2016 Blue Knights "The Great Event" Rack/Aux Perc Cam

2016 Blue Knights production of "The Great Event" from point of view of first-year member Austen Jankowski.

[@stealthstingray]

8th grader here and first time doing percussion, today parts were announced and I got rack and I was so disappointed, but now I watch this and I’m no longer disappointed at all!

[@nathanreno-winters8732]

This video confirms my theory that BK percussion writing is incredibly well done - the focus is on the texture and how it adds to the ensemble. That being said, Air Waltz is one heck of a part to play.

[@paarticle]

blue knights is honestly the best drum corps right now

[@ownenlikeaboss]

As a rack player in my freshman year of high school this is what I aspire to be

[@dineshjanapati6511]

I'm currently a rack player and I'm a freshman.

[@TravelersRuneAlt]

@@dineshjanapati6511 same

[@arlosmith8991]

As a freshman highschool front ensemble rack player i am blown away. This is one of the most impressive things I've seen in a while

[@tylerbuckley2092]

That was awesome skills there 👏

[@haydenm.3912]

4:47 Bass mallet incoming!

[@cassieballard6204]

what event are they trying to portray with the show? Great rack playing by the way!!!!

[@nathanreno-winters8732]

The great one. No one is quite sure, but it's an incredible show.

[@ethangrubb8318]

How tf does your timpani player play with a broken finger

[@mvl8209]

4:47 did someone throw that Bass drum mallet, and you caught it? Or was it hanging somewhere? Hard to see with the speed! 7:50 why do you do the roll on both sides of the gong? I was taught it's best to do it on the front. Does the sound change, or is it easier to get volume out of it by doing both sides? I've been a percussionist for ~14 years and my switching between sticks isn't nearly as smooth as yours! Great job!

[@ajkey33]

Thanks! I’m the rack player from the video. Yeah, a vibe player threw that mallet at 4:47. A fun little easter egg I think I ended up playing the the tam tam that way because it was more comfortable to communicate with the rest of the front ensemble in that position. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mvl8209]

Also tell that vibe player good job with the throw ;) About the tamtam, makes sense!

[@jacksonweinberg3544]

What game were they playing at the beginning

[@corrinechua6471]

HEY MA!! MA!!! Rd

[@jacksonweinberg3544]

Corrine Chua ?

[@christienalexander]

little_cavalier _snare I'm the timpani player in this, that's no specific game just some bullshit we made up

[@jacksonweinberg3544]

Christien Martin lol

[@smoke_stacks]

that bass drum just sounds like a low tuned timpani lol

[@princelonestarr2330]

"22 27"

[@eve-onosu7944]

This is basically drum set on drugs

[@captainkiwi77]

“6”

[@ZachKyew]

That aux cart is just set up and tuned like a drum set, why not just march one?

[@dakotagodinez5763]

Excuse me??

[@joshuaestrada6042]

Why dont you give this guy a throne to me it seems like it's like a drumset but standing

[@joshuaestrada6042]

Wouldnt it be easier for him to have the throne maybe

[@willieburke1334]

@@joshuaestrada6042 It largely depends on what he's actually playing; this music isn't very groove-based and has more of a concert feel for most of the show, so a drum set wouldn't be very applicable, as well as all the trips back and forth to the bass and gong, not having a throne saves precious seconds in transition time.

[@joshuaestrada6042]

@@willieburke1334 ah yeah that makes sense.

[@SilverTheFlame]

I really don't like those crash cymbals

[@SilverTheFlame]

And good job haha that was some really good playing

[@smoke_stacks]

why do those hand crash cymbals sound do terrible

[@LuckyOwI777]

Because the sound gets slightly distorted through his go-pro camera. that was made to record good videos, not so much audio.

[@atlassolid5946]

@@LuckyOwI777 and if you notice, one of them is a little misshapen, so that affects things

[@Prof.CheeseDog]

They sound incredibly raw. It's gorgeous. It's a very orchestral sound

[@jacksonweinberg3544]

That bass drum sounds awful

[@nathanreno-winters8732]

It's the compression of the microphone and the fact that it's outside. You hear the attack, but the sound is lost incredibly fast because of the acoustic environment.

[@paarticle]

hitting_things_with _broken_trees and the crash cymbals

[@fotayyt]

Of course it will sound bad through a gopro mic.