Bluecoats 2016 Tuba GoPro (Ryan Witko)

Ryan Witko, Bluecoats 2015-2016
• Bluecoats 2016 Mello R...
Sophie Guidry, mellophone

[@maxwellosborn9990]

8:27 RIP stuck valve It's just like a moment of pure frustration as your mind is still trying to find out why the f**k the valve isn't going up. XD

[@Astro-ls1zq]

Maxwell Osborn yeah it's better than having to deal with instruments that are LITERALLY FALLING APART ON YOU...

[@corey5363]

Maxwell Osborn one time my valve got stuck like 8 times during a competition, it sucked so bad

[@anthonyhalstead3925]

One time I had a duet and my valve got stuck on my trumpet

[@benhughes7580]

I play tuba and saxophone but having a stick valve is 10 times worse than a split reed

[@gopromatt7290]

we've all been their

[@Astro-ls1zq]

were lucky to only play up to 8th notes so when we see people playing 16th or 32nd notes were just like what are those???

[@lukaskarlinger9805]

How hot is it im this area of the USA ? looks like 37°C

[@kingsley4261]

Lukas Karle well the blue coats are from Ohio and I don't know where they're performing in this so I'll go with Ohio, so at this time of year it was probably about 29C, but if they were somewhere really warm and south it could definitely be that warm, it's probably somewhere in between.

[@sophiewitko9311]

This was in Buffalo, New York in early August

[@kingsley4261]

Sophie Guidry alright thank you, so it's more northern but also later in the season, probably about the same

[@nikovaderr]

Sophie Guidry your hot

[@burtknee4763]

that would rlly suck if someone stubbed their toe on one of the propa

[@chorze]

what are the golves for?

[@BrettLairBandGeek]

chorze To protect the silver laquer

[@gordahnculous]

Also just because it feels nicer to hold when you have gloves on and it makes it a lot easier to handle

[@gigiglass2372]

that unfortunate first valve. lol

[@adtp-adogthepro6751]

Hey I saw that stuck valve at 8:30

[@Sempy2009]

I barely noticed that their is no woodwinds.

[@fatloisfromfamilyguy]

Sergio Balcazar it’s drum corps

[@masonchappell7936]

What woodwinds?

[@rachelmarrone]

dci is brass/pit/drumline only

[@willtemp9065]

He was sharp the whole time! That was annoying, but it sounded good

[@dequincylove3296]

Are Those Football Gloves ?

[@chaytonsmith9118]

DeQuincy Love they are "mechanix" gloves. You can find them in the automotive section at walmart, so I guess they are for cars.

[@dequincylove3296]

Thanks I Have Been Looking For Gloves Bc My Contras Have Been Complaining About Calysis And Burns

[@kmorongell]

DeQuincy Love hey fancy meeting you here fellow red regime memeber

[@austin5920]

I feel like the tubas goof off so much more than the other sections.

[@zangoose..]

Austin Mann yes, tubas and mellos do it all the time

[@aschuster2002]

Woop I will agree with the mellophones goofing off a lot

[@alexa4328]

*percussion*

[@joltedjon]

omg ya the percussion. You should hear them while they're counting XD

[@austin5920]

Well, counting, yeah. But tubas took so long to get ready for the run lol

[@mchenrymaney262]

5:29 dude just standing there with a contra blasting in his face.

[@jraybay]

McHenry Maney LoL

[@nikomitrione]

Move it!

[@disastreee]

i want that video he was taking LOL

[@CreeperDeathStudios]

Someone needed some valve oil...

[@SafetyTheDuck]

The Heavy Is A Spai It's not all about the valve oil, with these instruments I've had problems with stuck valves just by pressing on them at a bad/weird angle.

[@liamkelly8766]

i got some in my locker

[@_zombi3_532]

that's a big trumpet...

[@kierandavis1190]

_Zombi3_ i know a big trumpet you rest on you shoulder

[@joshualance2130]

It's actually a tiny trumpet, for a full-sized trumpet, it contains so much mass that it begins to collapse in on itself. The more you know! :D

[@YungGinga]

_Zombi3_ its a tuba

[@itakedelightincornbread6990]

AIDEN PRO it was a joke

[@YungGinga]

Oh snap it's that tenor sax I know I'm not retarded I was being a smart ass

[@joshuaday5241]

10:09 look at all of those tubas

[@jaydon8742]

CaptCookieCrunch but is it a jagged line¿?

[@Budderstuff]

That's a big flute...

[@thesaltysnipernation6601]

YellowInferno not flute tuba

[@cam6537]

Kenny Griffin it's sarcasm

[@3underscoreN]

No a flute bro it's an alto saxophone xD

[@edenp04]

Its a piccolo lol

[@thanoscakes2237]

YellowInferno no bro its clearly a snare drum

[@joshuaday5241]

That’s a big trombone

[@christophergonzalez2001]

It must be difficult watching the drum major with that giant bell in the way, right?

[@brodybergstrom8335]

Chrisss yeah😂 it's nice to have assistant drum majors that they can see.

[@willburr13]

i can confirm. keeping an eye on the DM is a royal pain in the ass with a contra.

[@fausto8686]

One of my friends tried a contra and said visibility is ass, that why if you noticed they face inward when they aren’t directly in front of the drum major

[@instancy_]

Fausto you also point your bell at the press box because typically some judges are up there **i play tuba in my school's marching band and until now i didn't realize that can also help you see the drum major better oof**

[@hunteremmons8813]

@Chrisss 😂yes I can’t even see my drum major. My big bell gets in the way too much

[@demonfaceINC]

8:28 1st valve stuck? Tuba probs

[@rachelmarrone3271]

but when u can feel it starting to get stuck minutes before is even for painful

[@keara2248]

Rachel Marrone facts 😂

[@-5249]

For trumpets it’s third valve

[@sergiosalazar2474]

8:54 You kno this is best feeling while playing

[@Wynorrific]

Gotta get intimate with your instrument sometimes

[@GioMusicz]

the great feeling of the cold tuba on ur sweating hot body am i right!!

[@TheRabbitHasLanded]

Wow look at all those trumpets! I kinda wish I played contrabass for some reason

[@steverman2312]

lets take a moment to appreciate his work, he has to run around with whats basically a minifridge in terms of weight and he has to hold it with just his two hands. what a legend

[@Wynorrific]

Having wanted to be a contra player for DCI, the amount of work contra players do for shows is crazy. Sure trumpets and mellos have crazy fast playing but contras do all the same movements with instruments 10x the size.

[@dylanaausman1455]

That's a pretty big trumpet if I do say so myself

[@jraybay]

3:37 Da fok? xD 😂

[@Lem0nwtf]

Are you playing a tuba or an rpg

[@andrewaycock98]

TheProstheticLemon both

[@rachelmarrone3271]

a contrabass bugle

[@sceu25]

@@rachelmarrone3271 No he's playing a marching tuba. Contrabass bugles are in g and have a bigger bore.

[@theronfreas6021]

salad bar?

[@ckelley19]

4:26 is my favorite part

[@ckelley19]

I which my band would do something that gave tubas/sousas attention

[@unknownartist113]

How to they make those bell covers. I really want to make one for my contra section this year as a going away present from me

[@Flipindip]

8:00 Patrick Geren Checking his phone

[@davidluna6674]

our band just switched from 20j's to 45lb contras (yamaha, which people say is the heaviest) and before we got them i saw this and was like why is he breathing so hard? but NOW I UNDERSTAND!!!!

[@brentthompson1313]

David Luna damn bro. Good luck. I just switched to tuba last year, but the leader was unbearable so I'm heading back to trumpet (main instrument). But lmao. I just saw a comment saying Yamaha contrast were the lightest weighing in at 18 pounds😂😂 like nahhhhh

[@davidluna6674]

Brent Thompson yeah it's definitely not that light lol

[@ryanmorgan5778]

Boi😂 Yamaha’s are like 30 at the most😂😂😂 you have Jupiter’s

[@unknownartist113]

I know exactly how he feels. We bought the bluecoats tubas from their equipment sale and it's a struggle. Not too bad after you get used to them tho

[@masonchappell7936]

I march 20j tubas, and it takes way more air to play them than contras

[@jasperleevenable625]

where my baritones at?!!

[@SafetyTheDuck]

Right here my fellow meme

[@snowraven3069]

leila venable sup

[@ianharris7279]

Alloy Playz my boi

[@thanosmaster-abel559]

Texas

[@scrumptious-hr8xd]

Dnhs euphs 2018✊✌😎

[@tylers.6623]

Are those 3 valve BB flat tubas?

[@chaytonsmith9118]

Turkey Thug Yup.

[@tylers.6623]

Thank You!

[@mchenrymaney262]

Turkey Thug Airsoft they are a variation of tuba, particularly designed for DCI/march, people call them contras. They are an alternative to sousaphones in marching band

[@mattk1627]

did he say salad bar?

[@Ryan-dz7mg]

Ludwig Van Beethoven Yes yes they did

[@joshuacorrea6392]

go tubas

[@noji4927]

When my marching band saw the other marching band tubas they said, “ What kind of tubas is that.” And I responded, “ Special ones”

[@adrikinnn_]

tuba player here, ive been given a sousaphone rsther than these kinds, im not complaining, but im confused as to why

[@masonmeeks8122]

What’s the name of those bell covers, my band has worn through all of ours and we can’t remember the name of them

[@danielobrien7738]

Mason Meeks I think they’re bell socks. I call them tuba condoms

[@austin5920]

The lucker at 5:28

[@sebmaster36]

Austin Mann w

[@andreajeanwalton5922]

No one: Yagami yoto fans:hE sOuNdS lIkE HaWkS

[@cece_luna]

is Dalton gay?

[@kingsley4261]

Jonathan Machado yeah

[@normawhite2695]

didn't you hear Ryan say that?

[@nikomitrione]

8:27 OMG I CANT!!! I RELATE SO MUCH!!!

[@Bennim]

Contras are scary

[@LeoTheWizard]

Awesome Tuba Feature at 5:00

[@smartaIec]

We only have 8 contras..

[@alonelytuba]

Only? I am in fact the only tuba 😔

[@smartaIec]

@@alonelytuba user name checks out

[@rachelmarrone]

@@alonelytuba same

[@justwonder4224]

@@alonelytubasame 😔

[@kevinl.3659]

The guy in the cookie monster shirt is my band director Gordon😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@GioMusicz]

stands in front of camera man. *camera man instantly decides because it is a tuba he should put his camera in it to make sure his cat or dog didnt jump in again so he can watch over the video to get mad at his pets* boi that was long

[@Varadict]

Why the guy at :27 look like Nice Peter?

[@TheRabbitHasLanded]

Is dalton the same one from 2015?

[@Ryan-dz7mg]

You can see they guys shirt at 5:30

[@jeetlebuice3656]

8:28 frustration 100

[@Mikebonthetrack]

Stagger breathing I like

[@joshuamedeiros6111]

What size tuba is that?

[@mythicalayde2880]

8:25 Relatable

[@grahamtaylor7981]

Idk if you even are active on this acct anymore but if you see this what gloves are you using?

[@brassyboi]

8:26 AHHHHHH rip

[@cadenoutdoors5975]

Some say tubas have no talent

[@warriobaide3581]

For this is the practice for make a thick good bro

[@MM-es9mr]

i use tge same kind of tuba for marching band but the valves are different anf i dont have a pad

[@BRG23]

We have the same last name

[@edwardjthirkill4009]

are you able to share sheet music im wanting to come to dci in a year id like to check im at a simalier level thanks

[@owennc]

edward j thirkill Find a transcription of the show

[@pigglywiggly2353]

Thats a big kazoo....

[@1181vincent]

What is the cloth on your bell?

[@copyyrite]

protects the bell from getting scratched

[@copyyrite]

at least thats what we have ours for

[@Jonathan_Camps]

vincent aramburu Not only does it protect the bell from getting scratched but they also put the school’s logo on them.

[@etang2049]

4:20

[@a.patriciagarcia3785]

I Legit just finished watching the lead trumpet video

[@3underscoreN]

Wait does this tuba has a forth vale?

[@ryanbramlett7925]

3_n yeah.

[@cyborgjonny]

No

[@3underscoreN]

Soo.. It is no.

[@sceu25]

Nope. Only System Blues have 4 valve tubas

[@eyecee_]

*Heavy breathing* ITS. NOT. A. TUBA! That is a contra, and what is commonly known as a tuba is really a suesaphone

[@ryanbramlett7925]

JoltJump thank yooooou finally someone finally understands. When I explain a sousaphone they usually think of me as Larry the cucumber

[@3underscoreN]

Oh a contrabass trombone? xD

[@cyborgjonny]

JoltJump tuba is a relative term. It's like calling a hen or a rooster a chicken.

[@razourblade7235]

It is a tuba, it has the makeup to be in the tuba family and plays the B flat scale just like a concert B flat tuba

[@benspaghetti7868]

i know this is a year old, but im in the process of joining dci, and ive watched a few rehershals, the tubas always go to their horns down, then hornline brings horns up, its how it works, and the DM points to them and says "tuba", thats their signal, brass staff and drum majors alike do it, so, its a tuba.

[@DamianE1337]

How heavy is a contra exactly?

[@Leo-vr3bg]

Yamaha's are relatively light compared to any other contra.

[@chrislynch1469]

I believe yamahas are like 18 lbs or something like that

[@brodybergstrom8335]

DamianE 1337 way lighter than you would think they are.

[@DamianE1337]

brody bergstrom I really want to hold one they look fun

[@brodybergstrom8335]

DamianE 1337 they are probably the absolute coolest thing in the world

[@GioMusicz]

Ryan Witko if u are seeing this remember to keep your fingers like an arch on the valves. dont lay them flat on the valves, this helps with pressing notes faster.

[@SLRmc13]

Where did you march? :)

[@GioMusicz]

i learned to keep an arch since middle school

[@SLRmc13]

where did you march? :)

[@GioMusicz]

georgia

[@SLRmc13]

cute :)

[@chefboyardeeznuts6199]

At least it wasn't a Jupiter