Some members of our band told me to leave a comment here thanking you for composing this song! This is probably our favorite song from this concert, and we're all very excited to play this in June! Thanks!
I just loved playing this with my school at Midwest!!! I still get the chills when I go back and play this at home, by far one of my favorite songs we played in Chicago!
Great piece! I'm playing it in front of a couple thousand people in a few weeks. By far the best piece I've encountered so far. I'm clarinet and this is a good piece to help me get better.
I loved playing 2nd clarinet in this price. It helped me learn how to play louder and listen to other instruments. I enjoys this a lot. The for making this!!☺
Thank you so much for writing this piece and taking the time to come to 🐻 CJHS 🐻 today. My fellow 8th grade band members really enjoyed your workshop and help in improving our performance. I really enjoyed playing the clarinet in this piece. Thank you for composing it Mr. Bernotas! 🎶❤️🎼👏🏾
Heya Chris! My kiddos are playing this for festival this week and they LOVE it so much! My percussionists are going bug-eyed with some of the rhythms, but it is so fun to play that they are determined to get it right! We've paired Machine Age with the Allegretto movement from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, so you are keeping fine company!
My band is playing this in middle school. Other schools have this in their highest bands. We have this song in our lowest bands. I'm only in the lowest because I didn't audition. I auditioned this year and got in the highest year.
+Karam Abilmouna Hi Karam - Yes, it was percussion inspired, but more just "rhythm" inspired. I wanted to write a piece that helped kids learn to play 8th notes with confidence...and also to write interesting parts for each person in the band!
+Jadon Roder Writing music is different for each person, and each piece. For this one it probably took me about a week to write it all out, then another month to listen to it and re-work it until I was happy. Then I had to make all of the parts look good too!
Okay seriously, we're playing this in band and I'm obsessed with it. Probably will hear people playing it for years xD
We played this last year :)
My band is playing this song and I absolutely LOVE i
I love this song were playing it in band
Some members of our band told me to leave a comment here thanking you for composing this song! This is probably our favorite song from this concert, and we're all very excited to play this in June! Thanks!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you and your band like the piece. Have a great performance and please tell your director THANK YOU for picking it!
I heard this song and my band concert.... I love it ^-^
I just loved playing this with my school at Midwest!!! I still get the chills when I go back and play this at home, by far one of my favorite songs we played in Chicago!
Great piece! I'm playing it in front of a couple thousand people in a few weeks. By far the best piece I've encountered so far. I'm clarinet and this is a good piece to help me get better.
Wow! I'm so excited for your performance. Good luck!
can’t wait to play this!
I loved playing 2nd clarinet in this price. It helped me learn how to play louder and listen to other instruments. I enjoys this a lot. The for making this!!☺
I'm so glad you liked it :)
love it so much I humm it everyday Mr.Chris
Glad you like it!
i love this song we are playing it at our school
Timpani is a pretty cool part in this :D I enjoy playing it
Playing this piece for South Texas Symphonic Region Band. Super honored to play this.
Allzer GD I hope you all have a wonderful performance!
Allzer GD I'm in there with you 1st chair symphonic trumpet
Nice, I'm third chair, from Calallen ISD
Tromone
Allzer GD nice I'm from TM
I love this song
Howell High School Freshman Concert Band, we are playing this piece and I gotta say, it's absolutely amazing. Sounds so cool!
learning this song for band, i love it
Thank you so much for writing this piece and taking the time to come to 🐻 CJHS 🐻 today. My fellow 8th grade band members really enjoyed your workshop and help in improving our performance. I really enjoyed playing the clarinet in this piece. Thank you for composing it Mr. Bernotas! 🎶❤️🎼👏🏾
You are welcome! I enjoyed working with your band today very much :) I hope you have a wonderful performance.
Thanks for this mate, we're playing this in band and I LOVE it
Glad you like the piece :)
Playing trumpet and the melody is so epic for this piece good work!
It’s just the suspense and the tension the part before the melody puts. It’s SOO GOOD
My band just started practicing this song :) I really like it
Just got done playing this piece at a concert at my middle school. It's really fun. :)
We are playing this song, one by regina spector, and one of two others for our highschool band performance!!! Thank you so much!
our 8th grade band is playing this for competition at kings Dominion on may 7 it going to be fun and we love this song
I love this piece i played it for PRCC Honor band on bari sax. I found it to be a very fun piece to play.
Heya Chris! My kiddos are playing this for festival this week and they LOVE it so much! My percussionists are going bug-eyed with some of the rhythms, but it is so fun to play that they are determined to get it right! We've paired Machine Age with the Allegretto movement from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, so you are keeping fine company!
+Nancy McPherson Thank you Nancy :) I am sorry it took me so long to get this message. I hope the performance went well!!!!
my school's senior band has recreated this and its almost identical to this one. Great piece of music.
She loved it now we are playing this
Ya I like it too
I play the tenor and I like the part where it goes E to e flat and drum solo
such a cool piece Mr. Bernotas, brass part is super cool, not used to not having the melody lol, 1st cl!
gina notor ha! It’s nice for all kids to have a chance to shine :) glad you like the piece! Have an awesome performance.
My band plays this and im hihat and its amazing when we play it i wish there were more songs like this
I'm really glad you like it. Thanks for commenting :)
My band is playing this in middle school. Other schools have this in their highest bands. We have this song in our lowest bands. I'm only in the lowest because I didn't audition. I auditioned this year and got in the highest year.
I wish our band sounded that good lol
Also was this a percussion inspired piece?
+Karam Abilmouna Hi Karam - Yes, it was percussion inspired, but more just "rhythm" inspired. I wanted to write a piece that helped kids learn to play 8th notes with confidence...and also to write interesting parts for each person in the band!
thanks how long did it take you to make the piece
+Jadon Roder Writing music is different for each person, and each piece. For this one it probably took me about a week to write it all out, then another month to listen to it and re-work it until I was happy. Then I had to make all of the parts look good too!
Playing this in band trombone :p
i payed this on my french horn.
One word..... Ultron
also my band is playing this
Honors band people?
Edit: I love the horn part too much.
Your mom
I told my band director about this
Timpani is like 12/10 content here
Low brass FTW
This piece without suspended symbols is horrible.