You can change notes within the harmonic series with your embouchure on all brass instruments, and the slide does the same thing as valves, changing what harmonic series you are playing in
@@jerbear7952 - Let's be nice; no need to be mean, but yes, a bugle is the perfect example of a brass instrument that can play multiple notes despite having no valves.
@@aramisortsbottcher8201 the joke is that playing trombone right at someone's face is very very loud, maybe even unpleasant. The joke is that some people might find it so unpleasant it's painful, comparable to torture. Something which yeh Geneva convention would ban. The joke makes sense.
About a year ago I told my sister, "Hey I've got an interesting arranging challenge for you. But you'll need to learn how trombones work." Twelve months later, she's expertly turned that idea into a viral video! Congrats sis! 😄
I'm not musically intelligent. What makes it possible for the slides to move in unison and opposite and still be... not discordant (is that what I'm trying to say)?
Each position of the trombone has multiple pitches available. They can change their mouth shape to get different pitches within each position. This is written in Ab major, which I found was the best key to be able to make the pitches from opposite positions harmonize well together. It was definitely a learning curve for me as I am definitely not a brass player!😅
@@yonatan62 I had some great friends and teachers who took the time to explain a lot of things to me. I've still never actually personally played a trombone...I probably should just to say I have 😅
@@musical_chairs15 It's a pretty easy instrument to start on. The embouchure isn't difficult. Heck, I once picked one up (well, a sackbut really, but same as a trombone, only smaller) and played accompaniment to my band for ten minutes. When the trombonist said, "I didn't know you played the trombone!" I had to answer, "I don't!" (To be fair, I did play Eb horn for a month or so when I was in the fourth grade. That might have helped.) Fun composition, amusing performance. Thanks. :)
So basically, someone wrote an entire trombone duet where the slide positions always added up to 6. (Either they're both at third position, or one is at second and the other at fourth, or one at first and the other at fifth.) That's genius.
I'll be happy to see this pop back up in my recommended in ten years, can't believe this wasn't made in like, 2012. Feels straight like old youtube content
There have been hordes of comments like this on around half the videos I've watched in the last week. That's the point where you should ask if maybe it's not an "old UA-cam" thing. This is just a normal ass video; you don't need to assign something so arbitrary to it. Just let it be what it is.
It goes back to horse racing and bugles that don't have any valves. If you just change your embrasure, you can blow a set series of notes. Bugle calls just use those notes.
This is such an interesting concept, and a catchy song, too. So, now I'm trying to think of any other instruments whose natural movement could let you "duel" like this. The best I've thought of so far are a pair of string players, sitting closely enough that their bows are just barely staying out of one another's way (which would look kind of like a saw); or two people playing mallet percussion instruments, and either "crossing swords," or trying to avoid doing exactly that. But yes, the trombone is special. It's much cooler than a lot of people give it credit.
Imagine being the composer giggling to yourself as you write a chord in a specific way to make the trombone slides look like they're pulling on wach other.
Awesome! Reminds me of Der Spiegel, a violin duet attributed to Mozart where the score is one page, one violinist playing right-side up and the other playing upside-down!!
Thank you for reminding me of mirror duets. I once played one - great fun! (The one I tried can be done with flute and violin, if the violinist takes the orientation that ranges below middle C). With a little internet searching, I found that there are 4 mirror duets that were attributed to Mozart (though modern scholarship thinks they pre-date Mozart). Bach wrote similar pieces, called crab canons (because crabs walk backwards as well as forwards) or table canons (because the musicians stand on either side of the table).
I remembered each slide position of the trombone was used to play multiple notes... but this was a visual example of when trombonist must and can get by with not moving the slide to change the pitch of the trombone! Wow!
The fact that people are still creating these short videos and that they will inevitably end up in someone’s recommended in 10 years or so (if we make it that far) is strangely comforting
Aaah, love me some good instrument silliness. And extra good when it involves trombones. They hold a special place in my heart as I used to play when I was a kid, and my dad (as well as a few other extended family members) still play to this day.
This is such a clever idea and the arranging knowledge that must have gone into this is insane. I should try to convince two of my trombone friends to play this
oh my gosh this is so cool !! its not only a composition but also a performance. and also the performance (as in the constraints of the game) informs the composition and vice versa waaohhh also i thought this was a reupload or something but it turns out its uploaded by the actual composer heck yeah instant sub !!
I go to school with the composer. She’s crazy talented and I’m excited that her work is getting popular. Interestingly enough, she’s a violinist and pianist, not a brass person at all. I find it funny that her most popular composition is for trombone. 😂
Looks like something that would be in an episode of the three stooges. Sounds like it too. You could turn this into a pretty funny slapstick routine, I think.
As a trombonist, I fully approve of this video. And, it is true that EVERY trombonist has lost a slide at least once, though that tends to stop happening as one matures with the instrument.
Someone mentioned that this feels like a video filmed 10 years ago and I definitely agree with them. Leaving my comment here and hoping I'll revisit this video in 10 years.
For a second I thought they would link their slides at the beginning xD
same lol
That’s why I clicked lol
how would they do that
@@tyronium2 the slide is detachable. as you can see in the last seconds of the video, the side can be completely removed.
@@pomelo9518it’s still impossible. The slide isn’t open at the top.
I’m surprised I saw this this early. This feels like a video that would have been up for like, 10 years by now.
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As they played multiple notes in the beginning without moving, I realized I have no idea how a trombone works
I didn't either until I tried to start writing this😅
You can change notes within the harmonic series with your embouchure on all brass instruments, and the slide does the same thing as valves, changing what harmonic series you are playing in
You can play a few different notes by changing the way you vibrate your lips.
Ever seen a bugle?
@@jerbear7952 - Let's be nice; no need to be mean, but yes, a bugle is the perfect example of a brass instrument that can play multiple notes despite having no valves.
Ah, my favorite musical genre: Trombone Nonsense™.
LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is this a reference to GDQ?
@@arengano561Games Done Quick?
lol
I’m pretty sure it’s against the Geneva Convention to play trombone directly at another person’s face like that.
why would that be against the Geneva convention
@@OffBrandPluto it's a joke pal
@@olibolton4633 yeah, but even a joke has to make sense.
@@aramisortsbottcher8201 the joke is that playing trombone right at someone's face is very very loud, maybe even unpleasant. The joke is that some people might find it so unpleasant it's painful, comparable to torture. Something which yeh Geneva convention would ban. The joke makes sense.
@@olibolton4633 blud explained it
I love when I discover people still making Old UA-cam Content in 2024 and not every thing is hyper scripted, and edited within an inch of It's life.
Same, it's like a breath of fresh air ngl
@@RAESP1TE i keep listening to this its just so good
Usually the scripted stuff is fine, as long as in the end it’s entertaining and isn’t harmful. Heavy editing can get exhausting after a while tho
UA-cam Poop will never ocmpletely die!
Now hold on, I need those 3 hour video essays on how Kataras hair loopies secretly reveal the ending of the whole show in episode 1.
And yet when I yank a trombonist's slide it's "destructively rude" and "extremely inappropriate behavior"
And yet when I yank my...
You are persecuted
They clearly consented to the pulling of each other’s slides smh my head😒😒😒😒
You can only yank if you too have a trombone
"Destructively rude" is so specific, there has to be a story
Ah, the trombone, an instrument with the perfect balance of beauty and comedy.
For some reason I can only read this with the drunk Orson Welles voice in my head. "Ahhh the French!"
@@Behext I never heard of that video until now, thanks for the laugh!
tuba is another good one
My orange cat's two braincells fighting for third place:
This the kind of video that would pop up on your feed in 10 years
Exactly
it popped up on my list me already were expecting it to be 8 to 10 years old
About a year ago I told my sister, "Hey I've got an interesting arranging challenge for you. But you'll need to learn how trombones work."
Twelve months later, she's expertly turned that idea into a viral video! Congrats sis! 😄
I'm not musically intelligent. What makes it possible for the slides to move in unison and opposite and still be... not discordant (is that what I'm trying to say)?
Each position of the trombone has multiple pitches available. They can change their mouth shape to get different pitches within each position. This is written in Ab major, which I found was the best key to be able to make the pitches from opposite positions harmonize well together. It was definitely a learning curve for me as I am definitely not a brass player!😅
“I am not a brass player “
proceeds to make Trombone history.
@@yonatan62 I had some great friends and teachers who took the time to explain a lot of things to me. I've still never actually personally played a trombone...I probably should just to say I have 😅
@@musical_chairs15 It's a pretty easy instrument to start on. The embouchure isn't difficult. Heck, I once picked one up (well, a sackbut really, but same as a trombone, only smaller) and played accompaniment to my band for ten minutes. When the trombonist said, "I didn't know you played the trombone!" I had to answer, "I don't!" (To be fair, I did play Eb horn for a month or so when I was in the fourth grade. That might have helped.)
Fun composition, amusing performance. Thanks. :)
this feels like something a Disney movie would have used in a scene where the characters are hiding from each other or doing tug of war
Or Jackie Chan 😅
So basically, someone wrote an entire trombone duet where the slide positions always added up to 6. (Either they're both at third position, or one is at second and the other at fourth, or one at first and the other at fifth.) That's genius.
Idea for new sport: Trombone fencing!
🤣love this!
If you sat in front of me in band class you would know all boners already do this lol
You both have to get a hit, and blast a note before they have the chance to counterattack
I’d love to see it!
parry this you filthy casual
Smart and clever performance. Simple, memorable fun tune that’s stuck in my head. I love it.
Force a whole orchestra to provide back up.
Have 2 halfs of the orchestra behind each trombone lmao
I'll be happy to see this pop back up in my recommended in ten years, can't believe this wasn't made in like, 2012. Feels straight like old youtube content
It's kinda funny how many of the good candid videos of music are 2012 band kids doing something entertaining.
There have been hordes of comments like this on around half the videos I've watched in the last week. That's the point where you should ask if maybe it's not an "old UA-cam" thing. This is just a normal ass video; you don't need to assign something so arbitrary to it. Just let it be what it is.
The first four notes are like the start of Mario Kart or other racing games. Love that!
It goes back to horse racing and bugles that don't have any valves. If you just change your embrasure, you can blow a set series of notes. Bugle calls just use those notes.
@@johndodd7870(embouchure 😊)
This song feels like a shitpost from the 2010’s and yet it’s not a shitpost and it’s actually very good holy shit
This is such an interesting concept, and a catchy song, too. So, now I'm trying to think of any other instruments whose natural movement could let you "duel" like this.
The best I've thought of so far are a pair of string players, sitting closely enough that their bows are just barely staying out of one another's way (which would look kind of like a saw); or two people playing mallet percussion instruments, and either "crossing swords," or trying to avoid doing exactly that.
But yes, the trombone is special. It's much cooler than a lot of people give it credit.
PDQ Bach wrote a "four hands" viola piece (two performers on one viola).
this is why trombone is best instrument
This is an idea that can only work specifically on a trombone due to its build and thats wonderful.
Great composition, now I just need a trombone and a friend.
Sad trombone
slideee to the left. slideeee to the right. criss cross! everybody clap your hands!
0:12 um.. oh! My headphones aren't on my head
This gives off the same aura as those videos that came from the past and suddenly become so famous in a distant future
Just played this duet with a friend at a concert yesterday. Super fun would recommend for other trombonists
Love this! So glad other people can enjoy it!
This would make a good, military cartoon march.
Imagine being the composer giggling to yourself as you write a chord in a specific way to make the trombone slides look like they're pulling on wach other.
I 100% was😂
You are a very silly person and i thabk you for it @musical_chairs15
0:53 I thought they were gonna start playing the Super Mario World theme
Awesome! Reminds me of Der Spiegel, a violin duet attributed to Mozart where the score is one page, one violinist playing right-side up and the other playing upside-down!!
Thank you for reminding me of mirror duets. I once played one - great fun! (The one I tried can be done with flute and violin, if the violinist takes the orientation that ranges below middle C).
With a little internet searching, I found that there are 4 mirror duets that were attributed to Mozart (though modern scholarship thinks they pre-date Mozart). Bach wrote similar pieces, called crab canons (because crabs walk backwards as well as forwards) or table canons (because the musicians stand on either side of the table).
This is why trombones are just better 🔥🔥🔥
It's the slide removal at the end that got me lol
The slide at the end was amazing
I’ve heard a trombonist jokingly refer to it as “eighth position” 😅
(the outermost actual slide position on a trombone is seventh position)
This has inspired me to joust with my trombone. Thank you.
the fact that this isn’t a 10 year old video and was actually just released 9 days ago makes me so happy
Wtf? This video isn't a 16 year old hidden masterpiece?
I remembered each slide position of the trombone was used to play multiple notes... but this was a visual example of when trombonist must and can get by with not moving the slide to change the pitch of the trombone! Wow!
The fact that people are still creating these short videos and that they will inevitably end up in someone’s recommended in 10 years or so (if we make it that far) is strangely comforting
This feels like a video posted in 2014 in all the best ways
Can we appreciate the fact that this was arranged so the filmer knew exactly where to sit?
Sirting in the audience was a smart move
Hello person viewing this in 9 years when it randomly blows up
I think it must have already been 9 years then, it feels like it's already getting a lot of attention :)
I was about to comment that as well I have the feeling it will get viral in a few years ^_^
This feels like something from an old cartoon like Tom & Jerry. Not just the music but the concept itself. Lots of talent on display here!
This feels like a 2008 youtube video & I mean that in the best way possible.
As a trombone player I approve
This piece feels so whimsical, like something out of an old disney cartoon or something like that
This has such a classic UA-cam vibe to it.
Love how they get into a "fighting stance" just before starting
This is what UA-cam should be like. Forget MrBeast, PewDiePie, etc. We need more QUALITY content like this.
The Mario-cart sounding "one two three go" at the beginning already got me
Aaah, love me some good instrument silliness. And extra good when it involves trombones. They hold a special place in my heart as I used to play when I was a kid, and my dad (as well as a few other extended family members) still play to this day.
The trombones in the back of the middle school band
This video really reads like 2012 UA-cam, and man am I here for it! Honestly the tomfoolery in this video is off the charts and I love that.
Genius and creative little idea!
So fun! Fabulously done.
This gonna blow up in 15 years
Such an iconic instrument that looks crazy the moment I step back and look at it objectively.
Truly a 10 years later moment
Trombone players heard "dueling banjos" and got jealous
This is going up there with the A-train sax battle video for me. I'll be coming back to this for years to come for sure
Q) What is the practical range of a bass trombone?
A) About 20 yards if you have a good arm.
Ok, for a song based on keeping the trumpets ends overlapping each other without moving as the performer, that synced and sounded REALLY GOOD!!
This is a trust exercise among trombonists
Remember when youtube was just full of this stuff? I love that people are still making lovable content. algorithm can't kill creativity! :D
This is such a clever idea and the arranging knowledge that must have gone into this is insane. I should try to convince two of my trombone friends to play this
The coordination between the two is amazing!
these guys deserve an award of some kind for this level of creativity
This is utterly amazing, deserves to go viral so everyone can witness this masterpiece
I want this to be played during tug of war
This is a cool way to show off an intruments natural harmonics, i love it
This is perfect
the way his slide came off at the end😂
oh my gosh this is so cool !! its not only a composition but also a performance. and also the performance (as in the constraints of the game) informs the composition and vice versa waaohhh
also i thought this was a reupload or something but it turns out its uploaded by the actual composer heck yeah instant sub !!
I go to school with the composer. She’s crazy talented and I’m excited that her work is getting popular. Interestingly enough, she’s a violinist and pianist, not a brass person at all. I find it funny that her most popular composition is for trombone. 😂
Looks like something that would be in an episode of the three stooges. Sounds like it too.
You could turn this into a pretty funny slapstick routine, I think.
See you all in 5 years when the algorithm invites us to return
Best trombone battle I have seen 😂
see you guys in 10 years
I am so proud to be a trombonist
i miss read the post date as 8 years ago and totally believed it but nope 8 days! also this is really cool
I really like it.😊
This is a masterpiece that will transcend and outlast the popularity of UA-cam in the future.
You see, this is what I want to see on youtube
This is so fun! Works visually, fresh idea, great tune!
Pleasantly surprised with an early arrival, and a well-made performance! Very nice.
How is this only 10 days old and not 10 years lol
As a trombonist, I fully approve of this video. And, it is true that EVERY trombonist has lost a slide at least once, though that tends to stop happening as one matures with the instrument.
This is awesome... Also, this video absolutely BLASTED on this channel. Like THOUSANDS of times of average views. That's crazy
This is both genius and hilarious! Clever writing and great performance!!
This feels like it should’ve been made 12 yrs ago or smth.
really creative idea for a song and i think its great
Thank you for this beautiful piece and performance! 🎉
Youtbe algorythms bringing me this awesome creation in the middle of the night thank you!
Someone mentioned that this feels like a video filmed 10 years ago and I definitely agree with them. Leaving my comment here and hoping I'll revisit this video in 10 years.
This really feels like a 10 years ol video lol
Now I'll probably see this comment in 10 years and remember this masterpiece lol
Great job, Charis!
This was very clever and I love it.
Very clever! Fun piece and visually entertaining. ❤️
Can't wait for this to recommend to everyone several years from now.
Not only is this delightful, But it's also a really interesting lesson in embouchure.
Charis!! This is so cool! Congrats on writing such an awesome piece!
Whenever I have to think of contrary motion I'll think of 2 dudes trombones never letting a gap of air settle between them. So thanks for the visual!