A Day in the life of the DSO Percussionists

Shot entirely with GoPros, take a look at a day in the life of the DSO percussion section during TchaikFest!

[@austinpetty9657]

Tread lightly into this comment section, for there are many high schoolers who can't get over the fact that the professional musicians in this video aren't using the same technique taught by their drumline instructor.

[@jmperc]

The comments critiquing the snare players technique pain me, a lot of them don’t understand that orchestral drumming is waaay different from highschool drumming, or that these people have been mastering their craft for years and know what they’re doing.

[@madturklad]

Detroit Symphony. The only orchestra with real gunshot sounds

[@MladenVass]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAA

[@Noobhead34DoesMC]

bruhhh

[@lilpump5827]

LMFAO

[@thisonecomedian278]

LOL

[@luistrejo2987]

ROFL

[@evawymer1983]

0:56 Now kids, this rituals is known as the tuning of the triangle.

[@brettsenzer5902]

There is a spot to hit the triangle for the best sound The percussionist is probably locating that.

[@ozziehall779]

Yes. Reverse the gap. Hold it high.

[@Temulgeh]

You forgot the part where they wait

[@JoshuaConnorMusic]

What's a percussionist's favourite piece? Tacet.

[@creeperkiller9795]

Joshua Connor seems about right

[@503music6]

Joshua Connor I like how they get paid for that

[@federicogonzalezcarrasco2288]

0:26 The wallet trick. Never fails

[@lawfulsurgeon974]

I use my phone lol

[@kayliejoye9551]

Federico González Carrasco I dont play drums but what does the wallet trick do?

[@oliverblaustein3506]

Dampens the overtones of your drumhead so it sounds tighter and not like Lars Ulrich

[@nasghedom1123]

Federico González Carrasco i

[@prod.eenigma]

I use like a small book or something

[@coolmanjack1995]

I love the cymbal player tapping it like "ah yes my cymbals need tuning"

[@Miciocanale]

simphonic cymbals have a different weight. the lightest one needs to stay on the right, so he was looking for the lightest one

[@randyduncan4004]

Yeah that was an idiot im on camera move

[@eboone]

@@randyduncan4004 read the reply

[@SuperEvilMonkey1]

What is it about orchestra snare drummers and having the playing technique of C-3PO

[@brown9671]

Harrison Garvey OLD gay

[@tysonlarson8027]

Harrison Garvey OLD lol

[@jacob1931]

Haha

[@conlinsauder8836]

Yeah, all that elbow/arm movement looks so odd as opposed to wrist

[@Oridux]

Half of their minds are stuck counting rests, so when they play, they're still counting rests with their body.

[@daultontemplet4016]

My teacher: Make sure you're using a good combination of fingers, wrist, and arm. DSO Percussionist: 100% arm

[@cdsiema3914]

Buzz rolls technique cof* cof*

[@503music6]

CD SIEMA yup

[@traditionalgripgod5465]

i’m sure that the percussionists of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra have waited their entire careers of probably 15-20+ years of training and perfecting their craft and sound to hear this life changing comment about their technique. Thanks, Daulton!

[@daultontemplet4016]

@@traditionalgripgod5465 It's called a joke, mate. Chill the hell out.

[@ale_isanodd1]

🤓

[@PianoRootsMusic]

Where's the guy playing the cannon?

[@GoAndPractice]

Piano Roots Music Jail

[@GigaJinGaming3711]

Piano Roots Music i think It was The bass drum

[@jaccabana26]

Still in the 1800s

[@michaelkatopodes4399]

I was at this performance, it was like a recording over speakers

[@rockymkiii]

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[@isabellaaguiar412]

0:56, good news team, the triangle AND the cymbals work

[@user-pp5rl4jw1i]

1812. brings back lots of memories.

[@barongondremarck]

Great video! Percussion is one of my favorite sections of the orchestra!

[@joshuaestrada6042]

barongondremarck mine too

[@asukalangleysoryu6695]

I mean, there are only 4 sections in an orchestra, so...

[@andrespinzon8030]

Amazing! You know I hate about a lot of people? They always think percussion is easy, but the way they visualize makes it seem easy. They think it’s only hitting and smashing thinks together. Non-percussionists should should see what they are missing out on

[@user-fe4mc5yv3s]

No-one: Timpanist: *doiiinnnnnggggg*

[@musicgaines7170]

Duuuudde the snare player is soooo tence

[@bencharlesb]

I knowwwww. Hard to believe that such poor technique is present in a major orchestra like that. He's the one with that job and not me so I gotta respect that but it just looks and sounds so tense to me.

[@MichaelMyers6789]

Ben Brown seems as if he is trying to play so perfect and proper that he tenses.

[@musicgaines7170]

you have clearly never studied precution, dick. dude, why are you here if you dont know how to play the fucking snare drum.

[@musicgaines7170]

wow. its not like i said that or anything. *dick

[@casb777]

Adrenaline migraine Wow. People cant make observations. Weird.

[@caranoyes816]

A fantastic glimpse! Thanks!

[@midnightmythos]

Love the snare at 1:20, "If these flams are dirty I'll get fired". So nervous

[@eternalnjem]

I love percussion instruments!

[@AntonDoesMusic]

0:56 when you can't remember if you tuned your cymbals

[@cranjismcbasketball8024]

gotta tune those

[@ryanm.russellsmusicrecordi63]

Love this video ❤️🤙🏼🎹😍

[@brunamatic]

Dat bass drum tho ;)

[@damiensmidt6708]

"A day in the life" 3 minute long video. Quite a short day.

[@jacobputnam5508]

Didn't anyone tell you, Detroit is the city of 3 minute days

[@malkolmlind8598]

Super cool video!

[@jerrykitich3318]

Best job in the world, playing the big drum.

[@DrumLuv23]

Heads up: 1. Orchestral technique and marching technique are stark opposites. 2. Tension is not always bad. The snare drum was doing upstrokes to get a staccato sound out of the drum. 3. Orchestra rolls are about getting a sustained sound. This is often done by keeping your hands and fingers still and using your arms to manipulate the bounce.

[@gridbooknation]

This is really cool!!

[@johnathanwhite4878]

TheGridBookSeries fancy seeing you here 😂🔥

[@kathleenmatagulay1462]

I love all music 🎼. Percussion is my favorite though! I have never seen this song 🎵 played before until today! Oh my word! Bravo 👏👏👏👏❤

[@user-qt9vn1yj8x]

That was... INTENSE!

[@wowokwow533]

This inspires me as a percussionist.Btw is Josh playing with Detroit or another orchestra now?

[@JJPercussion1]

wowokwow I just won a principal position with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

[@clearestapricotpencil4125]

Joshua Jones that’s amazing! I just saw your video, it was really inspirational to see how much work you put into being a percussionist. Nice job.

[@another_aaron]

Congrats from your neighbor in Edmonton :)

[@matthewpaluch777]

Who was on the cannon?

[@JJPercussion1]

Matthew Paluch a guy backstage lol

[@matthewpaluch777]

@@JJPercussion1 Thanks Josh, I hope this season was both fun & a success!

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@matthewpaluch777 The best model of cannon that you can get is the Vic Firth Heavy Hitter Civil War Model, but it weighs like 3.2 tons, so you're going to have to get some of your buddies to help you getting it onstage. However, if you're too broke to afford a cannon or too weak to carry it in (shame on you), you could use a wooden beater or a hard felt beater on a bass drum. Doesn't have the same effect though.

[@AnkothOfficial]

It's a bass drum lol.

[@connorokeefe269]

1:01 ayy CD3 mallets! Love those.

[@AlfredoMontenegroCasucci]

maravilloso!!

[@davidvladovsky1962]

FUCKING CANONS !

[@matthewpaluch777]

David Vladovsky You mean the camera? It's "Cannon".

[@blooberchik1]

no, like actual canons or at least the sounds of them.

[@EliullGameplays]

Reference to the piece they were playing im pretty surw

[@slateflash]

Ikr CANONS are so FUGUEING irritating

[@ZmarRidez]

It’s the bass drum

[@keinGenug]

I thouught it was Diablo Swing Orchestra...

[@MistahFrizz]

not quite my tempo

[@RustyHammerPlaysGames]

andrew davis whiplash???

[@Jhincks]

Shut

[@kylamadore257]

I will concur the timpani one day!

[@wormbait1706]

I'm in a dso youth civic group and I go on that stage every Saturday

[@josesoto8664]

my brothers marching band plays this north shore senior high school marching band 2018

[@shoemymymymy5228]

I thought his was a drum cover of a song "A day in the life" Guess i misread the title

[@Composer_Piggy]

Did I hear Molly on the shore during the warmup?

[@cladspider4158]

When I was in 6th grade band played that our first year of band

[@johnathanwhite4878]

1812 Overture 👌🏽🔥

[@Thegameshowcase]

Nice Zildjian Constantinople cymbals!!

[@livispuzzled]

When he said “a day in the life” I thought he meant the beatles song tbh

[@coolguy8972]

cymbals sound awsum

[@stefanopepe8042]

Backstage of the simpsony orchestra. And percussion cam

[@fiepsinator-inator]

2:05 he started the roll one bar early

[@SNP482]

my band managed to play 1812 in 7th grade band with 12 people

[@InsaneClown2]

That snare wanna grip any tighter?

[@georgesmith2497]

He sounds good..

[@monhkil]

Please, take me to this work. What i need to do to get a job in a symphony orchestra in America?

[@georgesmith2497]

Find a teacher who already has an orchestra job :)

[@nervous_dachshund7489]

I played orchestra bells on this in sixth grade but it was really easy back then when we were still learning

[@brrrt8212]

Ashley Scott It’s an overture, it’s meant to be easy.

[@oobernoober7617]

So it's just like school percussion

[@maestrotownsend8833]

Snare starts the roll too early at the end😢

[@richey4801]

1 time I had to be the percussionist and after the concert, all my friends were like did you actually play anything and I was like are you serious? cuz like I was the only percussionist and so I had to play cowbell, symbols, snare, Tamborine, the big kong and other stuff and now I know that there is way more job being a percussionist than being a simple trumpet tube or so on XD

[@cartoonpower0]

I thought the timpanis were supposed to be loud

[@c4rlyt507]

The theme song of (bomb squad)

[@Sermikhai]

Боже, Царя храни!

[@simplehuman1798]

Ditto, Mr. Wolfe.

[@simoneoliboni1483]

adoro

[@samdeneen7030]

Is the timpanist playing German style set up?

[@markusjarvela6115]

I thought it was the Dallas symphony

[@Berevezje]

Eh, thought it's going to be a day in the life of the Deathspell Omega percusionists.

[@alexserrano9192]

what was this piece called?

[@federicogonzalezcarrasco2288]

1812. Tchaikovsky

[@Hallow1]

Isn't a cannon a percussion instrument

[@drasonmeerrkat2617]

What the song called at the end

[@davisdavisdavis]

overture 1812 or 1812 overture lmao idk

[@bencarter8324]

That snare drummer needs to relax

[@leoarevalo6786]

0:23 no way this guy is doing jig 2

[@johnasbjrnkjl2646]

1:12 what is the song cald

[@r.5vl]

1812 overture finale. The whole preformance is the same song

[@ymbertbonaventuredickens8878]

and its not a song. its a piece

[@evanpyne4426]

Cald?

[@ludix711]

Tchaikovsky 1812 overture.

[@spiritzm]

Матрешка next to the snare drum))

[@amchich]

.. cymbals are the hardest to move.. they're the heaviest : )

[@joseffgronkowski2638]

Uhhh timpani

[@CephalopodToaster]

Timpanist is a fan of duff

[@aidandragon9035]

What piece is this? Thanks

[@aidandragon9035]

Nvm it’s 1812 by Tchaikovsky

[@user-ri4qj8eu9z]

1812?

[@camdendebruin6667]

But where's the Cajon?

[@stefanopepe]

to percussionists Do you want to be in my orchestra?

[@andyyoon212]

What’s the song at 0:27?

[@filippkarandeev139]

Andy Yoon overture 1812 Tchaikovsky

[@gabe_8997]

are they using calf skin timpani heads

[@jimjones2239]

Yes

[@szd6477]

DSO is for Drakensang Online!! 😂

[@breena321moody3]

I play the trombone,why am I here?

[@AVEdrums]

they should wear earprotection

[@JJPercussion1]

AVE drums always, earasers

[@madturklad]

nah dont worry. They are from Detroit so they are used to that kind of sounds

[@AaaAaa-ib3tl]

THAT IS THE MUSIC FROM BENJIE BANANA APP.

[@okaberintarou6757]

What song is that in the vid?

[@ionianmusic]

1812 overture

[@ludix711]

@@ionianmusic Tchaikovsky

[@Deadlieastthreat206]

name of the piece?

[@ionianmusic]

1812 overture

[@CaptainJet99]

anyone else hear explosions

[@knoewon4310]

What's symphony is this? 1:25

[@scienceoftbp7367]

1812 overture

[@daniel.a2670]

ahh yes, the ak-47 sounds nice, right honey?

[@saitipanukul9305]

aeeeeeee

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

Does anyone know this song at 1:13?

[@Falaxuper]

Tchaikovsky - Overture of 1812

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

@@Falaxuper thanks dude. I'll find that one.

[@aflahsyazani6714]

2:14 the overspeeding timpanist

[@Timpanocity]

Was that a triangular cymbal knot? I've never seen one of those before.

[@phantasos12]

It does kind of look like it at the end of the video but I think one of the straps just happened to be caught up in and overlapping another making it look like 3. If you pause on the right frame around 0:15 you can see all 4 straps in the normal cross pattern. Your comment did make me question it for a moment though. lol.

[@oliviapetrowski4553]

Before Band: Me: "Ew! Percussion? Woodwinds sound way more fun!" A Month After Band Starts: Me: "Okay, I like being a percussionist. Not worrying about when to breathe, not having to put your instrument together. This is amazing!"

[@calebbenton367]

Olivia Petrowski clearly youve never moved mallet instruments

[@nyx8851]

1812 overture, not a bad choice.

[@turnip5240]

0:28 song?

[@ionianmusic]

its an excerpt from Thcaikovskys 1812 Overture the rest of the video is as well

[@turnip5240]

SSS omg thank you sooooooo much

[@andlarse]

wow?

[@secondviolinist3748]

0:59

[@andrespinzon8030]

Is the chimes player playing correctly ?

[@theeggsquidzidboi7324]

Omg finally someone who noticed!

[@drewduffy8244]

Nope he was off

[@jimjones2239]

The tradition is to play loud and random notes in that spot. That’s Josh Jones - he just won Principal Percussion of the Kansas City Symphony, and is one of the best players in the field at the moment. Trust me - he wasn’t “off”.

[@drewduffy8244]

@@jimjones2239 i play mallet percussion I never heard of that

[@jimjones2239]

Drew a If you listen to just about any recording of a reputable orchestra playing this piece, you’ll hear it done exactly this way :)

[@noahgormanmusic1843]

I thought the American style of timpani was to have the lowest on the left. Why does the timpanist here have it on the right?

[@daultontemplet4016]

Just because it's in America doesn't mean it's American Technique. It's just German Technique that an American orchestra is happening to use.

[@georgesmith2497]

The timpanist (Jeremy Epp) studied in Cleveland, where the tradition his to play timpani in German setup.

[@joshuaestrada6042]

what piece was that in the end

[@ryansnyder6424]

1812 overture by Tchaikovsky

[@ethanroberts7154]

As a percussionist, I can say that it was funny that the clash cymbal player had no clue what he was doing mainly towards the end - (I am not saying that I have never been in that position before in a concert especially in "John Adams - the chairman dances.)

[@ethanroberts7154]

Also At the very end the bass drum fucked it up completely as it hit the last note too late

[@ethanroberts7154]

Looking back on it, it makes me laugh

[@shmowzow458]

Bobafett EGC what do you mean? The cymbal knew where he was, just cause he wasn't playing doesn't mean he can just set the cymbals down as he pleases

[@ethanroberts7154]

Look at his face he is following the timpani part and he looks confused

[@JJPercussion1]

Bobafett EGC last "bass drum" note was a cannon from back stage

[@felixkemper2722]

What the fuck is the snare drummer even doing there?😂