Personally as a Hebron Band Kid, this show by far was my favorite show and I loved the choreography and the style of the music. This had the perfect mix of emotions in the ballad and then getting super hyped in the closer. 10/10 love this band and I’m sad to leave it.

@plover5877

2 жыл бұрын

hey rex! i def agree w this and i’ll miss marching this show

@drewmccullough599

2 жыл бұрын

y’all’s show was mind boggling. i had goose bumps everywhere when we watched it live. i loved every minute and i practically have it memorized with the amount of times i’ve watched it! - keller band kid

@cab1stborn

2 жыл бұрын

Heyy, what’s the name of the song y’all are playing around 8:55??

@rexmchenry2228

2 жыл бұрын

@@cab1stborn I actually don’t think it’s a song, I believe that was just something the directors came up with. None of the music sheets that they gave us had names it was just part 1-4.

@richardk8821

2 жыл бұрын

First, BRAVO to you and your fellow band members. Your 2021 show transcends the idea of what we know as traditional marching band. The level of performance here is astounding. Congrats to the students AND your teachers! The sax ensemble sounds like the music of Piazzolla. (?) Just incredible all the way around. Best of luck to you!

Let this be a reminder: Don’t mess with Texas bands💪🏼😎

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Trust me, I won’t

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

@@aidynknedgen can you do a reaction video of the william mason highschool marching band 2021?

@kevinhorn4219

2 жыл бұрын

I’m from Fl and attended high school in Florida. We have a good bit of musical talent throughout the state with regard to music programs. There is nothing I’ve ever seen during my schooling and experiences at festivals and competitions in Florida that is in the same universe as this. It’s astonishing and a testament to a complete commitment to furthering these young musicians as they hone the skills necessary to be the best musicians they can possibly be. Congratulations to all involved!

@WolfgangXP65-67

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinhorn4219 I'm from Florida too and thanks to having a good band teacher, we get to go to competitions in Central Florida. We're a small 2A band from a small town of a poor county but our sound has gotten so much better over this year that I cannot wait for next year's marching season going into Sophomore year. Lead Trombonist here who is a freshman ;).

@WolfgangXP65-67

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinhorn4219 but yeah, Texas is MAD compared to Florida. North Florida marching isn't too good because most of it is composed as pop culture insert shows. My school and Bucholz are the only ones that don't do that lol. Texas is just insane. Like, Florida can't beat Texas.

My kid plays the Euphonium in this marching band. They practiced almost the entire summer, some days in 100 degree heat. Their director,Mr. Sealy, is very dedicated and hard working. These kids are awesome!

@plover5877

2 жыл бұрын

i know your son! i’m also apart of the band

@MissNatasha1973

2 жыл бұрын

My kid plays trombone in this show! It still gets me listening to this so many months later.

@KaraPeters

Жыл бұрын

Fellow mom of a euph (2022) and color guard (2021). She's done both and they're ALL insanely dedicated. So proud of every single one of these kids. Concussions are common in guard, and the heat during the summer practice is immense, but they don't let any of it stop them. Can't wait for Grand Nats next year! AIATT!

@everydaylifer2019

Жыл бұрын

I remember being in the 100+ degree heat but my directors were very careful about not having us outside in the afternoon in the heat.

This is the reason Marcus and Flower Mound are fanboying over their cousin Hebron, so freaking fantastic. To think these 3 schools are in the same district is actually mind blowing.

@void8422

2 жыл бұрын

And then having to go against them at BOA DFW 😭 only time we made top 3 was when Marcus didn’t go

@shritan0

2 жыл бұрын

@@void8422 dawg at least you made finals im in a tiny 5A frisco band and we didn’t even make finals

I go to Flour Mound Texas and I gotta say Hebron deserved first by far their show was amazing.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I loved flower mound’s show! Y’all did amazing but then again so did Hebron haha

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

Your guys show was very cool and fun

Hebron got 1st at BOA San Antonio with a score of 95.95 sweeping Captions and then the following Monday/Tuesday, they won 6A State with an ordinal score of 12, all judges had them in 1st except for the percussion judge who put them in 6th. Now, I would say Hebron plays arguably the most difficult and complex music book in the entire world on a high school/even college level. I do not think there is a single HS Band out there that could outplay them. I know for sure if they went to Nationals this year, we would've seen the current Music Caption holder (Avon 2010, 19.8) get broken. Hebron is not a band you would want to compete against. I can not wait to see what kind of show they have plans for next year to one-up this show.

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

Nah ba still would of beat them

@BrassPlayr

2 жыл бұрын

@@veggie_party115 You trippin bro

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrassPlayr no I litterly am not, Hebron ga is 🤢 the music is godly along with the forms but the ga is 🤢

@broncos4181

2 жыл бұрын

@@veggie_party115 the show wasnt designed for ga because uil doesnt care about ga if they were going to grand nats they would have done it

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

@@broncos4181 and how would i know what uil is built for? i don't go there. I go to nats so I do know that ba still would of won

This was most definitely a show to remember. It was so much hard work that really payed off.

Omg! Is this my favorite reaction video so far?? Maybe. These kids are amazing!! I loved how you were like legit speechless and inspired-of whatever drill and music I ever did in HS, I would be honored to be beat by these kids. Whoa.

Hi Aidyn! My son is a student at Hebron HS. He went to the BOA Grand Nats in Indy with them a couple of years ago, when they did “Among the Stars” as their show. Definitely another awesome show for you to check out - they got 3rd place finals overall, 1st in music, and received the invitation that year to the Rose Parade in Pasadena for the following year. Unfortunately, the parade was canceled because of the pandemic, and the invite was postponed to this January 1, 2022. They are 63rd position in the parade, if you watch. This is just such an honor deserved for tremendous hard work in practices in the North Texas fall heat on a concrete parking lot. Most all of the “kids” have a great deal of pride in the product, and the program is run with student leadership as well as the faculty Directors. Commitment is expected, as expressed in their motto “All In, All the Time”. There is a great deal of parent participation and volunteerism. So morale runs high. In the area of Carrollton, there are several suburbs with high schools and bands with the same level of commitment to excellence, and there is a great deal of respect for all of the area’s bands, though you sometimes catch that there is friendly and secret rivalry that encourages each band to work harder to beat the others in competitions, LOL. Music that is so complex, played with technical accuracy and expression is truly impressive, as evidenced by this performance of “Penstriped”. The brass bass section and mellophones (euphoniums) have such a full presence and dynamic range in this band, that the “wall of sound” from the field comes firmly into your belly and shakes your being as strongly as being at a rock concert - it’s very immersive!!! Music “felt” and not just heard (sonically undistorted and pleasing) can bring one to tears! Additionally, it is so touching to see young people strive like this to produce excellence and take pride in it. I think the competitions provide additional motivation - to see just “how far they can go”. Competitions are financially expensive (buses, flights, hotels, logistics, meals, uniform cleanings and prep, crates for shipping, snacks and water, drivers, etc.) and not all districts have the sponsors or financial abilities. In that case, most could still afford busses to local day-length district competitions, perhaps. As I’ve indicated, displaying a band’s skills publically motivates them to excel, I believe. It’s also good to share the spotlight - one of the reasons that Hebron doesn’t go to Nationals every year, but the opportunity is circulated among the district’s suburbs. Anyway, it’s been a privilege to give my comments here. I hope that it helps someone out there! Take good care! Keep the vids coming.

@raxtordone

2 жыл бұрын

I did music warm ups that year for grand nats because of all of the great bands. I made it a point to make sure I had the time slot Hebron was warming up and all of my friends did their best to help me get that shift. Turns out they were the last band on my shift so I got to listen to all of the music warmups and run to the press box and watch them preform. Absolutely amazing show. Still have videos of me fan girling over Hebron and Vandy in their warm up rooms. So many insane music programs in Texas and I was so excited to hear everyone :)

Hebron is absolutely ridiculous. I just finished my last season at Keller High School, another highly decorated group from Texas, but Hebron never fails to make me lose my mind. Their music, drill, choreo, precision, and everything are just phenomenal. If you'd like to check out some more high school bands, I would recommend Vandegrift 2021, Hebron 2019, Flower Mound 2021, Ronald Reagan 2019, Claudia Taylor Johnson 2017/19, and (bias alert lol) Keller 2019/21. Loved the reaction!

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Omg I’ve actually seen Keller’s ‘19 and it’s literally one of my favorite marching band shows! Y’all killed it and I love the music so much!

@BrassPlayr

2 жыл бұрын

Some of my friends cried during your '19 show at the Duncanville Invitational. That was a banger.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrassPlayr that’s the video I watch all the time and the audio quality is just 🤌🏻 I love that show so much

@nightfury105gaming3

2 жыл бұрын

Why yes I would also recommend watching the Keller 2021 show as well. That sounds like a wonderful idea.

@thegamingdino761

Жыл бұрын

Fr hebrons crazy good

hebron can def be compared to a drum corps. my band camp in 2018 was harder than my first year of dci 🤣

@gunner-qf9eh

2 жыл бұрын

Roxette Salas Compared to what corps exactly? What particular corps did you march with?

@roxettesalas

2 жыл бұрын

@@gunner-qf9eh not really going to say where I marched but it was a top 12 corps :)

@gunner-qf9eh

2 жыл бұрын

@@roxettesalas Right. OK

8:08 9:56 watched this show from about 10 different point of views, seen it live, seen it on GoPro and seen it on recording, my favorite part (besides the entire production) is Bass 4 absolutely vibing. Sometimes you just feel the music and that guy gets it

What more can be said but AMAZING! Such a wonderful show. Bravo Hebron HS!!

Wow. I have heard many large bands. You said that that may have contributed to the loudness.,I would say that they are in tune which helps to sound louder. Something to do with the physics of sound., a large band that makes lays loud and nasty do not sound like this band, they are just loud. This band show is the best high school show I have ever seen. I marched in high school in the 80s/90s and drum corps in the 90s and a fan of both since. This show is the bomb…..I now have a new band to look up to see what more they have done. Thanks

@LongNguyen-qg3ue

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. As a Hebron band parent, I have attended so many of their rehearsals. I've probably experienced this show 20+ times, if not more. On the end of the ballad, imagine standing 5 feet from them. They are incredibly powerful. Someone up above mentioned that loudness doesn't always mean great sound. Absolutely right. Their sound is pure, in tune and just musically perfect.

@johnnylitzinger

2 жыл бұрын

And I must said that you are well versed in the marching arts and that’s nice to see someone comment with proper terminology and appreciate and/or critic what you see. I love seeing you react when something impresses you and you smile. And about Texas bands being the best, I marched high school in Kentucky and my director and others always speak of the great Texas bands and that there are so many great ones.

we're a north texas group btw. thanks for listening to our show. this is by far my favorite show so far

@araxshiriau9275

Жыл бұрын

Carrollton

@iamlandonzock6295

Жыл бұрын

@@araxshiriau9275 yes we are indeed from carrollton

The look of satisfaction that kid at the end gets from knowing they did it together and how beautiful and perfect it sounded is everything. I remember we had a really good high school band in my hometown growing up and it sent chills down your spine hearing them playing on your walk home from school and made you feel so proud.

Keep posting reactions to marching bands awesome 👏🏾

5:15 just amazes me that all those mellos can play that High C with that tone and VOLUME!

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

yeah that is not an easy note on the mello. props to them!

@the_good_fam7873

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact only 2 people played that

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_good_fam7873 wait really???

@the_good_fam7873

2 жыл бұрын

@@aidynknedgen yea two guys with some large lungs

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_good_fam7873 wow that’s insane

So glad I got to see this show in person as a Clear Brook kid, it was just insane! Great job Hebron, honestly fantastic.

This is probably the best band show that I have watched to date, (probably because it has a heavy Drum Corp style influence, be interested to know if the staff/show designer have that origin). Great job Hebron.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

I actually think that their music arranger also arranged for crown 👀

@Chuckme888

2 жыл бұрын

@@aidynknedgen That would not surprise me. It's quality arrangements. Drum Corps has infused a lot of talent into the music world over the last 10-15 years. I've been clearly seeing that influence.

this is fuckin' insane. OMF'ng G. I was a Texas band kid many years ago and I just can't with this. the amount of work this takes is unbelievable

Hebron killed it! I’m sure you have a lot of suggestions but another interesting group to check out is the Carmel High school Marching band. I’m interested to hear your thoughts on their 2021 show if you have the time to do another reaction video on them. Thank you! :)

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

I will definitely put it on my list!! Thank you!

@eddietucker7005

2 жыл бұрын

Carmel is great, there’s no question. But I believe Hebron’s show would have won BOA If they could have gone to Nationals.

@alexisu37

2 жыл бұрын

@@eddietucker7005 oh yeah there’s no question Hebron would have sweeped, carmel didn’t win tho they got second but I see what your saying, I definitely agree I just wanted to hear his thoughts on their show because I thought it was really good too.

This BOA contest was a half way point during the marching season, so they weren’t at their best yet. Texas State Marching Contest wasn’t til the first week in November. So the show got better. I heard you saying, “They are loud” and, They are so big. I’d like to clarify that. They are not the biggest band. The largest band in the United States is Allen HS, from Allen, Texas. It’s over towards Plano and Carrollton. The difference in playing with sound is that, you can play loud and not control the music. That’s Allem The other is that Hebron Plays with clarity. The technique, especially in the Mellophone line, they play with control. That something Allen cannot do.

@BrassPlayr

2 жыл бұрын

This performance was a few days before state. Hence Hebron being in SA for a week.

@eddietucker7005

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrassPlayr THANK YOU for that correction! I thought they made 2 trips. I apologize.

Pit member from a 1A school here, everyone overlooks this but those mallet runs are EXTREMELY hard and I get blown away every time I hear them

Hebron is probably the #1 HS band in America, playing-wise. However, there are a lot of terrific bands in Asia. For DCI style marching, check out Suranaree, an all girls high school from Thailand. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIiAztqroKnPYrA.html Japan has the best jr. high and high school concert bands on the planet. Their marching band contests blend military and corps style, with the emphasis on getting a concert band sound. No other program has dominated Japan like Seika Girls' High School, especially before 2015, when their founding director retired. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i62D0NaKftWdaLw.html

Does anyone have the link to the video he’s reacting to? For some reason I can’t find it anymore

@openocean9370

6 ай бұрын

got taken down

Hey I am a Hebron band kid well I am in the color guard but I just wanted to say thanks I am so happy you liked it.

whats the link to the video?

My band showed this in class and it was super good

Whats the video of the marching band in this video

I think this is best high school performance I have ever seen..bar none

Hey Aidyn have you seen FlowerMounds Highschool marching band? They are literally next door neighbors to the Hebron Highschool and share the same region. They also did well at State and Bands of America Grand Nationals. It may be worth doing a reaction video.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

I actually have seen their show! I can do a “reaction” to it if you would like!

@kenzie5983

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah flower mound is one of our rival schools!

As a sebastion river Florida high school kid (I play bass trombone in are band) we watched this in rehearsal to have a idea of how to play loud without playing ugly and out of tune. And there brass is ridiculously good. we are a 4A band btw.

Those kids are amazing

Game-changer, like Westfield 1990 and Spring 1993...just a completely different level of music making.

I WAS BLOWN AWAY

You should watch the Choctaw High School 2021 performance, this was the first year we got into boa finals, we got all awards in our class and got 1ST in our class at BOA Indianapolis.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Congrats! I’ll put it on my list

That this is a high school ensemble is completely unreal. What is even more unreal is that according to their website, this show placed 2nd at 3 of the competitions preceding BOA and State. Who the hell placed 1st ahead of this?!?!?

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

My guess would be either woodlands or flower mound

You should do a reaction to Blue Stars 2021. It is a great show though I am biased…

I’m part of a class B band in Jasper Indiana and we’ve make it to state finals 32 years in a row and i don’t think we were ever this good but yet Texas and there band it like 2-3 times bigger then ours.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Wow yeah it’s crazy to think about some other schools just have these huge programs and I’m so jealous

Can you do a blund view on the san antonio karen wagner thunderbird marching band 2022 show titled oasis.

To be fair, our Michigan weather … we had play through frozen horns sometimes! Lol

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is very true haha :)

Hey Aidyn i'm loving your channel, and i was wondering if you could react to something a little different like wgi specifically stryke wynds 2019. its an indoor marching group.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I will put that on my list thank you so much!

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't wgi winter guard international. That ain't band, it's guard

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

@@aidynknedgen can you do a reaction video of the william mason high school marching band 2021. They came in 11th at nats this year and the theme was top gun. They had these huge flyover flags that were really cool. Especially from a student/member experance

@josiahmacchi4859

2 жыл бұрын

@@veggie_party115 winter indoor winds was actually just added to wgi a few years ago! wgi is just kind of all-encompassing with winter guard (of course), indoor percussion, and now indoor winds.

@veggie_party115

2 жыл бұрын

@@josiahmacchi4859 only if indoor winds was a thing. If it was my school would do it

Hebron is a 6A school and when I was in school as apart of a 6A school we could march 130 students not including color-guard or props. Please do a review of New Braunfels High school Rogue you can do The path from the same school but the only video does not have all the visuals and sets.

Can you react to the leander high school band?

Cool man!!!

Aidyn, just so you know that was a Soprano Sax doing the solo parts in the ballad. I am guessing you are a brass guy. "Kenny G." also plays a Soprano sax. You might want to look him up.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I did know that! That part is very well done!

@RonBand01

2 жыл бұрын

Both of the small ensembles were great. Even the flute clarinet duo at the start was wonderful. I have judged band festivals and state band festivals for over 30 years. This was the best "band sound" I have ever heard on the field.

“This is a Highschool” I’m in a 1A band and this is my reaction to every time I see a 3A or higher marching band 😭

Not comparable to a DCI. But this was absolutely the best high school marching band show of 2021. Wow! Emotion and precision. I wish they went to nationals this year. They were on point

@eliseb1832

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We went to the Rose Parade instead. My 15 year old is out there and worked her tail feathers off. So proud of our kids!

I'm in middle school and my band directors brought us there to watch it.

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

That’s an amazing way to get younger students into band, I hope you had a good time!

me in a 3a school with a 20 member marching band wishing i had a sliver of dci level experience

I go to Reagan and was in band until this year. Could you make a vid reacting to the Ronald Reagan hs show called secret world please?

@nicholasricha1518

2 жыл бұрын

do you happen to know Mr. Chavis?

you should react to castle 2021 :)

A very very impressive show.

Have you ever reacted to a munford highschool band video ?? If not I’d recommend it

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

I have not yet, I’ll put them on my list!

@retrovert2720

2 жыл бұрын

@@aidynknedgen alright !! I think notable years are 2014 2017 and 2018 regardless all of them are good choices ! Looking forward to future videos they are super entertaining

Can we please get an “ooo” count 😭

I know I'm insanely late but could you react to Cedar Park High School Marching Band 2021???

Hi, I found it totally uninteresting to look as someone is reacting on video. However, just checked Your other vids, and You look to be quite smart and good (rare thing in this times) guy. Keep well. Will subscribe, greetings from Poland.

@iethergy

2 жыл бұрын

LMFAOO THIS COMMENT HAS ME WEAK

I was there in person it blew my face off

Comment please on a Midwest Band From New Lenox Illinois Called the Lincoln way Marching Band they have performed in the Macy's Parade, Tournament of Roses and are the three time Illinois State Champions. I just Love them I hope you will Too !

Can you react to Redwater High School Marching Band's 2019 & 2021's shows? The 2019 Show is "Game of Survival" And 2021 Show is "A Land That I Heard Of..."

You should react to John horn high school 2018 show one of many, many of one it’s our best show ever

Can you react to John horn highschool band 2018?

Me on the out side 😑 Me after seeing there Colorgard “OHHHHH MYYY GODDD 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵”

ggs I went against Hebron in this competition

Take a look at timber Creek highschool marching band 2022

my ban pad went to grand nats, hendrickson highschool. i would love for you to react to use! it would be an honor

@landryschneider3478

Жыл бұрын

my band*

U should react to Marian

for my first year at hebron this was the best start for me

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

That’s amazing! Good luck for the years to come!

@araxshiriau9275

Жыл бұрын

Us kids at Newman Smith aspire to be y’all

Could you react to dripping springs band

React to the Melissa High school marching band 2021

To be fair a lot of DCI players are high schoolers too 🤷🏼‍♂️

Canton high school 2021 sirens fury

Habersham county band of blue

Plot twist - they feed there kids 3 Rice Krispies a day

You should watch broken arrows 2021 show!

Hebron stole what was supposed to be FloMo’s year

Thomas Bergeron James Newton Howard Carl Stymon Franklin Kelly

DO CSNTON HIGH SCCHOOL

Why is his reaction 3/4 ofthe screen lmao

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

Bad editing I guess 🤷🏼‍♂️

@Raymond_Churchill

2 жыл бұрын

Bro sorry I didn't expect you to see this lol I was joking. Cool video

@damienrodriguez94

Жыл бұрын

Good reaction video though!

Can you do 2022

It’s about skill tho TwT

7:40 WHY IS A HIGH SCHOOLER PLAYING DOUBLE C BRUH????💀

@aidynknedgen

2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea!