When you can actually hear the flutes and they aren't drowned out by the strings.

@allucents

4 жыл бұрын

Rip after :/

@venicetaylor1448

4 жыл бұрын

InkBlackShadow except there’s no strings

@trystinkraynak4718

4 жыл бұрын

There's no strings in this particular arrangement. In surprised they're not drowned out by the brass.

@TackyFlamingo

4 жыл бұрын

Strings? What band has strings other than jazz?

@venicetaylor1448

4 жыл бұрын

TackyFlamingo 8528 particularly a mass band ensemble or some professional orchestra have woodwind and brass instruments added

Sees sharps Whole Band: aight imma head out

@yosheyman2515

3 жыл бұрын

They be like “aight imma ignore “

@jumo4977

3 жыл бұрын

A# 😰

@andrewpennell7920

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is absolutely brilliant LOL

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewpennell7920 when does "aight imma..." equal brilliance. Cavemen sound more sophisticated.

@cluelessdenizen2258

2 ай бұрын

you thought that shit was funny?

Pray for the flutes y’all

@karajohnson8604

5 жыл бұрын

Amen girl 😂😂

@wildexploration6487

5 жыл бұрын

trumpet

@jeremyvaldez3227

5 жыл бұрын

I think we’re all going through it together

@Sam-iz8ly

5 жыл бұрын

Just pray for everyone

@norabarlow17

5 жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏🙏🙏

No amount of words can describe how much this piece gives chills

@jakedarmstadter6943

Жыл бұрын

Real

@fortuita4950

Жыл бұрын

I get chills every single time at the part measure 70

@rubyl39

Жыл бұрын

Duh because it’s the POLAR express…

It’s basically our bands tradition to play this every year in our top band, takes a little bit for the first years of the band to learn but it’s so fun and always gives me chills.

@faultyrainbow4325

Жыл бұрын

Any tips for Flutes? lol

@_acol6723

Жыл бұрын

@@faultyrainbow4325 pray lmaoo

@TaliyahHarris1025

10 ай бұрын

​@faultyrainbow4325 Breathe lol. Also fast fingers 😂

I WANT TO PLAY THIS SO BADLY!!! TUBA SOUNDS SO GOOOOOOD!!!!!

@cruz.c

5 жыл бұрын

only in the polar express part :/

@usetobethemagicpillownowit9130

5 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach this whole thing is polar express

@cruz.c

5 жыл бұрын

The magic Pillow lmao no i mean the actual polar express song which is the 2nd one in this arr

@usetobethemagicpillownowit9130

5 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach lol ok

@spacedragon6215

5 жыл бұрын

@@cruz.c wait... It's you again... Why are you talking about tubas, I play the tuba. The tubas are good though btw.

Shoutout to 1st Trumpets, May the high E soar to the heavens

@kendradoane1205

2 жыл бұрын

😥

@ethanstevenson8173

2 жыл бұрын

The e is gonna be the death of me

@benson3955

2 жыл бұрын

@@ethanstevenson8173 what helped me is playing ungodly loud in a locker room and just going for it haha. Use good air my friend.

@ethanstevenson8173

2 жыл бұрын

@@benson3955 thanks for the advice 😂

one of the most memorable snare parts I ever played. How could I forget being the polar express in the song polar express from the suite from the movie polar express?

Pray for the clarinets too

@spvcekitt3305

4 жыл бұрын

As a sophomore in high school, who is playing first Clarinet for this song right now, I thank you for your prayers. I need them. Desperately.

@emilyhargrave2471

4 жыл бұрын

I’m in seventh grade and we are playing this and I need prayers too😂

@connerb9739

4 жыл бұрын

My director made us sight read today at tempo it was. Scary to say the least.

@connerb9739

4 жыл бұрын

As a freshman 1st chair clarinet in high school thank you for the prayers

@jaidyn4472

3 жыл бұрын

spvcekitt im also a sophomore in hs that plays clarinet and when i saw this piece i really wanted to play it but once i heard the clarinets i was like nahhh nvm

it would be fun if someone made a marching drill to this

@thebiggestbandgeek2206

6 жыл бұрын

French HornHomie We actually used this in our marching show this year

@mariannaschwark

6 жыл бұрын

That's actually amazing

@Kisao2

5 жыл бұрын

@Organic Gaming & Charles ey same and this is real fun

@FrostbiteP1ano

5 жыл бұрын

This man has the only good idea in the band section of KZread

@itshonestlyjay

5 жыл бұрын

NO STOP DON'T GIVE OUR BAND DIRECTORS ANY IDEAS PLEASE!!!!

we learned this today. concert tomorrow. pray for us. pray for my lips. they are numb.

@josephfowlerblogs597

3 жыл бұрын

how did it go?

@ActAshira

3 жыл бұрын

1 day learning? how was it??

I'm so mad at my director now because we should be play this

@introguy_405

7 жыл бұрын

trinity mchellen my director is the same way at our high school it's a tradition to play the polar express but ever since she came here she won't let us play it. This year she is letting one of the middl school bands play it and everyone is mad

@multiinfinite0-0

7 жыл бұрын

My director teased us with this. He was like, "hey kids, sight read this". And we never played it again.

@mr.klunee4103

7 жыл бұрын

Well, with frequent key/tempo/style changes, lyrical and technical sections, it actually makes for a really good sight reading piece

@BeefStewGaming

5 жыл бұрын

@@multiinfinite0-0 My band sightread the entire thing today with no issues...

@BeefStewGaming

5 жыл бұрын

At full tempo I might add.

Our flutes are doing incredible on this piece! It made me cry today when we were playing it. I play percussion and im on the hi hat during the polar express part

It is my tradition with my band to play this every year. As a band director, every single time I hear this piece, it almost brings tears to my eyes because of how beautiful this song was orchestrated

Yo I played 1st Trumpet in this today and I almost overdosed on dopamine

This movie has a special place in my heart and I am very glad I was able to play this piece in my school wind band.

@vemnock3622

3 жыл бұрын

I grow up watching the movie

5:13 I might be brass but I love hearing those 1st Flute high note runs.

@chloejung3297

Жыл бұрын

i appreciate u

@riverflutes840

Жыл бұрын

those aren't even just 1st flutes, but the best part is they're the easiest runs in the whole piece

I remember playing this back in 9th Grade Concert Band. That was my Band Teachers (an alumni from the school) first year teaching. We only had 27 musicals in 9th Grade Concert Band that year. I was one of only four trumpets. I remember playing the second trumpet part. And now I’m going to graduate school to become a music teacher.

@b4nks179

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job man

@IronAxel6

2 жыл бұрын

@@b4nks179 Thanks

Who ever played first trumpet they squeaked the high D at the end

@Lin-26

5 жыл бұрын

Logan Hutchinson where?

@lemongrassarch1432

5 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure this was made on a computer. If it was recorded then it would sound so much more choppy. Especially when they got loud.

@60darklord

5 жыл бұрын

Hitler The Stripper it’s not, you can here the piccolo go out of tune and the uneven vibrato.

@maliak4173

4 жыл бұрын

At least they can get to a high D lol

The beginning is my favorite.

Nothing of this can beat our jazz ensemble absolutely SMASHING Hot Chocolate. YES

#prayforeveryinstrument

Very good arrangement! Playing it on our christmas concert this year :)

Flutes are almost always heard in concert season, I'm so happy

Played this song in a concert 2 separate times and like I think the BASS CLARINET'S are under rated.

@michaelkemenes6496

3 жыл бұрын

They always are!!!!!!!! I play Bass Clarinet, and I can totally attest to that! They underestimate us hahaha

@ihavenoideawhatimdoing_2138

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelkemenes6496 Yes! I totally agree! I am a bass clarinet too!

@nyancs7098

2 жыл бұрын

As a bassoonist and euphonium player, I love bc, when I’m playing bassoon I sit next to bass clarinet, they sound so good you guys Rock

@stevenwilliams1410

Жыл бұрын

Its been years but I love this song on the bass clarinet

@joechambers4965

Жыл бұрын

yeas I play bassoon and alto sax and my next instrument I hope to pick up is the bass clarinet because it sounds so cool

I played alto clarinet on this one. Props to the arranger for using the alto clarinet in such a relatively recent piece.

Ohh yess the flute oboe and bassoon 2:30 ♥︎♥︎♥︎ (I think that’s what I’m hearing lol)

@studdies4449

4 жыл бұрын

I hear the bassoon too

We tried to play this in our winter concert last year and couldn’t get it together in time so we’re just trying it again this year, lmao. It’s sounding much better the second time around, and it’s soooo much fun to play. I was heartbroken when it got cut last year so I’m glad I could convince our director to give it another shot!

i remember we played this around christmas when i was a freshman and i loved it. (even though i was last chair flute and still didn’t know what i was doing after 4 years. 6th grade to 9th) this will always be my favorite.

We played this at my school, but I didn’t get to play because right as I went up on stage my Bari sax stopped working- that’s what I get for using school owned instruments :,)

@nathansquires444

2 жыл бұрын

The pain. This happened to me during Marching band instead tho. I was no longer able to play low B flat or Low A because my Bari Decided to get a random leak. (I ended up fixing it but now when I let go of the E flat key, the pad doesn’t open completely but It’s as good as it’s gonna get)

@ilymyth1cal850

Жыл бұрын

as a bari player thats finna play this tmr in my town's band,i fet physical pain but i very much relate to having a bari do this to me ;-;,happened during a solo on my sophmore which was last yr 🙃

I played this piece years ago and it’s still my favorite. Really hard but so beautiful! Bassoon player✨

@pos3dion629

9 ай бұрын

First piece I’ve played in a hot minute that has a real bassoon part

my band is playing this tomorrow

I remember playing synth/piano on this lmao the beginning was fun

This oboe part is wild

Pray for clarinets lmao, high notes are HARD TO MOVE AROUND WITH SMALL FINGERS

@uhvale6759

4 жыл бұрын

They really aren't hard😂

@ciaracynthia

4 жыл бұрын

LiStEn BoY I have tiny fingers so they don’t cover the holes all they way😂

@uhvale6759

4 жыл бұрын

@@ciaracynthia i have tiny fingers too but it still works for me😂

@valerier3673

4 жыл бұрын

Us flutes have high notes and when we dont point our mouths high enough we squeak so...

@uhvale6759

4 жыл бұрын

@@valerier3673 we squeak whenever we do something "wrong" all the time, so there's really no point in your comment...

Give prayers to the flutes 😭

ah i love this piece, we had to play it this year and every time i hear it i want to cry because it sounds so pretty

Our symphony band played this last year at the holiday concert! I was so excited to hear this from them!

My band is playing this for our winter concert and I'm pretty excited

Euphonium is usually not fun and you barely get any good parts. This piece is so fun to play that I got excited every time doing the runs around the end. So sick!

@user-qv9tg5su9v

3 ай бұрын

Check out Rapture by Brian Balmages and Arabian Dances by Brian Balmages.

My fav Christmas arrangement and my trumpets

I love this piece

I remember last year, High School wind ensemble...we played this, and it turned out amazing! Well, for a High School-level first wind ensemble.

Playing this song this year its a lot of fun

wind ensemble is playing this for our band’s upcoming Christmas concert and in im the band below them, symphonic winds, and im so jealous i wanna play this so bad. They always sound so pretty when i hear them practicing. 😭

Never forget playing this last year it's so nice to listen to and play I kind of miss it tbh

We played this about 5 years ago. We should be due to play it again. Not this year, but hopefully soon.

No way a piece in G major I would’ve never thought I’d see the day

@connerb9739

4 жыл бұрын

Right? It's the first piece I've played in G major.

UHG THE MEMORIES

High D and High E am I right fellow First Trumpets?

@nagiaboushaca380

5 жыл бұрын

Sigma Waffle ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

@thecolcifer

5 жыл бұрын

😏

@christiansaldivar8678

5 жыл бұрын

High D’s and High C’s not high E’s though

@phi0_

5 жыл бұрын

@@christiansaldivar8678 There's a High E in there.

@lucianohinojosa7055

5 жыл бұрын

Sigma Waffle 🤪🎺🤙🏼

LETS GO BAND they're amazing

This song is so fun to play!! Ever since I found the soundtrack of The Polar Express (I haven't watched it btw), I fell in love with it, it just gave me lots of nostalgias, idk why, but the music is so GOOD.

@TheFoolish727

3 жыл бұрын

You should, its one of my favorites

Our trumpets are dying to hit that last note.

This would be a cool song to play my senior year

Such an amazing piece of music 🎊

Beautiful

青春時代を思い出す

we played this last year and i get vietnam flashbacks anytime i hear the first note of this pieve

When percussion isn’t blasting and you can hear the rest perfectly as well as the flutes who are always quiet

we’re playing this at our christmas band concert and i’m playing the piano part!!

Beautiful!!

I'm a flute...this song is absolute hell...ive only been playing for 2.5 years, its practically impossible on some parts😅

@riverflutes840

Жыл бұрын

oh lordy, I've been at it for six years and I STILL struggle

@SamuelMaloney-mb9sg

2 ай бұрын

I've been playing for 1.5 years and I'm trying to learn this 😢 my 7th grade band isn't playing it tho.

My community band played this arrangement a few years ago. I'm pretty sure I played the tenor sax part then. We're playing it again this year, and I'm playing oboe part this time. I always loved this arrangement! I always get excited when we get to play it.

i love this so much

Playing this. It is extraordinarily difficult. But also fun

Never gets old

3rd tbn is life

Trombone 1! Trombonists finally get some recognition!

@RobertRays

3 жыл бұрын

Fr man. That G on the 16th notes are a pain in the butt...

I can hear and feel those trumpets struggling with the high D at particular points in the song. That hits me where it hurts bro.

Holy crap the memories

I played this it sounds amazing!

Very “exciting, invigorating” trombone part, but I still love it.

My band just had to play this and my fingers were moving as fast as they possibly could on my clarinet when we got to the fast part. So many accidentals 😭

Any french horns?

@Hannah-gh4by

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah

we're going to play it this Christmas !

@hoseoksbby1023

6 жыл бұрын

Nichaphat Nink Yee same:')

@valerier3673

4 жыл бұрын

Same

Horn ❤️

0:58 this melody style is so common in some of my favorite pieces. Space ship earth, Mr Magoriumns Magic Emporium,

Shivers in trumpet

As a 2nd flute playing this, I'm dead 💀

This is Christmas for me.

We’re playing this at our concert next week

My band is playing this for our Christmas concert. It’s very difficult for me, a freshman

@jonathanriggs6599

5 жыл бұрын

Brooke Himes It’s difficult for anyone. One of the hardest I’ve played, but I think it’s fun. You’ll get it eventually. And when you do, you’ll enjoy it. I play the 1st alto sax part, and I like when Christmas comes to town best.

@immortalmecha8770

5 жыл бұрын

Same situation. Freshmen trombone playing this lol

@SmallHandsBigMusic.

5 жыл бұрын

Freshmen first euphonium playing this... This is an intense transition from easy AF middle school music

@kuraijen7392

5 жыл бұрын

Same actually, my tiny fingers and chops can’t survive the runs at 35-43

@chelseayi-houngcheah6089

5 жыл бұрын

Haha I have to play the whole percussion two part because there isn't enough percussionists and it's one of the hardest things I've done XD

All the other percussionists took the best parts so I just get to play the tambourine and triangle. Wonderful...

@burdt3061

2 жыл бұрын

I know this is a 2 year old comment, but hell yes dude, all the nice parts were taken so I settled for piano since I've been playing it for years and they needed a pianist lmao

Thank you so much for this I have the Cd of when my sister in her band did this but I wanted a version on the phone

so, I have to listen to this so I know the piece for practice( I play clarinet), gonna be interesting to see how this pairs with Quake 3

This is so majestic :O

Even though my next step to being an 8th grade student next year, I really want to give this piece a try

i play flute in band and today we had a concert highschool played this and flutes have there own solo as long with claranet

Trumpets so grand at the middlish end piece

I'm 3rd trombone and omg I just got this today

@bellasewell0

4 жыл бұрын

Are you in the Branson band?

@Cozihouston

4 жыл бұрын

@@bellasewell0 no I'm in ferris Honor band

@poisondog88

4 жыл бұрын

Trombone squad! First trombone

@Cozihouston

4 жыл бұрын

You know it

@feliciawhite5446

4 жыл бұрын

I play trombone too

My family: you did so go I love the songs Me: I’m not talking my lips are numb

Yayyy I got 1st trumpet in this

Love the oboe part

I better be doing concert band in 9th grade because if so we better play this

My director changed the fast 16th notes in the main theme to trills on the first note of each group so make it easier

I played clarinet on this once!

Octave jumping triplets at 170bpm? Oh yeah, we can do that, totally.....

Were playing this winter concert! B.Bone

@jonathanriggs6599

5 жыл бұрын

Mike alto sax is supreme. My band is playing too

@evandravid1839

5 жыл бұрын

My band is playing this too. I'm a clarinet

@andrewo.9412

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanriggs6599 Good luck guys! We did this in high school for "advanced" band lol. It was so fun!

@streamsnipingbanhimnow2493

4 жыл бұрын

Mahoutsukai3137 playing Bari for this

I played trombone and had a very fun time with thus and wanted to revisit it

@RetroKoshi

5 жыл бұрын

Hitler The Stripper I want to play this song so badly

@RetroKoshi

5 жыл бұрын

Hitler The Stripper I’m a trombone too

@Mellow-mq8sf

5 жыл бұрын

B. Bone

I want to play this badly!!!! Alto sax part is sooooo good