Sunday, January 11, 2009

Discussion Topic #1 - What you can find on the "Interweb"

Welcome to our very first VT Band Online Discussion! Each week I will post a question for the students of the program to discuss and share. Obviously, it is important that your responses are well-written and acceptable to be publicly shared. Your ideas will not be evaluated, but you will be graded based on you ability to share ideas using thoughtful and musical language.

So, our first topic...

There are a number of you who have shared different suggestions for music, websites, youtube videos, or mp3s that you think I should see. Share a link for your fellow musicians to look at over the coming week. You are welcome to comment on the suggestions of your peers and let us know what you found useful or exciting also.

Participation is expected prior to 10pm on January 16th.

mr

83 comments:

  1. Two links to check out...

    Midwest Clinic Video Archive for 2008 Conference
    http://midwestclinic.org/videos/band_archive.asp

    Pizzazz! as performed by VanderCook College at the 2008 Midwest Clinic
    http://midwestclinic.org/videos/band_archive.asp

    These are great links to check out because you see high-calibre performances of well-written music.

    -mr. reid

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  2. Astounding performances. I found these videos during Christmas, and I was bored,that's why they're related to Christmas.

    Tchaikovsky-Band Performance
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_efzYcXGI&feature=channel&fmt=18

    Tchaikovsky-Nutcracker Suit-Piano performance
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ3jrhkc52A&fmt=18

    -shirley zhao

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  3. First!

    I've got one... Although it's a midi. Oh well, you still get the midst of it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAHXV1lsB5g

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  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRoyCSzzKxY
    A great Swedish jazz trombonist which also shows how there's other ways of playing a trombone in this video. It also demonstrates multiphonics and pedalling...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC43Dv8sq5g
    Nice trombone concert exerts...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5LqrMcq1QE
    How trombones are made.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2o602r1CzQ
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUS-NJ8nSnI&feature=related
    Awesome.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SccBcjTja1c&feature=related
    Homemade tuba.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqiro1kdRlw
    The Youtube symphony...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QW5BW6pyY8
    And how the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra approaches Youtube symphony's piece.

    David Wong Block B

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  5. http://www.youtube.com/
    Check out this oboe performance. I suddenly found it while clicking around on related oboe topics on youtube.

    Ennio Morricone - Gabriel's Oboe from "The Mission" concert
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRb8KKyenSY&feature=related

    -From the Oboe Player
    Michael Ly

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  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpfYt7vRHuY

    The Vegetable Orchestra
    these people make instruments out of vegetables to create a very interesting sounding song. The musicians drill holes in some of the instruments or adjust their embouchure to produce a range of notes. It brings quite a tribal/african touch. Percussionists should definitely check this out!

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  8. This korean guy knows how to pop.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQUzsELmKc

    It's really cool how you can beat box with the flute.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=crfrKqFp0Zg

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  9. So if you liked Cheryl's video, you might like this one:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWbj7FYEi3M&feature=related

    It's really neat how guy makes a clarinet out of a carrot

    Jessica Wong

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  10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice- Fantasia

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_Px1h3304

    Notice how this cartoon uses no sound effects or dialogue to convey its message. Relying solely on the orchestra, which paints the animation,the effects are enhanced through dynamics, tone, color and balance. For example, listen to the theme played in pizzicato on strings at 4:20min imitating the droplets of water.

    For Choir: Short People-King's Singer

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANIj1wfMuK4

    May be offending to short people (unless your me). Other than the comedic lyrics, their proper use of vibrato and their balance of voices displays professionalism and expression.

    ENJOY!

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  11. 2 Guys 1 Flute - J.S. Bach Badineri

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJ03vm8FJk

    This video's amazing! Okay, so it's pretty obvious from the name that there's two guys playing one flute; one's the "fingers" and one's the "embouchure." Somehow these two are perfectly in sync with each other, and play the flute as one. The "embouchure" has a great tone and knows when to adjust the airspeed as well as shut the air pathway off with his tongue at the right moments. The "fingers" are extremely fast, as though he's playing a mini piano. Fun fact: There's a National Flute Day, and this is when these two wonderful flutists decided to display their talents to the world!

    - SY Block G

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  12. Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain - Kiss Kiss By David Sides

    This is one of the covers that he does on piano. I really like how he keeps the essence of the song while adding his own flair. I like how it represents that music can be interpreted in many different ways using a different instrument than intended.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9-xfqo2nFY

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  13. Aww, you beat me to the 2 Guys 1 Flute video. Now I have only four links to post. Anyways:

    The Nutcracker, PROJECT-style
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf6tuisazQA

    Remember the flute beatboxing man (Greg Patillo) 5 posts ago? He's back with 3 more friends: Eric Stephenson (cello), Peter Seymour (bass), and a playful twist on Tchaikovsky.

    Michele Bowen, aka Lady Bassoon
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1Nz3UOOas

    An excerpt from Carl Maria Von Weber's "Bassoon Concerto in F, op. 75", played by Michele Bowen for her DMA recital. Watching her succinct articulation and animated yet sensitive phrases really makes me want to play the bassoon… even more.

    Three Little Maids From School Are We
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK6w4wokeTg

    From Gilbert and Sullivan's play "The Mikado" sung by three little, umm, "maids". Includes excellent diction, charismatic acting, precise pitches, and incredible musicality (evident from them singing in the appropriate style despite natural genetic tendencies).

    Pictures At An Exhibition - Hut Of Baba Yaga
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-JjNJAkBZc

    Anna’s favourite (that’s too weak of a word) movement of Mussorgsky’s “Picture At An Exhibition” (orch. arrang. by Ravel). So full of power, so full of balance, so full of undying energy, so full of glorious passion, yet only so many minutes of it :(

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  14. This song has energy and charisma that brings generations together. Enough said. Enjoy

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

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  15. Crap crap crap, not Gilbert and Sullivan's play, Gilbert and Sullivan's OPERETTE (boo to the lack of the edit option for self-made posts). But anyways...

    Thomas Tomkins – Too Much I Once Lamented
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KWkgFpG8Zs

    I just remembered this one after I hit the post button. Warning: may sound like sensitive gentle mourning with random episodes of fa la la la la’s, hence the intent. Tomkins wrote this to depict the lifestyle of the time (late 1500’s, early 1600’s)—a time where life was depressing but short, so the people had to be optimistic to enjoy life and grasp what they could.

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  16. Here is a video of John Fedchock New York Big Band at the New Trier Jazz Festival. Playing Caravan (Ellington/Tizol) arrang. by John Fedchock.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpkqeJNHcfE


    ~Willis Chang

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  17. Come Again - Sting & Edin Karamazov

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV-QjPuBeg4&feature=related

    My piano teacher showed this to me a couple weeks ago. It's from Sting's 2006 album called 'Songs from the Labyrinth', and showcases the works of the (very) late John Dowland. As you can tell by the use of the lute, the songs on the album are from the Renaissance period - a far cry from Sting's usual 'stuff'. It just goes to show that musicians should keep an open mind and not confine themselves to one genre.

    Take a look at some of Edin's other performances. He's an amazing lutenist/musician ... just loves what he does. -- Random fact: Apparently, my piano teacher knew him from back home. She said, "Oh, he's absolutely crazy, insane. Just amazing ... but he's a bit of a weirdo ..." =p

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  18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFWbB5kGZQE&feature=related
    Tuba Dragonforce. Without a doubt the fastest tonguing I've ever heard on a tuba.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHMyrhilkdo
    Oystein Baadsvik plays Fnugg Blue with the Stavanger Brass Band. He uses some very interesting techniques such as singing and beatboxing into the tuba to produce sounds that don't sound like they are coming out of a tuba.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX-QcX5ggLc&feature=channel
    Metallica plays One from their album ...And Justice For All with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. This kind of reminded me of Chaos Theory in the way that the performance crosses two different genres that you wouldn't expect to see played together. Also, One exemplifies an extreme change in the tone of a song. The first half is a slow ballad which transitions into super heavy thrash metal that Metallica is known for.
    P.S. m.a.w.h.c wins teh interwebz

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  19. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi99oDALtRU

    Here's a video of the Play the Video Game Symphony from Stockholm. They did really well on the Ocarina of Time Intro from The legend of Zelda Series. I actually watched through the whole thing and somehow this made me want to play my Wii...

    ~ Emily Dang

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  20. yesterday- beatles

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdCjaiXmUb0

    i think i played this song on guitar in grade 7

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  21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfrKqFp0Zg&feature=related
    (totally jack from Yuesly hehe)

    now this is how you combine the "old" with the "new" these are some skill we can use to pratice if we can do them lol

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  22. This is because Math isn't as much fun as Math WITH Music :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96_PjlrVQc

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  23. I'm not sure if you guys have seen this, but here is the london orchestra playing "Eroica"
    composed and conducted by Tan Dun.


    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqiro1kdRlw

    Here is a Chinese version re-arranged by Chew Hee-chiat. <- don't ask me how to say that.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3QW5BW6pyY8

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  24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O37b3xhAmMQ&feature=related

    Amazing korean girl that five and can play piano.It reminds me of Evelyn glennie video and how you need to FEEL the music.

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  25. This is not BAND related but is ORCHESTRA and MUSIC related. This is part of why I never quit my violin.

    Bond - Duel
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZY0xk0VeDs&feature=related

    I mean, they actually incorporate these instruments and the music into something. This reminded me of Cloudburst last year, where "La-lu-via" came in.

    - Linda Xu

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  26. I liked the music. Sounded like the music came out of a movie. Nice math rap Mr. Reid :)

    Stacey Ready

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  27. I liked the Music. Sounded like it came right out of a movie. Loved the math rap MR. Reid:)

    Stacey Ready
    Block A

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  28. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8cvKImVadE

    This boy is amazing. he keeps a good beat and has great rhythme. I definitly aspire for my hands to be as quick as his! I think every one will be as surprised as me to know that he is only 7!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Xt-XeWnHM

    This is defenitly one of the best combinations of beat boxing and violin i have been able to find. The violinist is amazing to begin with and they both work really well together. I liked how i was able to detect a few of the songs they were playing throughout the video.

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  29. Marching bands have traditionally been associated with Military Regiments-- often each regiment would have their own.

    In the Netherlands during WWII, there was a bicycle infantry corps-- what's quite interesting was that their band was mounted, too.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL0hNIUBJNQ

    This is an adaptation of the bicycle band tradition for modern theatres- what I find particularly impressive is not that they are playing while riding, but at the same time reading music too!

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  30. I liked the music. Sounded like it cam out of a dramatic movie. Loved the math rap Mr. Reid:)

    Stacey Ready
    Block A

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  31. This is a piece of music from Mario, but played on my instrument. This is a classic, everyone knows this...


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmkWv5ApvM

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  32. This is super intresting, very true, and funny too. Thank you to Ms. Fox for suggesting the jr. orchestra to watch it. It's about a comedian talking about Pachelbel's Canon in D major and how it's not so great to play in an orchestra on a cello as a student. It sort of have words in it, such as "damn".

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

    This one is also funny-ish. It's really cool how he can do the transitions so smoothly from one piece to another really fast. You can also see the different techniques he uses in one piece compared to another one. In the end he ends up riverdancing?, but then he is still able to play the violin while riverdancing which is really cool.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKZITB_r8t0

    This video reminded me of the russian piece we played last year in intermediate band. Mr. Reid said that Rachmaninov had really big hands, and this video demonstrates that in a funny way.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKKlhYF53w

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  33. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3gp7B8WC4Q

    Excellent performance.

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  34. And this is just funny.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPyuZ6ZTqmo

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  35. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHSu0trGkRg
    (How It's Made – Flute)

    This one teaches us how a flute is made. I found this link quite helpful and interesting, and I like the background music.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHV5ukFL0NU
    "(Carrot Pan-flute "Moon On The Ruined Castle") (Koujou no Tuki)

    I found that this one was really cool. When I saw his instrument, I didn’t know that his instrument would produce such similar and phenomenal sounds of a real metal flute.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QuDEx3_Ygo
    (Raga Shivranjani on Bansuri (Indian Bamboo Flute))

    I think that the music produced by an Indian bamboo flute sounds really mysterious, naturally. I think it sounds quite cool!

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  36. Amadeus Vs. Family Guy

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igikAlubTgI

    Spanish Fever (Our band in '06)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8juO5kgs13s

    The Nutcracker Suite- Taiko no tatsujin -->Japanese drum game..(With actual drum set for the game)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVgHoZRL3No&feature=related


    The Offenbach Overture - Taiko no tatsujin

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEtnZRWYFo&feature=related


    Mozart's Symphony No.25 - taiko no tatsujin

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9gVqcJKXQ&feature=related

    Sorry about the bad audio/video.. But these are pretty interesting...

    Symphony of a toy from L.Mozart -taiko no tatsujin

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N04RCzX5a4s&feature=related

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  37. Here are two really old videos
    Puttin' on the Ritz - sung by Fred Astaire
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFabjc6mFk4&feature=related
    Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly: The Babbitt and the Bromide
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asI_U4CL1lg&feature=related
    I find these videos definitely define class. You'll never see dancing, or hear music like this these days.

    And this one is more "Jazzy"
    Sweet Georgia Brown 2 - The Harlem Ramblers
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd0U2u9SkqE
    I really like listening to this, because its fun to listen too. Though I really want to play this.

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  38. So because Jeremy Wong of block B's a loser who can't for some odd reason post up comments, I'm here to do it for him:

    "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wZCoeq9Ppc

    this is a video of two guys playing the super mario bros. theme on a clarinet and flute.

    - Jeremy Wong"

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  39. Super Mario Bros. - Solo Tuba
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONrOhMW7y4s

    Super Mario Bros. theme played on a tuba.

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  40. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=MJVS7q6suiQ

    This is "The Standard of St. George". This is one of the first marches I played and I think it is a good piece to listen to. It is very heroic at the start then has a peaceful and happy mood in the trio.

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  41. Okay guys, if you want to hear what a great bassoon sounds like, here are some videos.

    This first one is a Mario medley by a bassoon quartet. The big instrument in the back is a contrabassoon, which is playing the very deep rich sounds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5d042gZZa4&feature=related

    This is the firebird solo done by a professional bassoonist. Arielle and I can hit the notes but this guy's tone is incredible.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8cG703ngSw&feature=related

    Finally, these guys are pretty silly but they are really good bassoonists. Not to mention they must have incredible arm strength to hold a bassoon up like that without any harness at all. Believe me, bassoons are not lightweight.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku4q06uH48Q

    -Kayleigh Hillman

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  43. Bella's Lullaby (from Twilight) on the flute

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQUzsELmKc

    I really like this song (partially 'cause it's from Twilight) and I thought it was kind os cool that someone played it on the flute even though it's (supposed to be?) played on the piano.

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  44. I was searching through youtube and i fell upon this clip, of this guy with crazy beatboxing skills.
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=lAYhKyX7iAg

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  45. How Yamaha Trombone, Trumpets, and Saxophones are made:

    http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/WrappedTextDetail/0,,CNTID%25253D32071%252526CTID%25253D,00.html

    The very interesting trombone + history = fun:

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLfgmfKDr8&feature=PlayList&p=CACD5F63A2CC2102&playnext=1&index=35

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  46. This is a website that talks about chaos theory; not the song, but the actual physics. It is really interesting, and I think that it will help people in senior band understand what the song is about.
    http://www.imho.com/grae/chaos/chaos.html

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  47. This a video of a saxophone music artist:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ygihzhzvJs

    The music is good. The slide show doesn't really matter.

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  48. A bass clarinet duo from San Fran called Sqwonk performs "Black" by Marc Mellits

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=pDCtGlUqRGs

    AND here's their myspace for more performances

    http://www.myspace.com/sqwonk

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  49. This video is pretty cool, not the best, but its okay... someone playing Through the Fire and Flames by DragonForce on Piano... while BLINDFOLDED!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muOLT5fXuwo&feature=related

    This one is for you Monty... hahaha

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  50. This video is a pretty cool video, not one of the best out of all the videos that have been posted, but still a cool video, someone playing Dragon Force - Through the Fire and Flames on piano... BLINDFOLDED!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muOLT5fXuwo&feature=related

    This ones for you Monty... ha ha ha

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  51. A video of a choir singing some old Nintendo songs (including Super Mario Bros.) without music.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=TSBIAGCulDw

    Very impressive

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  52. It is come from Japanese drama 'Nodame cantabile' -rapsody blue

    Even though it is drama, I like this so much since I can enjoy drama and orchestra music.=D

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8G-qrCS4M

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  53. Hello iam posting this for yusely because her account won't work.


    Hey guys, for the record, I was the first to go around with the flute guy/beat boxing/super mario bro's thing : )

    Anyways, I'm mostly into rock music these days, but I thought it was neat how this person took a well known R&B song and totally 'rocked it.' To go from something totally electronically crafted, to making an acoustic AND electric rendition of it must have took quite some work. I also kind of admire how he makes his own videos to go along with it. (warning: it get's a little annoying)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Giizci_y0

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  54. This is Wynton Marsalis. He is a well-known American trumpet player and composer. The way he plays this song is fantastic. What is amazing is that it's live. It's simply brilliant. He's is flawless at trumpet playing. Enjoy!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6u22A_Xy2E&feature=PlayList&p=27CA2E1F818905F3&playnext=1&index=37

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  55. Okay, so far there haven't been many non-youtube links.One that i find extrememly helpful for all the crazy and confusing theory stuff is:

    www.musictheory.net/


    It explains so much about theory and it even has little exercises to do (including ear/note training last time I checked!)

    So there my dull, but hopefully helpful posting :]

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  56. this is for the legend of zelda junkies , like me :
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOLcpu1wSNc

    its the tune from Zelda Majora's Mask: Majora's Wrath Battle made on Mario Paint Composer.

    and this video just because people break out into dance.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUZrrbgCdYc

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  57. Here is an amazing performance by an orchestra playing Super Mario Brothers.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcKurvm_0oE&feature=related

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  58. A website with various articles and resources associated with the trombone

    http://www.trombone.org/articles/browse.asp

    1812 overture by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, a brilliant Russian piece. Similar to Firebird, this piece starts calmer, and in the latter part of part two, gets quite exciting.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=lzMGzBKRttU
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nkS9THHjp38

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  59. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ik8jICj8juc&feature=related

    My music teacher in grade 6 showed this to us and I found it interesting. It really shows that you can make music with anything.

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  60. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ik8jICj8juc&feature=related

    My music teacher in grade 6 showed this to us and I found it interesting. It really shows that you can make music with anything.

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  61. Because my ideas of a Capella Mario Theme song and veggie instruments (DAMN YOU CHERYL!) were already taken, I've been reduced to adding in these: (If they're already there, forgive me. I lack the attention span to read all this.)

    Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego - Rockapella
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cuzc4jgwlT8

    This includes a guy named Jeff Thatcher doing.. vocal drums. Like, beat-boxing, except he looks like he's about to have an aneurysm the whole time. (I flashback to Banff with that solo drum guy who looked very strange while playing.)

    ALSO!

    I dig the hats of these guys:
    Clarinet Quartet - Super Mario Brother's Theme Song (seems like everyone's posted one of it..)
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmkWv5ApvM

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  62. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ik8jICj8juc&feature=related

    My music teacher in grade 6 showed this to us and I found it interesting. It really shows that you can make music with anything.

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  63. Because of David, I've been watching how all instruments are made.

    Here are some things to look at:

    I think this is the only good video recording of Chaos Theory on Youtube; can't believe no one posted it yet.

    1.0: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XE7vURGa548
    2.0: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=4IH5mks9Kdw
    3.0: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=a6sOzKlUz
    (I think that the 16th rests on I-onwards in 3.0 are too long and the ending wasn't what I would've expected. But the guitar part was pretty close to the BCM recording.)

    This one's for fun:
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=e03H9vAwzvk

    And this is for Mr. Reid:
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zsqi2QHXaFI

    HappySlip PWNS

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  64. holy crap a lot of people are posting links, not sure if anyone would have time to read it all, so hoping mine doesnt just go into the mist.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VKwMEOIoyc

    vid of a guitarist playing an awesome song. EVH does some sort of delay thing on the guitar which sounds really cool.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTUsHkVC2nY&feature=channel_page

    this guy does pretty much the same thing and maps it out too (read subtitles)

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  65. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_onNwWNaIaI

    The Barber of Seville Overture.
    Conducted by a guy who looks like Kramer from Seinfeld.

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  66. Requiem for a Dream (By Clint Mansell)
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Ma4BvMUwU&feature=related

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  67. For all you video game fanatics, here's a symphony that plays music from many awesome games such as Halo, Battlefield, Zelda, and even Castlevania!! Here's the link for the Halo one, (it's very cool.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDOek3tv8BU

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  68. check it out

    This is an exciting, wonderful performance by orchestra philharmonic luganst.

    I think the bagpipe player is excellent, she showed what bagpipes shoud sound like.

    the counterpoint between the bagpipe soloist and the supporting orchestra creates a unsettling atmosphere.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=IrLzNEhr1l0&feature=related

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  69. I guess I'll follow the trend of posting an impressive performance by someone who plays the same instrument as me. Paul Gonsalves on tenor sax:

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=GkElnIiE4U4

    Pianist Chilly Gonzales demonstrates the relationship between Major and Minor, comparing it to the relationship between Good and Evil:

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSUQsdPONs

    A catchy tune:

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8

    As for relating that last link to band, it is a good example of the Golden Mean in music. Around two thirds of the way through the song reaches a super sweet climax. Yes.

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  70. This is my favorite band ever! They have an AWESOME tenor sax player(Lee Thompson)and some of their songs are just looney.
    He plays really cool solos in every song, some of which I have tried myself without much luck!

    Night Boat to Cairo
    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHMxBttlU

    One Step Beyond (now with 10% more nutty train!=)http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=N-uyWAe0NhQ&feature=related

    Baggy Trousers (I'm pretty good but even I can't do this!)http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=XJOLwy7un3U&feature=related

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  71. I found this video on youtube, it's Jethro Tull playing live at Tampa Studium in Florida on July 31st 1976. I thought it would be interesting for the flutes to watch.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cRo5whIbau4&feature=related

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  72. Hayley, you mean Paul Wertico? It was like he was having a drumgasm.

    Also search up Trumpet high notes. It's just scary how high these people can reach.

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  73. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZmkWv5ApvM&feature=related

    I found this kind of unusual. I had it sent to me a while back and just relooked at it now. It's a clarinet quartet playing the theme from Super Mario Brothers. They do controlled movements to promote comedy, but those controlled movements are actually hard to do while trying to played a memorized piece and trying to keep rhythm and tone. Both these things, memorizing music and performing movements while playing are tasks needed if we were to do a "Band Play".

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  74. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=MKsEwPSI79U
    Legend of Zelda-Song of Storms on violin
    It took me awhile to find this blog...

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  75. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPDKHXWlLQ&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzcuwodWacg&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTunhRVyREU

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5C6X9vOEkU&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MDNFaGfT4&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YicJPLT1dWU

    knock yourselves out watching these

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  76. Alright, so I know it's late, but I still want to show people this.
    This is a really intense song, that protrays a feeling or an emotion ; Stress. It's called Stress and it's by Justice.
    This reminds me of Lonely Beach when we have SO much tension. This is when the excitement is through the roof and so many things are going on- the bugle calls, the bass drum, the woodwinds going nutters, etc.

    Have a look, find your ear plugs, whatever.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=GsmzNB_eXek

    -Sophie.

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  77. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thqdFXjH-uA&feature=related

    This video is funny but it's a disgrace to all tuba players

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  78. I know, this is late but, this is a style of music my elementary school learned to play. Our school was lucky to get to use these instruments and so I thought it would be great to share it with you guys.

    These instruments are marimba's and they orgininated from Zimbabwe.

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cw3l4D297ao

    -Adam

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  79. ok the comment box just popped up now so sorry if this is a little bit late

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hEnfZjqMSy0&feature=PlayList&p=7E5DC037BDB0B9B0&index=0&playnext=1

    This is yundi li playing la campanella which i am currently learning. It is a demanding piece with lots of jumps and scales. Can you belive that piece is just only an etude? Yundi Li takes a virtuoso pianist to a whole new level with his exellent preformance. I would i like to play it at that level though minus the facial expressions.

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  80. ok the comment box just popped up now so sorry if this is a little bit late

    http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hEnfZjqMSy0&feature=PlayList&p=7E5DC037BDB0B9B0&index=0&playnext=1

    This is yundi li playing la campanella which i am currently learning. It is a demanding piece with lots of jumps and scales. Can you belive that piece is just only an etude? Yundi Li takes a virtuoso pianist to a whole new level with his exellent preformance. I would i like to play it at that level though minus the facial expressions.

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  81. Rowan Atkinson - Invisible Drum Kit
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sf_pogZ8jE

    Mr. Bean plays the invisible drums.

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  82. My submission isn't late AT ALL...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La2TJJmr8kw

    This is a song I've been obsessed with for a while... "Irish Drinking Songs" is the theme for the 1999 movie "The Boondock Saints" written and directed by Troy Duffy (who also is a guitar player/lead vocalist of a band with the same name). As far as I can tell, the composer is Robert de Vico (score composer for the movie), although I could be wrong.
    This is my favourite irish song, and I think it would be exhillerating to play this, or something like it.

    I recommend both listening to the song itself, and seeing the movie.

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  83. ultimately late comment!!!!! listen to the song "gypsy baron overture" by johann stausse. its effing amazing, we played it for an ensemble ( Bb clarinet, bass clarinet & contrbass clarinet) the bass parts are suprisingly good. sorry i don't have a link :/ but you can still look it up on youtube.

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