My first time watching a QUAD HEADCAM 🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@AdamTanPercussion]

*Submit your videos to watch:* www.adamtanpercussion.com/submit Ok I finally went and did it, no more chickening out of watching untuned percussion in marching performances haha. I have so much respect for quad, snare and bass players because the parts are insane and it's so clean sounding all the time. Let me know what you thought of the performances down below! Also we're close to 24K now, so if you haven't already hit that red *SUBSCRIBE* button above to keep up with my uploads every week! #TheStudioFamily

[@zachwatkins05]

Fun fact, battery is tuned! Almost all marching bands and drum corps tune their quads to a certain pitch!

[@AdamTanPercussion]

@@zachwatkins05 haha yes!! this makes it even more satisfying to listen to :))

[@jackjohnson1273]

that ending section was a lot tune. So it is not part of the show. Its like a warm up for the front ensemble.

[@chriswolf8953]

Fun fact, the techs plugging their ears let's them hear the rhythmic accuracy better since it muffles most of the tonal noise

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Ah that is a good point, I didn't think about that! Always wondered why they didn't just wear earplugs haha

[@chriswolf8953]

@@AdamTanPercussion sometimes they do, but usually they're only listening for areas they might be expecting things to be less "clean" which is far less often with higher level groups

[@michaelblake2464]

Dude I always wondered why

[@jordenpeterkin7322]

Oh so it's not just to protect their ears from the general loudness?

[@eboone]

@@jordenpeterkin7322 It definitely is, it just has that useful side effect

[@monkeybull445]

“It’s kind of surreal hearing classical music in a marching show.” No one tell him about Phantom Regiment

[@bobofthekerbals9797]

No I was gonna say that

[@AdamTanPercussion]

haha so I've heard!!

[@TealPuffin]

Adam Tan can’t forget Carolina Crown’s show Finis, that opening hit iconic

[@tuttiflooti]

Carolina crown a second chance

[@autumnschenck9282]

3:48 They're saying "BLOOO" because they're the "Blue"coats. 5:20 Calling them overhands is not entirely incorrect. Crossover is the more popular term, though. 5:45 Feature is the general term for an instrument's "solo." Bass features in particular generally are showing off bass "splits," which is the term for the bomb-ass runs the basses play between the 5 of them, in this case. 8:35 The show's called "Tilt." Get it!? 10:20 I'm not sure about this show, but sometimes corps will have like 5 drum majors all around the field dependent upon what cues were necessary for the needs of the show. All those DMs stare at the main one(s) in front for tempo cues. 11:29 Having the tenors raised actually makes them sooo much easier to carry. It moves all the weight closer to you so you're not straining your back to keep your carriage(no bouncy, only glide). 11:45 While bass parts focus on splits, a large part of tenor playing is sweeps(scrapes), where a double stroke is evenly distributed between two drums. This controlled acceleration has lots of sweeps in it and is pretty darn cool. 22:05 That's a set of crotales. Sorry for vomiting words onto you! Here's just some terminology for ya!

[@Sean-up9mt]

He's trying, I respect it.

[@autumnschenck9282]

YES, tenor cams are what got me obsessed about the crazy amount of work that goes into DCI/WGI. If I didn't discover corps at age 21, I would have put my degree on hold for the experience.

[@chandlerwebb3230]

"Wow, that's some FURIOUS dutting!" -Adam 2020

[@captainkiwi77]

Reules tenor cams are the exact videos that really sold the need to march for me. I saw those and just went “there’s no way I’m not gonna do this” My bd showed us the 2014 cam during band camp my freshman year and that Christmas I started percussion lessons. I was like “I’m gonna march corps even if it kills me”

[@robpena9152]

So...Adam just gave the Quad players an idea at 2:40 😂

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Hahaha would be epic though right

[@Lecraeisawsome]

If you like classical music in marching shows, you should check out Carolina Crown 2015 Inferno. I got to see it in person and I was blown out of the water.

[@_nichrye]

the steel drum part in crowns show is andy akiho's NO one To kNOW one its iconic honestly

[@AdamTanPercussion]

No wonder why it sounded familiar!!

[@Mayhxmmmm]

You should’ve done 2015. It’s got better vocals from Rue Nani

[@BerserkRain]

YESS fr lmao he would love that and that year from him

[@AdamTanPercussion]

I am living for his vocals. I'll check it out :)

[@BerserkRain]

@@AdamTanPercussion 🤗

[@maffau415]

For sure haha But what we really need is a reaction to the 2012 line!

[@dakotagodinez5763]

The classical piece was Little Fugue in G minor

[@AdamTanPercussion]

THANK YOU

[@AyushZ22]

@@AdamTanPercussion Johann Sebastian Glock

[@danieldunlap4077]

When I was in high school, one of our cheerleaders was a quad player. We were a competitive field show marching band so she was required to play during the football games even though she had to cheerlead. Right before halftime she changed out of her cheerleading outfit into her marching outfit, played the show with us, then went right back to cheerleading the football game.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Wow that is badass!

[@Splooie010]

Wouldn't be surprised if Ruel made an appearance in these comments!

[@howardstark]

... And you were right! 👍🏻

[@bigsexy606]

Watch the blue devils 2017 tenor head cams!!!!

[@HeRo_Snare]

YESSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS TYPE OF VID FOR SOOO LONG!!

[@yanzun4291]

Love your reactions , better than the other that just were just watching the whole show and doesn't give much informative comments. Yaa..that girl.

[@robpena9152]

In her defense she has no musical background like Adam, but I see what ur getting at 😅

[@dakotagodinez5763]

nEw zEaLaNd gIrL rEaCtS tO...

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Haha I try to be as informed as possible before watching ;)

[@dbznarutofanatic]

Imagine bashing someone with little to no musical experience actively making effort and trying to learn about an activity that's completely foreign to them lmao. Couldn't be me✌️

[@dbznarutofanatic]

Just gonna add that this kind of elitism within the drum corps community is why so many people are put off by it and don't want to take the time to delve deep into the activity because they'll be torn to shreds by people who've spent a large portion of their life dedicated to it. Instead of being dick-ish about it, try to be more accepting and understanding of people who have shown that they want to be apart of the community. Especially with no musical knowledge, it's a lot to take in and doesn't happen overnight. It took me around 2-3 years before I really understood most of the in's and out's of drum corps.

[@NotAJollyPotato]

Hymn of Axciom is the best DCI ballad yet. Such a good piece of music

[@cannolivibraphone]

Yoooooo 9:15 Double Second steel drums in the pit, cool

[@cannolivibraphone]

what the heck there was also a soprano in the Crown pit I've never seen steel drums in Front Ensemble before

[@oodypulley1515]

You totally need to go watch a DCI performance. Listening to it in a video is nothing like being there in person. Tickets aren’t too crazy expensive either. It’s like being flooded with music all around you. Totally amazing. Blue Devils is my favorite.

[@michaelmoon622]

If you think the percussion tech goes deaf, imagine being a brass tech for crown

[@miadearing1701]

I’m in percussion in hs and the quad players are definitely the players w the most grit for sure it takes a lot of commitment to carry those huge things around I carried my friends for like ten minutes and my back hurt for a week 😂😂

[@ThereaalSP]

“MAKING MY WAY DOWNTOWN no its not that” I cant tell you how hard that made me laugh 😂

[@jacobhanekamp2534]

Bluecoats have some of the best vocals in the drumline. I forgot the quad's name, but he is famous for his vocals in the Bluecoats Also, when you say that they are together, the common terminology is clean. "The snares are clean" "The quads are clean". Those are examples

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Haha good point! I'll say clean next time 💦

[@brandonk.4864]

6:01 That tech is my school’s percussion caption head!

[@TylerDunphy]

Yes!!! Love quad cams!

[@samsignorelli]

Just a note....the Bluecoats run is, I think, the final rehearsal run on finals day.

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Ah no wonder why it's so hyped!

[@samsignorelli]

@@AdamTanPercussion Yep....and in any other year, they probably would've won. Blue Devils were an absolute monster that year...ended up with the highest score ever. Here's the full finals show run for 2014 Bloo for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5S5gYttrdl-pKc

[@BerserkRain]

I love ur channel keep going you are awesome.

[@ArchJ17]

You really should check out all of crown 2017 some time. It’s honestly a really cool show all around. It’s also not the full crown experience if you don’t hear the horn line as well.

[@xGoldriever]

How did I miss this?? My first love in music was quads!

[@TGX_joelmartin]

Heck yeah, Carolina Crown!!!!👑

[@HallsMusicPub]

If you're interested in checking out the original piece being sourced at 22:20, its called "No one to kNOW one" by Andy Akiho: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJiwiaJtiM2Clbc

[@ilhamzahhaz8814]

I'm a die hard fan of Crown👑 ❤️🔥

[@peytonkyker1418]

That melody in the second video is Bach's Little Fugue in G minor

[@DanielGarcia-rf5gn]

Gotta watch the entire full Tilt show too!

[@JamesThatcher]

Adam, you should watch some EMC Production stuff

[@tuttiflooti]

The first piece in It Is was "'Little' Fugue in g minor" by J.S. Bach BMV 578 Also at the end I know he didn't just call "For Good" from Wicked a pop song

[@davisswetmon3589]

I would love for you to watch some Miles Kenobbie, he’s not quite as talkative as Rue Nani Nah, but he’s still one of my favorite quad drummers

[@davidlara9913]

More battery stuff!!!

[@matthiastunnicliffe6467]

You should do texas high school bands

[@zach.a.fields]

Yea like this one school... what’s it called? Rouse or something?

[@-5249]

PLS WATCH BEN GUNNARSON SUPERCAM (trumpet from 2016)

[@thorstyraccoon4216]

Wish I could watch but school is in 15 minutes

[@elijahroche6394]

School is cancelled for me cus we got hurricanes

[@AdamTanPercussion]

Come back later! :)

[@thorstyraccoon4216]

Adam Tan I’ll try my best to watch it by today thanks for always giving good content

[@mason2938]

Just so you know, It's actually much easier to march and walk with the drums held up like at 11:28 Its much better because the weight is much closer to your body and has much less leverage overall.

[@michaelingram9354]

you want the best vocals, listen to his 2015 head cam. also amazing playing, ofc

[@thorstyraccoon4216]

Adam I need major help with one handed rolls

[@nickromano7441]

Crown 17’ is such a great book

[@superpig090]

Avg cost in "band fees" of matching a drum corps is approx $4000 usd per memeber. Thats where a lot of the 'funding' comes from lol.

[@hunteralexander9791]

Fun fact: the quad drummer who is wearing the GoPro in the first video is now a middle school chorus teacher!

[@rachelstanaford8676]

Can you please react to Connexus 2020 indoor percussion performance. They were really good.

[@wyatta6528]

Snare cam next please!

[@DavidThePercussionist]

Tenors!!!

[@freshprince1784]

Please watch Daniel Gutierrez’s Boston Crusaders Quad Cam! I think you’d enjoy it very very much!!!

[@carterkopacki9625]

Bluecoats 2016 snare cam please

[@Cmmf_]

Is no one going to talk about Adam singing A Thousand Miles tho

[@robertkoh3539]

Lifting the quads is easier than wearing them down cause center or gravity

[@kendariusgibson2101]

Sometimes I think how they remember every single lick like that 🤣

[@hunterbraun5273]

Watch scv 2016 percussion

[@stephanieo6961]

Has anyone ever told you you look EXACTLY like another creator named OJ?

[@TM-_-J]

They said blue because they're the bluecoats

[@nurylee168]

BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@yallitsfay]

Percussion instructors fear nothing, I swear. Ours would follow drumline during run throughs and I’d constantly be telling him to watch out so I didn’t hit him with my flag.

[@adarshiyer4805]

Uhhhhh where's dommsdominickcheung

[@AdamTanPercussion]

He's goneeeee

[@adarshiyer4805]

@@AdamTanPercussion F he will be remember as a true hero

[@samglover4923]

if you enjoy watching tenor videos, maybe check out emc productions?

[@Nathan-nv6yr]

SHOW THIS MAN SOME CHINO HILLS

[@Felix-kz6bu]

Nnnoooooo it’s not timpani 😉

[@503music6]

Bruh you missed a hella lot man!