Concert Suite from The Polar Express, arr. Jerry Brubaker - Score & Sound

[@Elle-mm7sq]

those high notes and shifting are going to kill me

[@NotHanjiYT]

same qwq

[@cyberwolf5075]

I'm first trumpet for this part and I also I have to mentor the French horns because I play both as my primary instruments. I learned the trumpet and I'm the section leader in marching band and the honors band, then the French horn I self taught myself in 8th grade and I act as a mentor to my fellow horn players because they have issues with tonality and hitting certain notes on occasion. So I really have to focus on those two sections all the time

[@cyberwolf5075]

So in short. I agree. It wasn't that fun.

[@winvinyl2425]

@@cyberwolf5075 you sound like a stereotypical trumpet player

[@cyberwolf5075]

@@winvinyl2425 valid

[@KourtneyJia]

If we can pull this off for our winter concert in school, it’s going to sound awesome, but if we can’t it’s going to sound awful. Our music teacher has guts.

[@kevinlemos3678]

This is the super hard version, I love it

[@lindseytaylor3793]

It’s actually not even hard lmao

[@jmack3286]

@@lindseytaylor3793 I would say that technically this one is harder than the Alfred Symphonic Pop Band Version...This Orchestral version has a crazy weird key signature at m.97. While the strictly band version has a manageable one at 97. :)

[@dylanq1871]

Well put.

[@kamiyacalhoun8917]

Played this my senior year and I had the clarinet lil solo part thingy😌 beyond fun

[@vanessaweaver2804]

Love being 2nd clarinet and being so lost because you play nothing anyone else plays the entire time😭👍

[@liviloula]

Fr, bc I’m playing it this year and I get so lost after the sixteenth notes at 35 lmao

[@madelynnwilcox8916]

currently doing this for concert band at my high school, so fun😁

[@ziggythemilk]

same! it's so fun

[@mackennamaxwell6497]

Soo excited!!!

[@kaycie571]

That's amazing.. wish we were doing it for ours :)) enjoyyy!!

[@celestia8802]

Same here

[@yawilli09]

ur level 3 in highschool? i'm level 3 and im in 8th grade

[@MCJJArts]

Love when I play third Trombone and you can’t hear the tubas to tune so you just have to pray you’re right🙏🙏 Pray for me Y’all we put this on next week

[@maya_likes_rice]

My favorite piece I've ever played!

[@samuelcabellogonzalez7590]

Alan Silvestri and Glenn Ballard - Polar Express Suite 00:02 - Believe 01:26 - Polar Express 02:24 - When Christmas Comes to Town 04:04 - Spirit of the Season

[@tkdjameson4201]

Favorite Christmas movie (cause the score is soooo good!!) also playing this for my Highschool band concert👍🔥

[@mackennamaxwell6497]

Allison Jones yo my high school is to. I’m so excited!!! 😆

[@abbywojtowicz2997]

Me too

[@asterito1653]

@@abbywojtowicz2997 Mine is in like 13 days and im still like asscheeks ayayaaaa

[@abbywojtowicz2997]

@@asterito1653 mine too I just realized 😄 so cool

[@punkin6331]

Currently a junior in high school, 1st chair clarinet. I'm having so much fun playing this piece!! Although I hate the 16th notes in the beginning of "The Polar Express" part. Other than that, I love this piece.

[@zach5728]

Senior year of High School! We're doing this! The trumpet 1 part is *chef's kiss*. Sounds like a chop buster being our last song among multiple other 7 minute songs (new director) but I LOVE IT.

[@maryverbeck1333]

This sheet music is IMPRESSIVE : -O

[@acheesebourger9611]

Played this my 7th gradr year, first chair trumpet...

[@JoelNathan-g4y]

7th grade is wild

[@acheesebourger9611]

@@JoelNathan-g4y Yeah bro shi was crazy

[@flo.fluffy]

Amazing score for that christmas classic.😍

[@abbywojtowicz2997]

I need that flute solo

[@jayforerunner965]

Excuse Me sir how is this only a Grade 3!?

[@julezdacoolz5955]

either a very hard grade 3 or that isn’t right, it’s gotta be a 4

[@minefan7]

@@julezdacoolz5955 in the very first measures, the 1st violins already have notes so high they are usually only put in grade 5.5-6 or beyond educational content

[@Mythik_Keyub]

Everyone:"hey I'm doing this for my high school concert," my brother in middle school: yes...

[@kiwishawty0647]

my college orchestra is doing this in about 3 rehearsals lmao

[@cooperrichards2434]

Dude I played this exact music with my middle school band Except our direct put some of his own music in to so each instrument had some great moment like my clarinet

[@nilsb717]

Love it

[@thatwgigeek]

Piccolo squad!

[@MildleySaxySaxGuy]

how is this grade 3? least it could certainly be is a grade 4, or higher. Unless this is like a grade 3 for advanced professionals.

[@justabirb5015]

Absolutely dying trying to learn this 😩😩

[@m.neal2835]

The key change from one flat to six sharps is killing me…-a flutist.

[@m4rieh166]

I quite like this piece, though first trombone is really challenging 😅

[@RoseCadenza]

Dude, the key change at measure 97! That isn't even in the concert band arrangement. Honestly kinda glad there isn't. I'd hate to play F# major.

[@yaboicatman4611]

G flat Major is a little better if you are a Trumpet or Clarinet

[@RoseCadenza]

@@yaboicatman4611 G flat major is actually not that bad. I just tell my brain to flat everything but the F notes.

[@victoria-caroljeanqiu8886]

Hinsdale central orchestra will like to play

[@ernestcassler2505]

❤❤❤

[@colem4984]

Don’t you love being first chair alto😂

[@alanartz]

yo this aint no grade 3, atleast a 4-5

[@JoelNathan-g4y]

Full orchestras are rated differently than concert band pieces

[@cavm_mm8475]

Being low brass is whacky with all those sharps

[@Casokat]

F# is killing my freshmen tuba mind....

[@pare..4286]

o allora sono fa'tastici