2019 Vandegrift High School Drumline - Last Rehearsal Runthrough - BOA

BOA Semi-Finals Runthrough
Aria Queen of the Night

[@jonathanwyatt7385]

They don’t have any business being that dope

[@mariahgibson1804]

Right?!?😂

[@503music6]

bet

[@Wafflebaby33]

I saw the drumline the year after the school opened. They were this dope even back then

[@KyleTsuchiya]

Man. This level of commitment and maturity from EVERY member of the ensemble is rare, even at the world-class DCI level. Mad props.

[@mrpiklez3703]

@Kyle Tsuchiya what was eden prairie's marching band like?

[@connerphillips1196]

Woah I watch ur videos

[@Ridebmx34521]

No lies detected. None at all

[@marcouuuu]

are you having fun in ohio?

[@KyleTsuchiya]

@@marcouuuu yes

[@joshtolentino5863]

Center snare bouta give himself whiplash

[@joshtolentino5863]

Ben B. Yea I know. Its ok I head bop just as intense 😌

[@brennanmckinney3688]

Josh Tolentino I mean the bottom bass drummer looks like he’s about to break his back from how much he’s leaning back

[@jackbrauer5516]

The head bobbing made me laugh a little ngl

[@503music6]

tuff

[@noname8354]

Imagine getting a call time that allowed you to do a full run-through before semifinals. *cries in waking up at 3am*

[@jakereddehase5547]

Relatable

[@bretlir]

I was in the Vandegrift Band from 2011-2013 and looking back I took for granted how exceptional of an organization it was. My free-time-hungry teenage self wanted something else but the discipline and commitment is incredible. Throughout, this isn’t just one of the best marching ensembles in the country but one of the best organizations, period. The culture was such a balance of perfectionism and meritocracy with inclusiveness and camaraderie when pretty much every other organization I’ve been a part of has had one, the other, or neither.

[@dextermatthew3592]

Im not gay but damn, the center snare

[@nvm-dt2xn]

Fr though

[@rallymallette5384]

FBI OPEN UP

[@nvm-dt2xn]

I found out his name kinda creppy but not at the same time but tell me if you wanna know

[@jennflo]

IM BORED yoooo what’s his name

[@nvm-dt2xn]

@@jennflo Israel Ramirez

[@craccks125]

My band was rehearsing next to you guys and I loved hearing it during our water break

[@melancholykaleidoscope2859]

WATER BREAK ????!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@tylerjohnson5646]

Craccks we didn’t get a water break at boa :(

[@craccks125]

Tyler Johnson hahaha yea we split it up by section and went through the rotation about halfway through rehearsal

[@thatoneguy285]

no way ur band gets a water break during grand nats rehearsals can’t relate

[@Lep19672]

lol imagine making it to grand nationals can’t relate

[@nonyabiz8064]

Congrats on your well deserved win at Grand Nats 2019! 1st time here and you won it all!

[@TitusWang375]

Hello I’m someone that represents the Ayala Band and Colorguard, and I was very impressed with the show and how you guys won the whole thing on your first finals performance! This will go down in history as something that we can’t even brag about, so congrats on your victory!

[@ImChazo]

Titus Wang for sure this years boa will go down in history! But while it was their first time at grand nats Vandegrift isn’t exactly a new band. They’re obviously a top texas band coming in 3rd at the state competition last year and 2nd at boa San Antonio this year!

[@TitusWang375]

Dylan Gonzales Oh I’m sure they’re not a brand new band by any means, especially from what I saw

[@ImChazo]

Titus Wang yeah it’s a shame Ronald Reagan and Vista Ridge didn’t go it would have been so cool! Ronald Reagan would have dominated the whole competition and 3rd place would have been between Avon and Vista Ridge for sure!

[@Pandonaut]

You guys should've placed higher!

[@TitusWang375]

@@Pandonaut Funny you mention this because Ayala has never done better than last place in finals, and we thought this year would be our year, but we still fell a bit short scorewise. Regardless of scores, we were still happy to make finals for the third time.

[@hundovfx3418]

man that center snare is a powerhouse

[@jonathanmarquez572]

Saw this unit preform at BOA Austin bout 2 months ago. I genuinely didn’t think there was much room for improvement. They swept that comp. obviously. I’m a senior at a Houston school that had massive improvement this year but this? absolutely insane. History has been made.

[@antsonseadoos1287]

Saw their finals performance. Definitely deserving of 1st place it was just DCI at that point seriously p.s. not seriously. If you have a brain you know that BOA and DCI are separate fields of competition. I was a student at Carmel HS the year before this season and I still think this show took the cake compared to both of the shows I was a part of. It humbled me and showed me that we are all capable of truly amazing things and without this activity my life would be so bland. Remember to show love to everyone who is a part of this activity. When you get older and you can’t be a part of it anymore you’ll realize what a great thing it is that we have.

[@juang2071]

Show/performance is good but NOT "DCI".

[@antsonseadoos1287]

@@juang2071 bro I really hope you saw it in person at finals. That shit was dope as fuck I've never been that impressed by something high school level like for real I was blown away

[@ColtonBean]

@@juang2071 yeah. better than most of DCI.

[@juang2071]

@@antsonseadoos1287 oh yeah of course I wouldn't doubt it was amazing but I wouldn't call it DCI.

[@antsonseadoos1287]

Mr. Bean has the right idea this shit was so amazing

[@steveedwards4635]

Cocky, audacious and in your face! Exactly the way percussion is to be played! Some of the sweetest writing in the business! 🤙

[@bingbingus]

and this is proof that traditional grip isn’t always needed, THEY’RE SO CLEAN 🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@503music6]

german is probably my favorite, after hs and dci I wanna make a wgi line with german grip snares

[@brianmalexander]

A lot easier to clean matched.

[@drummersnare6276]

@@503music6 thats not gonna happen lol. jist learn traditional its way better

[@raoule300]

We played matched grip too in high school and at Texas Tech, in my forever opinion, cleaner sound and more evenly distributed power

[@utchinson]

ummmmmm I saw my cousin, wtf, I didn’t know this was his band.

[@Benkim26]

lmao yeah this is my band

[@MadisonTx]

How didn't you know know he's in a highly decorated band????

[@MadisonTx]

@@Benkim26 I didn't word my original sentence very well. I edited it now lmao.

[@lightningmcqueenfanpage4103]

Okay but how are their intervals so clean and perfectly placed

[@yungardnr]

Must be nice having a big band. My mind was blown the first time I saw a band with more than 1 tenor drummer. Our drumline has 6 people this year dude.

[@octane_dv7056]

Gabe Gardiner I felt this so hard. We only had 5 drummers the 2019 season. Luckily there are a bunch of youngins coming so we are gonna have about 10 people on the line. Literally praying that the corona virus doesn’t prevent us from marching this year.

[@drummersnare6276]

😂😂😂

[@leilaniford8358]

THIS is what i mean when i say i want a drum line boy 🥰😳

[@503music6]

same!

[@michaeljelley7926]

I can’t stop watching this. Their marching is so perfect it’s satisfying to watch

[@jaredscott1792]

5:27 - 5:50 is the best part of the show for sure. Congrats on 1st - best wishes from Avon

[@nvm-dt2xn]

Yes queen

[@nvm-dt2xn]

Contracts from north shore High we stay broke✌️

[@karenaustin8966]

I'm a Castle HS, Newburgh, IN (Castle Marching Knights) band mom. Trumpet player class of 2019; she's now on scholarship at Ball State U. ANYWAY, I went to BOA and saw you in LOS. You were fabulous. Thanks for posting the video that hones in on the drumline. After trumpets, I cheer the loudest for the drumline. You did an excellent job being the "spine" that creates a structure for the rest of the musicians. Also noted: you had to ride the bus for several hours to get to Indy. So much hard, physical and mental work for months to get to this point of performance. God bless musicians, especially those who can play and march complex patterns at the same time. High Fives to you all (and your directors, pit crew, chaperones, drivers, boosters, school administrators, community donors, etc.)

[@Fldude22]

that’s what i call a good battery they give so much emotion into the drum and they perform very focused

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

There is something symmetrically appealing to a matched grip line that is properly taught like this one. Stick angles, heights, mechanics, etc.. And the transference to all of the other percussion instruments must be something that has gone into the thought process of playing matched, not to mention the recruiting of a snare line each year. I mean, if a few guys graduate - you have tenors and basses and others in the line to draw from to replace them. Otherwise in a traditional grip line you are constantly having to train the left hands of young percussionists and to what end? To play snare drum in the marching band. Other than jazz drum set there is no advantage in my opinion. And this is coming from an old dude who marched under D.C.I. Hall of Fame member Tom Float and was taught by a guy who marched in the Air Force Drum & Bugle Corps! I applaud the lines I see going matched when they are properly taught. Bravo!!

[@TylerDunphy]

Glad to see the love for matched grip!

[@4theSuperE]

Dang dang dang frickin' GOOD! OUTRAGEOUS! What precision! What skill, their moves were soooo intricately choreographed and could they have been more together musically? Kudos!! Band of Americas #1 2019!!

[@isabelleisabelle4963]

Congrats at boa! 2019 you guys did an outstanding job!

[@samrusso3383]

This is out of this world! Top tier! Congrats on the championship!

[@ccerdamusic5467]

I go to Brandeis, I love you guys, I’m glad y’all wipe the floor with us at dripping springs.

[@meganrae8871]

i was so shocked to see this is an austin texas band, i live in fort worth and i would 100% move to austin to be in this marching band

[@MadisonTx]

Think about the fees though...

[@meganboren3395]

Maddy Luv true, but that has to be an amazing experience

[@neymarkabatumbi6959]

i was thinking the exact same .... this is a stellar performance

[@oreojumperguineapigs833]

Amazing job today! Good luck tonight!

[@christianzavala5789]

Speechless speechless speechless.... kinda wish I could’ve seen the entire performance zoomed out lol

[@nataliegallardo8798]

my band could NEVER. 😔😔 love sent from john b. connally hs 💗💗

[@leilaniford8358]

bruh the camera movement bouta give me motion sickness 💀

[@--076]

Holy crap. This is mind blowing.. great job, kids!

[@CHiMPKiDD]

Amazing snare tuning.

[@livejazz7179]

Jaw on floor. North of Austin (and central TX generally) is just stacked. What these bands are capable of doing now is insane...nice to see a good group of them represented at nats, where they belong. Congrats on the win - totally deserved!

[@JoeL-ne4kl]

Yeah I’m honestly amazed that I live in the same city as bands like Weiss, vandergrift, vista ridge, cedar park, Leander, round rock, cedar ridge,Hendrickson,McNeil, phlugerville Anne richards, and those are just the ones off the top of my head

[@Scottie404]

I could watch this all day.

[@k1001001]

Excellent drumming! My favorite licks are at 3:50

[@isabelhale3405]

Great job, I hope they go to grand nats next year since my band didnt this year... It'll be cool to meet their brass and hang out-Camdenton Pride of the Lake Marching Band Tuba Chick

[@bc022372]

What in the world are they practicing in? I can't imagine many facilities that are large enough to stage an entire marching show.

[@supernatural2968]

Indianapolis convention center

[@Diego-nv4bj]

bchorn ICC

[@cutebruce]

Lucas oil stadium

[@Diego-nv4bj]

alton borres no it’s not it’s the ICC

[@leinadka5226]

Wow, absolutly great. Best regards from Germany

[@ongrong1611]

For some reason center snare reminds me of wybie from coraline. Great show btw.

[@meganboren3395]

Ongrong kinda short and the curly hair im guessing

[@MiraDaWulf]

Same vibe

[@kietey14]

Ohhhhh nice JP. Loving the snare tuning :D

[@Jbr2005]

Excellent performance. When I was in band in school half the band I was in wanted to goof around instead of work hard. So much more is accomplished when you have an entire band working hard. It also helps to have other advantages like having a big city band that way you can get plenty of sponsorships to bring in money for experienced staff. More money doesn't always win but if you have more people to help clean things faster, the cleaner it can be.

[@netoxxo]

wow that was awesome! I wish we had drumlines like that here in Mexico :(

[@ChristianPaulson-Music]

That is a really tough book. Great job, everyone! And..nice writing.

[@allisonrb1]

absolutely amazing.

[@sophiagillygmail]

love my vandy drumline

[@alexkistermusic4701]

Nice!! Really interesting to see match grip on snares, my school does that too

[@renechavez914]

I thought they did a great job.The video looked blurred at times. I am impressed with these drummers and this band from Austin Texas.

[@tr4shboat109]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE !!!! DCI level for sure. Shows that you don't have to play traditional grip to be clean and look good. Incredible talent for a high school group. Well deserved 1st place. Battery looked amazing. Such a clean line. I've watched this run twice and it amazes me each time. Wonderful performance !!!!

[@mak0_fuel281]

it actually takes more skill and mussel to play match like them

[@zyiiree8465]

If I had to say Dut that much as that kid did, my mouth would be tired

[@bingbingus]

also the snare line is like the amount of our whole battery lmaooo

[@drummerboy7380]

Just living proof that you can play match and definitely have a great drumline and play harder music with match grip. Shout out to them. They're awesome.

[@kc5615]

Whoever the center snare is, I just wanna talk 😅😉

[@hookyhook6006]

The reverb in that room only made the show sound more badass, especially in the ballad.

[@syahrulandika4187]

Can u tell every song in this performance ? Such a beautiful performance

[@E-FederalBureauofInvestigation]

i was looking forward to seeing yall at vista ridge. We competed with you guys in 2019 at a comp and yk of course you won 1st but it was amazing to see you guys perform.

[@thatboydio]

Sabby?!

[@E-FederalBureauofInvestigation]

@@thatboydio bro i was literally talking to you about this video yesterday

[@thatboydio]

Oh yeah

[@joseph-2028]

Finally! A matched grip drumline wins! Matched grip doesn’t get enough respect

[@Appleium]

the fact that theyre this clean at a high school level with that many snares is insane

[@user-gz8ui3hf8q]

I don't think I was a high school student! Very great✨

[@amahlegumede2967]

The coordination tho. This is grt if yall dont win then idk wat could beat it. Big ups to ur band director.

[@samneal7566]

the matched grip has kinda grown on me after watching this

[@cicada3357]

That was pretty badass ngl

[@Edub1281]

U go drum line … send me to flash backs of my day on the tenors

[@mrpiklez3703]

This cleanliness makes me sad that our drumline's trash. I would love to march in a group like that

[@curiousnomad]

Are they sponsored? Because they have some serious gear (and probably the finest percussion instructors). They sound incredible. These young people probably don’t realize how lucky they are. There are many talented and gifted musicians out there at very underfunded schools with little opportunity, whose talents are languishing.

[@turniple]

A year later I know. And This isn't a 100% answer but I believe someone else said that they had/have a pearl sponsor. don't quote me on that tho.

[@itsme-uk5ki]

ok but the drumline boys can get it 👀 im a flute player

[@drumlinekid0144]

I personally am not the biggest fan of matches, but those snares KILLED IT

[@jeremyquiros5483]

Okay, Vandegrift's line is ballin'.

[@Ridebmx34521]

Still here in 2021

[@nadiaherrera3640]

What was their show music?

[@jasminenguyen5075]

Gosh i miss band class

[@elenidemoleas5801]

Head snares @?

[@meganboren3395]

eleni demoleas i need it too bro

[@CoastalKite]

We had to practice outside in 110° heat when I was in high school. Man, these kids are blessed. No wonder they’re so focused, they’re not about to catch heat stroke

[@jpgagaza]

We definitely had our fair share of 100+ degree weather back in Texas this season! But you're right! We were thankful for the indoor facilities for grand nationals! Especially since it was cold enough for snow, something we are definitely not used to, haha.

[@canadiankazuman156]

The indoor facility is only used at grand nationals

[@malloryrodriguez7029]

the basses sound so good wtfff

[@korkor4480]

Imagine having a whole area to practice in instead of using a parking lot used for students after school I-

[@kaitlyndennis177]

Kor Kor theyre in the indiana convention center, a bunch of bands rehearsed there for grand nationals. it’s set up with big rooms for bands to be able to rehearse their whole show

[@mrbellafante1]

Damn solid for a High School!!

[@TopDrumCorps]

This is as good as it gets for hs, more than solid

[@user-ev9ib1zs2f]

Once, during a competition, this one band was so large that when they all did “Hut,” it shook the whole stadium and everyone got a fright. That was an interesting experience.

[@rickjhonson9909]

So this is the show that whipped my bands asses a few years ago.

[@drummerboy7380]

I understand that people think traditional grip is better, but most don't understand that when playing traditional, it needs to be played THE RIGHT WAY. A lot of drumlines play flat handed. That's one of the reasons my Drumlines always play matched. It's easier to play and clean matched than traditional. Teaching the basic fundamentals while learning to play traditional is a lot of work and everyone doesn't gravitate to it like others. Not saying that's why Vandegrift doesn't do it, but matched grip is better when building a Drumline and also when cleaning music.

[@--076]

Isn't this school from Leander and not exactly Austin?

[@endahdwil4427]

Do they have instagram?

[@mamascookin]

They're so good I wish they had reflectors just for the feature XD

[@a.pillustrator121]

This is insane 😱

[@landon_keo]

Insane!!

[@gavingriffith6016]

dude they're good but I just haaaate the matched grip 😂😂

[@martijndenhartog]

Traditional grip was invented for the side drums, so besides looking ugly, its healthier to play matched in this case

[@thatwookiee9275]

Gavin Griffith Facts, matched looks terrible

[@unfeadunicorn]

match grip is how you should play drums why do you think quints don't play traditional, because it's restricting and was used only for sling drums. "tradition" doesn't translate to skill

[@whatamidoing8266]

Level 100 Magikarp imo, it’s easier to keep a single stroke roll consistent and fast with matched. So in some areas the grip can pertain to skill (maybe)

[@gavingriffith6016]

@@unfeadunicorn I know matched grip is "better" to play and yeah traditional is called traditional for a reason. I still just think it looks way better. I know matched is better but it's just ugly to me.

[@toddharris6337]

Leander ISD - 1st and 5th! Amazing! IMO Leander was top 3, Vandegrift clear winner! And I'm a Leander fan! Well done Vande... a classic masterpiece that may be tough to beat for years! Leander Radioactive is pure fun & rock n roll!

[@bc022372]

Another Leander ISD school (Cedar Park) just won 1st place in the Texas State Marching Contest last week. And another Leander High School school (Vista Ridge) won 1st place in the Texas State Marching Contest last year in larger classification. And one year 4-5 years ago Leander ISD schools finished 1,2,3 in Texas State Marching Contest. I would say Leander ISD is almost unparalleled in the Marching Bands.

[@toddharris6337]

@@bc022372 If Vista Ridge had come to Grand Nats this year they would've surely made finals, most likely Cedar Park too! It is REALLY fun to be a part of the LISD band community! Now it's time for band withdrawal...it's tough!

[@bc022372]

@@toddharris6337 I'm sure they would have done as well. I've contended for years that if BOA held Grand Nationals in DFW or Houston, there would be nothing but Texas bands in the finals. The Indianapolis bands unduly get a home field advantage by performing in a competition in their own city.

[@frenchtoast1759]

Vandegrift is like the SCV of BOA

[@jakereddehase5547]

My high school (lake Travis) is a really damn good band and this. THIS band makes us look like middle schoolers 😂

[@chutdigadut]

Damn! Kids are ballers!

[@ethangranniss6406]

i wish my high school did field marching

[@zachaidansmom]

The center snare reminds me of Ben stiller in dodgeball lol

[@mrbellafante1]

Diggin the match grip too!

[@tylera86]

Yeah, the book is hella musical and the sound quality hand to hand and player to player is so incredibly consistent.

[@503music6]

Didn't y'all get 1st place in grand nats?

[@503music6]

totally not from lhs... But Y'all were pretty dope!

[@503music6]

I've always tried to play classical music with drumline but this is way better!

[@cartoonpower0]

I guess we only get to see the drumline?

[@TopDrumCorps]

It’s just a drumline tape lol

[@cartoonpower0]

@@TopDrumCorps huh, just noticed yeaaaaa, Im dumb.

[@nzane1216]

it's a shame most texas lines aren't heavily involved in wgi like they are in BOA

[@nathanaelpeters]

Can’t believe these guys are high schoolers

[@zoec.4000]

i WIIIIISSSSHHH

[@ryancollins9511]

That one quad players drums are tilted like I feel that so much my set of quads are tilted to the left and tilted downwards and marching a show like that ain’t fun

[@MiraDaWulf]

A band’s placement is proportional to the amount of snares they have

[@RishiJalukar]

Not true. My school won Grand Nationals a while back with 6 snares