Reacting to "The World's WORST Marching Band"

[@EMCproductions]

SERGEANT BUTTHOLE NEEDS YOUR HELP! Stay until the end of this video to hear the plan for "Operation Reverse the Worst"!

[@bammmyouuu7752]

Hi!

[@moravioushogglefart3166]

Ok!

[@tidewatertruckers2121]

10 4

[@GMtheTurtle]

I would love to see you react to my school’s marching band (north jersey). It’s our 4th year in open class

[@ThisisTechie]

I would recommend to tell the audience not to dislike the video and comment as well because KZbin sees ANY interaction as good interaction unfortunately.

[@elliotc5040]

In case anyone manages to read this, "the worst soloist" guy is now teaching his own indoor percussion line and is a very accomplished musician. Don't give up guys

[@kyleball8068]

Katherine Cheshire it wasn’t bad at all, it was just different and people didn’t like that for some reason

[@inanedreamz673]

Katherine Cheshire which group?

[@kitkatkid1976]

I’m genuinely curious as to who that was, cuz the solo was really cool

[@sirmixalot38]

@@kitkatkid1976 I agree

[@MegaMech]

I kinda think the I&E was uploaded as a joke. I think the description is satirical. Perhaps an inside joke with that musician, but who knows.

[@tjtolbert95]

I love the video! The second band you reacted to is Stanford University’s marching band. They exist to be a satire of traditional collegiate marching band and everything they do is intentionally “bad”

[@fshalor738]

I was entertained. TBH, it reminded me of some of the DCI finals with Blue Devils running around playing with swords. Sure... no where near as polished. but...

[@byronbunch7633]

Also most of their halftime shows Mock the opponent’s Band

[@donalddonaldson1353]

Yes thats Stanford's stick.

[@gemranger2363]

Yep, they are one of the few scramble bands. They entertain people through their chaos.

[@mikelewis495]

This must be why they ran on the field while Cal was still lateraling the ball down the field.

[@shelbyjones7154]

I’m now the director of the McAdams High School Band. Many of the people in this video are older siblings of my students, and I know the drum major personally. Like you said in this video, you never know what adversity a band is experiencing. The band almost completely disappeared around 2019, but thankfully, now, my staff, the students, and I have built a program that the whole community is proud of. Also, like you said, every year, one of my kid searches up our school and finds this, and it is always heartbreaking for them. Thank you for doing us a justice with this review!

[@earlviney5212]

I think you'll give the blue devils a run for their money

[@justinthepirate7998]

Are there any recordings of any recent performances? I'm curious to see where the program has ended up.

[@origin5465]

Are you actually the director of this high school?? I really want to see any recent stuff and also the performance wasn’t even that bad like I’m not saying it was great but I feel like it’s over exaggerating to say it was the “worst” please update if you post any recent performances or smth 😁

[@ChrisJones-qw7bn]

Keep your Spirits up and hold your heads HIGH!! Its not easy to bring a program back like that!! KUDOS to you all and Best of Luck in all future endeavors!!

[@Joethecrow44]

😅​@@origin5465

[@kevinfavela1649]

McAdams was our first football game, they improved a lot now

[@rudyrubio5214]

That's good to hear! 👍🏻

[@johnwaffleh2p70]

Kevin Favela just how good I can’t find anything about them

[@TheeEricK]

Kevin Favela sorry to say but they don’t have a band anymore

[@tomkorner8215]

ForeverEric not to mention the fact that it said championships

[@ashtynpaige6131]

My daughter is in band and she plays the French horn at twelve years old. Of course, she just started but she's improving she practices a lot

[@TheProfessorTD]

@EMCproductions I finally got around to watching this video. I'm the performer from the "Worst I&E Solo Ever." As someone who has continued on as an educator in this activity, I have so much respect for this initiative. I wish you had reached out to me, and we could have broken the solo down a little further. Anyway, love your content and you're a monster player. Keep doing the thing.

[@EMCproductions]

Glad to hear you stuck with the activity! We could maybe do an in-depth, behind-the-scenes analysis in a different video. Lmk!

[@rhynofn]

Yooooo its ninjas brother/cousin

[@Amadea27]

I really, really liked your solo! Just wanted to tell you.

[@bryan3754]

I saw somewhere that you’re teaching your own drumline now, what the name of the drumline

[@OdaKa]

I don't even understand the title of that video, it's such a creative and cool thing

[@trumpetplayer3002]

The second band is the Stanford College band. They are known as the craziest marching band. They always run onto the field and they have been suspended from some games before. So they are a fun marching band

[@tomshea8382]

I think they suck and should be much better than they are, since it's a major MAJOR school with an endowment to match but they obviously dig their mission.

[@edx21x]

yeah i’m kind of surprised he didn’t know that

[@ethanyeats5872]

I'm SO relieved at how this video went! I've seen this in my recommended for a few days but I've avoided - as a band director, this stuff is too close to me. I've always hated these videos where people slam these groups, and you made the great point that people have NO IDEA what a school/band program is going through. Director switches, bad admins, s**t budgets, tragedies within the student body, so many things could be happening that we don't see. I'd also bet that some of these groups are bands that were just started at their schools, and may be full of beginners. And behind all of it is a group of students and teachers just trying to do their best. Thanks for spreading positivity!

[@ryanfrancisco179]

Glad to see band directors are seeing this video. The band I’m in also suffers from a bad budget distributed to us by the student body treasurer and our district administrators, so a huge portion of our funds that allow us to go to events is fundraised throughout the entire school year. There’s little to no downtime in my band where there isn’t a fundraiser happening, and everyone puts a ton of time and effort into it, but nobody catches wind of it so we still get the short end of the stick with the budget. It’s frustrating when your department puts in so much work, and it doesn’t get the funding or support it needs to excel further, it’s a school to nurture talent for crying out loud!

[@jackthecommenter2768]

I had a girl in my marching band kill herself, very sad.

[@jackmarentette1302]

JackThe Commenter alright

[@JeiNotReal]

hey Mr.yeats nice to find you on youtube

[@elenahennis2488]

Politics about killed our school's band program. Somehow they hired the laziest guy to replace the retiring director over a much better alumni candidate. And so the decline began. When you have bandmembers BEGGING for more challenging music, there's an issue. When summer "marching" band practices are held SITTING under trees for the majority of rehearsals, there's a problem. When the director himself is morbidly obese, there's a problem. When the music is so DUMBED down, even non-musical audience members notice, there's a problem. When administration continues to keep this slob employed and the bar is lowered to the ground, there's a problem. The alumni candidate went on to lead another marching band to such greatness, I can only shake my head at the stupidity (or the "let's hire the principal's nephew, cousin, etc." mentality) of the district. This comment is coming from someone who benefitted from the retiring director, who set that bar HIGH!

[@cynicaljudgement8043]

"Theres about 50 kids in this program..." Stops and squints at screen* Theres only 29 chief

[@BRG23]

Cynical Judgement I knew I wasn’t the only person who thought it was about 20-30 kids

[@misterface4547]

I was also confused by that comment since my marching band is about 40-50 people and we cover way more space then the band at the beginning

[@sirmixalot38]

I agree. I heard he said 50 of them & I was like "hol up."

[@mountainmikeoutdoors]

He's a Marine. We're not known for counting.

[@mrbojangles010]

Counted 'em myself

[@MegaMech]

Always keep in mind that crappy microphones completely distort sound and pitch. Many of my jazz band and concert band concerts have sounded amazing but even news castors microphones have made band sound like complete garbo.

[@user-cv6kd3vk4g]

that happened to me

[@popahtrj]

Happens to musicians in church all the time

[@snowflake_18]

"It's very hard to play a wind instrument in that kind of weather" TELL ME ABOUT IT. COMPETITION WAS LAST WEEK. THANKS WIND FOR PLAYING FOR ME!

[@kierand4583]

Lmao our run Friday was so bad everybody was flat and it had been over a week since we matched the full show

[@keeganmcdevitt6380]

That’s the Stanford band, I can tell because the tree

[@Galactipack]

Right?? Lol. Yes college, and "the worst" is fair because they've been banned from other college stadiums. 🤣

[@MichaelVarlotta]

They have been banned because they are intentionally rude and have inappropriate shows

[@adroste]

i thought the same thing

[@rudyrubio5214]

Apparently from what I heard, they have no director or leadership.

[@blakehawkins3296]

Rudy Rubio it’s all student run at this point

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

The dude from the 'wORSt I&e sOlo' is actually a pretty successful quad player now. He's teched for a few corps and stuff, he's doing well.

[@b0r00uw]

*taught

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@b0r00uw I meant teched. He did tech. Not teaching.

[@b0r00uw]

@@lifeontheledgerlines8394 Oh okay! My bad. I guess I’m out of touch.

[@jonhillery7736]

The second video is Stanford University (my school's rival). They intentionally try to be rowdy and not like a cohesive marching band. They actually call themselves "The World's Largest Rock and Roll Band"

[@duckonatruck8541]

Jon Hillery are they really a rival, I mean... if they are your rival then that would be just sad if they beat you

[@duckonatruck8541]

Andrew Fitch does your band sound good

[@gerrymartin5662]

Hello fellow bear 🐻

[@jonhillery7736]

@@gerrymartin5662 Go bearz

[@notasoviet1016]

Boop Bop why so?

[@karlwilker579]

3:32 Your voice turned into a demon for a second there buddy.

[@ttroyscarrlett]

He's revealed his true self >:0

[@karlwilker579]

How else could he play at the level he does? He made a deal with the devil 😈.

[@fatcontroller12]

Alright, so the first video you watched, my band director and my friend Amy were at the competition where this was hosted, live, and OH BOY they had tea to spill on that band. The school is McAdams High School in McAdams, Mississippi, it's a 1A school.

[@Hornocopia]

I was there as well. I was a student in the stands (they had to perform this in front of all the 6a bands that had arrived early, which would be extremely scary).

[@JamesThatcher]

Can you please explain 1A to those of us not in the MHSAA?

[@HoosierRallyMaster]

@@JamesThatcher 1A = less than 200 students in school 6A = over 1050 students in school

[@joshtomlinson9667]

Evan Lin That’s because some states go off school size, others judge by band size, which I think is a little more fair. In Florida 1A is 45 and under while 5A is over 145. Florida’s bands aren’t very big so it’s hard to compete nationally because our bands are comparatively smaller

[@vortex6121]

the fat controller laughed I go to a 1a school in Texas and we’ve been top 3 at state for 4 years in a row.. we have had higher scores than 5a’s before.. that 1a is just very ass

[@cl4rk266]

The drum major turned into a power ranger

[@alztero]

BRO💀💀💀💀💀💀💀🤜🍆

[@Jonny-xj7hj]

You should do a “rate my marching band”series

[@TromboneLoki]

I'm pretty sure that second band was the Stanford band, I recognized the tree from the Volleyball national championship final last year. Edit: I was in the Nebraska band at the game last year. They're members were pretty nice.

[@JamesThatcher]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's Standford as well... They like to think of themselves as the anti-matching band band...

[@Taranaki66]

Stanford is a scramble band. It is a demanding school and the students don't have time to practice marching

[@memesforjjolatunji4155]

TromboneLoki Their* Ps. Not trying to be a dick, I’m just fixing a grammatical error.

[@leviboston-kemple9008]

I'm in the University of Iowa marching band and met their band at the 2016 Rose Bowl. They were pretty nice people off the field, didn't really get to interact with them during the game

[@nsruelmusic8906]

Exactly! As a music educator myself I HATE seeing content like that on the internet (even outside the marching arts) because it’s so toxic. Thank you for taking the time to make content that addresses problems like this.

[@infinityspike8876]

I'm excited to see what "69er" means lol

[@adamnyreen9294]

"6s, 9s, and 69s" I bet there's gonna be a lot of licks

[@bryan3754]

Infinity Spike he’s gonna write a cadence with only sixlets ninthlets and sixtyninethlets

[@goergemontoya3312]

Probably a knock off of the 49ers

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

@@adamnyreen9294 DEFGECD

[@TheEmilyFravel]

If you look at the McAdam's High instruments, they're clearly really old and not in good repair. I'm willing to bet that they haven't had a lot of practice and possibly hasn't even been playing that long.

[@0v_x0]

Underfunding is already a big deal for schools in general, and music and arts programs probably get the shortest end of an already short stick. Impacts practice time, instrument quality, class size and all of that. It's tragic really, though it is nice to see bands like that making the most of it.

[@mikebridges7294]

Very few people who have never been in a Marching Band has NO idea how difficult it is. Memorising several pieces of music, learning all the steps you MUST hit at exact spots, staying in step and doing it ALL in front of sometimes, huge audiences. ANY time a mistake is made there is NO way to hide it! The pressure of Marching Band is immense, whether in HS, College or Professional DCs. I admire any person that has the GUTS to put themselves out there for ALL in attendance to see and hear. I had the privilege of being in a 200 member HS Band that won many State and National Awards (Trophies)....even if it was um...over 40 yrs ago lol. I even became a Drum Major and Head Drum Major in HS and College. Those years were some of the best and most fun I ever had. Contrary to belief, not every Band Member is a nerd lol. My only regret was not trying out for DC. Thanks for your positivity.

[@brendanh44]

On behalf of those of us who suffered through some tough band seasons in high school, thanks for this vid!

[@judgeloopy2044]

The Wish app is using your merch designs to advertise on random websites. Wut

[@steveninfire3953]

Hunter Dunshie I want proof

[@judgeloopy2044]

@@steveninfire3953 if I find it again I'll dm it to you. I think I saw it when I was on tetris.com or when I was researching for a school paper

[@NonTwinBrothers]

Oh yeah, that's kind of annoying. Basically you've only ever visited RedBubble viewing 1 or 2 designes, and then only those pop up in the little ads they put. It's kinda weird.

[@lisagranados4467]

The scholars from McAdams put themselves out there despite having instruments in poor condition and being beginners. That took courage, and they earn my respect and kudos. We had a similar situation with a beginner band at one of our competitions. One thing we noticed was they also had little parental support probably because the parents had to work. We cheered for that band as loudly as we cheered for our own. These scholars deserve praise not insults!

[@holton345]

I have tried repeatedly to have the McAdams HS band video pulled. I have reported it several times. I don't think the owner has even logged into his account in years. KZbin did not G.A.S. when I reported it. This band competes against one that I work with. I have known kids in that program over the years. And I was at this show at Clinton HS near Jackson. The guy who posted it is sphincter. Good luck. I will try to help on all these. As a teacher I too hate seeing videos with titles like these. Thanks for doing this.

[@AndrewBeals]

And this is the voice of an Educator. My respect for you just grew three sizes this day.

[@portergum6014]

3:38 it’s so funny you mentioned that because two competitions ago (it was a bout a 4 hour drive) or semi that holds all the instruments and uniforms blew a tire then while resting on the curb waiting for the maintenance truck a car ran into then after getting in the spare tire the spare ended up blowing and the whole process repeated again(except didn’t get hit another time) we still managed to get first tho thanks to all the band parents who stuffed their cars full of everything we need and got to us about a half hour before we went on. Go Ray-Pec

[@abbey1207]

Omg I love you and your channel! 6:42 I am very thankful to see you defend our band. I wasn't old enough to be in band the year this was recorded, but now I am in my second year of being the Drum Major of this band. My first year of being Drum Major was in the 10th grade. That should really show how small we are and have really always been. It can really be a crutch sometimes, but we work very hard to sound as full as possible. Another thing is that our school definitely does not get proper funding, and not much money goes toward our band. Keep up the awesome videos.The first time I watched this I didn't realize it was our band, but some of our members recently informed me that our band came up when they searched "Worst marching band ever".

[@Just_Ben_YT]

I think people forget just how hard marching band actually is. It sucks that people are calling them the "worst" just them showing up shows me that they're confident enough to compete

[@cloudfox1585]

Nobody: Band members when a percussion instrument is unintended: *its free real estate*

[@LOLbutGaming]

2 years late? whatever... *ahem* *UnAtTeNdEd

[@tylerfoxwell8559]

Oh my gosh my this has been a running joke in our flatline ever since we watched it in a sectional one day lol

[@DANIIBOII-hb6yx]

“Who doesn’t like Michael Jackson music?” Little boys who can keep secrets probably don’t like his music anymore...

[@griffisdead4225]

DANIIBOII2002 to soon

[@emily5689]

Aw man

[@redtitanious1205]

I love Jackson!

[@DANIIBOII-hb6yx]

Azaniah guthrie and he loves you, and little boys, a bit too much

[@DANIIBOII-hb6yx]

griffin staib never too soon

[@just_so_meh_]

My band director knew the man who controlled McAdams high said he was an idiot.

[@AsherTrasher2023]

whos your director?

[@AsherTrasher2023]

We live quite a ways away. Im in the same school district as McAdams, Ethel is whats its called, Im also Ethels percussion captain but. The band there in McAdams has fallen apart but they are rebuilding very very well

[@allisonthomas1697]

hi! I'm from the area around McAdams (the band in the infamous world's worst marching band video). As of this season, I believe they do not have a competing band. They are a very small school and do not receive a lot of funding.

[@victorreznov0077]

The first band is in my state. In a very rural and economically poor area. Many programs in my state at smaller schools are critically underfunded. As in $10 could be difference between them going to evaluation or not. I went through a program that went from the 1st video to performing at a superior level in less than 5 years. It's very hard to secure any sort of stability in my state unless you are a massive 6A school. Those guys are from the one of the smallest category of school in my state (less than 250 people in the whole school)

[@DJ_107]

3:42 That actually happened to my school’s marching band, our director got mad that he didn’t get a certain job at the school and proceeded to quit and take the staff with him. The band didn’t practice at all during the summer and had 1 week to memorize the whole shows music for band camp. They had a competition in 2-3 weeks and still hadn’t learned drill bc our school had to find new staff members and our busses would break down a lot as well. That year we were moved up to the highest division in the state for the 2016 season (we got dead last but we would’ve placed 2nd in small school 2 if we never moved up) the director went to another band near us. Their band was in small school 3 and we were bumped back down to small school 2 where we bounced back with a 2nd place finish in 2017 (my rookie season). His band got first that year in small school 3. They were bumped up to small school 2 for the 2018 season and we go on to place first in small school 2 while they place dfl. 2019 we placed first again while they came in 2nd (we were up 2 points on them too) now it’s 2021 my senior season and we are now back in small school 1, our home show was last weekend and we scored a 90.35, championships are this weekend and we’re currently in 2nd place in small school 2 while our old director is in 2nd place in small school 2. To think he would’ve won 2 championships and have success in the highest division if he didn’t try to implode our band for his own personal interests.

[@SonicSeraphim]

Glad to see you being positive about this. Adults who make fun of children are actually the worst. And I highly doubt any of the people saying the videos are the worst would dare perform in public.

[@AsherTrasher2023]

the first video is a school in my district of small schools. Around the past few years they have little to NO band anymore. I am the percussion captain for the only other high school in the district, We went down to McAdams for a football game back in october-ish, the band had a cadence that was well-ok and they played pep stuff but, they wont march on the field anymore (maybe cause of the competition). I went over and met the new band and the player, They have maybe around 10-14 people and its 35-40% battery percussion. They are all sweet and are only playing for fun and not for scholarships as far as I know. So seeing the video from 2010, and re looking at it, you can realize their path is bright and I expect them to be a full band by 2025.

[@godfreyspeed8438]

Surprisingly enough, the first band in this video was competing against some of the best in the country, including Petal HS. Back then these best bands were still kicking names and taking ass. It's truly sad that the director couldn't pull some local talent in to teach these kids.

[@spencercamp9345]

Have you seen Petal's show this year? I saw it at the competition in Biloxi and it's quite good.

[@godfreyspeed8438]

@@spencercamp9345 I haven't. I've mostly seen their indoor program. Is there a video up yet?

[@spencercamp9345]

Godfrey Speed I haven’t seen one around, but there’d definitely be one after championships.

[@elizabeth3506]

3:37 this is so true. right before our state’s biggest comp one of the high schools competing had an entire trailer stolen. it included all of their battery equipment and sousaphones. the college the comp was held at had to supply their band with drums and sousaphones. and you know what? the only reason any of us knew that was because the news reported on it and my school’s band directors told us right before we went on for finals. that school with all their stuff stolen still had my favorite show of that entire comp and placed very well in finals. the judges never said a word about how their trailer of instruments was stolen and that the university was supplying equipment so they could perform.

[@le_courier]

Not the sousaphones man

[@braydenthomas7122]

I have a class called general music and we learn about music and we were studying marching bands and we watched this video and we just thought it was the best thing😂😂

[@SlippPlays]

Marching band is a hard process: 1: Arranging music 2: Paying for copyright 3: Arranging competitions 4: Uniform and equipment handling/props 5: Arranging Other Out-Of-State trips like Macy’s or Bands of America 6: Instrument Maintenance 7: Rehearsal and Visuals/technique 8: Memorization 9: Actually Preforming in front of an audience which gets more stressful 10: Tuning/Phasing/Weather 11: Team Management (i.e.: respect, maturity, discipline, etc (And according to my observations, the pandemic has lead us to be more independent and not to work as a team.) (Also an add on, if you have electronic instrumentation like synth, Sound system setup) P.S: Learned the hard way, you should always ALWAYS arrange chords after performances/rehearsals, and shut down the Laptop (for MIDI synths. (Me learning the laptop was during rehearsals, me during chords, during a performance.. Luckily we were the host band an were placed under exhibition bands. Took 1 minute after "Is your ensemble ready" for me to push that first sample and start the show. Embarrassing. The crowd cheered though. That was during prelims. Finals, everything was PERFECT. (Prelims: Should've gotten a score of 50) (Finals: 94) We were being scored, but we weren't competing. So, 94 on our first performance, excellent. And besides, we have 20 people in our pit section, a VERY large amount. Also, in our band administration/conference (I think that's how you put it) added a Class A marching band with 1 single snare for percussion. think they did really good for their first ever competitive season. They never been to competitions before, and I think they started out super well. They had a good story, and that's what competitive marching bands should have. A story. What are the props for? What is the drill? What does the show symbolize? Relaxing, Sci-Fi, Energetic, Swing, Classical?

[@Ronnietsmith]

McAdams in near my school they have gotten way better

[@ashtons7523]

Mr.Yeet Smith I need a video NOW

[@skateboardermedic148]

And to add, the solo, that was a very unique idea that guy had. It wasnt the worst. It was actually a great idea, it caught my attention and actually made me laugh a little. No one is truly the worst, rather they need to keep progressing to become better than yesterday and learn everything they can. Everyone is the best.

[@noodles-minecrafttutorials8583]

Hey emc productions today is my bday and I turned 13. I’m in my fine art school concert band and I need to work on some of my roll rudiments could you make a video on those.

[@ego-lay_atman-bay]

I'm in one of the best high school marching band programs in my state, so I have no idea what the smaller bands do. Just to be clear, we consistently placed 2nd in most of our competitions last year in the most competitive division (we also had the biggest marching band in my state so...).

[@framelag]

who asked cuh

[@ego-lay_atman-bay]

@@framelag Come to think of, I did not do a good job at expressing my point, and instead just bragged. Oops.

[@karlrovey]

Videos like those are one of the reasons I have so much difficulty getting my Jr. High students to actually participate in music class. They're terrified that their classmates will make fun of their voice, mistakes, etc. They're still developing their abilities. Don't scare them away from even trying.

[@benharrison3506]

3:33 This marching season my marching band didn't practice on a lined field once. We still made State.

[@Cracrayglitterbug]

Lol how do you guys do that? My band is lucky enough to always have access to the football field when we need it and we recently had a reverse parade where we stay in place and cars drive by, and we could barely even get into our block right.

[@cyborgjonny]

i just realized i dropped out of college and work full time so now i can afford to do drum corps

[@richardkrenek985]

Check out “Blue coats 2020 show reveal”. It uses “World’s worst marching band”.

[@thaddeuswebb2893]

As a band director that has intentionally taken less than stellar situations, I admire you for this effort. You are absolutely correct, you do not know what adversity a band has to cope with.

[@relapsing6894]

Hi Eric, I really appreciate that you made this video. Honestly, not many people can stick up and do things like this, and it really takes courage sometimes.

[@nicholasabshire8345]

Notification squad! I’ve seen this video on KZbin they are horrible!😂, but keep making up the good videos EMC, I may consider joining the core u are currently in for the marines one day because after u telling ur story, it sounds so fun and amazing!

[@austingeffsvlogs9430]

4 of our 6 directors left, and this year we have 4 brand new directors including a brand new head director, yet we still made finals in TEXAS area, al though we got last in finals, I couldn’t be more proud of my band

[@jgamesgeno4966]

Ngl, this is pretty true. I'm glad you're doing this.

[@bradleygarrett4580]

My sophomore year, we went to area competition with a 14 member band. We were one point away from going to state. It was the first time in school history that the band made it to finals. Never judge a book by its cover, and always appreciate the extra work that small bands have to put in just to be considered on the same level as bigger schools.

[@velleity5196]

we have the excuse our band director got fired and now we cant find a sub who knows something about band (im in beginning band so one of the older high schoolers has been helping us) but our band is getting awards and doing amazing still :) good job to them

[@stichexsperament6263]

Im In marching band. Covid completely killed our marching band. With the old band director leaving and because most people in the marching band pre-covid graduated we had to start from ground 0 again. We used to be really good and have about 100 students participating in the band. Now we only have about 40 people. Its hard to re-establish a program without knowing anything about how it used to work. Because our program is new again we get basically no funding from the school either, so we have to rely on donations and our band director paying out of pocket for things like new drum heads, buses, competition fees, and completely new color guard uniforms. (as the old color guard uniforms were fitted to the old color guard members.) Its been tough but our marching band is slowly growing and figuring things out. Sadly I will not be at my school next year to be in the marching band when it is more established.

[@Gamecreator2002]

When the saints go marching in hit different 😍😍

[@Msranda2007]

Update on the Mcadams High School Band. After doing some extensive research I managed to find the results for when they competed at the same contest in 2011 and they did a tiny bit better but were definitely not the best. After that they never competed again at any competition even in Concert Band. As of now they no longer have a band program or if they do it’s very hidden especially since the school website doesn’t even mention it.

[@dynamic1x931]

BEST CHANNEL EVER. I always can’t wait for your videos

[@gamingborger]

this is 4 years later, and i'm here to say that all four of the videos still... have not changed their named

[@veryhelpfulgroblin4529]

That is MY SCHOOL’S FOOTBALL FIELD OH MY GOD.

[@aprilmoore2917]

Thank you so much for pointing out that they never tell ya that there's no funding/ proper director/ support when they enter the field... my first "real" teaching gig was 3rd outta 3 bands the whole first year... AND the second year (technically, we had better marching scores...) but the 3rd year (3rd times a charm?!) We actually swept both major small school ranks in our state for brass, flag and drums. Took a second overall for concert band the following year... we FINALLY got funding approved for new uniforms - AND DRUMS! whoo - what a ride...

[@alecj9570]

Thank you for doing this video. I also enjoy all of your content. Semper Fidelis!!

[@benjaminmcclatchey9814]

Ok, I love it! I was a brass guy through school. I love this video!!!!! You have another subscriber... On another subject and, having not taken a look at your page.... Do you have beginner percussion videos?

[@legosandmore4491]

The comments on the video are turned off now :/

[@AJ_Rio]

At my school, if we trash talk another band under any circumstances, we could be either written up, scolded, or even kicked out of the band

[@Lee-xw7gf]

“The scenic city” is Chattanooga TN btw

[@Tacos135]

Hello! The idea and message of this video was great! Also thank you for specifying not to hate on the creators of the videos, just to fight for change! Stops the hate cycle. Some creators don't do that. Have and awsome week!

[@alexlouden780]

It’s nice seeing someone going out and doing something like this

[@kjoy206]

this is making me realize how HUGE my schools marching band is, everyone in the band program in grades 10-12 is required to do it so we can’t compete (since it’s a class and u have to do it lol), but that means we have around 200 people and we still get to do half time shows, pep band, and a fourth of july parade and stuff like that so it’s pretty cool. our head director was a section leader for the U of M marching band, hes rly good at writing drill and is a great teacher so we usually look pretty good. we have a winter drumline that goes to comps but unfortunately barely anyone signs up for it (last year it consisted of nine people). we also don’t have a color guard but two girls who twirl perform during one of the pieces from our set at halftime lol

[@meldiyer3904]

I recently found your channel and I have to say... im in love with it... and big props to you for doing this 👏 👏👏👏 I was bullied pretty hard in school and a big part of it was because I was in the marching band. Youre awesome!

[@jacobbau8328]

Oh boy. The comments are not getting it. Guys, stop revealing band names and “Spilling Tea” on these bands. Stop commenting things like “ omg me and my fiend used to watch these and die because it was so bad.” That’s not the point of the vid. No more hate for these bands. They tried, even that is a plus, and as Eric said in the video, you don’t know what their going through. Come on guys, be positive.

[@captainkiwi77]

Wait, so is Eric Carr proper a character in his own Carmen heights universe.

[@MegaMech]

When it's an academic institution no holds are barred. If you suck, you suck. As someone who's attending what is quite possibly the worst academic institution for music in North America, it's super frustrating when the dean is trying to shutdown your program and refuses to hire professors to replace retired ones.

[@vvi95a]

video starts at 2:12

[@killerrush77]

@emcproductions where did you get those field drums in the intro?

[@sebastianalmanza4756]

Omg I was just watching this a couple hours ago

[@gabriellamorales3155]

This is so wholesome and I'm actually going to cry edit: ok actually tho my dad does the exact thing that that kid in the third video did, except with my marching band. Either this kid is insecure because his own band is being made fun of, or he's like my dad and genuinely does *not* understand how difficult this can be and is antagonizing a sibling or friend that participates in it. Our band placed top 20 at BOA San Antonio, however, so it's easier to dismiss these accusations. I couldn't imaging being in a smaller school with a wavering budget or less attention to the arts and having to deal with the same disrespect. It's highly upsetting, and I'm glad you're debunking these in the way you are. It's nice to see some positivity on the internet.

[@danielmadden6234]

I've been wanting you to react to this vid since it came out!!!!

[@justaguyithink645]

The first tape was at a Clinton Mississippi competition, we faced off against them last week in a foot ball game. The Clinton arrows. Were the Madison central high school band btw

[@robertcozart]

Thank you for sharing your views and perspectives. Children are being bullied

[@justinbrewer9776]

I found a comment that I posted on this video 4 years ago: "As an educator in this activity, I see this as a monumental failing in the music education system. Students in this activity are a tabula rasa for qualified instructors and teachers to mold and build technically proficient and well-versed musicians. These are kids are doing their best, of the instruction that has been provided to them. We shouldn't shame them for trying. Surely they must get some sort of joy out of doing marching band. Clearly, judging by the instruments and location of the school, this is a lower-income high school. The equipment they have isn't up to standards, and I'm sure outside instruction (someone other than the band director) is pretty much non-existent. I would find it likely that they don't have a battery tech, a horn line tech (or multiple), a guard instructor, etc... Regardless, they are involved in something bigger than themselves that provides them opportunities to learn life lessons. Let's not make fun of these students for our perception of their quality of performance." Thanks for making this video and heading up this!

[@Uncle_Yam]

We have to make our thumbs down thumbs up if they comply!

[@EMCproductions]

Agreed. I will mention that in a video 30 days from now.

[@Hydra_6544]

I remember a show 2 years ago where I can’t remember the exact story but they had someone in their band die from something I can’t remember but they went on the field and absolutely crushed it it was for sure the best performance I’ve ever seen

[@drummerjason]

You are doing good in this world, Eric! Much love, my man!

[@Omlet221]

I feel so blessed to have been a part of a high school marching band with really great instruction. I think that’s honestly the most important thing.

[@andresreyes701]

Do a world record drum roll ! like if agree!

[@virgoangoddess82]

I'm happy addressed the first video and I hate the comments were turned off because I feel the same way. I remember playing in a young, low member, 2A HSMB and it wasn't easy. Covering 50yds with 50 members. I remember the snickers at competitions. Our own school didn’t respect us. But we grew together and became an over 1 band at competitions that dominated our division on the field, and in the stands we would make the the other bands pack up their instruments and bow out. We gain confidence and supported each and thats when we earned respect from EVERYONE. SHS Red Raider pride! Good times❤❤❤

[@danni5761]

these transitions , shut up and take my subscription

[@Baritone782]

5:27 pretty sure this is a scatter band

[@quackycs]

The second one brought back my emo phase

[@kevinlowther9106]

I just announced my first of three shows this year and there are certainly shows that have cringe-worthy moments, but as I remind the audience at every show, ALL of these kids put in a ton of time and effort to put that product on the field and deserve a round of applause. If, IF, we are going to trash anything about these shows (and I’m not about that) then the instructors may need to be taken to task. I’ve seen some pretty bad instructors who are just there for the paycheck. All of these kids deserve the full attention and effort of the instructors. Keep up the good work on this channel.

[@itsmehalle700]

Can you react to your sub’s bands? 😂 I’d love you to react to mine lol

[@generamsay2929]

Eric, I 100% agree with your direction you took here. For anyone to post this kind of negativity...even for click bait...is 100% wrong. We have too many opportunities each day to decide to focus on the good. I have not checked on the "Operation Reverse the Worst" but how is it going? What can an individual do to help in this large scale situation short of simply work to put good comments and encouragement out there for any all of these type of things? Again, I appreciate what you're doing here. Keep up the great work and lastly, thank you for your service in our US military. To not only serve but play in the Commandant's Own is HUGE and you earned it.

[@blaiseayala9131]

9:40 I didn’t know Ninja played Tenors

[@Ryan-fq4ql]

His last name is Blevins just like ninja

[@secbrother283]

I grew up in the county where mcadams school is. I went to the bigger city school (Kosciusko) and was in the band. The whole county only has about 20k people. Mcadams is a very small community and the school (7-12 grades) only has about 100 students, so practically the whole high school is in the band and very little resources. So your comment about knowing the back story is spot on!