Richard Meyer: Joust

Santa Monica High School String Orchestra
Joni Swenson, Conductor
Barnum Hall
December 9, 2014

[@destinywilliams7578]

I'm in 7th grade and we are playing this orchestra song

[@danielpendergraph3243]

same. we're playing for assessment

[@katelnrigby101]

same and I absolutely love the sound of it

[@olivesmoo]

Saaaame and its soooo easy but awesome

[@roguemind9749]

+Dominique Williams lol, I'm also in grade 7, and we already played this for LGPE concert.

[@sarahcraft2317]

I'm in 6th and it's really easy

[@dogechili9443]

That girl in the back row for second violin I think is not playing

[@maanyavgangaraj8624]

+Doge Chili I think so too... its either that or she is not using bow...

[@savannaraththong6375]

lol true i noticed that in the back she was so loss maybe she just started or something.

[@gqbriqll4774]

True

[@gqbriqll4774]

And it is 6th gread notes

[@Kidwardz]

rip that kid in the back

[@brycesusong6307]

She wasn’t even playing

[@anyone5385]

Bryce Susong ik lol

[@probablyeasy]

I’m a sophomore, and playing this in 6th grade was one of my favorite memories from orchestra class!

[@dukefan39-67]

Same fr

[@alexiaarias6329]

0:57 lol that girl alone in the back is......., well let’s just say she made an effort to show up.

[@stephaniee-]

I’m in 7th grade and we are currently playing this song 😊

[@kayleemiller5420]

im a freshman now and i guess the other middle school did this but my school never did so we did it for playday in orchestra last week and ive never sight read a song so good i played it perfectly and i had never played or even seen the piece before im so mf proud of myself just wanted to share

[@potatoduck352]

I'm in 5th grade playing this and Richard Meyer used to conduct my schools orchestra

[@tjmcmahon8709]

0:20 is hard to listen to because the 1sts are way out

[@davidjin9713]

Agree!

[@emersonroman9317]

TJ McMahon out of tune brother

[@ellyconrad]

Constructive criticism The start is like mf, not mp, bigger dynamic contrast, pick the tempo up a bit, move with the cellos and basses, they are your friends!!

[@xav3902]

Elly Makena the start is mf then it goes mp atleast for cellos

[@heidiloebig]

I'm an orchestra and we made that beat drop fortissimo, my Orchestra teacher thought that the song with smack way harder if we dug all the way the string and I love it. I also have a very very very large Orchestra with around 80 people making this cut way deeper

[@crystaldsani8501]

we played this today in my orchestra class just for fun

[@sally7343]

Mr.Meyer was our conductor He's amazing👍

[@Waltuh_White0-0]

You lying

[@sagittarius6160]

@@Waltuh_White0-0 no

[@Waltuh_White0-0]

@@sagittarius6160 what

[@sagittarius6160]

@@Waltuh_White0-0 Meyer used to teach a lot before he retired so its not unexpected

[@lizbethHernandez-xv1qu]

i played this song in my orchestra class

[@brycesusong6307]

Wait when

[@Noaher256]

The girl on the first row in the violin section on the outside is moving like crazy

[@hiddendagger7]

ikr, she wildin

[@maanyavgangaraj8624]

Also, at measure 26 before the Allegro moderato, they are supposed to take a rest

[@katiehancock8468]

OMG YES!!

[@skinprincess2163]

This reminds me of an orchestra classroom to many violins and almost no cello basses or violas

[@bulletploofgrassxd1886]

what a great peac of mucie thes song is I remember playing it in 7th grad

[@asah1]

Everyone goes at their own pace...

[@dylanriebau1542]

I'm currently rising up to 11th grade.. I played this in 6th grade... and I can confirm our performance sounded much better.. we were only playing our instruments for two years too.

[@zebradove4186]

same. I don't know what's up with these high schoolers

[@ladibugskate]

yes... posture is off and violins are not playing dianamics right. Violas are sloppy and so are violins. Also ive never heard such a quiet group of cello.

[@paytonmaurer7480]

I love this song

[@Psycho.Bengali]

I'm playing this for my concert next month for my 7th grade orchestra concert

[@madisonbryant1749]

im in 7th grade and we are playing this right now. i play viola

[@awwwskrunkyy4142]

i think we sounded better when we played this in 5th grade

[@Sebby444]

pleasestopsicle SAME

[@Sage11115]

I’m playing this for a recital!

[@scarlettmora9576]

I’m currently in 7th grade and we are playing this right now. I am 1st violin☺️

[@latonyafayson-robbins3966]

6th grade playing this song and sonata vivant with just so in the north cello player btw

[@certifiedbeanmoment]

The cello part is way to fun

[@theruler6030]

So truuuuu

[@chickie1112]

i played this in 6th 😔 memories

[@bryiad]

That 4th finger E always got me when I was 12

[@smile-smiler]

the fact I have to play this on the bass, with a German bow hurts my soul

[@coopb4073]

I’m in 5th grade and we’re playing this song

[@zebradove4186]

damn

[@ashemonke9505]

W piece along with riders in the night

[@tacoisgay]

In 3 grade or 4 grade in sistema we will play this

[@ashmatic8477]

we are learning how to play this songin 7th grade right now

[@certifiedasseater5405]

I am a sixth grader in intermediate orchestra and we already meandered this song

[@lunciel]

Really? I learned this in sixth grade, honors orchestra

[@Naparfait]

Somethings wrong with my eye

[@janecemiddlename5120]

Lol thats so random

[@bdawgsteppa2381]

im in fith grade and im playing this O.O

[@thomasngonguyen]

Its probably an easier version.

[@bdawgsteppa2381]

No... we just dont play vibrato...

[@aurasaviorgaming7594]

Mini Bannana Man I think I played this in 5th grade as well

[@thomasngonguyen]

Well I played it in 7th grade and it sounds wayyyyyyyyy better.

[@Sebby444]

Mini Banana Man SAME ( we’ll last year I was)

[@marilyndean8233]

Same

[@elaine_shi]

I played this song in a performance in 6th grade

[@rishaanshaik6275]

I am in 6th grade and I am playing this song

[@Tarococonut]

im in 6th grade played it and march of the czar and America the beautiful and Sahara crossing bam

[@fakepianist391]

Tati Brim I played Sahara Crossing and this and I'm in 7th grade

[@becarefulchirrenthatsaloto4717]

I played Sahara crossing in 6th too

[@animangle8479]

thats a whole latta Violas!!!

[@geekvasion7388]

Why so few Bass players?

[@geekvasion7388]

My orchestra (school) has 14 total, in 3 different grades.

[@maanyavgangaraj8624]

+GeekVasion My orchestra has no Bass players at all

[@geekvasion7388]

dude that sucks, a well-rounded orchestra is beautiful.

[@maanyavgangaraj8624]

adding to my previous post, there are none in 6th grade, 1 in 7th grade, and 2 in 8th grade.

[@zakktaylor4077]

my class only has one

[@Abbers25]

Their bow usage is not good, and they are bowing on the bridge

[@hunnyyy1109]

also near the finger board

[@hammywoods]

Everyone's being too critical, this is the beat cover of joust on youtube

[@rumaldochavez5180]

Dynamics? Never heard of her

[@lol65860]

the last chair in 2nd violin or 1st violin she was barely playing

[@ncxymj8182]

Playing bass I remember the blisters in my fingers💀

[@mind.f4ngg]

why are yall critisizing a 9 year old video of 12 year olds playing

[@emeraldramos8384]

Great job! There’s just some things that are easy fixes. Posture, there are some people that don’t even have their instrument under their jaw bone it’s at their chest, it’s just sitting there. Their playing over the fingerboard and their shoulders are moving the bow not the arm which causes that. The intonation should be worked on with some scales.

[@ssilverstarz]

Lemme pretend that girl in back is actually using her bow 😊

[@genh8924]

when i was in 5th grade i played this-

[@akyra_genesis4599]

Same

[@muggerpugger3231]

I- you- me- this- yeah- ok- what- alright- omg- my lord- great god- jesus-

[@potatoduck352]

@@muggerpugger3231 same

[@bryiad]

Sounds great but don’t be afraid to use the full length of your bow!

[@missterious711]

1:31 someone coughs lol

[@eh0661]

Pretty sad there’s only one bass... in my orchestra there’s only 4 cello players and no bass..... I know it’s sad 😂

[@callenlay8479]

Seeing the bow holds like 🙈

[@zebradove4186]

*LMFAO*

[@hearthstonefunwithdavis3984]

Need to start slower

[@ilyNickC]

Ehh metronome for this is 130

[@f4pluto134]

@@ilyNickC the beginning is 108

[@ilyNickC]

@@f4pluto134 Maybe but when i played this in school it was 130

[@thebomberash-tba8680]

Needs less 1st violins. They are overpowering. Throughout this whole piece everybody was rushing.

[@lucio-ohs8828]

All the kids wanna play violin or viola even though they cost money to rent and cellos/basses are free. Our orchestra has 3 cellists and no bassists.

[@exnyt1142]

Also a lot of them were playing out of tune

[@neeldetector7195]

@@exnyt1142 neel mmul

[@muggerpugger3231]

@@exnyt1142 NEEL MULLEY!

[@muggerpugger3231]

@@exnyt1142 HOWS IT GOIN MAN?

[@Azula_bxnny]

The girl in the back row thinks we can’t see her not playing😂

[@wakilhamidi3377]

One of the second violins looks like there about to cry due to a bad grade

[@OfficialDatrix]

A lot of bow direction problems. Messed up a lot.

[@sophilophi6160]

I’m in 6th grade

[@asah1]

Everyone is talking about how fast they are going. Every class has their own tempo to the song...

[@animangle8479]

slightly out of tune in the violins, violas y'all are on point ;)

[@chanerabrown6669]

Only one bass

[@jacobmathews5012]

I played violin 2 i hated it i was in 6th grade then blaa

[@bees2819]

I feel so bland listening to this, none of the students look devoted into the music. It looks like they're all just trying too hard, to be able to play with emotion, you've got to be natural. The students look so stiff and its not very pleasing to watch.

[@einetta2415]

And the sound even projects that, too. It sounds underwhelming, bored, and dull, and I was honestly surprised at how the conductor ignored this when they were playing. They also started off too strong, and just kind of gave up until the very ending. The second violinist in the very back is the embodiment of how the piece sounds during this performance, honestly.

[@blazinge4207]

This is a tiny ass orchestra ngl

[@cloroxbleach9352]

They need to fix their position

[@noahsharp9937]

the girl in the back left thought. Looks like she has no idea what she is doing

[@cheyennebrown7102]

The bowing is way off..and someone is really out of tune...

[@kapulia4888]

These guys are straight fucking dead I'm in fourth grade I started two years ago viola and I can play !st violin part way better than anything this orchastra can do

[@elise8276]

Lazerdude 247 Wow, I dislike you a lot.

[@emmac.j.8374]

Sounded out of tune a little bit

[@rumaldochavez5180]

This is wayyyy to fast

[@f4pluto134]

we played the first side in 108, the second side in 120

[@rainstruck.9556]

One word: *Ug*

[@reneasavage8547]

No movement, one dude has his instrument down in front of him, not the edge of their seats, I played this in 6th grade and we played better than this, more passionately, properly sitting. It's just sad. If they tried their best then they need to get an easier song. 2/10

[@doommaker8821]

Trash cmon man those where are the bows

[@paytonl3485]

DoomMaker lol you sound like a teacher talking to their students

[@doommaker8821]

Payton L lol

[@doommaker8821]

Payton L .

[@andreamiller2363]

Eww to fast

[@Polinding]

Kinda bad