I just got chills and a tear ran down my cheek.

This is probably one if my favorite DCI videos ever. sure it isn't complete warmups or best vid, but it has a stunning appeal, especially when the camera drops down at the end.

I get chills even after hearing this multiple times.

That Is SOOO Coool. OMG This Is One Of The Reasons Why I Have Been Playing For The Last 10 Years... I Love It! OMG!

Go to a show this summer - this is part of the standard warm up. That version of Space Chords is John's own. He's an excellent writer. Space Chords were invented with the Blue Devils horn lines of the late 70s and early 80s by John's father Jack, who taught many champion BD horn lines.

Holy shit. That was amazing. On every level. Flawless.

@drumcorps0junkie

6 жыл бұрын

Coates 👌🏆❤️🎺🔥❤️🎺🏆👌

Hence the other chords that require intonation. Also, it is nice to have your chops ready, and just about any playing can do it, this is just one really cool way. I wish we did warmups like this.

if you've ever heard a good mello player, you wouldn't ask that, trust me. It has one of the clearest and beautiful sounds ever. Also, its right there in between baritone and trumpet, its the instrument of that pitch, simply put

the ending just make me wanna grab a trumpet and join in

The two chords they repeat there right after :58 are a flat 6, flat 7- so Gbmaj, Abmaj, probably with some added ninths and whatnot.

I'm not gonna lie...that was pretty sweet.

Well, seems the Devils did it again! 12th world championship! W00T!

Mellos are like an alto in a choir. The trumpets provide soprano, Baritones are the tenors and contras are the basses. It's like a 4 part chorus SATB

which makes me very happy

that was amazing

that was awesome

I use that warmup too. It really is useful.

Awesome!

Everyone complaining about the lead player hanging over, have you ever heard of Maynard Furgeson?

It's seems not long ago but the video quality tells me otherwise

I cant believe I heard a trumpet hang over on that concert B flat! I bet he got his ass wooped! LOL

Show me a dark sounding double C. And listen to Crown's trumpets- they are still bright, just as an ensemble. Trumpets are MADE that way. Dark isn't always good.

holy hell. epic.

sick ! !!!

omgz, I

the main theme from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" by John Williams.

the standard size for a contra is 4/4 (yamaha/king) while dynasty (what bd uses) makes the 5/4 for the A corps (as seen above)

0:48 is definitely Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

the conductor is feelin it, aint he? i fux wit him!

wow...50 was the most amazing chord i have ever heard

DAMN!!

yes please!!! and any other brass warm up stuff you got under the DCI quality

shotgun progression amazing.....

Very intresting chord.

Yepper!

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A good example of what conducting a group like that compared to your average high school band is driving a Toyota Camry (HS) or driving a Lambo (BD).

@drumcorps0junkie

6 жыл бұрын

Zombbg4 👌🎺❤️🎺👌

Cooll !!! :D

It isn't about tuning. This is mostly for the people watching, it's a bit of a show in itself. As far as warm up is concerned, you are seeing a minute and a half of a 30-45 min warm up, and probably near the end of it. It isn't so much a warm up as much as it is a check to see if you're warmed up, if that makes sense. If you can tune and balance some space chords, you can probably tune and balance most other things aw well.

they are pushing a LOT of air. it's kind of a mental thing that helps them push the air easier. some corps only allow it during certain parts of the show, and some don't allow it at all. its mostly a style thing.

RAWR but beautifully

my mouthe was open the whole time i have that warm up the fast one in the begining the whole thing is hard

whats that moving line that they play at :55?

how do they play the part at 1:08... that's awesome

SOMEBODY PLEASE tell me what there playin at :16 so cool...

so they know who's breathing

If it was so easy and you found it by ear, prove it. Post the warm-up *written out* on this page

Can anyone transcribe the progression from 0:58 on? I can't figure it out.

The guy conducting must be ITB. AEA - Kappa Kappa Psi forever! ...and you know this, man! I'm not a businessman. I'm a business, man!

sounds just like a chord progression to me? blue devils march dynasty crown at the end of every season sells some of their yamaha xenos... phantom uses king if im right? try it all out.

yeah let me get it for space chords

Its an impractical way to force more air volume through your horn...it works, though...lol

Was that Close Encounters of the Third Kind being played by the contras?

anybody know the notes for the space chords, and have th music that they could send me?

i think there called screamers its where they are allowed to hang over a little.

shotgun progression 00:17....my band does all thease warmups :D

my ears just pooped. =O

:50-:52 Sounds like a cool 🚆 horn.

what type of chord is that exactly?

Anyone tell me why they bend their knees?

It's not meant to be hard. It's meant to warm them up before they play the hard stuff. I just thought that was obvious with the word warm-up

man iam stupid i didnt know those contras were oversized which is 5/4 most high schools that play contras play at full sized which is 4/4

Nah, They do that just to be a show off. but you gotta think, if you were playing a note that high do you think you could cut it off with out it being held over? It takes hella air to play a note like that, much harder to stop the air.

@randomnoise what did i tell you about yeppers..... lolol

north atlanta's marching band attepmts this we come pretti close

@randomnoise Close encounters of the third kind

yea please send me one

fuck yah

Haha! Right on. I'm sure many of us corps vets will be rolling around the lot in wheelchairs content to die in that fashion.

Why do they squaT?

ya its space chords...or part of it. better recordings of it elsewhere. on here. somewhere

have you ever marched drum corps? volume, especially when you are on a football field trying to project to an audience a substantial distance away, is just as important as anything else. the only way to get better at it is to practice it. so there, no bs about intonation.

dont diss the fat guy pikachu24 he writes the music for our band for a couple of years and has done a fantastic job and comes out to help us with it at our school

This should be space chord progression

The warm up in the beginning is not hard. It was so easy I found it out by ear.

They're called baritones

shotgun!

So....in other words the mellos are the altos, like I said....

@skaterxguyperson Euph

those "are Contra's" not baritones

LOL

...and who was that who said brass sucks?? thats wat i thought

@drumcorps0junkie

6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Reiff 🚫 talking just 🎺

Maybe it doesnt take too much skill to play badly, but to play any instrument well, it takes skill.

All you are playing is major and minor arpeggios in 4 different keys. It is very simple if you know theory and have perfect pitch.

Not to me....It's totally fine because it's a good tone. It's the same for jazz bands. Same concept

those contras are full sized 4/4 not 3/4 thats crazy small and it doesnt take skill too play contras

u try playing that high proper stance....

@SirChelsea86 You should wash your mouth out with soap! "DCI bands"?!? These groups are not bands my friend, they are Drum and Bugle Corps... As an alumni of one of DCI's finalist corps i take offence to that. =P

They just set their instruments on the gravel? O_o

i used to play sousaphone i don't like the way you said that.

NOT BREAD SANDWICHES! At least put like...mustard or something....

fuuuuuck....

are you fucking kidding me?