Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs

[bananaphone24]

Dance will always be my favorite movement in this song. Oh gawd the memories <3 I love these songs.

[katrinadevoll]

we may be playing this at contest :D

[TheStribbles]

Yay now I have a different perspective to listen to now that we're playing this in school!

[ccacopper4]

so graceful makes want to pratice lol

[PaperSpock]

I played this over four years ago, I greatly enjoyed it. I recently found an art center in, I think it was, Kentucky that had a Shaker Music CD, stuff I haven't been able to find elsewhere. Beautiful music.

[Bonnergurl]

The french horn players sound so crass... do they know anything about dynamics?

[Bonnergurl]

oh my gosh i love Dance!! so fun to play!!! should probably played it slower, though.

[pacman35100]

rushed movement 2 and the beginning of movement 4, nice blend tho

[ecoRfan]

This is one great piece, I'll say that.

[bwoodtrumpet2014]

I play the trumpet and my band is playing this and I must say the third movement is beautiful and very fun to play.

[bwoodtrumpet2014]

I play the trumpet and my band is playing this and I must say the third movement is beautiful and very fun to play.

[bwoodtrumpet2014]

I play the trumpet and my band is playing this and I must say the third movement is beautiful and very fun to play.

[WShankspear]

I was disappointed at 7:51 when the oboe part wasnt allowed to come out

[theultimatetapir]

ahh i have to play the clarinet solo at the beginning of this :0 nervous but this is an aweosme piece!!!

[th00negative1]

@theultimatetapir hahaha! i have to play the flute solo of the beginning as well!

[theultimatetapir]

@th00negative1 haha i had to practice it the other day with the flute! we had to sing it :O lol!

[th00negative1]

@theultimatetapir oh well thats ok. did you already perform?

[theultimatetapir]

@th00negative1 nope, we play at district contest this friday!! lol

[th00negative1]

@theultimatetapir oh well good luck. i already played.

[theultimatetapir]

@th00negative1 haha thanks! =]

[th00negative1]

@theultimatetapir welcome.

[lillybird]

this is soooo cool I love it don't you reply to me and thumbs up if you like it!

[KraxYNest]

Good job! Couldve been better in places but this is the best ive heard since my band played it a year ago. I realize how cocky that sounds, sorry =/ But our performance was phenomenal! im very fond of this piece.

thanks for not butchering it like other bands:)

[SilenceAvenged]

my band is playing this. I play the oboe

[BarnicleMan1]

@SilenceAvenged i play oboe also!!! but im playing this for the Drake University honor band.... i need to study up!~

[reneexlayla]

my band played this my sophomore year, i'm a senior now and it's still my favorite.

[soccer3238]

im an 8th grade french horn player at my school 

[soccer3238]

im an 8th grade french horn player at my school and we r playing these songs in our combinded advanced 7th and 8th grade band

[soccer3238]

playing this in 7th and 8th grade combined LGPE band at my school

[TheAvengedClaw]

Im in Percussion as a 9th grader right now. I must ask where the heck the cymbals, triangle rolls, and timpani are cuz i cant hear them. Also soloists need to watch the director

[1sotoandy]

were in the 8th grade and were playing this song i'm playing 2nd flute were not good at creasindos and day creasindos but we play it well

[Shrutefan99]

@1sotoandy crescendo*

And if you're not good at dynamics then it's not music! I'm sure it's very nice sounding though. But without dynamics it's just elevator music.

[beebuns1]

we're playing this song in our band now

only if we could sound this good...

[RICE4azns]

Man, ive played this song. The soloist clarinet should watch the conductor in the beginning. Intonation on some areas. Some areas sound a little harsh. Could use a warmer tone. Im 10th grade been playing clarinet since 4th grade and i play on a size 5 reed

[IloveCarsandGuitars]

and we care because

[JESCHE01]

We played this at our all county music festival it was pretty amazing I like movement 4 cause I got the solo hhahaha

[sahand144]

I love movement 2 (dance) 5/5

[ryan22bmx]

@sahand144 its beast

[7884ian]

@sahand144 I know right?! We are playing this in my band right now.

[WuHoo21]

Frank Tichelli! my old high school band played at least one of his pieces every year. they were always my favorites :)

[crazyv13]

Does anyone know what this first song is called? they sang this in the show "the unit" I loved the lyrics. If someone knows please send message. Thakns!

[mbballbabe154]

the first movement is called "In Yonder Valley" or something along the lines of that

[pistonsfreak3]

movement II is my favorite. just sayin. our high school symphony band is playin this

[handgun1]

Omg! I'm 2nd French Horn in my Schools Philharmonia Orchestra... and this is way Easy! L0ok up Tribute to Henry Mancini.. that is one of the Things we're playing right now

[megmonci]

i love how the trumpets sounds(:

[megmonci]

hey we play this song i still have the music from the 2nd band nd i play the flute solo too i was so neverous lol

great job  :D i love this piece

[JakeRoorda1995]

I played this in the 7th grade - 1st chair tuba in the St. Cecilia Youth Band.

[weers94]

Tubas the best insturment. and we have a good part in this song. I loved playing it

[WuHoo21]

I love playing tuba. its the best. I used to play flute, and I must say, tuba is so much better! flutes get boring parts haha.

[daniiluvu4]

im in Knox Jnr. High in the Woodlands and we are playing this......our sounds great and we are only in 7th and 8th grade! =).... .im sorryy but articulation is not very strong and rythym is not matching....

[mwtrble]

we're playing this song in school. thanks be couse i needed yo see how the song went.=)

[runer876]

hey disney Knox jr high in the woodlands played it this year 7th and 8th grades im in it =) french horn for life!!!!!!!But still very good peace horns need to play out in movement 2

[handgun1]

OMG! I'm gonig to add you! I'm 2nd French Horn in the Stivers School for the Arts Philharmonia Orchestra!(Best of the Best is in it)

[ilovedisney35]

hey we played this my sophomore year in high school excpted we excluded the third movement

[blackpanthabites]

i love the 2nd song to this its my favorite from when my band played it

go low brass!

[Maggiepie1344]

we played this :D

[chrissy699]

I'm plaing this with my band. im conducting "Here take this lovley flower".

[naturegrl13]

ur solo trumpet in "Simple Gifts part IV" is better than ours

[ferret0rouge]

great piece, We are playing this at our district concert.

[mwtrble]

we are to for our spring concert.

[joaseae2012]

3rd Chair Clarinet . Top That !

[imrebrth]

we have our concert on this as well tomarrow. 1st tumpet for life.(i have the solo in movement 4. jealous much? ^-^

[captainretard32]

We played this back in 2006 my 8th grade year at SMMS and it's become one of my favorite pieces. 1st trumpet.

[ALLATOONAHSB]

I love the 3rd movement

We are playing this in my band now

My boyfriend's band played the 4th movement in his marching show this year

it was amazing

[xxZacharyLeexx]

I LOVE this song lol.... especially movement 2

[SunDevlFan4Life]

We're playing this now!  I love it!

[molly71293]

i played this in 8th grade...1st chair saxophone...i still have the song in my folder!!

[captainretard32]

what school?

[molly71293]

Sudbrook Magnet Middle but now im in high school

[captainretard32]

What's your name. Cause we went to the same school. I'm Jake Kaiser.

[DeLaubry99]

omg mee too... iwas first as well.. i played it last night.!

[bananaphone24]

My band played this last year! Hearing "Dance" brings back memories. That was the best movement! I was 2nd trumpet then. Dance is so much fun to play!

[DavisofAntioch]

The all region band in my are is playing this a s one of our songs

[OmegaBrawl75]

the second band at my school is playing this piece. FIRST BAND RULES!!( PERCCUSION )

[snoopmon]

Hah, I had the first trumpet solo in this too. The fourth movement is my favorite though. I loved to play a bunch of it an octave up.

[peteXwentzXdisciple]

My band is playing this song and it rocks! I play 1st trumpet and the solo I have is amazing. II Dance is my favorite movement. The staccato notes are bad ass. :)

[HaWaIiAnHuLa7]

I play 1st clarinet and we play this, but in a shorter version, its so awesome

[brookeylea07]

My band played this at a contest and got first place, great peice and these people didn't do that bad eather. I sure do love the Alto in Movement two, i played first. Great Job!

[ruixd112]

Not bad you guys, just maybe the clarinet could play a little bit louder as I barely heard their part during 3 movements.

[rls727]

my skool played this for mpa's and we got superiors. i luv this song!

[XxSpiderWingxX]

The second movement is a little faster than usual though but its still beautiful ^.^

[XxSpiderWingxX]

woot woot I'm flute 1 in this piece

[no1piccolo]

Haha me too. I love the flute parts :)

[XxSpiderWingxX]

lol me tooooooooooo i wish i could play really well and get my solos and stuff too

[tromboneteen13]

Awesome job! My middle school is playing this with the high school in a week! We're only playing movements 1 and 4 because we only have a week to learn it! Haha...I love the euphonium part in movement 4.

[TheSketchup]

I am playing that in band and it sounds just like that, such a beautiful song. Wonder if my family is going to cry...

[BoneVivant]

Great Performance!