2023 Blue Devils Trumpet Audition - Carlos Perez-Hijar

[@meh1943]

Excellent tone, hit your marks, arms great position, stayed in time well, intonation solid!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you!!

[@dovahbit258]

Wow, truly impressive and I see that you did get into the Blue Devils - great job!

[@londonr2922]

This guy is pretty good. I hope he gets a spot 🤝

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

👀

[@bruvmonkey6134]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792did u ever get it

[@MethanolWarrior]

Notice how he has all of his audition videos up so if they look at his account they know he’s experienced. Smart man

[@dhdusidjdjso]

they dont give a shit abt audition experience, and they ask you if you have dci experience in which he probably told them

[@jake_thomass]

I was at dci finals and was sitting front row for the victory run. The energy both musically and visually is so amazing - keep up the great work.

[@MySearch89]

sorry

[@indiantrumpet]

Congrats on that victory. You communicated your skills very clearly in your audition.

[@DAMARTZL]

Sounds great man! No doubt you will make it and be big!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thanks Daniel! Appreciate it a ton!

[@dr.joshuacastillo7678]

Keep going with this man, solid work!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Appreciate it!

[@ImPsychoReal]

wow some of the cleanest double tonguing ive heard!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you so much!

[@justin_bosna]

Congrats!!! Your Tone Production is amazing!!!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thanks a ton!

[@anthonydixon4636]

The double tonguing was clean man!!!!

[@yetus24]

Goodjob man! I'm currently a freshman at my local highschool and ive found marching band to be fun. I play Bb base clarinet so im not really familiar with trumpet or really high notes for that matter but you sound really pleasing to hear. Glad they offered you a spot

[@jajajaden]

I’m also currently a freshman at my high school and in my schools marching band. I play trumpet and this dude is incredible because high notes are difficult to hit that clearly with that good of a tone. He’s also a great marcher

[@Hshxhhdbebbe]

Super clean trumpet tone and everything

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you!

[@just__dave]

Congrats man! Welcome to the family. 💙

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you so much!! 💙

[@kendall9723]

Those turns are SHARPPPP

[@ilikerabiez1830]

Congratulations!!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you!!

[@ilikerabiez1830]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792 can’t wait to potentially see you at family day

[@mcallister3683]

If only my double tonguing was that good 😭 omg

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Haha appreciate it dude! A lot of my double tonguing practice is from the Arban book

[@micah3986]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792 yeah dude that was probably the cleanest I’ve heard someone do that exercise

[@andrewlopez9710]

There’s no way you don’t make it! You’re the best marcher I have ever seen! How do you do it so easily?

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Definitely have to thank all of my previous teachers for teaching me to march well :)

[@zisjenos]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792Do you have any tips lol

[@sebas5703]

I'm a freshman in high school and hope to be in the BD also glad too hear u made it in

[@Devvyboi150]

Best of luck!!! DCI is my dream!

[@HaydenD1776]

You literally look like you're floating with how good you are at marching backward! Great job!

[@philmcarthur5338]

Well done. Hope you have a tremendous summer.

[@grevier22]

Really cool seeing this. I had one blue devils piece come up in my feed. Fell in love and watched some others and now this audition came up in my feed. Extremely impressive to watch. If you dont get in holy crap the audition process is extreme.

[@Fish-is-Fish]

Wow! It looks like you are ice skating on those backward marches because how smooth they are. Any tips for marching (especially smoothing head movement)? 😊

[@kevinhorn4219]

Excellent sound and articulation. Body movement and marching fundamentals look very much on point. Best of luck to you!!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you so much!

[@stevemccormick3465]

Congratulations, DCI 2023 Champion

[@ldc9904]

Great finals run!!!

[@mxtty5633]

YEAH YOU GOT IT IN THAT'S AWESOME

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Yessir thank you!!

[@scottwaldo]

Congrats on winning!!!!

[@lasereyesnake9110]

Good job

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thanks man!!

[@CloudFuel]

Incredible!

[@Sue20022010]

Congrats!

[@rp1894]

Good work!

[@jimacheson]

Beautiful tone on the double tonguing…very Wynton Marsalis

[@thecubingduck3723]

Congrats on World Champs!! BD #21

[@edwardcarr3625]

MYNWA! (87 alum) BD sounds great this year. Congrats!

[@TeddyG221]

what is MYNWA I only know YNWA as in Youll Never Walk Alone

[@edwardcarr3625]

@@TeddyG221 Madison Scouts tradition to add "May" to the front, to as to be used like a greeting or "blessing." :)

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Ayeee thank you so much!! MYNWA!

[@edwardcarr3625]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792 Congrats on the Big Win!

[@ericrody1535]

Very nice. Good luck

[@anna._olsen_]

bro is a world champion

[@KleinkMusic]

Such an amazing mover.

[@spoontm]

I saw you at the dakota marching band!!

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you all for the support! My 2023 Head-cam is now out!!

[@jordan-fn8cj]

YESS IM FROM MI TOO IM IN DCI BD💕

[@EvanThGa]

dci performers are a different breed. that amount of money and time just to perform.

[@lexmonteiro76]

GOAT🔥

[@ObsessedDCIkid]

I'm pretty sure the indoor color guard is also called Winter guard. I could be wrong, though. Also! Wonderful job!! :3

[@theboywhocriedwolf79]

Michigan!

[@crispy-dr8bx]

Did you make the cut? As a trumpet player who marched against lake Orion I’m sure you did. Lake Orion students always do so good

[@crispy-dr8bx]

By Marches against I mean competed against you

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Yes I did make it in! What high school?

[@nathanreed2610]

Me too! I’m in the Rockford band

[@nathanaylesbury3695]

no way I was in Plymouth canton I'm with the Troopers this year! loved competing with y'all

[@sa1barba]

Lake Orion Represent!!!

[@babahbooa]

I'm a sophomore in high school at LDBell and this is fire, keep up the work man. 💪💪

[@wesleyminer3980]

I LOVE JACK LOUVAR

[@Ezahc]

Bro sounds amazing 🦫

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you!!

[@guitarmansegovia]

The rest, as they say, is history…

[@duket.8598]

vaya... Carlitos. Felicidades!! It's funny when the algorithm pushes me a video, and I'm 5 months late. jajaja

[@stupido1722]

I’m a senior in high school and I can’t double tongue worth my life

[@itsdj2114]

this dude looks like he can make it

[@pin-gwin]

did you make it? i hope

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Yes haha

[@Forsakenfrog6942]

Fire

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

I played that when I was 9

[@elainesaunders8300]

Stumbled across your try out video. WOW , impressive! We're you selected?

[@gabe5120]

I want to march in drum corps but I don't have the experience for it right now, anyone have tips?

[@corazonbeso]

Gorgeous tone bro. You’re very graceful with your movements. Were you ever in ballet??

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

I never did ballet actually! My sister who was a ballet dancer taught me!

[@mlaprarie]

So as a trumpet player, exactly how much dancing around on the field are you expected to do??

[@davidkrappenschitz9939]

What flexibility exercises are those???

[@steveBlakeley]

Great audition, is this what is required these days with the movement? As in do BD give you those dance movements to audition with or was that your own? I marched BD03/04 and was the last Brit to March brass until Alex tucker 💪🏻 Congrats on becoming a Blue Devil and welcome to the family……. Loving this years production ❤️

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Thank you! The visual staff wrote the choreography for anyone sending in a video audition. Also yes! I know Alex, he’s awesome. Fantastic trumpet player!

[@thekidscowans1382]

Hey I was wondering if you know where to find the beautiful sounds exercise.I’ve ask directors and none of them have even heard of it lol

[@ThatOneFDriver]

Sounds better than most of my schools trumpet players.

[@idothings6685]

Did u get in? Also i played trumpet in high school and never in my life played all 3 notes down or moved the slide. I think mime was permanantly stuck in fact, lol.

[@Forsakenfrog6942]

U know if u got it yet

[@theshow451]

Are there any other visual requirements besides the ones you showed? Because I want to audition for the blue devils after I graduate but I also want to be prepared.

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Nope! Nothing other than what I did in the video audition! Also best of luck!!

[@theshow451]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792 Thank you so much! I will keep this video in mind for when I audition! And excellent playing btw I wish my tone was that smooth lmao

[@MatthewStripling]

I am going into being a sophomore in high school and for our show their is a lot of double tonguing. Your clear articulation is just beyond me.

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Appreciate it!

[@andrewlopez9710]

Do you give lessons? I would like to improve my marching techniques a lot

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

I do!

[@sportsguy23]

Part 2?

[@lux5164]

how long have you been playing?

[@thecheesegod1237]

good

[@ion.theicon5822]

oh my

[@Owen2131_]

Oooo nice job! Your legatos are on point and I really loved how smooth and connected you are! Also I saw you are from lake Orion Michigan as stated in the beginning of the video, Did you do the Dragon Marching band? Cause I did ferndale’s from 2017-2021 :). So I probably might have “saw you” (I’ve watched some LOHS performances at competitions as we would watch flight I bands before awards) at some competitions edit 1: also a Mario kart fan? Nice. :) my last year of high school I did esports for Mario kart in the playvs Midwest circuit

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Hey! Yes I marched there from 2018-2021! Dude let’s go!

[@anthonygeurtsen7143]

why would anyone go from The Madison Scouts, to The Blue Devils?

[@leocowell8253]

any update yet? did you get in???

[@DarianAmos-gp4jj]

Did you get a spit last year?

[@GabeGM3]

as a percussionist why u got ur arms so spread out?

[@flyingbroskies713]

You make it in?

[@bennyboiw9409]

Did you get a spot?

[@griffintaylorr]

Yeah this is cool but can you play the serpentine solo

[@r.willis2428]

did u get a spot?

[@ZERO-nu1ry]

Where can I find out what these auditions are about? I found the movement audition section on the official website, but I couldn't find the sound section! Do you determine the content of sound auditions that way?

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

All the audition info was on the audition packet when I bought it!

[@ethanpowers8674]

did he make it

[@MK_Cheezy_Chicken]

Are you marching BD again for 2024

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Yup!

[@MK_Cheezy_Chicken]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792 as a fellow trumpet player I am excited to see the headcam

[@avanthan]

Hablas español? me gustaría saber si Blue Devils tiene algún sistema de becas

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Si hablo español! Ellos tienen unas becas en su página de internet. Dci también tiene varios otros!

[@avanthan]

@@carlosperez-hijar9792 sabes si para aplicar a ellas piden algún requisito extra aparte de una excelente audición?

[@avanthan]

también crees que es más difícil entrar becado siendo extranjero?

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

@@avanthan yo checaría la página de dci. Tienen muchas opciones para becas con requisitos diferentes. Y definitivamente no! No sería más difícil :)

[@Flipperwi715]

Did you accept?

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

I did!

[@natdosan]

nice dark tone

[@davidcowan4705]

Stay with trumpet playing. I am now a miserable 60 year old dentist wishing I had done what you are doing. Friends don't let friends become a dentist.

[@edgymeerkat4290]

I CHALLENGE YOU TO MARIO KART!!!

[@realsteviem]

This is why no UKor EuropeanCorps ever attained this quality. Simply, very few brass players read music, had the dexterity or understanding to play like this.

[@dylancoolahan2850]

Are you serious?

[@realsteviem]

Absolutely, I grew up marching with one of the top Corps back in the day. Music education in schools in the UK has never been the same as the USA. In the states, you either did music or athletics, depending on your prowess. In the UK, only a minority learned to play an instrument or read music, outside of normal music curriculum. Most corps members learnt 'Parrot Fashion' and Brass players by writing the Valve number on the Score so the reader knew what valve to press! This is why no UK Corps ever attained the same heights as US Corps. @@dylancoolahan2850

[@mattdeveer3102]

hol up i know this guy

[@tweetledee7851]

“your playing was amazing and we would’ve loved to have you, unfortunately however we have decide not to allow you to join us as for that zesty ahh skip”

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

😂

[@SharadDixit27]

What ruins it is he is auditioning for a California corps

[@johangomez2529]

hablas español?

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Si hablo español!

[@andrewtaylor1513]

Couple things....1) This kid (most likely) Chicano. No problem with that per se, but lets be clear, my Mother & Father graduated college in 50s and I did not have a Bach instrument to tryout with, nor a dwelling with modern accoutrements as seen in his tryout video. Our home was (what people today would call) dated. At best. 2) I marched with Madison. Before the tragedy of inviting girls to a Scout camp. This dude seems like someone who would've marched with (modern) Madison. Sorry, but the world of old has changed. I wish this young fellow, whom I have no idea why his tryout is on the internet, good luck.

[@MONKEMAN2000]

Ok

[@FlarkusChunswen]

There's no way he didn't get a spot.

[@carlosperez-hijar9792]

Really glad to say I got a spot :)