* Sabre Dance *cough*
I wish I had that right now. I have a Christmas concert next weekend and I’m still confused on the notes
chicken wings
*practice*
*ask for help*
*private lessons*
Atleast 2 important noted
I love this so much. Is this what band teachers do on their free periods? 😂
Lauren Kaskey what’s a free period? I don’t get those lol
@@kalebchamberlin2445 haha well teachers in middle school don't teach every period so when they have no students for a period then they have a break
My school also calls them prep periods, but it’s the same thing. You really don’t get a prep period when you’re the band director 😂
I died when he was about to play and the teaches pauses, it is so relatable!
Trombone should be easy to do those things are dangerous!
Okay. Trombones are not that easy. Trust me I play the trombone.
@@icouldntthinkofanamexoxo9199
Ehhhhhh idk it ain't that hard
@@Sle3plessNights I mean its not super easy to learn. I took band for four years and I still cant play it like I should. In my opinion, no, its not the hardest instument to learn. But it is in the top 5 hardest intruments to learn😁
@@icouldntthinkofanamexoxo9199
I've been playing for four years too, and I'm teaching my friend how to play as well. She can play a b flat scale and she's only played for a week, the sound is just slightly airy. But I get it, some things that may be easy to some can be more difficult for others 👌
@@Sle3plessNights Yeah. See, you get it. Anyways, I see your side too.✌
our tuba player used to go on their phone the whole class..the whole percussion section cheered in justice when she got busted
Why you guys gonna pretend like you goodie two shoes all of a sudden? I would’ve cheered her on. We should all be so lucky.
one time a tuba slipped off the player’s lap and smacked him in the head i felt so bad lmao
That's happened to me once before. It definitely wasn't fun
this happens to me all the time
Oh no! Was the tuba okay?
@@brennanherring9059 I love how your first worry is the tuba. It was also my first worry too
0:34 that happens to us trombones all the times! But we never get thanked for our patience!
As a tuba player I can say that I’ve never been so offended by something I agree with so much.
My dude I’ve never related to anything more than the counting thing
Avery f
In one of my pieces I go through like over 20 measures of rest and I don’t play anything faster than a quarter note
I play bari sax and in one song I had 83 measures of rest, my friend that plays clarinet had 10
Sydney Rohrberg fattest f in the west
Still do that in college
LMao, That takes me back just a few years. I’m a 64-year-old professional Tuba player in Basel Switzerland and grew up playing tuba in Annandale Virginia. I can tell you that it’s not much different for me today as it was back then! This video really hit the spot!
Nice to see another NOVA tuba player!
DMV in the house! (DC, Maryland, Virginia)
I legit get so distracted. Half the time it's the other instruments messing up and me sitting there so my mind just drifts away.
1:21 I'm not a tuba player (I play clarinet) but yes, I am one of those kids that laugh 🤦😂
hey I'm also a clarinet player
It wasn't until he said "pull out" that I started laughing. I play flute
I, as my middle school’s top tuba, cannot express how true this is.
Edit: nothing changes in high school unless you’re in the top band.
had to hit that quick flex
@@MG-ts1xs you'd have to be your middle schools top tuba to understand
Yo ditto
I was the only tuba in 8th grade
Lol same I a middle school to top tuba too
This accurately depicts middle school tuba players as I just was one
why would you stop?
Don’t forget that we also have to empty our mouthpiece every 5 seconds.... or is that just me?
I PLAY TUBA AND IM A SOPHOMORE IN HIGHSCHOOL NOW BUT THIS STILL MADE MY DAY THANK YOU!
Is it any different from being a senior?
@@foolishstrudel2689 As a tuba player out of college and playing in a local symphony I'd say its not much different. The only difference is that you stop counting the long rests and just wait for the musical cue
As a tuba player I am highly offended by this unfair portrayal of us... we are so much dumber than that
teacher: play number 69
me : *dying of laughter*
We need a video for a day in the life of a trombone player-
1 tuba at home, 1 tuba at school.
*That’s how volunteering for free works.*
Same they do that to convince me to stay tuba
me before class: *plays with granite blocks, snare drums, that big drum thing, and whatever percussion instruments*
Percussionists: Stop playing with them unless you're a percussionist.
me :C
Been playing tuba for nearly 5 years, and this might be the truest thing on the planet. The fart and laugh was totally the most relatable thing though. Happens on a daily basis.
I am a Middle School Band Teacher and I cried I laughed so hard at this series of videos! Mr. Chamberlain absolutely nails it!
I sit in front a tuba player and they would blow so loud that eventually I’ll be on deaf-
Ngl playing the tuba was my second option but I got to play the Clarinet instead :p
I play flute and when you are in the second row, you have to sit right in front of the trumpets so you have the high pitched sound of the flute and the loud trumpet players right behind you. I'm surprised I didn't go deaf after my first couple of months back there before I got moved up
1:20 and 1:25 are the reasons why we didn't watch this in class and I had to look myself. Good stuff though!
Haha.....I knew after seeing this that you TRULY are a middle school band teacher! Great videos! Good luck over there....I am trying to do the same thing in Montana.
100% true, especially on the part we touch the percussion
0:33 That is soooo relatable. I’m a percussionist and that’s happened to me more times than I can count XD
Your guys theme song is the same for our high school and we also play seven nation army
Tubas: can we get the melody
Conductor: sure >:)
Conductor: we’re gonna play seven nation army
Tubas:...
0:28 isn't just a tuba thing. WE'VE ALL HAD THAT MOMENT.
What do you mean? I never had that moment. I play flute and I never got lightheaded. I also play trumpet and I still haven't had on of those moments.
I felt the melody one on a very high level
I agree this. Whenever we get a music piece, tubas and low brass have like 5 notes, and then we have to wait 20 measures until we get to play again.
As a middle school tuba player, I can confirm more than half of these are true.
Can confirm that this is mostly accurate even into high school
As a middle school tuba player, I can confirm this is true. (and also when the trumpets press your valves while you're playing warmup as they walk by ;-;)
As a tuba player myself, I can confirm we are one of the most important parts of a band, but also some of the stupidest people you’ll ever meet
As a tuba player I can in fact confirm this
You forgot when we get mad, we throw the tuba at the trombones
“Tubas thank you for your patience” gave me ptsd
This just made me miss my tuba years in school
There’s 2 tubas in my middle school band and this is exactly how they act 😂
Being the top low brass player in my middle school. The only difference is that the percussionists keep an eye on low brass.
The tubas at my school have wheels on their cases
Lucky
Nah I’m in middle school but my teacher picked quite a few music pieces that had me (the tuba) in it more and there’s only one piece she said she didn’t really like which was “March of the Irish guards” because the trombones play the melody but I play the harmony so she said that she wished the music piece was basically the same as trombone but mine sounds good
I’m a mid school tuba player and this is basically what happens
Or when the teacher wants someone to play the part in the music to hear if someone can play it and he picks the Tuba with a 10 measure rest😑.
GOD THIS IS RELATABLE ESPECIALLY THE BEGGING IM ONLY 60 LBS AND 4’2” I HAVE NO MUSCLE MASS
My life as a tuba player right here.
At my school we only had one case and there were three of us so me and this other kid were carrying whole ass tubas around all the time.
At least they can sit down, us upright bassists have to normally stand up in the orchestra
thank god the tubas at my school has wheels on them i would be dieing if they didnt
Awesome Earthworm Cozier same
Lucky.
The concert F is so true 😭
this spoke to me on a spiritual level, as i experienced all of these in middle school
This was 5 years ago. He’s probably in High School by now 😢
I’ve never felt so understood in a video and felt such kinship with the commenters before
I both hate and love how accurate this is
As a middle school tuba player every thing in this video I've done
This is honestly WAYYY too accurate and relatable!! 😂
i sit by a tuba since i am a bari sax and those things are so huge and the tuba player literally has to wipe his mouth piece of every two seconds because of all the spit
I can relate to almost all of this, like the “patience” and the “few notes after a rest”.
My tuba case has wheels, though.
And, yes, we’re super immature.
LMAO my girlfriend plays the tuba and I’m going to send her this.
I'm going to show this to the two tuba players in my band if they haven't seen it yet
the closest thing my school has to a tuba is my friend on the euphonium, so i dont know if this is true or not
Same thing happens with euphoniums
You forgot the part where our tubas slide off our chair and smack us on the head
Can you do the life of a middle school flute player?
You forgot the one guy who says that tuba is useless and no one can hear him.
I sometimes play my tuba sideways back in middle school but other than that, everything thing else is spot on.
We only have one tube player. He is the shortest guy in the band, we only have 13 people.
Am a middle school tuba player can confirm
This is amazing. In one of our pieces, our teacher sometimes pauses us at 69. When she says, “Ok, start at 69.” My section leader and I (there’s two of us, unfortunately.) both say “Nice.” It’s pretty cool.
you forgot trying to eat your mouthpiece
Ironic tuba players actually got their own video. 😂
Why was this me in middle school😂😂
The one dislike was the chair farted on
Euphonium and tuba players are some of the best players in the band but never get anything to play it so sad:(
Today in band my band teacher told me that we actually had our own part not the trombone part and me and the one other tuba were amazed
1:21 is basically me and my trombone section
As a tuba player myself that is so accurate😂
as a tuba player, i can say with 100% clarity, that this is extremely accurate
I have many tuba stories:
A kid dropped his mouthpiece in his horn
I barely get to play
I almost sprained my ankle bringing my tuba ( I was wearing heels)
I’m the only girl in my section
After musical rehearsal me and an older tuba player were communicating with our mouthpieces
Huge mouthpieces
Playing loud when people stick their head in my horn
Last but not least
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME I HIT MYSELF WITH MY TUBA
This is honestly more beginner tuba
Please do more of these, they are hilarious!
I'm literally a middle school tuba player and this is 100% accurate to my band days... lol
No one: that one 6th grader boy that thinks everyone would think he was strong if he played tuba
You forgot the part where everyone laughs cause its a "fart sound"
This is the life of all low brass players
When I was in beginning band we were playing this one piece that had 18 measures of rest for most of the band except for flutes, clarinets, saxophone, and I'm pretty sure percussion and one of the low brass players said that they had enough time to make sandwiches for the entire class and he would still have time to be back before he has to play again.
My school
Everyone in the class: LOL TUBA SUCK IMAGINE BEING TUBA
Me when I say imma quit:
Everyone in the class again: NOOOOOOOOO WEE NEED YOU
🤨🤨🤨
Yay you’re back!!
I'm the low brass section leader at my band, and as a tuba player, I feel this still in high school, and sometimes even my baritone players do as well
I’m a female tuba player, the only tuba player at my pre-k through 12 school, so I get to play in Elementary school band, middle school band, and high school band for concerts and stuff, so that’s fun....