12 Bar Blues PVC Marimba Children's Orchestra

[TheCatrionaNorton]

We watched this in music class!

[david640]

FYI I have added this video to my all time favorites listof Youtube videos. It takes alot to make it in my all time favs and this video has made very easy to put there.

[PlayHanghang]

@david640 - Thanks for the high praise!

[720Gamer]

nobody can rock out like that kid on the left haha

[geilsel]

I found your other recording first but I love the sound and the great teamwork..look forward to hearing more

[MsMultiBeard]

IM IN THE GROUP!!! :DDDDDD

[54nathanael]

Is there any way I can get ahold of Michael and find out how these instruments were built?

[p1villarl]

that is sooooooooooooooooooo awsome amazing

[Duanematic]

blue man group cloned LOL

[accordianman5264]

you guys are great

[innophaze]

Thank you all for such positive responce, it has ment a lot to the students and my present music club.

[bookworm2007]

It sounds so awesome. Great Job :)

[SLVR3276]

Keep up the good work you guys are Awsome

[DEMOKRATIKKOMMUNIST]

the UK has a term for this...its called puttin a bangin donk on it lmao

[marimbamaster23]

I played this with michael on 2/21/09 @ 7:15

[Jdigg626]

hehe...cool...thats me in da blue shirt....the African American one

[innophaze]

And still the best player I've had, 'cept me of course. Call me soon dude, Michael.

[quietguy33]

pretty cool!

[KawhackitaRag]

OK, now let's hear them play some Jimmy Blythe.

[DOITONTHEBENCH]

Can't believe so much music and feeling comes from a flip flop and a pvc pipe.

[oneonetwosix1126]

Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it!

[Denb7]

This is awsome! I wish I had something like this when I was in school. REALLY COOL!

[rockergirl180]

wooooo!!! go Jonathan!!! I love you!!! I'm so lucky to have you as my boyfriend!!! :D

[pontedupre321]

They are good!!! If they were in the USA they would be on their way to becomimg millionaires. Hey guys, move to the USA!!

[WNanette]

This is incredible - KUDOS to this wonderful teacher!! I would call this instrument marimba meets coke bottle top. LOL

EXCELLENT!!

(How come the end is cut off, tho?) :(

[wyvernadragon]

omg i used to go here.

[cobaxter2]

Awsome!!!!

Cannot wait for the next video.

[geoflasher]

well, isn't the guy on left just a little hard out?!?!

...and i mean that in the nicest way possible..:D

Awesome stuff peoplesXDXD

[seaotters92]

this is awesome! i wish my school would do this, these are such cool instruments and talented kids! i love how they each get their little individual solos, and then when they play together their diff. parts it teaches them teamwork, something my friends need to work on.

[kkkanyon]

i go to Aveson and there not poor kids your just mad you cant play like they can they worked had for that and your just going to talk shit!! way to have a life!! jackasses!!

[rockergirl180]

geez calm down kanyon lmao, man ur little but u can get so mad LOL

[vrealrad]

hahah i like the guiutar solo subs part

[hellsasianangel2002]

alot of the people on here seem to get burned up about all the wrong things. yes the blue man group does this as well, but mainly for experimental sound not because the creators are to poor to afford better. so what if they use similar methods at least they are working with what they have.

[donjonaxlsebastian]

it's so nice to see those kids playing improvized instrument, devoting their time in group practice. i'd rather salute you guys compare to those kids wasting their time in nonsense thing. keep it up. post more of your piece.

[vrealrad]

true

[aodhan01]

brill

[luisdrum]

omg it's great that poor street kids have a chance in making music out of garbage

[luisdrum]

lol

[chizwiz3]

Very nice! I wish, I can hear this kidz play on live.

[Committtee]

Where did you find these kids?

They are amazing!

[Monstory]

This is great!

They're really good at that!

[infantfinite]

this is really awesome but im gonna be a critic and say the yellow kid messed up his solo real bad.

[Euphernonium]

in all fairness it actually sounded like that clapping of the "sticks" was off when he was doing his....it seemed that way at least

[Af12007]

Yeah but he staged a good recovery tho!

[SithLordDarthDebide]

that is so cool

[danyeleTX]

This is really good! already have watched it 3-4 times. I'd love to see more vids of these kids!!!!! Keep up the good work guys!!!

[simazas91]

From youtube the sound is good, but can you imagen the sound when you lisen to them on live! Its cool!

[earthmania]

three times...and still can't get enough!

[xGu1ltyx]

i'd luv to live next door!

[josecake]

good smoke joints yeaaa

[ehvee1]

Amazing and wonderful! What lucky kids!

[TuzesVadkacsa]

Coool

[TamarJC]

So COOL!!!!!!!!!

[tvlampe]

Coolest music i'v EVER heard!!! think that in some real orchestra

[JanKrempl]

Wonderful idea and pretty sweet performance as well, thanks :)

[3carson3]

That's awesome!

and they're really enjoying them selves.

[susanraetz]

Awesome...heart and soul is in it! You go kids!

[iluaeflk]

Awsome!!!!

[alanlovedog]

very cool but i'm glad i dont live next door!

[spahoom]

Great creativity!

[grasshopper504]

this is sooo cool!!! I like how the boy on the left plays...hes rockin out.=D

[rentas13]

Awesome idea, good job!!!!

[luci872003]

This is what kids need to be doing! You guys are great!!!

[Ballerina16211]

this is awesome

[bacdafucup15]

EPIC win for this vid. awesome vid!!!!!

[KyosaqueV3]

Hey, how to the notes play, Is it because of when they hit the flipflop onto the tube and it does something with the pressure, or do the vibrations affect it. Plus you guys are very talented, could you post a video of how to make one of those.....

[coyeti]

Typical hater moron. The Blue man group did not invent this. They ripped the idea off from another. Get over it scrod; Solomon wrote that 'there is nothing new under the sun.'

[alenahagen]

Great music, great guys...I enjoyed you tremendously. Good luck!

[SonicOrbStudios]

You guys remind me of the Blue Man Group band.

Great work

[MyNameIsGrace]

thats awesome (:

[everboy999]

SON GENIALES

[smiler62]

You are welcome.....i,ve watched it about 5 times already, makes me want to grab some flip flops on sticks and come and join in.....great fun hahahaha :)

[smiler62]

You guys are excellent.....there is a saying "make love not war", it should have been written "make music not war"........and you kids are an inspiration, keep up the good work, you are putting lots of smiles on peoples faces, and i salute you :) Dave (UK)

[PlayHanghang]

Great sentiment, and thanks for the kind words.

[ebagots]

Good comment, I hope they go really far with this. You're so right.

[SambaDisaWinner]

lol i like this one more !

[ABRAHAMGARR]

Fantastic!!!!! great idea with a magic instrument!! congratulations.

abraham

[ECBaby30]

it would be hot if he made a beat 2 a song, like u hear on the radio or something

[jeffr890]

Great job! As a jazz musician, I can say that the 12 bar blues is what it's all about! Thanks for posting.

[Grindge]

is this a school band ur summin?

[Grindge]

this the best so far!

[seedance]

this is fantastic ....

love peace n smiles

[WOSgehtn]

haha..i like that blues ;-) hehe..it reminds me on that one i learned on guitar as i started to play it...haha... ^-^

i love that...its quite funny..nd awsome!! ^-^

respect guys!!

[undercoverx2000]

I like it very much ...

THX ...

Good job :)

[HazeGreyAndUnderway]

BLUE MAN GROUP!

[SambaDisaWinner]

haha your raight hazegrey

[bastlenicom]

Waw! Oh my god, that's amazing. You are the best!

[micearenice]

dude that is so cool

[Kenna77]

great job, its amazing!

[holywrench]

говори по-русски больше, Марина!!! )))

[rahulbhushan]

awesome creativity kids. Good job!!!! keep doing more. Highly cherished. Even our dog loved it!!!

[Beccasaurus7]

It reminds me of the blue man group!

[elporto]

i'd love to see something like this in everyones back yard :)

[Craigrado]

WOW!! It's hard to believe that someone would feel a need to show their musical superiority with critical comments instead of celebrating this incredible idea to help young people listen to and express the music in their souls!

[Jodbronson]

I love it, these kids are doing a great job, but mostly I think the kid to your left, on the front is really enjoying doing it and having a good time doing it too. BRAVO!

[krissf]

Well done that is a genius thing to do and especially really artistically creative for the kids.

[nofreechange]

These kids are having a great time and it shows! This is innovative and energetic! Kudos to you and the kids!

[SailorBarsoom]

This is cool! We need to get these instruments (and these kids) into pop music, into movie scores, into symphonic orchestras, and into US high school music programs.

[thegentilehunter]

i wouldn't put anything with "US high school" in the same catagorie as symphonic orchestras.

[SailorBarsoom]

US high schools need this. Music programs are moribund (except where they're already dead). Something needs to be done.

[renpatel]

Have you been living under a rock?

[MiusicManiac]

Coś niesamowitego.heh:D COOL 10/10

[violentstreak]

I love the Kids Of Widley High!

[bobsonny]

Eh, it's good, but that's not the blues scale.

The blues scale is 1, flat 3, 4, flat 5, 5, flat 7, 8.

[mangablade]

If you knew one thing about the blues, its that you dont have to be limited to any one scale.

And besides, theres variations on the blues scale. True the 'standard' one is the minor one you described, but thers also major blues scale, and some altered versions. And a lot of people, even say if the background is in like a major blues type bassline/progression, u can solo minor blues over, or vice versa, or maybe even play like.. a dorian scale. just to spice things up

[Jblazerus]

omg, they're playing 12 bar blues. 12 BAR, its a basic blues progression. Get your dorian MODE out of here and leave them alone. Its a MODE.

[mangablade]

Lol. look, i love the vid, 5 starred it, im jus replying to the guy (bobsonny) who said that they arent playing the blues scale.

[Kemenlith]

Sure sounds like blues to me. Music's all about creativity, who cares if its not the exact scale? Oh, and they're what, middle school students at most? Gosh, they're pretty good!

[jcsandberg]

Dude, he didn't say it was the blues scale! He said 12-bar blues, which is a chord progression. But good for you that you know the notes of the blues scale.

[jcsandberg]

That was in response to bobsonny.

[Adu3ntus]

You sir, win the internets =]

[h2opologirl757]

wow something like this accually exists? thats awesome! i think we have some potential future blue men on our hands here people :-) this is really cool

[SeanithanEgan]

That's awesome. Great way to teach kids, as well.

[Kingleyharp]

Excellent! Very cool way to teach kids about music and team work etc.

[deodynamix]

Cool kids! Innovative instruments; sounds great and looks like their having a whole bunch of fun!! "Tonight Show" here we come!

[ShareJones]

Great Job!