when the trumpet music looks like a flute score

[@Bog2901]

"we all know the mic was just there for recording, he didn't need it for amplification"

[@fargglad1]

"Why did you put this in quotes lol"

[@Bog2901]

@@fargglad1 quote from the original video's comments

[@TiqueO6]

Agreed but glad it was there because that crowd got pretty excited even before he hit the highest part!

[@mcspadee]

Fr with that mans tone and projection he could fill that whole stadium without a mic

[@TrateMusic]

I saw the Blue Devils perform in a drum and bugle corps competition in Denver many years ago. One of their trumpet soloists hit a very high note like this, with no mic, and it definitely still filled the whole stadium. Insane stuff

[@fishsupremacy6248]

everyone gangsta until the trumpet score looks like a violin score

[@okaygerepied5388]

score violin a like looks score trumpet the until gangsta everyone

[@oscargill423]

I'd have thought a flute score but yeah I suppose

[@idothings4091]

@@okaygerepied5388 what

[@nicholasoeding5872]

@@okaygerepied5388 erocs niloiv a ekil skool erocs tempurt eht litnu atsgnag enoyreve

[@JamieTheAfroBone]

@@nicholasoeding5872 zeed

[@Code1EmergencyResponses]

I showed this to my band teacher and he said "see, if you practice...you will still never be as good as this guy" it made me feel better actually

[@imold7040]

💀

[@publicserviceco]

Humility: perhaps the greatest lesson of a musical education.

[@xanthippus3190]

I am sure Mr Sandoval got discouraged like that when he was young, luckily he ignored it and continued.

[@thatthingthatisaid65]

My ice skating hero told me that, too. He redeemed himself, had wings, looked like the Dwayne Johnson, pulled my teeth out. Might have fallen asleep watching "The Tooth Fairy" come to think of it. Then Lady Gaga took a shit on my chest. Yeah, prolly a dream..

[@stupidhandles]

My life experience tells me the biggest motivation to achieve is to be told you'll fail

[@ButterI3ean]

The casual listener will never truly understand how hard Arturo’s trumpet playing is. This is art

[@jaocbd-vc3bs]

ARTuro sandoval 😯

[@R2Bl3nd]

I'm a casual listener and you'd have to be an idiot to either not notice how hard this guy is working and how difficult of a performance this must be, or to think that only an expert could recognize the difficulty.

[@pedrocaminha3834]

Well, you can see a whole stadium of casual listener going crazy when he hits the highest notes…

[@zach172]

🤓🤓🤓

[@janeflip1]

You are right. Because they are a casual listener!

[@jerjerbinks_]

I’ve played the trumpet before, and seeing this makes me feel light-headed.

[@hepbot1275]

Agreed

[@OEpistimon]

big same

[@divingdolphin5035]

Same

[@mincat1412]

Same.

[@pdylmur]

Same

[@Puchy4649]

I bet even the trumpet itself haven't expected to make such a high tone.

[@ndgoliberty]

the trumpet said: WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@garycitro1674]

I bet he wasn't using the Maboto trumpet you get at WalMart

[@Covid0001]

The trumpet can go way higher lol.

[@ilverdsgames3819]

Lol

[@einarabelc5]

This would be fun except he's been doing this since 1970.

[@FSUfanOFtheBAND]

To a regular person, he just played the trumpet really high. Big deal. To a person that's musically inclined, you're attempting to pick your jaw up off the ground.

[@FSUfanOFtheBAND]

@Siad 747 the point is that people who don't know anything about playing an instrument would think that what he did was easy. I had to argue that point a lot to idiots in high school that tried to tell me band was pointless.

[@carlpanzram2012]

Musically inclined? you mean "know how shitty the trumped is" I mean, this really is a big deal but it SHOULDN'T be. You can't be offended that people take it for granted that someone who can play an instrument can play a simple piece. It's just a terrible solo instrument.

[@FSUfanOFtheBAND]

@@carlpanzram2012 ummmm, okay. You must have gotten dumped by a trumpet player.

[@renkii_0]

@@carlpanzram2012 cope

[@ally6795]

the people in the stans are like "woah" everyone else is recorvering from a heart attack

[@CameronStPeter]

I have studied trumpet for 14 years. That upper register, with that tone, is reserved for the gods.

[@patriciasepulveda4537]

Sublime!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@d_soup]

Honestly, the most impressive part is having the confidence to go for those notes in front of 50000 people (guesstimating), he just knew he was gonna hit those notes.

[@tophmeister3]

14 years huh? Ever heard of Vlado Kumpan in those 14 years?

[@and7barton]

For me, not only was that high octave verboten, but the octave below that .... And I'll admit, probably the one below that too, which is why I switched to saxophone.

[@michaelimbesi2314]

Honestly, this is really the only way to describe this. That C is an entire octave above the top of the trumpet’s nominal range. To hit that note even once in your life is something that not one in ten thousand players will achieve. To hit it with tone quality is one in one hundred thousand, and to do so not just once, but reliably enough to do it in front of a stadium of people truly is the realm of the gods.

[@khersy]

Lost my freaking shit as a trumpet player I can’t even begin to compare his breath support of that wow such air control

[@thumperjdm]

+1. As a former trumpet player in grade school (many moons ago!) that guy's lungs are so powerful, he could inflate the Goodyear blimp with a straw, and not even break a sweat! Hats-off impressive!!

[@whylauu3287]

EXACTLY!! I just started band half a year ago, and I have hard times controlling my breathing!

[@pkepix5405]

Yeah holy shit I can feel my mouth like burning up from that and I wasnt even playing

[@michaelasbury7121]

Dude, I did the same exact thing. I couldn't believe it. Hell, I still can't. But I guess I have to, since I just rewatched it ten times.😂

[@Lapislightning]

Yo dude can you explain to me, how is he doing vibrato on his Trumpet?

[@MJKFanatic]

The quality of his tone in the upper register is sublime.

[@Shuckleking87]

It's whats so magical about him, Ive gotten up to the F/F# below the high note, but the tone control and seemingly ease he has to get there is truly amazing

[@coanful]

English pls

[@coanful]

@esp ele I'm kidding.

[@williammangold9399]

@esp ele Stop being a jerk, and what are you even saying he’s confused about?

[@williammangold9399]

@esp ele Not everyone can have that tone, so no, you're wrong. The sound we hear is from the trumpet, but how that tone comes out of it is all the man. Don't discredit real skill. I would also appreciate it if you stop talking to people in such as condescending way. It's ignorant when you yourself have no idea what you're talking about. And seriously? "Stop flattering yourself?" Like it's some privilege to be talked about by the great and mighty "esp ele."

[@Yaimdan]

Maybe people aren't fully aware, but that's like mind blowingly impressive.

[@Krice-9-07]

Yeah I play trumpet and that fucking insane

[@Itzy066]

I play trumpet. I COULD NEVER DO THIS

[@roksik7025]

Yeah I know I used to play trumpet

[@natalielefler2483]

I actually play flute and those notes would be pretty difficult to play

[@tbird1991]

As a trumpet player that struggles at anything above the staff past G, this boggles my mind

[@KingOath]

The trumpet actually sounds better up that high than it normally does. It seems to take on a different personality. It sounds almost like a synthesizer.

[@R2Bl3nd]

The last few seconds especially, it took on such an ethereal incredible otherworldly tone, especially with the echoes going on in the background and reverb. That little pitch bend up He did a few notes before the end, the way that blended in with the reverb and everything, and without clean it sounded, it definitely sounded more like something you expect from a synthesizer, which makes it all the more impressive

[@Talador12]

If you don't give it that personality, it'll give you a new personality instead

[@Richard_Nickerson]

The crowd starts so disinterested, but then they realize they're hearing the best version of this they've ever heard.

[@StaySqueezy12]

What you want them to do lol, it's an anthem

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@StaySqueezy12 Not every performance gets people looking around very obviously thinking "omg when is this gonna end?" Many, many people automatically think some music sucks just because it doesn't have vocals or uses orchestral instruments. That was clearly happening at the beginning on a massive scale.

[@amlokadion]

High pitch hysteria.

[@m1chacha]

I mean, while yes I agree that this was very technically impressive, I didn't really find it very interesting to listen to. There's no accompaniment, and there was no real reason for him to play that high other than just to show off. And for people that don't really enjoy show offs, it's honestly kinda boring.

[@alannesbitt9216]

Adam Rapa also does an amazing job on this, too. He plays it in trumpet F and it doesn’t go as high, but it’s really beautiful. It takes so much work to play a tune this well solo, and Arturo is one of the best!

[@ezrafenwick8279]

That was pretty normal, until it really wasn't.

[@vmitodd]

Normal for Arturo

[@surge4264]

I was gonna say then I played it it looked there same until measure 23 when that happened

[@Dinosoup_]

Literally all of it is the classic trumpet part for star spangled banner until the last part lmao super super tricky for even a pro like him

[@eddieescobar8221]

That little run there was a nice transition

[@ivarlaupet8972]

Yes😂! I was thinking to myself “yeah, I could play that” until 1:22

[@seanspartan2023]

At that point fingerings really don't matter and it's all embouchure. That man has amazing control of his face muscles. I would have gone beet-red and passed out...

[@harpersmith1400]

He doesn't play the instrument anymore, he *is* the instrument.

[@theholyduck6142]

I have a clarinet, and if i tried that, my fingers would combust into flames and brake at the same time

[@EllEss331]

I would have popped all the blood vessels above my shoulders. My face would have exploded.

[@harpersmith1400]

@@EllEss331 aheh-

[@stevenlabrousse2275]

Former trombone player here. Haven't played in 20 years. My face just started bleeding just thinking about this stuff.

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

1:40 you can hear every muscle straining desperately to hold the note, and he does it. Incredible.

[@EnergeticSpark63]

hi

[@lumensmith9787]

I am genuinely impressed by this guy. I'm shocked nobody has pointed out how the scale pattern in quints sounds like midi just due to how cleanly it was played. It's damn mpressive.

[@jaspergeorge]

Omg same. My MIDI instrument detector went off and I forgot I was listening to a human player XD

[@notablediscomfort]

Right? The whole song felt like someone playing a high quality keyboard.

[@mrpedrobraga]

@@notablediscomfort So to make my MIDI more realistic, I should make it playing off time

[@NcMuggets]

@@mrpedrobraga if it’s an unaccompanied solo, absolutely

[@UndreamtJoker7]

My first thought when I heard it. Before moving on, I went back and listened to that three times and just followed the notes with my finger as he played and my jaw just dropped lol

[@TheChris2470]

The look on his face at the end looked like a mix of "I killed it" and "I'm about to pass out"

[@IAmNotARobotPinkySwear]

I spit out my water reading this, thanks

[@You-ul8qw]

Yeah, took the meaning of 'killed it' to a whole new level.

[@AbsurdistAgent]

He looked so cool hahaha. Love it

[@jaidenmaldonado8544]

Nothing but disdain for the crowd and whoever signed him up to do this ahahah

[@SumoNinja92]

The face of any good performance

[@SirFloofy001]

The fact that this man, a Grammy winning jazz musician, took what looked like the largest breath of his entire life to play those high notes should tell you how incredibly hard this is. That is the best trumpeting i have ever heard.

[@iskyj]

Not just that, but he needs to hit those notes perfectly or not hit them at all. Can you imagine how much pressure this is and how confident he must be in his abilities to absolutely nail it?! Astounding!

[@chrismullaney9042]

I don't want to take away from this amazing performance, but if you enjoy amazing trumpet, you should give dizzy Gillespie a try.

[@meisterm5562]

This is the greatest trumpeting of All Time

[@RaykaRux]

hehe cheese

[@ohayoumike6845]

@@chrismullaney9042 Agreed. I'd also add you should check out James Morrison from down in Australia. He is a high note trumpeter, but down in the mid and lower registers has tremendous tone and expression. I think he's the top virtuoso trumpeter currently gigging. And he can also play both the trumpet and piano at the same time, something I've never seen anyone else do on stage.

[@dds92_22]

I played trumpet for 9 years and I thought I was quite talented. I have never heard of this man till this day and I am ashamed of that! I got one of the craziest goosebumps in my life watching this... My jaw dropped and I got tears in my eyes... This level is very FAR beyond "one in a million". He truly is a god of trumpet. What did I just hear...

[@markm0000]

You can play it

[@buckets267]

I started trumpet 12 years ago and have cleft lip so it was super hard to learn and get good at , met this in person and he was genuinely happy to see a kid with a cleft lip playing trumpet . Seen him on this video when it first came out and still till this day and forever will always give me goosebumps and make me tear up. A God on the trumpet and the reason i got so motivated to get good despite the challenges i faced

[@isabelblah6105]

I love how a big part of the audience probably doesn't know a lot about trumpets but they can still FEEL that it became something epic.

[@dinglepringle1380]

True, but also people almost *always* begin cheering right around the second to last line “for the land of the free”.

[@hefeibao]

Yeah, even without any music talent, we can tell that this is pretty unique.

[@Buggaton]

They don't even write notes higher than that for the flute because it starts to sound garbage. This is nuts.

[@zacworkman8027]

i do play trumpet and to play that high takes some real effort and pain i cannot do that and ive been doing it for 6 ish years

[@tonymacaroni7774]

@@Buggaton the word “garbage”in this sentence is so funny to me.

[@jblen]

It's not just that it's so high, it's that it's so consistent too. It's not too hard to squeeze a few ledger lines off the stave, but to hold it, and to make it sound nice, and to do all that under the pressure of performing in front of an entire stadium a song that nearly every single one of them know off by heart, THATS what makes this so incredible to me.

[@spaghetti_man3807]

and it was at the Orange Bowl too, a huge crowd. after playing trumpet for almost his whole life, winning first in area, then district, then state, and qualifying for nationals in PA, and then getting a masters in trumpet performance, the highest note my dad could hit was this one, a double high c, but he could never keep it going for that long, not in a million years. it's insane.

[@cocoonprince]

>off pfp >neuron activation

[@TheLily97232]

Sounds like singing holy shit my heart

[@K0sm1cKid]

I bet he felt like an absolute god when he heard people cheering as he killed those last notes

[@foxtrotyy]

thank you batter from the hit indie game off

[@scootermcscoot272]

That moment when you realize he could definitely play this up an octave

[@joshuagrant2330]

The first part was humanly possible

[@bigboywarren1]

It's Arturo bro.. This is a known fact lol

[@Gammxa]

he could probably play every note up to 10 octaves

[@samandcheese2654]

You mean up "another" octave

[@Gammxa]

@@samandcheese2654 why do you care

[@Evan_Himes]

1:17 I am just amazed with how fast this guy is able to move his fingers and still hit every note spot on.😮😮

[@hahahyhy1]

Just imagine how happy he makes his wife

[@lydx946]

@@hahahyhy1l😂😂

[@JAYSONGS]

Articulate as can be ~ outright stymying ~ and nothing short of legendary. Hail!

[@Ashen5800]

Most of it is just lifting and pressing the 1st valve but nonetheless this man is insanely good at playing the trumpet

[@Evan-I]

And the fact that he kept his articulation clean, very impressive

[@CinnamonFudge2229]

anybody who has ever dabbled in any sort of winds instrument would realize how absolutely impressive that was

[@naomigwolfe8112]

As a pianist, I am thoroughly impressed with this guys performance ^^' (no hate btw)

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

I struggle above upper c on a Bb clarinet with a 3.0 reed...

[@AdvosArt]

I think anyone would be. You don't have to be a musician to know thats not normal for a trumpet, and you can kinda see the pain on his face lol but yeah as a former trombonist its extremely impressive

[@CinnamonFudge2229]

@@AdvosArt of course it's impressive to anyone. but it's hard to grasp and scale just how hard it is to pull off what he did unless you have done some winds instrument

[@hutaolover6665]

as an oboist it’s in my wildest dreams to ever play notes that high

[@duhduh14]

it's not only high, it's clean and consistent. INSANE

[@JohnChandlerEdmonton]

And stable pitches too

[@thisisthefoxe]

Well, it's not perfect. But in terms of what's actually possible for a human to do.. that was way beyond it!

[@jamesfaust7516]

Yeah this is quite amazing. Those are what I usually call squeaky tire notes but he made them very un squeaky and nice and squeaky clean. If you are a band kid you understand my band kid talk

[@Durwood71]

His tone was impeccable right from the start. That was the first thing I noticed.

[@jaykay1053]

It’s Arturo. 😄

[@potetew4510]

Bro. This is literally the whole range of the flute. This man just played from a C4 to a C7 on TRUMPET

[@willkinney5051]

I hate to say this, because I don’t mean to sound like I’m correcting you and his performance is insanely damn impressive, but it’s actually in concert Bb. trumpet music is written a whole step higher than concert pitch, so while the music is written in C, he’s playing in Bb… as a trombonist and pianist I’ve always hated how instruments are in different keys like that.

[@potetew4510]

@@willkinney5051 Thanks for saying something. I completely forgot about transposition when writing the comment. It just blew me away so much that I apparently lost my basic music theory knowledge.

[@willkinney5051]

@@potetew4510 no worries! It's a stupid thing about instruments imo. When I used to arrange for fun, it drove me crazy trying to figure out who calls what note what name lol

[@NoWayHaze]

true for standard range on a flute, but the extended range is at least B3 to G7. still mad impressive stuff

[@ohayoumike6845]

@@willkinney5051 Orchestal players usually play C trumpets pitched in C, not the B flats jazzers and marching bands use.

[@sheilahgloria3832]

As a trumpet player, this is a perfect way to unalive oneself 💀🙂The fact that he didn't pass out after, makes this even more madly impressive than it already is!😭

[@averymackemble2795]

I play trumpet too and that is an entire octave above my highest note

[@oakesclassic]

I kinda wish he sent that last note until he passed out😂

[@IndianOutlaw1870]

Unalive? Do you know how dumb that word sounds?

[@Taiwannabe]

​@@IndianOutlaw1870people say that because social media sites often remove comments for saying words to suicide or murder. At least that's how it started.

[@sithlordzach8418]

@@Taiwannabe Just the one controlled by the government of Communist China (TikTok).

[@unacuentadeyoutube13]

Most people are in awe at his impressibly high note, but keep in mind he's not only able to do it, he's such a talented musician he's confident enough to do it in front of a stadium, being aired in national tv, playing the national fricking anthem. Failure was not in his plans

[@MariaSanchez-mc9zn]

Right

[@Romero1st]

Right

[@youraveragedokkanplayer]

Right

[@repton3400]

Right

[@sivansharma5027]

*unknown word* was not in his plans

[@beyondthecircuit]

If you've never played an instrument like that before, here: Imagine a Usain Bolt is running the 100 m dash and just starts sprinting upwards into the sky halfway without missing a step. Or a painter is painting your portrait and starts using ultraviolet colors and somehow you can see them. This goes from "That's a crazy run!" to "What am I watching?!" really fast. My lips hurt for him. Brilliant.

[@divingdolphin5035]

Yeah pretty much

[@kyupin1075]

can you explain why this is so impressive? i don't really get it

[@theboogeyman2590]

@@kyupin1075 because you usually buzz your lips and blow at the same time to play a note (i play the trombone and trumpets have a smaller mouthpiece so its even harder) and trumpets only have three different buttons, which will satisfy the requirements for some notes but for higher notes that the three buttons wont get you you need to put your lips closer together and use more force to blow (kinda like pushing out poop when youre constipated and the higher you get the harder you push) and those note are REALLY REALLY high for a trumpet which means usually a person would have gone purple doing what he did, or just not be able to reach those notes conpletely. Or pass out. So the fact that he managed those notes with a fair amount of ease(? And even then some of the notes he found difficult so you know normal mortals can’t manage those) is really amazing. Like the commenter said. Usain bolt running brilliantly then suddenly running into the sky without missing a step.

[@andrewjacks2716]

@@kyupin1075 Playing brass is very physical. To play louder/in a more extreme range it takes both physical strength as well as technique. To play like he did here takes an enormous amount of talent and hard work. Think of it as comparable to Freddie Mercury showing off his vocal range while still maintaining power and sounding artistic.

[@kyupin1075]

@@theboogeyman2590 oh i see, thanks for the explanation

[@feltcute_mightdelete]

Not only is that a physical feat, but his pitch was near perfect. That's insane

[@mito._]

I noticed that too!

[@christophergirdwood5176]

I believe that the crazy part about his talent and skill is the fact that he played that c loudly and he was still able to play afterwards! Remarkable!!

[@benashe]

That’s the highest note on a flute. Being played on a trumpet.

[@lynnlo]

Flutes can technically go an octave higher with special fingerings. But that doesn't diminish the fact that that's friken high and extremely impressive.

[@mechwarrior5727]

Written yeah, sounding it's a whole step lower, but im pretty sure standard orchestral range is like D7, but its rarely used

[@mr1saac753]

And he can go even higher he’s insane

[@itsmikehayden]

I can play that note easily on saxophone. Which sax? All. Thank you Sigurd Rascher.

[@AOSMAKAKMS]

@@itsmikehayden you play an instrument that has never had to do as much lip work Unless you play brass you can’t talk other than Doible reeds

[@kalidaniels8631]

*when it surpasses the highest notes a clarinet can play*

[@fsdhuy]

if youre good enough this ties the highest clarinet note, still extremely damn impressive for a trumpet i myself cant play that high but relatively i can on my bass clarinet, which kinda counts

[@Lcxruns]

you can go 4 octaves on a clarinet lmao it just took me like a year to get it after starting to attempt

[@EVersaevel]

At least a clarinet burns longer :)

[@Lollyface100]

squidward has been real quiet since this dropped

[@ericmyrs]

Eh, max range are more like guidelines if you're good enough. Pretty sure I've seen fingerings for A7 on the Clarinet. Even a scrub like me can hit the low end of the altissimo register.

[@Tiffy_tiff]

As a trumpet player I would have probably pissed myself, cracked a tooth, passed out, blew a hole out the side of my jaw and ass! This is absolutely impressive.

[@reynaldogarza2579]

LOL. That is funny, man!!

[@masterzane4369]

Fellow trumpet player here too...you got me crying LOL

[@KendeAaron]

(As a fellow trumpet player,) I have been laughing at this comment for a good minute or two

[@cmacpan]

Not a Trumpeter but after performance that I was going home. I didn't go to relax at a game to be reminded "go practice" 😅

[@austinolmstead8643]

Took the words out of my mouth

[@enochotoo7674]

If you’ve ever played this instrument, you’ll know how insane this is

[@SheeshMaster64]

Im amazed at his ability to retain his skin color and not go full tomato

[@aldrinlapitan8919]

Lol

[@kennethdwightboja7456]

Your comment made my shit accelerate out my ass faster. Thank you.

[@Wee_Gee]

@@kennethdwightboja7456 Relatable musician moment

[@DonkieKong6969]

He turned into JimmyHere

[@vrandstuff6447]

idk he looked pretty close at the end

[@saragonzales7553]

He’s up that high? Still holding his vibrato and tone? Amazing.

[@leapin6689]

He did really well, and I couldn’t do that, but he did lose the tone at the end a bit, you can hear it go flat as he stopped the note

[@yolddelius6292]

That’s what I’m saying. It’s the CLARITY

[@leapin6689]

@@avam6080 did you read my comment

[@reddwolfe2613]

@@leapin6689 we did, and we’re still impressed

[@jonnyj.]

@@leapin6689 Yes... and? He played EXACTLY on pitch and with MASSIVE CLARITY.

[@michaelpark8942]

I'm not musically inclined and have no idea how to read notes, let alone any knowledge on trumpets, but those highs sent shivers down my spine

[@lorealsiren715]

I’m currently learning trumpet, and I can read music. Assuming I’m reading that correctly (as that high note is no where near what I read normally) that is a C6 (on instruments like a pianos, a Bb). Again assuming I’m correct that is a whistle note, like Mariah Carey stuff. I can’t really think of any other way to explain how impressive it is aside from this takes months of preparation. The face that he stayed basically the same color means he had great breathing to support the note. I can’t think of a comparison for that. His tone was and note quality was also very good, also because of air. This isn’t done often Edit: sorry for typos

[@rtxbacon4998]

Personal is a B to a g

[@karlstriepe8050]

Good for the crowd for recognizing that that shit was hard.

[@Eherman23]

i was sitting here thinking "this is nice, but theres no way hes crushing the whitney houston note"... then not only does he do it, but he yolos himself up an octave before. seriously impressive

[@zemanken]

ah man, probably not even a hot take but i wish wherever i went they would play any edition other than her cover of the song. no hate to her, but shit enough is enough. probably doesnt help that it was always playing on the radio at the start of my 12pm shifts in hellll lmao

[@lobstertexas]

The Whitney version is my absolute favorite, but even for the high note of the song, she barely squeaks it out, and with the help of a little grace note lift .. certainly doesn't hold it like this chap does for three full beats... good times...

[@meat.]

@@zemanken honestly the Whitney Houston high note is very tasteful and should be in every star spangled banner interpretation. It just doesn’t feel complete without that high note, especially when it’s a trumpet doing it

[@izu1525]

the more you know about music, the more impressive this gets

[@Bendigo1]

I never thought i would hear a trumpet whisle before.

[@antonioarredondo9680]

friend, i know shit about music other than listening to it and saying how much i like it and this has my mind blown to another reality, it was beautiful...

[@Ambatukakangku]

I agree, ofc it would

[@kiwij1424]

The less you know about music, the less painful it gets

[@jana31415]

i tried playing trumpet once and couldnt even get a sound out of it all i know about music is some melodica and piano i learned during covid this is fucking impressive you dont have to know anything about music, you just have to look at his face

[@randomdestructn]

Started normal, then went straight to Maynard Ferguson territory.

[@bflugan]

To which all the young people go, "who?"

[@SubJStan]

Also known as Arturo Sandoval territory

[@kevelliott]

Ah yes, good old Strainard.

[@tiyenin]

@@kevelliott "Strainard"... classic.

[@owenevilmakings5433]

Explaining please

[@Александр-ф9ч8о]

I have played the trumpet for seven years. Until that moment, I didn’t even know that such notes could be played on the trumpet. Just unbelieveble.

[@trainman2226]

first line: “oh that’s not bad” (pretends to finger it) second line: “oh that’s high” third line: “I’m 99% sure he made up fingers for that line and they just happened to work”

[@bilsdweeb]

LMAO FR 😭

[@Ashragi]

That's actually not far off. When you're above the C above the staff notes turn into "most fingerings work for it" and some have "all fingerings work for it". You kinda have to figure out what fingerings work best for helping you play in tune (although most people just duplicate the fingerings of the octave below it)

[@ericvandenavond8748]

@@Ashragi it's either 1 or open for me.

[@esupton783]

@@ericvandenavond8748 same, I never could manage above a high A though

[@marvinmycat5839]

@@ericvandenavond8748 Verified. I've routinely had to play up around double-high F, G etc. Depending on your instrument's tune, certain fingerings work better than others to stay in tune without having to bend notes.

[@Emi-zk6qk]

I’m a percussionist, and this is a reason I’m a percussionist lol

[@ReidTheRulesGuy]

😂

[@bloobied4231]

FELLOW PERCUSSIONIST

[@ivanbautista1084]

In a parallel universe, this trumpeter is a percussionist: *hands and arms implode*

[@ikarooz]

Indeed! A double stroke is hard enough. LLRRLLRRLLRRLLRRLLRRLLR...etc

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Ye

[@louisrandolph4153]

I have never had that “holy shit that’s epic” feeling to a single trumpet before.

[@94jdawg]

Here’s one for you that still gives me shivers kzbin.info/www/bejne/o57dinl-jNl0sM0 (it’s the 49ers-panthers nfc championship star spangled banner if the link doesn’t work)

[@wherehouseedm]

i think me, you and that whole stadium thought the same thing

[@Liword132]

Try Ibrahim Maalouf bro, genius trumpetist

[@Hello-wo4sx]

listen to hello by lucky chops. as a trumpet player who has always been especially fond of extending my range the trumpet part give me chills.

[@wherehouseedm]

@@94jdawg that's a pretty good performance, but I like Arturo Sandoval's better. the one you linked seemed like he slide into most the notes, like he started lower and bent the pitch up to where it should be. I like Arturo's precision in his notes, there's no glide in his trumpet playing.

[@HeidiWilliams-r5v]

As a trumpet player, this dude absolutely blew my mind

[@BlindfoldSniper]

It sure looked like he was about to blow his, too! Right out of his ears.

[@ne8d449]

As a trumpet player myself, I'm trying to understand how his lips didn't explode and start bleeding

[@raynamccleese7264]

Righhtttt

[@andrewjacks2716]

A little word of advice from a washed up screamer: playing way up high *does* take pressure, unlike what some folks would have you believe. The key is being able to balance pressure from the horn with pressure from your air/chops. If you can keep everything balanced, you can still play musically up there. For some techniques, look up Roger Ingram teaching the "wedge breath" technique, as well as some stuff on tongue position. Working on those two things can really open things up for you above the staff.

[@raynamccleese7264]

Yea, I'm a trumpet player, but thanks for the info anyways, I guess. I'm no sure bout the other person, but I've been playing for more than 5 years..

[@ne8d449]

@@raynamccleese7264 I'm on year 6, literally have bled countless times cuz of braces, biting through my lip, etc.

[@andrewjacks2716]

@@raynamccleese7264 I don't play so much anymore, but I played through college for a good 13 years of being pretty dedicated to it. Played a lot of lead in jazz/marching

[@D1AB0LU5]

When the transcription appeared, I thought: No way. When I heard the level of perfection, I had goosebumps.

[@jytsnad568]

Now this is one of those Grammy winners who actually deserved it, like deserve deserved it

[@polarbearjimmy]

Imma let you finish, but...

[@slu77y]

what does this sentence even mean lol

[@jytsnad568]

@@slu77y it’s the Kanye west thing he did to Taylor swift at the Grammys

[@MintSweatyYT]

As a trumpet player this sent me chills 7 times..

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

Not only was it pitch perfect but even all the passing grace notes and everything. It sounded like a human voice, incredible stuff.

[@magictrumpet8570]

he played them so clean, like no non-proper notes

[@YellowFireIpad]

wym by passing grace notes

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

@@YellowFireIpad like that ascending part with the really fast notes, each one was played properly, and the notes that you just barely touch as a transition to the real melodic note. It’s the notes that give it humanity and a soul. Without them it sounds bland and lifeless, even those notes are played to perfection even if you only hear them for a minute fraction of a second.

[@marc-andremorel2174]

Very very impressive I agree, but saying it was "pitch perfect" is a bit of a stretch. Human lips and the trumpet, or pretty much any wind instrument for that matter, aren't able to hold such a pitch so you can hear some faltering.

[@frenchie177]

The few highest notes he played sounded like me playing at like the 14th fret on my guitar

[@josephholt7425]

As a Alto Sax player, I am surprised he didn't blow shit out of his ears on those high notes. I remember when a fellow band member started to get into that range on a trumpet, and was as red as a crayon when done.

[@sijdnsd6460]

These notes are possible on alto sax if you cheat and use altísimo. This is coming from an alto sax player that could match and sometimes exceed a trump player who was playing double G.

[@nedsocali1829]

You made my day with this comment!

[@TheJH1015]

it's because to play high, all the pressure comes from the abdominal muscles and some of the embouchure. the airways have to stay open and relaxed or else there's no air going through there = no sound. you learn not to clench your face to play high on brass instruments.

[@davidcaychogonzales7602]

jajajajaa

[@johnathonfrancisco8112]

@@TheJH1015 coffee straw... coffee straw... coffee straw... coffee straw...

[@JustLex98]

This whole performance was melodically, rhythmically, and theoretically satisfying 🤤 He killed.

[@c.y.hollander5592]

I was not satisfied with the rhythm of the last few notes ("home of the brave"). It sounded rushed and out of time to me, as if he didn't have enough breath to draw out "the" to its proper extent.

[@CryingARiver]

@@c.y.hollander5592 I imagine that was exactly the reason it was so short. Dude must’ve been close to his lungs exploding, or something

[@c.y.hollander5592]

@@CryingARiver Right, that's what I suspect. It was extremely impressive that he nailed every one of those incredibly high notes; doing it with breath to spare would be even more amazing, perhaps too much to expect.

[@AlexthecooolGamer207]

Ive rewatched this like 100 times and it still boggles my mind that he can go that high!

[@sirsalsa4195]

As a flute player, I can confirm that we go this high, and that this dude is an absolute badass. The fact he managed to play some of the highest notes on a trumpet just leaves me in awe.

[@kimberly.z]

we don't go that high..

[@tjrobertson9064]

@@kimberly.z We do in fact go that high. In fact, we can go higher, but it is quite advanced due to the amount of precision in tone. He is only going (in concert pitch) to a B-flat6, whereas us flutes can go up to a C7 at the highest (according to most books), however we can actually go up to a C#7 or even a D7. Then there are the piccolo's

[@qr-eh9es]

@@kimberly.z yes, we do...

[@nickbarrett3163]

@@kimberly.z Can confirm they do. I was a clarinet player and (for some reason) we had these notes in several of our scores.

[@snowfall8237]

We do go that high!

[@Corvega]

Imagine if he didn't hit the note

[@Leaf30003]

public execution

[@Wheelman2004]

There's a subsection in one of the codes of the Laws of Physics that specifically prohibits Arturo Sandoval from cracking notes in the Star Spangled Banner. Yeah, oddly specific but there you go.

[@hivemind5281]

*phhpbbhpt*

[@feifeskufus]

I cant

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

@@Leaf30003 it’s public execution, either by Sandoval or someone else.

[@KHolt22]

The sheer fortitude of this man's blood vessels to not just burst in his head and give him an aneurysm is incredibly impressive

[@jerrynotgerry7095]

Oh god you're scaring me. That can't actually happen rightm 💀

[@francisbarr2271]

@@jerrynotgerry7095 it can

[@OrdinaryJo3]

Hahahahaha bro that was funny as fuck hahaha 😂😂

[@davidpoppenhagen4278]

Yes,my thoughts exactly.😮

[@OzymandiasMC]

nearly happened to me once lol

[@MiniatureGamingX]

Mad respect for this guy

[@adamf.4823]

Those last few notes sound like they’re screaming across eternity. Incredibly powerful.

[@juanmakasalanan413]

Yeah it felt cosmic too me

[@phraseology6858]

I didn’t know a trumpet was capable of producing this sounds.

[@nuenwrq3813]

Me too man

[@JR05-1]

They do have a trumpet called the piccolo trumpet that is made for higher ranges but this being played on a regular one is very impressive.

[@andrewjacks2716]

@@JR05-1 Piccolo trumpets are notoriously finicky too. Playing this on a piccolo would still be very difficult, but would have a rather different sound

[@nicholaus3248]

It’s not, that was musical sorcery.

[@nova-qs7gr]

For people that haven't played trumpet, that is absolutely astonishing. That would take multiple decades of chops training and such to be able to get down well. Amazing!

[@Henrix1998]

But how does that work? What does he do that others couldn't?

[@nova-qs7gr]

@@Henrix1998 hmm let me see. He just played notes that were so high up on the scale that they look like leading flute notes. The fact that you say this is specifically why I wrote the original comment. What he does is beyond impressive and he has my utmost respect.

[@Henrix1998]

@@nova-qs7gr that didn't answer anything

[@nova-qs7gr]

@@Henrix1998 sure bud.

[@user-zb6gt7og9q]

@@Henrix1998 Because playing the trumpet is like (overly simplified) blowing raspberries, imagine hitting notes that high up while mantaining intonation and vibrato. You can try it yourself, I tried playing the trumpet, and within regular notes, my lips, cheeks and tongue hurt, a lot, haha. Hope that answers your question!

[@buckets267]

I started trumpet 12 years ago and have cleft lip so it was super hard to learn and get good at , met this in person and he was genuinely happy to see a kid with a cleft lip playing trumpet . Seen him on this video when it first came out and still till this day and forever will always give me goosebumps and make me tear up. A God on the trumpet and the reason i got so motivated to get good despite the challenges i faced

[@brechelt1]

If you don't know Sandoval's story, I recommend learning it. It's pretty awesome and makes moments like this very sweet.

[@mjd4174]

Exactly - some folks got on his case for doing this when it was first posted. Arturo actually replied publicly and seemed honestly puzzled why there would be a problem, and I wrote him privately to say don't worry about the YT idiots, it was great - and I got a thankful response. At the time I think he was not acclimatized to the KZbin troll mentality and could not figure out why people would beat on his case. Fact is, he wasn't so much showing off, as he was expressing his pride and appreciation to the US for becoming his new home. He was celebrating and added an exciting personal touch to the national anthem that was appropriate and in good musical taste - and darned impressive to boot. Compare that to the vocal butchery demonstrated by singers that are too self absorbed to treat the national anthem as anything but an opportunity to showboat.

[@shlatekkin]

For Love or Country is a beautiful look into his search for asylum from Cuba. Soundtrack is by Sandoval himself.

[@Whatwhat3434]

What is his story,

[@KorZen10]

@@Whatwhat3434 go and learn it

[@Whatwhat3434]

@@KorZen10 could have been even a little bit nicer dude, cheers~

[@jamesmarker3956]

Absolutely gorgeous rendition. The ending was nothing short of incredible.

[@kds471]

That’s just nuts. Intonation at the high registers is almost unbelievable. No other instruments to cover for him.

[@TeamVanityVideos]

I feel like he really put his heart into that. It was nice.

[@BLANK-Existence]

As a flute player with friends that play trumpet. That is crazy f***ing good.

[@mountainbikingwithlogan6163]

Bestie?

[@BLANK-Existence]

@@mountainbikingwithlogan6163 Friend?

[@bbtea_123]

@@BLANK-Existence SAME tho- I'm a flutist and my 2 best friends play trumpet. Imma show this to them

[@bflattrumpet7389]

@@bbtea_123 yeah, i am a flute player, and have a few friends that play trumpet, clarinets and brass

[@johnb6723]

A trumpet that can go as high as the concert flute! Wow!

[@loganwilliams6872]

All that and what gave me goosebumps was the choice he made to go straight quarter notes on the very last line.

[@cstumpy51]

As a trumpet player for many years, I can assure you he did that for one of two reasons: 1. artistic choice 2. your "lip" runs out after so long and even the best can't sustain high notes forever

[@hanlee6147]

@@cstumpy51 definitely artistic choice, imo he wouldn’t make a rookie mistake of unknowingly not being able to finish the song without getting the numbing feeling

[@cstumpy51]

han lee correct. He knew well in advance that playing notes 2-3 octaves above middle C (B flat) won’t last forever. It’s better to finish strong quicker than losing the note trying to stay with the original music

[@xblJoey]

None of the "reasons" matter, really. Stylistically, it was a better choice than sticking with the original. That's the part that gave me goosebumps too

[@StephenAubreyMusic]

THAT ending was a mic drop.

[@oscargill423]

Music elitists: Nooooo you can't just play high notes and expect people to love it that's so overdone waaaa Sandoval: Hehe Bb6 go ᵉᵉᵉᵉᵉ And of course the crowd goes wild.

[@benwinstanleymusic]

Hahah

[@Marco-jftsj]

Lmao

[@reecehunter7]

Honestly this was sick af

[@reecehunter7]

@NG EN ZE DENZEL - as a sax player throw in some overtones and runs and the crowd will go insane

[@NovaMenno]

@@reecehunter7 or Careless Whisper, or Baker Street Or play on a bari in the range of an alto when finishing a solo ofcourse. I also like it when randomly one bar is just dodecaphonic and it nicely resolves to a chord note

[@INatalkaI]

I love how excited people get about the anthem even if they don't understand the mastery that went into the performance.

[@krithya4745]

As a flutist I can say, that this high notes aren't easy even on a flute

[@Ambatukakangku]

Really?

[@apcck9028]

@@Ambatukakangku yeah, the piece goes to a high C, being able to articulate all those notes seems extremly painful even for a flute

[@harassedcrab6924]

@@apcck9028 I thought he was slurring them

[@spirall_galaxy]

I play flute as well yeah that ant easy ether

[@Almond_Cap81075]

At the pace he was playing at,it painful,but 1 at a time as whole notes it's not as hard.

[@benkraus4943]

Let me put it this way for people who don't play trumpet/instruments: For your first week, the first part of that is hard After the first month, the beginning part becomes manageable, but the high notes get ya After the first year, you can MAYBE hit notes just above where the lines end, but beyond that nothing After maybe 5 years, you can hit all the notes in the scale up to the higher portion around the end, and MAYBE some of the notes after that But there are only a few people with the correct mouth shape and determination to be able to take it all the way and hot the highest note that man hit

[@Propane_Acccessories]

And even less people that can maintain a decent sound at such a high range

[@reginaldforthright805]

Hmm well it seemed normal to me

[@BlueYammer]

AND there's no valves used, it's all in the lips

[@informationnotavailable6433]

As a trumpet player, all of that is true. However, it’s not as high as I thought. Correct me if I’m wrong, be he’s “only” playing a double high C. I’ve seen videos of college musicians hitting that.

[@livingbass9617]

@@informationnotavailable6433 He’s also famous for hitting a lick already on this channel where he gets the G above this. This double C might have even been easy for him knowing that he had another perfect fifth in the tank.

[@indyola1]

So that was a C, an octave above High C, and three octaves above Middle C.

[@FishingForLife28]

Or a double high C to make it easier to say

[@samorymarshall5990]

It sounded like it was in B flat major though

[@FishingForLife28]

@@samorymarshall5990 well it was in concert pitch. But he played a Bflat trumpet and it was transcriped for a Bflat trumpet. And when you guys play in Bflat major, us Bflat trumpeters play in C major

[@martinflataker1823]

@@samorymarshall5990 r/ihaveperfectpitch

[@2204JCM]

Was that High C a harmonic?

[@trumpetparker9771]

his vibrato is awesome and his range somehow even better

[@deuteriumjones]

Man when the trumpet went all “eeee EEEE” I felt that.

[@serdnasocram]

I want to like your comment, but it's at 69, so I hope this 👍🏽will suffice

[@Snookbone]

@@serdnasocram cringe

[@nigelfortes1370]

@@serdnasocram 119 now 😌

[@Snookbone]

@@nigelfortes1370 cringe

[@peruanogod545]

@@serdnasocram *167* :)

[@heelercs]

As a trumpet player myself, this is absolutely phenomenal.

[@cand0]

As someone that.s not a trumpet player I concur

[@allys_bs]

Same, I would pass out lol

[@reginaldforthright805]

Oh really? It seemed normal to me

[@ad_astra41]

As a trumpet player myself, are his lungs ok? He really is a professional….

[@blankperson6383]

I quit my band because our school is like dead BUT when I was in band I played trumpet And f those even decently high notes I don’t know how he hit those other ones like geeez

[@DNKG669]

Not only is he a professional he's been one for decades experience adds up

[@132o4_]

He has 2 pairs of lungs and lips of steel

[@jorgeu111]

Maestro Arturo Sandoval. Look him up. He is the greatest of all.

[@OscarLeo2015]

This trumpet player must have the world's biggest lungs, only this way could sing without falling down. My respects!

[@Himothy7-d9s]

Bro is just warming up; I’m a high schooler and I play trumpet and he just played a double G, that is absolutely insane 🤯

[@Himothy7-d9s]

Double C actually

[@joeblankenship377]

He's a beast. Got to see him perform live once. Puts on a hell of a show.

[@reginaldforthright805]

He’s just tootling a horn relax

[@ericahiller268]

What is the musicians name?

[@user-gy9qb9jl4r]

@@reginaldforthright805 trash bait lol

[@h4ywyr340]

@@ericahiller268 Arturo Sandoval

[@rainestorm7777]

@Reginald Forthright Bro I’d like to see you hit those high notes. I’m not even a trumpet player but I know that it’s difficult to get high notes on any wind instrument, especially trumpet

[@YogsenForfoth]

That’s one of the most difficult things to accomplish as a trumpet player. Holy cow, what an absolute MASTER.

[@richievega8921]

For those seeing this gentleman for the first time (and who DON’T live in Miami) you must now realize that Mr. Arturo Sandoval is truly one of the most gifted trumpet players to ever walk our planet. 🎺

[@mikotoes_]

I can just imagine the pain in his mouth. Our top player at our school can't even reach these notes. GREAT JOB

[@naominegata5752]

I've been a semi-pro musician for 25+ years and I am stunned he managed to hit those just insanely high notes so cleanly and clearly including the fast runs around bar 23. I had no idea the trumpet could be pushed up that many octaves, but wow, legend that he is, he found a way. Sometimes music can still take your breath away, even when it's your life.

[@brettrwertz]

Wynton Marsalis’s version Carnival of Venice took my breath away the same way! If you’ve never heard it, give it a listen and let me know what you think! 😊

[@guillaumest-jacques8816]

Hitting that note definitely took his breath away

[@TheMemeBorrower.]

I actually yelled _LETS GO_ when he hit the highest note. As if I was actually there hyping him up. That was nonsensically impressive. Unbelievable.

[@alexvaladez3641]

LETS GO how to let’s go a different font

[@alexvaladez3641]

yo*

[@matmightstir1427]

@@alexvaladez3641 late answer but some symbols can cause text effects in KZbin, like using asterisks for *bold text*

[@AmazingAmbro1]

Like *this*

[@rainey1987]

Why ?

[@dylak4560]

I'm trapped in a KZbin loop of extremely talented trumpet players and I don't know why. I like it, but I don't know why.

[@levimccoy4127]

@akayforty7 Same, but I do play trumpet, I just wanna be able to hit a triple C and I can only hit a double G occasionally c,:

[@jontraz5993]

@@levimccoy4127 you're more talented than many people my man ☺️☺️☺️

[@levimccoy4127]

@@jontraz5993 haha thank you, I am practicing to be at such a talent of this man. Many dreams I want to achieve

[@jontraz5993]

@@levimccoy4127 go for it brother

[@laysthechip3356]

Same lmao

[@OzymandiasMC]

bro was playing the staff is lava

[@skld-xm]

nah this is too good

[@k40_reed54]

Never knew trumpets can go that high wtf, man has a brass piccolo

[@DNKG669]

All brass instruments can theoretically go infinite most players however are only capable of 3-6 octaves

[@marianovico4933]

One of the most remarkable things about this is that Arturo is almost 80,once---due to health issues he had to stop playing the trumpet for a while and released an album as a piano player--totally out of this world too... for those who are strange to the ordeal his family was put through in Havana when he"deserted", check the movie "For Love Or Country"starring Andy García.

[@cclag9238]

He's 72, born in 1949

[@tsibdatixpayac9594]

Only that movie is just lies, Jazz is and was not illegal in Cuba he was highly recognized when he lived there. He left because he disagreed with Castro and the communist government.

[@benmckay4004]

He was only 60 in this video. Still impressive though

[@Dwilsonmusic145]

His upper register control is just literally unbelievable

[@hayley9855]

Gave me chills! He is so amazing!

[@williamsporing1500]

Okay….I’ve been a musician for over 5 decades, stringed and piano instruments. This is very, very, very impressive. Amazing job………..wow

[@ThatAwesomeUsername]

Thanks

[@geselkvehkherjavinemgrande3693]

@@ThatAwesomeUsername 0

[@pshye1250]

ur 50?

[@Coopstir123]

The run he does literally sounds like something you could only hear in a software when you are messing around.

[@OzoneVisuals]

I love how at the start you could see everyone’s faces like “oh brother let’s see what this guy sounds like 😐” and they’ve erupted in a roaring applause by the end. Mans is GOATED.

[@BiggieBigbackBiggum]

That was EXTREMELY impressive!

[@jaylovett6697]

Non musicians could never fully appreciate wht this man just did

[@Clifford_Banes]

Non musician here. The comment sections helps. Thanks!

[@jaypence332]

I had trouble with "high" C. He is playing the trumpet a six octave higher

[@r3snaadille]

I'm a non musician but an avid music enjoyer. I know how difficult it is to play high notes on trumpets. I've watched Mnozil Brass live and a ton of orchestral stuff. I was literally in tears watching this guy squeeze out that perfect high note. So, not all non-musicians.

[@anonomous8649]

Musician that has never touched a wind instrument BUT I am a vocalist. Once I saw an explanation in the comments I was amazed!

[@emoducky]

*laughs in percussion*

[@bag3lmonst3r72]

True fact: he actually went higher during the rehearsal, but they asked him to turn it down a few octaves because he was playing beyond human hearing range.

[@FireFoxie1345]

I love that kind of music

[@Blibby-Blobby]

This is not true at all. It was during rehearsals that the pitch was invaded by all the local dogs howling and barking.

[@davidjohns8704]

This is just not true. There is physically no way that a human can go up multiple octaves that high

[@FireFoxie1345]

@@davidjohns8704 not yet

[@bag3lmonst3r72]

@@davidjohns8704 r/whoooosh

[@Qardo]

Did he have to hit those high notes. No. No, he didn't. Did he? Yes. Yes, he did and I salute him.

[@danmurphy7621]

my favorite trumpet player ever! saw him live 10ft from the stage in '98 and was in awe