A Day in the Life of A Drum Major

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This is just one kind of day a drum major may face at our school but hope y'all enjoy! And lock your lockers :)
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  • @kadetso_3752
    @kadetso_37527 жыл бұрын

    "Look at all these fish" "but I'm a sophomore" 😂😂👌🏻👌🏻

  • @kayahhoskins9350

    @kayahhoskins9350

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂right

  • @ajredstone9726
    @ajredstone97267 жыл бұрын

    "But I'm a Sophomore"

  • @servals2384
    @servals23847 жыл бұрын

    Those are some good sounding clarinet players. I'm a section leader of 19 clarinets and about three of them are actually audible at any given time. I'm not sure the others even know their parts, despite the multiple tests and sectionals...

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! And I'm sorry to hear that, your efforts are not to waste though, there are many factors that go into having good sounding players (teaching, environment, the player's determination/focus/willpower) so don't feel too down about your section! I'm sure you're a wonderful section leader so don't be too hard on yourself!

  • @savannahray2044

    @savannahray2044

    6 жыл бұрын

    LPSBeauty Productions SAME, but I myself play tenor.

  • @lucillekohtz8633

    @lucillekohtz8633

    6 жыл бұрын

    LPSBeauty Productions ayyyy me too

  • @maggiebenison986

    @maggiebenison986

    6 жыл бұрын

    Haha my band has 58 clarinets including me

  • @savannahray2044

    @savannahray2044

    6 жыл бұрын

    I Can't Think of a Username OH MY GOSH

  • @kxkstudios1729
    @kxkstudios17297 жыл бұрын

    *"ROACHES, GET AWAY"* Woodwinds... I just... I have no words.. they're a special section lmao

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    KaylaxKyuquot Studios agreeable 😂😂

  • @lizcraven110

    @lizcraven110

    6 жыл бұрын

    flutes dont need reeds, we need earplugs so we dont go deaf in our right ear ;D

  • @chickennuggetsmakemehappy2549

    @chickennuggetsmakemehappy2549

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm a woodwind and I know we're special 😂

  • @bellar8776

    @bellar8776

    5 жыл бұрын

    But, the sousophone that talks through his mouth piece is the most special

  • @jonathanbarragan6871

    @jonathanbarragan6871

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm a woodwind

  • @gameeenes5476
    @gameeenes54767 жыл бұрын

    I wish my days are 7 minutes and 49 seconds long.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    LMAO sammeeeeee

  • @lukeparsons4965

    @lukeparsons4965

    4 жыл бұрын

    Uh well actually if you only had 7 minutes and 49 seconds in your day than you would be 70 in only 154 days, and that’s only one marching season, as someone who’s simultaneously trying to learn how to play there instrument and walk, therefore I believe you should rethink your decision, thank you for attending my TED talk.

  • @lizbethv5978
    @lizbethv59787 жыл бұрын

    "My eyes are itchy."

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    LMAO

  • @kevinrosacia

    @kevinrosacia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lizbeth V yeah that's me ;)

  • @Sam-tg3lu
    @Sam-tg3lu6 жыл бұрын

    When your school doesnt support you even tho you're the state champion and you have to use THE JUNIOR PARKING LOT WITH FRESH BLACK ASPHALT

  • @morgankujawa2004

    @morgankujawa2004

    4 жыл бұрын

    We don't even have a senior lot, this year it's the marching band field because of construction

  • @myafoster1662

    @myafoster1662

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sam uh same 😂

  • @haukepowers8491

    @haukepowers8491

    3 жыл бұрын

    Schools have some complete control where bands can practice...When I was in, back in 1973-76, we had our own 50- yard patch of ground in front of the school...same with my daughter ,1998-2002...Now, with school expanding, the current band uses the student parking lot before and after school and uses the football field for final polishing of the field shows...it is really hard for some bands to find enough space to practice marching....

  • @teacherspet30183
    @teacherspet301837 жыл бұрын

    "Look at all these fish!" "I'm a sophomore.." Bwahahaah the struggleeeeee lol

  • @kleinbaird883
    @kleinbaird8837 жыл бұрын

    I swear, every band director I know drives a Ford, and so does this guy (given, I only know, like 6). It's like the standard band director vehicle.

  • @zbauman7437

    @zbauman7437

    7 жыл бұрын

    Klein Baird mine actually drives a tundra lol

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Accurate

  • @bethhankins8171

    @bethhankins8171

    6 жыл бұрын

    Klein Baird lol your right my band director drives a ford

  • @sragland314

    @sragland314

    6 жыл бұрын

    Accurate for me as well.

  • @waffle1012

    @waffle1012

    6 жыл бұрын

    Klein Baird rob Kelly woah how do you know lol I know 4 band directors and they all drive fords lol that like 10 band directors since I live in Texas Brownsville and you probably don’t live where I live

  • @eggchan
    @eggchan7 жыл бұрын

    oh my god your band facilities are beautifulI'm so glad that there are schools where arts get more funding!! It makes me so happy to see ~~ you seem like a great DM, too! You were really positive the entire time, which is so great!! Do you have any tips for learning to conduct?

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you so much! Our district supports the fine arts greatly and we really try our best to take care of the facilities given to us. I'm glad it makes you happy, it makes me happy that you're happy! (lmao) Again, thank you for the compliment! Learning how to conduct is best learned from previous drum majors or your band directors! One on one action is the best and I recommend that over watching conducting videos since everyone has different areas they need to work on. A few general tips for conducting would be to always practice in front of a mirror and mark where your hands should be hitting. I know for different schools there are different styles and preferences so always keep that in mind as your practicing! I always liked to keep a sharp defined ictus and motion of my arms, 4/4 being a distinct arrow, 3/4 similar to a check, etc because it's easier to follow for the band. (again, this is just our band's/my personal preference) I wish you the best of luck in learning how to conduct and feel free to ask more questions if you have any!

  • @rainebow_kitty6142

    @rainebow_kitty6142

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@alwaysvalerierae This is so helpful! I'm trying out next Monday (from home via recording lol), but there's so much to it. I'm still marking the master scores of all 3 movements.

  • @haukepowers8491

    @haukepowers8491

    3 жыл бұрын

    What do you expect...Carmel, Calfornia...the place reeks $$$$$$.....The school district probably has a very health budget AND some real generous band donors....bless them,,,

  • @andrewpahos9299
    @andrewpahos92998 жыл бұрын

    4:08 shoutout to whoever was playing woods

  • @Cybernoid200

    @Cybernoid200

    8 жыл бұрын

    Blooooooo

  • @vision2812

    @vision2812

    6 жыл бұрын

    he wasn't talking about woodwinds, he was referring to the actual song, woods

  • @thesoupisgone185
    @thesoupisgone1857 жыл бұрын

    Holy Hell your band place thing is huge! I don't think I can call it a room if it has hallways! At my school we have one small room designated to the band, just wow, much beautiful

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oh wow, yeah, I am really grateful for the facility we had! Our school has over 4,000 kids so you can imagine the size of the school itself. I'm sure your band room is a very comfortable/home-y place! (unless you have to cram a whole bunch of sweaty bodies in it)

  • @aperson7151

    @aperson7151

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know right. Band hall is amazing. I see it as a VIP lounge for band and guard.😂😂😂😂

  • @DragonLover-hb7pz

    @DragonLover-hb7pz

    5 жыл бұрын

    TheSoupIsGone yeah my band room is smol 2. We have a “hallway” with the band room, choir room, and a teacher planning and 2 other classrooms. But it’s called the band hallway because no one else goes into that hallway. My band is actually crazy and no one likes going in there. To us it’s home, to them it’s like a mental asylum 😂. Kids are scared to go down there apparently lmao. They ask me how I do it. I’m like, boi band kids are the best. It’s like having 50+ new family members (not for my school, but for the other schools in my area). Yeah, some of us it’s a love-hate relationship, but you can talk to anyone in there.

  • @nerdiedreams

    @nerdiedreams

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@DragonLover-hb7pz for real tho, i have a band hall, with the offices and practice rooms, and the neading to the auditorium are all of our lockers. i have never seen that hallway with no band kid.

  • @purplecatloverrandompizza

    @purplecatloverrandompizza

    2 жыл бұрын

    we just have a hallway by are auditorium that is just all encompassing of our performing arts, it's where the choir room, both band rooms, dressing room, and practice rooms are that hallway is where you spend most of your time if your a fine arts kid

  • @fireyalex
    @fireyalex6 жыл бұрын

    it's honestly interesting to see how schools and bands are so different from one another. Also, any tips on how to become a drum major with crippling anxiety/social anxiety?

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fire Blaze It’s really hard to be a drum major under those circumstances since you have to interact with the whole band but it’s definitely not impossible. Start by getting your body and mind used to interaction with groups of people and slowly try to increase it. Befriend or meet a lot of people in your band, you can do this one on one. There are definitely aspects of being a drum major that is behind the scenes! Let your director(s) know, if you’re comfortable with that, and let them know that you won’t let it hinder your audition! Have faith! I believe in you! Good luck :)

  • @ryanpayne1971

    @ryanpayne1971

    4 жыл бұрын

    ValerieRae1960 thanks man I’m really trying to get drum major for next year but as a tuba and a dude(my band director prefers girls) I’m trying everthing to get a lead/advantage so I’m always looking out for tips like thesw

  • @haukepowers8491

    @haukepowers8491

    3 жыл бұрын

    Some schools, depending on the administration support ,totallly blow the band program off and focus on the football /basketball teams...all about the money....Band is EXPENSIVE...many bands have yearly band fees up to $500 / student, and that is NOT counting extra fund raising....uniforms, instrument repair, music, marching instructors for drum and flag lines do not come cheap...the yearly competition show program is a small fortune...material for the flags , the list goes on and on...even small bands, up to 80 kids, can cost about $50,000 per marching season...and that's bare-bones budget...I have been a volunteer for over 20 years..I have fees go from $50 /year...my days....to $500 /year NOW...school districts in my area allow only $2,000 /band a year for budget ...yep....that's it in my area of the State....Back in the day bands were about 120 kids.....now you are LUCKY to get one with 65 -80...on a good day....Bless our music directors !!!

  • @sierra7114
    @sierra71147 жыл бұрын

    The fact that you called your Log Ranger "Poop" kills me! It reminds me of ours that caught on fire last year. 😅

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    OMG!! How did it catch on fire?? That's crazy!!

  • @sgtsoups4730
    @sgtsoups47308 жыл бұрын

    on my last day of school I was ranked to Head drum major am very happy scared nervous

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    8 жыл бұрын

    It's a wonderful experience! It's only natural to be nervous but as long as you know the music by heart then you'll be fine! Never stop conducting!

  • @TheChestermarc

    @TheChestermarc

    8 жыл бұрын

    +ValerieRae1960 Any advice for any sound "delay" in the field? It messes up my conducting which makes me slow down my conducting

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    8 жыл бұрын

    During practices/performances watch the section leader of the battery/ head snare drum players feet, if you can't see their feet, I recommend watching their hands. It's important to establish a secure relationship between you and them for you both keep time for the band and you guys should watch each other so there is never a tear. On your down time, I recommend practicing with this website to ensure your abilities to keep time: bestdrumtrainer.com/tt/ Sometimes you have to always believe/think you're right because your ears will always deceive you! Best of luck and I hope this helps a bit!

  • @kleinbaird883

    @kleinbaird883

    7 жыл бұрын

    You big schools, with multiple drum majors and lockers, we have wooden cubbies and a single drum major.

  • @snuklens

    @snuklens

    6 жыл бұрын

    Klein Baird what the hell you only have one drum major???

  • @thephoebz1
    @thephoebz16 жыл бұрын

    Our football coach kicks us off the field and doesn't even let's us finish out exercise or anything

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Phoebe Fleming I'm sorry to hear that :( I hope the relationship between the band and football team gets better!!

  • @NikiTaylorMain

    @NikiTaylorMain

    6 жыл бұрын

    Phoebe Fleming i feel that one

  • @vasthockey4382

    @vasthockey4382

    5 жыл бұрын

    Phoebe Fleming we have practices in the morning for this reason

  • @meganfoster9028
    @meganfoster90288 жыл бұрын

    I'm drum major of my marching band this upcoming season, and I'm so excited!! I really enjoyed this video! :)

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Megan Foster Thank you so much! I hope your marching season is amazing!

  • @Dave609

    @Dave609

    8 жыл бұрын

    good luck😄

  • @Trillllsamm

    @Trillllsamm

    7 жыл бұрын

    megan foster same

  • @halleeb4956
    @halleeb49567 жыл бұрын

    I'm in a small town high school and we have 16 people in our band. we don't have a drum major but my band director has been hinting it slightly towards me because our band is kinda getting bigger.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Definitely try and do it, especially since he may be hinting at it! No matter how small a band, there is always a need for a leader, whether it is a drum major or not. It is a wonderful experience!!

  • @dabqu
    @dabqu7 жыл бұрын

    Our band is poor, we have really bad wooden things for our instruments not cool lockers, but at least we don't have to lock them :) nice video

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching and also for commenting! It really helps give different perspectives!

  • @djzekrom
    @djzekrom6 жыл бұрын

    you guys must have a shit ton of money like holy shit. my high school band has like none of that cool stuffs. let alone a stadium

  • @CammieFire
    @CammieFire7 жыл бұрын

    At least your football coaches are nice to let you guys use the stadium. Our director has to fight every year just so we can have one or two days in the stadium. We have to practice on a blacktop every other day.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Carmen Fox I'm sorry to hear that :(

  • @YYNot-vi4ct

    @YYNot-vi4ct

    6 жыл бұрын

    Carmen Fox us too

  • @qfenicle

    @qfenicle

    6 жыл бұрын

    Carmen Fox we have our feild, we are aloud to practice on the feild some days and we almost never have to practice practice in black top😂

  • @macealred4135

    @macealred4135

    6 жыл бұрын

    same for us, our football team is garbage on and off the field.

  • @leeanncallin2461

    @leeanncallin2461

    5 жыл бұрын

    Listen i burn 100% of the time bc they just paved our black top for the first time since my DAD was in hs. Like. We neeeeed the fiellld

  • @NetharWaffle
    @NetharWaffle8 жыл бұрын

    This was a very cute video, yet I still understood what it is to be a drum major. Thank you for this :) I'll be thinking of this video all season lol

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    8 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad it has made an impact on you! Thanks!!! :)

  • @oopsallbecki
    @oopsallbecki7 жыл бұрын

    "No one likes Julio."

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tbh 👐😂

  • @oopsallbecki

    @oopsallbecki

    7 жыл бұрын

    ValerieRae1960 i love your style of vlogs btw

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Aww thank you so much!! Means a lot :')

  • @oopsallbecki

    @oopsallbecki

    7 жыл бұрын

    ValerieRae1960 omg ur so welcome!!!

  • @sharkbeef808

    @sharkbeef808

    4 жыл бұрын

    I felt that

  • @nolangoodwin7912
    @nolangoodwin79126 жыл бұрын

    Omg I love this!! For our band when we want to get their attention we say "Hey band" and they say "Hey what" and they'll usually get quiet!! 😂

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nolan goodwin that’s cool!!

  • @brookeembry6089
    @brookeembry60897 жыл бұрын

    I'm a drum major from Crosby! We saw your show yesterday and you guys did amazing!

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words and support!!

  • @brookeembry6089

    @brookeembry6089

    7 жыл бұрын

    Np😊

  • @maggiegray5517

    @maggiegray5517

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brooke Embry you probably won’t see this, but crosby high school in texas??

  • @raelynnjames
    @raelynnjames3 жыл бұрын

    "There walking quite a distance away". Those brothers were social distancing before it was cool.

  • @margohartley489
    @margohartley4896 жыл бұрын

    And our football coach does not let us step foot on the field unless we are performing our show or doing the national anthem. We march in a parking lot 99% of the time. Our practice is right after school so we just have to pray that all the cars are leaving but if not we just march over cars. If it rains we have to stack chairs in the auditorium and lay down masking tape for yard lines.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    We are very blessed to have a nice understanding coach. Our rehearsals are usually in a parking lot that we call the grid. When it rains, we stop learning drill and go inside and just focus on music until we can go back outside!

  • @ItsMe-in8zn
    @ItsMe-in8zn6 жыл бұрын

    I was watching and I saw the stadium and was like I KNOW THAT STADIUM! That’s so cool that I happen to know your band. Your band is really good! Always excited when our football teams play so I can hear y’all!

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Its Me awww thank you so much!! Means a lot :)

  • @disasterology4293
    @disasterology42937 жыл бұрын

    This was a cute video. It's cool to see another drum majors view on how they do things

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!! :) I do wish that I did a few more of these to show different days (since we do different things on different days but for the most part, it's the same) before I graduated high school but oh well :')

  • @ThePokecrafter1
    @ThePokecrafter17 жыл бұрын

    You guys have an amazing band room, I was absolutely amazed by the quality, size, and overall building space provided to the band program.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! We are very fortunate to have such an amazing facility and supportive administrative personnel!!

  • @echolakshmi9266
    @echolakshmi92666 жыл бұрын

    Bass clarinets for life. I'm a bass clarinet section leader of a section of 6 basses, 3 Bari saxes, and 2 tenor saxes. Shoutout to low winds

  • @Julia-zr5tn
    @Julia-zr5tn6 жыл бұрын

    I like how you can hear a clarinet messing around in the background pretty much the enitre time

  • @FollowMe2468
    @FollowMe24687 жыл бұрын

    I was at that stadium last week for the Galena Park Marching Festival.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hope you had fun!! It's such a small world!!

  • @Defnotken

    @Defnotken

    4 жыл бұрын

    in texas,right?

  • @benhaushalter5067
    @benhaushalter50674 жыл бұрын

    Thank You for making this I hate when people say being a Drum Major is easy because it’s not easy like it looks.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    4 жыл бұрын

    thank you for watching and wishing you the best!

  • @KennediDiy
    @KennediDiy2 жыл бұрын

    Any tips for wanting to become drum major next? Like getting more known around the band, and how to handle a whole band that big

  • @adahsu690
    @adahsu6905 жыл бұрын

    I watched this before trying out and I didn’t understand, now that I had my season as drum major, this makes me reminisce

  • @ditzyrose700
    @ditzyrose7006 жыл бұрын

    You guys have so much space. My band is entirely a one room operation with rickety old stands.

  • @danielviramontez3224
    @danielviramontez32246 жыл бұрын

    This was my freshman year your show blew me away

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Daniel Viramontez thank you so much!!!

  • @chloe_3787
    @chloe_37876 жыл бұрын

    This is a good video. Our drum majors are our directors favorite. It's sad that you guys have to stay late to clean and stuff. When we have to clean, our whole band stays late and each section gets assigned different areas.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Chloe _ awww thanks, it’s very different in many bands!

  • @caitlynlongbottom4160
    @caitlynlongbottom41606 жыл бұрын

    I SAW BASS CLARINETS!!! I was happy lol

  • @oakstar519
    @oakstar5195 жыл бұрын

    Football coach seems nice. The coaches at my school, on the other hand, kicked us off of the field when we were supposed to be rehearsing outside for the first time in three weeks, the morning of our first competition.

  • @Crystalizedsky
    @Crystalizedsky4 жыл бұрын

    This entire video is a mood

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    4 жыл бұрын

    hehe thanks for watching!!

  • @loganchristiansen564
    @loganchristiansen5644 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, this is all I needed to know going into fall season

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    4 жыл бұрын

    thanks for watching!!

  • @Clankatron
    @Clankatron6 жыл бұрын

    The Samson brothers remind me of my drum major and his brother. Once, on of the parents asked for help and they both went and when they did, they walked the exact same, in step and everything.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Interesting 🤔

  • @thatguy-vu4fk
    @thatguy-vu4fk6 жыл бұрын

    NO WAY!! I performed here at Galena Park last Saturday and won 1st place 6A

  • @ro-roroyourboat9522
    @ro-roroyourboat95226 жыл бұрын

    I'm not even a drum major but I love this video

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Vmin Is Life I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

  • @princessluna7470
    @princessluna74706 жыл бұрын

    YASS BASS CLARINET

  • @ryanbenson8640
    @ryanbenson86406 жыл бұрын

    Shout out to Mellophones. I am a Sophomore Mellophone player. We are the misunderstood instrument.

  • @ryanbenson8640

    @ryanbenson8640

    6 жыл бұрын

    What band are you. I am part of the Blythewood High School Blue Legion

  • @MineFreak6545

    @MineFreak6545

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm a new mellow for the foley high band in foley Alabama and I love the mellophone I switched from the trombone

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    North Shore Senior High School Band!

  • @emmapaigemallory8478

    @emmapaigemallory8478

    6 жыл бұрын

    I too am a mello, the struggle of not being able to see the major is extremely real lmao

  • @ItsMe-in8zn

    @ItsMe-in8zn

    6 жыл бұрын

    Bands who march French horns are better!

  • @firstlast-nc8gb
    @firstlast-nc8gb7 жыл бұрын

    This was so cute😊 And y'all are really good. How much do drum majors really get to play with the band? It will be my first year in August (I'll be in 8th grade. SO excited!) One of my friends is our section leader, and he will be drum major this year. He will be a junior, I know he's really excited about it, I just hope it doesn't take that much time away from the section

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    first last drum majors rarely get time to play their instrument during summer band. When school starts, it depends on how your program may do it but they might half it where half the class you are outside working on drill and then the other half you are inside working on region music. It all depends though! Especially if the drum major has a solo in the program as well!

  • @firstlast-nc8gb

    @firstlast-nc8gb

    7 жыл бұрын

    ValerieRae1960 Last year, the drum major played clarinet and she had a solo, but since he plays baritone and trombone, I doubt he will. I hope he still gets to play with us (I kinda have this HUGE crush on him) but whatever happens, this is going to be a great season!

  • @GodzGuy
    @GodzGuy6 жыл бұрын

    You're so much more chill then my drum major. He's more strict the the band director.

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure he's just doing his best! Thanks for watching though :)

  • @lexiscollins1045
    @lexiscollins10455 жыл бұрын

    Man last time I was at that stadium I fell on the stairs. Just walking down going to the band bus. It was great.

  • @Outcsttt
    @Outcsttt8 жыл бұрын

    how do you like Mr. V ? He was my director at GCM ! tell him avery fergerson said hi for me plz

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    8 жыл бұрын

    Whoa that's crazy! What a small world!! I'll let him know! And he's awesome, he helped us a lot with technology and sound stuff!

  • @littlehersheygirl6876
    @littlehersheygirl68764 жыл бұрын

    “look at all these fish” *bUt iM a SoPHmOrE* Weird flex but 👌🏾 😂

  • @idkagoodnamewithalastname5622
    @idkagoodnamewithalastname56223 жыл бұрын

    Their whole band area is bigger than my school’s lobby, office, art hallway, orchestra/band room, choir and probably theatre too.

  • @alyssamoreno7423
    @alyssamoreno74236 жыл бұрын

    “Look at all these fish” “But I’m a sophomore “

  • @evilherojain4412
    @evilherojain44126 жыл бұрын

    Remember that time at band camp?

  • @acj3159
    @acj31594 жыл бұрын

    I do street marching band and next year I am going to high school and I don't know if I am going to do field show though I have one question is it hard???

  • @LavenderSystem69
    @LavenderSystem696 жыл бұрын

    This one day at Band Camp... -TBH, I was one of the drumline types. Played BD in the high school, moved on to college and swapped out for SD... all those years, and no regrets. I just wish my school hadn't gotten rid of their band this year-

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry to hear that they got rid of their band program!!

  • @christianpate7786
    @christianpate77864 жыл бұрын

    Your band hall is like a mansion compared to mine. We have the main part where we play. We have the band directors office, instrument room and uniform room which at all relatively the same size.(like a bedroom size) then we have the loading crew room full of water and some percussion things. Then we have the majorette room and color guard room which are all so small you wouldn’t beileive it. My closet is bigger...

  • @ScallywagBeowulf
    @ScallywagBeowulf5 жыл бұрын

    “Come on ya lazies” as a sousaphone continues to play. Gotta love being a tuba player.

  • @StevonyTVLife
    @StevonyTVLife6 жыл бұрын

    I don't know who you are, but Im already in love with this channel

  • @briannagallegos3044
    @briannagallegos30445 жыл бұрын

    This makes me nervous for when I go to band camp🙈

  • @UWU-xq3of
    @UWU-xq3of6 жыл бұрын

    That looks so fun..

  • @hayleforehand977
    @hayleforehand9772 жыл бұрын

    I go to Harrison Central High and I’m in band there love y’all guys thxs for the POV video I’m trying be one next year

  • @lonewolfx499
    @lonewolfx4994 жыл бұрын

    I now know of 4 high schools that have marching bass clarinets.

  • @misty2951
    @misty29512 жыл бұрын

    I submitted my drum major audition on Saturday lol, our band is around 30 people with 2 drum majors and only one spot is open so I don’t have high hopes

  • @nero7469
    @nero74695 жыл бұрын

    My school got rid of Drum majors Since the 80s and I don't know why. Also the band I'm in used to have 100 members we were called the "Marching 100" but after 2013 when the new school got built we dropped to 80 and now that we have a new band director we have 38. The new band room is small.

  • @jennifercastro2742
    @jennifercastro27423 жыл бұрын

    Literally watching this because I'm nervous to auddition for Drum Major thats literally starts 6 hours. I really need to be asleep and prepare but I just cant relax..

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good luck!! (sorry if the reply is too late)

  • @bysuke-
    @bysuke-4 жыл бұрын

    that baritone playing the Kinetic Noise Ballad like an entire octave up 4:07

  • @jacquelinealmazan9169
    @jacquelinealmazan91697 жыл бұрын

    omg i enjoy watching this cause this is exactly the day in life of a drum major lol! We are also 4 of us

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Aww, drum-major love!!

  • @jacquelinealmazan9169

    @jacquelinealmazan9169

    7 жыл бұрын

    ValerieRae1960 yas 💖

  • @jessemalouf2648
    @jessemalouf26485 жыл бұрын

    ahhh i’ve marched in that stadium so many times

  • @thefuturemillionairebanddi4528
    @thefuturemillionairebanddi45283 жыл бұрын

    Shout out North Shore!! I used to teach at Galena Park HS!

  • @yomomshouse5908
    @yomomshouse59086 жыл бұрын

    My friend was a drum major and she was really good. But she quit and we got this idiot who drops the stafd every 5 seconds in the parade

  • @Waffen-id9gn
    @Waffen-id9gn2 жыл бұрын

    I can't even put my locker key back on lmao, I just leave it there inside the locker

  • @NonTwinBrothers
    @NonTwinBrothers3 жыл бұрын

    A classic

  • @telecomandtechtips9078
    @telecomandtechtips90785 жыл бұрын

    What’s funny is our battery has to get to practice an hour early, but the drum major is always late

  • @lucillekohtz8633
    @lucillekohtz86336 жыл бұрын

    y'all we have to cary out stuff out to the field 😂😂

  • @caitlynidk9894
    @caitlynidk98946 жыл бұрын

    my band doesn't have lockers we have rooms lol so we have a jazz room, woodwind room, brass room, drumline room and mariachi room with cubbies to put stuff in

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's cool!

  • @LuxTinkering
    @LuxTinkering6 жыл бұрын

    Our rehearsals go from 6 to 9 you start earlier.

  • @Chick4choice
    @Chick4choice9 ай бұрын

    Listen y’all…. You don’t just decide to become drum major your junior year. If you haven’t established your ability to be on time, be dedicated to perfection including being a straight A student, able to interact with the entire marching band…. Including your flags and dancers….. fogeddabouuudid. And don’t forget: To be early is to be on time To be on time is to be late To be late is to be left!

  • @xperix275
    @xperix2757 жыл бұрын

    I recently just got the position of drum major in our band it's my first year and i am so nervous. Could possibly give me some tips on what to do at band camp this summer?

  • @Trillllsamm

    @Trillllsamm

    7 жыл бұрын

    xPeri x congrats I also made drum major recently , but you'll be fine

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Practice your conducting! Learn what style your director wants! Learn how your sections work/learn the relationships (friendships) between your band members while also learning their names Figure out what works for your band and what doesn't!

  • @bigboyfromcompton968
    @bigboyfromcompton9686 жыл бұрын

    My school plays on the bottom of the parking lot after school

  • @maggiebenison986
    @maggiebenison9866 жыл бұрын

    My BD is named Mr Reed as well!

  • @kumala5862
    @kumala58627 жыл бұрын

    Was this a rehearsal because if so how long are yours mine were usually 5:30 to 8:30 and Saturday rehearsals were from 9:00 to 3:00 or 5:00

  • @kumala5862

    @kumala5862

    7 жыл бұрын

    I mean hour wise

  • @loveherslf

    @loveherslf

    7 жыл бұрын

    Doctor Kumala our saturday rehearsals are 9 to 9

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    This was our tuesday rehearsals which are 6:30-8:30pm, we usually rehearse 4-6pm on other says. We did not have saturday rehearsal unless it was a warm-up for competition

  • @kpopislifeu6050
    @kpopislifeu60506 жыл бұрын

    I’m from north shore middle school and found your channel 😂

  • @kenyangooner1092
    @kenyangooner10927 жыл бұрын

    my school has a 2 story band hall I was tells excited the first time I saw it

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    OMG 2 story??? That's amazing! I'd love to see it!

  • @susangoans6168
    @susangoans61686 жыл бұрын

    Love band

  • @jaydenluis4302
    @jaydenluis43028 жыл бұрын

    Great vids! What camera is this?

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jayden Luis Thank you! For this video, I used a Sony Cybershot 16.1 Megapixel camera

  • @PrinceSwaggy
    @PrinceSwaggy6 жыл бұрын

    2:52 I am shooked who marches bass clarinet and baritone saxophone I am dead inside

  • @leeanncallin2461

    @leeanncallin2461

    5 жыл бұрын

    We used to...but they quit 😂

  • @adityabharadwaj2031

    @adityabharadwaj2031

    5 жыл бұрын

    our school still marches baris but they removes bass clarinets after 2016 season

  • @adrianolvera7989
    @adrianolvera79896 жыл бұрын

    Aww marimba my favorite

  • @jacquelinealmazan9169
    @jacquelinealmazan91697 жыл бұрын

    I notice u guys do so much ;-; in my school we have officers and our band directors assign equipment managers and field managers to handle the speakers and electronics and all that :) Maybe a suggestion for you guys, it would make things easier for the band :)

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Aww yeah, this year they assigned a load crew to help ease off the workload for the drum majors! But we always had help from our band members, so it was never too too much

  • @charliedumesniljr4719

    @charliedumesniljr4719

    6 жыл бұрын

    We have student leaders and two managers at my school. I'm one of the managers. We pretty much put everything we need in a wagon. All we have for rehearsals are the water cooler, the glockenspiel and stand, the quince stand, yard markers. I drag the podium to and from the band hall. I also have to set it up and take it down. We have a PA system that we use for one of my friends that has a beautiful solo on flute. She puts a wireless mic on her uniform and everyone can hear it better. The drum major carries that. We also have a loading crew that just puts stuff on the band trailer for anything away

  • @bigboymatthew7471
    @bigboymatthew74715 жыл бұрын

    How much people are in your band ?

  • @malady1031
    @malady10312 жыл бұрын

    The drum major at my school don’t show up early before practice

  • @judsonhayden4983
    @judsonhayden49835 жыл бұрын

    VALERIE 🔥🔥🔥

  • @pandapunch8249
    @pandapunch82496 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video, I personally am considering to audition for our marching band's (North Hardin High School, if you know us) drum major position. Btw what instrument do you play? And if you're wondering I am our top baritone saxophone player. :)

  • @aaronjprice826

    @aaronjprice826

    6 жыл бұрын

    You guys are so crazy good and I'm jealous of you all every year. Good luck this season and make sure to keep that low reed sound as amazing as it is every year.

  • @pandapunch8249

    @pandapunch8249

    6 жыл бұрын

    Aaron Price Yes sir I will, we also have a saxophone quartet this year that I am apart of and I will be sure to play that well for you too. 👍

  • @olivemilan7878
    @olivemilan78782 жыл бұрын

    Is anyone else going through this loop whole of band videos that are 5 or more years old

  • @lsubandtrumpet2014
    @lsubandtrumpet20146 жыл бұрын

    YOUR BAND DIRECTOR WAS IN MY COLLEGE BAND!! LSU!!

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Windex from the 1990s small world!!!

  • @lsubandtrumpet2014

    @lsubandtrumpet2014

    6 жыл бұрын

    ValerieRae1960 IKR !!

  • @hecate6259
    @hecate62597 жыл бұрын

    Your band is huge!

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hehehe thanks ;D

  • @xander8278
    @xander82786 жыл бұрын

    What's the difference between drum major and captain since my big sis is Drum Captain

  • @alwaysvalerierae

    @alwaysvalerierae

    6 жыл бұрын

    Depends on the school but I assume that Drum Captain is in charge of the drum line section where as the drum major is in charge of the whole band!

  • @GoldenAeroCreations
    @GoldenAeroCreations6 жыл бұрын

    Yay! I hear Pit!

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