Japan 2009's top junior high school symphonic orchestra performance

[@zacharymckinon5656]

I like how in this video some people are all like "they don't have social live" " there parents don't give them choices" or " they don't do anything else", when the fact of the matter is most people are going off of assumptions. I honestly don't think any of u have been to japan to actually know this. Just like the people saying American teens don't have good taste in music and that music isn't priority. I for one love music and started when I was 7. #Trombone4Life

[@user-sg3wp2qs2b]

You really think so..? I doubt most of these kids do it willingly.

[@rileyschatz001]

9 people disliked this because this made them feel bad about their orchestra

[@schwarzvogel1969]

For the first time in a long while, I heard this music. It was composed by Yasushi Akutagawa, the third son of writer, Ryunosuke Akutagawa. I have only seen this music by pretty old Video of NHK Symphony Orchestra.

[@mrdonutboi8373]

Oh man,how I wish we had a band like this at the Philippines..😅 But seriously this is just pure gold.

[@dellx3048]

I’ve watched a lot of the including elementary schools and they are fantastic. Don’t know why some negative comments were made. You can’t fault the performances and dedication. It wouldn’t work in the western world as any dedication is lacking, painting nails, boys burgers and hours at the mall. If you seriously want something you have to work at it

[@inspiration_5877]

My favorite piece performed by any middle school... the tension builds up nicely, repetition is beautiful, the sharp sound of the strings combined with the soft glowing sound of the brass combines to make a phenomenal sound. There is mysteriousness hidden a quarter through the performance and it all comes alive a little before halfway. Oddly reminds me of my little days playing Pokémon hehe. Amazing performance and I aspire to be this great someday.

[@ariklucas123]

This is beautiful

[@accooper1994]

Just gained so much respect for the strings once I saw 3:30.

[@sophiefrazer2981]

Meanwhile over here we have just mastered hot crossed buns on the recorder

[@akshaykumargautam5289]

My girlfriend is the violinist in this video 🤩. The performance becomes even better with the fact!

[@akshaykumargautam5289]

She dumped me! It's been 5 months now and here I am still.

[@jupiterite3]

Such an orchestra would sound million times better. This orchestra is a mere club activity of ordinary public junior high school. They are not students of music school. This conpetition is for clubs of ordinary schools but not for students majoring in music.

[@kazetaro3150]

千葉県中学校からレベル高過ぎ。

[@lxdgr8]

Amazing.

[@confoozled3737]

@musicchick581 I can't believe you'd attempt to discredit such an awesome performance. There was more musical expression in this orchestra than any high school's I've heard in the United States. My high school's performances were pathetic compared to this, and my university's orchestra would have a hard time holding up against a lot of these groups. Don't hate on these kids for their great abilities; simply acknowledge that there is a lot wrong with the music education system in the U.S.

[@DJBlackNGold]

Fucking hell. Why do I watch these? They make me seriously envious that I could have had the dedication at that age. I would've loved to be as good as I was when I dropped a music major in middle or early high school.

[@tojislilbabymaker]

Honestly, just here for the brass. Boy, did I get an earful. I LOVE IT.

[@RevanPorkins]

I don't understand how they sound so good lol don't get me wrong I was all state in middle school but the whole section sounds amazing lol

[@SuperGalbatrox]

Lol my orchestra's stuff is always too easy and i want something more challenging.

[@vechielstone]

Did you notice that the Low brass is ALL GIRLS!!

[@aipomsonito33]

Vechiel Stone they are not all lowbrass

[@xxfisherxxdonut7858]

He's talking about the trombones and French horns

[@frogg002]

my orchestra’s low brass section are female too

[@frogg002]

XXfisherXX dOnUt low brass is trombone and tuba

[@2Kind]

Sound euphonium

[@amarah_781]

sound euphonium is about wind orchestras. this is a traditional orchestra

[@archimedes92]

such a great talent. wow.

[@TheIgDemon]

Music- the universal language of the world.

[@diggerollocady1]

I WISH I COULD PLAY THE OBOE THAT WELL!

[@西本麻弥]

練習しましたね、全体がまとまっています。

[@markcarney8820]

3:11 Imagine messing up that crash cymbal hit😱😵

[@h1hellobye]

there's only one broken piano in our school

[@iCharceus]

what are you talking about, it's a really nice and cool piece! The more they play, the more feel and easier to just melt into eachother.

[@NanaS.Wiedemann]

They are boys and girls aged 12-14. They are not children who have been educated for musical talent, but normal students being in neighbors. You can learn how to play musical instruments you want at school in Japan. There are numbers of students like them.

[@mechaholictan4033]

Its too awesome.....

[@kaunasprince]

Incredible musicianship for very young children.Probably equal to the best senior HS orchestras in our country.(US)

[@RevanPorkins]

They are probably a private independent school you audition for we have schools like that in usa that will play better then this at high school level that being said I'm sure we have very few compared to other countries.

[@penedalton]

@@RevanPorkins no. This is a public junior high school and while it’s good, the standard in general across Japan at Public and private school level is high. I’ve taught up here for 22 years and am accustomed to sitting through plenty of full concerts given year in year out.

[@RevanPorkins]

@@penedalton they may be public school but they won the all japan competition lol. They are literally the best of that year so better then good.

[@seaocean6483]

"Music for Symphony Orchestra" by Yasushi Akutagawa 「交響管絃樂の為の音樂」作曲：芥川 也寸志

[@mechaholictan4033]

I watch this 2017

[@xoworms]

this is killer yo

[@at.asya1]

3:12 The trombones are beast!!!

[@chibichan3901]

Yes and no. Many of these kids are multi talented. Most of them have high academic achievment and have interest in many different things.

[@xxxChukichuki3Mihu]

so precise! ^^! really good :)

[@cbkuhlman]

3:24 Timpani solo is BEAST!!!!!!!

[@user-mc3hz2dv4x]

ええー 公立中学校でこんな楽器、揃えられるとか何事 ド田舎じゃ考えられない…

[@mbmaccin555555]

@Jiaxis It's not that we suck. We have potential, it's just that these kids started at around 4-5 probably.

[@BrianRobertsfan]

I don't even know where to begin. I didn't know it was possible to put so much ignorance into two sentences.

[@unknowna8056]

Japan here I go!

[@chicaquehablamucho09]

If you mean all Americans, I take offense to that because music is important to me and I know the difference between what is good music and what is bad music.

[@jupiterite3]

I feel sympathy for you, but your attempt and effort is respectable. I think variety of values, respect for individuality, freedom cause hardship of teachers but also give America dyanamism and creativity.

[@kewlwhip8422]

I beg to differ. Different countries have different ideals and values. You can't lump us all in as one. That's like saying that people in Boston enjoy hunting and farm animals for a living. True, it may not be fun for some, but there are many who have had an extensive musical background and enjoy playing daily.

[@bhkidd]

You could not demand the workload these kids put in out of American kids. Principal of your school or the parents would shut you down. I found this out the hard way as a student teacher, as did my teaching proctor, a 25 year director in the Tennessee schools. He and I tried to get a group of junior high kids to improve by presenting music that was not over their head, but that had to be worked hard and practiced. Parents rebelled, I changed majors, and he " got retired" the next year.

[@asianppl168]

Man they play better than our high school symphonic...

[@timothytikker3834]

They play better than some professional adult orchestras I've heard in the USA and Europe!

[@udienowisay]

You know, if you gathered America's top youth musicians, they would sound just as good...

[@Kirumi808]

just wondering...who is the composer or arranger of this song?? o-o ...i want to recommend this song to my band teacher, so that our band can at least try to sight-read it :D

[@inspiration_5877]

kuroneko808 Yasushi Akatagawa I believe... haha might be about 4 Years late on this one possibly

[@OtakuPandaStar]

@roselinabonnie1997 Actually I was talking about the vegetable and I think I meant Leek...

[@diggerollocady1]

@roselinabonnie1997 The oboe player is playing impeccably throughout the entire piece. I wish I were that good.

[@keiandmic]

@mbmaccin555555 I doubt it. But Japanese schools put emphasis on practicing one thing repeatedly. I used to play volleyball in jr/sr high schools in Japan. We practiced it ALL YEAR LONG. I was surprised when I came to the US in the middle of my high school years that the American kids play different sports during the different seasons. I thought, coming from Japan, that would make the players have the "Let's just get it done with" attitude. It's just a cultural difference.

[@WorldMusic-bu8fd]

So nice

[@mikeyalejandro]

3:13 Dang.

[@udienowisay]

I think we are agreeing, just from different points of view This isn't an ordinary public junior high program, this is one the best (out on 10's of thousands) Many of these students will end up in a music school Japans eats and BREATHES concert band concert band : Japan :: Rap : America The point I was trying to make was that american students aren't any worse than Japanese ones, but they are more spread out because of the largeness of our country and the hostile environment towards band.

[@samuri2011]

omg... ok this is why america is soooo behind because we start band and orchestra in middle school if we started in elementary school with a legit music program maybe we could perhaps touch one note that comes out this band.... @>@

[@aipomsonito33]

This is middle school by the way

[@alicelatorre3531]

I"ve never heard any thing that true before....

[@LittleMissWallflower]

these people are in junior high?! O:

[@oscarf290]

You guys are leaving out important information on American schools. They have honor orchestras, all state orchestras, regionals, youth orchestras, and academies of music well known around the nation. The Midwest Clinic is in America and incorporates more American schools even though its an International conference. Just cus your school sucks doesn't mean others do.

[@diggerollocady1]

@samuri2011 Schools in NY(State) start in elementary school.

[@BashJP]

Notice how almost the entire Orchestra is mostly Female. Not trying to be sexist or anything.

[@umbrellashotgunman]

From what I've heard, joining a school concert/marching band is considered a "girly" thing to do in Japan, so most Japanese school bands are indeed female-dominated.

[@jigglemcswiggle7186]

@@umbrellashotgunman that explains a lot from Japanese marching bands

[@someone5895]

Im a junior in high school that use to play violin... and... now I feel like shit.

[@gigicarell62]

grandi!!

[@ColeWRS]

What piece are they playing?

[@mandynoriega2973]

Yo, at least they get music sheets. Unlike memorizing a whole song that's 7 minutes.

[@ValentinTzanev]

Sorry for my incompetence, but who is the composer... I very like the theme around 3 min 10 sec.

[@bananabeanboi]

DAMN!!

[@OtakuPandaStar]

@ 1:10 IS THAT A LEAK?! (I know nothing about Band; I'm an art nerd XP)

[@MrMaxymon]

this is why i want to move to Japan...so much culture

[@WecanWinJesse]

Yeah I agree with you. The statement she made was a bit hypocritical when I read it.

[@Ryan-sw4xy]

The parents are either so used to extreme talent that they don't care, or are too stupid to recognize talent when they see it. I hope the former, but that's still sad.

[@r01dtox15]

Well... Their standard is a bit different... Here's a JrHS near Fukushima... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZeWZaFqjNR0maM

[@NunesBobby]

of course there's oboes, its the solo in the begining.

[@cmscorevideos9672]

oboe!

[@KenChiwo]

wow, i'm jealous because my school's band does not have violins.

[@BookHoarder101]

Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica

[@mpcTunes]

go OBOE'S!! (If they have any.)

[@NiSkiip]

creo que veo alguien que conozco por ahi :)

[@crazysocks914]

im jealous........that's all i have to say....very jealous.....

[@jupiterite3]

I know what you are concerning about is not american student's ability but recent public educational program and social environment of america putting slight on music (especialy of orchestra or windband). Orchestras of this level in pubulic schools are exceptional also in Japan. They depend on enthusiastic and voluntary individual devotion of teachers(they are not professional instructor) and students and supports of parents, schools and people in the community, which I want to praise.

[@vulturedroid2]

@thesock339 Perhaps they seen too many impressive performances in a row... or they just don't like music. : (

[@jesusteodoro6494]

What piece is this?

[@jamesdong1767]

+NeverStopLaughin "Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica" by Yasushi Akutagawa

[@ComposerBee]

Ok, kids. This is what were playing today.

[@McGrottomaster]

Makes the good old USA look like a cultural wasteland -- how talented these young people are!

[@mbmaccin555555]

@roselinabonnie1997 True that.

[@ChaseHoman]

3:13 I jumped.

[@hecticharmony7779]

was that child playing the drums with a leek?

[@Yoshilover68Nintendo]

No, that is a metal brush used commonly on snare drums and cymbals to make a different kind of sound.

[@ViZioNMiChaELZx]

That jolting nd shiit looks all demonic. But other than that i loved every second of it !

[@niccipatton2173]

Bassoons.

[@ASUKU-らる]

千葉ってまじでヤバい

[@devinsmith7407]

different people think differently

[@luce.3560]

Holy crud

[@margotacmoore6154]

I live in Ireland I'm in the Dublin youth orchestra we have one rehersal a month and could happily play this

[@Paul54WH]

I'm like, yeah, but these kids couldn't get to level 34 of Call of Duty in a week, like us, but whatever.

[@bobkidd1054]

Zachary McKinion, I taught English in Sapporo for 2 years. The comments about these kids having no social life or fun are pretty much dead on. These kids started with their instrument at age 4 or 5, have practiced their instrument for 20 hours a week since that time. Elementary and junior high ensembles usually work 4-5 pieces of music for an entire academic year (7 days a week, 3-4 hours a day, no Sunday holiday in this Buddhist culture) before performing it. They also have to maintain high academic grades, too. Most of them love music, but not much else. No time. I bet 3/4 of them have never seen a PlayStation, or watched much TV. They are studying, practicing, or sleeping. And, yes, their parents and teachers pressure the crap out of them to do well. Failure and laziness bring shame and harsh discipline from the parents and school. Didn't feel like practicing today and embarrassed yourself at rehearsal? You get dressed down in front of your peers and a note to your parents, who then spank you, shame you, and make you do double before bed. Totally different mindset than ours.

[@roy4816]

You can't blame the Americans for not valuing music , you should blame environment they live in , in america everything is laid back their parents give them lots of freedom whatever they choose to do with their lives is up to them and in countries like this the students do not know how to preservere and handle the stress and will never succeed. ( Those who don't work hard).In asia their parents expect the best out of them everytime and they don't give a shit about what their children want.

[@RevanPorkins]

education in america sucks ass too football gets more support at schools then music alo of schools drop music completely

[@RevanPorkins]

orchestra *

[@kaunasprince]

This is an orchestra,not a band. :)

[@ApoloMr13]

@Viesta Fox

[@tbonesfa]

I'd be surprised if they weren't.

[@msbeeb]

They woke up at 3:12

[@ZenMasterSasquatch]

What many people don't realize is that in America, many high school and junior hs students take part in sports like wrestling, football (American) soccer , track/field. As well as many clubs, whereas these kids focus is most likely devoted to music and not much else outside of that and core studies. So in America, our attention is divided greatly.

[@vechielstone]

and care about what they are doing...

[@bananabeanboi]

as it goes on it gets better, but if i had to rehearse the beginning so many times, i would get bored easily because i just dont like the music written in the beginning in general... its a matter of opinion