Forleb Dude imagine just vibing in the youtube comments and making a minecraft joke and then the United States Army likes your comment because it made them giggle
Never in my life have I seen a grown woman run at full speed after a guy IN HEELS while CARRYING A TUBA. That is impressive, I don’t care what anyone says.
Go Army! I got the chance to sit down and play with these guys when I was in High School. Awesome people. What blew me away was the fact that none of them had any music on their stands. They just had ... stuff on there. Like random bits of music they pretended to look at. It was all in their heads. The bass trombone player calmly noticed that I didn't have any idea what the music was, and produced a part for me from his bag. No judgement, subtle hints. Section leader asked for my pencil and marked a few dymanics, and some notes on it. Played the phrases that way ever since. Blew my mind to sit in with them at that age. And ya. That wasn't a cheap tuba either! Send it! Shot Out!
I thought this was going to be a bumblebee flying into his trombone. I was preparing to feel so incredibly sorry for that person. Oh, how wrong my assumption was.
I can't believe I found this 5 years later. Being a Junior in Marching Band, I can re assure everyone watching this that just learning 10 songs in a month, as hard as it seems, will/is a lot easier than trying to play Flight of the Bumblebee on the trombone. We get hyped just by playing Seven nation army at football games, let alone if someone would ever learn this. Great job to that Trombonist, and everyone in the band, on behalf of the Logan Marching Chieftains.
Love how everyone's clearly a band kid because everyone knows what tonguing is. Most people wouldn't know that you need an extremely fast tongue to do this.
@Nathan Kruse Two great examples of cyclic breathing; Same piece but slightly different styles> ua-cam.com/video/pAfge_kArq0/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/RhfP_AXL_GM/v-deo.html Written by Paganini, but probably for violin, not trumpet.
What, because he takes so little care of his instrument that he got it stolen twice in one gig? Though I guess maybe he expected security to be a bit better on an army base.
I was confused when people in the comments were talking about Carmen as the name of the soloist at first. (I'd never heard of him before.) Carmen is also the name of an opera; orchestra members play a bunch of short musical lines from the "Carmen" opera in this performance.
At first, I was like, "yeah, that's nice. Fun play on Bumblebee." Then he actually got into the real part, and my jaw hit the floor. I stood there for a good minute slack based holding my face in amazement. Brain exploded. Loved this! Hilarious! Shared it before it was even over.
Actually you can practice too much on brass instruments. You'll get an "embouchure breakdown" past, say, 4 hours per day, at least in my case. It happened to Miles Davis too. Symptoms are when it takes you longer and longer to warm up. They also say too many lip slurs can lead to this condition. In my case it was taking me about 1 hour just to warm up and break down my lips to where I could play. My teacher was clueless as to why I was getting worse and worse. My lips had as much buzz as a stiff baseball mitt.
What is more amazing is that SSG Russo will perform this well night after night during a tour. Playing it this well, once is good, but the repeated excellence that he plays with is truly a testament to his high level of artistry. Thanks for the comment!
The United States Army Field Band I know this is an older video and I am just now seeing it but wow, much respect to him for sure and to the rest of you. I do also have a question...I tried back in middle school to learn to read music, the notes, scales, etc. but never could and I think patience, focus, and concentration . had a lot to do with my failure as I also had a.d.d. or so the doctors tried to say.... anyhow the question being, I want to play the French horn, I ha e always loved it and I want to learn it now but I have no idea what books and which type of horn to start out with as I am a beginner, can you help me and also do you ha e any tutorials about the French horn, the notes and how to play it. I find I am a visual and auditory learner so seeing and hearing would be easier for me
I love how the whole band is smiling and the whole stage looks like they're having a good time. It must be nice to play with band members who are so close
+The United States Army Field Band What a beautiful song. He must've had to practice for months to be able to do that. Hope I'll get the chance to join your band one day! Yes?
As a trombonist, it ain’t that hard once you already got it on tenor trombone. Sop. Trombone is just played like tenor but an octave higher and you might need a little practice with alto trombone, but yea it ain’t that hard. I’m not saying that FOTB isn’t hard because it definitely is, just saying that it’s not hard to do it on the other two if you already have it on one of them.
This would be INSANE on a french horn. As they say, how does a trombone player imitate a french horn? Put your hand in the bell and play a lot of wrong notes! :)
They probably are but this guy's probably one of the best out there. Military bands are almost always exceptional and I would assume they got the best trombone player in the band to do this
Used to run with Tubas, even backwards for some formations. It gets easier if you practice/carry a tuba around frequently, you eventually get used to balancing/managing the weight. She's probably marched around with that tuba more than most would ever being in a military band I would think. Never did it in heels though, that's gotta complicate things a bit for sure.
Technically called a soprano trombone, but often called a slide trumpet. It is played with a trumpet mouthpiece, it has the range of a trumpet, (well not a bass trumpet, lol), so in that sense, it is like a trumpet with a slide.
Well, you've been asking for #videos , so here's a fantastic one from the Concert Band! Sgt. First Class Carmen Russo performs variations on the classic "Flight of the Bumblebee" on *three* different #trombones . This performance was recorded at Linganore High School in Frederick, Md. on May 29, 2013. We'd love to hear what you think! Please leave your comments below. #happymonday #armystrong #armyvalues #usarmy #trombone #lowbrass #brass #flightofthebumblebee #bandgeek
U can mess it up if you throw it in boiling water like my friend did. Lol try walking into band class and your instrument is a loaner and you just boiled it. Teacher 😮🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 drum stick thrown and more🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 i told you not to. 🤬🤬🤬
you can also call it a slide trumpet. it is played with a trumpet mouthpiece. it is remarkable he was able to play so well jumping from a tenor, to an alt, then to a trumpet.
His hand moves so quickly and locates the correct position so perfectly that it almost looks like he's stop motion animated when he's playing. Or at least that it's missing frames from the video.
I had the pleasure to see you guys in Panama City beach just a month or so ago, was such an experience, especially when the duet with the trumpet and euphonium was played.
I studied music for thirty years (it was my college major) before putting everything on hold to become a writer a few years ago. Started my musical travels at age ten on slide trombone, and over the years, gained basic competence on low and high brass and the saxophone family...too much of a drifter to ever become a virtuoso like Staff Sergeant Carmen Russo, my new musical hero. Bravo, sir...BRAVO!!! To attain this level of mastery over various sized brass instruments is a major achievement that requires discipline, hard work, intense focus, and LOTS of practice. I humbly tip my hat to your excellence. Thank you for this masterful...and quite humorous...performance! :-)
Although I never of my life would try to perform The Flight of the Bumble Bee with any kind of copper instrument... this fun to watch and... also very skillfull. Props to the sarge. Very well done, with panache and wit.
Just amazing! As a former trumpet player, I salute you, Sir. And to top it all off, he was still able to play after putting on chapstick, which I was never able to do. 😲 This makes me seriously want to pull out my old trumpet and play again. I still have it; I bet I remember more than I think I do . . . 🤔 Also, kudos to the band for the theatrics and humor involved. 👏👏👏
Amazing display of armature control and sheer great musicianship. Thank you for an incredible experience with an equally pleasing orchestra. Pure intonation .
When I saw a harpist play Fantasie Impromptu I thought I had seen everything but Flight of the Bumblebee on a trombone? I watched it again the next morning when I got up just to be sure it wasn’t a dream.
This man has three tongues. There is no other explanation
+NeoTenic That's a very good observation! Thanks for your comment!
+The United States Army Field Band and thank you all for your service!
Triple Tonguing on point. Great job!
I'm thinking more 10.
No matter. Its still impressive!
When he played more notes in one measure than I did in my whole marching show
Sander Cohen so...
16?
GCNMatt it's called a hyperbole also he was playing 32nds in quite a few places
Sander Cohen I know
I'm a high school trombone and outside of jazz we are always sidelined so it's not far off 😉
GCNMatt I actually play Euphonium soooooooooo......... yeah
Sander Cohen lol rip in boredom
I don't understand how that articulation is humanly possible!
+bg3929Z Our very own Sgt. 1st Class Russo is a master of articulation. Thanks for watching!
Is there such a thing as quadruple tounging? That is just amazing!
Haven't you heard? This guy has 3 tongues!
Usually triple tonging for Bumblebee, but he may also be doodle tonguing.
Why are you playing triplets in Flight of the Bumblebee? Double or doodle.
This is one of those few instances where the video offers much more than the title suggests. It's like anti-clickbait
You just got hearted by a branch of the US army. That means you’re drafted now.
Clickbaitn't
@@diboof7125 I believe that is indeed how it works.
Very well said Connor!
Well clickbait videos do offer more than the title suggests, they just don't put the title in the beginning of the video like this one did
I thought I was okay at Trombone until this man legit started speaking minecraft enchantment table language with 3 different trombones
Forleb Dude imagine just vibing in the youtube comments and making a minecraft joke and then the United States Army likes your comment because it made them giggle
@@haidynwendlandt2479 lmao facts. imagine the surprise when you find out you made the army band laugh
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same-
Wow the Army liked your comment good sir.
This man has extra lungs and pair of tongues..
And rockets in his arms
It hurts to watch
and iron chops
Not to mention his swole lips.
Circular breathing
"if you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly..."
*S A C R E L I G I O U S B O I*
THE AMOUNT OF *SACRILEGE*
ling ling
Big brain
And if you play it pretty decently quick, you wont miss a single damn note going slow
They should have given him a piccolo at the end lol
YES!
richard84623 the last one was a piccolo trombone so I guess that counts.
Brandon Briseño No, that was a Soprano.
No... They should have finished with a slide whistle...
richard84623 he probably can't play the piccolo
Never in my life have I seen a grown woman run at full speed after a guy IN HEELS while CARRYING A TUBA. That is impressive, I don’t care what anyone says.
He wasn't wearing heels.
@@larrysmith6797 no, she was
Also, the fact she snuck up on him, in a full length skirt, with said heels.
She’s not in heels...
Go Army!
I got the chance to sit down and play with these guys when I was in High School. Awesome people. What blew me away was the fact that none of them had any music on their stands. They just had ... stuff on there. Like random bits of music they pretended to look at. It was all in their heads. The bass trombone player calmly noticed that I didn't have any idea what the music was, and produced a part for me from his bag. No judgement, subtle hints. Section leader asked for my pencil and marked a few dymanics, and some notes on it. Played the phrases that way ever since. Blew my mind to sit in with them at that age.
And ya. That wasn't a cheap tuba either! Send it! Shot Out!
The dexterity of that man’s tongue is otherworldly
I thought this was going to be a bumblebee flying into his trombone.
I was preparing to feel so incredibly sorry for that person.
Oh, how wrong my assumption was.
xvdvn2 Same
@private account 😂😂😂
Umm wtf how’d you think that?
lily umm grape fruits have a peal last time I checked.
i can relate
We are lucky to have him in our ranks! He's a great player and a soldier of good humor!
This really brighten up my day. So funny!
I can't believe I found this 5 years later. Being a Junior in Marching Band, I can re assure everyone watching this that just learning 10 songs in a month, as hard as it seems, will/is a lot easier than trying to play Flight of the Bumblebee on the trombone. We get hyped just by playing Seven nation army at football games, let alone if someone would ever learn this. Great job to that Trombonist, and everyone in the band, on behalf of the Logan Marching Chieftains.
I feel like as if I'm watching a 60's cartoon.
lol.true
Hilarious, I agree 🤓
Which means they hit the vibe perfectly. :D
fs10inator
Not a 60’s cartoon, more like a 40’s. But then again, why argue?
I see this as a Bugs Bunny cartoon
Carmen is not only an amazingly talented trombone player, he's also one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. 😊
also, really damn good at working the comedy angle for this piece
Yeah
3:44 agree
Love how everyone's clearly a band kid because everyone knows what tonguing is. Most people wouldn't know that you need an extremely fast tongue to do this.
SleepingDragons mmhm so true
This isn't even double tonguing though...its like, quadruple tonguing? Quintuple tonguing? It scares me.
Saxophonius M I’m pretty sure this might be triple tounging. It’s definitely possible but hard af.
Yeah from a musician standpoint its not hard to double tongue that fast, rather the difficulty lies in matching the position to the note you want
Ti ka Ta - triple tonguing.
That's one big bee
Jack Ritchie the queen bee
Lol
I forgot that ppl don't normally call people by the name of the instrument they play 😂
So big he serves as the right hand man of Optimus Prime!
His wife must be so happy
What are you implying Collin?
@Mama C no it's just how the internet lives
Mama C jeez dude calm down it’s just a joke lol
@Mama C that's why it's funny because is perverse so of you don't care for it just let it go
Dammit....beat me to it...
*Plot Twist This man breathes through his ears*
And his ass
*Bruh*
You can actually hear him breathing though =
Hope you know I just got you to 420 likes
@Nathan Kruse Two great examples of cyclic breathing; Same piece but slightly different styles>
ua-cam.com/video/pAfge_kArq0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/RhfP_AXL_GM/v-deo.html
Written by Paganini, but probably for violin, not trumpet.
Now this man practices 40 hours a day
@Nathan Kruse what? 😂
@Nathan Kruse not at all brilliant sir. Your brain power is too much for me to handle.
Asian Musicians:wait, that's illegal
Maybe he’s a distant relative of Ling Ling
@Nathan Kruse wat
As a fellow trombonist, this man scares me
What, because he takes so little care of his instrument that he got it stolen twice in one gig? Though I guess maybe he expected security to be a bit better on an army base.
@@beeble2003 lol
Same
Same!
Same
4:01...I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Being a trombonist myself I thoroughly enjoyed this
Yeah
I feel it
I really hope that you still play the tiny trombone in bass clef so you still have to play like low c’s and d’s but like it’s basically a trumpet
WHEN YOU SEE THE PEOPLE FROM THE INSTRUMENT DEMO VIDEO
you win youtube
its been 4 years since i have seen that video
Morgan Rush first thing I saw was bassoon
Basoon man was the first I saw and I was happy
@@TheMCGibson same! Bassoonist here!
HOLY FUCK was that like quadruple tonguing
Norse Titan Nope. Just really fast double tonguing.
Carmen Russo
well there's triple tonguing as well
nice video
+Norse Titan That's what she said!!!
RooFx ?
Carmen is my ex-student from Manatee Community College. Great musician!
I was confused when people in the comments were talking about Carmen as the name of the soloist at first. (I'd never heard of him before.) Carmen is also the name of an opera; orchestra members play a bunch of short musical lines from the "Carmen" opera in this performance.
At first, I was like, "yeah, that's nice. Fun play on Bumblebee." Then he actually got into the real part, and my jaw hit the floor. I stood there for a good minute slack based holding my face in amazement. Brain exploded. Loved this! Hilarious! Shared it before it was even over.
This is what you call, TALENT, 👏👏👏
No, that's what you call PRACTICE
+David Gudjonsson yes my dude
Actually you can practice too much on brass instruments. You'll get an "embouchure breakdown" past, say, 4 hours per day, at least in my case. It happened to Miles Davis too. Symptoms are when it takes you longer and longer to warm up. They also say too many lip slurs can lead to this condition. In my case it was taking me about 1 hour just to warm up and break down my lips to where I could play. My teacher was clueless as to why I was getting worse and worse. My lips had as much buzz as a stiff baseball mitt.
Read the article on "embouchure collapse" on Wikipedia.
+thzzzt just 4 hours a day? weak dude. weak.
*gets chased by a tuba*
Ahhhh a typical day in band
fellow youtuber
then the tuba eats u up
I wonder who that Lady is
Brings back memories of my years in high school band.
The tuba is superior
fellow youtuber Ay I’m a tuba player
What is more amazing is that SSG Russo will perform this well night after night during a tour. Playing it this well, once is good, but the repeated excellence that he plays with is truly a testament to his high level of artistry. Thanks for the comment!
The United States Army Field Band I know this is an older video and I am just now seeing it but wow, much respect to him for sure and to the rest of you.
I do also have a question...I tried back in middle school to learn to read music, the notes, scales, etc. but never could and I think patience, focus, and concentration . had a lot to do with my failure as I also had a.d.d. or so the doctors tried to say....
anyhow the question being, I want to play the French horn, I ha e always loved it and I want to learn it now but I have no idea what books and which type of horn to start out with as I am a beginner, can you help me and also do you ha e any tutorials about the French horn, the notes and how to play it. I find I am a visual and auditory learner so seeing and hearing would be easier for me
Not only is SSG Russo a consummate artist but an athlete as well!
I love seeing the fellow band members smiling as he solos. Such joy. Music is life.
The man can circular breath, articulate perfectly, and be a good comedian.
This guy is fucking mlg at trombone
360 noscope bruuuh
+natalie mew 360 no sheet music
Ghosts289, that's beyond an understatement! That guy's a fricking Trombone maestro.
This guy is really good at rolling his R's
KONO DIO DA He was likely triple or double tonguing.
I love how the whole band is smiling and the whole stage looks like they're having a good time. It must be nice to play with band members who are so close
Bryce Christensen We are indeed close and do all greatly enjoy performing music, especially with our talented soloists!
+The United States Army Field Band What a beautiful song. He must've had to practice for months to be able to do that. Hope I'll get the chance to join your band one day! Yes?
Agreed! 😂
The Flight of the Bumblebee is incredibly difficult to play on any instrument. But to do it with 3 trombones of different sizes?
Speechless.
I don't see how doing it on 3 trombones of different sizes is that different
As a trombonist, it ain’t that hard once you already got it on tenor trombone. Sop. Trombone is just played like tenor but an octave higher and you might need a little practice with alto trombone, but yea it ain’t that hard. I’m not saying that FOTB isn’t hard because it definitely is, just saying that it’s not hard to do it on the other two if you already have it on one of them.
@@DNKG669 Either you're Franchen undercover, or you don't know what you're talking about
My brother could play flight of the bumblebee on the accordion without the music in front of him.
His triple double tonguing game is strong.
I thought the title was just a lie... A joke... But I was wrong, and this is amazing!
coming from a trombonist only in high school this is extremely impressive
Coming from a trombonist in middle school, I will only be able to play this in my dreams.
coming from a trombonist in middle school, i would murder the whole entire band to play this
Coming from a high school saxophone player, I'd just like to say that at least you picked a good instrument
Coming from a trombone player in 9th grade, I thought our test piece for a jazz competition was difficult until I heard this
This would be INSANE on a french horn. As they say, how does a trombone player imitate a french horn? Put your hand in the bell and play a lot of wrong notes! :)
Holy Shit! I play trombone, and I can tell you that is soooooooo hard to do!
It's true - definitely takes a lot of practice. How long have you been playing?
Carter Adam Klassen Ford On any instrument flight of the bumblebee is hard.
Same here. I was like, HUH?
Happy Gillmore It's not on saxophone. As long as you slur it. It's just a chromatic scale
Carter A. Klassen I don't play trombone and i also know.
Legend has it he’s still playing smaller and smaller trombones
Loved it! That guy was not only a phenomenal musician but a great showman as well.
Some of my friends think that they are good at trombone. This shut them right up.
Caenum wow arent u cool kyle
They probably are but this guy's probably one of the best out there. Military bands are almost always exceptional and I would assume they got the best trombone player in the band to do this
Caenum I mean I used to think no one was good at trombone, but jeez...
As a mediocre trombonist, this is beyond just “good”...
4:01 this happened to me in band once...its was a dark,dark day.
Yes, Haing to put the slide back on can be hard sometimes.
cheekym26 yeah it took me a bit,evryone stopped playing and watched me xD
I know right! I mean, my band class jsut watches teh person.
StealthyShark137Videos it's a nightmare
But thats good, cuz it means your slide is a good one at that time.
anyone who can play the Bumblebee in any instrument is awesome!
What about snare drum?
That's even more awesome!
+squid does minecraft What about timpany?
araknidude legendary
You'd have to have a lot or tune them to different notes on the go
How does she run that fast in heels carrying a goddam tuba
Military, they make you march miles and miles with a heavy pack in boots and full uniform :)
Practice... 40 hours a day
When ?
Used to run with Tubas, even backwards for some formations. It gets easier if you practice/carry a tuba around frequently, you eventually get used to balancing/managing the weight. She's probably marched around with that tuba more than most would ever being in a military band I would think. Never did it in heels though, that's gotta complicate things a bit for sure.
Aaaaaaarmy training, Sir!
this truly was a piece of musical theatre
The last one is basically just a trumpet with a slide
Technically called a soprano trombone, but often called a slide trumpet. It is played with a trumpet mouthpiece, it has the range of a trumpet, (well not a bass trumpet, lol), so in that sense, it is like a trumpet with a slide.
Chouchou Muse No it isn't
I thought it was called a piccolo Trombone.
It sounds higher than a trumpet
Chouchou Muse it's not a slide trumpet, those look way different than this piccolo/soprano trombone
The U.S. Army Field Band does not accept nothing less than the best, outstanding tutorial and concert videos!
Preach it, Brother! All US military bands are top-notch! And thanks to all of you in our military who serve!
as a band student in amazed that this was even possible. I never in my life thought a trombone could do that. that was awesome
The trombone shrank from the heat of that man spitting fire!
Totally underrated comment.
Everyone: war is very challenging and very serious
U.S military:
To everything there is a season. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.
Yeah, they should've been playing this song in the background on loudspeakers when they were chasing down the head of ISIS a couple weeks back, lol!
This is a field band not active duty people.
@@steph_lopez Joke
Marco Valenzuela good for you. I’m being serious.
I love the bits and pieces of Carmen Suite added to the mix. This is brilliant haha
There were other tunes in there too. I certainly heard Amparito Roca, which was a standalone piece written fifty years after Carmen.
Yeah, at 3:06 the Amparito Roca parts come in.
Well, you've been asking for #videos , so here's a fantastic one from the Concert Band! Sgt. First Class Carmen Russo performs variations on the classic "Flight of the Bumblebee" on *three* different #trombones .
This performance was recorded at Linganore High School in Frederick, Md. on May 29, 2013.
We'd love to hear what you think! Please leave your comments below.
#happymonday #armystrong #armyvalues #usarmy #trombone #lowbrass #brass #flightofthebumblebee #bandgeek
funny
Great job. That goes to everyone not just the trombone player.
I want to learn that on my trombone!
Trombones rock!
Dat tuba.
Did she just try to attack him with a tuba?
I think so.
Don't worry. Happens all the time in band.
@@doreenl.4007 To bad we dont have any tubas to attack people with. I just attack people with my trombone instead. :)
It's fake it's supposed to be a play
@@ethancooper3599 wow like we couldn't tell
as a trumpet player and future tuba player, this is insane
I play both trumpet and trombone and I can’t even think of me trying to play this
This man is CRAZY! As a trombonist I must come t that he is... INHUMAN THAT IS THE ONLY EXPLANATION! No human can do that!
WOW I play trombone and I couldn't get close to mastering a whole measure filled with 16th notes
Glad you're playing. It takes a long time and many years to acquire skills like SFC Carmen Russo.
The United States Army Field Band, that makes me feel better about my self.
The United States Army Field Band and even then, it's something not everyone can do, which makes it that much more spectacular.
@@ArmyFieldBand God given talent and dedication
Pretty sure those were 32nd notes
I want a soprano trombone just so I can walk into class like guys I think I messed up when I cleaned my instrument last night.
Sticks For Sale no a piccolo trombone
Daniel Shao piccolos are slightly smaller. Just look at a few comparisons between the two to see it better
"Dammit Noah this is why it says dry clean only!!"
U can mess it up if you throw it in boiling water like my friend did. Lol try walking into band class and your instrument is a loaner and you just boiled it. Teacher 😮🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 drum stick thrown and more🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 i told you not to. 🤬🤬🤬
Haha... that'd be fun. Made me laugh out loud over here
so many bassoonists makes me happy
Hahaha agreed! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it
him: *plays bumblebee*
woodwinds and percussion: We gotta play good to add drama to this guy.
Brass section: WHAT TF IS THAT GUY!?
Strings: 👁️ 👁️
👄
I can honestly say that i did not search for this. this gem was served up to me by the algorithms...
Four years later, I can say the same.
From tenor with F attachment to a piccalo is good thats about two whole octave jumps there
kjilk simble the last trombone actually is a soprano trombone and It's an octave higher than a tenor trombone
you can also call it a slide trumpet. it is played with a trumpet mouthpiece.
it is remarkable he was able to play so well jumping from a tenor, to an alt, then to a trumpet.
nobody:
me: that one clarinet player looked like megamind
As soon as i read this and looked back up at the screen, i snorted
I WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THAT OMG
@@novatvt8587 same i was like where was he? and than instantly saw him
It's to the left of the trombonist
IM CRYING I CAN'T UNSEE IT
We watched this video when I was in 8th grade band. I am so happy I found it again.
His hand moves so quickly and locates the correct position so perfectly that it almost looks like he's stop motion animated when he's playing. Or at least that it's missing frames from the video.
I’m soo happy this video from 8 years ago happened along my screen! This is the most inspiring thing I’ve ever seen!
Dang! He is one smoking trombonist! I've seen those other types of trombone, or knew that they existed. Great job at making them accessible!
Mr. Russo you should be promoted to general!
James R Harris We'll make sure he gets your comment. Thanks!
My first instrument, back in 1972, was trombone. So this impressed the hell out of me. Staff Sgt. Russo, you're my hero!
This was WAY better than advertised! Thank you UA-cam algorithm for bringing me this!
BRAVO! I had to see it to believe it!---The snare drummer never quit smiling the whole way through!!!!!
0:53 As a fellow trombone player, wow. Just wow.
Drill Sargent: get down and give me 300 trills and arpeggios!
The drill sergeant happened to be Ling Ling.
I had the pleasure to see you guys in Panama City beach just a month or so ago, was such an experience, especially when the duet with the trumpet and euphonium was played.
That's great! When was that performance? It sounds like you saw one of our sister organizations down in Florida and that's awesome!
Fantastic performance and so good to have fun with music....BRAVO!
Some of the best trombone playing I’ve ever heard
Me: There is no possible way a trombone can play this.
Trombone:
"HOLD MAH BEER..."
Bravo! How wonderful play!
There was not a day I’m my life that I thought I was gonna see a trombone do this piece of music
I studied music for thirty years (it was my college major) before putting everything on hold to become a writer a few years ago. Started my musical travels at age ten on slide trombone, and over the years, gained basic competence on low and high brass and the saxophone family...too much of a drifter to ever become a virtuoso like Staff Sergeant Carmen Russo, my new musical hero. Bravo, sir...BRAVO!!! To attain this level of mastery over various sized brass instruments is a major achievement that requires discipline, hard work, intense focus, and LOTS of practice. I humbly tip my hat to your excellence. Thank you for this masterful...and quite humorous...performance! :-)
As a bone player, I love everything about this!!
First time hearing this with a trombone soloist. Great job Sargent!
Love this!!! Tell Sgt. Jennifer Everhart (Clarinet) I said hello!
1:04 Just crush my dreams and aspirations why don't you?
Forte Piano Do not choke on your Aspirations, Director Forte
The Sci-Fi Nut this made me legitimately laugh out loud
Omg. His tone is so nice. The ringing that it gives off is amazing and the sound is so clear!!!
Although I never of my life would try to perform The Flight of the Bumble Bee with any kind of copper instrument... this fun to watch and... also very skillfull. Props to the sarge. Very well done, with panache and wit.
I played next to this guy today in a concert! Amazing guy!
Words can't express how blown away I am! That is more than amazing!
The Ling Ling of trombonists
jd712 if you can play it slow, you can play it fast
Bumble 40 hours a day at 60 miles per hour.
Lung Lung
Nope he isn't Thats Zoltan Kiss. He does the triple tongue even faster and clearer
Once announced on the BBC as The Bum of the Flightel Bee, by Rip-his-corsets-off.
"I TOLD you! Don't put the trombone in the dryer!"
All hail the trombone God!
Thoroughly enjoyable, and good lord that man's articulation! WHAT IS HAPPENING!
Just amazing! As a former trumpet player, I salute you, Sir. And to top it all off, he was still able to play after putting on chapstick, which I was never able to do. 😲
This makes me seriously want to pull out my old trumpet and play again. I still have it; I bet I remember more than I think I do . . . 🤔
Also, kudos to the band for the theatrics and humor involved. 👏👏👏
Amazing display of armature control and sheer great musicianship. Thank you for an incredible experience with an equally pleasing orchestra. Pure intonation .
What a pleasant surprise 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥳
This is like a tom and Jerry freakin scene
2:09 - theme of toreador song from Bizet's opera Carmen. Like this guy! Amazing easter egg😄
Freddy’s theme too, Gives me flashbacks
I feel like there was an episode of Tom and Jerry that played out like this.
When I saw a harpist play Fantasie Impromptu I thought I had seen everything but Flight of the Bumblebee on a trombone? I watched it again the next morning
when I got up just to be sure it wasn’t a dream.
Oh my, what a wonderful performance......