All About the Contra: A Contra-mentary (feat. the '15 BAC Contra Line)

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  • @therednecksquad
    @therednecksquad 8 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I was taking my mouthpiece to go wash it today and my friend asks me "Why are you carrying around a doorknob?" as I'm walking through the halls.

    • @BrownABBY
      @BrownABBY 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      AHAHAHAHAHAA NORMAL PEOPLE PROBLEMS. 😂😂😂😂

    • @scxrr5686
      @scxrr5686 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      DUDE SAME THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS WASHING IT IN JAZZ BAND

  • @garrisondavis2368
    @garrisondavis2368 9 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    My section leader had a giant moth fly into his bell where it lived for two weeks before finally flying out

    • @etau
      @etau 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well then.

    • @ultimawerewolfbluephoenix9670
      @ultimawerewolfbluephoenix9670 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAFOOO

    • @JamesS.100
      @JamesS.100 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had a wasp fly into my bell. It came out the tuning slide pipe when I went to empty all the spit. It was painful

  • @kirakildal8816
    @kirakildal8816 8 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    those are some big trumpets

  • @celesteogletree
    @celesteogletree 9 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Being a 5'2 contra girl was hell through all 4 years... God, I miss it. :(

    • @AviDoug
      @AviDoug 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What brand did you march as a contra player?

    • @huntermitchell8423
      @huntermitchell8423 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why does tallness matter?

    • @elenaharllee5669
      @elenaharllee5669 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Musicman195 Gaming because the shorter you are, the less you typically weigh, and then the tuba is a greater fraction of your weight, making it harder to balance. I'm a 5'3" contract player and it's about 1/3 of my weight.

    • @supersop
      @supersop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      5'2" Contra girl....... =dream woman

    • @Skylivand
      @Skylivand 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my band, im the smallest guy tuba at 5”6

  • @sacc8023
    @sacc8023 7 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    at pep band students threw hot dogs into our contras... we couldent get them out

    • @iXperienceIII
      @iXperienceIII 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      time to beat that ass

    • @sacc8023
      @sacc8023 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I Play tuba lol

    • @Dog-lg5ju
      @Dog-lg5ju 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Somebody in our band poured acorns into a Sousaphone once.

    • @iXperienceIII
      @iXperienceIII 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dog885 we try to throw acorns in each others horns at practice lol

    • @kevinsolis7862
      @kevinsolis7862 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shit I forgot to cover my bell last night

  • @BrickLogicStudios
    @BrickLogicStudios 9 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I was at Band Camp and people were to watch our performance and this 5 year old comes up to a sousaphone and said, "That is a nice TROMBONE"

  • @xdanulicious4275
    @xdanulicious4275 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Such a majestic mating call

  • @KevinN510
    @KevinN510 9 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I think the baritones need a Bari-mentary

    • @MusicalDamian
      @MusicalDamian 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

    • @turkledurk
      @turkledurk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KevoTheReaper ask and ye shall receive...

    • @mesirpez
      @mesirpez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +KevoTheReaper damn baby tubas trying to do us :)

  • @guitarmansegovia
    @guitarmansegovia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Whoever disliked this clearly doesn’t understand the humor it took to put this together. I love it!

  • @tubawilhelm11
    @tubawilhelm11 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Jupiter Quantums=death

    • @TheDbgtfan23
      @TheDbgtfan23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      agreed

    • @REALjohnmosesbrowning
      @REALjohnmosesbrowning 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      jupiter sousas m8

    • @seansutherland6270
      @seansutherland6270 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      can't get the same quality of sound from a sousaphone tho

    • @REALjohnmosesbrowning
      @REALjohnmosesbrowning 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Frozengames i know, they're fucking garbage
      Ok, they sound as good as any other sousa, but the piping configuration is retarded
      And then my director makes me march a four valve
      Percussionist band directors

    • @xdanulicious4275
      @xdanulicious4275 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      our corps matches jupiter quantums(with detachable bells) and holding them at carry does indeed = 💀

  • @TheCaucasianNinja12
    @TheCaucasianNinja12 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    0:54 that's my horn!

  • @AviDoug
    @AviDoug 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I am so happy I'm marching contra as a freshman to get a early head start for the corps. "I marched sousaphone last year" but the only thing that sucks is that I have to hold it a mouthpiece level (meaning right in front of my eye), it's also straight and a fist away from my chest. Not only that, IT'S A JUPITER QUANTUAM :P

    • @sceu25
      @sceu25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I saw you in the 2 year old DCI audition video lol.

  • @saxoman37
    @saxoman37 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gotta love the crocodile hunter feel to this. This definitely put a smile on my face

  • @nickgendron4127
    @nickgendron4127 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In my opinion, this is one of the best videos David made

  • @TheRoadrunner76
    @TheRoadrunner76 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please do more of these. Please.

  • @4ME2give2You
    @4ME2give2You 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this, just saw it....I guess it never gets old
    5/11/2017

  • @kaitlynhicks4830
    @kaitlynhicks4830 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your vids Crack me up. Lol. I love you! Thanks for posting. I plan on marching at phantom regiment in 2017

    • @cjparker25
      @cjparker25 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kaitlyn Hicks did you?

  • @kaerondouglas4440
    @kaerondouglas4440 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Priceless

  • @saladking2370
    @saladking2370 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    who remembers that one episode of the BD tour, documentary series thingy....
    The banana wonders into the Contra and lives their for a week while on tour.

  • @sunn7045
    @sunn7045 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are amazing

  • @gabriellesmith9126
    @gabriellesmith9126 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE CONTRAS SO MUCH

  • @NonTwinBrothers
    @NonTwinBrothers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best videos on marching band, these are goood

  • @johncruz7923
    @johncruz7923 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic. A++

  • @Jordaninspace
    @Jordaninspace 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh yassss this is beautiful

  • @Accreal
    @Accreal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I brought my old tuba home for practicing and a framed copy of minecraft for the PS4 fell into the bell, it's still there after nearly 2 years!

  • @Socksshoesandhats
    @Socksshoesandhats 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It eats trumpets alive.

  • @EuphPlayer115
    @EuphPlayer115 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Please do Euphoniums next

  • @stbaritc7290
    @stbaritc7290 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    By the way do you think the next one you could do be about the marching baritone and Euphonium? =)

  • @nahaight1373
    @nahaight1373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Joining marching band in my freshman year. I remember carrying this and man is it heavy. But i can maintain. Im 5'7

  • @kaylekoberowski4054
    @kaylekoberowski4054 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please make more!!! Euphonium should be next!!!

  • @DanielRuiz-ho7et
    @DanielRuiz-ho7et 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOL, I love this! BAC CBS!!! So true about valve oil - oh God did those Dynasty 4 valve G contras eat a ton of it, I think mine went through a bottle a week. For the second valve.
    Nice Waldo tattoo on the contra player at 1:07 - I'm guessing he marched Spirit as well?

  • @AvaAshes
    @AvaAshes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Contra players get all the respect i can give

  • @gatorwargod1997
    @gatorwargod1997 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those are some big trumpets

  • @shinyaegislash9379
    @shinyaegislash9379 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol first! I absolutely love your videos! Keep em coming!

  • @andrewgranger3817
    @andrewgranger3817 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'VE BEEN SPOTTED!!!

  • @ObsessedDCIkid
    @ObsessedDCIkid 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    BRUH "Those are some big trumpets" OML

  • @sidneydampier324
    @sidneydampier324 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    My euphonium section leader from the Ashley Ridge High School band in South Carolina does the Contra lined at the Crusaders and he is only a junior right now

  • @saltydalty7665
    @saltydalty7665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The horns up with this looks painful. Much respect contra players

    • @Sonoma1992
      @Sonoma1992 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As someone who's marched Contra and currently marching Baritone, your brain instinctively slows down the instrument immediately before hitting the shoulder, and when you do hit yourself to hard your shoulders already numb from carrying it.

  • @gracebatchelor7098
    @gracebatchelor7098 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey David! I'm marching with the Cascades this summer and would love to meet you! Are you going on full tour with BC?

  • @peytonmistler1422
    @peytonmistler1422 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do all about the battery!

  • @JamesS.100
    @JamesS.100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is that the beautiful Jupiter Quantum MK2 Marching Tuba with the ergonomic first valve tuning slide trigger allows for quick tuning while the extended range main tuning slide offers greater tuning range and a uniform bell thickness that they thinned out to make the horn 5 lbs heavier!?

  • @bffancodplayer1210
    @bffancodplayer1210 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yay

  • @CorvetteCoonass
    @CorvetteCoonass 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also Jupiter sousaphones are ok at best. Never tried their contras though. Their University model Sousa is a great idea done wrong. Having 4 valves makes it easier for students to use that 4th valve when concert season rolls around. Can't tell you how many times I had to release a seized 4th valve when I tried a different horn at school. However those Sousaphones are torture to say the least in terms of weight. A Conn 20K weighs less and sounds huge by comparison.

  • @Socksshoesandhats
    @Socksshoesandhats 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I play both contrabass trombone and sousaphone, so I approve of this.

  • @flighthawx
    @flighthawx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Now the implications of this video suggest you must do one of these for each instrument. Yeah?

  • @jennaleequillen8923
    @jennaleequillen8923 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is great 😂

  • @danielfontanilla8335
    @danielfontanilla8335 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm using a Yamaha YBB-201MWC convertible tuba and man those contras do seem more fit for marching. My wrist is hurting a lot from the weight :(

  • @ninjagame64
    @ninjagame64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My school finally bought contras

  • @johno7564
    @johno7564 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In 2022 I found out they’re no longer contrabass bugles. They’re actually tubas.

  • @ryanhelms9322
    @ryanhelms9322 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Those are some big trumpets" XD

  • @DarkAudit
    @DarkAudit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My uni band director called them over-the-shoulder-blast-o-phones.

  • @tessaheidkamp590
    @tessaheidkamp590 ปีที่แล้ว

    me watching this at 1 am nodding along, taking notes

  • @riotcummings9568
    @riotcummings9568 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yas

  • @tcv19982
    @tcv19982 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love it.... And that explains why I have no soul...

  • @andrewcooke6795
    @andrewcooke6795 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Any Euphoniums?

  • @PhanceyDan
    @PhanceyDan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please, do the pit next

  • @fletchermyhre7628
    @fletchermyhre7628 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:24 priceless

  • @188basstrom
    @188basstrom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tuba rules

  • @alejandrovasquez3640
    @alejandrovasquez3640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bet it must hurt a lot.
    I wish my high school had them ╯﹏╰

  • @hanw702
    @hanw702 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    as a freshman contra player.. i love this

  • @nicholaskearns7555
    @nicholaskearns7555 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    2 TRUE

  • @peytondixon5781
    @peytondixon5781 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    my director marched contra with the academy

  • @maddipalacios
    @maddipalacios 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a contra and that made me laugh so hard.

  • @spencerrobinson7788
    @spencerrobinson7788 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah yes. My sweet, yet abusive contra. Sometimes it likes to eat bugs during practice.

  • @toastboi5106
    @toastboi5106 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jdfuncorps: Contra-tuba is the biggest tube of all time
    Big Carl: *Am I a joke to you?*

    • @DatOneGamer9870
      @DatOneGamer9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He said MARCHING brass. Anyone who would try to march Big Carl would literally explode like the eardrums of anyone who is in front of a trumpet screamer. Then again, Purdue's AAMB marches a huge bass drum, so I guess you could just wheel it.
      The one cocky flute player around the corner: dude it isn't even that heavy. WATCH THIS JIMMY! (*freaking explodes*)

  • @floralonmain5126
    @floralonmain5126 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna play the contra when I get into college lmao

  • @chuckstewart5775
    @chuckstewart5775 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my favorite band instrument, but I play piccolo

  • @matthewanderson3393
    @matthewanderson3393 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is your opinion on the tempest 4/4 size Bb contra. It's around $2,900 compared to a like $5,000 one from Yamaha. I don't want to pay 5,000 to play the thing for about 3 years

    • @matthewanderson3393
      @matthewanderson3393 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or should I get a marching euph. I can play either one

  • @CorvetteCoonass
    @CorvetteCoonass 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Held a contra once, looks cool but doesn't sound anywhere near as full as a Conn 20K. Different sound concept I suppose. People like to brag how they march these things, try marching a 6/4 front action piston BBb tuba with no strap, that is hell and I'll never do it again.

    • @loudplanetlive5080
      @loudplanetlive5080 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's nuts. You should have had a strap. Never will tire of these corps geeks talking about how a shoulder horn with a 21 inch bell and a .689 bore sounds better than a Conn 20K . Not physically possible. Not enough metal on board or air being moved for that. If held properly, they do look pretty sharp but they sound thin and brittle. Sousaphones blend better with woodwinds. Always have, always will.

  • @A320flyerB6
    @A320flyerB6 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't stop laughing!!!

  • @nathangarratt9091
    @nathangarratt9091 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do a split-umentary for bass drums.

  • @anthonytroupe9140
    @anthonytroupe9140 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    All of this is true.

  • @andymayeuxproductions
    @andymayeuxproductions 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 1:10 what was that thing that fell off?

  • @eva.6987
    @eva.6987 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sad thing is, that most people don't know who Carmen sandiago is 😳

  • @praptir67
    @praptir67 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought it was a marching tuba....

  • @bassfishinking9939
    @bassfishinking9939 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Where my tubas at tho

  • @mr.bug9319
    @mr.bug9319 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tuba forever

  • @AThingProductions
    @AThingProductions 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My corps uses there ancestors😂😂😂 my horn is one of g horns that has three valves in my corps😂😂

  • @mikejones2542
    @mikejones2542 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a 2 valve contra 😭😭

  • @averybondeson2642
    @averybondeson2642 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    How bout trombone?

  • @chraosulus5712
    @chraosulus5712 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well shit, here comes 4-8 years of pain and suffering, the sausophone was bad enough

  • @whatabandgeek1
    @whatabandgeek1 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I laughed so hard that I snorted

  • @j.t.burris9524
    @j.t.burris9524 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cute

  • @poketube6681
    @poketube6681 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anything besides going horns up and down actually require much arm strength? Not trying to bash anyone who plays it i'm sure it's hard as hell to play, but is it all shoulder?

    • @Jdfuncorps
      @Jdfuncorps  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely also requires a lot of chest/back/core strength too!

    • @poketube6681
      @poketube6681 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't even think about that! I play a marching euphonium and my shoulders and arms hurt 24/7. I can only imagine how much it would hurt for contra.

    • @hellothere1216
      @hellothere1216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Contra player in a drum corps here. By far the two things that require the most strength for me are 1) getting the tuba up off the ground to set, and 2) the absolute worst part of playing tuba: when you have to stand at set for a few minutes. Absolute hell, requires a lot of strength.

  • @jkujat75
    @jkujat75 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those are tubas, NOT Contrabass Bugles. You can't call those contras because they are not.

    • @sci8
      @sci8 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jeff K They're BBb contras. I know the old contras were in G but things have changed.

    • @mesirpez
      @mesirpez 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Samuel Cai (no i havent marched in a drumb corp... yet) isn't it a Contra bass Tuba, which is a bugle?

    • @DUSKF1RE
      @DUSKF1RE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +mesirpez drum corp

    • @DUSKF1RE
      @DUSKF1RE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +mesirpez drum corp

  • @mattdugan2000
    @mattdugan2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tuba…

  • @ritzy4593
    @ritzy4593 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trombones???!?

  • @masonchappell7936
    @masonchappell7936 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    20j is dominant

  • @lunaticbulbayeet2286
    @lunaticbulbayeet2286 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have no idea what you mean by mild temper, when it gets going and gets tired it’s a bitch to stop

  • @fish3313
    @fish3313 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg lol! 😂😂🤣🤣

  • @loudplanetlive5080
    @loudplanetlive5080 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These are tubas. Contras have two valves and are in G. They don't have any bugles in drum corps anymore.

    • @dogemusicproductions7444
      @dogemusicproductions7444 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Although they might not be "contras" but the name just stuck and we use it now XD

    • @kmabru
      @kmabru 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There were 3 valved G Contras for a time.

  • @steverman2312
    @steverman2312 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i dont even play contra, why am i watching this

  • @vicentedavalos9124
    @vicentedavalos9124 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Question (from a sousaphone player) if you want to do drum core and hope to play contra will I need to own one or will it be provided as am instrument to use only during the drum core season

    • @DatOneGamer9870
      @DatOneGamer9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm a sousaphonist myself. Email the corps you are auditioning for and ask if they have contras for the auditon camp. 9/10 times they wil, and they give it to you for the weekend. In the meantime, PRACTICE THE PACKET!!! It doesn't' matter what tuba you use to practice. If you don't practice, YA DON'T GET IN. (sidenote. Don't bring your sousa. They should have contras. That's why you email! To make sure. They will work something out if they don't have one) If you get a contract, I'm pretty sure they give you your horn, but im not 100% sure. When you go to spring training, you will know what horn you have for the summer. Once the season ends, all equipment is returned, including instruments. Hope this helps.

  • @mesirpez
    @mesirpez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    is a 4th valve allowed yet?

    • @dakota5252
      @dakota5252 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +mesirpez 4 valve contra = death

    • @mesirpez
      @mesirpez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +hank tank I'm guessing it adds even more weight?

    • @dakota5252
      @dakota5252 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes

    • @dakota5252
      @dakota5252 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it would becom proble a 45 pound instrament which = death

    • @mesirpez
      @mesirpez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yea im fine with 3

  • @jonmooney7686
    @jonmooney7686 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Just Don't use LOUD MOUTHPIECES CONTRAS!"
    #Loudmouthpiece

  • @joshuafenty5621
    @joshuafenty5621 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why use a contra when the Susaphone exists?

    • @kmabru
      @kmabru 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      As far as I know, sousaphones still aren't allowed in DCI. When they used only G bugles, there was nothing in the sousaphone configuration. It was always the contra. They kept that when they switched to Bb. They have started to allow other instruments in, so we MIGHT one day see a sousaphone. I doubt it though.

    • @DatOneGamer9870
      @DatOneGamer9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      and then Ghostlight happened. A violin made a guest appearance too

    • @hellothere1216
      @hellothere1216 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Contras sound better, are better for visual stuff, and I find that they're easier to play. Wait, this was commented 4 years ago, why am I responding

  • @robertg0105
    @robertg0105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:10.
    That shouldn't have flown off

  • @NoeticSoul
    @NoeticSoul 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I could audition for a drum corp. *sigh* xD

    • @DatOneGamer9870
      @DatOneGamer9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anyone can. There's like 3 international corps. One in Japan, one in the UK, and one in Canada. Some guy traveled all the way from INDONESIA just to march with the Blue Devils B. Anyone can auditon. You just have to be willing to sacrifice time, money, get really fit, and learn to play a drum corps instrument to an intermediate/ professional level. Remember, they look for people who can make changes to do something better. If they ask you to do something, do it. Change something? Change it! Do it again? FREAKING DO IT AGAIN 1000x BETTER. (not that serious, but show improvement) anyone can auditon, but few can make it. Go out there and show the world your talent. Hope this helps

  • @connorthompson8963
    @connorthompson8963 9 ปีที่แล้ว

  • @bp4133
    @bp4133 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im a tuba and i would rather be a sousaphone instead of one of those but, o whale