as a trombone in my marching band, i personally love this song! it defiantly sounds amazing when an entire marching band plays it. -Caravel Academy Marching Band
In the current version, the woodwinds match the sound of the piano in the intro of the song. They also stay relatively soft and allow room for the brass to add the synth part on at meas. 13. I think the current arrangement matches the original the best.
I am not nor have ever been much of a musician or even participating in marching band, but when I hear this song, I really want to see a well trained marching band perform it. Hopefully this arrangement will mean it will be coming to a halftime show this season.
@yujing zou I got rid of the parts of the song where it was just rap and a stagnant beat. Whenever there was a change in the instrumental I included that in the music. There is enough to the instrumental of Can't Hold Us that it can be played pretty well as a stand tune.
I guess you must be a very good student in your high school, you're fairly intelligent!! :) There're a number of other subjects that you're good at, aren't there?;)
I know about that too. It's optional 8va for the bari saxes that don't want to or cant go for it. That little message isn't shown on the screen in this version though since I added it later.
I actually played cowbell a few weeks ago at one of my school's basketball games. If you're not moving your whole body to play it, you're doing something wrong.
I have very limited experience with piano and its sheet music, so it would take quite a long time. I would suggest that marimba and vibe follow the chord structure of the song, which in this key is Fm Eb Cm Db. This is basically a four chord song. The melodic parts shouldn't be too hard to figure out, since they are only really a few notes.
I play slide trombone in concert band and marching baritone in marching band. I assume a "marching trombone" is similar to a marching baritone. Basically, you play the valves just like a trumpet, but use the same mouthpiece as a trombone. It doesn't take but a few weeks to get used to the fingerings, especially if you still read them like "3rd position" and "4th position" in your brain but translate it to the valves. (3rd position is just the first valve, 4th position is the 1st and 2nd, etc.)
I'm not sure about the grading system, but I would probably put this at a "Medium" level. It's pretty suitable for high school bands, and maybe some middle school pep bands as well.
Hello Matthew, I took your Can't Hold Us arrangement and made some edits to the drum parts and the ending mostly, may I use it for the pep band at our school? I really appreciate the work you did to transcribe it, it made it much easier for me. Many thanks! -Pablo
I love it! only thing is, I think there should be an extra measure of silence before 45, then have the low brass come in with that melody, and carry it up the range to trumpets (so like tuba, bari, trombone, horn, then trumpet) with the repeats. Just a friendly suggestion :P
The only problem is the tenor sax part. Don't five tenor sax any notes below E4. It can go as low as Bb 3, but it's tough for players to hit that low and sounds better in marching band with mid and high range notes.
Psh, I sure can. It's just the fact that they didn't take the time to care for the instrument. Plus, what if the bass clarinet would have to play the bass line instead? No one would know.
RitzyBoon Well to be honest, when I arranged this I honestly didn't give a single thought about the bass clarinet. I still refrain from thinking about them. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Things will never be the same.
Well putting clarinet music in lower octave wouldn't be correct… It's mostly has the same rhythms of a tuba, along with different notes that, depending on the song could be the same or they could have chords… EDIT: sorry, I know I'm late…
Hey! so I was wondering if it'd be alright to use this song for my school's marching show. It's one of the best arrangements I've found and my band already loves it (I've played it nonstop for them.) If so, can my drum line alter the part slightly to make it complex (they like making things harder than they are :/) Great job with this, keep it up!
I really enjoy this arrangement. Did you use Finale? Could you possibly email the finale file? I'd like to slow it down for my middle schoolers, so they could play along. They are really excited about this song.
I played bari sax in high school, and all of them had the keys for the A below the staff. Unless the player is very inexperienced, they should be able to play the A fine
That part is vocalized by the brass anyways, so I figured it didn't really matter. But sure, to be more like the original piece you could make the last quarter note a step higher.
Thanks! Before I arranged this I talked to my bari sax friends in my band and they told me that it could be a potential issue for some instruments, but none at our school. It's an easy fix if the player just wants to take it up an octave.
@Sam Guevara yeah it really wasn't the best ending when I wrote it. I have gotten better at creating endings since, but it's a bit too late to go back and change it.
Unfortunately a midi audio version of sheet music isn't going to be interpreted by anyone but a computer, so I apologize if my computer didn't perform the piece like a musician would.
Yeah. in middle school my bari didn't have the low A key but that was because none of the songs needed them. Now in high school. Every bari as the low A key. It's just the matter of the brand. Most have the key, but very few don't
Well, I could have done both of those ideas, and they would have sounded pretty good in their own way, but I decided to just follow the original piece. This is mostly transcribed note-for-note. To me it sounds better to come in with the small treble section and then bring in the big bad bass.
Is this the only version of the song that you've made?? Its 'cause in the beginning, I believe it could sound better if, after the percussion intro, it should be a brass solo instead of a woodwind solo. Would you consider trying it like that??
Also, looks like your bari sax is playing too low. The lowest they can typically go is a Bb below the staff. Some baris are equipped to play the A below it, but that's as far as they'll go.
Oh sorry you meant from the original song. Yeah this version is in F minor, because E minor is just not that fun... especially when you have young marching band members =)
My band got to choose our own music for our concert and it got down to this Sesame Street and bear necessities
Thank you, this is an honor
This is an amazing band cover, now if only my band director would be open to things like this
Yeah that can be hard to deal with. Just keep bringing it up. Maybe work on a piece on your own and show it to him/her.
yes mine should also, this cover is really nice
im playing this boi :)
Brady Escobar I’m in my high school band and this year my band teacher had us play believer and natural by imagine dragons🙃
as a trombone in my marching band, i personally love this song! it defiantly sounds amazing when an entire marching band plays it. -Caravel Academy Marching Band
In the current version, the woodwinds match the sound of the piano in the intro of the song. They also stay relatively soft and allow room for the brass to add the synth part on at meas. 13. I think the current arrangement matches the original the best.
we dont use piano for stand tunes were i am
@@purgefam7706 mimicking sound of piano in original recording
I am not nor have ever been much of a musician or even participating in marching band, but when I hear this song, I really want to see a well trained marching band perform it. Hopefully this arrangement will mean it will be coming to a halftime show this season.
From one trombone player to another, I'm glad you enjoy it =) !
This arrangement was just spotttttt on.
I too am in the Mercer Island High School Marching Band. Looking forward to playing the song and thanks Mr. McDermott for the arrangement.
you are so fantastic thank you so much for doing this. I'm gonna print it out tomorrow and play it with my pep band!
love the original song and I find this great
i love this song and now i can play it on my alto :D thanks a lot!
Every time we play this people moonwalk and spin everywhere , its just Awesome , Kinda like when music comes out of nowhere and people begin to dance.
This is wicked! You have amazing talent and a good career ahead of you!!
Nice arrangement. One of my favorite songs
It makes me wish we would play songs like this back in my days in high school
Thank man! My high school band is playing this now for pep songs on Fridays.
just learned this on my alto saxophone. love it.
Thank you so much, Matthew! This arrangement is amazing!
Once I saw your name on my sheet music I got on UA-cam and here you are wow
@yujing zou I got rid of the parts of the song where it was just rap and a stagnant beat. Whenever there was a change in the instrumental I included that in the music. There is enough to the instrumental of Can't Hold Us that it can be played pretty well as a stand tune.
Thanks! :)
I guess you must be a very good student in your high school, you're fairly intelligent!! :) There're a number of other subjects that you're good at, aren't there?;)
Thank you so much I am probably going to play this with my middle school band.
I hope so too. Thanks for listening =)
Finale 2012. In the past I used MuseScore, but I finally spent some money on Finale and I'm glad I did.
I know about that too. It's optional 8va for the bari saxes that don't want to or cant go for it. That little message isn't shown on the screen in this version though since I added it later.
Thank you so much for this! NBTHS will love this!
its actually very good, love the key its in :D, i arrange myself, i use a program called finale, its amazing!!
!!
Finally got to play this song during marching band
#perryband
Yay I get to play this song for marching band!
My marching band is playing this, its a really good song.. :)
Only one thing to say....where's the cowbell?!
I actually played cowbell a few weeks ago at one of my school's basketball games. If you're not moving your whole body to play it, you're doing something wrong.
I have very limited experience with piano and its sheet music, so it would take quite a long time. I would suggest that marimba and vibe follow the chord structure of the song, which in this key is Fm Eb Cm Db. This is basically a four chord song. The melodic parts shouldn't be too hard to figure out, since they are only really a few notes.
I play slide trombone in concert band and marching baritone in marching band. I assume a "marching trombone" is similar to a marching baritone. Basically, you play the valves just like a trumpet, but use the same mouthpiece as a trombone. It doesn't take but a few weeks to get used to the fingerings, especially if you still read them like "3rd position" and "4th position" in your brain but translate it to the valves. (3rd position is just the first valve, 4th position is the 1st and 2nd, etc.)
+Mathew Mcdermott I am gonna tell my band director to get this! 1 it's amazing 2 it free this is great keep it up!
looking for music for our senior show marching band next year, we may have to do this
Awesome! Glad you enjoy it.
I'm not sure about the grading system, but I would probably put this at a "Medium" level. It's pretty suitable for high school bands, and maybe some middle school pep bands as well.
Hello Matthew, I took your Can't Hold Us arrangement and made some edits to the drum parts and the ending mostly, may I use it for the pep band at our school? I really appreciate the work you did to transcribe it, it made it much easier for me. Many thanks!
-Pablo
sick! id love to play this for a pep band.
I love it! only thing is, I think there should be an extra measure of silence before 45, then have the low brass come in with that melody, and carry it up the range to trumpets (so like tuba, bari, trombone, horn, then trumpet) with the repeats.
Just a friendly suggestion :P
I will love you forever Matthew.
*Fantástico, Saudações do Brasil*
The only problem is the tenor sax part. Don't five tenor sax any notes below E4. It can go as low as Bb 3, but it's tough for players to hit that low and sounds better in marching band with mid and high range notes.
nicely done! :)
Thank you!
Nice thank you, i hope you continue arranging more songs
Every time we play this song at the football games everyone goes insane
i am actually playing this song, this version this year at school. were the mercer island marching band.
Google "Finale Free Trial". It's the 1st link.
No Bass Clarinet? Okay. I feel you. It's all good. *sniff sniff*
*wallows in pain*
its okay bro..... *pats back*
Can you not read the clarinet part and play that lower octave?
Psh, I sure can. It's just the fact that they didn't take the time to care for the instrument. Plus, what if the bass clarinet would have to play the bass line instead? No one would know.
RitzyBoon Well to be honest, when I arranged this I honestly didn't give a single thought about the bass clarinet. I still refrain from thinking about them. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Things will never be the same.
Well putting clarinet music in lower octave wouldn't be correct… It's mostly has the same rhythms of a tuba, along with different notes that, depending on the song could be the same or they could have chords…
EDIT: sorry, I know I'm late…
that is amazing
I watched a few videos of your band, you guys definitely seem impressive. Keep it up and let me know how it goes.
Haha, we played this as our parade tune and a stand tune in marching band, but our version is very different.
Hey! so I was wondering if it'd be alright to use this song for my school's marching show. It's one of the best arrangements I've found and my band already loves it (I've played it nonstop for them.) If so, can my drum line alter the part slightly to make it complex (they like making things harder than they are :/) Great job with this, keep it up!
1:44
0:52
1:18
Yeah I know about that. I dont find it to be that big of a deal, but trumpets can easily write it as a C if they wish
One of our Saxophone Created this stand tune for our Band :3
Cool. How is your version?
I really enjoy this arrangement. Did you use Finale? Could you possibly email the finale file? I'd like to slow it down for my middle schoolers, so they could play along. They are really excited about this song.
I played bari sax in high school, and all of them had the keys for the A below the staff. Unless the player is very inexperienced, they should be able to play the A fine
That part is vocalized by the brass anyways, so I figured it didn't really matter. But sure, to be more like the original piece you could make the last quarter note a step higher.
I purchased Finale 2012. You can download a trial.
Imma post my arrangement of this song as a response
good job
Just a word of advice, most Baritone Saxophones cannot go lower than a B below the staff. Otherwise, nicely done.
Thanks! Before I arranged this I talked to my bari sax friends in my band and they told me that it could be a potential issue for some instruments, but none at our school. It's an easy fix if the player just wants to take it up an octave.
Love it!
My friend abd I love the OG song. She’s not even interested in band and she was jealous I got to play this.
I'm gonna ask my band teacher if we can do this piece for marching band such a good song
Summer Paradise no
It's ok. The woodwinds don't really have the melody, besides that sax + clarinet answer part in the call and answer section.
I love it!!!!!!
The main chorrus, the instruments playin he vocals shouldn't be staccados. It should be slurs with crushendos with decrashendos
wat
Matthew McDermott He means instead of using your tongue, you just play the notes. And to correct, its crescendo and decrescendo.
Something like that, at least.
Edgy Redgy there is no such thing as decrescendo though- it's diminuendo
The Gent and!dhfhf
@superdoopersyd22 mellophone is the French horn part
hammer geil .. genau die selben noten hat das Show Orchester wo ich bin auch
@Sam Guevara yeah it really wasn't the best ending when I wrote it. I have gotten better at creating endings since, but it's a bit too late to go back and change it.
No man, that was amazing
Daniel Santiago Thanks!
Yea my schools marching band is playing this song as well. That was really cool
Daniel Santiago my school too
Justin Brown kool
I CAN BARLEY HERE MY INSTRUMENT (well it is flute so um yeah) plus my replay button is broken
I have taken this as a challenge!
taken what?
Matthew McDermott Hes trying to play the song.
I used the Garritan instruments pack for Finale.
Hmmm, we play this song for our halftime show, but the arrangement is vastly different. Alway interesting to see another take on it however.
Do you have a director's score like in the video available for download?? that would be the BEST!! Love this arrangement!
And then all the other brass parts can move from a concert C to a Bb on that pitch as well.
Unfortunately a midi audio version of sheet music isn't going to be interpreted by anyone but a computer, so I apologize if my computer didn't perform the piece like a musician would.
Finale 2012
I think he means the Bb in measure 34, and it does sound a bit unusual...... Maybe it would sound better without the climb back to the high C.
Yeah. in middle school my bari didn't have the low A key but that was because none of the songs needed them. Now in high school. Every bari as the low A key. It's just the matter of the brand. Most have the key, but very few don't
Well, I could have done both of those ideas, and they would have sounded pretty good in their own way, but I decided to just follow the original piece. This is mostly transcribed note-for-note. To me it sounds better to come in with the small treble section and then bring in the big bad bass.
My band director arranged a different way but this is cool!
Is this the only version of the song that you've made?? Its 'cause in the beginning, I believe it could sound better if, after the percussion intro, it should be a brass solo instead of a woodwind solo. Would you consider trying it like that??
Awesome, let me know how it goes!
Also, looks like your bari sax is playing too low. The lowest they can typically go is a Bb below the staff. Some baris are equipped to play the A below it, but that's as far as they'll go.
Oh sorry you meant from the original song. Yeah this version is in F minor, because E minor is just not that fun... especially when you have young marching band members =)
Im playing this in pep band!
I mean realistically the balance leads towards them anyways. And was that 30sec brass feature not enough haha?
Hi! Awesome arrangement! Can I use this for a video? :D
Yes
Matthew McDermott Okay thanks!
Cool.
this is really good, but can you get a piano sheet music
I think he's talking about measure 34, the Trumpets should play a C instead of a D.
So the actual song is like 4 minutes and this is 2 so where in the real song would this start I’m trying to figure this out
It is chunks throughout the song stitched together
J'adore !!!!
I love
thanks!
Did you make this or was it made by Matt Greenwood because my band teacher gave us the one by Matt Greenwood
I made this in May 2013 before any arrangements had been made yet.
I was wondering what program you used because I want to create these types of songs to
not bad, any sheet music for party rock by chance
Shouldn't you be able to read and play the mellophone part on a French Horn?