My word, they're so good. Their tone qualities resonate throughout the entire facility, and the employment of articulation on each of the notes is crisp and crystal clear. Bravo to some of the best mellos I've ever heard. Without a doubt, DCI level.
its all about the activity guys :D these schools are even lucky to actually have people hype mellophones playing for entertainment. I wish I had that at my school...
People are tearing apart this vid for the wrong reason. "This sounds like crap" True, but i've heard much worse and they just need more practice. "It sounds like a trumpet, just play trumpet if you're gonna play that high" This sounds nothing like a trumpet, its just playing the same note. Learn more about timbres. Also the most likely reason this sound pretty bad is because most young mello players and many show style directors give their mello players trumpet mouthpieces which make the mellophone sound crappy
Seriously, style isn't the issue in this. Its the quality. Tone quality is not round and full, air support is lacking, Style differences is fine and it doesn't have to be DCI to be a great or entertaining style, however, bad tone, intonation and control is ALWAYS a bad choice.
+David Durham Do you know how hard it is to make mellophones sound good? The mellophone is not a quality instrument. It's a piece of crap that was created so the French Horns would have a spot in the marching band. Take it from a college mellophone player- this wasn't half bad.
Brandon, I never said it was easy to play a mellophone with great sound, tone, intonation and control, however it is not impossible. The best musicians in the world can make terrible instruments sound great. Take it from a Horn player who majored in music, teaches music full time, has performed on mellophone with drum corps in NY and NJ as well as now teaching mellophone in a drum corps - it is not as difficult as one may think.... here is a clip of 16 mellophone players who are in between the ages of 18 and 22 doing exactly what I mentioned...
+David Durham Point taken. What I meant was that, given these were not professional musicians and were probably just doing it for a bit of fun, it was alright.
+Brandon Hartgraves not trying to be a bully or anything, but, you and your fellow mellophone players must not be very good if this isnt half bad, take it from a state musician in florida
I don't like schools that do this. They teach the kids the wrong fundamentals and everything. You shouldn't puff your cheeks. You shouldn't be slouching back or have your elbows in your waist. Very cringey
PineappleGamer welcome to HBCU’S and show band. If you don’t like the style that we have then fill free to to skidaddle on out. Don’t let the triple c give a double D on the way out
Everybody you're getting on these kids for playing in they're style. They are show style MELLOPHONES!!!!! If you look at many show style college band mellophone sections, they'll play just as high and higher. The horns sound like that because there on trumpet mouthpieces...again another show style trait. If you don't understand it don't comment. These kids are talented and with practice they'll be amazing
***** sir i don't think you understand, these kids are not talented, they have some of the worst of the articulations i have ever heard.and they can't hit a note that they want to ever, they crack when they go to the higher notes so they fail.
as an experienced mellophone player i would like to let you know that when i was in high school i was playing Denis Wick mouthpiece. There is no trumpet mouthpiece style. We in the music world call it, shit. Sir i suggest you listen to a good mellophone piece, played by a good mellophone player. then tell me if these kids have "talent"
i did say WITH PRACTICE.....furthermore I've marched this style since i was in 8th grade and now im in college (still in a show style band) playing mello.....if y'all dont like hoe they play why donn't y'all go to their school and help out rather than criticize pointlessly
Trumpet mouthpieces on a mello can work. My entire sction used trumpet mouthpieces for almost all of last year and we were still pretty good. Trumpet mouthpieces just mean the band doesn't have enough money to pay for mello mouthpieces.
Phantom regiment this year... I wouldn't call it mello screaming, but extremely high notes that are loud with an amazing sound. That's what we would do for "screaming" unlike trumpets, where it's high and loud
that big dark skinned guy looked a lil scared and shook up at the end cause the def blew that shit back in their face and lmao its very funny how you can talk trash about them when this section consist of two 1st year mellophone player
lmao! the black shirt niggaz thought they was the ISH! after they last fanfare... until the blue squad came back at them with the same fanfare... and showed out on day ahh!!... had me jumpin in my seat! but how dem b-tones sound? lol
Playing high notes doesn't determine who's the better players. The best musicians are the people who can play the easiest music and make it sound just as amazing as hard music. But anyways, blue team won. No doubt about it
Shit ion no about they tone, but the instrument wasn't made for screaming, it was made to be the beauty of the band but just for everyone's info I'm in the low to mid 4th octave on mello ;)
To all the people saying these guys sound bad... Way to be rude. As a musical community we should be building each other up, not tearing each other apart. I have 2 things to say to these musicians tho. Open up your throat and drop your jaw a little bit, and use better air. That alone will do wonders for your tone. Also, for pitch accuracy, sing the notes in your head as you play, and you won't frack or miss notes as much. Those have helped me as a mello player, and I hope it can help you, too. However, as this was in 2011, I hope you have improved, and if not, I hope I helped.
Mellophone, the horn is easy to play and make a good tone if you know how to do it. My schools old mellophone is complete trash. It was dented all around and not a single spot was clean. But i still made it sound like a decent horn. Yes dents to affect sound quality for those that didnt know that.
I really don't enjoy screaming on a mellophone. Not that it's too difficult, but I really came to like mellophone because of that nice dark, suppressed tone. I thought the lower parts for both groups sounded alright.
@JSUTrumpet So you must not be a trumpet player for JSU, kuz these are high school students and the two guys for MSP (blue) it is there first time having a face to face battle. So how about you act like somebody in college (thats if you are in college) and point out whats "trash" and be constructive about it.
@JSUTrumpet Say what you want but you are no longer a factor on this video, just a hater in our eyes. So if you want that last word, go ahead say it, im not stooping to such a low level.
Other devon gotta play out more , and for ppl who think this is trash , i just want to say these punches are made by students, no help at all by adults or band teachers. See if i made a song i would want everyone to hear it! no matter how it sounds!! Thats called having fUN! Just saying , no dissrespect. I'd say both sounded great!
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Okay, to all the people saying these groups sound bad....
You are correct.
Erick Veloz. im dead
It’s just so true
Better than mines 😂
These groups only have three dynamics:
-Kinda Loud
-Loud
-Too Loud
Ahh the lame jokes of my band instructor
Nick Ruel :/
They barly have kinda loud
That is true for them but real marching band members or band members have a lot more than that
they sound like kazoos
Marlinface Dankstorm too generous
your comment👎🏿
not gonna lie, the screaming was impressive
That triple G was pretty cool, I agree.
It sounds like it’s high, but the resistance on a mello is light it’s so easy to get a triple g out
avi whats the trick to doing that
My word, they're so good. Their tone qualities resonate throughout the entire facility, and the employment of articulation on each of the notes is crisp and crystal clear. Bravo to some of the best mellos I've ever heard. Without a doubt, DCI level.
the amount of sarcasm is too real lol.
I agree 100%. I don't even think some DCI players could even play as well as they can. Good job high schoolers! Teaching the "pros" how it's done.
***** Im being sarcastic.
You've just pissed off +mini hoov
They might not play nowhere like Dci but they play loud!
Sometimes I think to myself wow if I can't play an entire horn concerto without fracking then I'm bad... Now I know, now I know
its all about the activity guys :D these schools are even lucky to actually have people hype mellophones playing for entertainment. I wish I had that at my school...
People are tearing apart this vid for the wrong reason. "This sounds like crap" True, but i've heard much worse and they just need more practice. "It sounds like a trumpet, just play trumpet if you're gonna play that high" This sounds nothing like a trumpet, its just playing the same note. Learn more about timbres.
Also the most likely reason this sound pretty bad is because most young mello players and many show style directors give their mello players trumpet mouthpieces which make the mellophone sound crappy
Need more practice, but not the worst. At least they're trying.
Samantha Killen Definitely not the worst
Yeah. I give them props just for doing it. Mello isn't the easiest instrument and they'll get better over time.
LowReedExpert1 you watch your mouth show style do not play like that
This is so awful it's funny
OMG AT 1:08 IM DYING PLEASE HELP. HAHAHAHAAAAAA 😂😂😂😂😂😂
+Shelby Jones sweet love hahaha
They sound like kazoos
Seriously, style isn't the issue in this. Its the quality. Tone quality is not round and full, air support is lacking, Style differences is fine and it doesn't have to be DCI to be a great or entertaining style, however, bad tone, intonation and control is ALWAYS a bad choice.
+David Durham Do you know how hard it is to make mellophones sound good? The mellophone is not a quality instrument. It's a piece of crap that was created so the French Horns would have a spot in the marching band. Take it from a college mellophone player- this wasn't half bad.
+Brandon Hartgraves
you need to raise your standards. I've played mellophone 2 years and its fucking easy. These amateur players just suck.
Brandon, I never said it was easy to play a mellophone with great sound, tone, intonation and control, however it is not impossible. The best musicians in the world can make terrible instruments sound great. Take it from a Horn player who majored in music, teaches music full time, has performed on mellophone with drum corps in NY and NJ as well as now teaching mellophone in a drum corps - it is not as difficult as one may think.... here is a clip of 16 mellophone players who are in between the ages of 18 and 22 doing exactly what I mentioned...
+David Durham Point taken. What I meant was that, given these were not professional musicians and were probably just doing it for a bit of fun, it was alright.
+Brandon Hartgraves not trying to be a bully or anything, but, you and your fellow mellophone players must not be very good if this isnt half bad, take it from a state musician in florida
The sound quality could also be from what the person recorded it with also
This is horrible
Those first guys have the most unstable embouchures I've ever heard.
Their tone is so sweet and majestic, it's amazing.
Marc Cadorna did you watch this?
Are you high?
So out of tuned...too loud
They really open up and work on tone and tongueing...And somehow they frack on mello like wth
They could be a lot better if they stood up straight and held he horns up correctly.
Katie Mark also if they played with good sound quality..
How is this considered good? If you want to scream just go to trumpet.
It's not screaming. On mello it's cranking
I don't like schools that do this. They teach the kids the wrong fundamentals and everything. You shouldn't puff your cheeks. You shouldn't be slouching back or have your elbows in your waist. Very cringey
PineappleGamer welcome to HBCU’S and show band. If you don’t like the style that we have then fill free to to skidaddle on out. Don’t let the triple c give a double D on the way out
I wish someone would train you guys better. Don't pinch off the sound, please tune as well.
The blue band sounded pretty good they still have work to do but not bad.the black and green group didn't sound that great
HBCU bands are very different than DCI and most other bands, but that's still not an excuse for horrible musicianship.
Neither sounded good, but blue SMASHED
Everybody you're getting on these kids for playing in they're style. They are show style MELLOPHONES!!!!! If you look at many show style college band mellophone sections, they'll play just as high and higher. The horns sound like that because there on trumpet mouthpieces...again another show style trait. If you don't understand it don't comment. These kids are talented and with practice they'll be amazing
***** sir i don't think you understand, these kids are not talented, they have some of the worst of the articulations i have ever heard.and they can't hit a note that they want to ever, they crack when they go to the higher notes so they fail.
Jill Sam u extra wrong...... they playing they styles
as an experienced mellophone player i would like to let you know that when i was in high school i was playing Denis Wick mouthpiece. There is no trumpet mouthpiece style. We in the music world call it, shit. Sir i suggest you listen to a good mellophone piece, played by a good mellophone player. then tell me if these kids have "talent"
Lol don't know how well you know the style but it's is possible to play on a trumpet mouthpiece, play high, and still sound good. Or at least decent.
i did say WITH PRACTICE.....furthermore I've marched this style since i was in 8th grade and now im in college (still in a show style band) playing mello.....if y'all dont like hoe they play why donn't y'all go to their school and help out rather than criticize pointlessly
I'm 99.99% sure they are using trumpet mouthpieces and that is why their time is bad
Trumpet mouthpieces on a mello can work. My entire sction used trumpet mouthpieces for almost all of last year and we were still pretty good. Trumpet mouthpieces just mean the band doesn't have enough money to pay for mello mouthpieces.
Phantom regiment this year... I wouldn't call it mello screaming, but extremely high notes that are loud with an amazing sound. That's what we would do for "screaming" unlike trumpets, where it's high and loud
That last note the blue shirts played sounded fake af!
that big dark skinned guy looked a lil scared and shook up at the end cause the def blew that shit back in their face and lmao its very funny how you can talk trash about them when this section consist of two 1st year mellophone player
no sound quality this sucks
tears in tempo
Ewww such a disgrace to the French horn/ mellophone family I can’t BEAR to watch the whole things😡
The way the audio peaks makes them sound like kazoos.
lmao! the black shirt niggaz thought they was the ISH! after they last fanfare... until the blue squad came back at them with the same fanfare... and showed out on day ahh!!... had me jumpin in my seat! but how dem b-tones sound? lol
Playing high notes doesn't determine who's the better players. The best musicians are the people who can play the easiest music and make it sound just as amazing as hard music. But anyways, blue team won. No doubt about it
mellophones are not screaming instruments...................
play trumpet if you want to scream
it doesnt matter how anyone plays their horn long as they enjoy it
Trista Foster say that a band director auditioning these kids for college. It’s never good to accept less than your best.
@@bernardbradley6603 Braaddlleeyy😂😂😂
Their sound is so closed they sound like trumpets omg.. I LOVE IT (;
2nd song is "Ring My Bell"
besides mellohpone's are suppose to sound like french horns not trumpets lol. (p.s. I'm a mellophone and a french horn player) xD
Lucky Deoxys these are mellophone not marching french horns
They straight up one upped them 😂😂
To everyone who say they supposed to sound like to french horns they are wrong... thats what marching french hors are for
I play Mellophone...this has it's good and bad points.
Shit ion no about they tone, but the instrument wasn't made for screaming, it was made to be the beauty of the band but just for everyone's info I'm in the low to mid 4th octave on mello ;)
what is the fanfare at 2:21
both need work, but blue kicked some serious ass on the high notes.
F*** dem high notes lol gg
The groups are too focused on playing louder and higher than each other. I know it's mean to say but that reeeeeaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyy sucks.
the one on the right played that last note like he was gonna shit on himself
These guys make poop look good
they should have a mellophone/french horn battle (them vs me and 5 other horn players) xD i'm down.
If they just supported the note more and tongued harder they'd be way better. I hope.......
Blue team killed it the second time
To all the people saying these guys sound bad...
Way to be rude. As a musical community we should be building each other up, not tearing each other apart. I have 2 things to say to these musicians tho. Open up your throat and drop your jaw a little bit, and use better air. That alone will do wonders for your tone. Also, for pitch accuracy, sing the notes in your head as you play, and you won't frack or miss notes as much. Those have helped me as a mello player, and I hope it can help you, too. However, as this was in 2011, I hope you have improved, and if not, I hope I helped.
Can someone plaese tell me the name of the last song...o_O
somebody made my instrument sound likke shit
Okay 1:11 shocked the hell out of me
If you weren't clued in when the first group started playing, the girl changed tempos when counting off their second time.
Mellophone, the horn is easy to play and make a good tone if you know how to do it. My schools old mellophone is complete trash. It was dented all around and not a single spot was clean. But i still made it sound like a decent horn. Yes dents to affect sound quality for those that didnt know that.
I think their nerves got to them
never choose power over control and tone because then it just sounds like a big mess of notes js
come on guys, theyre probably just...*suddenly gets to 1:10*
oh, now i get it
So I'ma say From experience I play the melophone and you can still play a loud note with out having a bad sound that was bad
one thing i do like about the mellophone: it's easy to tell if somebody is garbage, :)
they are playing those Gs like they are something hard to hit
People that say this is bad there wrong because the blasting part is part of the song
How do they have such a big range? F above the staff??
That instrument was not meant to scream and its not for fanfares
en que nota esta el solo ?
I really don't enjoy screaming on a mellophone. Not that it's too difficult, but I really came to like mellophone because of that nice dark, suppressed tone. I thought the lower parts for both groups sounded alright.
the big guy sound scared
The tone is all over the place
n people mellos crank not scream look at jsu mellos they are cranking not screaming....js for the people that don't nothing bout crankin
some of you guys failed to realize these guys are high school bands
they sound good to me
you can still practice when you're in high school
I'm a high school mello and my section is 10x better than these guys
if you think this sounds good, you might have a defect in your ear
Android 51ss you have low expectations
I beg to differ .
wtf am i listening to...i play this instrument and there people that sound this bad with it? damn
Justin Pitt yeah basically all mellophone players are bad except for my school they do blare but not very much like this
they lame I would've screamed that note and I'm in high school
Whats the 3 third one called that they played
this sucks coming from a state championship mello player this is terrible
Justin Offutt you're obviously not a state championship mello player, a state championship mello would never say that, ever.....
I bet they’re better than you.
big boy heard yall hit that last note n said nah fellas. lets sit down. i wanna know with the other fanfare was mr zack wanted to hear
3:32 lol looks like he is saying "damn....I aint never seen nobody play like that b4"
Because music is a beautiful thing no matter the quality.
como se llama la segunda cancion de Pine Forest
UUUUUHHHHH BLUE TEAM SHITTED ON THEY ASSSSS
It's probably just a really old camera that has a low quality mic... but this does sound kinda........ i mean i play trumpet and this is just.... huh?
Why?
back fired😂
@JSUTrumpet So you must not be a trumpet player for JSU, kuz these are high school students and the two guys for MSP (blue) it is there first time having a face to face battle. So how about you act like somebody in college (thats if you are in college) and point out whats "trash" and be constructive about it.
damn they ran y'all shit
Tuning is a process...do it daily and blend.....and control your mellos if I did this I would be charged with mello abuse
BLUE >>
stop!!! blaring dude!!!!!!
would of went with blue until they decided "hey how about we play super obnoxiously" then I went with the other band.
Pine Forest needs to keep an steady tone instead of being loud. . . But other than that. . . Westover had it!
dat was a roast on dat last note superbat00.. lol yu kno wht im talkn bout!!
I know they're bad but... Team Blue Shirts!
@JSUTrumpet Say what you want but you are no longer a factor on this video, just a hater in our eyes. So if you want that last word, go ahead say it, im not stooping to such a low level.
My Vote Is The People With The Black Shirt On With Thunder They Are Beast :D Just Saying And If You Disagree Well Then Too Bad
Other devon gotta play out more , and for ppl who think this is trash , i just want to say these punches are made by students, no help at all by adults or band teachers. See if i made a song i would want everyone to hear it! no matter how it sounds!! Thats called having fUN! Just saying , no dissrespect. I'd say both sounded great!
Then u must b very bored to watch some HIGH SCHOOL kids battle each other and they r" trash vs trash"
The black mellophone group, what was the 2nd song?