more great work from you guys :) i enjoyed how you told everyone to not flame the vid because "youre not Freddie Mercury" but you still did an amazing job with your vocals! XD
@xXBroolynXx I agree. Timpani would've added a lot. All my best players who are good at tuning changes were on mallet parts though, and I just didn't want to deal with it so I let the bass player handle it. But that's a good idea. If I ever clean the score up to give or sell to people on here, I might add that.
@lxSPOONERxl I was that singer, but I was actually the percussion director at the time as well. I arranged the piece and taught it to them, and had to direct the tempo changes. I can see how you might think that if you thought I was just a part of the ensemble though.
@TheRealSefron Haha, yeah I checked him already. I just know how trollers and idiots type these days when I typed that, so I exaggerated it just a bit and knew somebody would use it for fun. My favorite part is of course the exclamations turning into 1s back and forth. You can even spot a covert dummy when that happens.
Oh, and thanks for the compliment! Glad you liked it.
@KonguAwesome Haha, he was actually being ironic and quoting my imitation of a Youtube flamer/troll, if you check my video description. But I apparently did a good imitation of grammar-challenged trolls, since you thought he was real. :)
@Rider0fLightning Well, as some other people just love to point out, it isn't exactly perfect, but I think we came pretty damn close! I'm so proud of how they played and how it turned out. Thanks for the awesome compliment!
@Rider0fLightning Do you mean have I composed original music? If so, the answer is yes, but not much. I like arranging other people's awesome music a lot more.
due to school name I need to make a Rocky Horror Picture Show. Wheres Dr.Scott. And nice percussion line I wish my school had more than 4 people (including me) in it.
Found out about this through one of the performer's dad. Y'all did an awesome job! I can't even imagine how many hours of practice it took to perfect this.
Well done! Very impressive. Do you have the score? Can I buy it somehow? 'Cause I have my own perc ensemble (look for: beat 'n' breaks here on youtube). would be a cool thing to play!
good cover, though the lead singer could have done better. if he just sang clean through the headbang part, there was supposed to add some gruff to his voice at that part. other than that, great job. i lold at the guy with the blonde hair
@GearfriedGeneral25 Do you mean I should have sung cleaner through the headbang part, or I should have sung with more of a gruff voice? I can't understand your crazy grammar or lack of capitals. Also, all 5 of us were singing in that part, not just me.
@WCUDrummerGirl11 Thanks for the kind words! You have no idea with the above and beyond thing. I could have just bought ensembles from Drop6 and been done with it, but this, along with the other arrangements on my channel from this night, took me every free night I had for a couple of months leading up to the concert to transcribe and arrange. And then we had to learn it all! It was pretty crazy, but the kids appreciation for the good music to play made it worth it.
@aperfectfailyour I originally conceived it as just a percussion ensemble with marimbas/vibes covering the vocal parts, and the keyboard covering the piano part that the marimbas are playing now. To be honest, it was incredibly boring. Mallet instruments just aren't nearly as expressive as the human voice, and it look the life out of it, so I had to add the vocals to make it work. The only instrumental version that has worked is DCI's Carolina Crown drum corp with horns, and even that is just OK
@bummer846 You didn't read my comment correctly. I agree that mallet instruments can be extremely expressive when played by skilled players. What I said was that mallet instruments aren't nearly as expressive as the human singing voice can be, which even as college trained percussionist who loves the marimba, I will stand by that opinion. Also, when you lose the words to a song, you lose half of the impact, so instrumental covers of vocal pieces are never as exciting as the original.
This kind of upsets me. I'm the drumline captain at my school and Bohemian Rhapsody was the song I wanted to for our indoor percussion season. The only problem, I would have to transpose it all and write the drill to the show... It really isn't a problem, I just don't have the time. But anyway. This made me jealous which is why it somewhat upsets me. But it's really good. :]
@JESSlCO You must think the original is pretty stupid then, considering it's the same vocal parts. I know we're not quite as perfect vocally as the studio recording, but for a live performance of such dense harmonies, I think we did pretty good.
I was very impressed~I think you all did a wonderful job~I have just decided to learn how to play this on the keyboard~it is such a beautiful song and you did it justice~today is Freddie's birthday~
this is quite possible the most kickest ass cover of this song ever in history...this was amazing. Freddie would of been so proud. How can 10 people dislike this? You know how long is must of took to put this entire song together with that many people?! Before you hit the "dislike" button, why don't you post a vid of you doing better? This blew me away. The lead singer was great too. This is fucking insane.
@low72 Haha, thanks for the awesome comment dude. It did take months and months, including all of my transcribing/arranging time. Just to think of Freddie hearing this makes me cringe, but I'm glad you think he would have liked it. I would hope so.
@tWAGmusic Really? I think xylo would have sounded goofy on the solo. I have never really liked the xylo sound in modern pieces though, it just doesn't blend. That's why I only reinforced the guitar part with some vibes here and there, a much more compatible rock sound I think. When I do arrangements of other people's music, I usually try to make my version not sound too "percussion-ensembly" and maintain the feel of the original, if that makes any sense.
I have to say that i have seen better....... as in the real thing, this for me, is probably right below the real deal. I love this. I am a huge fanatic of this kind of stuff. Its very good and a job well done to them all.
@einstine1958 Well as the lead singer, I'll say thanks so much! But in the group's defense, all of the other singers are actually really good, it's just Freddie's overdubbed harmonies are so dense and complex that it was too tough for us to get it in great tune live. He uses lots of 7th chords that have a voicing where two voices are just a whole-step or a half-step apart. I'm used to that being a jazz musician, but the other guys are choir guys and they had never sung like that before.
@malkrow21 I specifically arranged this piece to use every single kid in my percussion program at Denton HS at the time, because I wanted every kid to be able to experience the awesomeness of Bohemian. Plus, I wanted it to rock as hard as possible, and the more people the more sound!
@julianlevans This was an arrangement for percussion ensemble. The vocals were added as a necessity to support the piece, because it just wouldn't work as an instrumental I decided. So of course there are a lot of percussionists....that's the point of a percussion ensemble. And I would say they missed less than 2% of the overall notes, which is really good for a HS group this big. Where are you hearing these wrong notes specifically?
@12stuart23 I'm glad you enjoyed the percussion, since I wanted that to be the main focus. I guess you didn't read my disclaimer though in the video description. We did our best. Why don't you try singing Freddie Mercury and post a video? It's pretty tough.
@12stuart23 I think you're confused. This is why you should read video descriptions before posting, but now with the new Youtube layout, video descriptions are even harder to notice sadly. I was the lead singer, and I also arranged and transcribed the ensemble. I, and everyone else in the video, also knew I was planning on uploading it to my Youtube account. I'd really like to see a video of you singing a Freddie Mercury song then if you'll post it.
I agree, I wish I could do this in my choir though. But the joy of private school, we cant even preform Bye bye birdie without altercations.. Any-who, this is spectacular....cubed!
holy crud that was awesome. dude i wish my high school band would play that haha, or even something remotely that awesome =D oh and this is Queen so that adds like a whole new level to the awesomeness!
Awesome job. I think you did wonderful on this piece and your students were just terrific! No matter what people say I think you did wonderful. Bravo! I hope my daughter who is starting to play xylophone does a excellent job like your students have shown here!
ThePetty4, I guess you didn't read my disclaimer, but I tried my best. At least I was always in tune and could hit all the notes properly, which is more than can be said for most Freddie covers. And it is Freddie, not Freddy. You would think you would know how to spell his name if you're passionate about him. The piano is a bit offstage, but the piano part was also expanded to all the mallet instruments. The guitar and drumset are obvious in the back row if you're not blind.
You can see the guitarist and bassist all the time in the back row, it's pretty obvious.... Look from 0:40 - 1:25 and you'll see the guitarist and bassist very easily, not to mention the other 15 times you can see them. You can see the drummer in the back row from 2:27 - 2:48 fairly easily if you just look. I see you're only 11, but you need to work on your powers of observation. What do I expect people to say about me? If they have any musical sense, I'd expect them to enjoy this performance.
Just to clarify michie, Freddie could of course hit all of the notes in a chest voice without using falsetto too. I was just the only one out of the singers on the video that could also do that.
Oh, if you're not into sex OR awesome music, that's fine then. You may crawl back into your dank basement (at your mom's house, of course) and continue jerking that stub of a penis off to pictures of Optimus Prime while listening to J-pop.
the pit doesnt seem very passionate. is that just me? My high school pit does the whole bobbing thing and sways around. which makes it look cool. nice vocals though
Haha, yeah, that's the way it goes. It was a challenge for me to find any parts that sounded good for bells, xylo, crotales, chimes, etc, since my arrangements are usually modern popular songs, and it just doesn't fit. Subscribe if you'd like to see my other percussion arrangements. Thanks!
Nope, actually a fairly underfunded, inner-city school. Both 5 octave marimbas are personal instruments, the school doesn't own one. One is mine, and the one on the left belongs to the girl playing it. I just figured out how to make our small budget go a long way. Hope you enjoyed the video, and would consider subscribing?
That was amazing!!! Did you write the music for the percussian yourself? I'm trying to do th same thing at my school, except a different song and it would be a whole band instead of just percussian and guitars. Absolutle amazing!
Thanks! Yeah, I transcribed and arranged all of it, vocals, percussion, guitar, bass. It took many hours but was a lot of fun to do. Good luck with your arrangement. It's very addictive, as you can see by all of my other arrangement videos. Subscribe if you'd like to see more!
=D mto loko perfeito KKK ri muito com o bata cabeça 4:00
chrisnoberto 1 month ago
AMAZING!!!!! -3
girlybubbleable 2 months ago
would any of the marimba players mind sending the music to me?? doesnt matter high or low but preferable lower marimba.
this is great btw =]
Bchew1227 3 months ago
i am always looking forward to performin' this song with a group of choir and combining it with band. you did a great job in arranging it!
mariokris22 4 months ago
Good Video !
ah524603 5 months ago
LOVE IT! The guy playing marimba got really into the song, and I had a Wayne's World flashbook. That's a real ensamble!
emtem059968 6 months ago
more great work from you guys :) i enjoyed how you told everyone to not flame the vid because "youre not Freddie Mercury" but you still did an amazing job with your vocals! XD
Fatalyze666 6 months ago
That's so cool! You guys did a great job!!! Sure you aren't Freddie but you did a pretty good job! Well done!
StarZapZee 6 months ago
omg 5 octave marimba
evhead116 6 months ago
You all did Great!!! You did the song and the late singer of Queen Justice as well.
QueensJack 6 months ago
Those singers sounded off to me. This was great! But it could've been better
SovSnipa 7 months ago
This is freaking GREAT!
Xhaosz 7 months ago
i like how the guitarist r in back
kunkushun1 7 months ago
@xXBroolynXx I agree. Timpani would've added a lot. All my best players who are good at tuning changes were on mallet parts though, and I just didn't want to deal with it so I let the bass player handle it. But that's a good idea. If I ever clean the score up to give or sell to people on here, I might add that.
SeanUNT 8 months ago 2
hihi! check out the guy at 3:57.. i think he liked it.. lol
TheMissMarimba 8 months ago
it was pretty sweet, but the singer that felt the need to conduct and cue the ensemble...i bet hes one cocky SOB
lxSPOONERxl 9 months ago
@lxSPOONERxl I was that singer, but I was actually the percussion director at the time as well. I arranged the piece and taught it to them, and had to direct the tempo changes. I can see how you might think that if you thought I was just a part of the ensemble though.
SeanUNT 9 months ago 9
i love the music. you guys are really talented... but i cant help but lol at the only guy wearing a tie : P
auronffx09 9 months ago
totally awesome, i really liked it,
coalandnuclear 9 months ago
como mola!!
Rayguay95 9 months ago
Amazing singers, amazing drummer, amazing guitar player, amazing percussion players AMAZING EVERYTHING!! :)
neuroxcore 9 months ago
@konguawesome lol look in the description i wasn't being serious. These guys are beast.
TheRealSefron 10 months ago
@TheRealSefron Haha, yeah I checked him already. I just know how trollers and idiots type these days when I typed that, so I exaggerated it just a bit and knew somebody would use it for fun. My favorite part is of course the exclamations turning into 1s back and forth. You can even spot a covert dummy when that happens.
Oh, and thanks for the compliment! Glad you liked it.
SeanUNT 10 months ago
15 People are tone deaf.
TheRealSefron 10 months ago
that singer SUX!!! What a n00b! I bET fredde Mercury is roling in his grave! Epic Phail!!!!1!!1!!1
TheRealSefron 10 months ago
@TheRealSefron I bet your English teacher is rolling in hers.
KonguAwesome 10 months ago
@KonguAwesome Haha, he was actually being ironic and quoting my imitation of a Youtube flamer/troll, if you check my video description. But I apparently did a good imitation of grammar-challenged trolls, since you thought he was real. :)
SeanUNT 10 months ago
@SeanUNT Very convincing mate! :D
KonguAwesome 10 months ago
Pretty damn awesome.
megaclone18 10 months ago
.... Okay. That's it. I'm officially dead from over exposure to awesomeness. -.- it's a good way to die.
msstacykrueger 10 months ago
nerdy, but still good !
MultiLostFan 10 months ago
queen, thanks for making the best song ever
princedarkus1 10 months ago
The guitarist is excellent give him my appreciation!!!
qtxguitar 11 months ago
i love this video i dont care about the singers i just love the percussions
gamegirl436 11 months ago
@gamegirl436 As a percussionist and singer, I am pleased either way, so thanks!
SeanUNT 11 months ago
Amazing cover. I know how hard the song is to sing and yet this perfectly. I bow down before your amazing skill!
Rider0fLightning 11 months ago
@Rider0fLightning Well, as some other people just love to point out, it isn't exactly perfect, but I think we came pretty damn close! I'm so proud of how they played and how it turned out. Thanks for the awesome compliment!
SeanUNT 11 months ago
@SeanUNT It is the best cover I've ever heard! Have you done your own song?
Rider0fLightning 11 months ago
@Rider0fLightning Do you mean have I composed original music? If so, the answer is yes, but not much. I like arranging other people's awesome music a lot more.
SeanUNT 11 months ago
@SeanUNT That's awesome! You and your friends are gonna make it big one of these days!
Rider0fLightning 11 months ago
:D
ChaseWorley001 11 months ago
muy bueno
erneochoa12 11 months ago
due to school name I need to make a Rocky Horror Picture Show. Wheres Dr.Scott. And nice percussion line I wish my school had more than 4 people (including me) in it.
link90210 11 months ago
SPECTACULAR! No one is Freddie, no one could be, I think you did a wonderful job!
Ambermatthews1824 1 year ago 7
Found out about this through one of the performer's dad. Y'all did an awesome job! I can't even imagine how many hours of practice it took to perfect this.
sooka39 1 year ago
very cool and fun
timetoslowdownisnow 1 year ago
*dies* the guy at @4:00 - @4:12 !!! LMFAO
TheChills100 1 year ago
christ how mant fuckin octaves is that marimba!!!
thsma2009 1 year ago
Well done! Very impressive. Do you have the score? Can I buy it somehow? 'Cause I have my own perc ensemble (look for: beat 'n' breaks here on youtube). would be a cool thing to play!
mvhzh 1 year ago
good cover, though the lead singer could have done better. if he just sang clean through the headbang part, there was supposed to add some gruff to his voice at that part. other than that, great job. i lold at the guy with the blonde hair
GearfriedGeneral25 1 year ago
@GearfriedGeneral25 Do you mean I should have sung cleaner through the headbang part, or I should have sung with more of a gruff voice? I can't understand your crazy grammar or lack of capitals. Also, all 5 of us were singing in that part, not just me.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
@SeanUNT You guys did amazing, don't listen to him lol. Especially don't let it frustrate you, you know you did awesome
Darthcheese114 11 months ago
I really love that guy: 4:01 HAHA ! :D Good job guys ! It's amazing !
JinyChannel 1 year ago
This is fucking amazing. And all these kids are just high schoolers? You must be an amazing instructor! Great arrangement!
Tuba408Bass 1 year ago
@WCUDrummerGirl11 Thanks for the kind words! You have no idea with the above and beyond thing. I could have just bought ensembles from Drop6 and been done with it, but this, along with the other arrangements on my channel from this night, took me every free night I had for a couple of months leading up to the concert to transcribe and arrange. And then we had to learn it all! It was pretty crazy, but the kids appreciation for the good music to play made it worth it.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
would of been better if you didnt have anyone singing.
aperfectfailyour 1 year ago
@aperfectfailyour I originally conceived it as just a percussion ensemble with marimbas/vibes covering the vocal parts, and the keyboard covering the piano part that the marimbas are playing now. To be honest, it was incredibly boring. Mallet instruments just aren't nearly as expressive as the human voice, and it look the life out of it, so I had to add the vocals to make it work. The only instrumental version that has worked is DCI's Carolina Crown drum corp with horns, and even that is just OK
SeanUNT 1 year ago
@SeanUNT Mallet instruments are very expressive when played by skilled players.
bummer846 1 year ago
@bummer846 You didn't read my comment correctly. I agree that mallet instruments can be extremely expressive when played by skilled players. What I said was that mallet instruments aren't nearly as expressive as the human singing voice can be, which even as college trained percussionist who loves the marimba, I will stand by that opinion. Also, when you lose the words to a song, you lose half of the impact, so instrumental covers of vocal pieces are never as exciting as the original.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
Im thinkin guitar solo shouldve been on timpani
skiierboy01 1 year ago
@skiierboy01 Hahaha, good one.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
I love it!!!!!
AudredDax 1 year ago
This kind of upsets me. I'm the drumline captain at my school and Bohemian Rhapsody was the song I wanted to for our indoor percussion season. The only problem, I would have to transpose it all and write the drill to the show... It really isn't a problem, I just don't have the time. But anyway. This made me jealous which is why it somewhat upsets me. But it's really good. :]
Where did you get the music?
camerajunkie 1 year ago
@camerajunkie Thanks man. I actually transcribed it all by ear and then arranged it. Took forever, but it was worth it.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
That must have taken a lot of practice and coordination, fantastic job everyone! :-)
gopherboy76 1 year ago
nice percussion, stupid voices
JESSlCO 1 year ago
@JESSlCO You must think the original is pretty stupid then, considering it's the same vocal parts. I know we're not quite as perfect vocally as the studio recording, but for a live performance of such dense harmonies, I think we did pretty good.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
They look like they're having so much fun -_-
beemer252025 1 year ago
Love it, great job you guys!
fluteplayer 1 year ago
oh my GOD i played this song last year and wrecked on the xylophone
poptart2709 1 year ago
I was very impressed~I think you all did a wonderful job~I have just decided to learn how to play this on the keyboard~it is such a beautiful song and you did it justice~today is Freddie's birthday~
Yummiecake2001 1 year ago
Holy crap... the long haired guy behind the singers looks almost exactly like me and i also play mallets! :O
turkeymannen 1 year ago
4:02 - Made my week
DotisticKyon 1 year ago
this is quite possible the most kickest ass cover of this song ever in history...this was amazing. Freddie would of been so proud. How can 10 people dislike this? You know how long is must of took to put this entire song together with that many people?! Before you hit the "dislike" button, why don't you post a vid of you doing better? This blew me away. The lead singer was great too. This is fucking insane.
low72 1 year ago
@low72 Haha, thanks for the awesome comment dude. It did take months and months, including all of my transcribing/arranging time. Just to think of Freddie hearing this makes me cringe, but I'm glad you think he would have liked it. I would hope so.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
Dude. Nice work, and great percussion ensemble. One of the best arrangements of this masterpiece I've ever heard.
dfisk79 1 year ago
the guitar solo should have been on the xylo but otherwise fantastic job!
tWAGmusic 1 year ago
@tWAGmusic Really? I think xylo would have sounded goofy on the solo. I have never really liked the xylo sound in modern pieces though, it just doesn't blend. That's why I only reinforced the guitar part with some vibes here and there, a much more compatible rock sound I think. When I do arrangements of other people's music, I usually try to make my version not sound too "percussion-ensembly" and maintain the feel of the original, if that makes any sense.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
BRAVOOOO from brasil!
duduspp 1 year ago
once again this is very inspiring
pranky4 1 year ago
Wow, we need to play this in ensemble next year!!!! really awesome
jwinston33 1 year ago
HAHA my Percussion section has an electric bass too (;
PurpleMoonlight812 1 year ago
simply amazing. never seen a percussion ensemble so together. Great job@!
mooreshawn13 1 year ago
Some really great work- as a percussion ensemble director myself I can totally appreciate all the hard work that went into this.
grandpiano313 1 year ago
the percussionists need to work on their wrist movement. it's all about the wrists, not the arms.
faceyism 1 year ago
actually sounds a lot like the original
hstrohmeyer 1 year ago
Great video!Thanks for posting it!
hakan999999999 1 year ago
The jumping blonde kid is a CHAMPION!
brobee94 1 year ago
I have to say that i have seen better....... as in the real thing, this for me, is probably right below the real deal. I love this. I am a huge fanatic of this kind of stuff. Its very good and a job well done to them all.
Southsunstuba 1 year ago
poor group singing great lead singer, nice work technically sound, love it
einstine1958 1 year ago
@einstine1958 Well as the lead singer, I'll say thanks so much! But in the group's defense, all of the other singers are actually really good, it's just Freddie's overdubbed harmonies are so dense and complex that it was too tough for us to get it in great tune live. He uses lots of 7th chords that have a voicing where two voices are just a whole-step or a half-step apart. I'm used to that being a jazz musician, but the other guys are choir guys and they had never sung like that before.
SeanUNT 1 year ago 2
Why such a big band, Sean?
malkrow21 1 year ago
@malkrow21 I specifically arranged this piece to use every single kid in my percussion program at Denton HS at the time, because I wanted every kid to be able to experience the awesomeness of Bohemian. Plus, I wanted it to rock as hard as possible, and the more people the more sound!
SeanUNT 1 year ago
Simply put, sex to the ears.
badsalad313 1 year ago
@badsalad313 Haha, thanks man!
SeanUNT 1 year ago
so good! i do feel bad for the marimba players behind the singers lol
mattisabandgeek 1 year ago
Way too many percussionists... so many wrong notes...
julianlevans 1 year ago
@julianlevans This was an arrangement for percussion ensemble. The vocals were added as a necessity to support the piece, because it just wouldn't work as an instrumental I decided. So of course there are a lot of percussionists....that's the point of a percussion ensemble. And I would say they missed less than 2% of the overall notes, which is really good for a HS group this big. Where are you hearing these wrong notes specifically?
SeanUNT 1 year ago
@julianlevans Can't tell me where all those wrong notes are huh?
SeanUNT 1 year ago
the playing was awsome.... singing not so much
12stuart23 1 year ago
@12stuart23 I'm glad you enjoyed the percussion, since I wanted that to be the main focus. I guess you didn't read my disclaimer though in the video description. We did our best. Why don't you try singing Freddie Mercury and post a video? It's pretty tough.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
@SeanUNT id sing it fine infront of an audience... just not the world. And im pretty sure they thought they where singing it just for the audience
12stuart23 1 year ago
@12stuart23 I think you're confused. This is why you should read video descriptions before posting, but now with the new Youtube layout, video descriptions are even harder to notice sadly. I was the lead singer, and I also arranged and transcribed the ensemble. I, and everyone else in the video, also knew I was planning on uploading it to my Youtube account. I'd really like to see a video of you singing a Freddie Mercury song then if you'll post it.
SeanUNT 1 year ago
This is hilarious and awesome! Love the vocals and love the percussion.
timetoslowdownisnow 1 year ago
Loved it
5*
soccerplayingdrummer 1 year ago
AMAZING!!! - I like this!!! - Great!!!
robzalm 1 year ago
My compliments!!! - Great!!!
robzalm 1 year ago
that is so great! I love this song and this cover is amazing!!
bararich8 1 year ago
i play other instrument as well but i choose marimba as my main one
Ch3llz5414 1 year ago
this made me happy on soo many levels... i play the marimba and this is my all time favorite song i love you for this =D
Ch3llz5414 1 year ago
very good (=
al21211 1 year ago
Thats the best cover ive ever heard for a queen song!
IamDuhmb 1 year ago
I wish my band could do this for percussion ensemble.
uchihaclan95 1 year ago
Terrific !! AWESOME !! AMAZING !!.. I love the Intro !! 10 STars !!
red18warrior 1 year ago 2
holy crap.. are you kidding me!!!!!!!!! i have never seen anything like this before!! that was AMAZING!!!!
CGmusicman0701 2 years ago
Best cover ever!!!!!!!!!
Philippe55JS 2 years ago
thats probably like 200,000 worth or marimba's and mallet percussion
performingartsgeek 2 years ago 2
I agree, I wish I could do this in my choir though. But the joy of private school, we cant even preform Bye bye birdie without altercations.. Any-who, this is spectacular....cubed!
autumnluvsveggies 2 years ago
*5^^A=M=A=Z=İ=N=G^^5*
horizont20001 2 years ago
holy crud that was awesome. dude i wish my high school band would play that haha, or even something remotely that awesome =D oh and this is Queen so that adds like a whole new level to the awesomeness!
VeggieVegetarian123 2 years ago
Awesome job. I think you did wonderful on this piece and your students were just terrific! No matter what people say I think you did wonderful. Bravo! I hope my daughter who is starting to play xylophone does a excellent job like your students have shown here!
TiaThePrissy1 2 years ago
dios!! que bueno!! increible jaja
alexmelenas1 2 years ago
The singer dont have the passion freddy sang it at all wheres pianist and guitarist and drummer
ThePetty4 2 years ago
ThePetty4, I guess you didn't read my disclaimer, but I tried my best. At least I was always in tune and could hit all the notes properly, which is more than can be said for most Freddie covers. And it is Freddie, not Freddy. You would think you would know how to spell his name if you're passionate about him. The piano is a bit offstage, but the piano part was also expanded to all the mallet instruments. The guitar and drumset are obvious in the back row if you're not blind.
SeanUNT 2 years ago
I tried my best to spell freddy im only 11. how is it obvious if you cant see them and the piano so what do you expect people to say about you
ThePetty4 2 years ago
You can see the guitarist and bassist all the time in the back row, it's pretty obvious.... Look from 0:40 - 1:25 and you'll see the guitarist and bassist very easily, not to mention the other 15 times you can see them. You can see the drummer in the back row from 2:27 - 2:48 fairly easily if you just look. I see you're only 11, but you need to work on your powers of observation. What do I expect people to say about me? If they have any musical sense, I'd expect them to enjoy this performance.
SeanUNT 2 years ago
rock out fail
jimbo22095 2 years ago
Capitalization/punctuation fail.
SeanUNT 2 years ago
just start at 4:00
its the best bit.
ackers11 2 years ago
"I was the one who could hit his high notes in a chest voice without going into falsetto".. epic.. BURN :)
michie88key 2 years ago
Just to clarify michie, Freddie could of course hit all of the notes in a chest voice without using falsetto too. I was just the only one out of the singers on the video that could also do that.
SeanUNT 2 years ago
VERY WELL DONE i know the song is a hard one to do but you all did a very good job on it i give you guys full props keep it up
ternock 2 years ago
freddie mercury is probably rolling over and coughing from this not so bad though
bunsenhoneydew111 2 years ago
Not terrible i guess... thats not exactly what id call first rate percussion. technique is poor and the parts seem pretty boring.
tibbetts14 2 years ago
@tibbetts14 Actually their percussion is fine, and it looks like a pretty well written book.
RHSTenor1 1 year ago
that singer SUX!!! What a n00b! I bET fredde Mercury is roling in his grave! Epic Phail!!!!1!!1!!1
But Seriously this is amazing. sounded better than our full orchestra cover *excluding vocals(we have no good singers)
DysfuntionalHabit 2 years ago 2
AWESOME. Good performance guys! the song are very complicate but the singer is not fredy but it's very good!
respo19 2 years ago
THAT WAS AWESOME...the blonde hair kid..his hair looks pink from the light haha and he was awesome when he was head banging
kyzyks1 2 years ago
yay
i<3this!!
the only thing that bugs the crap out of me is the technique!
don't double your strokes, alternate your hands
and also don't play with your thumbs up!
but really good job
it's so awesome
and the blonde-haired afro kid makes me laugh when he head bangs at around 4:05
=)
PANICxAtTheSara 2 years ago
Nice!
But disapointing that the "piano solo" right after the rock part at the end wasn't played by one (or more) of the xylophone players. 4.41 - 4.44
TemmiStudios 2 years ago
If Jenna Jameson, Chuck Norris, and Rambo all had sex with me in my ears... it would be THIS
badsalad313 2 years ago 2
@badsalad313 nice try
Wahpinga 2 years ago
Nice try? That's the only explanation that can possibly encompass the all-around amazingnicity that is this video.
badsalad313 2 years ago
wow that's about the saddest thing i have ever heard.
fretlessphantom2000 2 years ago
Oh, if you're not into sex OR awesome music, that's fine then. You may crawl back into your dank basement (at your mom's house, of course) and continue jerking that stub of a penis off to pictures of Optimus Prime while listening to J-pop.
badsalad313 2 years ago
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ejisfun 2 years ago
the pit doesnt seem very passionate. is that just me? My high school pit does the whole bobbing thing and sways around. which makes it look cool. nice vocals though
Jakieboy1564 2 years ago
beautiful performance!
goobman91 2 years ago
very good vocal performance. your vocal transcription seemed to flow very well with the pit.
Props to the eg, tough solo to master.
pit, however, seemed very basic. Disregarding the skill level, members don't seem to be on the same page.
there is no emotion on anyone's faces. If that was a predetermined thing, never mind.
I really like the blond kid's energy!!
Carolina Crown's show is my top favorite DCI show ever..
devadavey 2 years ago
this was really goood.
i liked it.
good job.
GreenBeanish 2 years ago
The blonde kid looks like Happy Gilmour's first caddy in the movie hahahaha... Still a good cover... very nice
jclamparter 2 years ago
the blonde kid's hair reminds me of cauliflower
PermitedOffense 2 years ago
hahaha! very nice! loved it
bretz8 2 years ago
ya, other than the malets resting on the instruments, it was great!
cdb2012 2 years ago
Lift up your mallets!
cdb2012 2 years ago 2
I'm glad someone else thinks so.
It sounded fairly nice though.
HyperFreak1102 2 years ago
haha that blonde kid head banging completely made this for me
RicoCabredo 2 years ago 17
This has been flagged as spam show
that was just plain out awful u guys suck
Tight2go 2 years ago
SO COOL :)
TheSanne2404 2 years ago 5
I always feel bad for the kid who has to play bells. You always get stuck with a boring part since it's such an overbearing sound :\
IcemanC130 2 years ago
Haha, yeah, that's the way it goes. It was a challenge for me to find any parts that sounded good for bells, xylo, crotales, chimes, etc, since my arrangements are usually modern popular songs, and it just doesn't fit. Subscribe if you'd like to see my other percussion arrangements. Thanks!
SeanUNT 2 years ago
I have already subscribed to your videos,thanks !!! And lots of next amazing videos as your Bohemian...
Lucie :-)
LucieHalamikova 2 years ago
Cool, didn't see that before I responded. Thanks for the sub!
SeanUNT 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing work !!!! You did all so well !!!!!!
I´m also a musician and composer so I really love it.
LucieHalamikova 2 years ago
Thanks Lucie, I'm glad you liked it! If you'd like to see more of my arrangements and covers, please subscribe. Thanks!
SeanUNT 2 years ago
that was so cool lol. queen<3 i liked how the guy started jumping lol it seemed like the cameraman/woman knew he was going to do that
lewburger 2 years ago
Oh putain c'est ENORME!
OMG it's ENORMOUS!
TheCalifornium 2 years ago
holy shit, must be a rich school
jamesyellow 2 years ago
Nope, actually a fairly underfunded, inner-city school. Both 5 octave marimbas are personal instruments, the school doesn't own one. One is mine, and the one on the left belongs to the girl playing it. I just figured out how to make our small budget go a long way. Hope you enjoyed the video, and would consider subscribing?
SeanUNT 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
only if you sub first :P
jamesyellow 2 years ago
Gave me goosebumps.
TheJediWoman 2 years ago
That was amazing!!! Did you write the music for the percussian yourself? I'm trying to do th same thing at my school, except a different song and it would be a whole band instead of just percussian and guitars. Absolutle amazing!
Skidmark140 2 years ago
Thanks! Yeah, I transcribed and arranged all of it, vocals, percussion, guitar, bass. It took many hours but was a lot of fun to do. Good luck with your arrangement. It's very addictive, as you can see by all of my other arrangement videos. Subscribe if you'd like to see more!
SeanUNT 2 years ago
felicidadez! les quedo de maravilla! saludos desde mexico!
labere616 2 years ago
Hmm, if my high school Spanish stayed with me at all, I think you said:
"Congratulations! That was marvelous! Hello from Mexico!"
Did I get it right? Wasn't sure about the middle part. Well, seems like you liked it so thanks!
SeanUNT 2 years ago
the way the blonde and the girl next to him in the front got in to it, HILARIOUS
Pyrovine 2 years ago
Ummm....that's actually an albino boy.....hehe.
SeanUNT 2 years ago
superbe !!! bravo
commandocefe 2 years ago
that was actually very good....and i was extremly entertained
DaleyDrummer123 2 years ago
Thanks DaleyDrummer, glad you enjoyed it! Subscribe if you'd like to see more arrangements of mine.
SeanUNT 2 years ago
queen is still