Allen High School Marching Band

[@TheUrbanCitrus]

Trying to find your kid is like "Where's Waldo"

[@soulfur1031]

Yeah, really makes me want to be in a band like this. So that my parents would be forced to appreciate the entire band rather than just me. (Though maybe a bit smaller, since it doesnt seem like theres enough room on the field for a good show)

[@mikecampbell5178]

The band is ridiculously large and I commend them for having a program that so many kids want to join. But they sound like a bluetooth radio from Five Below.

[@AarxnDuzIt]

Michael Campbell lmaooo

[@Deedeethadj]

U look like a bluetooth radio from 5 below

[@tastelesssoperatatouille4396]

Michael Campbell 😂😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ckphoto80]

when your enrollment is over 5,000 kids it ain't hard to find members

[@rodrigroudon1872]

10 a

[@ricfrye6644]

That must be one big ass school and one hell of a band room.

[@staylauren]

School is way bigger than you think The band is not even all the students

[@danielleyva832]

There's over 800 kids in that band. Plus Allen is the biggest school in texas

[@snorefest1621]

The second largest barely 400 people - and they almost filled up our whole field. So this high school is actually insane.

[@sethrhodes7134]

I feel like there is like no room to for any shapes or anything. just kinda March up, down, back and forth, diagonal lmao

[@elcindrasmith2563]

same

[@kennedypickering7442]

seriously seth this is our traditional show not our marching show

[@Deedeethadj]

Its just the show for regular football games bruh..

[@kennedynicole3056]

The Realist this not our competition show we do 2 shows a year this is our traditional

[@Deedeethadj]

Kennedy Pickering I know bruh... this year the traditional show is different and a little more interesting. . im a freshman in this band this year

[@CFLsurfr]

This HS honestly needs to split the band into Varsity and JV. This is ridiculous....

[@Deedeethadj]

Tyler Edwards nah bro the band director doesnt believe in that

[@tastelesssoperatatouille4396]

Tyler Edwards Ikr. They would be so much better if they did that.

[@bcnkng]

@Ivel Namrekca Which BOA regionals? The one in Oxford? I performed in that and for my band we had people sidelined but only because they had Fs so they weren't allowed to play

[@Elizabeth_-lq3jk]

Or just divide everybody in two groups by random and not skill

[@xthatghomiex2939]

Everything's bigger in Texas.

[@ddrnold]

Their marching band has more people than the town I live in, and their stadium is nicer than most professional teams playing fields. Everything Is bigger in Texas!

[@maverick3636]

Arnold Galinato have you seen nfl stadiums??

[@graysondelange1815]

Arnold Galinato lol

[@RedandBlackJack]

"...stadium is nicer than most professional teams'" uhhhhhhh. Never been to an NFL game I take it?

[@tastelesssoperatatouille4396]

Arnold Galinato DAMN RIGHT!

[@drewchair7750]

Arnold Galinato heck yeah!!!

[@phoenixpandemic]

To anybody who wants to know, I am in this band and if you add up the woodwinds, horns, battery, the pit, the tallenettes, and the color guard, we havee about 800 members. (Im in the pit)

[@Deedeethadj]

LordKnightFTW eskiitttt. .. im in this band this year im a freshman

[@corpstilldeath6744]

The Realist cool. I'm in a band of 70 people, yet our sound rivals some of the biggest in the state. We got 1s at lmea

[@pilotgeorge2000]

I'm sorry. That's just too many people (just finish senior year in the Anthony Wayne marching generals, check them out :) you guys have a great band tho!

[@mscisland]

Some Phantom Boi 😂😂😂 I guessed the amount of members just by looking at the bands size. I said 800. I got it right.

[@Jackietubepro]

800?! Damn, that’s 8/12ths of my school population

[@coolkg12345]

The director(s) 99% do not know each band members name. They're probably all like, "Trumpet 78, you better be tuned!! Hey! Flute 89, stop talking when i'm talking!".

[@samuelricketts624]

It sounds like only 1/8 of them are playing. I've heard a band of 40 sound louder(and better)

[@alex01230ROBLOX]

+Samuel Ricketts Looks like they need auditions. Band Director just likes the title of largest HS Marching Band I guess.

[@djvaccarezza9851]

Can you really judge the level of their sound when this is recorded from the end zone?

[@alex01230ROBLOX]

DJ Vaccarezza Even then, you should still be able to hear them. It's around 700 people.

[@alexk.5441]

+Speciality They're facing away from the camera, keep in mind. And I have heard them perform before becoming a part, and you can hear them from miles away. Sure, we're big, but it's a lot of fun.

[@alex01230ROBLOX]

Alex K. mate you're almost a year away from when I first commented that... though, you reminded me that band camp starts soon.

[@Pandonaut]

The field isn't even big enough for all of them...

[@robocraft5852]

Imagine trying to write a drill for them...

[@Pandonaut]

You 200 Go left, you 200 Go right, Drumline and sousaphones step through the middle

[@rasdall69]

man. my band only has maybe 120 if that and we seem louder than them.

[@domthejester4645]

Mine has like 70... #3ASchool #CrashCymbals4Lyfe

[@CoSBrotherHood]

my band only has 32 people

[@dereksmith3599]

_BrickzY_ - same here I would love to have the problem of to many band members. . . Wouldn't you?

[@CoSBrotherHood]

not too many just maybe 74 or or something like that

[@domthejester4645]

Dude a band of 70 is perfect. Fuck 500 too much.

[@SwIsH189]

how is this even a show

[@johnwesleyhuss2327]

When the band director makes the entire school play band

[@Jordaninspace]

The funding they have is real

[@Deedeethadj]

NukeBunny007 yeah we are rich asf

[@horizon2288]

@@Deedeethadj The school*

[@ES_ETP]

@@horizon2288 the students themselves in rich areas like the is ironically pay way more in expenses than other groups

[@horizon2288]

@@ES_ETP Imagine playing in a band like this though.No creative shows pretty much no theme.That would be wack

[@ES_ETP]

@@horizon2288 yeah imagine being in a band where theirs literally people you will never meet ever in the whole year that your there

[@Brian-qx6kq]

In my marching band we have about 50 people

[@elizabethpage_]

Same

[@samuelheavener261]

Same

[@catrynanaiya4345]

We have 39, counting guard and pit percussion. About 25 in hornline, and gosh dang it, we need some of these people.

[@robocraft5852]

we have 99

[@MAGman159]

306 people here

[@fluteloopsyd]

Maybe they need a couple more high schools in Allen, Texas.😕

[@aaronrodriguez3251]

It’s all about keeping those state trophies in football

[@Waffen-id9gn]

Faulk M.S (my school) has 473 members for beginner band, 313 for concert band, and 322 for symphonic band. Our band is ridiculously large that there are not enough instruments for us and some get kicked out because there is not enough space in the classrooms.

[@theunknown4570]

On any weeknight in Allen in the late 80s early 90s. We would hear them halfway across town. Practicing those band instruments. Day in day out. At 17 cruising around in our cars. We would see them. In the high school parking lot. Practicing in the hot sun. That was the beginnings of what would be one of the greatest high school bands of all time. Sometimes us jocks made fun of it. But now looking back. I see it was preety cool.

[@jasem7712]

why does this look like a college football game

[@BeeDotGee1113]

That's Texas HS football for you.

[@johnburk2355]

@@BeeDotGee1113 false lmao. That is Allen HS

[@BeeDotGee1113]

@@johnburk2355 isn't that in Texas? I'm from Dallas......

[@johnburk2355]

@@BeeDotGee1113 yeah and no other school has a stadium like this exceptnthem

[@BeeDotGee1113]

@@johnburk2355 isn't that stadium falling apart because of rushed construction

[@NuclearFuZionZ]

for those of you who don't know, and i would not expect you to know. you have seen footage of the AHS traditional show. the traditional show is a very simple show which is the first thing the band learns and is usually performed at the first 2 games. we begin our competition after the first game or so and this year, part 1 was ready by the 3rd game. not to mention our scores in competitions are not bad at all. making finals at the 2 invitational competitions we go to and making div. 1 at UIL.

[@michael.carrot]

Thanks for clarifying. But why not just start earlier and get more of your show out? My band (200ish) performs the first movement at the first football game

[@NuclearFuZionZ]

Now that you mention it, I have no idea. I guess that would be easier

[@alechenderson2543]

My band has like 23 people........

[@pinknight02]

Same we have 14 people. No lie

[@snepurd]

@@pinknight02 what the hell what school do you go to??

[@snepurd]

@Maddox Gates my band has over 300 kids ...

[@ashtons7523]

pinknight02 bro my band had 14 in 2014, we one grand champs in all competitions 1a and 2a. Bigger isn’t always better

[@ashtons7523]

We’re like 80 now

[@rcbuggies57]

In allen there is only one high school, and it is this one, so imagine the usual 3 or four senior highs mashed into one, this is it. They get all of the tax money so they can make this ridiculously large school

[@Deedeethadj]

Yeah the school has thousands of kids... and there is a separate school for the freshmans so the main school only has grades 10 11 and 12

[@alexk.5441]

You guys have to realize that this isn't our main show.

[@fluteloopsyd]

Out band has around 330, and we're the largest in our area. I can't imagine marching in this band. That's way too big.

[@johnburk2355]

That's a good size band. This band is stupid and has the Potential to actually be good...but doesn't

[@trombonetimmy1064]

We have barely 130 and I’m not gonna lie I feel bad for them since it seems so impersonal to have that many people

[@OwenBurris]

3:24 The lines are pretty dirty there

[@jellocat4100]

Owen Burris they’re not in step either

[@jamesswofford6619]

The amount of people in this band is too damn high.

[@joshmorris13]

For those wondering yes that is a high school stadium........ And band

[@jwaj]

If I was in this band I could blast whatever I want on my instrument and no one would notice lol

[@navewife]

thats what us band kids do

[@juliam1099]

Lol. I was in band about 100 years ago. I had very few private lessons and not that naturally talented at playing the flute so I always skipped some notes and felt like a fraud - I was never called out or anything. I wish my band had even been half this big. Lol.

[@sacc8023]

im hurt there are no tubas

[@Deedeethadj]

Sacc bro yes there are

[@soulfur1031]

@@Deedeethadj Dude, with a band that huge, you cam't even tell where they are

[@drewnation1497]

This is just stupid, this band is too big! I am part of the Avon high school marching band and we only have like 200 or so members. I feel the max size of a band should be like 275 to 325 members. You cant win a competition with a band that big! wheres the marching and movements and forms and better yet wheres the theme. also marching in strait lines doesn't cut it. They need to have like try outs or something!

[@RaahimOmer]

Cut them a little slack, okay. That is most likely their first show (look at the upload date). There are Freshmen who have only had bout 3 weeks of practice in there. I don't think your band would would look half as good in even 600 people.

[@drewnation1497]

Raahim Omer At my school once school is over we get 1 week to do vacations then for the rest of the summer we are on the field learning the show and then in July we go to a collage campus to do even more practicing. So with a band that big they should be practicing all summer! And also as a side note I don't have to worry about my school looking that bad cause we set a limit on how many people can be on our band!

[@drewnation1497]

***** Yes, thank you!

[@RaahimOmer]

Ikr xD

[@RaahimOmer]

Well the field is technically the same size. The capacity, and design of the stadium is what is breathtaking. However, I feel that this stadium was the worst choice ever made by Allen, as it is suffering from structural damage. It is impressive for a high school stadium, yet not worth the 60 million dollars spent on the creation of it (It's been a year now, and they really haven't even started to fix the problem). As for marching band size, yes the band is WAY too big. Thankfully, their UIL marches are limited to around 500-550 people, so the truly exemplary marchers shine through

[@Spooky.mama17]

For the people saying they aren't loud for a big band, they don't allow everyone to play, only a small percentage of people can play because the sound would be to overwhelming and hard to control with this amour of people

[@johnburk2355]

That is why you have standards and start making cuts. This doesn't even look moderately fun😂 i have a friend that was a drum major and he still thinks it is the dumbest thing

[@Matthew-ll3fp]

John Burk we want to be overwhelmed! Make me death!

[@27zachattack]

The person filming was in the student section.

[@courtneychandler1970]

My band is the largest high school marching band in Iowa at 306! Woo!

[@meganaldridge8556]

my band is the largest marching band in Texas! woo 800! 😂 sorry couldn't resist😂

[@peyton.rams9994]

HOW ARE THEY THAT BIG AND NOT THAT LOUD

[@pumkin1013]

Squdward:Ok new Theory maybe we should play all quiet no one can hear us

[@chloerose1115]

As a flute player with a room full of trumpets, that is definitely relatable.

[@bonetonelord]

WHY and HOW

[@donaldswick1201]

I wish my band was at least less than a quarter their size. We are only 30 members.

[@stitchyduck]

THAT'S SUCH A HUGE SCHOOL WHAT SO MANY PEOPLE IN THAT CROWD Gosh that place must be fun!

[@alexk.5441]

It's soo much fun!

[@marissaann8689]

I feel like this band would be fun if it has less kids because you can’t really move up and down the field and make shapes

[@Hennybone-jq9ll]

With that band you can have one set of friends one day. Then the next you can’t find them, so you just make others.

[@juliam1099]

Haha - that's funny.

[@c.m.l4755]

there’s a point where too many kids it’s not good

[@capesterpotsie2664]

Just the one...the town has about 90,000 people and is still growing. I guess everyone does it differently. Frisco has about 125,000 people, yet it has SIX high schools. I wonder what Allen is like for new kids.

[@rubberduckykingjr33]

How even do they have so many suits and instruments

[@RepublicofMarsGaming]

There are currently 700+ people in the band

[@ryanboyer9668]

Somebody do the math. There is one person every 2 steps front to back and they are at 8 step spacing side to side.

[@angelkitten27]

Holy cow! Is the whole school involved? They take up the entire football field! Talk about lots of talent!!!

[@Javajerk1]

That isn't talent that is just a lot of marchers

[@ashtons7523]

Not very talented at all really, no visuals, no real marching other then back and fourth. They aren’t even back marching, just turning around. No real musicality either.

[@kmills62]

I didn't see Allen at the State Championships this year.....AGAIN!

[@jena4563]

Our band only has 200 in it and theirs has about 500. I get it that band is usually all-inclusive but cuts can be made there.

[@johnburk2355]

Some reasonable people here. They are 800 actually but i mean after 500 what's the difference 😂

[@jena4563]

@@johnburk2355 :''''D yea

[@stephenangeles3971]

And I thought 150 was big. DAYUM. Our band only has 42 players. Jeeeeeeeeeeeeesus.

[@LordAquadian]

My band has about 250-300

[@nathanielforbes7160]

Well we have 219 people in the lakeville north marching band

[@xaznxpridex96782]

I wonder if the school has a really large student body, or just a really good retention rate and high membership in the band... that'd be interesting to know haha

[@IsaiahHurley]

How many members.

[@elizabethpage_]

My band only has around 60 people on the field marching, 10 on guard, and 10 on pit

[@Etpsenior7ohFoe]

Where do they even sit in the stands???????

[@DC-xq3pv]

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[@XTrollxArchX]

That many people do band? That stadium look more of college then High School, wish i was going there.

[@meganaldridge8556]

about 800-900 are in band 60-90 cheerleaders and 75 colorgaurd members

[@nicklasbrady4726]

Look like a fire drill assembly for the whole high school

[@carwhisper418]

I'm in the central hardin marching band and I thought we had a lot of people

[@GODsiper3275]

This isnt a fucking high school, the fucking stands are bigger than d1 colleges and more fans wtf bro

[@Exentity]

So much for 5A being the highest class

[@MaxTindall]

My highschool band is 650 and this one still beats us hard 😂

[@howardbaxter2514]

God if my dad's job didn't force my family to move I would be going to this school.

[@lileap6012]

They’re so quite for such a big band...

[@aaronrodriguez3251]

I don’t think you’d really want 800 band members playing at full volume all at once...

[@degobeats425]

Imagine the size of their band room

[@navewife]

thats what im saying

[@navewife]

ohh i just watched another they practice on another practice feild

[@chrisr214]

We did much more complicated routines in my middle school. Big isn't always better.

[@angelkitten27]

No that's definitely talent. How can say its not?? That many kids in the school marching together and playing a musical instrument

[@scherzo7224]

what in the texas

[@matthewwyngaarde2836]

That is a massive high school stadium and band. I'm in the Colleyville Heritage Marching Band.

[@AAAchav]

wheres the student section...?

[@robocraft5852]

what is this like the whole school?

[@capesterp4685]

+Robo Craft No, this band has 800 kids. Allen High School has roughly 6,000 students.

[@robocraft5852]

I was being sarcastic...

[@julianhernandez5778]

+capester p imagine how many school buses needed to transport all these students to events

[@robocraft5852]

lol yea

[@pumkin1013]

Ikr maybr about 6 Or 7

[@scottymakesmusic9280]

I love this… but I’m also trying to imagine the fleet of busses needed to get these kids to a comp or away game.

[@Vital_form]

This is so grand. I wish Australian Schools were like this.

[@msbscs8674]

That's money not spent on school though... It's spent on sports and extracurriculars. The teachers there tend to be low paid and the schools are ranked low compared to other states. You think you so... but you don't.

[@elizabethbarraza6876]

I see the 8 person gap he was talking about O.o

[@sacc8023]

wait never mind

[@hannahg4929]

And my senior year we had 316

[@kmills62]

Not sure you are serious Gregory....Last I heard Allen HS has about 5000 students.

[@navewife]

im realy late but like im here just sat thinking like WHAT ROOM O THEY PRACTICE IN like imagine having to sit in a giagantic theater playing.

[@amelia.landry]

A-UP! also to those saying they aren't loud, trust me if they played at full capacity it would be overwhelming

[@yanna7153]

This is a whole college band

[@thatbandgirl2535]

Is there even try outs for this matching band

[@jrcook333]

There band is about the size of my College Marching band

[@alexandertharp4213]

im in a maeching band thqt has 20 or less people and we do great in compitions i go to wyomissing

[@drewnation1497]

auto correct sucks!

[@matthewupmeyer4656]

WHY IS THERE BAND SOOOOO BIG

[@johnburton659]

actually Allen has close to 8000 students

[@theunsaintedone764]

I live in allen the 2019 band is the same size.

[@spamaccount1513]

Why not just have an amazing maching band with only about 350-400 kids in a varsity program? The school clearly has funding to do that, and they could probably make finals at a BOA super regional if they did that...

[@adrianne6003]

There is literally 47 kids in our marching band. That's like 1/500 of this

[@pandabear4256]

Is coach Johnson still teaching history? He was the best football coach 20 years ago.

[@Dan_Ghostt69]

We have about 98 I believe in my marching band, DANG

[@Dan_Ghostt69]

Woahhh, very nice :0 Awesome!

[@megalonyx8823]

WOLFIE Rip We have 27 Musicians and 11 guard

[@elcindrasmith2563]

our band has 108

[@johntarver5684]

Why! They should spilt this into two or three squads instead of this big one.

[@madsp7010]

Wow, this band is enormous. So jealous

[@calvinnotklein6368]

Wonder how much they paid just for uniforms.

[@theAmazingJunkman]

I'm sorry, this has to be breaking some kind of law. High school marching bands aren't supposed to be this big.

[@brianshort6392]

I mean, there's really no rule to how big they can be. But I'm sure they aren't allowed to compete, since they're about 3x bigger than the second largest band, and it would be very easy for them to win.

[@theAmazingJunkman]

Brian Short I was kidding. Also, quantity does not beat quality.

[@kennedynicole3056]

Brian Short oh no we are so aloud to compete in our division

[@BirdTooHigh6820]

@@brianshort6392 we haven't won a single marching competition at all in the, what 20+ years of the band being a thing

[@rogertamez802]

How can you not like this, I’m from Texas and I love this

[@andymayeuxproductions]

it sounds like 20 of them playing

[@papps2758]

so quiet for so many people

[@Wildbillcooper]

I got here by typing smallest marching band.

[@jrcook333]

With a school that has over 4,000 people I’m not surprised..

[@Duhpa6nts]

This is just our traditional show. KZbin our UIL shows, they're much more complicated.

[@SpaceBeatGaming]

How do y'all get so many people?

[@coolkg12345]

Our band director stays up late working on our show, and we have 32 people. I feel bad for the directors for that band.

[@meganaldridge8556]

they split it all up I to sections and meet up in the summer to learn the moves