15 Kinds of Drum Features in HS Marching Band

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[@EMCproductions]

Which kind of Drum Feature does your band have?

[@soudup3845]

We didn't get one this year 😔

[@adrianrodriguez1627]

5, there is too much variety in skill in between my drumline

[@tokyo4678]

Number 15 was our band when the bass drums (AKA me) came in completely late. This was like midway through our winter season, and most of the bass drummers still struggled memorizing the music, so our tech was like, I'm giving the part to my favorite student/drumset player.

[@tokyo4678]

@@adrianrodriguez1627 my school puts all the double reeds and orchestra kids in guard/percussion. I got put in percussion.

[@amatillo7333]

No instructor 💀

[@yoshipuff]

My favorite part is when the snares and tenors float in front of the bass drums… impressive

[@JoshLeRose]

You forgot "Instructor writes a whole new feature to replace the stock one and it's only slightly too hard"

[@positive.juice.apartment]

the snare prodigy levitating over the other features had me dying😭

[@techygib9719]

With all the percussion separated like that on the field and still playing so well together that impressive 😂😂

[@Minetoday14]

Eric ,that one made laugh out loud....you totally hit it on the nose...keep it up. very fun to watch ...

[@nickfitch8784]

Love how feature 3 is basically the final drum battle from the drumline movie

[@ryan_1314]

For the high school I went to, it would definitely be "feature was cut" because I don't think they've had an actual drum feature since my freshman year, as anything else remotely close to a drum feature was like an 8 bar percussion fill before winds kept playing again. Me personally as a beginner writer, I'd be "overwritten and terrible" because I don't have a solid grasp on what exactly is and isn't difficult for drumline

[@Nareimooncatt]

Did your school march military style? I made a similar comment as a suggestion for a 16th feature type because ours was military style. Those songs don't really allow for a feature, but would occasionally do a 1 to 8 bar break during a big maneuver to prevent lazer sounds. It was only the regular march cadence, though, not a real feature.

[@ryan_1314]

@@Nareimooncatt nah, ours was definitely more DCI style, heavily inspired by phantom, crown, and BD. to be more specific with how our drum features were, freshman year (2018) had an 8 bar feature showcasing each section, as well as another feature in 7/8, sophomore and junior year had no features, only a few fills, senior year (2021) had like a couple triplets before a bari sax solo, and 2022 if I remember right had a small fill to increase tempo. If you wanted to listen it's Rockford High School Marching band

[@michaelandcolinspop]

These had me laughing. At a competition in ‘90, we had already performed so there was time to watch a couple other bands’ performances. I specifically remember a line with a tenor player who had marched Bluecoats. It was very obvious that all of the talent and book were centered on his performance. That kid was doing stuff that didn’t even belong in the ensemble, let alone the rest of the quad line, but he did it well. Honestly, he probably improvised the whole show. Meanwhile, the snares sounded like a spoon in a blender and the basses struggled with 16th notes.

[@chutdigadut]

I found myself struggling to each lunch while watching this because I couldn't stop laughing and choking on my food. This is so SPOT ON it's killing me 😂

[@Leendeenspleen]

One time when i auditioned for tenors (keep in mind it was my first year in marching band as a 7th grader.) We when to put the drums on for the first time and it was very heavy. The other kid auditioning for tenors who was a senior helped me put on the drums and they were very heavy. The instructor told me to try playing the music in the warm up packet but i forgot how to play in so i just played jig 2. I ended up in the pit that year

[@tentativesky1698]

In the next episode you need one where the only clean parts are the parts that are actually fun to play 🤣

[@Hanospeaks]

Hahaaaaaa perfect!!

[@SylarNichols72]

Our bass line sheet music looks EXACTLY like the "every kid marches DCI"

[@iamthepenguinmaster]

As a former 4th bass #3 was definitely my favorite, bass runs don't get enough love, however #8 makes my back hurt just looking at it.

[@ScottBaietti]

I like how on the drill writer one the bass drums are panned hard right in the audio.

[@AznAfroMan513]

the broken city one got me hollering 💀too spot-on widdit

[@keithbarnes9419]

#1 would be pretty good for a young line. #12 I literally sprayed diet coke outa my nose! Have judged #14 so many times. Great video.

[@sp0okii222]

2:59 was me specifically, i joined cause some peers of mine in my music elective class wanted me to join marching band, and so I did, with absolutely no knowledge of how to comprehend, let alone read music. I was Front Ensemble, couldn't read music, so I listened and eventually found the places I was meant to strike a drum, or a symbol. It was fun though, would recommend to anyone who has passion for music!

[@jeffmansfield914]

The detuning and sloppiness of #10 kinda gave me vibey nostalgic happiness.

[@tacos8910]

THE BROKEN CITY ONE KILLS MEEEE

[@sleeve.3995]

crown 2023

[@venomisaacl8963]

#8 had me dying lmfao

[@jadenpina3989]

6:52 wearing headphones i could only hear on the right side…awesome detail

[@mrnoname2353]

Video 67 of asking for the full Freebird Guitar Solo on the Megatenors

[@ephraimschanneldaddontuse445]

Dude the way you made the bass drums only on the right ear was so fuckin cool 7:07

[@charleswallace5237]

Good morning and this is video number 122 of asking for marchable bass drums, set up in a tenor formation. I.e. benor drums. PS: custom backbar may be needed

[@MichaelPuterbaugh]

Timp-toms should stay in the 1960s where we left them

[@friedpancakes266]

My instructor was the band director. He was not a teacher, he was a musician. Quitting and learning on my own was the best choice of my music career

[@toadly0725]

My school definitely has number 9, we have 3 percussion instructors and one of them does exactly what emc did.

[@IJBrandon-jl8ch]

4:51 "Hey what bass do you play" "Yup!"

[@rct3isepic]

I hope he didn’t think we wouldn’t notice that #3 is just Hot Pepper Cheese AKA The abest Drumline Video ever

[@Paradiddles.1]

Lol I dig the BCP references so much. ‘23, ‘22, ‘19, and ‘17 in there I believe

[@superleekegshoondinovevo6998]

One Ive seen a couple times even in some of my school's shows before I went there is "Big block of unison 16th notes or triplets with some diddles thrown in occasionally"

[@sergeant_salty]

Purple Mapex snare is the real hero here. What a beauty

[@samthescotsman]

this type of band is so crazy to me as a scotsman. im used to pipe bands this is so different.

[@mrbuddyro-robloxmore]

the 14th one had me dying

[@The_Jnrel]

The return of the godforsaken ssssquad! 2:30 Ssssolo! 3:01 Sssstephen! 4:10 Ssssnares! 4:44 Ssssnenors!

[@henrymoul2656]

Lazypurple reference under an emc vid is wild

[@alsdrumhang]

Drum feature 5: *title appears* Me: "oh, it's gonna be Steven" Drum feature #5: *is totally Steven* Me: *zero disappointment*

[@gideonplays814]

My Drumline (and entire band) is always #3. We always just want the crowd to get into our shows. That's why we always have big props. Also why we don't compete. We just want everyone to have fun

[@mingbritson]

WOW! I thought this would be kind of fun, but I didn't know just how much fun. BRAVO once again! AAA+++ Highly recommended!

[@AmazingErrChannel]

Funny that you release this video today because today was the first day of band camp at my highschool, and my director showed us the show audio today, idk what the drum features would be on this list

[@kylejf2108]

Astounding! Really appreciate the effort you exude.

[@theshow451]

Seeing Steven with a beard is cursed

[@TysonJames-gf3jw]

I've been waiting for this

[@theevil_Dem0n]

Oh I’ve been waiting for this

[@huntertaylor4668]

The bass drum stacked up 😂 I love it

[@Pharry_]

8:05 don’t think you’re gonna get away with hiding white boy smooth in there

[@lucasdunn5277]

One of my favorite videos got a part 2 s this was epic

[@garylagstrom3864]

I was the worst kid my freshman year on triples so they put me in snare line and I became center snare my junior and senior year!

[@joshuasagraves9594]

so good And on point!

[@bobbarksofficial4335]

This video has me rolling! 💚🥁🤣👍

[@gegu937]

you forgot "the instructor that has been doing drumline longer than the current director AND director before him ( and doesn't even do it professionally helping out the highschool is just a hobby) that always rewrites the parts to sound 5x better.

[@theautisticdoomgod]

The sequel we have been waiting for!!!

[@Mike42Butler]

"Didn't learn it yet" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is truly outstanding stuff man, great work!!! 👍❤️🤘

[@katharinemay4040]

The overwritten one scared my cat into the other room.

[@Snaredrummer3247]

Please make a part three I love these videos so much

[@franklinbileth]

Can’t wait for the front ensemble video

[@RishiJalukar]

That Mike Jackson one 💀

[@theTenorDrummer]

This is so true, many laugh out loud moments, thanks Eric

[@Teptep_803]

I love Drum Feature #6 with the drum solo improvised the other tennor player was just playing the solo from jig2

[@Ryans.instruments]

I'm impressed that Eric cloned himself so many times to make this video, cloning devices are expensive and musicians don't make much

[@i_am_a_music_maker5212]

Ours is #7, an 8 bar quad break and like 24 measures of groove

[@RedDogMamaHD]

OMG! Only 11 minutes late. Walking along the National Mall. Lincoln Memorial and then the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

[@tj1lincoln182]

1:45 little bit of hot pepper cheese

[@personunknown3884]

Hey, at SRU they know how to write drill.... 6:58 uses that field

[@exterrorist]

Long awaited.

[@Aerotactics]

I thought you had copy-pasted yourself for the parallel parts. Then I noticed the different drum skins. It's scary how in sync your movements were in the beginning

[@code4107]

Drum feature 2 felt like it had some 2022 Boston Crusaders drumline feature in it

[@haylieg2780]

Damn, those I seriously good! Oh, my band in high school was about that good as well. My senior year we were were in the top four in the state.

[@GeoFitz4]

All of my drum features were definitely Feature #1.

[@ireland6651]

Feature 3 is actually really close to our high school cadence.

[@y3etusd3letus92]

I'm really curious now that I've seen this video, but what drumlines have done #8? I think that was super cool.

[@MaxisaBandKid]

I love your videos so much Eric! say, how many videos in a row of commenting for you to clinic my school?

[@alloftherun1174]

I need more of this... in my life

[@voiceofreason9238]

Suggestion for your next top 15: Entire drum line plays as loud as they can, all the time. Also: Bass drummers are all freshman and are embarrassed to turn sideways to the sideline on the drum feature because they are embarrassed that their friends will see them and make fun. Which they would have. And yes both ^^^ happened to me one time I was the volunteer drum instructor for a small school. That's why it only happened to me one time.

[@xaveryatencio8749]

Marching band season is here! Trumpet section leader.

[@NicDunn]

nice

[@HQplayzdrums]

Been waiting for 2 years finally!!!!😅👍

[@therubberchicken5894]

Another great video incoming

[@zabooka]

YES

[@velo5226]

Keep on doing these

[@tadbarnes1499]

These pep band tune in the background tho 😢 I miss high school band

[@AJKlein123]

Coming with that heat

[@Alta-Californian]

This might be off topic but, In Middle School I played a song on Alto Sax called "A Prehistoric Suite" and it had an Anvil as Percussion 2 and I would like to know, Is it normal to play an anvil in a Middle school Concert Band,

[@cadenkarda508]

May I ask what sticks you use for the snare? I'm currently trying to pick out some sticks to practice with!

[@zachowens8795]

That KC claw tho

[@Nareimooncatt]

#15 was close to my school's routines. How about #16: Feature is 8 bars (if you're lucky) of your regular marching cadence.

[@carterbeaver4437]

Bro if you and your gang show up and perform number 13 i will applaud you cus you gotta have balls of steel to do that

[@christinashelby6083]

Eric, the one-man drum show. Also, I can just hear everyone in #5 yelling, Steven Sassafrass, you are ruining my life!

[@user-hd4xv8qu1j]

Bro took the hot pepper chesse cadance for the 3rd feature

[@MGNate]

We have the repetitive feature we play the same 2 bars eight times in a row. 😂

[@ferretyluv]

McNutt Special?

[@johnnymitchellcollier]

i think this year we're gonna be a number 8. there's only 4 of us but we're all vets and we play pretty cleanly

[@aarontheconcussionist9615]

wait i just realized feature 3 is cadence Hot Pepper cheese. I know that because it is a main cadence our school plays

[@chefdannydesteli]

the overwritten and terrible had me on the floor 😂

[@pul53gh]

I'd like to retitle #1 as "Was really technical, but got watered down for finals sake"

[@tygriffin3101]

Saw that addition of Hot Pepper Cheese ;)

[@marcelobatistadeoliveira2224]

Fantástico meu amigo, gostaria de saber quanto custaria um curso de marching band!

[@Abenzz007]

Small and mighty took me away 😂

[@devonorsomething3421]

My high school would be in the not bad but not good with a bit of overwritten mixed in category

[@ultra9349]

These videos make me think my section sucks The most complex thing we have in the bass drum section is 2 measure bass drum feature (not the drumline feature) bass 4 hits on 1 and + of 4 and then bass 1-3 go down after 2 eighth note diddles starting on the + of 1 In short it looks like 1+a2e+a3e+a4e+1 This is at 152 and we actually play them as rrll and not rlrl Normally we do splits with 2 eighth notes each down or 8 sixteenths where we each play 2 We never play any 6 lets 5 lets etc. although we also have a part where we split diddles on a triplet at 102 My instructor also gave bass 1 and 2 a slightly harder part since we’re the better players in the section overall bass 2 is close to 3rd best but might have the best technique and they’re the only one in the district including the band teachers that knows traditional grip

[@humanperson-ef5gm]

He did it!

[@andrewbouse8968]

I'm surprised for #10 that they were all gripping their sticks correctly (for the most part)