9 сағат бұрын
2 ай бұрын
Пікірлер
@rhd1974 Күн бұрын
Nice fight song!
@rhd1974 2 күн бұрын
BTW, nice singing there. We don't do that at our TC.
@rhd1974 2 күн бұрын
Haha. I know that feeling having done it before. It's better than not playing anything for many measures like we do at concerts. We have to keep the beat! We're like the percussion.
@glowilk5377 2 күн бұрын
🎄 👏
@briannaearl8051 2 күн бұрын
Sadly at our school tuba christmas got canceled
@ndrhodes22 2 күн бұрын
@@briannaearl8051 awww man that stinks is it getting rescheduled at all?
@Monsteroutsider-t8s 2 күн бұрын
Wsp
@rhd1974 3 күн бұрын
Is that a King Sousaphone you're playing?
@ndrhodes22 2 күн бұрын
@@rhd1974 I honestly have no idea if anything I think it’s probably Yamaha
@rhd1974 2 күн бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 I can tell you it's not a Yamaha since there would be a hexagonal fitting by your shoulder. I'm pretty sure it's a King.
@ndrhodes22 2 күн бұрын
@ oh interesting you’re most likely right then!
@rotunda57 Күн бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 KING Cleveland. Made in USA!!!
@Rosemary-un8gz 3 күн бұрын
Nice job I wish I could do that
@ndrhodes22 2 күн бұрын
@Rosemary-un8gz You definitely can it just comes with practice!
@nicholashoekstra4157 3 күн бұрын
I love this stand tune! I’m a euphonium freshman!
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@nicholashoekstra4157 that’s awesome I play euphonium occasionally too it’s a beautiful instrument!
@rhd1974 2 күн бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 I think I've asked you this before. But when playing the euphonium, do you need a smaller embouchure, or opening of the lips, as compared to the tuba? I've been trying to play my baritone horn for a few years now and haven't gotten it right.
@Random04736 3 күн бұрын
you sound so good
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@Random04736 thank you I really appreciate it!
@Random04736 3 күн бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 np question though how fun is high school band because my band directors say middle school band is really boring compared to high school
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@Random04736 It really depends on where you go and how competitive your high school is and how much you put into it but personally high school band is super fun for me I’ve improved a ton and I get lots of awesome opportunities!
@rhd1974 3 күн бұрын
Thank you for posting a video of you playing the Sousaphone! This is awesome! I think I've played this song too.
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@rhd1974 it’s definitely a cool song!!!
@Monsteroutsider-t8s 3 күн бұрын
What instrument?
@rhd1974 3 күн бұрын
Sousaphone
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@Monsteroutsider-t8s it’s basically another form of a tuba made so people can march while playing’
@Monsteroutsider-t8s 3 күн бұрын
Nice
@Brgrz001 3 күн бұрын
Vibes
@rhd1974 4 күн бұрын
That is a tricky song to play because it's fast. Looks like your bell is dinged and dented. What happened? I've seen you with that sweater in other videos. You look nice in that. Thanks for sharing your Tuba Christmas videos this year! I heard the weather was tricky out in the Quad Cities. I got to do mine last week, but only had a little coating of snow to deal with.
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@rhd1974 The bell was already dinged when I got it cause it’s school owned so I’m not sure🤷♂️ The weather really wasn’t too bad but scared a lot of people away sadly☹️
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@rhd1974 The bell was already dinged when I got it cause it’s school owned so I’m not sure🤷♂️ The weather really wasn’t too bad but scared a lot of people away sadly☹️
@rhd1974 3 күн бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 You get a different tuba every school year?
@rhd1974 3 күн бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 The only bad thing about TC is potentially driving in bad weather. That's happened to me a few times. Driving through snowstorms and freezing rain. Scary! :(
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@rhd1974 not every school year but I had to switch to this one so another one could get some maintenance on it!
@OriginalRussianSpy 4 күн бұрын
What is tuba christmas?
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@@OriginalRussianSpy Tuba Christmas is a super cool event that happens in multiple cities in every state around the country and basically tubas and euphoniums come together and rehearse a book of Christmas carols and then perform them it’s an amazing event and if you wanna see some super cool examples look it up on KZbin because there are some massive tuba Christmas’s out there!!!
@OriginalRussianSpy 3 күн бұрын
@ndrhodes22 ooo that sound like a fun time! Im deff looking into this, thanks!
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@ you definitely should it’s and awesome event!!!
@nicobicochew7175 4 күн бұрын
I was so mad I couldent go to mine😢
@ndrhodes22 3 күн бұрын
@nicobicochew7175 Awwww that sucks why couldn’t you go?
@SteveReisteter 11 күн бұрын
Where is this happening?
@ndrhodes22 11 күн бұрын
@@SteveReisteter Hi thank you so much for commenting! This concert took place last Thursday at Western Illinois University and it was a side by side concert with them and United Township High School (which is where I attend)
@SteveReisteter 11 күн бұрын
@ OK! Thanks! It was a fine performance! I watched another KZbin video of it from a standard point of view (instead of from a tubist’s perspective). I already sent a thank you note to the conductor of the University’s wind ensemble but I couldn’t find a way to contact your conductor through your high school’s website. Could you please do me a favor? Please thank your colleagues in the wind ensemble for their preparation and their performance. Also, please thank your conductor for programming the piece. Thanks very much for your help.
@ndrhodes22 11 күн бұрын
@ I will absolutely do that! Thank you for writing such a beautiful piece I loved playing it!
@rhd1974 13 күн бұрын
Love this!
@rhd1974 14 күн бұрын
I spotted you there at the far right end. Must have been fun playing along with college students from WIU. I've been there a few times. Are you doing any Tuba Christmas this year?
@ndrhodes22 13 күн бұрын
@@rhd1974 it was definitely a blast! And yes I think I’m doing my local one in about 2 weeks!
@rhd1974 13 күн бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 Where's that? I'm planning to perform at a local one tomorrow, playing my Sousaphone.
@ndrhodes22 13 күн бұрын
@ it’s in the Quad Cities
@PlutoSimulations 24 күн бұрын
Yes Township!
@rhd1974 26 күн бұрын
I've never played Sleigh Ride, but I'd love to try it out. Looks easy with all that oompah you do. Also, it's cool to see your Adam's Apple move up and down while you play. You should see it for yourself.
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
Never heard this Sousa tune before! Do you have a favorite Sousa piece? Mine is "Stars and Stripes Forever."
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 Yeah I had never heard it either I think the Stars and Stripes is my favorite as well it’s definitely a classic!
@rotunda57 Ай бұрын
Nobles of the Mystical Shrine !
@zacharyvernon7989 24 күн бұрын
Yorktown centennial
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
Nice euphonium playing! This was recorded very well. Are you the only euphonium here? I liked playing Ticheli pieces. You?
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 I absolutely do love Ticheli and there were two other euphoniums but I was playing the bassoon part and I was the only one on that!
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 Is the bassoon higher or lower in sound than the euphonium?
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@ it’s actually kind of both it depends on the player but this part was specifically lower than normal for euphonium
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
Love this playing! Do you know who wrote this? I've played "Armed Forces Medley" in parades. Have you played that song?
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 I believe this was arranged by Michael Sweeney and I think we played that song last year actually!
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
Were you the only tuba in this band?
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 No we actually have two others but I’m first chair so there’s a couple parts here I’m playing by myself!
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
Love this! Didn't you play this song in another video from last year?
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 yes I did! We play this song pretty much every year for Veterans Day same with our Christmas concert we play sleigh ride and Russian Christmas music every year as well!!!
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 I now remember playing this version of "America the Beautiful" in a college/community band years ago. This sounded very familiar to me. Loved playing those long tones!
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@ it’s definitely fun to play!
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
I got to see the list of performers for the basketball pep band on FB. Are you going back to playing the Sousaphone? I count 8 in total between the two bands.
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 yeah I’ll be playing sousaphone again!!! And I’ll also be at probably all the games for both bands too!!!
@rhd1974 Ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 Please post some videos of you playing Sousa in pep band here. I've done it myself and it's lots of fun!
@ndrhodes22 Ай бұрын
@ yeah I’m definitely planning on doing so!
@roystone9932 2 ай бұрын
Nick , how long have you been playing Tuba ?. Is this the first time playing brass ?.
@KrisstianRiano 2 ай бұрын
Contrabass Clarinet?!!?!?? Wheres drums?
@ndrhodes22 2 ай бұрын
Yessir we borrowed it from a local college and you just can’t see the drums from the angle they are in the back
@rhd1974 2 ай бұрын
Nick, Loved this video! However, I had to turn my laptop 90 degrees to watch this. Are you now playing the Contra in the marching band?
@ndrhodes22 2 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 Yup I’m playing contra mainly because we didn’t have enough sousas so we had to go borrow a contra!
@rhd1974 2 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 It's great there are more Sousas in your band! Was the Contra the same one you used this summer?
@ndrhodes22 2 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 No actually we borrowed this one the one I used over summer was 3/4 size this is a full size which is nice!
@rhd1974 2 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 What kind of Contra are you playing now?
@rhd1974 2 ай бұрын
Hey Nick! I saw some more pictures of your HS band on Facebook and noticed you are the only one playing the Contra while the rest played the Sousa. What's going on? School ran out of Sousas?
@Zoomzoom12 3 ай бұрын
Im friends with one of the marchers and I’m trying to convince my mom to let me do conquest 😭😭
@ndrhodes22 3 ай бұрын
@@Zoomzoom12 that’s awesome you should definitely do it! It’s a great experience and it’s not a huge commitment. Who are you friends with?
@Zoomzoom12 3 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 The drum majors sister (I’m only saying this bc I don’t wanna name drop on the internet)
@ndrhodes22 3 ай бұрын
@@Zoomzoom12 oh yeah I got you! You should 100% join it is so fun and you’ll improve as a musician greatly!
@roystone9932 3 ай бұрын
Keep going matey ....well done .
@ndrhodes22 3 ай бұрын
@@roystone9932 thank you sir!
@rhd1974 3 ай бұрын
I got to see some pictures of this on Facebook. I also got to see some video of your band at a football game. I counted six Sousas! Five silver and a lacquer one.
@ranadutta6798 3 ай бұрын
Awesome playing, your tuba does sound a bit sharp, maybe if you can take out the slides a little, it’ll sound even better
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
Nice uniforms! How many other D&B corps were there? Where did this take place?
@ndrhodes22 4 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 It was at the Marion Iowa tournament of drums and there were probably 5 or 6 open class corps there!
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 Are you going to the DCI finals next week?
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
"Stars and Stripes" has been one of my favorites to play on tuba! Tricky beginning to the trio, though. How do you like it?
@ndrhodes22 4 ай бұрын
This was my first time playing it but I really enjoyed it it was very fun!
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 I'm surprised this was your first time. It's one of the most famous songs and I figured you've played in with the marching band.
@jerrydrumline 4 ай бұрын
OMG ❤❤❤
@davispogor4460 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite ballads
@RealNiggaElijah 4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
Your signing wasn't that bad. But there was no playing. What happened.
@ndrhodes22 4 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 This run was our first time going all the way through drill of the first movement with no playing. Later that night we added music for all but the last 20 measures but I wasn’t able to record that just yet.
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 Nice brief view of you at the end!
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
Man, you're busy this summer! Playing regular tuba, Sousa, and Contra! Keep your chops up!
@ndrhodes22 4 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 Yeah definitely busy but I wouldn’t want it any other way!
@rhd1974 4 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 What kind of Contra do you play?
@ndrhodes22 4 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 it’s a Wessex contra it’s on the cheaper side but it works great for me!!!
@rhd1974 5 ай бұрын
I think I spotted you here. Are you in the far left, hidden by the conductor?
@ndrhodes22 5 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 yup that’s me!
@kittycat344 5 ай бұрын
Wow! This truly is not Seattle Cascades 2024!
@XuanLong345 5 ай бұрын
I love this show! Chills at the end EVERY T.I.M.E.!
@rhd1974 5 ай бұрын
You went back to playing tuba? You need to go back to recording close-up videos of you playing. I loved them!
@ndrhodes22 5 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 Yup I went back to tuba after a couple weeks because I was filling in for someone! I do love those close up videos the only reason I don’t do it for this band is because it’s a more professional setting but I’ll be sure to get back on recordings like that with my high school!!!
@rhd1974 5 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 Well, it was harder to see you this time from that angle. When you're back in high school, can you include some of you playing the Sousaphone in marching band? I'd love to see those!
@ndrhodes22 5 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 yes I definitely will make some of those!!!
@rhd1974 5 ай бұрын
Nice video, but I had to turn my head to the left to see it!
@liamallen2156 5 ай бұрын
😩
@ApolyonTheSoulRender 5 ай бұрын
Wow love the 2010 history bit 🔥🔥🔥
@rhd1974 6 ай бұрын
Were you playing tuba in this one?
@ndrhodes22 6 ай бұрын
I was actually playing euphonium but next week I’ll be back on tuba with this band!
@rhd1974 6 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 That's great to know!
@rhd1974 6 ай бұрын
@@ndrhodes22 I think I spotted you here. Are you the one who wore the long sleeve black pants?
@ndrhodes22 6 ай бұрын
@@rhd1974 Yup that’s me!
@brandonthompson2987 6 ай бұрын
Which trombone part are you playing?