Cavaliers Marimba Cam - Erick Eckstrom

The Cavaliers 2013 Program, Secret Society

[@marana1123]

if anybody ever disses pit, show them this

[@HyukBurgersTV]

As someone in drumline I love the way pit players move when they play. It looks so fluid and full of passion. Awesome

[@musikgeek9289]

That's how it is when it's done right. I love it too! **edit** amplification has helped with this too, since the performers can play more fluidly and musically without having to overplay and distort sound quality in order for their sound to cut through.

[@NoName-yq2jn]

About a year and a half ago, I witnessed this video for the first time. I maybe watched it 2 or three times a day, I was so mesmorized that I couldn't help it. I couldn't believe what this guy was pulling off, and how composed he was. That's when I knew that this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to join DCI in a pit. After many months of practice and many lessons, I honestly believe that I could play most of this show (maybe not those runs, but most of everything else). Next season I will be auditioning for an Open Class corp along the East coast. It's amazing how much inspiration can come from one video.

[@tyhigh3233]

I think we need to start a charity called shirts for dci where we all donate money so that dci people can have shirts XD

[@Monocle92]

they have shirts. It's hot, so everyone takes them off

[@noahvanhyning7752]

+Zachary Kinnard the joke flew so high over your head it hit snoop dog

[@carmelanncapin2488]

The cars

[@bricesonwatson8833]

@@noahvanhyning7752 when your reply gets more likes then the comment

[@noahvanhyning7752]

@@bricesonwatson8833 haha it's funny seeing old comments like these from me, it's like a whole different person

[@CreepyDemonGuy]

Them mallet runs. And them abs... GOD EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS AMAZING

[@StatuesUnknown]

imr

[@StatuesUnknown]

ikr*

[@nowayjose20]

What abs...?

[@mwproductions7075]

I am a mallet/marimba player myself going into my first year of marching band. I aspire to do this well... I completely admire marimba and mallet players.

[@joshhowell5334]

This has to be my all time favorite marimba cam. Speechless at how ridiculously awesome this is.

[@chrishaight3049]

There are not enough Marimba Cams out there

[@samschellhase8831]

Agreed. The world needs more front line!!

[@beasterbunny217]

I have watched this so many times, it's inspiring.

[@SilverTheFlame]

Ikr :,)

[@MacMacWA]

Favorite drum corps pit! This was so much fun to take me back to my front ensemble years. What I love about the Cavies pit is they REALLY know how to work the dissonant notes and resolve them with the band, it's such perfectly integrated keyboard writing!

[@musicmaniac92992]

Wherever these guys learn percussion, I'm applying.

[@drummer19919]

Indiana University

[@hihellomichelle]

This is why I aspire to someday be on a Corp frontline.

[@lillianbleano7329]

These are my favorite videos to watch on youtube because the pit is absolutely amazing!!

[@AWOLatx]

Pit is Legit

[@DolphinPain]

I need to make t-shirts that say that.

[@ambrosiaackerman2189]

HipieofBSA I would buy that Tshirt

[@memebersh1p]

+Ambrosia Ackerman Samee

[@kungfuken432]

+Hank Fuentes Bars.

[@WarriorStar1302]

I can't believe that this is my private lesson tutor

[@raneyboy9937]

Noah John That’s cool! Is he still your tutor?

[@bseaman97]

THIS guy right here is a Marimba God!!!!

[@Sad-Roach]

best go-pro video I've ever seen in DCI

[@nightstar2400]

And people say drum line is cooler I don't think so I love being in pit

[@ColonelMittens64]

+Abby Rusher Pit is part of the drum line. I believe you're thinking of the battery.

[@ColonelMittens64]

+aPattyson I've always been taught that the drumline consists of the battery and the front ensemble. It's really meant to encompass all percussionists on the field, matching or not. Perhaps the definition changes depending on where one learns it?

[@garetwilliams694]

+aPattyson same here

[@Monocle92]

+aPattyson that's correct

[@Monocle92]

after spending two years on pit, and two years on drumline, with both of my drumline years spent managing both sections (we didn't have a percussion instructor) I have a lot of respect for both sections. they are both important and both present their own challenges

[@PlushChronicles]

WHO THE SHIT WRITES THESE PARTS DEAR GOD LET ME LEARN FROM THEM

[@funkmastergeneral]

I BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR A MARIMBA CAMERA THANK YOU

[@coltonmccrackin3297]

I didn't want it to end

[@SuburbanNinja8000]

all the good old days in the pit.

[@awesomeboss6279]

Great recovery at 5:32

[@kywindage1371]

agreed

[@JamesHaste]

Wow i am in the drumline and this right here has proven , that whatever you choose , most things are cool! Good job! It got intense at 1:45

[@raneyboy9937]

“I will delete it” 5 years later Still not deleted. Not that I am complaining and am so happy he didn’t delete it! Anyone else?

[@KentArnsbarger]

The incredible flexing marimba (11:11)

[@HersHeyZtheTastyStuF]

"I'll delete it".

[@Wildbillcooper]

No you won't lol!

[@whitneymitchell101]

Good God the chops needed to play this piece are crazy!!!

[@gusosaurusrex6759]

"I'll delete it." Haha, well so much for that.

[@NyrocAxios]

Lol we have the same mallets. When I make enough money, I'm buying my own marimba, because being a marimbist is a lot of fun. Also, nice stick throw. Always happens. Can't escape it.

[@CrunchyHDG]

what mallets do they use?

[@zakattack1945]

AHhh now I remember why I stuck with auxiliary percussion.

[@TenorSaxPlayer1000]

Amen

[@zakattack1945]

uasuka ^^^ love it when people have no sense of humor...

[@jdphd9025]

It is a band all by itself. I have enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@squirtle]

This is the best thing I've ever seen. I can pretend I'm really good at playing with four mallets.

[@richkane1977]

Simply amazing. This is a great new perspective for me.

[@drummer4life15]

I wish there was a marimba cam from 2011 :/

[@yeti4269]

Best cam I think I've ever seen...

[@luiscobos21]

This guy works at my high school now

[@elliotc503]

thatd what alot of people say

[@missnutellanbiscoff]

well most members of corps go into teaching what they know best so its not uncommon for students to go watch their teacher's performances. Especially if their instructor put their name on the video

[@ChrisM-dx8up]

yeah a lot of dci members end up teaching in schools. My percussion director was in blue stars pit in 2012

[@skatestacker]

my percussion teacher marched bluecoats 2007, 2009, 2010 snare

[@RHG_Music]

This has to be my favorite DCI video I've ever seen

[@gnojoe6359]

Your name sounds like a wizard101 character 😂😂😂

[@dominabox]

Joseph Ludwig So true 😂

[@jimmyj956]

Joseph Ludwig yours sounds like a mario character

[@iamsteelee24]

That is some GREAT writing!!! Great skills, too!

[@NickWishesHeWasCool]

Holy fuck, thank you for proving that this can be an exciting instrument

[@MegaClutch7]

Those mallet runs...

[@rebeccamylum8848]

I like how u dropped ur mallet and kept going!

[@zanestackhouse8297]

+Rebecca Mylum Nah he dropped his mallet so he was gonna give up half way through the show lol

[@XxdrummerdudexXx]

+uasuka usually you have an extra in the stick bag. if you run out, you keep playing like it didnt happen. It's all about uniformity and composure.

[@rebeccamylum8848]

+Zane Stackhouse I'm just saying that because some people would've gotten embarrassed and froze up during the show

[@doob5792]

Rebecca Mylum Not necessarily. I was playing at a dome for championships during my first year in my school's national class band, and one of my hard xylophone mallets broke halfway through a 16th note run. Of course, only the top half of my right mallet broke so I kept on using it till a snare break where I was able to switch to a different pair. It wasn't really scary at all - I found it funny, actually. Especially because I was using those mallets since the beginning of the season. Although, DCI may be different. I don't know of any penalties that my state's conference have on mallets breaking.

[@iipyrosketch2477]

That was awesome!

[@brandonmoore737]

Favorite pit cam to this day

[@alexthrailkill]

2:31 to 3:51 is fucking awesome. I was in the pit through high school and this video was so inspiring to me, I just tried to find it again for like half an hour and it’s as good as I remembered it.

[@angthebandgeek]

not exactly sure why, but this made me mind blown

[@raneyboy9937]

I love that concert snare part at 11:18! You are a Marimba God!!

[@user-dk9bg4vy7t]

That's incredible!!!!

[@michelleperdue6539]

Our drum captain needs to watch this.

[@KenKenTheDrummer]

Those are some pretty keyboard sweet runs!

[@blackshadow2291]

Just watching this video and seeing how fast he's playing on the marimba with the four mallets makes me smile at the sight. I'm playing marimba for my school's marching band and playing with four mallets is pretty hard once you first learn it, but it gets easy. Playing cords with the notes really close to each other is hard but I'll soon get used to it

[@davidarmstrong5549]

Needs more cowbell

[@meanintellectual3172]

Okay that joke is so old

[@sarahelizabeth5392]

+Drummer From Heaven this comment is old

[@synergetic.7427]

Sarah Elizabeth your mom is so old

[@A320flyerB6]

This is extremely demanding music

[@johnz.miller2258]

"I will have it deleted"

[@benmay1932]

Good lord that was intense! I had no idea that what these guys did is that difficult

[@JonahHall]

This is so sick!!!

[@christianboose444]

I have so much respect for mallet players. Playing mallet instruments is HARD, it's certainly not for everybody; it really takes talent.

[@Joselrcblkops]

Damn this looks so cool!

[@the_actual_ghost_king4951]

Jose Reyes dude me too, I'm only a freshman though but I'm going to try out for drum line next marching season.

[@Joselrcblkops]

The_Actual_Ghost_King Nice man! Good luck:)

[@alanburns8362]

Oh my god even the marimbas are awesome

[@keatonjones7155]

Marimbas were always good...

[@mikemills2647]

Anyone notice the stick drop at 5:32 or so?

[@Quicko99]

Wow! I didn't notice it the first time!

[@EVILPENGUIN97]

That ensemble goes hard!

[@tylerthompson9822]

#Legend👑

[@richardschrand6264]

"How do i stop it?"

[@virtualvendetta4439]

I Like your flip flops kappa :P

[@dikki]

Amazing

[@tianaclark9183]

yasss! I play the Synthesizer in the pit at my high school and just omg the honor of getting to even be that close to a marimba player!! They are so talented, I envy my section leader

[@lauracooper1326]

Tiana Clark I also play the synthesizer in the pit! But I also play marimba too.

[@ThisIsRazer]

Awesome, sweet technique

[@SportzGuyRy18241998]

Those runs... Soo sick.

[@josephgraboskyhfcs]

The only reason synths should be used in Drum Corps. Right.. About... There 6:04 Perfect!!!

[@ThomasNeal]

It's amazing that you can memorize a 13 minute show, while most of the kids at my middle school cant even remember their region music.

[@DolphinPain]

Thomas Neal When you practice 12 hours a day for three months and even learn it before the season starts, you'll be fine. Not to mention that there's a lot of memorable patterns in pit music that are not as easily seen by non percussionists. His runs simply scale modes. Chords and perms and yadayadayada.

[@spxrk1171]

ikr

[@MichaelMyers6789]

I just learned the grip he is using. This guy is really good!

[@WesleyRiann]

Awesome!

[@marcmathura4330]

how 2 chops pls

[@NoName-yq2jn]

Use a pillow and try to keep your hits to sound the same. It burns... But no pain, no gain.

[@marcmathura4330]

lit

[@fedxpickme4520]

I cried ^.^

[@friendsofcopalaa]

i wish there was a "love" button

[@chonkyween]

i miss playing marimba ):

[@grantpaisley9012]

As a Cavies snare potential, the pit, especially marimba, seems like such a difficult yet, for lack of a better word, awesome group.

[@joshwelty8868]

F'ing SNIPER with mallets!

[@Themustangturtledude]

I tried learning piano many times being a brass player of 10 years but honestly having marched one year of DCI and seen this video, I would rather learn marimba.

[@milliepennell1103]

wow he's amazing at that

[@isabelledavis546]

Inside 2's were amazing in technique

[@KAYUMPERCUSION]

Very original!

[@sarahhancock6924]

This song😭👌

[@musicfanatic7twothree236]

Those chops!

[@KeatonCarlton]

fucking seamless

[@Thebinsonn]

That run @ 3:00 ...... I could never

[@lailacarter205]

💙

[@claudialocke1406]

watching this give me motion sickness. truly wonderful playing though

[@kevkas04]

7:07 to7:20 killed me omg

[@memebersh1p]

CRINGEEE

[@awizard9835]

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[@mig3090]

+alyssa I think he's referring to the minor second intervals in those chords. A minor second interval is basically, on a piano, two keys basically directly next to each other. So a d and d sharp. They sound very very off and personally I cringe whenever i hear one.

[@kevkas04]

yes there is some insane mallet technique as well.

[@jadenmccallum17]

I have a new respect for pit percussion.

[@MatthewBoehret]

SICK!

[@MichelleVarela007]

So is your boss.

[@MichelleVarela007]

Spread the word.

[@andrewnguyen109]

They came to my school and practiced the year of 2014

[@brandonre5949]

Damn those chops tho!!!!

[@ashleysilligman6593]

AHHH! STAR TRECK! :D

[@krisgarcia1711]

yo I found this gug on fb

[@krisgarcia1711]

*guy

[@hannahherbst7765]

Chops af

[@Thebinsonn]

Star Power

[@JackDonovanDrums]

I wish I could rehearse in my flip flops....

[@JackanIke]

mallets definitely have some of the harder music in the corps