Sweet Child O' Mine - Middle School Band Cover
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- Опубліковано 3 січ 2023
- For my school's "holiday" concert, our band director thought that it would be fun if we were to do a cover of the famous Guns N' Roses song, "Sweet Child O' Mine." When our band has covered songs in the past, we typically have dressed according to the time period and genre of music. When we played Van Halen's "Jump", we dressed in crazy 80's bright colors, including a couple wigs. For this song, our band director told us to come in black leather and the whole punk look. The holiday concert is the biggest performance of the year, with about every family at the school attending. To fit all of these people, the concert takes place in a giant church near our school. Needless to say, playing this song for such a large crowd was immensely fun.
To those saying the director looked like a clown, made the show about him, needed to stay out of the way, etc, you are wrong. This man helped make this performance something these kids will remember their whole life. He got the crowd enthusiastic which in turn encouraged the band. He was amazing. And so were the kids playing. I'm 68 years old and some of my best memories are of my time in the high school band. And we had a director very much like this man. These kids are so fortunate to have this man as their tescher. In my opinion the show would NOT have had the same impact if the director had stood there still, in front of the his music stand with his sheet music, waving his baton to keep time with the band.
i agree i am a 68 year old and if i had a band teacher like that who knows
The band director was AWESOME and encouraging his kids. They all did fabulous!
If I had been there, I'd be doing the same 😂
Who can sit there like a rock with this playing? Not me
Great teacher!!! He is involved with his students and wants to get the crowd behind these young musicians.
I am lying in bed feeling bad after a dizzy faint spell and enjoying this.
I 1000% agree! I will be 60 this year & our high school band directors were absolutely awesome. They helped us kids, in the band, color guard & drill team during marching band season so enthusiastic & proud of what we all were accomplishing together & the memories have lasted for all of us that were involved. Our band directors were brothers & the older brother even put his house up for collateral to help make sure we were able to pay for our trip to compete & March in the Orange Bowl Parade in 1978. There were almost 200 kids in the band & another 100 with the color guard & drill team. We sold everything under the sun to raise money for the trip, chartered a plane to Miami, came out 5th of 10 bands chosen to compete & our drum majors came in first place! Talk about being proud of all of our hard work & it wouldn’t have happened without Karl & Thom Recktenwald! 🪈 🎺 🥁 🎷 😊
I don't know the teacher/director but his enthusiasm shows me he cares about those children.
I think the hype mans name is Billy Corgan
Yes, whoever he is, he looks very proud and supportive of those kids. Great performance.
Sure is a lot better than the stupid songs we had to play while I was in band class!
we need music in our lives and the youth can greatly benefit
Too right. The teacher was great and got the audience involved, I wish my music teacher/ lessons were like theirs back in the 70s. All we got was a triangle, tambourine, or maracas oh and the ear bending recorder.
I will add that the professor with his enthusiasm carried the weight/burden of panic performance on behalf of the band, and therefore removing the stress from the musicians, allowing them to be spontaneous, specially from the singer, who was having amazing eye contact and body language with the audience. And btw, for the first 5 seconds I couldn't believe the quality of her voice. Bravo and well done to both performers and musical director, all of you were amazing!
This music director for this school is what we need in all the schools...Kids were awesome.💜🤍
Fr 😭 they're so lucky!
Dewey Finn!
Wow, the music director is everything! And the kids did an awesome job!
we had similar back in 1971 and the school band was doing Frank Zappa. In my son's era, circa 1990 they were also doing G&R in middle school.
Imagine all the people …
Damn that kid on guitar absolutely killed it
She's great, the singer on the other hand is straight butt. 100%
That's what Slash looks like when he takes off his magic hat.
The drummer was great, too! They were all great!
Yep, spot on. Used to play lead myself, but was net that good in Middle School. It took to Junior Year in High School for me to get to that caliber. She could star in any band. The drummer is good, but this is not the most challenging drum piece. He may be as good as her, but would need a tougher piece to know. The bass was good. The singer was ok for age, with more vocal lessons she could become great. But as a team and for their age they were OUTSTANDING.
Absolutely!! Didn't go unnoticed that's for sure. How could you not notice? However I've always said drummers are falling into the background and not appreciated enough. I played in Band to not drums . Always wish I would have but I play other instruments. The guitar players are always noticed. @@ellenpapuga7469
The director was there to keep the kids from being too nervous and support them with his enthusiasm. You could tell that the girl singing needed that little extra help. She sang beautifully, but watched him often. He did great and WOW, these young adults/kids are amazing!!!!!! I feel they gave the professionals a run for their money! I am keeping this video in my playlist, it's that good!
They aren't young adults. They are children.
@@su-rv2uqyou can’t deny they are so very talented.
So true!!!
Too bad classroom teachers don't show that enthusiasm. Sure would of heped me back in the day!
She has an amazing voice.
The guitar is front and center but WOW, that guy on drums is killing it!!!!
Totally 👍🤟
Thrashed 4 sure
The guy on drums posted this video.
First thing I noticed was the PASSION and ENERGY of the conductor! May all students have teachers of this caliber!!!
We need more teachers like this and the respect due to them!
@@nomadclan3604 EXACTLY!
#adamsilver
Exactly! He was awesome
Testify 🙌
THIS WAS SO BOSS!!! That director was perfect. He brought that show home. Kept rhe kids from feeling awkward up there. Hes exactly the kind of teacher i would want leading my band! And this little girl has some powerful vocals!! Shes on her way!!!
Not very powerful at all, she could barely be heard.
@@su-rv2uqI heard her and she was awesome!
She was fine. Have you ever done that up on stage in front of your family and friends? They're in junior high...! They all did great!
I’m a 97 year old black man and this is so badass! Rock and Roll kids
I’m surprised you even know how to operate a computer
@@Bismarck-S hey watch it, he's more agile than you. he can kill a man with a thumb if he wanted to.
Dawg a fart and another one bites the dust lmao😭😭@@deepmalyadas6585
@@Bismarck-Srude.
The original comment is a joke you dipshit 😂@sgardner8737
This guy really enjoys his work. What a shame not every teacher brings that kind of love to the table.
it gets destroyed by crappy admin, abusive parents, and disinterested students, but usually the first 2
The teacher kinda resembles Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) while performing on stage.
💯
100% agree
Amen Susan !!!!
As a former guitar player....kid on lead guitar and the drummer had me searching my house for a lighter-1970's concert style! They were all great--absolutely but the lead guitarist and drummer were out of this world especially when you consider their age. Rock on y'all. And this Music Director/Band Director whatever his title deserves a $20k a year raise. He believes in these kids and it shows.
Agreed. The band was amazing. The singer was good too but the band was on poiny.
This comment!!!
He sure *does* ‼️
*KUDOS* to him ..as well as these mega-talented kids!
Not enough credit is given to the teachers who inspire & motivate our kids!😊
I love that tone on that strat wow
I remember those days, holding my lighter up high.
We need more teachers and band directors like this man with the energy and love of the kids and teaching, the world would be a better place.
I love the drummer throwing up the stick, that was a boss move.
the drummers a natural rockstar, lowkey stole the show
He definitely killed it!!
I know, I agree.
Yes.The lead girl will be good too.
I see that too! What a star.
Yup, he has metal drummer moves!
Ohhhh…. This music director is a REAL teacher !!! A teacher of music and great artists!!!! We need him in our school!!!! Upper elementary kids are through with “Baby Shark”!!!
I wanna be in HIS class! Awesome teacher! Awesome kids! I was waiting for her to cut loose and she did it! Omg, I'm grinning so hard I have tears in my eyes. My favorite GNR song ever.
I love how the singer slowly gets into it. She steadily gets better and better
as a drummer myself the drummer did an amazing job.
For real
Fr dude
Drummers sometimes get overlooked
And i think thats kinda BS because they make the song, drummers don’t nearly get enough credit
That drummer and lead guitarist were awesome! You can tell they've been practicing hard. Good job to all. Guns & Roses would be proud! And to the teacher, thank you for the school of ROCK! 🤟
Exactly my thoughts!! You'll be seeing those two!
Either that or they were just born with that extra Spark some people have. Talent-wise
They shouldn't put drummers in a cage.
Be a better person. Go back to your cave, dolt.@@carpediem2674
Away and bile yer heid.@@carpediem2674
These kids have more talent than most adults who try to play this or any other song.
Ehhh.. She really ain't good--she ain't into the song. The drummer and the lead guitar are good. The band director is awesome.
I have a 10 year old daughter that really loves this genre of music. I pray one day that she gets to this level. These kids were amazing and the Director………Great Job sir………Rock On
That little girl has amazing pitch control for being so young.
One guy with enthusiasm like that , even the sky will not limit your performance , kids did an excellent job , special mention for the lead guitarist
@@tyronefranco9180I thought it was a boy. Either way,it was awesome!
It was an excellent guitar player !
Ask the kids what they think about the band director. He has probably changed all of their lives and when they are crushing it years from now they’ll look back and thank that guy.
Fr
This director is teaching these kids to FEEL THE MUSIC they're making!! YES MORE OF THESE KIND!!
Fantastic job students!!
Damn, the drummer was 110% into it from beat one. 😎👍🏻 That kid may go someplace someday.
He really was! 😂
Epic playing.
When your teacher has this much faith in you, take on whatever challenges are put in front of you! Your teacher will not let you down, in turn you won't let yourself or your teacher down! You all were awesome!
I love that thought!
Former music teacher. These kids are awesome. That guy loves his job and he is just overflowing with excitement for them. Love it!!
So this was like a Real Life "School of Rock!!"
LOL 💯😂🎉
5 sec into it, that is exaclty my thought
Absolutely Rock on Kids
53 year old Aussie here. Loving the talent of all these kids, but special shout out to Malfoy on the drums. Big things to come. Thanks kids.
As in Draco? Funny! :)
Yep, the kid is great. He's as good as the young men I just watched at the Drum Core International competition. 👍
😂😂Malfoy
The kid on lead guitar was awesome also. I was waiting for him to miss a note but he didn't! He hit every note to this song! Even the summer was great! Millions of grown up wish they could perform this song as well as they do.
This brought tears of joy streaming down this old rocker's face. Rock on kids - the world is yours.
These kids are going places! Awesome!!
Dittos. Pure tears of joy
Me too lol... I'm bawling... So silly. But they're REALLY good. That guitarist is gonna go places, Mark my words.
Amen!!! 👍👍👍
SAME
I just realized the drummer was also in middle school?
He’s rocking it!!! I thought it was an adult playing!!!
First I got chills then as the show went on I actually teared up. 67 yrs old grown man brought to tears by these wonderful and talented youngsters
This! This is why we need music in our public schools. Look at the joy it brings. Every child deserves to experience this. ❤️✌️
Imagine how these kids felt to get a standing ovation from every grown up in the crowd 👏. I even clapped for them😂. I graduated in 1980. This is my generation of music 👍
This is not a public school by any means, but a good point. More good music...less fighting.
1000% not a public school. Take note of how the kids sitting on stage are dressed in perfect uniform. Still impressive nonetheless.
This is how a motivated teacher acts , involved and I guarantee you his students love him. The performance shows, IT WAS GREAT!
Nobody is talking about the drummer who went off!!! Great job kids and ROCK ON 🤟🤟
Rocked to this for 40 years… these kids are adorable!!!
Kid on the drums was killing it!
Good to see the youngsters are appreciating 80/s rock. A song that is 30 years older then they are.
My glory days.😂🤣🍾🥂👅🎶🎵
@@Terri-Sue Same here. I graduated in 1980 and was blessed to be a young adult throughout the 80's. Rock music was hitting an all time high and ruling the music industry. It's still the only music I listen to till this day 💪😎🤘
That conductor was awesome as well as his students! As a teen in the 80s, and remember when this first came out, these middle schoolers rocked it and I probably would have been standing up and rocking out with them! I absolutely love this and how proud those parents must be to see their kids on that stage! I know how I feel watching my kid play the viola in orchestra. Bravo to you all!!❤❤👏👏
Epic...that drummer was so into it 🥁
These kids are amazing and thier music director is fantastic.
As long as there's kids like this the good music will never die
We just need to be sure to blast it in the car everywhere we go with the windows down, lol.
I’m doing my part
Rock was fuel by teenage angst - it will never go away. Long live Rock!
Rock On 💪 That young lady has an amazing voice 💪💖⭐🙌💖
I hope GNR gets to see this - these kids are amazing!
He gave almost all his attention to the guitar 🎸 player and the singer, meanwhile that drummer was kicking butt! 🤔 they all were awesome 👏 great job by all 😊
If I was the music teacher, I would be acting just like him, very proud of what he taught and they accomplished, hats off to you kids. Don’t stop your journey in the music industry, you are on your way, if you 5 stick together the future holds many promises for you.
Turns out it the bass players drunken dad.
I disagree, he should sit down.
@MultiPizzapizza was.thinking the same could have easily say
That was awesome.
I think it's Mr. Schneebly
Incredible performance, and _the director is the only one responding appropriately to the music!_ He alone is doing it right, encouraging the kids, loving their work, and his! Magnificent.
Outstanding. All the attention was on the guitar player, but the bassist and drummer were flawless.
This is so cool. I'm 67 years old and I can't contain my tears of joy. These kids are doing a fantastic job!!!! Thank you!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
I am right there with you. Glad no one can see be bawling like a baby.
Same here!
Dittos man. I’m 53 and pure tears of joy
Same here
They should all go on the X-Factor !
Thank goodness the future of rock and roll is in good hands 👍✌️☮️
This kicked ass and I pray thanks to the UA-cam algorithm gods for brining me here.
The band teacher here is the rock star the way his excitement and direction fuels the courage of the kids.
The drummer is not getting enough credit. He keeps everyone on pace and flowing..
Agreed. Not taking anything away from the talented kids, but this drummer was next level.
Did you take a poll on this, How do you know the drummer isn't "Getting enough credit"
Please explain ....
drummers are always the underrated players in the band
@@dillpete4122 Yeah. Like Phil Collins, for example.
@@Luniz-5-On-ityou win the internet today 🤣🤣🤣
What a strong voice the singer has. She covers the song very well.
@@Net-26 Yeah, was okay, but not great, but I'm guessing she was out of her element front lining a band and not feeling the music... after all, as much as we hate how it makes us feel to say so, this is an old song, way before he time.
The guitarist and drummer rocked though!
Also, they are kids, this is a school concert, so all things considered, the band did great
@@Net-26 Yeah singing is hard. I can barely get the confidence to sing 'properly' on my own playing guitar, let alone in front of people. You can hide a lot of nerves playing other instruments but there is no hiding behind your voice.
Then there are some people who don't seem to be affected by that, I dislike those people 😂
She does have a good voice, but she doesn't have the raspy shrieking that this songs needs.
I thought she did great and nailed it! @@nicholascrow8133
@@nicholascrow8133
Fuck you, she was awesome!
Wow...great performance!! Love the band director that pumps up the energy on this young group of students.
My youngest Son of three....won his high school talent show along with several friends when they performed this same song.
Great show!
The conductor is so passionate about this performance & it’s bringing a smile to my heart!
I THINK AXEL ROSE HIMSELF
WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD OF THAT ROUSING &
EXCELLENT RENDITION OF
THEIR FIRST BIG HIT SONG,
SWEET CHILD OF MINE !!!!
He should be!!
But he's probably too busy contacting his lawyers... 😁
That's funny that you think Axel cares about anyone or anything but himself. I Love GnR but he is such an asshole.
I thought Welcome to the Jungle was their first hit.
(He's still alive.)
@@spis_dritt You are right. I remember when the video came out, my friends and I would were constantly yelling "You're in the Jungle baby, you're going to die"
Drummer worked the hell out of that kit!!!!
Needed more cowbell though.
@@jc2604bruh
WOW! That's what I'm talking about! When I was in middle school and that was when I had to walk through snow up hill to get to there, we had a music teacher who put on things like this for our school.
Mrs Vaughn. She gave me my solo doing Open Arms by Journey. There were drums, keyboard, guitar, piano, bass and violin. It's was amazing. It one of my best memories in life. So congrats to everyone here. I hope these memories last forever.
That's the kind of music director we need in all schools
OK . . .
That little lead guitarist was insane! No pedal, no wah wah pedal, no effects, etc.
Totally sweet version of this song!
Right! Kid KILLED IT
That guitarist kid was amazing! And I love how the little girl messed up a bit, had a little giggle, and jumped right back into it like nothing happened. Awesome music program ❤
Kids are fearless ,,, we need to always uplift their every moment !
She has the central riff completely nailed.
Slash would’ve like this.
I LOVE THE DIRECTOR!! When you have music in your bones, this is what you do!!
Love seeing new generation of kids keeping the Rock n' Roll flame alive!
Dang. They brought me to tears. Never underestimate the talent in a 12 year old ! 🎸🤘🤙😍🎶🎵😍
I'm 62 y/o and expected these kids to butcher this song like other bands do. They didn't! The guitarist, and drummer hit every note and beat! The little girls voice made my old bones want to get up and rock out like we did in highschool 😂. The music teacher was feeling every note throughout the entire song and that told the kids they were doing an incredible job. When I heard the first notes and the drums came into play my eyebrows raised up along with my excitement 😂. There will never be another music generation as good as the 80's and I was blessed to be part of that generation 👍😎
Never underestimate the talent of a wonderful human teaching your children!
Yeah I teared up too.
Okay good, me too! I'm 58 for God's sake
The Guitarist and the drummer Killed it. The lil one had a sweet voice. Wonderful job by all
I wish I had a director with as much enthusiasm as this Guy...Feel the music!!!!!
The drummer is really having fun and rocking it.
The lead guitarist and drummer are phenomenal
Very impressed with the drummer and the lead guitarist; if they stick with music, they've got a heck of a career ahead of them.
Real talent wow ❤
Right! The girl singing is good, but the band is pretty awesome.
Guitar and drums were awesome, I feel that the vocals weren't strong enough in comparison to them to do that song justice
Bass play was thumping. The girl may become the next Mazzy Star. Ya never know
Career...of delivering pizzas!! What's the difference between a large pizza and a drummer? The pizza can feed a family of four!!
OK! Major props to these young people and their music director!!!! Performance is on point! The whole band is off the charts with their mastery of the instruments and love of performing. KEEP THE ARTS ALIVE IN OUR SCHOOLS! Bravo! Well done!❤👏
Gotta Love it I'm 64, listening to music it has a way to make things better. Hopefully these young ones keep playing music.
OMG! Chill bumps and tears for these awesome kids and the music teacher guy! The lead guitarist reminded me of my daughter in middle school who rocked the whole school. Music education is soooo important for brain development, and it gives the musicians confidence in themselves and brings happy camaraderie to the other students who cheer them on. Cheers to the school administration for pushing the kids toward excellence with this kind of performance. Bravo!
The way the little girl transitioned from her singing stance to her rock-and-roll moves was adorable.
What a great band director you guys have. Everyone should have teachers that encouraging. You guys killed it!
That music teacher is AWEOME, inspiring those kids, thanks!
Goosebumps. These kids are doing more at their age than some do their whole lives.
Wow! These kids are so fortunate to have such a music director
This is insanely awesome!!! As a 53 year old I grew up when this album came out! These kids nailed it! Drums!! Guitar solo, lead vocals bass guitar!!
God bless that band director. At least he isn't totally burned out by his underpaying and overworked job like so many teachers are. The influence of his enthusiasm will be felt by those kids (and hopefully future generations) for the rest of their lives. I bet all his students love him.
Indeed we do!
Man this gave me chills, these kids were great ! Music director was a awesome. Singer has a strong voice, guitarist was incredible, bass sounded excellent,drummer on point. What a performance !
Gave me chills too!
That girl has a really nice singing voice, a real talent! The guitarist also has big things ahead!
The singer doesn’t have the pipes to go further. The guitarist is definately talented, though!
The singer just needs training and needs to hit puberty
Idk, with the right training & practice I thought she had some potential. Singing like Axl Rose from a little girls body is not really a fair litmus test.
I was most impressed by the singer. Kudos to the music teacher for not trying to make her Axl Rose it. A surefire way to destroy the voice of someone of middle school years.
I love how their music teacher is rocking out too their tune , god bless him 😂😂😂
The people who are complaining about the Director have clearly never seen an Orchestra perform.
Bravo!
Fantastic job. I was actually watching the drummer almost the entire time. He was amazing. He wasn’t getting to attention bc the guitar and singer mostly do in this song, but wow, that young man was outstanding. Great job by all of them. 👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸👏🏼👏🏼
Edit- I just realized you are the drummer, lol. I am watching all your videos. You are a very, very, talented young man. Lots of hard work and practice I’m sure, and it’s paying off. Keep that passion, sky’s the limit young man.
Speaking of lack of attention what about the keyboard player nobody talking about that dude
They were ALL outstanding!
Same here. They were fantastic as a whole but he really stood out.
@@alabaster193 I think that every member of this band totally stood out at different points in the song. Each one of them brought something incredible to the table & for them to only be in middle school really says something about the amount of talent in these kids. I think all of them should experiment with other instruments sometime. There's a lot of comments, I didn't read all, but did this remind anyone else of the movie "School of Rock"?
This was by far the coolest middle school band I’ve ever seen! Freakin amazing jobs these kids did! All of them! So much raw talent on that stage. I especially loved how the music teacher was rocking out like he was in his own private mosh pit 🤘!Bravo to all involved. If my band teacher in middle school was that enthusiastic and had us actually play good music…who knows…I certainly would have gotten into a lot less trouble! Rock on!!! 🤘🤘🤘🎸🥁🎤
Love how enthusiastic the teacher is
That was one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. All of those kids killed it! That music teacher is amazing! You could tell by his enthusiasm he new exactly what he had with those middle school musicians. So cool!
He knew
@@Amaiaolazabal580 public schools strike again...
Amazing performance. But honestly, can we give the drummer more love - OUTSTANDING. He knows exactly where to sit in that pocket.
Drummer was awesome
Same opinion. Drummer shines.
I saw a great drummer. Good little band
@Kendra1966--yup the drummer had it down, but i think they had him miked a little loud, but for these young kids, an excellent job!!
@@davidbreen4353most of it is just acoustics. that's what churches are made for.
This was great on so many levels. Guitar, singing, drums, it was so good! Yes, the drummer killed it. Talent!!! That drummer was the real hero. Gosh, he never stopped. Got to watch that again! Great job to him!
Director did his job. Well done. Also, kudos to the kiddos!
It was cute how you could hear the nerves in her voice at first and then bam she was rocking it ❤
At this point, her voice is just not quite strong enough to pull it off - but devoting years of practice in the future, will pay big dividends !!
yeah, they need to up the volume to her mic. not sure if the kid on guitar or a mixer off stage did it, but they got a lot quieter when she started.
Super great and the teacher was feeling and pushing the energy everybody needs somebody like that behind them.
Yeah, I kind of think the director likes that song…
For sure. There's nothing more enriching than someone enthusiastically supporting you.
Very talented kids and you can tell they had a good teacher because he was all over the place as he should be.
I'll probably break down and cry watching this video. These kids rock!
I love how these kids are learning how to rock instead of standing methodically singing classical music. They really need to know how to sing and play all genres of music. Great job I’m very impressed.
This is classical music now lol sorry to make ya feel old but these are our oldies but goodies
@@E-MATHER or playing video games. love em.
@@E-MATHER good point lol
The state decides what the teachers present to students.
@@E-MATHERThat is not Classical music. That is Classic Rock. Classical music is a genre spanning centuries.
Love how animated and into it the teacher is. So proud of his students.
Frickn Bad-Ass! Middle school? They rocked that shit. I could barely play power chords in middle school, and here this kid is busting out a Slash solo and just killing it! The drummer and bassist were perfect and the girls got a great voice. Good for them! Love how passionate and proud the conductor is. The world needs more teachers like that!
Loved this!!! That director kept the kids nervous attention off the crowd and on him, vocalist killed it, amazing guitarist front and center. But the hidden gem is the drummer that you can barely see in the background.. awesome!!!
They killed it ! Bright future for these kids and the music teacher is an inspiration !