Hibike Euphonium Commentary-- Musicianship and Improvement -- By a Band Geek (Taki-sensei roasting)

[@uwubutnotuwu8921]

This is what our Band Teacher has been teaching us throughout the years...It’s not just the right notes that creates good music, there’s also other factors like articulation, balanced sound, etc etc.

[@takinoborudesu]

your band teacher is teaching right!!

[@chapeugames5332]

1:13 "any listener can tell that they didn't play very well" Me, that didn't notice the errors: O-of course!

[@malaysabolehpsy]

Music is 10% skill, 40% maturity, 50% working together. And it doesn't have to be brass-wind band. Any band. Even pop bands, rock bands, any form of music.

[@rekunan]

You can also see this in the K-On anime (also from Kyo-ani) how despite them waiting till the last minute to actually practice (and not being good like Azu-nyan says) they sound great at the festivals because of how close they are together and the relationships they have.

[@axylum4453]

Wow, this really caught me by surprise. For a first voice-over, I think this is really good. I really like the clip of Jack Stamp. It brings a very strong idea on how it feels to play music. I remember those times in my life when I was just a lil one. Playing the recorder in elementary school and getting notes right felt good, but always left more to be desired. I suppose that's the thing people chase as musicians? To me, it's a very admirable passion to go for

[@takinoborudesu]

Thanks! And yeah, it definitely is what drives musicians :) it was there was a "perfection ceiling" where all progress ceased, it wouldn't be as fun!

[@あきら-v7h]

The trombones... I wanna cry... it’s so bad... and yeah it really does matter about how you have to give 95%. We all turn into perfectionists and keep going but doing in a healthy why, musicians can’t stop at “good enough” we keep going and try to improve even at 100% we try to hit 110%

[@OALM]

It’s one of the things I like about this show: work ethic, team building, bonding with friends, striving for a common goal, improving as a person and as a musician

[@Nikita13337]

6:15 subs say “i want to improve”, yes, but Kumiko is actually saying “umaku naritai”, so “i want to become skillful” would be the literal translation

[@OALM]

Doesn’t sound right in English though.

[@TheSledgehammer205]

@@OALM True, sometimes a literal translation may be "correct", but linguistic differences between cultures requires a more nuanced understanding of the context and finding the correct turn of phrase in the target translation.

[@KingofCogs1]

"And there's this famous conductor, Jack Stamp" *Bursts out laughing* I went to IUP Dr. Stamp was one of my professors. Thanks for using his clip in this.

[@takinoborudesu]

Wow you are very lucky!!!

[@KingofCogs1]

@@takinoborudesu Yup...Thankfully I got in there before he retired. I loved moments when he would be rehearsing one of his compositions and he would say something to the effect of "just make that change there please. It's ok, I talked to the composer about it". Stamp also wrote an unaccompanied Euph song called Topaz (I think). It's been ages, but I got to perform it in front of the school of music for one of our departmental. That was a good day.

[@KingofCogs1]

Tourmaline was the name of the solo...oops

[@epicnessism101]

Wow, for a first voice-over, this is well written, delivered, and presented. Keep up the good work!

[@takinoborudesu]

haha thanks tony, see you around this summer :)

[@worinof]

i could tell clearly that shenandoah plays differences, the correct one was 100% synced playing as a band in the other hand the 95plays sounds like everyone only play for their part but not synced with the other. I agree with what you've said. it is hard to tell if music demand to be perfect, cuz creativity has no boundaries when it involved with music the person experience itself is the limit, the more that person spends his time-evolving his plays the more greater he becomes. that what makes a legendary musician, artist, etc. became what they called now. most people are fine with what they have, they make art, music and not bother to learn more about it or even to improve himself.

[@JustClaude13]

My niece had a chance to go into the military band when she graduated. When she was in high school the Air Force band did a performance at her school and played with the school band. One handler to each student to drown out the bad players. Her handler put his clarinet down and let her take the piece. She did okay. In the end she didn't want to go into the Air Force so she went to college, played in the marching band (clarinet section leader) and in the end she ended up a crew chief in the Air National Guard.

[@Racora]

Love this! It's really fun and interesting to see you analyze all this! Really cool stuff ❤️. I can definitely relate to how you argued it's not about perfection, but instead what many musicians can realize is that it is about how much you improve. Similar to how people say you should compete against yourself to go beyond that 100 percent

[@axylum4453]

I like this a lot. It reminds me of that saying that goes like "The Only Person You Should Try To Be Better Than Is The Person You Were Yesterday"

[@JCoww]

Watching this takes me back to high school band already. All your critique is very valid and relatable to my band. If you can, please review the new movie that came out, as it goes in depth about the competitiveness of band and the realistic drama about skill v. seniority and the shortcomings of every band out there. Thanks!

[@Jae77]

Rewatching some of your videos! I find them still to this day relaxing and informative, thank you!

[@lynngu1n1]

congrats on getting into a military band !! ;0

[@whitousatan4438]

My school didnt have any proper musical education and I am getting more and more fascinated with music the older i get. Was trying to get into music properly (seeing i dont know a lick of it), but cant get over frustration of being bad at it, of being a beginner at this age. It hurts and is crushing all the will out of me. Dunno why but this vid hit me in the feels just like hibike euphonium did. Just wanted to get it all out.

[@takinoborudesu]

Hi Whitou, I taught myself the flute over 2 years as an adult beginner and went through a progression of being humiliatingly terrible to being decent. I was inspired by this video and decided to teach myself starting with easy songs and moving to harder ones. Here's the video that inspired me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epLYmIWugt9qqtk Here's my own progress video: taki-sensei.tumblr.com/post/161981241580/20-year-old-beginner-one-year-of-learning-flute IT'S OKAY TO BE A BEGINNER AT ANY AGE! Set small goals (FUN goals, not boring goals-- because this is your hobby, not your career, so pick fun songs) and spend a little time working on it each day. You'll see progress soon enough! After 2-3 years of 5-15 min daily practice, you'll be in decent enough shape to probably join a community band! Just google "Local community concert band" or "wind band" and you'll most likely find bands in the area to play with. You can be a student musician at literally any age. Best of luck!!! Go and make some music :)

[@whitousatan4438]

滝昇taki-noboru , yeah, logically i know its totally okay, just keep having these bad feelings, heh. thank you tho a lot, Ill try)

[@sea1y]

I really liked the insightful commentary :) I would really love to hear your thoughts on Liz to Aoi Tori and Chikai no Finale if you have time to upload ^^

[@gideoncheung8731]

What my band teacher taught me... come to practices and be punctual...? I guess that's about it. The first year in the middle school string orchestra (I do the violin) there were only 5 people that came on a consistent basis, them being the teacher, and the only 4 first-years in the band. We never really had any chance to make anything work:(

[@takinoborudesu]

every band has a different budget. sometimes the best a band director can do is get his students to show up on time.

[@bentraje]

Incredibly informative. Thanks for your sharing

[@pingasatchi9247]

I really like the commentary, you should definitely make more. Also, congratulations on getting into a military band!

[@Dflowen]

Can't wait for Jack Stamp to watch and review Hibike Euphonium. :D uh oh 3 years late. Lol.

[@kaianderson5448]

Hey, I just wanted to say that I found you through your tumblr channel a while back and I really enjoyed the video. You made a lot of good points, and I've really enjoyed your other videos so keep up the good work and I'd love to see more like it!

[@sillybobby5189]

wasn't expecting to see a hibike fan in cangelosi's comment section, kind of caught me by surprise

[@takinoborudesu]

SillyBobby well I love fangirling over Taki, Hashimoto, and Casey... because they're all beautiful adorable nerds who wear glasses ;)

[@LK_tutturu]

Have fun in your new band!

[@JustClaude13]

I wonder if Taki is a deliberate reference to my favorite late Meiji composer.

[@takinoborudesu]

It could be! The author of Hibike is a band geek herself.

[@anonymousartist764]

Sound euphonium endeddd how do you guys fewl

[@qsykip]

Hi. I watched your commentary on the Reina audition about the time it was released, and I just decided to check back on your channel for some reason and I found this video! I just wanted to ask: Are you going to do a commentary on Liz to Aoi Tori? It's probably one of my favourite movies of all time, and I think it would be interesting to hear your opinions on it, however much or little.

[@TheSledgehammer205]

Thanks for sharing your valuable input. Have you read the Hibike! Euphonium reviews by "Thorax"?

[@SquidwardAF]

where did you ding behind the scenes videos?

[@94Quang]

95% Huh? Holy shit. What does 80% sound like?

[@zs0005]

does anyone know where i can watch it 😭😭 ive watched liz and the bluebird but i wanna start this

[@takinoborudesu]

hey so I like to use gogoanime, if you google "hibike euphonium gogoanime" you should be able to find a link. it's a really great show, you'll love it!

[@zs0005]

@@takinoborudesu hi, omg! thank you so much i’ve been wondering where to watch this for ever 💗

[@seangarcia1806]

Anyone know where i can find the episodes raw? Great commentary btw Edit: Good luck for basic training, you're gonna need it

[@seangarcia1806]

damn I just got a heart, 2 years later 🥰

[@user-uy9yh8sx5p]

Hey there! Where can I find the 'behind the scenes' video? you know, the one where the band was playing the pieces for the show

[@takinoborudesu]

Hi! I used to have it uploaded but got copy striked. I have no way of showing it to you now... sorry

[@zairoxpunk]

What's the song that the university played?

[@takinoborudesu]

Shenandoah by Ticheli