Earthdance by Michael Sweeney

[@jordynnc4436]

My band director told us if you’re not imagining some movie while playing this song, what’s even the point.

[@kieronmakwili1204]

Exactly. It's impossible to imagine anything while listening to this song.

[@StealthBomber2938]

What kind of movie though

[@camilarojas2936]

I was thinking Jumanji

[@silver6380]

Not a movie - BBC Planet Earth.

[@bee520]

This song really makes me emotional. The low brass part gives you this grim feeling, and yet the trumpets give you a slightly happier feel. The flutes smoothly progress the song, and with all the low reeds in perfect harmony, everything is a mix of happiness and sadness... After A while though, the woodwinds completely take it away, and bring this piece to an end. I absolutely adore this piece, and I hope that we can play this next year for mpa

[@nevynbrown4329]

um, you forgot the percussion, which is obviously the best part because the song is empty without it

[@mayalight9329]

Smitty I’m a flute and ummm truly in love with this song

[@katyamerrick9130]

Ok boomer

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

@@nevynbrown4329 The band could do without percussion. It’s just a wind ensemble then. You need other instruments because other wise it gets annoying

[@mp4339]

@@mayalight9329 don't you have like 96 measures of rest

[@Phillydill]

I played this for honour band back in Grade 10 (I'm a 2020 grad student RIP). Our conductor told the bass drum player that "I want you to almost break something". Fun times with my trumpet section lol.

[@samtheman._.6532]

Almost the exact same thing my band director told me last year in 8that grade. Best year if my life so far.

[@jolynnpalm2880]

This exact thing is happening to me, I’m a 10th grader trumpet and we’re playing this for honor band!

[@ducks_are_fun]

As the bass drum player, I hopey band director tells me that

[@Phillydill]

@@ducks_are_fun I hope so too! Your part creates the drama lol

[@zonc7805]

I play the wonderful french horn. It is incredible to play this peice within my youth orchestra, spectacular

[@ashleysears8154]

Horn player too, and we just got this piece about a week ago. Im so excited 😆

[@zonc7805]

@@ashleysears8154 it’s a banger, haven’t played it in absolutely ages like but can confirm haha

[@StealthBomber2938]

We playing rn

[@dkerkowoutdoors4623]

This song feels like cresting a hill in the mountains on a long hike and as you finally reach the top you look out and see a pure untouched wilderness, to your left a crystal clear lake with trout rushing by, an elk perched atop a rock bugling, an eagle soaring across a blue sky and a rushing river flowing next to you.

[@StealthBomber2938]

Perfect description

[@mr.mustache5054]

I played this in 8th grade. I played percussion like congas and bass drum on this piece and it kinda made me emotional, that’s how good it was. This really brings back memories. 😊

[@Mair112]

I'm in 8th grade and were having a concert and this is one of the songs I'm so excited ᕕ(՞ᗜ՞)ᕗ

[@kenpokid10]

I have no idea what's going on and I love it.

[@SharlenesJourney]

Omgg this gives me highschool memories im getting chills i loved this piece so much im going to cry lol #bassclarinet🤟🏾

[@jimmyyang4372]

Im a bassclarinet player too

[@SharlenesJourney]

Jimmy Yang yess best instrument ever lol

[@jimmyyang4372]

Lol #bassclarinet

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

Its Sharlele #trombone

[@graciesellers8377]

Sharlele Tea Room #Bbclarinet

[@Ewaliciouss]

i like how everyone here has good memories of this song, meanwhile if i hear anything resembling the clarinet part in the opening i have a minor panic attack

[@CatGuy_29]

Laughs in clarinet 3

[@Gorttheduck]

Laughs in snare, conga, and bongos

[@voidishim]

Laughs in clarinet chair 1

[@somepersonlmao]

Clarinet threes unite

[@icxun1035]

@@Gorttheduck laughs in percussion 2 xylophone

[@damiansullivan7865]

when I first sight read this piece, I wasn't a fan. things progressed and I realized that the more emotion you put towards this particular piece is what makes it amazing

[@shannonmalloy8740]

My 8th grade band director teased us with this song, and apparently this year's freshmen too. After 2 years I think we're finally going to get to play it. I'm beyond excited

[@turnersugg]

this gave me chills

[@hannahthibodeau2701]

I played this last year. it was so much fun

[@thegummychair1613]

I played this a week ago

[@sairamkumar1314]

I played this in my car so what lol

[@williamst.germain3394]

Played this in Prairie State Honor Band, I played the baritone in this song and my god it was so beautiful. We learned this piece along with four others in one day and performed that night. It was by far the best performance, and the greatest time I've had as a musician. This song will forever have a place in my heart.

[@andrewpelayo778]

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[@RavenLunatic517]

Eyyy, another baritone player!! I don't see many of us, I guess it's not a popular instrument lol

[@mcampbell0320]

i like how my score writer for my school turned this from such a calm and collect song to a marching band segment

[@morganhuber4147]

2:26 is so hopeful, it makes me want to cry and dance at the same time ❤❤

[@jessicaj104]

I played this song at honors band and we had the privilege of actually being conducted by Michael Sweeney. I have great memories and this will always be a favorite song of mine!

[@rainier2k_4]

Our band listened to this song for the first time and it was through speakers. It legit sounded like something from Avatar!

[@HyunjinsAmericano453]

I play flute, and when I listen to this, it reminds of something out of Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia 😁🤩

[@jolynnpalm2880]

Playing this for honor band this year. I’m a 10th grader and let me tell you: sight reading this in a band that’s 4x bigger than my last school is actually a lot better. You all carry each other, not one person carrying everyone. There were so many times when seniors left and it was 2 juniors, 4 sophomores, and 4 freshmen playing, and it still sounded the exact same, but a tiny bit quieter from a few less trumpets. It’s SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY!

[@jiminjones8969]

we just selected this for our 8th grade spring concert, we have a lot to work to do and only a month to do it, but i'm super excited!

[@tia2461]

jimin jones eeeeyyyyyy jimin

[@jelly_jealousy]

heyyy

[@darrenvenables806]

Here's what I imagine from this piece: 0:00-1:03 represents weather. Two children are caught in a rainstorm. They run and take shelter in a cave. 1:04-2:08 The cave is the sacred grounds of frightening nature spirits, who send the children on a mystical journey to understand our connection to the planet. 2:09-3:57 represents animals. For each phrase, an animal runs through its natural habitat and leaps into the air, exploding into a mess of coloured dots that reform into a different animal. 3:58-4:43 represents plants and the changing seasons. Time lapses of plants growing and dying as the seasons go by are shown. 4:44-6:43 represents geology and the might of natural disasters-earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes. 6:44-end Having shown the children the planet's power, the nature spirits release them, and they triumphantly walk out of the cave into the blazing sun as the screen fades to white.

[@scarlet7660]

Played this in my 7/8th grade band I play alto sax 🎷✌

[@fanplasticsojh1901]

omg THAT IS ME TOO

[@rheagupta9761]

scarlet Vallejo, ME TOOOOO! Except I'm in 6th grade

[@cic1470]

Same, #altosax 🎷

[@MrAllNet]

Fellow alto player here, been playing for 5 years. Playing this as a junior. Very great piece

[@lilymartin6059]

I love how they chose percussion (my instrument(s)) as the rain and thunder, that's so cool!!!

[@lesdessouschics]

Lilian Martin The rain is snapping

[@zonc7805]

The rain is clicking fingers patting knees and blowing through the instrument whilst pushing down the valves in no particular order. But good guess

[@katelynkilbane8653]

This is people snapping

[@abigailsheetz3780]

Played this freshman year of high school. still remains to be one of my absolute favorites of all time.

[@MusicMadtm]

This is hella cool. I'm set on playing this in band now!

[@everyaugust]

genuinely fun to play this song. i almost cried during the performance for the honor band. glad to have Michael Sweeney as the conductor. he’s such a nice guy! the percussion was jamming out in the back, it was great lmao.

[@kieronmakwili1204]

You had Michael Sweeney as the conductor????!!! You’re so lucky

[@iamb0nk3rs]

Dude you had michael Sweeney! LUCKY WTH

[@juliaivester3875]

we're playing this in band right now and everytime we play it I cry because it's so beautiful

[@abbeycicero1571]

This song is so amazing.

[@skoptsy4851]

The more comments I read, the more I feel like i missed out on something really cool. Not taking a music class in highschool was a huge regret. I struggle to hold on to this passion for music by becoming a producer. I envy all of you that belong to something, when instead there's me in my own little world.

[@FLUTEworldmusic4934]

So excited to play this for an honors band...this piece is so dramatic and full of emotion--- it's beautiful! I know it'll be even better playing it with an actual band!!!

[@carmen-nr2tv]

Questo pezzo mi mette in pace con me stessa e con la natura che mi circonda. Meraviglioso!!!

[@zeewhydee36]

playing this right now (flute) and it's so cool

[@fanplasticsojh1901]

HEY SAME

[@oscarspencer514]

Played this song in band this year, amazing. Play the wonderful clarinet.

[@hi1dk]

this song reminds me a lot of the music in princess mononoke. like im so excited to play this with my band!!!

[@runakosberg7392]

I played this at band camp last summer, and this piece gets me every time. I just love the atmosphere, so many good memories tied to this song!

[@_Ghost_Shadow_]

I'm playing this for my senior year competition piece along with Lightning Field by John Mackey. We listened to this today for the first time, and I honestly thought I was listening to either a Disney movie soundtrack or was at the fireworks show in Epcot with this in the background. Can't wait for Washington, where we will perform this beautiful piece.

[@georgehillstrom3006]

OMG MY SCHOOL LAST YEAR PLAYED LIGHTNING FIELD!!!!! i love that piece with my heart. such an amazing evocative song with aggressive chromatacism, but i really wish my school played this song but we tried it out and i fell in love instantly. the chords make the band sound so amazing with balance in blend, it's almost like everyone is precisely at the same dynamic as a piano when chords are being played. This piece is just so majestic and some really great soul into it.

[@trianglearchives5776]

I played this in early March of 2020 and it was honestly one of the most memorable highlights of the year. Times were so much simpler before April 2020, everyone was just having fun back then

[@charlotte_____]

I played this at junior SYMS last summer and it was SO FUN as a bari sax

[@evanmnichproductions]

Played bass drum on this. LOVED making thunder noise

[@sofia-kq7br]

I heard this played by another highschool at my LGPE and I absolutely loved it. So I took one of the pamphlets with the titles of the pieces played and which school played them and I keep coming back to this one. It literally gives me chills every time.

[@kawonnkim]

playing this at WIBC this november as 1st chair 1st clarinet !! this piece is so beautiful

[@Kennedy4711.]

I played this on the french horn and it still raises the hair on my arms. Such a powerful song.

[@aarondunlap7004]

I remember playing this for my spring concert in my freshmen year of high school

[@clairmenhusen1501]

By far my all time favorite piece to play!

[@theannelson5381]

I remember playing this in high school and to this day it’s my favorite thing we played

[@lopaisate]

I’m playing this in band and every time I play it around measure 133 (6:00) I like to imagine Pixie Hollow (where tinker bell lives) and it make the song just AMAZING! Every time I do that I just can’t help but smile and get butterflies while I’m playing my tuba 😍

[@NoName-qe9ws]

We are playing this and Marche Diabolique in my 7th grade band... I cantttttt waiiiittt!!!

[@NoName-qe9ws]

I play the flute❤️

[@joshm1651]

Did this for 9th grade last year. Was a pretty neat piece. Played the vibes for this

[@Gusrikh1]

Just beautiful......

[@brennah7591]

This is such a beautiful song!

[@taejenkins9001]

I'm playing this on Friday for band festival. I thank you so much for putting in that amazing percussion part at 125. it gives me a chance to just cut loose

[@robertwrightfonseca]

Wow I want this. Beautiful.

[@Julian-qr8yg]

i love this piece so much

[@nickcokenour2541]

Doing research on this song for an upcoming event. Very excited to play, thank you!

[@sidneyshore5621]

This is great I wish my band would play this (alto sax)

[@le_isha-micus6497]

Totally love how the oboe part is just filled with so many rests #oboeplayer

[@le_isha-micus6497]

However I used to play Vln 1 in orchestra before I switched instruments so I don't my comparison to the two instruments are too fair, vln I is always melody, high, fast, that whole jazz

[@ccello1229]

7:14 that clarinet high note

[@KingAzaz]

6:20 I absolutely love this ending, but I hate it how they don’t just leave it there. One of my biggest pet peeves in music. I understand what it is supposed to do, but... uhh. XD

[@bahoogashmoop3962]

King Azaz doesn’t end in the f major chord the final ending provides a more final resolution to the dissonant ending at 6:20

[@PrettyLittleRiot06]

Currently playing this in band as one of our festival peices!! (Current clarinet, soon to be alto sax)

[@leafwind9609]

Tuba in this piece sounds great!

[@mariahchilds8690]

I got to play this song and it sounded savage

[@stephaniebellinger5014]

My band is playing this tonight woo

[@GirlsFootballFreestyle]

My favourite part is when you the flutes doing the melody from the beginning really fast with the snare drum

[@spookytrees1826]

Girls Football &Freestyle that is my favorite part too as I am a flute!!

[@braedenalberstein5128]

How did they get rain drops. Beautiful piece btw

[@lynnpuff]

By snapping at different intervals

[@lilymartin6059]

TheBandGeek | Band, Orchestra, Jazz, MORE! they used a percussion instrument called the claves and something else I believe

[@lilymartin6059]

TheBandGeek | Band, Orchestra, Jazz, MORE! and snapping

[@brandenhaskins2273]

Wait how do you get a Clave to sound like rain? Do you just tap them together lighter?

[@lilymartin6059]

TheBandGeek | Band, Orchestra, Jazz, MORE! I don't really know to be honest, I'm sorry I couldn't answer your question!

[@Gmurphy84]

Playing tuba and euph in this piece is the best

[@sirzander9984]

1:10 is pretty cool

[@sebastianperez9857]

Tuba part is amazing

[@zynobiaaaa]

I 💜 this song... we’re playing this @ my school for our concert and competition

[@trianglearchives5776]

This gives me Africa vibes. I picture the jungles of Congo, especially when the drums kick in

[@IanlikesCards]

4:45 hits different though

[@bee520]

Why does 3:01 to like 3:45 make me wanna cry ;w;

[@OutOfTunePracticeRoomPiano]

Yeah I’m playing Bari sax for the first time on this piece, and it truly is one of my favorites. Makes me wish I was still on alto 😂

[@amambababoon1410]

I hope my band plays this, it's so good (B flat clarinet & Trombone)

[@danseg67]

I was playing this song in my band class one time and my band teacher was like, “What’s that piece called?” So I said the name and he said it sounds really nice and that we might play it next year (going onto 8th grade btw)

[@purplefern6010]

Ah, yes, memories. Of being the only one to try out for the synth part and then completely blowing it on the night of the concert because the synth randomly died out mid song and when we fixed it I couldn't find my place again! Haha, that made me so unfairly mad at the song itself, so I haven't listened to it in a while, but it is a good piece.

[@Gat281]

The tuba came in with a great passion in the beginning

[@jonahschertz8330]

My band sight read this but we suck so much that we played a different one for our LGPE, "A Shaker Gift Song" the oboe part goes to notes that are unimaginable

[@thecomplexionkidd]

I got this song 3 days ago for 8th grade. Trumpets all the way!

[@thekoopaguymk]

Cool

[@storminights7348]

We played this when we went to Carnegie Hall in March!

[@seansleik5161]

Awesome

[@megan8765]

this is actually really cool and clever

[@nina.8507]

I’m shaking in my boots. What is this time signature, and why do it change 24/7

[@adi2601]

Omg I remember doing this song in 8th grade band... such good times. Also, this song sounds like something from Princess Mononoke or somethin.

[@larissahope3915]

We played this song this year. It is so beautiful and I play trombone and that part is really cool on here. This song is so pretty and it is so peaceful.

[@shawnramnarine655]

I played this song at the all county music festival

[@ensleycastillofunes3063]

waooo it´s very cool

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Flex Band version please?

[@olxlonewolfxlo752]

We were able to learn this in about a month! Beautiful song by the way. I play OBOE, anyone else?

[@adamdortiz]

4:44

[@maxbehymer8535]

Most of the percussion is in either 12/8 or 6/8 at a time where everything else is in 4/4 or 2/4???? How is this even a thing? I mean, I'm all for different things, but this is something entirely new to me.

[@cynkdrums8887]

4/4 and 2/4 are subdivisions of 12/8 and 6/8 respectively, so 4/4 fits in the 12/8 percussion line and 2/4 fits in the 6/8 percussion line.

[@maxbehymer8535]

Right, like I understand the concept, but it just really took me aback.

[@andrewrobinson9328]

You treat 12/8 like 4/4 except you play triplets when you see eighth notes

[@frederickrichard1718]

#altosax

[@cic1470]

#altosax

[@quartzlandaker5664]

42 dislikes from people who don't live on earth.

[@jackpez]

I’m playing this in my 7th grade band :)

[@hayleynix9509]

I’m gonna be playing this song for lgpe this year and I’m sooo nervous bc this is the hardest song I’m probably ever gonna attempt and ofc I got second chair so it’s gonna be extra hard 😭

[@alexsanders7182]

It's a shame that we didn't get to play this because of covid...

[@neonnifyy8003]

Lit.

[@spiderlover678]

3rd clarinets where you at? lol

[@GweenGwass]

5:56 fortnite default dance

[@shazwani99]

magnifique musique

[@AngelFantmeAj]

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