Arabesque Lincoln Middle School

[@GhostlyAxis50]

The flute soloist KILLED it at the start dude, seriously!

[@godiemz8201]

and for middle school what the heck! 😂🔥

[@cbmajor6017]

They're playing this in MIDDLE SCHOOL?

[@zducky_1]

my co-section leader in marching band says this piece is hard and yet a middle school played it so im like: "most people got atleast 3+ years of exp so i dont see a reason why symphonic band can play this"

[@denzelgurung196]

I was shocked as well

[@sillycatgamingREAL]

I could play grade 5’s in 7th grade I’ve gotten no where since then cause I don’t try anymore

[@ale_isanodd1]

i wish my band could this but we have two flutes and one trombone so it won’t work

[@mythicalmylo3275]

@@ale_isanodd1no literally same we only have 2 flutes and a respectfully incapable trombone

[@gcroxton]

Both the director as well as the band itself are amazing for being able to play such a difficult piece, in middle school at that

[@Deadchannel2244]

This school feeds into Hebron

[@LongerueLui]

This is good, but they don’t have all the instrument for the piece. No oboe etc

[@hyperstargaming6150]

In Middle School? Bruh, is this like a feeder to Hebron High??? I can’t with this, I’m actually impressed.

[@DeliriumDelve]

The measure of if you’re a band kid vs a band geek is getting this comment here

[@hyperstargaming6150]

@@DeliriumDelve um… what’s that supposed to mean? What are you categorizing me as?

[@DeliriumDelve]

You choose

[@HeindsAG]

@@DeliriumDelveHebron high has the best band, everyone knows this

[@leoarevalo6786]

Probably

[@NeilPalande]

It's I N S A N E how a middle school is playing a grade 5 piece!

[@thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779]

this isn't a grade 5 piece lol, I've been practicing this piece for almost a year now and only recently was i able to play it without mistakes

[@NeilPalande]

@@thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779 bruh that’s not what I meant 💀

[@alanartz]

@@thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779 it actually is grade 5

[@shivenrao.147]

@@NeilPalandeit actually is, but they didn’t understand it.

[@NeilPalande]

yeah grade 5 piece doesn’t mean 5th grade it means 5 years of playing music @thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779

[@ivyart3737]

MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND PLAYING THIS!!??????? DAMN!!!! 💙💞💙🧡💞💝💓💖 And their tone is amazing!!!! I wish our band is good like this My mind is blown I looked up this middle school and they have marching band!??? I'M SO JEALOUS 5:20 ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!???? THIS CLARINET PLAYER'S TONE IS SO GOOD 😭😭😭💞💞💞

[@PresidentialHP]

I'm the timpanist in the video. We did not and have never had a marching band.

[@ivyart3737]

@@PresidentialHP Hello!!! I play the clarinet

[@fiyin0]

i see you everywhere 😭😭

[@ivyart3737]

LMAO@@fiyin0

[@kalebsk_7]

oboe*

[@Ryze-Crispy]

This has to be all state middle school band As a trombone still in middle school I am jealous

[@PresidentialHP]

This was not an all state band. I'm the timpanist in the video and it was just our middle school.

[@wannabe-pulse_dragon7282]

@@PresidentialHPwhat state are u in

[@hdog550]

@@wannabe-pulse_dragon7282I’m pretty sure this is Texas, I saw another person saying this school feeds in to Hebron high school.

[@Xaviercu]

Same here I’m only in the sixth grade and I’m learning this for fun and this is very challenging I got most of it down but the part when we have the trombone solo is smth else

[@stevencollier554]

@@XaviercuI’ve been playing trombone for five years now and the triplets in the solo still mess me up

[@Ace_v120]

the whole band has great intonation and tone for a middle school band especially saxes!!

[@cesarromero1536]

The teacher knows the level of his band, so he gave them their music level.

[@makyrenfulgham498]

if only all band directors understood this 🤦🏽

[@joedhfgv7972]

bro i’m jealous of that oboes tone and he’s in middle school 😭

[@jmack3286]

that’s a clarinet player playing the oboe part!

[@MrClefMusic]

that is a clarinet is this a joke, clarinet removes the best part about oboe

[@phantom8856]

@@MrClefMusic i just dont think the school had an oboe

[@ultra9349]

I was about to say an oboe with a gud tone is better than every oboe in my county Edit: we have a highly music driven county, specifically from 3 schools in band 2 have competitive marching bands and the third produces a gud amount of all county musicians with my school

[@Crookedmothart]

I struggled with this playing in college😭 the fact a middle school band can do this is AMAZING!!

[@matthewmoyer3105]

blows me away. as a first trumpet i’m not surprised the trumpets took it down an octave lol

[@GoldGamr]

yeah i know it wouldve been insane hearing high c's and d's from middle schoolers

[@christopherdallura9576]

I am completely blown away……this is unlike anything I’ve ever heard from a middle school band. Bravo!

[@TheTomKim]

Thank you. That was my son's middle school band. The band teacher was awesome!

[@royalwalker6028]

I never get tired of this performance. These young people love performing and playing music. And the fact that they are middle school students. BRAVO. Congratulations to the director and his focus on helping these young musicians achieve such success.

[@c6nn0r68]

Im a high school player and are quite impressed with a middle school playing such a technical peice! great job!

[@kristopherrivas602]

My mind is blown, this middle school is preforming this song better than professionals

[@Boulder_Betta]

And faster 😯

[@kristopherrivas602]

@ahhhh some professionals don’t even do the triplets properly

[@shivenrao.147]

@@kristopherrivas602they don’t do this beter than pros

[@flyingcuber9657]

@@shivenrao.147facts they dont think abt the things other than music such as balance and tuning

[@flyingcuber9657]

but def good playing none the less

[@thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779]

there are only 2 people in my band that can play this song, Me (tuba and timpani) and my friend (trombone, trumpet and sometimes snare) i also wish our precussion was good like them, half of them are like 10 bars behind the rest of the band

[@Trash_can_Smash]

Your percussion is behind? Mine always rushes

[@thetheoryofphantomsdelta2779]

@@Trash_can_Smash 6 months late, they all quit band (thank god) so I switched over to percussion and saved their asses and invited my friends that have never done percussion in their life and turned them into beasts! (I love you melody and lucy!!!)

[@JJ.plays.tuba.]

if only the middle school in my town actually sounded this good

[@humanperson-ef5gm]

I know right

[@itjbebran]

real!

[@TheVibingCat-vm4bk]

Props to the dude on bass clarinet, he killed it!

[@gtbenjamin2693]

I wanted to play this in for my last year in middle school but the band wasn’t as good as the honor band I played the year before 😢

[@ale_isanodd1]

yea i wanna play this but i’m one of few in my band who actually practices

[@ivyart3737]

​@@ale_isanodd1 Hi Alex

[@ilovepeppermintbark]

this band is triple the size and experience of my wind ensemble & we’re mostly 8th graders 💀

[@Chicken_Wang1]

BRO MIDDLE SCHOOL??? I’m playing this in high school as the first trumpet and I’m terrified

[@Chknwingss]

FAX BRU, 1ST TRUMPET IS SO HARD!!

[@andreaharlow8982]

Real I just did for a concert and I had to play that repeating part down so I could play the rest, I hear these little kids hitting some high notes, I couldn’t play a G on the staff comfortably until 10th

[@stupido1722]

Same and there’s 8 of us and only 2 of us on first and my band director is putting so much pressure on me it unreal

[@Robotic091]

freshman on 1st trumpet and i’m struggling 😭 it seems as tho the 1st trumpets aren’t very apparent in most of the song in this performance tho

[@jakecalander4924]

That flute is a prodigy seriously

[@gdoshoud]

With time and dedication anything is possible :), thank you for a great example and performance

[@jeremiahlevoy3435]

This is awesome. For middle schoolers to play technical passages is not that surprising as you can tell their are dedicated. But what blows me away is that at their age they were able to play with such musicianship.❤

[@catthebatflute]

That soloist flute girl's embouchure is better than mine, and I'm a sophomore in HS rn… 😭

[@PizzaPlaceGuy]

Holy guacamole. I’m in 8th grade advanced band and I’ve been begging my teacher if we could play this. We are a pretty good band also but he says we should wait until high school.

[@Its_Kvne]

This is my teacher!! So excited to play in his band. Hi Mr.Munoz :)

[@calebalderete1]

how are they so good?

[@ivyart3737]

@@calebalderete1 practice

[@Izporg9]

@@ivyart3737In middle school???! Impossible😅

[@ivyart3737]

@@Izporg9 It is very impressive but still possible if everybody practices

[@Izporg9]

@@ivyart3737 lol

[@ilovehomies]

im sorry if theyre playing arabesque in middle school just imagine their high school 😭😭

[@catthebatflute]

Probably beyond superior

[@mrv1ncento]

This was definitely a year long project piece because my advanced high school band is only just getting it good after a month

[@alanartz]

what i was thinking

[@PresidentialHP]

No, it wasn't. I'm the timpanist in the video and we learned it inside one semester for a festival.

[@Izporg9]

@@PresidentialHPYou did great ! I’m learning this piece too, but only on my own because my MS band could never. GJ

[@PresidentialHP]

@@Izporg9 Thanks and hope it goes well!

[@ivyart3737]

@@PresidentialHP Hi

[@TheNameIsGamestar]

I've never seen a less appropriate piece of literature for a middle school band. Middle school should be a time of development in tone and advancing musical reading skills. Although this band does have those aspects, compare this to a high school, college, and professional level bands and the difference is night and day. I don’t know where Lincoln is, but if it's in a richer area, such as Ann Arbor, Michigan, then it might explain why these kids are at the level they’re at. Parents have the money to give these kids private lessons. I give props to these kids for having such determination to play this piece, but I sense the director is teaching them to play this piece rather than build overall skills to make music.

[@aliciadalbey1201]

i think you have to have alot of those things in order to even be able to attempt this piece which these kids clearly have. Extremely impressive technical abilities

[@aquabotstudios4444]

I think them playing fun pieces, less deep pieces might give them a better experice.

[@Elloliott]

you'd think this is a texan band or something, super impressive!

[@lottaart7848]

Holy crap these are middle schoolers? They sound so good.

[@winsows11]

Who knows where they are now? They’re probably playing with Hebron or some elite high school band. This is extremely impressive and kudos to the conductor and the whole band.

[@danielhicks5859]

Ain’t no way bro our middle school played Second Suite in F and I thought THAT was hard ☠️

[@jmack3286]

funnily enough- second suite is actually harder to perform and sound well than arabesque is!

[@GabeGM3]

holy crap they did so good, like this is an ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL SONG

[@stupido1722]

It’s actually a college piece which I’m impressed for middle schoolers

[@Clarinet_3127]

I’m going into eighth grade and learning this for fun…I couldn’t imagine playing it with my whole band this is insane!

[@henny7895]

bro, these kids are crazy!!

[@cjjenkins507]

Middle school is playing this?? Holy shit. Pop off little ones

[@YIPPIEEEEEE1111]

its insane how you guys played this song in middle school. you guys sound great!!!!

[@_Sp4rky]

My middle school is playing this too! I’m exited to play bassoon for it!

[@Jamesplaystrumpet]

Same! I play trumpet 🎺

[@wowhi5830]

2:50 when the trombones came in, it sounded really good

[@AdrianSaenzj293]

It’s was trombone/euphonium/tuba and French horn playing that

[@knottednumber]

@@AdrianSaenzj293and bass clarinet and bassoon and bari sax

[@AdrianSaenzj293]

@@knottednumber yea

[@AdrianSaenzj293]

@@knottednumberI forgot to include woodwinds

[@MadForMinis]

We sight read stuff like this in symphonic bands at my middle school

[@freshtatertot]

middle school playing a very technical piece with good tone? must be from Texas.

[@catthebatflute]

I'd love to play this, but my band could absolutely never do this…

[@astract00]

Although I may be a tiny 7th grader who plays the f horn, I'm so addictied to this piece that I'm learning it for fun. I have have of the lick down. I know, I’m weird😂

[@emuballoon]

HOW DO PEOPLE PLAY THIS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLLL IT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE

[@themiddleschooler]

Bro I'm learning this song on clarinet in 8th grade and I'm struggling on 2:33 how did they play it so perfectly 😭

[@ILIKEBEANSOHYEEAEY]

I'm just annoyed that they didn't show the trombones during the good part

[@ultra9349]

Most impressive part of the trombone feature is all 4 times were clean and it was trombone section not 1 person since it wasn’t 100% seamless but mostly seamless

[@cahp781]

HOW TF ARE THEY PLAYING THIS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL!?

[@Neptunes_Axis]

My middle school symphonic band could never do this, this is impressive.

[@TheOfficialFrosto]

Right now I am currently a junior and lemme just ask... how is this middle school better than my entire high school wind ensemble?!?!

[@19vb234mfl]

Bro they are better than my highschool symphonic band

[@StephenGheen]

THIS IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!??? Im impressed

[@3linesinthemiddle495]

The thing about this piece to me is that everything else up until the harmony at 4:36 is ok, I still dont care about everything behind 4:36 because thats the building point in the song. for 4 and a half minute they are builing, layering if you will up until 4:36. I'm not critizing if anyone thinks that it's just the composer creating a masterpiece, and i'm simply breaking it down to you. If you nail the harmony you nail the song, and that's what they did.

[@aliviachaudhuri1841]

My 7th grade band is playing this go flute!!!! Btw guess if im flute 1 or flute 2

[@DrewLaCroix20]

Damn yall must be playing since kindergarten

[@arnavrohilla8]

WHAT THE HELL, ARABESQUE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL?!?!?!?!

[@russellmattesich9200]

THIS IS CRAZY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!

[@ivyart3737]

I bet everyone in this band practices 😂👏👏

[@nigelfortes1370]

And takes private lessons

[@PresidentialHP]

I didn't and I'm in the video. Plenty of people didn't.@@nigelfortes1370

[@DMVphobic]

A MIDDLE SCHOOL????? DAYUM

[@LegoCityFilms]

WHY ARE THEY SO GOOD

[@SilverSleek54]

My band could never...

[@HurricaneJahya]

This is CRAZY. IT WAS UP TEMPO TOO!

[@Boulder_Betta]

HOW MANY FLUTES DO THEY HAVE?? I've never seen a flute:clarinet ratio this high before

[@vjaxisaeagleisaaccelerator3938]

grade 4 music in middle school crazy

[@logan2785d]

Thw fact they sound better than most high school bands playing this song😭

[@AmosBohus]

I THOUGH THAT ARABESQUE WAS A GRADE 5. THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[@angelaclarinet]

5:19 THE CLARINET'S TONE IS INSANE

[@FlamedancerStudio]

Nah bc why is that MIDDLE SCHOOL flute soloist girl better than me

[@mr.superpower2928]

My band is doing don ricardo and green bushes(middle school lol)

[@ivyart3737]

I WANT TO PLAY IN THIS BAND

[@Blue_foxley]

I can't even play this song as a senior

[@KoolKat_YT]

IN MIDDLE SCHOOL!?

[@dylanhatton5178]

They're making me think I suck

[@Imn0tasher0]

If only this was me when I was in 8th grade.

[@official-meeli]

The most iconic part of this piece is the trombone feature and I feel like that wasn't done how it was supposed to, I gotta say, I think the trombone player could have done a better job in that piece. And did you notice how many flutes there were? I feel like they could have mixed it up a bit with some other instruments. But hey, overall the band was alright, but it could use some adjustments.

[@kethankatim6008]

Bro a middle school is playing a grade 5 piece calm down 🤦‍♂️

[@necromancer9220]

It's a middle school bruh

[@Izporg9]

It’s all low brass( Tuba, Baritone/Euphonium, and trombone) which means there has to be *atleast* 5 people playing that part. And how you gonna complain that there are too many of one instrument ? You think middle schoolers are gonna learn an entire instrument for one song ? It doesn’t make any sense really...

[@shadowvong7334]

dawg they are middle schoolers 😭😭

[@UgoNwakanma]

My guy it’s a middle school band

[@ItbeRey]

This is a pretty small band playing ngl. I got like 50 or 60 players n none of them can play this well. Good job yall👍👍

[@stupido1722]

HOW DOES MIDDLE SCHOOLERS HIT THAT HIGH D IN TRUMPET 1 IT TOOK ME AT LEAST 4 YEARS TO PLAY THAT?!?!?

[@hellfire599]

Bro I play trombone in 7th grade and the I’ve played was played was the Amparito Roca.

[@bellalake6875]

MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE ABLE TO HIT THOSE HIGH NOTE ON TRUMPET DAMN IM NOT EVEN ABLE TO HIT THOSE YET AND IM A SENIOR

[@Cole-hi8vo]

Don’t know bout you but I didn’t hear a trumpet🫤

[@asacookrhs]

you actually just suck 😭😭

[@Confideo1]

this is a grade 6 piece? collegiate bands play this often.

[@jamiejosias951]

grade 5

[@peachy-iy7ns]

So you are saying a middle school can play this and I can’t

[@MaxwellCantrell-ul3xf]

Damn, for a middle school

[@Evanisha]

No way this is a middle school band. I’m in 7th grade band and we’re only on grade 2-2.5 stuff

[@bread_feller]

best part has gotta be from 2:53-3:28. i feel like the highlight of that part was the brass

[@frigidnadir]

MIDDLE SCHOOL?? HELLO??

[@Thebradykins]

Our highschool band director won’t play it because the tubas can’t handle it I’ve offered them lessons

[@Alexioslays]

Bro has a middle school band full of child prodigies

[@natilee4233]

ARABESQUE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL?

[@wannabe-pulse_dragon7282]

3:01 THEY CAN DO THE LICK IN MIDDLE SCHOOL!?

[@OtickTheOtter]

It's actually fairly easy for brass - I don't know it for woodwinds though.

[@SillySlave_]

this is easily light work my school is doing 3 grade 4s and 1 grade 5

[@m3.ya13]

MIDDLE SCHOOLLLL??

[@badabingbadaboom7686]

Mr Munozzzz

[@HB-ig8ek]

MIDDLE ..... SCHOOL

[@originalgamer3412]

Middle school? Wtffff!!!

[@leyakutsu1576]

Middle school???? No way

[@jasenchantouch]

Damn I play trumpet

[@dragonitesskittles6394]

mr munoz

[@Ibeticanplayhigherthanyou]

I don’t get why the comments keep freaking out about a middle school band playing this? Edit: I realized that my band is just very very good