The Great Locomotive Chase by Robert W. Smith

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  • @KwabenaL.
    @KwabenaL.  7 місяців тому +12

    I always enjoy reading your stories.

  • @ferret9263
    @ferret9263 Рік тому +111

    As a trombonist, my band teacher directly told me and the rest of our section to make the glissandos "as nasty and out of tune as possbile"

    • @a_beeble
      @a_beeble 10 місяців тому +4

      Same man. Our teacher said play so chaotic to the point where is sounded like a total mess

    • @Luigi0909
      @Luigi0909 9 місяців тому +1

      Same, it was so fun

    • @snakesanity
      @snakesanity 9 місяців тому +3

      my teacher told one of the trombones to play the flute part bro 😭
      unfortunately, that means he sits right near the flutes. drowns us and the clarinets out
      and he's the best trombone in 8th grade, but that doesnt mean he's good at it 💀
      he complains a lot bc he doesn't get his way

    • @ferret9263
      @ferret9263 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@snakesanity bro wtf how would a trombone play the flute part, most trombones players dont read treble clef, we're bass clef 💀

    • @ratmckee
      @ratmckee 9 місяців тому

      @@ferret9263maybe they play baritone 🤷‍♂️, we got this absolute G, Josh, he can read both

  • @nwisegaming1237
    @nwisegaming1237 Рік тому +95

    Every middle schooler or high schooler has laid eyes on this piece. And what a magnificent composure. I never got to perform it with my group due to covid. But it was a memorable rehearsal. ✌️

    • @buni_babe
      @buni_babe Рік тому +3

      I was supposed to play this piece and 2 other songs for the *essentially* the whole county, but the day of it got cancelled because of covid. That was my sophomore year.

    • @stephenchristiansen
      @stephenchristiansen 9 місяців тому

      I haven’t. I graduated 9 years ago and never played this in band.

    • @SharlenesJourney
      @SharlenesJourney 3 місяці тому

      Yes played it in High School 2014 best song ever !!! Still sounds amazing it’s such a good piece the bells sounds just like the actual train I love it lol

  • @a_usernamethatworks8413
    @a_usernamethatworks8413 4 роки тому +139

    I deadass got this music the day before a concert

    • @okman-u1697
      @okman-u1697 4 роки тому +10

      Lol practice it for 10 hours

    • @ephronium
      @ephronium 4 роки тому +7

      same bc i went sanford honor band and got this music

    • @marioiscool845
      @marioiscool845 4 роки тому +5

      Lmao me too, but luckily the 4 parts I had in the percussion section were pretty easy

    • @a_usernamethatworks8413
      @a_usernamethatworks8413 4 роки тому +3

      @@marioiscool845 I got all the mallet parts.

    • @Mensonbro648
      @Mensonbro648 Рік тому +1

      Same

  • @tenderjoenugget7416
    @tenderjoenugget7416 4 роки тому +197

    Played this song on the snare drum let me tell you it's way faster faster than it looks😳

    • @owentobias3270
      @owentobias3270 4 роки тому +1

      Imagine playing this with 15 trumpets in a small auditorium

    • @tacocraft604
      @tacocraft604 4 роки тому +13

      one e and a two e and a

    • @katieinamorati2053
      @katieinamorati2053 3 роки тому +2

      i played too, it’s not that fast

    • @SyncytheShredESP
      @SyncytheShredESP 3 роки тому +1

      Yessir I agree with you I as well played the snare for this piece and it is mighty fast!

    • @ethanneddenriep7082
      @ethanneddenriep7082 3 роки тому +2

      My band just introduced it and lemme tell you I’m a little scared for my forearms cuz I’m snare

  • @branch2359
    @branch2359 5 років тому +105

    3:20 oh my lord I love it so much

  • @SpencerRoth-sj6er
    @SpencerRoth-sj6er 8 місяців тому +4

    2:27 French horn solo!!! I love playing that part

  • @fliam47
    @fliam47 Рік тому +17

    playing this on chimes was incredible

    • @ratmckee
      @ratmckee 8 місяців тому

      Other side of the room and still love hearing the chimes

    • @Vivstersheh
      @Vivstersheh 7 місяців тому

      I GET TO DO IT FOR MY BAND THIS YEAR IM SO EXCITED

  • @SharlenesJourney
    @SharlenesJourney 3 місяці тому +2

    4:06 I love that part I miss being in the band 💔💔💔😞

  • @tired-p762
    @tired-p762 4 роки тому +41

    I just got this song today- ngl it’s pretty bop-

    • @vlsea
      @vlsea 4 роки тому

      Cactus kid I got it like a few months ago :) I love it so much

    • @waaahau7436
      @waaahau7436 4 роки тому

      @@vlsea got it today. I'm the snare drummer. I'm feeling out out over it

    • @vlsea
      @vlsea 4 роки тому +1

      Waaahau nice I play clarinet

  • @Tkelley3285
    @Tkelley3285 Рік тому +12

    I'm playing this song in my band at the moment and having full playthroughs of the music really helps when practicing at home :)

  • @AilaReed2809
    @AilaReed2809 День тому +1

    I freaking love this piece

  • @sunkey6093
    @sunkey6093 2 роки тому +34

    Bro I played this at band camp for going into middle school lemme tell you something playing this as a clarinetist and only having eighth notes throughout the whole thing is so hard with the temp! But love it! ❤❤❤

    • @superiorcatapult
      @superiorcatapult 7 місяців тому

      How did middle school go? If you played this piece at camp, I can imagine eight notes are easy now

  • @andrealambert2959
    @andrealambert2959 Рік тому +9

    I'm so excited because my band director told us we were playing this!!!!!

  • @pinkalliums
    @pinkalliums 9 місяців тому +2

    i remember getting a trumpet solo on this song, it was the first time i felt like i was finally getting good at playing :) this song brings back so many good memories...

  • @sunnyrecipes
    @sunnyrecipes Рік тому +19

    I think we are playing this for our spring concert, and I play horn... wow I'm so excited......💀

    • @sunnyrecipes
      @sunnyrecipes Рік тому

      dude!! I used to be the only horn but then my friend switched, but she is still learning so I'm gonna automatically get the solo but hey you're gonna do great!

    • @sunnyrecipes
      @sunnyrecipes Рік тому

      @@julia2680 that's awesome!! thank you

    • @casjiminson
      @casjiminson Рік тому

      nice! we played this one last spring

    • @aaaaze
      @aaaaze Рік тому

      pray for me yall i got this for my christmas concert, and its my first solo event though im in my 3rd year of band because i dont want to compete with my other horns

    • @sunnyrecipes
      @sunnyrecipes Рік тому

      @@aaaaze good luck :)

  • @BellaT10
    @BellaT10 7 місяців тому +3

    i got to play this yesterday for our spring concert and it was so fun. i play oboe and 69 would always give a heart attack.

    • @Vivstersheh
      @Vivstersheh 7 місяців тому

      FR I PLAY OBOE TOO😭

  • @jessica.lynn.
    @jessica.lynn. 11 місяців тому +9

    playing this for our spring concert i play the flute part

  • @najiapooh8200
    @najiapooh8200 3 роки тому +28

    Im playing this, this year and omg the flute part is so hard cause its so fast and my fingers cant change that quick cause we have alot of trills

    • @bluelightning0614
      @bluelightning0614 3 роки тому +3

      The trombone part is hard ngl cuz to make the original sound it’s playing in the song u needa lot of air

    • @randombirbo
      @randombirbo 3 роки тому +2

      Same, our band is going to play this and when I looked at the sheet music for flute I felt like I wanted to kill myself because it looked difficult ;-;

    • @ThisIsTheYear4Ferrari
      @ThisIsTheYear4Ferrari Рік тому

      @Wise Name no. Just no.

    • @doveariaa
      @doveariaa 10 місяців тому +1

      the trill from d to eb kills my pinky

    • @iamchosen8741
      @iamchosen8741 8 місяців тому

      As a 2nd chair flutist I feel your pain 😭

  • @kcculla
    @kcculla 5 років тому +40

    1:40 if you got this as bass clarinet in middle school it probaly felt really hard because you got really easy pieces for the rest
    2:17 I play bass clarinet and the rest of my band besides the trumpets and trombones suck so I have to keep the band together here, also measure 69, nice, c'mon I just had to

    • @matthewflory7877
      @matthewflory7877 4 роки тому

      No bassoon

    • @rachelvmayhill
      @rachelvmayhill 3 роки тому

      I'm a bass clarinet

    • @doggowarexpert7109
      @doggowarexpert7109 3 роки тому

      I play bass clarinet too!!!!!!!

    • @307Squishy
      @307Squishy Рік тому

      I love the bass clarinet part on it. I am playing it now with my high school band

    • @I.love.my.bassclarinet.
      @I.love.my.bassclarinet. 9 місяців тому

      I was gonna play this for band but the honor band played it last year so where not playing it anymore ugh it would of been so fun as a bass clarinet

  • @SincerelyJaydenll
    @SincerelyJaydenll 8 місяців тому +3

    I am a flute I am very excited for this, I am playing it for my spring concert

    • @iamchosen8741
      @iamchosen8741 7 місяців тому +1

      Same here! It’s my favorite piece we’re doing for our spring concert

  • @haley__graham6714
    @haley__graham6714 Рік тому +11

    We’re playing this right now and I’m on snare and Oml. This song can go really fast

    • @307Squishy
      @307Squishy Рік тому +2

      Me too. Im a bass clarinet though. I listen for my bass drum.

  • @silverskies6459
    @silverskies6459 4 роки тому +11

    I completely love this song.

  • @SharlenesJourney
    @SharlenesJourney 3 місяці тому +1

    3:41 the bell going crazy lol

  • @AndroEnergenic
    @AndroEnergenic 2 роки тому +12

    I played this in my freshman year as a clarinet player. IT WAS TORTURE AND MY GOD IT WAS NOT THIS FAST. IT WAS SLOWER. I WOULD'VE DIED IF MY BAND DID THIS

    • @307Squishy
      @307Squishy Рік тому +2

      I played this with a combined band 2 weeks ago. My band director was surprised that we could play it up to speed. Im also playing this in our spring concert in May.

    • @Doodlerontheroof24
      @Doodlerontheroof24 Рік тому +2

      We had to do it at this speed. I was a 7th grade clarinet player at the time.

    • @AbelAlemu-uy5il
      @AbelAlemu-uy5il Рік тому +2

      we played it up to speed when I was in 7th grade.

    • @icecoaster
      @icecoaster Рік тому

      I played this to speed in the second half of 7th grade… lol

  • @LoganColes-iu4dz
    @LoganColes-iu4dz Рік тому +4

    Love this song, we playing this May 09!

  • @Beerbob4
    @Beerbob4 9 місяців тому +2

    This has got to be the coolest song I’ve ever played on snare

  • @trixx_the_human
    @trixx_the_human 8 місяців тому +3

    I played this for my spring concert in 7th grade got reeeaaally jealous when our 8th grade section leader got snare and not me (second chair) but break drum was still fun

  • @abby19283
    @abby19283 8 місяців тому +7

    rip snare drum oh my gosh

    • @Vivstersheh
      @Vivstersheh 7 місяців тому +1

      ITS HARD I PLAY SNARE FOR IT trust me it’s faster than it sounds😭 rip my arms

    • @KOOOOOOOMBOOOOOOO
      @KOOOOOOOMBOOOOOOO 3 місяці тому

      Yeah u don’t wanna know the pain

  • @tutorials5024
    @tutorials5024 Рік тому +12

    im playing this piece in my school and we've already learned how to play the whole thing and i play the trombone solo 3:20

    • @T-Dawg75
      @T-Dawg75 Рік тому +1

      It’s not a solo, Euphonium plays it too

    • @AdrianSaenzj293
      @AdrianSaenzj293 8 місяців тому

      @@T-Dawg75what about tubas?

    • @AdrianSaenzj293
      @AdrianSaenzj293 8 місяців тому

      @@T-Dawg75nvm I figured out tubas aren’t there😞

  • @StarryNight_xo09
    @StarryNight_xo09 7 місяців тому

    I got this music recently because of a band group of mine and… it’s so good! I’m excited to preform it at the concert!!!!

  • @caseythemistake3894
    @caseythemistake3894 3 роки тому +4

    I got this song in band, and I love it

  • @goingmango2778
    @goingmango2778 Рік тому +24

    Are we sure this is grade two

    • @Sid-gk2zf
      @Sid-gk2zf 9 місяців тому +2

      Fr it's giving 2.5-3 with the speed I won't lie😂

    • @6am1ng4L1f3
      @6am1ng4L1f3 8 місяців тому

      Grades for music are different then actual school grades.
      Let’s say The Great Locomotive Chase is a grade 3, the song wouldn’t be actually played by 3rd graders.
      The Great Locomotive Chase is actually a Ninth Grade level song.

    • @zachjenge3601
      @zachjenge3601 8 місяців тому

      @@6am1ng4L1f3yeah we know

    • @superiorcatapult
      @superiorcatapult 7 місяців тому

      @@6am1ng4L1f3 Not ninth grade. Definitely not. Schools in Texas can play this in 7th grade with ease.

    • @6am1ng4L1f3
      @6am1ng4L1f3 7 місяців тому

      @@superiorcatapult only cuz ur band is good

  • @GengarYes
    @GengarYes 6 місяців тому

    My brother played this when he was a freshman. Keeping the tradition alive

  • @Míćhãel.Glover
    @Míćhãel.Glover Рік тому +3

    3:20 goes hard!

  • @hondaboys_420
    @hondaboys_420 2 роки тому +8

    The one time the tenors get the melody I’m the only one that can keep time 💀

    • @GengarYes
      @GengarYes 7 місяців тому

      Gotta be specific on when you say tenors, us high schoolers get confused wether someone is talking about Tenor Sax or Tenor Drums

  • @TJ_Cream3947
    @TJ_Cream3947 Рік тому +2

    What is as that sound at 1:05 it messes with my frequency a little bit, like it gives me chills

    • @lunarbacongrill
      @lunarbacongrill Рік тому +1

      i think it is a bowed Suspended Cymbal

    • @TJ_Cream3947
      @TJ_Cream3947 Рік тому +1

      @@lunarbacongrill yeah I figured

    • @gamingwithabby5092
      @gamingwithabby5092 8 місяців тому

      It's people going "Shhhh"

    • @TJ_Cream3947
      @TJ_Cream3947 8 місяців тому

      @@gamingwithabby5092no it was a suspended cymbal it a hi hat being bowed

  • @xFailage
    @xFailage 4 роки тому +9

    2:50 was there usually that triangle/jingly part in there? :o

  • @UnknownUnknown-nb2bk
    @UnknownUnknown-nb2bk 5 років тому +20

    @2:45

  • @tiffsmusic5383
    @tiffsmusic5383 4 роки тому +10

    My band played this last year and we don’t have horn and i got the horn solo Bc I’m an alto sax and we had the cues

    • @KayC352
      @KayC352 3 роки тому +2

      alto sax gang gang

  • @307Squishy
    @307Squishy Рік тому +2

    Im getting ready to play this with my high school band. I play bass clarinet. I love this. This song is one of my favorites that we have ever done. I love it and the history behind the song.

    • @nicholaivaldez1454
      @nicholaivaldez1454 10 місяців тому

      I play bass clarinet as well but I'm struggling with the 3 beats per measure bit with only bass clarinet, bassoon, and clarinets plus precession

  • @iLoveTheatreGal
    @iLoveTheatreGal Рік тому +3

    I play clarinet 1 on this and part of this over the break is torture

  • @vlsea
    @vlsea 4 роки тому +7

    I am playing this and I love it playing 2nd clarinet or 3rd I forgot

    • @soarin6783
      @soarin6783 3 роки тому +1

      I thought there was only 1&2-?

  • @giannaavila2926
    @giannaavila2926 2 роки тому +1

    Came to listen to this because I'm playing snare for my student led band currently crying

  • @eastonearnest3208
    @eastonearnest3208 4 місяці тому

    I played suspended cymbal, brake drum , AND cabasa and it was so chaotic and I accidentally dropped the cabasa on stage at UIL

  • @GoldLeafPress
    @GoldLeafPress 4 роки тому +13

    It irks me that the clarinets are soooo soft. They need to be louder. That’s what is the “music” piece. Everything else is the sound of a train.

    • @fr3ddyfazbr106
      @fr3ddyfazbr106 3 роки тому +1

      b r o

    • @fr3ddyfazbr106
      @fr3ddyfazbr106 3 роки тому +4

      if they were any louder, it would song more like music, and lose it's train effect

  • @beanie1772
    @beanie1772 11 місяців тому

    I'm a pretty new percussionist (2nd year) and I just got this piece for festival season. I was given the keyboard parts. Time to learn 4 mallet technique

  • @orianavazquez5670
    @orianavazquez5670 7 місяців тому +1

    bro, i’m playing the horn part for our spring concert…..ITS SO HARD BUT COOL😎😎

  • @TheSnake0112
    @TheSnake0112 Рік тому +2

    I wish tubas got a chance with the trombone/euphonium melody at 3:21

    • @T-Dawg75
      @T-Dawg75 Рік тому

      Imagine not being a Euphonium ;)
      Man i feel sorry for Tubas sometimes

    • @AdrianSaenzj293
      @AdrianSaenzj293 8 місяців тому +1

      It’s always us, always getting left out, all the directors say tuba is the most important sound and we’re the bass of the band but we always get cut or get left off like, weren’t we the most important sound💀

    • @Jazzy_Tuba
      @Jazzy_Tuba 7 місяців тому

      FRFR

  • @LambMisfits6
    @LambMisfits6 7 місяців тому

    I’m playing this for spring concert on trombone I’m beyond excitef

  • @madisonwells3603
    @madisonwells3603 3 роки тому +1

    i had the baritone solo for this song😍

  • @LandonJ0805
    @LandonJ0805 7 місяців тому +1

    Playing tenor sax with the trombone feature is almost completely pointless, they overpower it entirely

  • @ladsnl
    @ladsnl 9 місяців тому

    Last year I played it, I had the flute solo. 8th grade last year lol

  • @CascadiaFA
    @CascadiaFA 9 місяців тому

    r.i.p me a clarinetist with low quality reefs that squeak really easily

  • @dillpickle352
    @dillpickle352 3 роки тому +3

    I have snare drum and it’s fast like really fast 😳

  • @spenkerwenker
    @spenkerwenker 6 місяців тому

    PLEASE tell me if you can relate but having to maintain a tempo while the snare has an accelerando is one of the hardest things I’ve ever tried to do because I have that musical mindset to keep the same tempo as everyone else

  • @Sid-gk2zf
    @Sid-gk2zf 9 місяців тому

    It's crazy how my middle school band is playing this. 7th and 8th graders like what-

  • @stefflacy_0318
    @stefflacy_0318 7 місяців тому +1

    be fr my director told me to play the clarinet solo in the beginning as smooth as possible and slurred and it isn't even like that in this recording.

  • @gavynwinston4670
    @gavynwinston4670 4 роки тому +8

    I have to play baritone and have a solo👉🏽👈🏽🥺🌝🌚

    • @ephronium
      @ephronium 4 роки тому +6

      sighs* *its* *a* *euphonium*

    • @thedarksun2148
      @thedarksun2148 4 роки тому

      @@ephronium They're both the same thing

    • @ephronium
      @ephronium 4 роки тому +1

      The Dark Sun it’s not the same thing a euphonium is in the tuba family is actually a tenor tuba while the baritone is in the saxhorn family and the euphonium has more tubing and larger tubing

    • @cheesea55
      @cheesea55 4 роки тому

      @@ephronium it’s not necessarily true the the euphonium has more tubing. if it has 4 valves then yes but they also have baritones that have 4 valves so the statement that the euphonium has more tubing isn’t true

  • @KOOOOOOOMBOOOOOOO
    @KOOOOOOOMBOOOOOOO Місяць тому

    I’m playing snare drum I think my arms just fell off but my director is still gonna make me play😭

  • @stutiteaching8479
    @stutiteaching8479 6 місяців тому

    Bro as a tuba player, I love my music

  • @嘻嘻哈哈希翰好黑皮
    @嘻嘻哈哈希翰好黑皮 Рік тому +1

    😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Stormwizard0754
    @Stormwizard0754 2 роки тому

    epic

  • @NathanielWirth-f1f
    @NathanielWirth-f1f 6 місяців тому

    I'm a second Trumpet who can play all the first Trumpet parts

  • @stinker145r6
    @stinker145r6 3 роки тому +2

    Lol I play marimba on it ☠️

  • @dystopian007
    @dystopian007 5 років тому +14

    3:21

    • @ephronium
      @ephronium 4 роки тому +1

      cassandra i play euphonium so i play that loud part

    • @footfungusanti
      @footfungusanti 3 роки тому

      @@ephronium was it hard? Like i am going to play it but it looks hard

    • @ephronium
      @ephronium 3 роки тому

      @@footfungusanti nah it’s pretty easy tbh

  • @Drestax
    @Drestax 4 роки тому +2

    Who’s here from ms shivley😭

  • @6am1ng4L1f3
    @6am1ng4L1f3 4 місяці тому

    3:20