Exaltation

[theamazingfrenchhorn]

I am playing this song in band and i absolutley love it and wish it would be on MPA list!!! GO french horns of the world!

[Paramoreiztheword]

I played the first clarinet part for this song and it was awesome! i love james swearingen's music and i especially love this piece!!!

[tigranhood]

French horn up in michigan...fav song

[SpearWarrior671]

I played this for a joint concert this passed Saturday with a high school. I loved this song as well as Philip Bliss.

[Endlessdonut97]

Playing this tonight with an intermediate school. Should be fun!

[mercx1993]

Played flute part in middle school. Oh the memories :)

[silvermoonstar3]

I always loved this song. Trumpets ftw :P

[peacelovenature7]

I'm not much of a band geek but I'm we're playing this right now, and it's way up there with my favorite pieces I've ever played! I'm pretty sure a few people on here are from my school, hi everyone :) (WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION! -AHOO! AHOO!)

[LilMexidude69]

I'm playing this on saxophone this year! I'm in 7th grade

[EerierSpark41]

we have been playing this for about two weeks and we already understand it perfectly fine...and i'm only in the 6th grade.

[KatrinaJahn]

I'm playing this song in band this year, but it's actually the easiest one we're playing. The others are Clown Act, Hymnsong for Philip Bliss, and First Suit in E flat for Military Band. Compared to those three, Exaltation is a piece of cake.

[Timmytime178]

i want to learn to play baritone just to play 3:50

[TheHAHAproductions10]

we played this last year. fun song (: one of m favorites

[musasabi321]

the first time i read ur user name, i thought is said personalstalker XD anyway, i luv dis song :F

[legendofzeldaxD]

sooo many good memories to this song! I played the timpani solo, and it was my first solo ever about 4 years ago <3

[Dakingofdahill1]

saxophone. <3, played it for my 9th grade band this year.

[KennyJeckel]

I played the trombone part for this my freshman year! This song is truely amazing! Our base drummer would beat the fuck out of our cheap base drum and it was just amazing!

[iMasterBOB]

Thumbs up if you play the trumpet or like it!

[iMasterBOB]

Thanks 4 the vid bro, just wanted to hear if my band was playin it right, and we r

[yj0128]

Timpani like shii.

[SpearWarrior671]

James Swearingen is a genius for writing this

[jtjrose]

All you damn band fags makes us regular band people look bad

[SpearWarrior671]

I'm a middle schooler (8th) and I have to play this (along with my school's band) with a high school band. By The way I'm a percussionist.

[750musiclover]

Playing this in jr. High band! So much fun, but it's hard! GO TROMBONES!!!!!!!

[SelenaG124]

mee too but goo clarinets!!!!!!!!

[olives24z1]

playin this at carnegie in march:)

[PricelessGirlz]

Im playinqqq disz in band @ BiRnEY btw disz Toniii

[TheMurasakiDragon]

I'm playing this song in band right now... it's awesome!

[SelenaG124]

omg mee to umm.... maybe wat grade?

[TheMurasakiDragon]

@SelenaG124 8th grade. I play the clarinet too!

[AmericanMilitia09]

Playing in a high school band as one of the few tenor sax players. My band director calls it anything beginning with ex- and ending in -tion / -sion. Today was Execution.

[tornadoking1]

i am playing this in my band ,i love this song!

[jg91011]

playing at birney. i platy baritone

[jg91011]

I love this song I'm playing it at birney k-8 GO BARITONESSSSS

[GlitteryBrownieBear9]

my friend: Catchy tune so far..*scrolls down* but the comments are raging with band nerds! xD

me: I'm one of them <3

OBOES FTW <3

[SpearWarrior671]

@GlitteryBrownieBear9 Go oboes! (Even though I'm percussion)

[TheCenatron09]

plaything this song for my concert. go I.S.318 junior band!! plus go Flutes!

[SelenaG124]

Who r u? cause im in it too go clarinets!!!!

[TheCenatron09]

@SelenaG124 ur playing this in the I.S.318 band?

[TheSaxplayer0001]

saxes ALL DA WAY. and i really hate dem 3 dislikes.

[BobbyJacklin137]

playing this in the school band...its my fav song...GO CLARINETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[2906dog]

playing this for junior high band concert! So excited! hope i dont screw up!

[stevester2stevester]

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!! iHave been looking EVERYWHERE FOR THIS!!!! played this in 7th Grade Stephenson Middle School Tenor sax..*sigh* memories......

[cutiepiebri102]

my school is doing this for our concert

[100fakeman]

@ImJockinOnDeseHataz I played xylophone, chimes, bells, timpani, and triangle. but I only played the solos on timpani. BEAT THAT.

[druidmon5]

7th grade band i did this and i suck!

[stormblade341]

the 8th grade at my school did this, it was SO cool they were so lucky!

[freefallingsora]

Played this for festival in middle school. Miss those days.

[cj88601]

2:00 eargasm

[Alfredthesheep]

BADASS!!!!!!

[james9123]

played this at me middle school graduation alto sax i still remember every part...epic song man i miss those band days

[DontClickOurURL]

I play the Alto Sax solo at 1:38

[drew3996]

I played this song in ninth grade band and it was the funnest song ever. I played the trumpet to which is the fun part.

[NoahJPeters]

Trombone FTW xD

[008kimber]

Played the clarinet on this, I loved playing this song so much.

[falconhead67]

this was the shit back in middle school concert band

[ToastGrr]

Hearing this song makes me glad I'm not a trumpet o_o

..flutes ftw

[MatoroX]

I played this when I was in 5th grade at Parker Elementary School. I play trumpet

[dfauble24]

played this on the snare drum an timpanis

jus sayin is was epic

[dfauble24]

played this on the snare drum

jus sayin is was epic

[catdaddy539]

When we was in Marching band we begged out teacher to play this in competition... it brought the best out of us ...

[newsdude1964]

Great to hear this piece still getting some love after all these years. It was my all-time favorite from High School band. We played it my Freshman year.....1979! I went to a very small school, but we had a kick-ass band. I remember our director borrowed a set of chimes from another school just so we could perform Exaltation at Spring Festival.

[newsdude1964]

Great to hear this piece still getting some love after all these years. It was my all-time favorite from High School band. We played it my Freshman year.....1979!

[ravensman20559]

played this song when i went to easton middle schoolit was the best song ever

[dylsal1992]

Horn all the way!!



[bippkidmaster]

people think that music like this sucks but this rocks sooo badly

im playing tenor sax and i love the low sounds :)

[klbbuck]

I'm playing this for 8th Grade Band.

I play Alto Sax!

[2009seniorsrock]

Percussion is the best!

[nadge623]

I play alto sax (Whoo Hoo!!) and I'm gonna play this as my seating audition!! i hope i get 1st chair and get 2 play the solo!!

[Boxoffire59]

Play this on a HS band, and omg is the the trumpet fanfare hard at that speed

[ChriosM]

Funny how you can hear a piece you played 10 years ago and remember so much of it, even if you haven't heard it since then...

[dylsal1992]

@ChriosM funny, the classics are always here huh? Love this. I hope it never gets "old"

[SquirrellyBoy36]

HELL YA!!! Played euphonium last year in concert band, LOVED IT!!!!!

[mrshollyrye]

HELLZ YEAH!!!! I PLAYED THE TIMPANI IN THIS IN ALL STATE IN '00

[bippkidmaster]

i love the low sounds

low brass owns



[HELIOMAZIN55]

TRUMPET FTW!

[haruhito94]

great number!

[37ryan73]

james swearingen always makes good songs, but this song is his best. love it. 3:50 onwards gives me the chills every time

[itzlynn101]

YAYY, I can't wait to play this song for our concert soon! (=

[russianspy247]

SNARE, FTW!

[rainbo40]

i remember playing this in 8th grade.. GO CLARINETS!

[itzlynn101]

@rainbo40 yayy, go clarinets! :DD

[rachelnicki34]

i absolutley love this song! playing it for 8th grade concert too! :P i play french horn.... :p hahah

[mathisyou]

@rachelnicki34 awesome, i played this for my 8th grade concert, i used to play the french horn too.

[Minter745]

@mathisyou Hehe I play horn too! :D

French Horns! FTW! >:D

[heymarley88]

@rachelnicki34 I PLAY FRENCH HORN TOO! We are gonna get scholarship

[doublehandproduction]

@rachelnicki34 I'm playin this in 9th grade concert band~! :)

[Timmytime178]

@rachelnicki34 me too

[IphoneHackerKids]

Snare is so fun from 4:00 - 4:30

[supertoaster44]

TRUMPET FTW :DDDDDDD

[BLOCKmaster77]

2:45- 3:21 = EPIC!!!

[BLOCKmaster77]

great song i played the trumpet solo

[yanni12151]

wir haben das lied auch mal im orchester gespielt aber dann abgesetzt weil die trompeten zu schlecht waren!

[pboaz09]

Played this song in middle school a classic song

[mustangfantony]

Anyone have the sheet music for trumpets?

[shadowboy161]

Thumbs up for percussion!

[EllensburgRCFlyers11]

Played this song my senior year of band, love the high trumpet solo :D, ended up taking first at a competition with this piece, I'll never forget it

[deghinseaofgoldoa]

i played this song 1 year ago and i so want to play this song again because it brings out the flute sound and clarinet sound in the band. the only sound that you really can't hear is the flutes in the back. but the saxophone is really important in this one as well because it has a solo in the song which is really nice to bring out the song of a alto sax as well.

[asg7891]

played this song on snare drum in high school twice in concert and for my high school graduation.

[McBr3Love]

I played this on snare drum in 6th grade ;D We were hella boss! Girl drummer are AWEOMSE!

[mastermusic99]

the 2 dislikes must be from football jocks

[laylamoocow]

james swearingen is just a champ. <3 i played this my freshman year. now i'm a senior and this is stil my favorite song!

[SwimChica2497]

Flutes represent! (:

[thegreenestthings]

i played bassoon for this particular piece.

[DrJColeman]

I played 1st TRUMPET on this in high school... Also section leader/student director I might add lol Love Swearingen's work!!!

[lonewolf00001]

this is freakin awesome

[screamoskiff77]

I played this in 8th grade I play clarinet that was 6 years ago lol

[BlitzGeneral101]

I love the Clarinet part at :40

[JustSamantha15]

I love this son. My 8th grade band it playing it. Our director cut out the slow middle because it was too long for the occasion we're playing at. I'm a 1st clarinet.

[pannoochie]

we sightread this on the last day of band. very sad :( and i went to hershey too!!!!! look up shepherds hey and irish tune we played that at hershey

[TieDyedHippieChick]

love this playing it for my 8th grade concert (trumpet girl) and i love it!!!! thanks for putting this on here, JWPepper doesnt have the full version so thanks!

[bmrdrummer97]

base line at 104 gotta love that i play base on this song and of course altos at 87

[Gr8gazoo1959]

I PLAY SNARE DRUM I LOVE IT BUT SOME PARTS LIKE 0:22-1:22 ARE REALLY HARD WHEN I FIRST PLAY IT BUT KNOW I AM REALLY GOOD AT IT

[GPSouth14]

@Gr8gazoo1959 me to my high school band is playing it and im the snare drum part its fun.

[Gr8gazoo1959]

I play this for band i play the drums for it

[bmrdrummer97]

@Gr8gazoo1959 theres alot of drums lol

[Millitaryman22]

I just did this song on Friday for the heresy park contest

[TieDyedHippieChick]

@Millitaryman22 haha i play it this friday for hershey, small world! XD

[pannoochie]

@TieDyedHippieChick hahaha i went to hershey too!!!!

[Millitaryman22]

@TieDyedHippieChick is ur schhol mascot a wild cat

[LadyxxHopexx]

alto sax solo = beautiful. we just played this for heritige festival in boston, ma. our first alto sax did a beautiful job with it! <3

[supercaulin]

im doing this song tonight as lead euphonium.. 3 solos :D

[thegamer828]

3:52-4:30 is hard on my lungs!!!!

[allosonisdum]

all yaLL TRIPPIN its all about the clainets!!!!!:)))

[MrCupcakeMonsterrr]

@allosonisdum Hellz Yeah :D

[TheHow1333]

The only part that i struggle when i'm playing this is the high C and B flat. Everything else i absolutely love.

[erule92]

AAAAWWWW we played this in 2005 in my middle school band

Nostalgia... I played trombone.

[xXKmwhitedragonXx]

My band is performing this tomorrow at our spring concert! I love it! Its epic :D

[greenangel1294]

we played this song this year for concert........ TRUMPETS ROCK!!!!!!!!

[EarthWindFire82]

Central High Band, Memphis, TN...1997-98.

I remember it like yesterday!

[momasboy339]

this song won us a contest 1s all across first time in 25 years at my school!!!!

[wodinli]

:( twice my band came so close to playing this

we played it so much the 2nd trumpet and i(first trumpet) memorized our parts

sadly we aren't playing it Still-Amazing song!

[thewattlesboy]

TROMBONES ALL DAY. i remember this song from a few years ago. we won cedar point music in the parks for this song

[m00luva]

@thewattlesboy played at Cedar Point Music in the Parks in jr. high. good times :)

[momasboy339]

TRUMPET YALLL

[JerryFeng41]

GUY FLUTE HERE

YEAH.

[rainbo40]

GO CLARINETSS!!! ♥

[allyad1]

P.S: Our school band play like pros :D

[allyad1]

Go trumpets! Woo!

[TheHarly1]

GO TUBA!! it seams like someone is intentionally being a dick and thumbs downing everything i try and watch. it is the same thing for sleep, a bunch of likes and 1 dislike. whoever is doing this needs to be punched in the face.

[Millitaryman22]

It's a good song. Last year the 8th graders in my school won 1st place in heresy park and now I'm doing the song and I'm in 7th

[GxSNAP]

1 person failed this song at their concert

[alexaroyalty345]

I played this in 8th grade. we went to a competition with it and won 1st place!!!! THANK YOU MR GEAR!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEST BAND DIRECTOR IN THE WORLD!!!!

[ruiko27]

first clarinet part is fun ^_^

[MrNinjaCoww]

this song is the shiiit. 2nd alto sax. riii heree!

[camper528]

thumbs up or trombones!!!!

[NCHSdrummer1]

really high chance we are playing this at our concert if me and our other snare can get speed down we have it all perfect except that fact

[blahblahblahblah4758]

piccolo player here and i love the song were playing the song soon hope we do good

[13evertomorrow]

who could possibly not like this song?!

[13evertomorrow]

we're playing this in band. woot! 2nd trombone right here, awesome part!!! love it so much

[sourj234]

I wanna have a chance to play this piece. Hopefully though (=

[kubed66]

@sourj234 i already am playing it right now. its hard as hell playing 1st Trombone.....the notes are killers



[Xxjoeynumber1xX]

snares all the way, got a 10/10 on this in all county

[iheartholmes]

i freakin' love this song! :D

[TenaciousTits17]

i love this song. we played it last semester. GO TRUMPETS!

[Upnorth1985]

I had to play this at nationals in the 10th grade and that Snare part, although fun almost killed me.

[ninjagirl119]

I love reading all the band geek comments... I love band (alto sax all the way!)

[blahblahblahblah4758]

@ninjagirl119

piccolo player here and the piccolo is a killer to your breath it takes so much breath to play.

[TubaSmooth]

@blahblahblahblah4758 * air

[ysoserious769]

holy crap we just played this song for judges just last week :D

i love it so much i thought i wasnt going to ever hear it again

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS XD

(and lol snare ftw XD my bf played that while i played xylophone :3)

[kingofnone]

best part is when timpani and snare and bass drum play together.. in the beginning and end of song.. the whole piece wouldn't sound right without it

[96912988]

the semi

quavers at bar 15 were slightly late , other than that , it sounds decent . good job on the dynamic contrasts as well 

[falconpunch98]

amazing

[JessieOShea]

FLUTES!!!!!!!!!! :))) Ahah. ♥

[HMSonicACAvatarTS3]

This song sounds so impressive and challenging, but it actually wasn't that hard to play. I played 2nd clarinet. Woot woot :)

[NateCarlson98]

Who doesn't love the half page of slurred D's and E flats in the trombone part during the alto solo?

[Theundertak3rfan]

woot go Euphonium's at 1:25

[percyslilsister]

whenever we played this i always got distracted by watching the clarinets at 3:52 and sometimes i would miss when i come in lol

[otakukid911]

CLARINETS FTW!!!!

[singXdanceXlove1]

THUMBS UP FOR BAND GEEKS!!!!!!!!!

[13evertomorrow]

@singXdanceXlove1 hahahah and I'm one of those!!