My gosh they sound like a drum and bugle corp! They could go to DCI and easily compete! This makes my middle school's marching band look like dirt. What's crazy is their uniforms are almost exactly the same as my high school's marching band uniforms.
if this band came to an american marching band competition/festival judges would shit their pants..this is coming from a judge who has judged across the southeast united states
Look up the "Suzuki" method of music education for insight into how these groups learn/achieve on the level that they do. It is true that they generally start earlier, however, it's not in an abrasive, forceful environment like some may suggest. The purpose is to get them curious at a young age about exploring music, providing encouragement and ample resources.
wow i wish our band could play inside like this haha our band way to big to fit in our gym much less fit on the gym floor ;( i went from a band of 120 which was big for the high school i went to to a band with 594 members haha takes lots of patience
@captianTeTRA they start doin things at younger age and they r awesome but sometimes they r forced and stuff but they learn things earlier than us americans
This band is better than 95% of the HS marching bands here in the States...especially visually. Though I don't think this band is quite as good as some of the uber-competitive schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston metro areas or a few of the high-powered HS's nestled in the Indianapolis or Atlanta suburbs. This band def wouldn't make Finals at BOA Nats, and it'd be a toss up for Semis.
...but again, I'm talking High Schools... this is a JUNIOR HIGH BAND!
Beautiful. Great sound and output. The drumline plays out very well, good timing. But there were some interval issues at parts but this is outstanding.
IM in middle school marching band... This make me sad .....I play BASS DRUM! AND I'M A GIRL!! I started Bass Drum in 6th grade and, I'm the first ever girl lead bass drummer in my country...
Ya I went to BOA this year as a high schooler and this sounds pretty good in comparison too...:but too say it's better than some advanced high schools is wrong...shoulda gone to BOA this year...was amazing
dammm, i need to show this to the rest of my band member students, we need more inspiration for my band and hopefully watching these junior highschoolers can motivate my band to do there best, TWHS MUSTANGS
Watching videos like this and reading the comments kinda make me realize how spoiled we are in Texas. Yes, these Japanese kids must work their butts off to get a show like this working, but that doesn't mean that music programs in our country is total crap, either. Look at the bands that go to BOA every year.
omg really........this makes me feel like i suck at baritone...........they sound like a drum corp........ it makes me so angry yet happy........this really puts almost every high scool marching band in the US to shame.......these are middle school kids what the heck........grr im angry now
@MrBaritone1 While that is extremely good for middle school that is defiantly NOT a really good drum corps sound. Especially since there are obviously woodwinds :)
@MrBaritone1 dude these people don't sound like a drum corp they have woodwinds they sound like a high school band i heard better high school bands it sounds better cause this is an original piece
This is my 22nd year teaching band on the secondary level and I can tell you first hand that there aren't many students that are willing to practice this much.The parents are the primary reason music directors have rehearsals where 4-5 students are missing because of orthodontist appts, church, AP homework, boy scouts, sports. It's just not the same in the "land of the free'. Unfortunately, parents force the idea of "mediocrity of much and master of nothing." We have too few programs that work.
Its funny. You cant get some high school student to march on step to save you life, but these kids seem to do it so well. And they are practically jazz running at some points.
@r8escjohn You don't need dots to know formations; All it takes is watching for your partners. Know who to be next to at each cue. It's not as complicated as it seems sometimes. It just take repetition and it's natural.
@r8escjohn Well actually, meme is half right. I'm in my high schools marching band. We do contest much like these guys. When first learning how to do the show we are given coordinates on the football field (or in this case) the gym floor. The coordinates tell us how many steps off the front/back sideline or field hashes and what yard line we are on. Once it's all memorized and you have a general idea of where ur supposed to be, it takes watching people around you to make the picture.
They dont use football fields, just so you know. They base it off the two lines that intersect each other at the middle and each other to get their forms right.
It's probably something to do with the standards of the country. Japan's the most tech'd country (civillian-wise), and the schools expect much more out of you than here in good old USA.
One thing i really hate about them showing these videos, is that it's a completely different education set up over there. Kids in the US are lucky to have recorders in their elementary music schools. If they spent any thought into the music in the US it might equal this in middle school. But, of course, noone seems to care about culture in America except where their own preferences are.
agreed, i wish the music programs in america for elemntary schools kids were half as good as the ones over there. at least introduce the instruments to the kids, my music program in elementary school only made us play the recorder. and even then we only learned like 7 notes. i wish it were like they let us choose an instrument it would be way more fun than a recorder. but of course America doesnt care about musical culture at all. its a pity.
also another thing is that music programs here in america get less funding than the ones over there. look they're in middle school and look at what they have
The high school i'm at has a multimillion dollar feildhouse, but can't afford to actually pay the band enough to cover needed repairs. So we have 3 bass clarinets (all donated) that can't be used because we can't afford the repairs.
@detaono um, my school actually showed our band what the Japanese can do to show us our learning styles. and plus, they arent posting these videos to gloat! they are proud of what they have done and people actually WANT to watch this stuff and see how people in other countries can play!
I wasn't attacking them, though it may have seemed that way to you. I just don't like how the US treats music programs when compared to Japan. I like watching these bands myself. Do-Re-Mi PreK is hilarious to watch when i think of the high school people who can't do that.
@detaono I don't think thats the case.. I think they work these kids to death having them learn that. Granted, some schools don't pay enough attention to the bands but learning this (as jr. high kids) would be miserable.
@detaono Im from Cypress, Texas which is just outside of Houston and if you know anything of marching bands then you know that Texas is the power house for maching band shows. Alot of our talent starts in middle school as it should and it is obvious when you see the many amazing shows that high schoolers put out on the field. We just dont let middle school kids do full on marching because they need the basic of musicianship before going to that level.
@456cres yes, the common joke where I live about bands when it comes to jobs and quality is, "if you don't like it here, move to texas". The fine arts in general are very highly supported there.
That's a lot more than what most high schools do. And when I say most, I mean only nationally good bands are this good. They also start this at a very young age though.
Well that was really epicly good for middle school kids, considering that most of our band couldn't stay in time in a concert setting at that age. The first trumpets kinda stuck out with their blaringness but I wouldn't expect them to have really good high chops yet. Then again they probably had like a 12 hour hell-practice earlier that day so they probably had swollen bleeding lips at this point.
well they're not just eighth graders... it's 7th and eighth in this marching ensemble.. the person who posted it clearly states its his childs 2nd year in marching band.
that just made me feel a lot worse, knowing it's both 7th and 8th graders........ My high school, Vanguard high's, marching band is nowhere as good as this.
West Port shouldn't insult anyone. they seriously don't deserve to. And if you think THEY are the best "central florida band" you are obviously 100% retarded. It doesn't matter what band I'm in, I just know that that middle school band is better than (Excellent) Vanguard. :D
I didn't say that West Port was the best "central florida band" I simply said, they're the best in the county, and probably the only ones who can comment on us. And yeah, so we got Excellent and that middle school is better, but really, to say that we suck, is a lie. We did good this year, especially with all the people that dropped out....... we had to fill up a lot of missing people.
ok, West Port is not the best in the county. They try harder music and marching, and make a mess. It's not fair to call them the best because they try to do something that is hard, and borderline fail at it. Also, I don't recall ever saying that Vanguard sucks.
lol, yeah i agree that West Port is not the best band in the county, but they do put out alot of sound. Anyway, i'm sorry, i don't believe that you ever said Vanguard sucks. I think i simply misunderstood you, i thought you were just saying vanguard sucked in general, but i realized, you were just comparing Vanguard to This middle school marching band. Sorry for the misunderstanding and being so nasty to you.
oh its cool. haha you never asked if I thought they were better than my high school band. I do. not including vanguard, rank the marion county bands from best to worst. I'm just curious.... out of west port, north marion, lake weir, trinity catholic, forest, dunellon, and belleview. did I forget any?
hmmm..... yeah i think you got them all. I'd probably say West port is probably #1 b/c really, they're the only band that can make it to state and despite choosing very difficult and rigorous music and marching, they are very good overall. maybe something like Vanguard or Lake Weir in second and third, b/c well Vanguard doesn't put out all of sound, but Lake Weir's more of a parade band and they don't do march alot . TC, North Marion, forest, belleview, then dunnellon but hey (12-13 players)
Lake Weir is a traditional marching band (the only one left), because our goal is to entertain audiences, which is what a band is really for. What we play is upbeat, and we try not to bore the audience. We don't care about being the best, but we want to entertain! We went to tarpon springs, (youtube them-watch "art at the speed of life"). Their fans complained to us, "we wish our band was more like you guys, they are boring!" Their principal said that too! FBA results don't lie, either. :)
lol true, i heard you guys at a game playing the seminoles and gators songs, you really got the fans pumping, and you guys put out a hell of a lot of sound, especially your trumpets, sometimes too much. Lol, but i'd rather hear more brass than more wood-wind (Vanguard :( ). I'm curious, what instrument do you play?
I play the Saxophone in jazz band (my favorite), but I play the mellophone in marching band. I was also the kid in lw that ran up and played the marimba in the percussion feature. What do you play?
For Marching i play Baritone, one of only two, which really sucks, cuz' i gotta cover alot of ass for a full baritone line and make my sound blend at least a little and not get overpowered amid 70 other people. For concert i was gonna play alto (I like Alto Sax and Baritone equally, but Alto is really sexy) but since i'm one of only 2 bari's and there are like 13 alto's, i have to keep bari. :/
maybe, these kids are only in Jr. High though, most people in DCI are around 17- 21. Give these kids another 4-5 years and I'm sure they can put up some fine work :D
hahah..u know I never really thought about Japanese doing marching band but then again it shouldn't be a surprise right? lol...they are amazing though!! leaves me speechless and concidering that they are only 8th graders..I wonder how their highschool is?? ^_^
Those guys can kick our high school's little behinds! And to think they're just about the same age! Only little detail I noticed was that they leaned into their forward march in some places. But it kicked ass overall.
Discipline ? Something that my school doesnt have and it seems like this group has... just listening to this makes me imagine one of those bands our high school listens to during competitions and we say " why cant we be as good as them "
I wish we had marching band in middle school. We would have been huge. We had like 40 people in each grade, but when you get to high school its really small cause everyone quits after 8th grade. Mainly because of the band director.
i'm pretty sure that allot of these kids have started band when they were about 6 years old. *throws ego out the door*
stevenhamlin1000 1 month ago
Holy cow!!!! they play louder than some of the 4A bands I've seen!!!! excellent work!!!
EXTRON180 2 months ago
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There are hardly any lines to guide to!!! Amazing!!!
sgreenb07 2 months ago
Yes this band is amazing but dont but other bands down about it keep your negative comments to yourself.... good commenst is great though!!(:
Bubbles0770 2 months ago
This band could even beat Avon!!
YayIblowupthings 3 months ago
this was AMAZING!!! loved it
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Please do not mess up Japanese and Korean as same Asian.
All those Japanese kids players are very disappointed.
saythankyou3 3 months ago
You know what...just one word...PERFECTION .
vangelis879 3 months ago 2
My gosh they sound like a drum and bugle corp! They could go to DCI and easily compete! This makes my middle school's marching band look like dirt. What's crazy is their uniforms are almost exactly the same as my high school's marching band uniforms.
NGMSTrumpeter12 3 months ago
if this band came to an american marching band competition/festival judges would shit their pants..this is coming from a judge who has judged across the southeast united states
trojantboneguy 4 months ago 2
i can only imagine what the yokohama scouts sound like
moziz3 4 months ago
how the frank r they all staying in step with eachother?!?! >:O
asmyheartrots1997 5 months ago
wow puts U.S high school bands to shame
coffee107 5 months ago
Damn. I thought my band was clean.
subterramaster09 6 months ago
Look up the "Suzuki" method of music education for insight into how these groups learn/achieve on the level that they do. It is true that they generally start earlier, however, it's not in an abrasive, forceful environment like some may suggest. The purpose is to get them curious at a young age about exploring music, providing encouragement and ample resources.
tylera86 6 months ago
wow i wish our band could play inside like this haha our band way to big to fit in our gym much less fit on the gym floor ;( i went from a band of 120 which was big for the high school i went to to a band with 594 members haha takes lots of patience
chrisenglehart2011 6 months ago
squeak squeak who put them on a wood floor?! sounds like sabotage to me! :P literally
marchingpackofCeHS 6 months ago
i wish i could like this more than once
steamingcougar 6 months ago
haha why are they marching on a basketball court?
AugieME485 6 months ago
imagine them in high school
HuskyPride2132 7 months ago
why are asians so good at everything?
captianTeTRA 8 months ago
@captianTeTRA Because we're awesome
geoffreyla 7 months ago
@geoffreyla Ya, we asians are awesome! ^_^
sbmteam 6 months ago
@captianTeTRA they start doin things at younger age and they r awesome but sometimes they r forced and stuff but they learn things earlier than us americans
makobify 6 months ago
why are asians so good ata everything?
captianTeTRA 8 months ago
.....I can't stop smirking. AWESOME!!
good1KINGU 9 months ago
im more enamored by the color guard than anything......they are ridiculous.....
trumpeter12400 9 months ago
i jizzed at 0:28
K00lstorybrah 10 months ago
This band is better than 95% of the HS marching bands here in the States...especially visually. Though I don't think this band is quite as good as some of the uber-competitive schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth or Houston metro areas or a few of the high-powered HS's nestled in the Indianapolis or Atlanta suburbs. This band def wouldn't make Finals at BOA Nats, and it'd be a toss up for Semis.
...but again, I'm talking High Schools... this is a JUNIOR HIGH BAND!
takigan 10 months ago
does anyone know the name of this song?
idiotsuck 10 months ago
This damn near puts the whole US to shame.....
Silverlining1210 11 months ago
My school's band sucks :P
KOFAthena23 1 year ago
this is crazy shit o______O
2Ten1Ryu 1 year ago
sounds like a lot of tuning problems especially on the first chord.
Xandormin 1 year ago
Why can't everyone have Japanese dedication? This is fantastic. I had goosebumps the whole time.
swaggerofthedagger 1 year ago
Ooooohhh Japan, with your successful children. :33
StacyNB9615 1 year ago
The conductor on stage looks like a penguin! :-D
KonguAwesome 1 year ago 10
Beautiful. Great sound and output. The drumline plays out very well, good timing. But there were some interval issues at parts but this is outstanding.
carbonguy12 1 year ago
i really like the show. its epic.
dreamtheaterepicwin 1 year ago
It's so awesome that they have woodwinds. It really adds a lot.
Raikonia 1 year ago
if our whole population was asian we might be this good too.
LittleKittyShoes 1 year ago
@LittleKittyShoes Watch some Texas/Indian state or BOA marching bands. Might i suggest some Avon? or perhaps Centerville/Marcus/LD Bell?
456cres 1 year ago
@456cres lol, I was making a racial joke, not an actual intelligent comment. thanks for the tip though. :D
LittleKittyShoes 1 year ago
@LittleKittyShoes lol ok :) just frustrates me when people post about marching bands if they dont know the good ones
456cres 1 year ago
@456cres I played tenors on the drumline but I never got into it so much that I knew who was good and who was not.
LittleKittyShoes 1 year ago
@456cres hey you know which one has the killer trombone section and doesnt march drums?
dreamtheaterepicwin 1 year ago
@dreamtheaterepicwin Cant say i recall a marching band that doesnt march drums!
456cres 1 year ago
@456cres nvm i found it. Tarpon Springs HS in orlando
dreamtheaterepicwin 1 year ago
IM in middle school marching band... This make me sad .....I play BASS DRUM! AND I'M A GIRL!! I started Bass Drum in 6th grade and, I'm the first ever girl lead bass drummer in my country...
McBr3Love 1 year ago
Ya I went to BOA this year as a high schooler and this sounds pretty good in comparison too...:but too say it's better than some advanced high schools is wrong...shoulda gone to BOA this year...was amazing
countrykid265 1 year ago
FOra middle school.... LOL better than MOST USA advanced High Schools.. lol
CADETSLarry 1 year ago
What is this I don't even...
GOD DANGIT I GIVE UP ON LIFE
dsdmonk12 1 year ago
....I'M MOVING TO JAPAN!
seeing this makes me want to try even harder for our state performance this weekend :D
sk8terChickkk 1 year ago
OMFG.
I QUIT
IM MOVING TO JAPAN >:D
jazzykite801 1 year ago
O.O winton middle school has just been OWNED
sesshylover24 1 year ago
@sesshylover24 every high school at every comp ive been in has been owned :D
RockstarDaniel 1 year ago
@RockstarDaniel hahaha ikr X3
sesshylover24 1 year ago
where can I get a copy of this music?
Pipedreamerboy 1 year ago
awesome!
mkf8288 1 year ago
awesome
mkf8288 1 year ago
what the heck!!!!
Percussiongurl 1 year ago
WTF IS THIS HOW CAN WTF DAMIT ALL
animesupalover 1 year ago
people dont get that this is what these kids do everyday after school for probably 4 hours everyday. No shit they are amazing.
imakery 1 year ago
you have got to be freakin kidding me! Junior High? They sound like they belong in high school or college. They are freakin AMAZING!!
jngrand 1 year ago
dammm, i need to show this to the rest of my band member students, we need more inspiration for my band and hopefully watching these junior highschoolers can motivate my band to do there best, TWHS MUSTANGS
Narutomp3mastersee 1 year ago
Marching band is a LOT OF WORK!! We practice from when our school gets out to 7:30 and i still love doing it!!
knifenewbie456 1 year ago
Watching videos like this and reading the comments kinda make me realize how spoiled we are in Texas. Yes, these Japanese kids must work their butts off to get a show like this working, but that doesn't mean that music programs in our country is total crap, either. Look at the bands that go to BOA every year.
tbonesfa 1 year ago
I would be this good if I had a smooth gym floor and air conditioning..
jesssicaaaaaaified 1 year ago
THE GUARD WAS SOOOOOOO OUTSTANDING!!!!!! THEY DO REALLY GREAT
tombfr4882 1 year ago
i want japan to esplode
jacobisreallycool 1 year ago
omg really........this makes me feel like i suck at baritone...........they sound like a drum corp........ it makes me so angry yet happy........this really puts almost every high scool marching band in the US to shame.......these are middle school kids what the heck........grr im angry now
MrBaritone1 1 year ago 25
@MrBaritone1 While that is extremely good for middle school that is defiantly NOT a really good drum corps sound. Especially since there are obviously woodwinds :)
456cres 1 year ago
@MrBaritone1 dude these people don't sound like a drum corp they have woodwinds they sound like a high school band i heard better high school bands it sounds better cause this is an original piece
stevenhamlin1000 1 year ago
@MrBaritone1 but the high school bands i heard were honor bands that had an original score
stevenhamlin1000 1 year ago
@MrBaritone1 America could be like this if marching band was huge in America, but instead it's frowned down upon as being a nerd's activity
headskibobproduction 9 months ago
@MrBaritone1 it gives us U.S bands a really good reason to keep going and working harder....
DayDay0930 6 months ago in playlist Awesome Marching Bands
@MrBaritone1 watch the one with the 7 -12 year olds if you think you feel bad now :(
marchingpackofCeHS 6 months ago
This is my 22nd year teaching band on the secondary level and I can tell you first hand that there aren't many students that are willing to practice this much.The parents are the primary reason music directors have rehearsals where 4-5 students are missing because of orthodontist appts, church, AP homework, boy scouts, sports. It's just not the same in the "land of the free'. Unfortunately, parents force the idea of "mediocrity of much and master of nothing." We have too few programs that work.
jusdeide 1 year ago
this puts my current school band to shit
noarrogance1432 1 year ago
their guard is fantastic!(:
laughlovelaura 1 year ago
they are doing stuff in middle school, that DRUM CORPS do here...and you have to audtion to get into those things...AMAZING.
konerwithak 1 year ago
omg. i feel like moving to japan now >.>
Soljahboy666 1 year ago
@Soljahboy666
good luck.... they treat Americans the same way we treat Mexicans lol.
well... at least when it comes to immigration and qualifying for a visa.
mindbotling 1 year ago
its like watching a movie...lol
1990chinito 1 year ago
D: they sound like a corp lol
PanicPanicPanic 1 year ago
these kids put my high school band to shame :(
miranduh131415 1 year ago
Its funny. You cant get some high school student to march on step to save you life, but these kids seem to do it so well. And they are practically jazz running at some points.
LuxAurumque02000 1 year ago
sugoyi!
ksianaLove 1 year ago
They have middle school marching bands!?
TacoMaster1717 1 year ago
Then again they are hard to compare because they march inside.
Jmsroyalty01 1 year ago
American bands wouldn't stand a chance in Japan competitions.
Jmsroyalty01 1 year ago
Yeah but also in the states we have a lot of rules so they wont make us over practice like here in texas we can only practice 8 hours a week
CPTkirk100 1 year ago
Werd...they practice 8 days a week!
Yes....8 days.
ghyprh 1 year ago
This is just increadible! Ok, without cross lines and *only* the two lines, how in the heck do they know their dots?????
r8escjohn 2 years ago
@r8escjohn You don't need dots to know formations; All it takes is watching for your partners. Know who to be next to at each cue. It's not as complicated as it seems sometimes. It just take repetition and it's natural.
meme1230321 1 year ago
@r8escjohn Well actually, meme is half right. I'm in my high schools marching band. We do contest much like these guys. When first learning how to do the show we are given coordinates on the football field (or in this case) the gym floor. The coordinates tell us how many steps off the front/back sideline or field hashes and what yard line we are on. Once it's all memorized and you have a general idea of where ur supposed to be, it takes watching people around you to make the picture.
jkman10 1 year ago
They are all smart kids, what did u expect?
RockMan356 1 year ago
At least we have one advantage over them... We get to practice on real football fields :D and that's about it? XD
mygarage95 2 years ago
and you're a bit taller xD
Someloke8895 2 years ago
They dont use football fields, just so you know. They base it off the two lines that intersect each other at the middle and each other to get their forms right.
JFong0693 2 years ago
i know right?! they are like freaking CLEAN XD
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ZarsasCostumes 2 years ago
@ZarsasCostumes Because they are awesome! =D
It's probably something to do with the standards of the country. Japan's the most tech'd country (civillian-wise), and the schools expect much more out of you than here in good old USA.
meme1230321 1 year ago
i know they are! i wanna be japanese!!!!
they are so cool. i love them.
ZarsasCostumes 1 year ago
First of all , iam freshman and 47 seconds into the video and i want to be just like that in 3 years
tengukid 2 years ago
Very nice sound expecially in the low brass. The baritones have excellent tone
TromboneofLMMS 2 years ago 7
One thing i really hate about them showing these videos, is that it's a completely different education set up over there. Kids in the US are lucky to have recorders in their elementary music schools. If they spent any thought into the music in the US it might equal this in middle school. But, of course, noone seems to care about culture in America except where their own preferences are.
detaono 2 years ago 24
agreed, i wish the music programs in america for elemntary schools kids were half as good as the ones over there. at least introduce the instruments to the kids, my music program in elementary school only made us play the recorder. and even then we only learned like 7 notes. i wish it were like they let us choose an instrument it would be way more fun than a recorder. but of course America doesnt care about musical culture at all. its a pity.
xxzhoutaixx 2 years ago
also another thing is that music programs here in america get less funding than the ones over there. look they're in middle school and look at what they have
xxzhoutaixx 2 years ago
The high school i'm at has a multimillion dollar feildhouse, but can't afford to actually pay the band enough to cover needed repairs. So we have 3 bass clarinets (all donated) that can't be used because we can't afford the repairs.
detaono 2 years ago
lol, oh that sucks.
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
@detaono um, my school actually showed our band what the Japanese can do to show us our learning styles. and plus, they arent posting these videos to gloat! they are proud of what they have done and people actually WANT to watch this stuff and see how people in other countries can play!
MegaDorkface 1 year ago
@MegaDorkface
I wasn't attacking them, though it may have seemed that way to you. I just don't like how the US treats music programs when compared to Japan. I like watching these bands myself. Do-Re-Mi PreK is hilarious to watch when i think of the high school people who can't do that.
detaono 1 year ago
@detaono i here you. it's all about the money. "music is a waste! making money is more important!"
PhionexFantom 1 year ago
@detaono I don't think thats the case.. I think they work these kids to death having them learn that. Granted, some schools don't pay enough attention to the bands but learning this (as jr. high kids) would be miserable.
SimpleShorts 1 year ago
@detaono
Well, fortunately for my area, we have a 200 sumthin marching band.
They get recorders in the 4th grade and actual instruments in 5th grade and up.
I thought that was normal, but apparently it's not. Only if the US focused on music like our district x]
JShawtyKim 1 year ago
@detaono Im from Cypress, Texas which is just outside of Houston and if you know anything of marching bands then you know that Texas is the power house for maching band shows. Alot of our talent starts in middle school as it should and it is obvious when you see the many amazing shows that high schoolers put out on the field. We just dont let middle school kids do full on marching because they need the basic of musicianship before going to that level.
456cres 1 year ago
@456cres yes, the common joke where I live about bands when it comes to jobs and quality is, "if you don't like it here, move to texas". The fine arts in general are very highly supported there.
detaono 1 year ago
@detaono yea we do focus alot on fine arts here. Just today my school made it to area today at UIL.
456cres 1 year ago
@456cres What school is that?
xerxes876 1 year ago
@xerxes876 Im a saxophone player at Cy-Woods HS
456cres 1 year ago
@456cres Do you go to BOA this year?
xerxes876 1 year ago
@xerxes876 No my school doesnt do BOA but today at Area E finals we qualified to go to the state competition in the Alamo Dome at San Antonio.
456cres 1 year ago
2nd mvmnt. Q.Q so beautiful! man, if these are middle school bands in japan. Imagine A Japanese Drum corps....... goodbye blue devils.
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago 2
O...M...G My high school band isnt this good. This could definitely be dci world class material.
P S....Look at the size of the kids compared to the snare drums. LOL
MrHankyTheXmasPoop 2 years ago
holy shit these are MIDDLE SCHOOLERS?????????? O.O
ambersun102 2 years ago
thats crazy, thats nearly high skool level
InfernoDrag0n 2 years ago
That's a lot more than what most high schools do. And when I say most, I mean only nationally good bands are this good. They also start this at a very young age though.
atomiceraser 2 years ago
Well that was really epicly good for middle school kids, considering that most of our band couldn't stay in time in a concert setting at that age. The first trumpets kinda stuck out with their blaringness but I wouldn't expect them to have really good high chops yet. Then again they probably had like a 12 hour hell-practice earlier that day so they probably had swollen bleeding lips at this point.
bigholeproductions 2 years ago 2
HOLY SHIT
vman6770 2 years ago
god, i love marching band. it truly is an art.
muziknurd384 2 years ago 2
There goes my confidence.
vlrdgz 2 years ago
HOLY SHIT!
thsma2009 2 years ago
HD video would be appreciated. The video's blurry but the sound is incredible!
Meowianne 2 years ago 3
I quit life already, fuck!
retardedwhale 2 years ago 20
holy fuck! theyre awesome!
rumbuoy 2 years ago 2
oh crap....I may as well just quit my HS marching band...
Dragonrat117 2 years ago 3
Okay...if these are 7th and 8th graders then I don't even feel like going to band practice with my HS band tomorrow, this is freaking awesome.
Dingpwns 2 years ago 2
well they're not just eighth graders... it's 7th and eighth in this marching ensemble.. the person who posted it clearly states its his childs 2nd year in marching band.
vanguardleadtpt 2 years ago
In Japan middle school starts in seventh grade.
RintaXIII 2 years ago
that just made me feel a lot worse, knowing it's both 7th and 8th graders........ My high school, Vanguard high's, marching band is nowhere as good as this.
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
Vanguard in Ocala, Florida?
whoknew692 2 years ago
yeah
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
you're right. they are better than you. :D hahaha.
whoknew692 2 years ago
and might i ask, who are you, and what band are you from? No band besides Westport should be insulting Vanguard.
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
West Port shouldn't insult anyone. they seriously don't deserve to. And if you think THEY are the best "central florida band" you are obviously 100% retarded. It doesn't matter what band I'm in, I just know that that middle school band is better than (Excellent) Vanguard. :D
whoknew692 2 years ago
I didn't say that West Port was the best "central florida band" I simply said, they're the best in the county, and probably the only ones who can comment on us. And yeah, so we got Excellent and that middle school is better, but really, to say that we suck, is a lie. We did good this year, especially with all the people that dropped out....... we had to fill up a lot of missing people.
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
ok, West Port is not the best in the county. They try harder music and marching, and make a mess. It's not fair to call them the best because they try to do something that is hard, and borderline fail at it. Also, I don't recall ever saying that Vanguard sucks.
whoknew692 2 years ago
lol, yeah i agree that West Port is not the best band in the county, but they do put out alot of sound. Anyway, i'm sorry, i don't believe that you ever said Vanguard sucks. I think i simply misunderstood you, i thought you were just saying vanguard sucked in general, but i realized, you were just comparing Vanguard to This middle school marching band. Sorry for the misunderstanding and being so nasty to you.
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
oh its cool. haha you never asked if I thought they were better than my high school band. I do. not including vanguard, rank the marion county bands from best to worst. I'm just curious.... out of west port, north marion, lake weir, trinity catholic, forest, dunellon, and belleview. did I forget any?
whoknew692 2 years ago
hmmm..... yeah i think you got them all. I'd probably say West port is probably #1 b/c really, they're the only band that can make it to state and despite choosing very difficult and rigorous music and marching, they are very good overall. maybe something like Vanguard or Lake Weir in second and third, b/c well Vanguard doesn't put out all of sound, but Lake Weir's more of a parade band and they don't do march alot . TC, North Marion, forest, belleview, then dunnellon but hey (12-13 players)
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
Lake Weir is a traditional marching band (the only one left), because our goal is to entertain audiences, which is what a band is really for. What we play is upbeat, and we try not to bore the audience. We don't care about being the best, but we want to entertain! We went to tarpon springs, (youtube them-watch "art at the speed of life"). Their fans complained to us, "we wish our band was more like you guys, they are boring!" Their principal said that too! FBA results don't lie, either. :)
whoknew692 2 years ago
lol true, i heard you guys at a game playing the seminoles and gators songs, you really got the fans pumping, and you guys put out a hell of a lot of sound, especially your trumpets, sometimes too much. Lol, but i'd rather hear more brass than more wood-wind (Vanguard :( ). I'm curious, what instrument do you play?
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
I play the Saxophone in jazz band (my favorite), but I play the mellophone in marching band. I was also the kid in lw that ran up and played the marimba in the percussion feature. What do you play?
whoknew692 2 years ago
For Marching i play Baritone, one of only two, which really sucks, cuz' i gotta cover alot of ass for a full baritone line and make my sound blend at least a little and not get overpowered amid 70 other people. For concert i was gonna play alto (I like Alto Sax and Baritone equally, but Alto is really sexy) but since i'm one of only 2 bari's and there are like 13 alto's, i have to keep bari. :/
UesugiVincentibanez 2 years ago
SHIT! And to think I actually thought Marching Band was the only thing that Japan couldn't out do America in. D;=
tonynoyes 2 years ago
they cant beat our DCI. i have full confidence in that
CrimsonKing5298 2 years ago 2
maybe, these kids are only in Jr. High though, most people in DCI are around 17- 21. Give these kids another 4-5 years and I'm sure they can put up some fine work :D
lilwolfboi 2 years ago 3
hahah..u know I never really thought about Japanese doing marching band but then again it shouldn't be a surprise right? lol...they are amazing though!! leaves me speechless and concidering that they are only 8th graders..I wonder how their highschool is?? ^_^
hlubYesus 2 years ago
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thats easily comparable to DCI.... remarkable
Drumskyle 2 years ago
wow.......puts my high school to shame.....and they're eighth graders!!! what i wouldn't give to go to school in Japan.
AnimeLuver791 2 years ago 3
It annoys me that color guards "get away" with not being extremely precise
xHuntedGunzPCGx 2 years ago
Those guys can kick our high school's little behinds! And to think they're just about the same age! Only little detail I noticed was that they leaned into their forward march in some places. But it kicked ass overall.
gannagorf 2 years ago
DAMN! I bet they could kick ohio states butts... they dont even have yards, just those two lines and every line is perfect!
mkisgirl 2 years ago
Damn I would do anything to go to Japan and be in a marching band in 8th grade.
LittlezDDR 2 years ago 2
EIGHT GRADERS. Unbeliveable. (:!
xXCoCoNuTTNuTTXx 2 years ago 4
hahah wow that better then a lot of shit marching bands that CA has.... (shit school like LA Has)
soloeuphoniumist 2 years ago
It is SEIKA japanese girls high school??
elpan00js 2 years ago
WONDERFUL COLOUR GUARDS!!!
musics4eva 2 years ago
Whoaa.
Oh my, they are AMAZING.
Blow my highschool marching band out of the water!
I really like the flute solo :)
and how in step and together they are.
musiclove59 2 years ago
Discipline ? Something that my school doesnt have and it seems like this group has... just listening to this makes me imagine one of those bands our high school listens to during competitions and we say " why cant we be as good as them "
koalaluva3 2 years ago
Must Japan be great at EVERYTHING?!
djp9307 2 years ago
i wish i lived in japan....marching in 8th grade would have been awesome!!!!! and they make are MB look like crap....GO JAPAN!!!!!!!!!!
emoluver713 2 years ago 3
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greengirl393939393 2 years ago
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WOW, that man threw a flag at her, and she caught it!
xxweirdwonderxx 2 years ago
oh em gee? 'o.O
cwis0chan 2 years ago
I wish we had marching band in middle school. We would have been huge. We had like 40 people in each grade, but when you get to high school its really small cause everyone quits after 8th grade. Mainly because of the band director.
FSUfanOFtheBAND 2 years ago 2
Japan is amazing. If anyone wants to be awesome at MB we should move there!!!
shoyruryu 2 years ago 4
yanks and japs are great at this its a shame that england doesnt have stuff like this :(
cliforo 2 years ago 4