Everyone is saying that their own instrument is solely responsible for keeping the tempo. But thats not true, its a team effort. Theres not a sole instrument that keeps the beat. While there are some that make it easier to, like percussion, no one instrument does it by itself, so stop fighting about it.
@@its_fprime I had the timpani part but school got shut down the week of the concert competition. I never cared too much for band but this song really got my hyped up.
I am a trombone and sadly the trombone part sucks, except when u get to play triple forte right in the saxs ears and they have their ear drums blown out
i love the flutes solo ( flute player ) and i love when the Saxs start to slow down . it sounds like amazing . like i love it all but those are the main .😍
I'm a flute player and I love the flute, oboe, and partly clarinet melody! We are doing it for my coming up concert and I'm excited to play this one! It's the one part where people can hear us.
WOW! I played Counterbalance in my fall concert and will play it in midfest, so I looked up other pieces by Todd Stalter. Man, this guy could compete with John Williams. Not really, but he's still great. He's my new second favorite composer (sorry Danny Elfman).
I'm very happy that my band director is having us play this, especially for our contest. After hearing this, I really can't wait to play it in class again.
I remember when my class played this, my music teacher told the audience that the last one was a calm music that the students were working on. Me and the boys who are all on low brass: IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE
We played this in our 9-10 grade district honor band(ga district 2) last year(trumpet) I love the trumpet part and low brass I wish our high school band could play this
doing this for a combined 8th and 9th grade song for our concert and also for our competition select band, got us a 94.5 which is gold with distinction. 🎺🎺🎺
Looking through this, there is a bunch on controversy over which instrument is better. I play the Eb Baritone Saxophone and I don't play very much in this, but it it my favorite song in my band. I love it for the fact that that everything comes together to make an amazing upbeat ensemble that grabs the attention of everyone who listens to it. Not because of any single instrument and it's part, but because of it as a whole.
I played this in my states conference band and this was by far the best piece we played, I convinced the tubas to play notes right next to each other (Db C B Bb A Ab) the crunch was amazing
We are playing this for state competition. I am principal clarinetist. It is really fun. Last year we did Black Granite 3 by Hosay. Y'all should listen to it. It is so fun!
+Catherine Jarvis on saturday I have a concert featuring this song. and tomorrow i have a winter drumline thing where I will play chimes. and i play more than xylophone its just my main instrument
I just learned trumpet two weeks ago and was handed the first trumpet part literally three hours later 😭 Well, my band only has 16 people so yeah And I have to know this in three weeks As well as eight other songs on the flute and oboe What have I gotten myself into? JOIN BAND
Actually you are partially wrong, but in some ways correct. It usually depends on how good the Percussionists are, and if the snare/bass drum parts are very important in the song, etc. But you are totally wrong when you think about how usually the rest of the band will follow the percussionists. If the Percussion section speeds up/slows down/gets off beat, the rest of the band will naturally just want to do the same. It is the same with the dynamics that the Percussionists use too.
thanks to a posh high school and their conductor, the only thing i can think of when i hear this song now is "NUCLEAR PHYSICS". excellent song and all, but wow.
Bro same, I played this piece last spring as a freshman. Me and two people were talking about things that sound cool and I remembered playing this and I told them about the Pick A Note and they were shocked that our band director let us play this. I play trombone and me and the 2 people who sat next to me, I played C the person who sat to the right of me played C sharp, and the person who sat to the left played C flat and it was amazing!!
Everyone is saying that their own instrument is solely responsible for keeping the tempo. But thats not true, its a team effort. Theres not a sole instrument that keeps the beat. While there are some that make it easier to, like percussion, no one instrument does it by itself, so stop fighting about it.
to tell the truth bass drum barley even play but has the most brutal bit i've ever seen in 3 years
Yeah agreed
Michael trumpets and saxs keep tempo along with percussion
**coughs** (drums)
oof, tuba and base drums job my dude
0:02-0:13
The music that plays when you're writing an essay the night before it's due
Fuck you buddy
As a matter of fact, that's what I'm doing right now. I got an essay for theater due tomorrow and I haven't even started it yet
ok cool, but the reply from adolf hitler to stalin lmao
@@audreyschneider8210 Aw I check back a year later to find that they changed their names :(
A CHANCE WHERE LOW BRASS CAN ACTUALLY STAND OUT YAY
BRUH I SAW THE BASS CLARINET PART AND FREAKED OUT
Yeeeeees thanks!!! Low brass 4 lyff
Same! I saw the trombone part and got ecstatic
Check out Ignition by todd stalter, the somg is literally a trombone feature
Yass that's what I am talking aabout
“pick a note” that sound is my heart when i forget to turn in homework
TruePotato cows lol so true 😂
That timpani solo doe
Lol my friend does timpani for this song and the gym teachers were walking by and were super impressed
@@its_fprime I had the timpani part but school got shut down the week of the concert competition. I never cared too much for band but this song really got my hyped up.
This song sounds like it can't decide whether to be in a major or minor key, but that's what makes it sounds awesome! :D
The song is in the key of C major
@@adamh951 My BD gave me the part, it's in Bb major
Eric Bb concert. There’s no sharps or flats
I was first chair trumpet in region band and we played this. Its sooooo fun.
Same
dude same we are playing this now
Same
Dylan G U were last chair
I'm playing this in my school districts middle school honor band and I'm so excited!
I am a trombone and sadly the trombone part sucks, except when u get to play triple forte right in the saxs ears and they have their ear drums blown out
+Cindy Bolster YESSSS
+Cindy Bolster i love doing that except we have the french horns infront of us
+Evan Phillips well we have the altos and the French horns
+Cindy Bolster change to euphonium c:, except for that part after the song gets slow all we have is A and G over and over again ._.
*Fortisseissimo
i love the flutes solo ( flute player ) and i love when the Saxs start to slow down . it sounds like amazing . like i love it all but those are the main .😍
+Jennifer Montenegro I really hope I get to play this song in grade 10/11 (grade 9 right now)
Im a flute player too ^^
Tommy Huang im actually in 9th grade right now . lol
+Jennifer Montenegro 8th grade 1st trumpet
+Jennifer Montenegro flutes dont have a solo, it's played with euphonium (also known as me c:)
don’t forget clarinets in the rit too
I'm a percussionist and this is one of my favorite pieces to play
Gormstorm yeet
SAME BRO
on the second pick a note, i got to scream :)
pick a note?
+TheCrayonBox ! They're at the beginning (first note) and near the end. You get to pick a random note unless your director assignes one. Mine did :(
+I like Photosynthesis2016 thanks for explaining that to me. I've never played it, or seen the sheet music
7th position with lip vibrato
my band director didn't let the clarinets play their highest note for that
I'm a flute player and I love the flute, oboe, and partly clarinet melody! We are doing it for my coming up concert and I'm excited to play this one! It's the one part where people can hear us.
Try playing this on 1.25 speed, it's epic
Mark Murphy Oh gosh imagine being the conductor conducting on this speed... his arms will get damaged for sure
LiamIsAutistic Unless you conduct in 2???
SamPotassiumPercussion18 True
at 1.25 speed that's how fast where playing it in my school
Venom Skywalker WOAH, what’s your instrument?
Music Sheet: Pick a note.
Me: *plays McDonald’s jingle really fast on trumpet*
Band Director: *scowls at me*
Me: What? At least I played something!
We are playing this song I love it so much XP
Arcticsnowfox I'm doing it for Lgpe
I'm playing this is my band right now!
I'm a first trumpet.
Same
I am now
@@thomashuntley827 me too. 1st clarinet
I like the first alto part at 2:25 with those 16th notes
Will the brass section please rise
The timpani was amazing for this!
i remember playing this lovely song for my band festival concert
an that flute & clarinet part at 0:42
Davin Morrison starts at 34 yes
Davin Morrison The Timpani part before it was way more epic
After the low brass playing that u just would feel abilirated
@Joey Gonzalez, true, fair point
I love the flute part I play in this for Region Band.
Haha I did too last weekend
WOW! I played Counterbalance in my fall concert and will play it in midfest, so I looked up other pieces by Todd Stalter. Man, this guy could compete with John Williams. Not really, but he's still great. He's my new second favorite composer (sorry Danny Elfman).
Andrew Provost yeah counterbalance is great
I played counterbalance. So much fun.
He's my band director
try putting it on 1.5 speed and see what happens
My eighth grade band is playing this along with choreography by Robert Sheldon and A Walk in the Morning Sun by Pierre La Plante
I'm very happy that my band director is having us play this, especially for our contest. After hearing this, I really can't wait to play it in class again.
I play bells on this!
...
I sometimes forget to play...
Mostly at the percussionist breakdown part.
Any fellow clarinets?? Hmm??
Yess
Yes!
Yes!!!
Does Bass clarinet count?
Me! I was looking for this comment😁
I just played this in my concert band yesterday it’s so fun on the trombones
I remember when my class played this, my music teacher told the audience that the last one was a calm music that the students were working on. Me and the boys who are all on low brass: IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE
Got to see an AMAZING band close with this at an OMEA comp. I was working Friday night!
I'm sure everyone will say I'm stupid, but I cannot for the life of me find the timpani solo everyone's going on about!
It's at 0:30
I played this and ignition during marching season
Ooooh yessss first clarinet parttttt is SO BOMB!
Baritone sax part was fun!
Why are no tubas commenting other than me?
I play the baritone if that helps
Thomas Wise tuba gang
I play Euphonium, let’s all join forces as low brass
Tuba gang
Low Brass Gang
I love the low brass part at 2:29
I love this song... i made gold band midstate for Tennessee I’m 4th chair. I LOVE MY PART IN THIS SONG
BlackSax Cubing me too
Those percussionists tho
Raisin Bran Man that's were it's at man
percussion master race
Raisin Bran Man Hi
I am doing this in grade 8 (second year band) and the timpani part is the definition of hell
Erth 260 Not even
We played this in our 9-10 grade district honor band(ga district 2) last year(trumpet) I love the trumpet part and low brass I wish our high school band could play this
Austin Hernández I'm in 7th and we played it XD
I really enjoy how the melody is moved from voice to voice.
rip high woodwind
Got to play the timpani solo in high school!
Jealous of my symphonic band, they get to play this while our wind ensemble is stuck playing Nilesdance... the horrors have yet to come but oh boy...
High A’s for life my trumpet friends
Amen
Its alright but I prefer double g
If you are in 6th grade then I understand double c
I prefer triple g
Low Bb is where it’s at guys come on
I love this piece because every band will have a different beginning
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!
Im actually performing this song tonight at my band concert
Nice, hopefully it goes well
AWSOME PIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
It is actually PERCUSSION that kept it together with the tempo.
i love the brass section part apart from the others but i love the others too
Davin Morrison I had this part and I play bass clarinet I loved it
Remember playing this back in 8th grade on the tuba!
Will trumpets please rise.
🌚
Hannah Weiss I know you
+Ghost Card Gaming (Ghost Card Gaming) you sure about that? Do I know you?
I am rising with my fellow trumpeters
Wassup
I love how the 1st and 2nd clarinets switch every time on there solo
play this at speed 1.5 :3
doing this for a combined 8th and 9th grade song for our concert and also for our competition select band, got us a 94.5 which is gold with distinction. 🎺🎺🎺
Anyone trumpet
U have rael and Collin
Trumpet player right here. 1st trumpet in my high school
Me. I'm 1st Trumpet with one other person.
Ya boi first trumpet in Mississippi right bere
Meee
RIP trombone XD
ikr
Looking through this, there is a bunch on controversy over which instrument is better. I play the Eb Baritone Saxophone and I don't play very much in this, but it it my favorite song in my band. I love it for the fact that that everything comes together to make an amazing upbeat ensemble that grabs the attention of everyone who listens to it. Not because of any single instrument and it's part, but because of it as a whole.
French Horn is so fun on this song!
Any saxophones? Anybody?
right here
Me too Tenor.
+Yolo_swaggatron Yup Alto 1
Tenor!
Max Santillana I'm tenor
Woo! I played this song as a percussionist! Damn that timpani solo ain't easy!
first and only chair bass clarinet who's with me?
I'm not lucky. At All-county band there were 5 bass clarinet, 1 eflat bass clarinet and 1 contrabass clarinet. IT WAS AMAZING!!
Sounds pretty cool
maxwell allen ayyyyy
maxwell allen i’m second chair out of 2
maxwell allen I got 4 chair gold band for midstate and 1st chair for all county
my school is playing this for a concert, and i am very happy about it.
I played this in my states conference band and this was by far the best piece we played, I convinced the tubas to play notes right next to each other (Db C B Bb A Ab) the crunch was amazing
can someone link me a t sax part
Oh boy, the timpani part
AHEM FRENCH HORNS PEOPLE
We are playing this for state competition. I am principal clarinetist. It is really fun. Last year we did Black Granite 3 by Hosay. Y'all should listen to it. It is so fun!
any fellow percussionist? I'm a xylophone player
Xylophone here
Xylophone, Cymbal (sus. crash. hihat). our midwinter concert was tonight.
+Catherine Jarvis on saturday I have a concert featuring this song. and tomorrow i have a winter drumline thing where I will play chimes. and i play more than xylophone its just my main instrument
+Nicholas Gamboa Snare drum here :)
same
First flute and playing this song in our spring concert in april
Same but since i got put in my top band on my second year, im last chair and the only 7th grader
Will the Euphonium players PLEASE stand up :)
Yup
HELLO THIS SONG IS SO FUN
Dick
haaaai
Eminem references😂
ayy lmaooo g00ld booooysss clarinet squad get turnt haha dabb!!!
Lol i Love playing snare drum on this
God, I love getting to tell people about the Pick A Note. It’s so hilarious of a concept, and it constantly amazes me that it *worked*.
Bass clarinet c:
Yassss
Sarah Cavazos finally!
Yesssss
Ermagerd yes
2 people had arm spasms and hit the dislike button
lel 3 now...
Eric Miao now 5, 😭
+Fernando Pulido lol I'm replying to myself
Epix Tank Man now its 24
Now it's 32
i played this on my third concert iam i clarinet player by the way
What about the horns....? Anybody?
I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!! BEST INSTRUMENTAL SONG EVER!!!!!
Actually you should look up Counterbalance by Todd Stalter i'd have to say that its much better than this but that's more of an opinion
micah pierce I agree, but this one's great too
micah pierce well, not MUCH better, but better
+micah pierce nah, this one's better (in my opinion)
I love all of Stalter's music! Love it!
I just learned trumpet two weeks ago and was handed the first trumpet part literally three hours later 😭
Well, my band only has 16 people so yeah
And I have to know this in three weeks
As well as eight other songs on the flute and oboe
What have I gotten myself into?
JOIN BAND
Isabelle Elena wow! Thats cool! My band has like 70 kids in it so when we played this piece it was loud
listening to this reminds me of the final countdown
Actually you are partially wrong, but in some ways correct. It usually depends on how good the Percussionists are, and if the snare/bass drum parts are very important in the song, etc. But you are totally wrong when you think about how usually the rest of the band will follow the percussionists. If the Percussion section speeds up/slows down/gets off beat, the rest of the band will naturally just want to do the same. It is the same with the dynamics that the Percussionists use too.
Let's go trumpets
thanks to a posh high school and their conductor, the only thing i can think of when i hear this song now is "NUCLEAR PHYSICS". excellent song and all, but wow.
how did I come here from Sleigh Ride???
+Lt_Space_Orange i came here from into the storm
+Sasha Barsuhn well that is closer to the idea this song.
oh i can see it now
Bro same, I played this piece last spring as a freshman. Me and two people were talking about things that sound cool and I remembered playing this and I told them about the Pick A Note and they were shocked that our band director let us play this. I play trombone and me and the 2 people who sat next to me, I played C the person who sat to the right of me played C sharp, and the person who sat to the left played C flat and it was amazing!!
Only bass clarinet also
so good~
Play this in my middle school band.
Great song.
Bass clarinet
sammee
Bass clarinet anyone?
I love this song were playing for band this year
Damn I'm the one tuba rolling up into this shit like waddup
I played this as a trumpet... was awesome.
Devin Kelly bass clarinet part was better 😜
I'm playing this in band right now. I love the bass clarinet (well really all low people) part at measure 10!
I play this in my sixth grade band, great song.
2:09 That's some badass low brass.
Kyle Winney ayyy yah loved this part... I play bass clarinet and I had that too
I love this song. My band played it for festival and we surprisingly got superior!!!!!! I'm only in 7th grade so I was shocked lol
I played this in 7th and I LOVED IT SO MUCH
Alto Saxes stand please.
Astronix *stands
🎷*Stands*