VSU Horsepower at WCHS playing "Word Up"

[MrTyphoonb]

most krisppppp



[TheWwwaaazzzuuuppp]

love the tuba section to =)

[TheWwwaaazzzuuuppp]

theirs sheet music for it type in word up sheet music just cause it say trombone dont mean anything its still tuba.... transpose

[Venomguitar]

beautriful

[KC816KC]

This is a good video to make a drumline cadence off of..

[kelyle1]

why do u ppl think this sounds gud it sounds horrible i mean thier tone quality is terrible they jus get on the horn and fire away wat r they achieving but increasing the volume of garbage TONE QUALITY FIRST PPL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UgoIbe]

@kelyle1 you are a RETARD!!!

[kelyle1]

let me guess u worship this swack section huh please tell me what u think about this im dying 2 know

[UgoIbe]

@kelyle1 swack??

[kelyle1]

@UgoIbe it means no concept or simply worst of tones

[supersora13]

@UgoIbe means no tone not cool crackin note all da time stuff like that i agree

[supersora13]

theres nothing to love they sound bad very very BAD and they LAME

[hinesboy15]

@supersora13 stop hating horse power is the best tuba line next to alabama state and fam and bethune so watc ya self sur

[supersora13]

@hinesboy15  i just feel so sorry for you

[hinesboy15]

@hinesboy15 let me add sum more howard, uapb and many more stop hating put ya best line up and vsu will smash em

[HighTyro05]

It's a pep piece, so they are blatting. It happens when you play your sousa as loud as a train horn.

[supersora13]

not true i know poeple who can play better and louder than all of them put together that now go to famu who use to go to ely so please stop trying to cover for the swack

[SCREAMeagleTEAM]

how much betta can a tuba section get

[TheNastyBone]

Not betta than VSU

[CADILLACZEAUX]

alot betta!!!

[aggietubaplyr92]

has vsu ever played "snake pit"?

[Gentleman1911]

Need an example of what you are talking about.  We have a very diverse book. What you may call Snake Pit we may call something else.

[Kaymorve]

Look up 'Tuba players at their best' that's probably the song he's referring to. It's also known as Sonic Boom. I would love to hear you guys play that. IMHO Horsepower is the best section I've heard in all my youtube searches. You guys are great.

[jesseplata]

@Gentleman1911 watch?v=pFbilBb8h-o That is snake pit. Also is known as sonic boom

[guyvascm]

@Gentleman1911 It would also be known as sonic boom

[Gentleman1911]

@guyvascm OK, that's cool. We usually stick with the Funk from where it came from so it's all good. Long live Cameo. LOL

[beastcrtod]

i love playing this loud, but our director gets onto us, the only time we can play loud is on espn, and that gets old, i wish i could get half my section to sound like yall

[datubadude]

where can i get that music 4 my section?

[Gentleman1911]

There is no written out music. All music is taught to members of Horsepower at sectionals.

Thank you.

[Tommyy3744]

Download Finale and get it off their website.

Its under Showcase and search Word Up

[alriko2047]

dayum they play hellla loud.

i wish i could play that loud and not sound like shit.

ive only been playin for a year but i love the tuba section. NAKED RUN THROUGHS!!! haha we also play thizz dance

[alriko2047]

does vsu horsepower play tank?

[Gentleman1911]

Yes, it has been awhile but yes they do. Their version of it has branched out to most sections by now.  I believe there is a clip of them playing it either during Explosion Day or against Bodatious at the Labor Day Classic, can't remember. Or it might have been after homecoming, I can't remember, they have so many.

[KapitolKartoon09]

@Gentleman1911 "Bodacious"

[kaen2010]

could any one tell me a good mouthpiece for sousaphone???

[coldgreentea]

there are quite a few great mouthpieces for different types of playing. For concert band i have two mouthpieces one that has a larger cup (helleberg) and one with a smaller cup (bach) depending on music. For marching i usually use my larger cup one unless it is cold then i use my plastic one which stays warm.

[kaen92]

thanks

[Euphernonium]

but those plastic ones dont let you play as loud if playing loud is the only thing you want to do

[coldgreentea]

yea..they suck for loud stuff, but its better than having cold lips against cold metal and ripping one of them open like i did last year.

[DALLAS81OWENS]

shulke hellenburg

[ilovetrevor2113]

gosh that is good this is the only one i have liked and i think that that was spactacular

[phonso04]

main ya'll sound to good im a big fan and i play the sousaphone to ; ya'll might be seein my face in a year or two

Rosedale,Mississippi

[hazelskin]

@phonso04 Still in the band? or have you graduated yet?

Shelby, MS

[luv4HBCU]

i heard that all of tha tuba players are music majors and that almost every hbcu band is scared of them. is it true Gentleman1911?

[Gentleman1911]

Scared??? It's all music playa, what is there to fear. Now respect may be a better word to use. No, only a few are music majors. I just work them year round and keep them in the right state of mind. It's all about pride.

[lilruby2010]

stop the madness nobody can hang with them

[CHSNumber1TubaGirl]

VSU is betta y cookman's loud is cuz of dey 24 or however much dey got, could dey really get like VSU. VSU is loud wit dey 9 to 12 dey got. oh yea an if yall want to learn da fanfares and cant ask the people in horsepower, try this... AUDIO LEARNING. But really BCC and VSU got tuba sections dat r on point

[dhsdrummer91]

What valves do use?

[dhsdrummer91]

Since you dont have the notes written out can you say what valves you use?

[Machin1da18]

so, is there any way i can get a copy of your music to teach my tubas?

[Gentleman1911]

Sorry but we do not have them written out. Everything is taught and passed on from year to year. But you are welcome to attend our high school day on April 28th at Virginia State University if you would like to talk to some of the members.

[JuzaPIMPnMOB]

yea sumbody was talkin 2 me about that i wanna go like really bad

[Keeiman]

Have ever consider rightin then. Cause them are cold ass fanfares. Cause VSU and BCC are the best Tuba Line on the Eastcoast.

I bet yall be enjoyin the Battle with BCC

[Keeiman]

WHat'd up gentleman. I have been a big fan of The Horsepower for years. I am also tuba player at MVSU.

I would love to the No. 1 Swac Tubaline MVSU SWACHammers vs the the no.1 CIAA and East Coast Tubaline VSU Horsepower

[saccq]

I love yall tuba line!

[Keeiman]

Horsepower watch out for the SWAC Hammers from MVSU. We shut down JSU, Grambling, and Southern Tubas. On the real.

[Gentleman1911]

LOL, yeah, OK.

[Keeiman]

ON the Real, We did give JSU and SU a run for their money. BUt we did shut down GSU and Alcorn Tubas.

[mtubadawg]

you a lie! valley will never ever in they life time blow jsu out! but we goin to see what will happen in the fall when they come down there.

[Keeiman]

I ight. I didnt mean the band. but the Tuba section. but we will see

[CheckerFred09]

JSU better nigga!!! PVAM, SCSU

[Superman0818]

i dont whos betta either but vsu only like 1 2and they still thumpin i heard them thump out shaw's (IBL) last year

[TUBA1JS]

i seriously dont know whos better out of yal and cookman