Capital Regiment 2006 Mello-Cam

[BradleyMellophone]

What mouthpiece were you using?

[zeebs385]

@musicislife26 Beloit, WI...there were actually two sets of showers, the ones down below the gym, where there was also a stage, had standing water...then there were newer locker rooms down the hall behind the stage. Funny how you remember things like this when you were only there one day maybe two in your whole life? (granted we were there in 2003 too)

[theaws0m3guy]

You play clarinet and mellophone?

[mellotrain]

did they march a 2010 corps?

[ranma911]

THEY SOUND SO PRETTY!!!!!!!!! <3

[GuyJolly]

I'm excited to have made mello cam at around 8:10 right after the flying mello.

[ratshow]

what type of mellophones and mouthpieces do you guys use?

[BLAZE9857]

the mello throw spin looked sick at around 1030

[zebokitty]

I've got a question. I've been playing trumpet for the last three years in band and I want to play mellophone. How do I make it sound less trumpet like when I play? How do I hold it properly with only finger tips when marching?

[beccalynnburton]

was this just a whitacre show? I heard equs, sleep and ghost train. What else did you guys play that year?

[eneguexof]

Hey!! Just as an update, I did march Capital Regiment this summer and played your mello from '06! She truly was the best horn in the line, and i made sure she stayed that way!! Thanks!

[coolestnameavailable]

creeper

[Mashi094]

So I've got a question. I have been playing tpt in high school but I want to play mellon in college this fall. Do you have any good reasons that could convince people, I don't know, like my band director or somebody? I've played it once before, for like a day and I enjoy their sound and the parts they get sometimes.

[clarimellonet]

Just talk to the director. Chances are a college band needs mellos more than trumpets anyways. You should have no problem switching. The fingerings are the same as trumpet, and the mouthpiece (6v is what i recommend) is really user friendly. Good luck!

[SilencingSin]

@clarimellonet ALMOST the same as trumpet. There are slight differences, but nothing crazy. That is, if youre playing a Bb mello. If youre playing an f mello its a lot different.

[austin26372]

Do you have the music for the ballad? ... :D

[adkii07]

did i see a mello get thrown in the air?

[siryocro]

can u email me th music at yocro1995@gmailcom

[siryocro]

dude i wish i didnt live in arizona if i liver in ohio o would so do his corps but im also 13. woot their back 2009 will be awesome just because of this corps

hay in 3 years anyone be a host pllllleeeaaaassssseeeeeeee

[kelliomello]

That's pretty awesome.. especially when horns are down and you can see the visuals!

(Psst! Sorry, Ryan. This wasn't the mello-cam vid that I watched when you mentioned it, lol. I just found this one today.)

Btw, my last comment was in response to eneguexof's comment.

[eneguexof]

lmao.

whatever mama.. with my luck you'll trip over my mello! then i might have to kill you.

:D

[eneguexof]

clarimellonet, what number was your mello? i want it next camp!!

[clarimellonet]

Case number 4, serial number ends in ..131. Take care of her, she's the only one that didn't get dented or scratched the three years I had her...and I'd like to see her the same way in Columbus at the homeshow.

[eneguexof]

no problem! i will definitely take good care of her, don't worry.

[kelliomello]

Liar.

(j/k)

:D

[SnowStorm22603]

i may audition for the colorguard for CR =)

[vtownhood]

capital was fuckin good i dont care what nobody says

[eneguexof]

im actually conciderin' auditioning for capital regiment for the 2008 season. i plan on going to the november camp here coming up.

[eneguexof]

*2009

[proxyphr34k]

Does anyone know that note run he played at like 51-55 seconds?

that sounded so amazing!

and i agree completely with the Wide Bell!!! that gets so obnoxious! but Mello is still amazing

[clarimellonet]

A Bb F, F Eb D G F Eb A G F, Eb D Eb Bb, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[proxyphr34k]

cool thanks

[MemphoQuadz08]

Wow. This show definitely slipped under my radar! It's pretty cool. I've gotta find a recording of this. (btw- sleep... kick ass.)

[Dmully]

he did not say 5, 6, 7, 8... thats a dancers count, not a musicians...

[Vault800]

um... maybe a musician wouldnt but a MARCHING musician with specific counts and moves to make WOULD. It was obviously an 8 count move and he was counting into the halt.

[Dmully]

still, i usually subdivide into 4's

[Vault800]

Thats a lot harder... if its a 22 count move you have to count to 4 5 times and then to 2. Who would rather remember how many times you have counted to four than to count to 22...

[sclendenin]

5, 6, 7, 8 are set counts - he wasn't counting quarter notes. You don't subdivide set counts. Because, um, that wouldn't make sense.

[happypenguin1990]

I play mellophone and I hate how wide the bell is and how sometimes it blocks out things you need to see

[Karnsmellophones]

Omg i totally agree with you happypenguin lol...

[amlambur]

ditto, especly when your almost on the 50 and theres only 1 drum major that just happens to be on the 50

[amlambur]

ditto in regards to the bell of the mello being so wide and blocking things.

[Mechakitten]

Dude this year most of my drill sets are on the 45 to the 50 at crucial musical moments... xD

[dumbodew66]

i love this song...Equus by Eric Whitacre

[marchbroxmysox]

I love this! I'm also a mellophone player. maybe i'll tape a camera to my head at the next practice.

[sylar012]

what a badass...this is a genious idea...awesome...

[chsbando10]

i love this. especially since im a clarimellonet as well =D

[Futurecoach16]

Hey, just outta curiosity, what part did this young man play? This is an awesome video, just curious on what mellophone part he's playing.

[cone256]

From hearing the other parts around him, sounds like lead

[Mechakitten]

That looks so fun...

[Mindfor2012]

I LOVE EQUUS!

Great Job Guys!

[sweetjen051]

Watching this makes me sad knowing that when I finally have time to play mellophone for any drum corps, I've finally aged out this year. Thanks for taking the vid. Its awesome.

[mellophone06]

Then join DCA. Its for all ages.

[Aeruchin]

I about died when you threw your horn into the air... Don't do that to me...

[MTBreezy2010]

Now Watching This . I was Thinking It's Not About Being The Best In DCI . cuz all the corps are great . && capital regiment is coming bck this year . YAHH !!

[rcawth]

That's insane! I can't believe it stayed on the entire show.

[MTBreezy2010]

it'a about having fun && they are really having so much fun in the show

[awiggs]

THis was great!!! Thanks !! Great idea

[pyrvinny]

That was awesome. Talk about exposing your skills to the world - this took some guts to post, but you did a great job. Maybe DCI will follow your lead and add this to the broadcast. Again . . .great job!

John S.

SCV 79 & 81

Blue Devils 83-85

[Cometguy06]

I wouldn't have even give those showers a box

[Marudasaru]

Where were you on age out night in 2006? On DCIorg or at home?

[kinigit]

why do you keep changing your right hand? you go from flat to curved to flat like it's a nervous twitch!

[Dragon150043]

You just stop thinking about it sometimes when you are trying to hit forms.

[kinigit]

I never stopped thinking about it. It's muscle memory.

[Dragon150043]

I agree. But when you are just focusing on marching, its easy to forget about your fingers. Then when you go back to playing they snap back up. At least when I play.

[kinigit]

It's drum corps; you shouldn't let that kind of thing go.

[BboyElectrix]

I agree.

[BboyElectrix]

That there is a bunch of muscle memory going on.

[Vault800]

Thomas i didnt know you did this! This is sweet, and unlike contra cam...i actually made the video (since youre high brass and all). Sweet job. I miss drum corps...

[ukspankedyank]

Darn good job man..!!

[Othello1019]

Whitacre! <3 Instant win!

[lilspizack]

Wow. I bet anything this mello player wears glasses. And his name starts with a T. LOL

I was there man, i wish i could've had a camera to do this. It's pretty cool to see things point of view.

Especially from a Tuba's point of view. I hated Madison, but i like the video. Hey thomas if you read this then comment back!

[clarimellonet]

Thanks! Yeah, I hated that housing site too..BOX ZERO showers for four days.

[lilspizack]

For real....Those freaking showers were ASS.

I just hated the whole enviroment. Ohio Wesleyan was WAYYY better!

[beaniebabyfan10]

I've always wondered what that would look like. Nice.