My First Day of Marching Band! (Storytime w/ EMC)

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[@handcht]

The first day of band I was told that as a girl I was not allowed to the play the drums. I was heartbroken as I “drummed” on every surface I touched. I went on to play the trumpet, French Horn and Mellophone. I am 61 years old and just bought my first drum set. I’ve watched a lot of drumming KZbin videos and bought the rudiment bible. I plan on taking lessons. I maybe terrible but I finally did it.

[@SolomonWyt]

CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉🎉 that’s so messed up, I hope you have fun and hope to see you play somewhere in the future

[@gobchob7140]

They made the biggest mistake not letting you in drumline.

[@costacorous8106]

This is the saddest KZbin comment i have ever read…… I am so sorry that you could not get the experience of being in a drumline 🙁 But I’m happy that you are soon going to have fun playing the drums in the future!!

[@TheArchBagel]

Congrats, happy you’re finally able to do something you loved

[@JediBrickProductions_VR]

Dang that must’ve been terrible there’s 3 girls in my band class and they said nothing though?

[@littlepirate411]

Good morning! This is video 121 of me asking for a drumline gym made out of various marching percussion instruments, such as the tenor barbell, and bass drumbbells.

[@MichaelEdelman1954]

And wood blocks. Don’t forget wood blocks.

[@littlepirate411]

​@@MichaelEdelman1954indeed

[@HotspurChance]

Personally, I would have barbell bass drums

[@littlepirate411]

​@@HotspurChancehe's done tenor barbells before in my Hertas 3 that's why I said it. And tenors are heavier

[@HotspurChance]

@@littlepirate411, fair. I forgot about that.

[@Skeleton_Dork]

We should all know by now EMC was an unstoppable supernatural paragon of drumming ability from the day he was born He's hiding his power

[@hymmz360]

As somehow who hasn’t watched your content since like 2019 (man I’m old), it’s nice to see these storytime stories again

[@ferretyluv]

I’d like to let you know that I’ve found the first metal band I’ve ever seen with a flub drum. The singer played the flub drum and timbalitos. They’re called Trollfest.

[@k8l8m8]

I had no idea that marching band was competitive on my first day. I thought it was just some parades or something. It was a pleasant surprise i guess, but I wasn't ready lol

[@drumset09]

My first day of marching band. Well, I joined my high schools marching band the summer between 7th and 8th grade. My middle school didn't have one. I wasn't eligible to be in the drumline, but I was able to be in the honor guard. So my first day consisted of learning how to march, how to hold 1/2 of the school's banner, and how to hold a state/national flag. Then the summer between 8th and 9th grade I was in the drumline, on bass. I ended my tenure with the marching band the summer after graduation for a total of 6 years marching, with 5 in drumline. Ended as drumline captain, playing tenors.

[@floatdude]

Strong quad player look vs weak snare drummer is so funny LOL. Like the 2 Cool Percussion drum set rack on wheels in the background.

[@tommylikeschicken]

Story time! I’m in 8th grade this year, and I had the opportunity to join my schools marching band for percussion. I decided not to, since I wasn’t interested in marching back then, but I got really interested in it around october. So, I begged the director to let me join my schools WGI Winds group in percussion. Since I was one of the only ones there who didn’t do fall marching band, I had no idea what warmups were, so I had to figure out the warmup routine, across the floors, and sectionals. We didn’t have a “what the heck is happening class” because everyone there knew what the heck was happening! It is now 3 weeks from championships, and I’m happy to report that they gave me Vibes 1 (no marimba’s in the show). I’m just happy that i figured it all out… To clarify: my school has no indoor percussion since all of our eggs are going into Winter Wind’s basket.

[@ferretyluv]

*school’s *marimbas You’re in 8th grade. You should know this by now.

[@tommylikeschicken]

@@ferretyluv *school’s

[@ferretyluv]

@@tommylikeschicken Defeated by autocorrect. I concede

[@scdiecastnetwork9766]

I am actually the first class at my high school! (I'm a junior rn) But my first season we didn't even march. The drumline just stood there the whole show. It sucked because my back also killed me (I was on snare) but I think it was good we didn't march because we could focus on technique, and so by my sophomore year I had taught myself quads, and that is what I march now 💪

[@asmronthego9697]

My first day of marching band practice, I walked in to rehearsal and the band was playing “Hey Ya” by OutKast. I thought it was the coolest and loudest thing ever.

[@SabamnOfficial]

This is my first year on drumline (I was trombone before). It's the last day of camp (today), and I threw up on the field and had to leave 😞

[@moyamedia9]

I am so old I don't remember all the specifics of my first day of marching band. I do remember that we had two days of freshman band camp before the rest of the group came in. The idea was to catch us up to speed with the returning kids so we (ideally) wouldn't hold the group back as we got into marching shape. These days were all marching basics, no instruments, so it was a surprise to get into full-band rehearsals and learn I was the only freshman saxophone. The downside was I had no one to commiserate with during sectionals about having to learn so much new stuff. The upside was that my section had a junior drum major and two section leaders plus the bulk of the band officers, so all the new stuff I was learning was way more than any other freshman did. Like, to the point that I won a band-wide drill-down during that first week. I think it's the earliest a freshman had ever done it. Pretty sure the drum major was trying to get me out with a command I had no business knowing yet, one my section leaders said we probably wouldn't do. But it only confused the upperclassmen still in, and they had to chase after me to tell me I'd won after they all realized, "oh dip, mo did the thing and none of us did."

[@_flamingdragon_]

Hey! Im am a tenor sax freshman this year, and I was given the incredible opportunity to join my schools marching band this year. My first "camp" happened during my 8th grade year. After school we had a "Marching Band 101" type thing being done in the Middle School's gym. There we went over very basic marching technique, and it acted more of an introduction to marching band. Later on, we had Spring Camp, this too was conducted after school, but at the High School instead. Spring Camp taught us how to do proper marching technique, the dos and donts. We didnt learn any drill, nor did we learn any of the movements, but we learned what matter, how to march 8 to 5. During summer, if you couldnt guess, we had Summer Camp. It started off with short 9 to 4 rehearsals the 3 days the week before. But immediately changed to 12 hour days for a week straight. First thing you notice when you join Marching Band is that Marching Band is how similar everyone is. When I say this I mean everyone loves music, music is their life, everyone is incredibly passionate about their instrument. The nearly 90 hours of summer camp we had across 3 weeks really showed me something. Everyone in Marching Band was supportive, everyone I talked too was great, everyone wants to help. This is true even if your going through eternal punishment with 100 degree weather. Besides the pain and suffering Marching Band has caused me, I think it has been one of the greatest experiences I have ever done. And my freshman year just started.

[@Whos._LE0]

I recently just finished my first week of band camp and boy was it a rollercoaster of emotions. I was exhausted, I was in pain, and I had a lot of anxiety but I made it through and despite all the things I just wrote. I had a lot of fun, and I was very proud of myself for making it through.

[@ryderalley4853]

Guys gather around the campfire, Eric uploaded a new storytime!

[@jamyejohnsondadrummer]

would you like to make a drumline with me you can m=be the snare line tuning and teaching july 16 to 17 it will start at 8:00 am ends at 12 :00 pm every week

[@UnixTServer]

i remember my first day of practice, we didn't even have drums on just marching and my back hurt. but i stuck with it and ended up playing tenors for many years. the shot of the the snare complaing about back pain next to a tenor player is all too real

[@Username5930-m7s]

I’m on alto sax and actually my rookie season was my seventh grade year and I caught on pretty quickly and I didn’t do too bad

[@Sean-ez5eb]

Drum line of only different pitches cowbells

[@Tyty0526]

Day 1 of asking you to somehow make a marching marimba (or xylophone)

[@matthewsbarnabei]

I was in Twp marching band from 1998-2002. I vividly remember the first practice with the entire band, we did a drill in which the entire ensemble was marching in a circle and would change direction by doing touch and goes. I had no idea what I was doing and had a tech following me around trying to keep me from wrecking the whole circle.

[@Suuprzz]

Oh storytime! I love storytime!!! I'm going into my freshman year this fall and going to do drumline too. Very good video to prepare me for the physical challenge. But god damn those marching snare drums do sure look heavy. (oh and btw, what are tenor drums and marching bass drums?)

[@earnestinebunnitt8515]

Matter fact, my teacher is me. Your teacher is nice cause mine ain’t.

[@Bagim9]

Day 100 of asking for sleigh bell tenors

[@mrnoname2353]

Video 239 of asking for a Video of you playing exactly 69420 Notes 181 to go

[@benjaminlogan9432]

Video 3 of our quest for the ultimate tenor flub line! My idea would be to take apart a set of tenors. Each of the drums would go on their own carrier or stand. Each player would get their own notes like a bass line or like normally play a set of tenors.

[@nanobugs933]

I think my school did something like this for the bass drums in 2021

[@evelynterry4384]

I played tuba all through high school. I was lucky enough that both of my siblings went to the same school before me, and were also in band, so I had contacts, and the tuba player that was already there kind of showed me the ropes before I started freshman year. It was a good time, but we did have a set we simply referred to as "The Death Set". It was 4 8-to-5 steps back, with a hip-switch towards left field around the quads. It was a trial by fire for me, and I definitely had to apologize to the quad player more than once. Turns out, they don't appreciate a sousaphone bell to the head.

[@Cleetus-k7t]

My first season of marching band went something like this: get put on bass 2 of 3, do really well somehow, not be able to march as my carrier didn't fit and our drum key was stripped, finally march with it, suck at crabstepping, get good at crabstepping, do my first show, march cadence next show and sprain my ankle, sunshine and rainbows after that.

[@QuinnParrish]

Michael Jordan of marching band lol

[@KillerBeanNumber1]

Washington Township represent 🔥

[@lyttlephetus5241]

I marched at brick memorial 2001-2005, Been to your school a few times, crazy we may have crossed paths lol im 37, awesome content, keep up the great work.

[@GoofyGoober587]

Bro my 1st day of band my back was also killing me but everytime I complained or laid on the floor cause of back pain this kid named Stele (bass section leader) kept calling me out 😭😭 Im currently march at North Carolina regean high school

[@Bba_Blssm]

My first day of band camp was odd, not to mention I was actually a few days late for band camp😅 but when I got there, they had already mostly assigned instruments so I was just stuck in pit and was put on vibe. I hated it with a passion because I wanted snare but I kind of grew the hang of it and got better. But right before we went into full band camp(we also had sectional band camp days) I was pulled out due to certain reasons🥲 so I wasn’t in marching band this year(freshman year) I was sad but in the middle of the year there was indoor season, I wanted to try out for tenor(even tho I had absolutely no experience💀) but no shocker I didn’t make tenor, but guess what I was put on…vibe. Ofc I was, I was pissed but what made it worse was I had to start off our show. But I also got used to that and thought it was cool. Now that season is over and it’s almost the end of the school year I need to decide what I want to do for marching next year. I cannot figure it out cuz I really like battery but for my grade I’m really good on marimba. So I don’t know which to choose😭 Also sorry for such a long story😅

[@hughmincow9880]

Your high school drumline wouldn't happen to have been taught by a dude named Scott Daley, would it? My high school drumline used the same legatos exercise when it was still being taught by him.

[@EMCproductions]

Yup! Scott likes odd meter I guess haha

[@qsurf99]

That exercise was more about keeping everyone mentally engaged than it was about liking mixed meter😊 I don’t remember as strongly as Eric does, but we were probably treating that first rehearsal as an unofficial audition. If you could hang through the odd hand changes and show some potential with triplet rolls, you were in. I know for sure that we went back and broke down the basics more during the following rehearsals. 21 years is a long time😂

[@hughmincow9880]

@@qsurf99 I still use Legatos and a bunch of those old warmups we used to do (Thirteen, DDL, etc.) when I practice now

[@tisucitisin1]

I'm not a marching person, or have any musical knowledge at all. I watch Eric because he makes fun videos. Can someone explain why he didn't manage to get a spot in the Old Guard? Is it: 1. politics and who you know/recommendation, 2. others were just better, 3. something else? Because he has mad skills, so I'm wondering what is the reason?

[@mugsyjpg]

So my first marching band practice was during the second week of band camp. I wasn't able to get my physical signed by the doctor because they were worried about putting me in 90 F weather when my resting heart rate was about 100 bpm. I started the second week because the band directors were like "ay, we need you" so I said "aight bet." Keep in mind, our band camp days were about 12 hours long (8:00--20:00). I started on cymbals, since every other instrument was filled out. Before we got actually cymbal straps, we used the sleeves of last year's uniform (they were spandex-like shirts) and they were near impossible to hold. As soon as we moved to actual cymbal straps, I got moved to snare. The old snare player quit cause it was apparently a lot on her schedule (I get it completely, some days I just slog through Indoor Drumline practice), which was fortunate for me because I hated cymbals. Everyone who played snare for like the past 3 years was afraid to use traditional grip, because they don't really teach it in my band. I just learned it myself, and I'm still not great at it. Tricks are still kinda hard to pull off, and I can barely hit left handed rim shots. Now I gotta be captain because I'm the only one capable of playing all the instruments we have (even though I've only been doing band since Sophomore year, now a Junior). I think they're giving the option to choose whether or not to do competition band stuff and football game stuff, rather than having to do both. If that is the case, I'll probably just to football games.

[@The_Creek72]

My first day of band was relatively easy, I got there and it was early and cloudy. It was not that hot so that was a plus. After about 30 mins we did our stretches and that was funny because my friend would moan with every stretch😂. Then we practice 8-5s and 16-5s forward. After we did that with the rest of the band me and the other percussionists went to learn how to march for percussion. Then we went to lunch for 2 hours, it was hectic. Then came us playing, I play cymbals and I was not used to the weight so my arms would cramp so easily, but I big boy now. Then the last 30 minutes were also hectic as we were just messing around. The. I left and got ice cream.

[@drummermomcjs]

My first parade I marched in I played cymbals. Half way through, right in the middle of a song, I heard a child exclaim excitedly "Look mommy, her zipper is open!" Sure enough, my zipper was wide open, and with my hands full of cymbals and mid song, I could do nothing to remedy that. I had to wait til the song ended and then tuck the cymbals under one arm while marching and somehow fumble with my zipper all before the next song started. It was traumatic for a 12 yr old kid. I did accomplish getting my zipper closed, but it tainted my first marching experience.

[@fanag0logan]

“oh this [snare drum] is so heavy, why did nobody tell me this would be the heaviest thing ever” As a freshman tenor drummer this got me rolling 💀

[@1dezyre70]

My first day of Marching Band Freshman year of high school, my friends told me that i should join marching band, and i was like "ehhhhh" because the band lowkey sucked. After some coaxing i ended up joining and i joined percussion. Our school did not have a drumline... EVER. there was only a pit because there were always like 8 percussionists. i was on the xylo and had no clue of what i was doing. i just went along with the flow. i didnt even know anybody there and long story short i am now percussion captain and we have a drumline now (i marched snare) PS we still suck kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXnWcqCpiqagebc kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6KZqKCZe9xoadk for those of you who actually read this, these are my first two shows

[@michaelmoraniii3825]

Oh man my first day of marching band, I play the tenor drums and we were inside for the first 3 hours but we spent the remaining three hours practicing marching outside. I must’ve put those quad toms down about 5 times and even told my band teacher that I was not doing it until he gave me lighter drums. I stuck with the quads (cause I was really good at them and he made me) and now I can go hours with them on barely feeling any pain

[@KerryLorah]

If you would've watched videos of Buddy Rich, you would've known traditional grip.

[@coaijet7830]

We don't have legatos or 8 on a hand, but we do have 6 8 7, which I think is the equivalent. Starts with 4 bars of 4/4, 4 bars of 3/4, then 2 bars if 7/4. 8th notes

[@theclimbingchef]

First day of marching band, I thought I knew everything. Ended up getting typical freshman award at the end of the season....

[@OceanGopher33]

I still don’t know how but I was picked to play snare my freshman year then moved onto a quad my sophomore year and finally the trio my junior/senior years. The worst part of playing snare was we used slings not harnesses to carry them and you always ended up getting a huge bruise on your leg where the drum kept smacking you. One pair of trios I had were rototoms and the frickin’ frame was so heavy I thought my back was going to break.

[@hawktheelfowl]

No marching for us. We were the sit in the stands “pep” band. This was good for me as I would not have made it. Everyone in concert band was required to do both so onward we went just fumbling along.

[@ethanbrown6352]

So I didnt start band until last year in 9th grade and i was put on marimba in like a beginner percussion type thing so i didnt start marching band until this year, and I was honestly kinda trash But our teachers explained things that I needed to know and taught me 4 mallet technique for the first time and during indoor season Ive gotten really good. More detail on the actual first day: I was given music for vibes and theres was a 6th note run at like 100 bpm and o struggled to figure out the notes hard It took me for ever to get caught up too cause I didnt join until the last day of band camp, so I hadnt learned any of the music But I eventually got it.

[@jacksonwilkes665]

I am actually in marching band well, not right now because marching band is happening yet, but i'm in my school marching band Though I play trumpet so what I'm not doing. The exact same stuff that you would be

[@Empirial_productions]

the snare complaining about back pain while the tenor is just like really bruh reminds me of in normal band the trumpets couldn't stay up after the song ended and all of us trombones were like really im in 10 times as much pain as you and im fine

[@adi-tk2tc]

I'm from Washington township too. I never really noticed you.

[@ultra9349]

Marching snare would’ve been awesome for school, i only marched bass and was section leader my second year, fast forward half a year after that and our snare r complaining about a piece being hard, Me the bass drummer: “really, i sightread the snare part with minimal errors” I’m moving over to snare for the rest of the season and i told the drum tech, “if u want to change the snare part do it for the other 2, i can play it” Also our tenor part is shit i already rewrote part of it for our tenor player because there were some cross overs for like 2 and 3 as well as a descending triplet measure which i said just make it some multi stroke passage so u can actually play through it

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodTree]

I had to learn how to read basic music, because it had been 2 years since I had done anything school wise, because I went homeschooled, then came back, so there I was, put on bass drum, and it was pretty cool. I was eager to learn and I did really well, especially compared to the other bass drums, who wanted to be on something else and didn't really care. I wanted to be on something else, too, but I understood how it was, because I was gone for so long, and I had to get used to it. Now the year has ended, and I, as well, am moving to quads, because I love it, my brother played them, and my best friend plays them, and I'm learning really well. Cya!

[@dpunlasmith]

I can only imagine how hard traditional grip must’ve been at first. My band played matched but as a right handed person my left hand is already a bit stupid, so throwing a new grip on top of that? Oof.

[@milesd0texe385]

I didnt do band in middle school so I was starting from nothing. They were going to have me do rack in the pit, but appearantly we lost a 5th bass drum player (line of 6) so they took me and one one other kid on rack and decided to face us off against each other. He was a decent bit better at playing than me, but he couldnt hold the drum 😅 so I got the spot

[@Nate-u1p]

4 days ago, was my first day of band camp I got a rude awaking sense I played euphonium I did marching euphonium that weighed 30 pounds and we marched for a good 3 or 4 hours and they would not let us put it down so my arms hurt

[@Tjisbored]

I’m marching bass 1 in 5 days and I can’t wait

[@KingCreativity]

Ours was 8 on a hand then 8 on the other hand and then 16 on the first hand, then swap Note: I’m on summer brake and not in high school yet, I’m talking about what I did at rookie camp

[@rogerlocher7700]

As an instructor from the Netherlands, I'm really curious about how the learn the first marching basics, does anyone mind to share their ideas? Are there any theory books about this?

[@austinmccombs4360]

my first day of hs band i was on the marimba and oh did my hands hurt we were doing non stop 4 mallet warm ups and bumping up the tempo every time. now its my last year in highschool and im deciding to do dci but i don't know which group

[@jeffsilva9754]

I didn’t march Township but I taught there in the summer/fall of 2001 😊

[@Michelle-b3s3c]

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[@WilliamPalmer-u7w]

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[@pakaforcars]

My first band day i didnt play anything and was marching terribly, it looked like i was dancing rather than marching, i went on to play the surdo, where i was beating it so hard the leather ripped open, then i started to play the trumpet, where it sounded like it was farting initially, but then i got the hang of it and im still playing it to this day.

[@AeroAdventuresFlying]

Wait- you got help with traditional? I didn’t I learned by watching the rest of drumline

[@vichernandezii]

I literally did one day of band camp and quit. I don’t really regret it lol but maybe I should’ve done it? I did cross country instead and that was still lots of fun.

[@KerryLorah]

Well, we almost had a fight with Washington Township locals in 90. Does that count?

[@bastexcool132]

My first band is actually a i don't know what's the move in the drum major move it's so hard

[@z98133]

Love your story telling. Go Navy!

[@GoldsmithUrsula-n8u]

Taylor Nancy Rodriguez Sharon Perez Cynthia

[@auter129]

Hey i need some trad grip help. so when i naturally go to it my palm faces at like a 110 degree angle, and someone told me it has to be a 90 degree angle. is that true?

[@kolstinfoglesong7162]

I was lucky enough to start marching this year and I’m in 8th grade so when I get to high school it won’t be as hard to learn how to march

[@zabooka]

hi

[@cactus17863]

I just met EMC at Springford High school!!

[@Kydtopia]

Do you have any good marching band tips to help me achieve snare drum?

[@Judicuss]

give me one of your like 10 mapex snare drums and ill get 1st place i&e (i got cut from scv)

[@knockes]

I think everyone thought double stroke notations meant buzzes at first

[@JesseRodgers-d1o]

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[@LazyboiYt.]

Good morning!!! I approve this

[@ralphangelicobelludo2051]

my ,first day at band i was planning to be bass drum but the trainor made me band leader i was not ready bruh

[@AgustinVega-jx3dz]

At my school it’s not called drum line it’s called battery

[@earnestinebunnitt8515]

Matter fact, I just can’t stand 10th grade. I just got in 10th grade.

[@earnestinebunnitt8515]

Matter fact, I just can’t stand 10th grade. I just got in 10th grade.

[@Zd29zoombie-bt3vf]

This is video number 9 of me asking you to make a bass drum a snare drum, maybe snases?

[@Purpleninja7707]

I love EMC storytime

[@theevil_Dem0n]

I remember the first time I put on my bass drum, I thought I was gonna die😂

[@MichaelNeumann-n2v]

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[@CalebDaThing]

I literally marched world class and had no idea why front ensemble was called pit 💀

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[@Coconuttal]

you should do your first football game and competition

[@briannacharlson8315]

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[@GarthParris-im4cv]

This Dude Is A Funny Nut! I Get A Kick Out Of Him

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[@ParkerMelon-p3f]

Today was my first day of band and I learned to drum roll

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[@ShrikerN955MG]

Day 1 of asking for you to do a review on the pearl snare harness

[@DallasMesser-d5p]

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[@Volxzor]

This guy is the one who motivates me to get up in the morning

[@Seannosaurus]

my first day of marching band i literally could not mark time

[@LiveOlsen-r9i]

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