How to Survive Band Camp!

[@sushi4076]

Band camp in texas is absolute H e l l

[@CharlestonFox]

Oh. My. God I could only imagine

[@xxfisherxxdonut7858]

Ma'am, there's a place called a r i z o n a. God it's so frikin HOT

[@samanthabrown3833]

I start band camp in 1.5 weeks (in Texas) and in Texas it's HOT like 98+ but the humidity is crazy where I live. Usually 85%+ It's like a hot, moist, sticky mess

[@xxfisherxxdonut7858]

Has anyone ever heard of arizona?!?!?!? Its hotter

[@a_rie.-.]

@@tryhard-qv9qo I start next week but this is my third year

[@gcnation2569]

I'm watching videos instead of sleeping for band camp tomorrow😭

[@CharlestonFox]

Yo, I appreciate it but sleep! Once you get home let me know how it went!

[@gcnation2569]

@@CharlestonFox It went great! Your video helped me so much. Now im the only freshman playing sousaphone and im proud to say that im the biggest band geek ever!!!!!

[@CharlestonFox]

@@gcnation2569 that's amazing! Super excited to hear that! Welcome to the channel!! Here, you can nerd out as much as you want

[@gcnation2569]

@@CharlestonFox please post moreeeeeeee

[@CharlestonFox]

@@gcnation2569 will do!! Any suggestions?!

[@atlas__.3]

I have band camp in 8 days. I'm already getting my stuff ready because it'll be the most social interaction I've had in 3 months.

[@marymclove7153]

I go to band camp in 10 days 😶 should get the packing list this week

[@CharlestonFox]

Good luck and have fun!

[@xxbabypandaytxx4165]

Oop I go to band camp in 9 days

[@sebasitanroberts2378]

Heres my steps to survive band camp Step 1: dont go

[@CharlestonFox]

No!!! Don't say such things.. 😁

[@Jackietubepro]

Step 2: be pissed at yourself for not knowing what to do because you wasn't in band camp

[@sebasitanroberts2378]

@@Jackietubepro true

[@gachacity7258]

I am going to band camp next week!!! I'm a freshman and the only thing I learned before this was bring ALOT of water now I have a list thanks!

[@CharlestonFox]

You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching! Show your band mates if they have questions!!!

[@blackqweenmars]

Same

[@Emma-dg8bl]

Just started as a freshman and Jesus I am so sore and it’s barley day 3 😭

[@CharlestonFox]

Hang in there! You'll feel like a body builder after camp is over!

[@rkreckel]

I think you meant barely

[@Emma-dg8bl]

Robert Kreckel I think I did 😂

[@gracewoltz7596]

i didn't really get sore because (full) day 3 out of 8 i fractured my ankle by backwards marching over someone who didnt move

[@beercansam9290]

@@gracewoltz7596 this is my sophomore year and I think it hurts less if you acknowledge progress and say, “well this isn’t as bad as blank”.

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

I'm a junior in highschool so I've done 2 band camps (we still had band camp during 2020) bring a LOT of water, if you can bring a water bottle that keeps your water cold USE IT also put ice in your water you will be HOT wear a hat and or sunglasses bring sunscreen because if you don't you WILL burn if you burn easily wear t shirts to band, DO NOT WEAR A TANK TOP YOU WILL BURN WHETHER YOU WEAR SUNSCREEN OR NOT clarinets when you set your instruments down for a while to focus on marching your instrument will be HOT when you pick it up again (trust me I am a clarinet) TENNIS SHOES talk to the upperclassmen, we don't bite and although online we can be mean toward freshman in real life were actually really nice and we are excited to scope you guys out to see how good you are, if we take a liking to you we might even adopt you and take care of you and help you throughout the season listen to the section leaders they know what they are doing and are just trying to bring the section together and make us look and sound good, they are not trying to be mean pay attention to little band traditions like stuff during the cadence, after rehearsals, what the band gets excited about etc. it may be confusing at first but it makes it more fun for you when you go along with it and figure it out. focus on the marching more than worrying about the music and being able to play and March at the same time. if you can't play and March yet don't worry just March and the upperclassmen and trumpets will cover you. if you live in a place that gets cold in the fall, hand warmers will be a LIFESAVER, also leave warm clothes and Hoodie, gloves (fingerless I your clarinet), hat, etc. in your band locker because it will get COLD

[@CharlestonFox]

Beautifully written🔥. These are amazing tips

[@katiev2996]

lol idk why i’m watching this my band camp ended 2 weeks ago

[@CharlestonFox]

Well, I appreciate it! Hope your camp was fun!!

[@Winntyy]

I dont know why I'm watching this 😂 been in marching band 2 years, did winterguard, and indoor drumline, and camp ain't until like 3 months. I be on quarantine tho

[@CharlestonFox]

Hey! I sincerely appreciate you watching though! Experts at all things marching band like yourself can still watch a small marching band KZbinr😅🙏 But for real we'll probably get out of quarantine like right before camp and then everyone won't be prepared for all the heat😂

[@LunarOrbit.i3]

Very interesting, I love seeing how much all the instruments in marching band have to bring in turn on how to survive, It's completely different on the other end because being a Bass Guitar player in marching band, I just stand next to the drum major's podium all day so i need very little to keep in working shape

[@CharlestonFox]

Yeah I remember front ensemble always getting to go in a little early at my my school too so they could practice out of the heat😅

[@Jen_TheSnail]

My first band camp (I’m a freshman) is in about 2 weeks! Can’t wait! Alto Saxophone for the win!

[@CharlestonFox]

Oooo get saxy now

[@coletron3389]

Watching this the night before hand camp..... ima die

[@CharlestonFox]

No! You'll do great!! Have fun and learn drill!

[@ashlynn3748]

band camps tomorrow 😬 i’m scared Edit: finished band camp 2 weeks ago and it went okay! the first day was really scary and i didn’t talk much. actually i didn’t talk much for the entire time at band camp. now i’m in school again though and i’m working my way to talking to more people and it’s really fun. my advice would be don’t think abt it too much. be yourself and open up as fast as you can (you don’t wanna be the quiet kid) dw abt messing up too much bc the upperclassmen understand you’re learning and they usually won’t mess up bc of you.

[@CharlestonFox]

Don't be scared! Band camp was one of my favorite times of the year... I loved sweaty bonding with people😅

[@Lanaa1227]

Help people always tell me I’m quiet and I just don’t want to speak what do I do if I don’t talk in band camp I don’t want people ignoring me because I don’t wanna talk because it makes me look stubborn 😀

[@littlenarwalls0459]

Band camp starts really soon... and even better, part of my birthday will be spent at camp

[@CharlestonFox]

Hoping that's not sarcastic bc band people love birthdays! They're about to get you good😆

[@bekahrogers4568]

First day of band camp is in 4 hours (its 5 am right now). I’m really nervous but this was helpful! My brother was band captain when he was in band and he has given me tips and suggestions but this video helped some with anxiety as well.

[@CharlestonFox]

I'm so glad to hear that!! Hope camp was fun🥰🥰

[@xxbabypandaytxx4165]

Omg my band camp starts at 9 too but it's in 9 days for me

[@bekahrogers4568]

@@xxbabypandaytxx4165 I’m about to do my last evening session for this week. Good luck with camp! I’m really sore but i don’t know what you will do so I cant say if you will be.

[@xxbabypandaytxx4165]

@@bekahrogers4568 oof mine is for 2 weeks thanks for wishing me Goodluck tho!

[@emmasmith971]

I've been to band camp last year and watched all the videos before I went, but I'm still watching them anyway and I plan to do it til my last year XD

[@CharlestonFox]

Do you think I should make a new one?

[@Seannosaurus]

my band camp starts in 6 days, and i'm really nervous, though i'm gonna use these tips and prepare as much as possible, thank you

[@hiphoppopotamus6209]

band camp for me is indoor at a university it’s like concert camp but. i’m still hyped so i’m watching this

[@blackqweenmars]

I play the keyboard in band camp and I’ve never been in the marching van before but apparently were going to have to be there for 13 hours each day for five days😥 i’m more afraid of getting bored than getting tired but band camp is next week

[@Basilb0y0]

Yes Georgia fam! I'm starting marching band this year (hopefully. Corona may mess it up) and I'm so scared.

[@CharlestonFox]

That's amazing!!! Is this highschool or college?

[@Basilb0y0]

@@CharlestonFox highschool! But I'm marching as an 8th grader. :P

[@CharlestonFox]

@@Basilb0y0 OOOO congrats! That's exciting. Yeah, I'm hoping all my marching friends still get to march. But to ease you...it's so fun! You get to learn how to march when you first get there and then you basically start mastering your craft from there! Have any specific questions?

[@Basilb0y0]

@@CharlestonFox this may sound kinda stupid but should I start working out at home? This is kinda embarrassing but I cant really do a pushup... I dont have much upper body strength in general.

[@CharlestonFox]

@@Basilb0y0 um I would do some sort of workout (more depending on how heavy your instrument is lol) but I usually do about 7-10 push-ups and do some running. If you can even work to that while still having energy, then I'd say that should be enough!

[@lily_bebe_hansen]

I'm a Junior this year so I look like an upperclassmen but this is actually my first year going to band camp so rip my skin off lolol. But yeah, thanks for the video! Hopefully I'll survive the week ehehe 😅

[@SinglyASMR]

I’m currently almost 5am and I can’t sleep yet I wake up at 7am to get ready for band camp. It’s my first day btw like ever since I’m a freshman.

[@CharlestonFox]

Well good luck!! I was always anxious before my first day of camp. Once you get there and figure out how it works, you'll definitely be really tired that night and get that good sleep lol

[@theden_08]

i don’t got band camp but I got drumline camp on the 31st and as a newbie this vid helped a lot😭

[@universallytraveling7777]

today was my first day of band camp and uh i was that one freshman who had to sit out because they overheated 🥺

[@CharlestonFox]

Aww no! That's ok there's always multiple..just give it time😅 Plus you can say you worked SO hard you got hot😂 Say you were THAT dedicated 😂😂💜

[@avaleighdavis2086]

i have band camp today up until next friday from 9-5 and 8-6 🥲 for colorguard

[@AJ_Rio]

i’m starting next monday 😬😬😬 im scared as all hell

[@emiwee3224]

My requirements for the outfit to band camp is all black.. i pass out rlly easy lmao

[@CharlestonFox]

Interesting.. 😂

[@Sal-ot4pl]

Ours is all whute lol

[@UteFaithful]

Flying Tuesday for band camp (college) and Lowkey dreading it lmao. Never been in marching band before. Apparently people have told me you don’t have to be in excellent shape for our program and I haven’t worked out all summer lmao

[@CharlestonFox]

Depending on your school, it shouldn't be too strenuous, especially college. But at my University we have had a few people who haven't marched before and they do just fine! So I believe in you and best of luck! Try to get acclimated to the weather

[@UteFaithful]

Charleston Fox LOL i know it’s been a year but I remembered seeking help in this video since I’d never marched or done it before. My first season was awesome and I can’t imagine my college life without marching band :). Hoping for the best with regard to having a season!

[@Sal-ot4pl]

Ive been told really scary storries about my schools band camp so im really worrieddddd

[@CharlestonFox]

If it's upperclassmen, they are probably just trying to pick on you. *Don't let them tell you your ploom is backwards😆

[@Sal-ot4pl]

@@CharlestonFox i just finished my frist day! It went super well turns out the stories were just the old band director he was suppperr strict 😅....but I had alot of fun and I learned alot!

[@fionameehan133]

You posted this the month after my first band camp lmao

[@CharlestonFox]

I'm sorry! It had been so long since I did highschool that I was basing it off college time

[@fionameehan133]

@@CharlestonFox it's cool, my pre camp is next week so it's cool to have it this year

[@beckylee2093]

I'm watching this cause I have band camp the day after tomarrow. Stressed out. I have never in m 13 years of life interacted with people for a week, or at all...

[@beckylee2093]

Forgot to mention, because my band derector is moving I have to go to a camp that's for kids who have had 2-3 years of experience and I have had 1 or 1/2 a year of playing with a band... So Me and the rest of my fellow band members are stressed out. (please excuse my spelling, I suck as spelling when I'm stressed)

[@P_eachie]

I have band camp but for university I’m nervous

[@mckenzye8433]

i would love to know what instrument you play! i play tenor sax but next year (i’ll be a freshman and a rookie for marching) i’ll be marching alto

[@CharlestonFox]

That's awesome! You're gonna do amazing!! I play trumpet 😊

[@anessa9405]

mckenzye i play alto and will be marching tenor this season. i just submitted my section leader application this morning 😳

[@alexanderhamilton5838]

mckenzye I’m marching with tenor. My necks gonna hurt so bad but I’m ready!

[@Phlorochyll]

First experience with band camp next week (going into 8th grade) 8-5 for 2 weeks. i'm gonna drop so much weight lol 😂

[@Twizzler_cod]

i never drink water and i dont get thirsty i think we gonna have band camp

[@randimator9881]

Will we play our instrument on the very first day or focus more on marching fundamentals

[@electric6247]

for me we only worked on marching the first day

[@aurorasenecal]

Me: home for over a year barely going outside Band camp (sousaphone): 👀 Me 👩‍🦯

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

We have to do the 4th of july parade the month before band camp, so theres kind of a pre band camp to prepare for that My friend who's doing sousaphone had to leave halfway through the parade because she locked her knees oof, I'm suprised I didnt almost pass out but besides feeling like death I was okay

[@CharlestonFox]

Yeah a parade in July sounds miserable. Are the people that march that from the previous year or the band for this season?

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

@@CharlestonFox the band for this season

[@CharlestonFox]

@@purplecatloverrandompizza you could not get people from my high school.. probably even college band to do something in the summer let alone on the 4th😂

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

@@CharlestonFox for the parade there werent any freshman trombones Only one of them came, and he ended up on cymbals for the parade😂

[@CharlestonFox]

@@purplecatloverrandompizza oh my😮😂

[@oddmysticgamer4441]

i go to band camp in 1 hour. I go earlier than everybody else because i’m in percussion 🥲

[@oddmysticgamer4441]

and i live in atlanta

[@bellaflores858]

hey! so i’m an upcoming percussionist coming into marching band and i’m supppppperrrr nervous and i’m so stressed about band camp because i’m gonna end up in the pit on marimba, and i feel like i won’t be good enough to be able to keep up with the music and stuff, so any tips?😬

[@CharlestonFox]

Hey!!! I would honestly just practice! Especially since we have the time rn. I would also reach out to a returning member of percussion in you band for any tips and tricks! They or your director could definitely give you some music to look at, whether that be a past season or a warm up packet or something!

[@a.h.i267]

Im going to be a freshman in marching band and im excited 🥳

[@CharlestonFox]

Yay!! I'm excited for you!!! What do you play? And do you have any questions?!

[@jillianoffutt348]

She said “in Georgia” and my mouth goes “OHH SHIT!!” Bc I live in Georgia

[@yea236]

There are a few reasons why I would like to go. 1. So I can see some of my friends again😭 2. So I can lose some of my fat😂 3. To get some vitamin d😎🥵🌞 4. To have fun and learn new music!

[@CharlestonFox]

I totally agree on all of the above!!!

[@makaylaseagroves8687]

i’m doing band camp this week.. idk if i like it or not.. 🤔

[@CharlestonFox]

Well yeah rn I'd imagine is a little hard to tell with Covid but focus on the positive! Think about how it's a musician specific workout lol. And how everything you do, around 100+ people are doing it with you

[@makaylaseagroves8687]

Charleston Fox it’s tough, but i’ll get there :)

[@CharlestonFox]

@@makaylaseagroves8687 I believe in you! I'm sending good vibes your way 🤩

[@makaylaseagroves8687]

Charleston Fox thank you so much 😊

[@jennajolynn4800]

Band camp for me is tomorrow

[@CharlestonFox]

Omg have so much fun!! Work hard, enjoy your music and make some friends💛

[@jennajolynn4800]

Never mind they canceled it

[@CharlestonFox]

@@jennajolynn4800 😓 I'm sorry. I know so many of you are going to miss out on this years band. 💔

[@jennajolynn4800]

Charleston Fox Yeha it’s my senior year too

[@CharlestonFox]

@@jennajolynn4800 I'm so sorry! If I had the man-power (which I'll still try maybe) I'd love to have a "marching season" next year for the people who didn't get one this season or something else cool

[@tygames4489]

2 weeks away..

[@CharlestonFox]

Have fun!!!!

[@gabrielamendoza8798]

How’s it going?

[@rosepritchard6544]

My band camp starts in 7 days

[@CharlestonFox]

That's great! So many places aren't having there's so enjoy it!!

[@sarahgaviola9073]

Me on my last day of band camp lmao

[@makaylaacherlane_]

band camp in a day😫

[@savannahwright4318]

I'm in sixth grade but I have already been to band camp I play the trumpet🎺

[@CharlestonFox]

Omg! I started playing trumpet in 6th grade!! Now I'm in college band, and a section leader. You got this! Hang in there

[@savannahwright4318]

@@CharlestonFox thank you dom much maybe I will be a trumpet in college like you too💖

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Lets let a Las Vegas man tell you about “heat” 112, 110, 109, 111, 115!!!... Do you see my heat point, missy?? So, you think “94” is hot!?!? That is a great cool summer day for us Las Vegas and Arizona people!!

[@CharlestonFox]

I don't actually think 94 is hot because I'm cold natured. But humid heat is hotter than dry heat first of all. Take a 100 degree day and at the humidity that our weather says "feels like 110". Then add 10-15 more degrees bc we rehearse on asphalt for 8 hours..it gets sweaty

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Charleston Fox try a rain storm that ends at 10am...then the day still gets up to 108. I admit that humid heat sucks. Period. But to us Las Vegas and Arizonians 94 degrees... That’s Global Cooling, #1!!

[@jordivenancioflores3964]

Why is this an ad? Not hating but why lmao