Michigan Marching Band Plays Malagueña

[@DanS24106]

I notice they form a fleur de lis in the beginning. A nod to DCI's Madison Scouts perhaps for whom Malaguena is a signature song?

[@Otrola24]

Fort White High School played this song a few years back, it was a lot of fun.

[@jonniejonn]

and i shed a smiling tear of grace and fulfillment ....yes

[@FlamingTrebleClef]

there is some of the finest instructors there and i haven't herd a band that can match them in sound yet!

[@hazelman]

Our band was 275 and we had 5 drum majors. Me being the head drum major, I was on the field with the band while the other four were on podiums.

[@Kelzy06]

This song is so much fun to preform for Marching band!

[@supergirlk9]

wow..very very nice.. one of my fav marching pieces... love it!!

[@geekdiggy]

i feel like this was a tribute to the scouts 96 show. i was thankful they made the fleur with their drill! i marched madison scouts in 2005 and we had our own brief tribute to that 96 rumbler at the end of our Mambo Caliente number.

[@demonwing15]

our schools marching band did this show too, part1,2,3 it was beast(:

[@ShayneRider]

My School did Malaguena as their marching show my 8th grade year. all the kids thought it was the best show. I am now a Junior

[@benbillowitch9163]

13 years ago, crazy to think about

[@Angel2love3]

i totally can't wait to march and play this song this next year. i've got half of it already memorized and i think it's almost the same arrangement as the music we have. it's great! (:

[@sawyerberus2972]

my highschool band is playing this for the show this year. Pluss It Had better be tonight and Spain. Looking up "It Had Better Be Tonight Marching Band" Me and 2 other first trumpets are playing that high D with the lip trill. All three of us are juniors not a single senior can play it....

[@Footbucket]

the '88 madison scouts show is the best for this song...so amazing. michigan played it very well also

[@TheDragonmaster18]

people chill they did an amazing and they have been around longer than DCI this is the first marching bnad America has ever seen. this school started it all. even showstyle bands have originated from this group

[@dbreijak]

amazing

[@xmurli]

Best Band in the land!

[@dbreijak]

awesome video, always great to watch the MMB

[@pezcor77]

Just an outside opinion here form someone who marched in the Troy U "Sound of the South". Michigan's band beats the hell out of Ohio's. You guys sound great!

[@wellbuilt13]

GO BLUE always and forever! I was at the game and my college room mate was in the band!

[@mkendels]

whoever put this up...thanks.

[@wannaplaytrmptjmu]

such a big band...

[@play69ruby]

man this is good and i myself cant wait to play this with my band at a show or somethin now that iv heard how cool it sounds.^_^ but i have to practice it first.

[@amangonecrazy]

the starting formation as awesome

[@silkaem]

They DID that!!!! #Respect!

[@flamenkito247]

Awesome!

[@XxDLGxSNIPEZxX]

just got this piece for marching band

[@ikarooz]

@samrshelley How many DIFFERENT shows does any corps band play a year? These fine musicians learn and MEMORIZE a new halftime show WEEKLY.

[@slappy1234567]

Great!

[@thiagoduartes]

muito bom!!!

[@maestrojimbo]

Go Michigan! Here's some videos for you. Hope you enjoy them.

[@gogoshkakinkladze]

I enjoyed every minute, thank you for posting,Regards GoGoshKa!

[@eddietheaggie2010]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. Go Blue!

[@pezcor77]

I agree. It's all about the music.

[@gameprincess9]

what a big band lol. nva seen bands this big b4

[@narutoomega77]

Yes Yes we are

[@imperialscot]

No one does this better than the one and only MADISON SCOUTS or maybe the MARCHING ILLINI!

[@Memendees]

Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuito bom, quem dera Taciba fosse assim..

[@toastghost11]

Michigan does do a pretty good job with this song. Its a tough piece, not easily played. Props to them. It doesn't send the shivers down my spine like say the 1996 Madison Scouts show. If you haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend it. Anyways, great job Michigan, keep it up.

[@cainanuk]

Nice homage to the Madison Scouts with the Fleur de Lis marching set.

[@Averie1999]

Were playing this along with a version of New World Symphony for my marching band this year!

[@cmk0714]

As someone who has marched college band for 4 years, I have to disagree with that. Just cause we don't compete, doesn't mean we don't take pride in our performance and visual execution of the show. If they're not in step, that is a trait of MICHIGAN, not all college bands.

[@KameronID]

Look at Allen's marching band. 600+ members and colorguard!

[@CayceHobie]

Corp style is a COPOUT...for students who do not know how to march...students who do not have the disapline to do a correct high step, which is crisp, masterful and tough!

[@Miaka99]

very cool my high school did Malagueña last year The colorguard rules!! And I think we've been to the rose bowl...sooo...very cool though.

[@yttxusa]

Mine too! We're the Yoakum Bulldogs!!!!!! Tuba/Baritone :D

[@ZeroEditsWeightlifitng]

yeah and i marched in a band of 16 at state in div. 3 getting a high excellent and when i went to academies camp in december most of the trumpet section asked me to come back because they wanted to march with me, so suck it.

[@Averie1999]

We are playing this for marching band this summer and I'm so excited!!

[@tnhdz]

brass

[@BlackLightning20101]

Florida A&M plays a slightly different of version of this. Their version is more suited for a marching band on a field. This sounds like the original concert band version. Look at the link for FAMU's version.

[@TehLolWutPear]

Lol. I played sax freshman year in highschool, now i'm on trombone :D

[@coqui1337]

@samrshelley Ohio State played 4 home games in a row. 4 different shows. Also Ohio State plays performances during away games. The away game is the first time they play the show, then they repeat that show for the home game. So even in the instances of away games, they still play a new show 1 week after performing their last show (unless there's a bye week)

[@deltat4]

Great Great

[@hazelman]

We did this when I was in high school fo rmy senior year. I remember I was the on field Drum Major, marching and directing.

[@xchanticochulox]

This is one of the hardest songs to play and I had someone play it on a grand piano. Its an amazingly wonderfully whimsical song

[@williampollard6981]

It’s not that hard

[@lightsaberking]

i just got the music piece and this is almost like an altered piece to stand out that its Michigans piece

[@oneband1dream1D]

My favorite college's marching band + the first song in the show that I'm playing this year = TOTALLY AWESOME

[@Logg66]

@dangerbycory agreed. I was a shade let down by those snares playing a matched grip

[@shortaslife104]

I remember playing this in high school for marching band! wow

[@rbryanhull]

@xxxDeath9572xxx Well, since light travels faster than sound, that's usually what you see watching a marching band...unless you are really really close to them.

[@watchmaker2]

I forgot to write that my favorite version of Malaguena is by the '81 Scouts. Also, I agree that it isn't high enough. The soloists were adequate, but not so fun. I suspect this was due to the tradition of Michigan being relatively conservative in their approach. Loud? Yes. Flashy? Not so much.

[@rreemmzzrruullee]

that was the best maleguena ever performed.

[@procircuit844]

All these comments about who does it best crack me up. Madison Scouts 63',65',78',80',81',88' (DCI CHAMPS),96', as well as the Alumni Corps in 06' did it the best.

[@procircuit844]

@DCIPhan11 It was just a response to pages and pages of comments about who plays it better.

[@mtkizzlefoshizzle]

my HS jazz band played this... but HOLY SHIZ!

[@SyracuseWolvrine]

It looks like they were using matched earlier in the song, but when it shows the snareline at about 2:35, it looks like they've switched to traditional grip. Not sure what's up with the matched grip. MMB usually plays trad.

[@GraysonBuzz]

Not a big fan of Big Ten marching bands, but the Madison fleur-de-lis is sweet! LOVE Malaguena!

[@kevalenoxx]

I saw that on youtube somewhere but i forgot what its under...sorry

[@CayceHobie]

Yes, the responses to my comments...that corp style marching is a "lesser" marching is absolutely telling. Youth today take the easier path, they don't know how to "perfect" something. The "easier" corp style marching is proof. Less to think about, less exertion, less effort, less mastery. POWER comes not ONLY from the music, but the presentation. It was a copout when it was accepted as a standard. Easier to teach, easier to perform. But MUCH less effective and affective!

[@josevalconceicao]

Nossa isso sim é banda rsrsrrs

[@priestessjuno]

our school did malaguena too! But, this sounds a bit better than ours.

[@cshendude]

Wow...low brass at the end, hell yeah trombones.

[@mellophonium]

2003 Cadets never really played Malaguena, they played bits and pieces of it with drum breaks inbetween. The Blast version is more like what Stan Kenton and his orchestra played.

[@Hail2Pitt412]

That is true.

[@BlackLightning20101]

Ok, I can't get the link but type in FAMU malaguena and click the first one you see.

[@cutlass528]

The fleur de lis in the beginning is a nice nod to the Scouts, but I'd bet only 10 of the 90,000 people in the stadium got the reference haha. Still, MMB always puts on a good show. I hope we play Malaguena during halftime with the Blue Band before I graduate.

[@mayr51]

i like

[@trumpetmasta69]

@samrshelley UNL (University of Nebraska in Lincoln) learns new shows weekly, they tour with the football team :P

[@PonipanInJapan]

Wow, great job! I'm from Málaga, Spain, and this is a song from my city. I felt goseboomps as an himn. Thxs guys and sorry my bad english >___

[@TheZooCrew]

Okay, dude, I said this above, but I'm in the U of M band, and we learn a new show for EVERY GAME. That's a new show EVERY WEEK and we spend that much time to sound this good...drill comes secondary and we can't make it complicated because we want it to be CLEAN. I don't mean offense, and my high school did more radical stuff than seen here too, but don't rag if you don't know.

[@GraysonBuzz]

Nice show for sure. But if you want to see the best college band, you need to check out Jacksonville State from Alabama. I saw them do Malaguena at a competition when I was in high school back in 1989...stunning. Only the Scouts themselves have done it better from the shows I have seen.

[@procircuit844]

@mashdoctor It was a Fleur De Lis which is the symbol of the Madison Scouts.

[@mirwriter]

Yeah, you're definitely right, about what you said and that saxs can sometimes outplay brass, especially tenor sax. That thing is loud. There are things that brass players will never do that woodwinds can, so there's nothing to brag about on either side. We should all just enjoy improving at whatever instrument we like. Brass instruments are loud, that's great but volume isn't everything.

[@showchoirboy1997]

This one time at band camp

[@katprice397]

I'm still sticking to my favorite arrangement of Malaguena - the Poway High School Emerald Brigade's version from their 1982-1983 season. It completely rocked, and they took home a TON of trophies that year.

[@rezzinator1110]

Drumline charts are always easier... it's much more important for the drumline to keep PERFECT rhythm.. after all, they are rhythm section! But I've always kept the drumline central to charts to make sure they focus more on playing in sync than elaborate marching patterns.

[@dllasfan87]

I agree with the guy that said it's malaguena...PLAY IT!!! Where are the screaming trumpets? I also agree with the guy that said 81 scouts...though 96 was good too...and 2003 Cadets was just clean as ballz...

[@NeonKid1000]

Mr.Hanson!

[@margaritocolocho]

WHOOOP WHOOP For Band geeks!!! :D

[@margaritocolocho]

My Band is Too!!!! :D Smryrna Bulldogs!!! Tenor Saxophone ;)

[@moonodude17]

The Fleur de Lis is the best symbol of all time, so I'm not complaining...

[@sphinxman90]

Hmm.. I remember this.. I was at the game!

[@FlameOfGodith]

wow just one of those is larger than my marching band 0.0

[@ghyprh]

Werd. The majority of the Michigan colleges don't have hard drill because their sounds can send chills down your spine... lol, i remember the year when Western Michigan's marching band blew the fucking UofM crowd away at the Big House. Those motherfuckers were freakin out!

[@tonybell7]

No one TOUCHES Stan Kenton.

[@ConnerMello2]

hello, welcome to college marching band.

[@PicklesandFrogs]

hmm i might have to say the 2003 Cadet version was has something on it.

[@SWiiTCHii3]

Yep pretty much :P

[@tnhdz]

arounf :35 you can see that the person with the cymbals is just walking while everybody else is hill toing.

[@MilknCookies414]

wow these guys are good. almost like dci