Snake Pit

The Tuba Herd performs Snake Pit.
Not officially associated with Auburn University Bands

[@cd3600]

I have played the tuba for 6 years and I can play this song by heart. It's one of my favorite tuba pieces. It's also called Sonic Boom

[@Marshall_3654]

Or snake pit

[@bonelayer2197]

It was originally called Snake Pit because of a trombone section from a college named Snake Pitt with two T’s then the video that it got transposed made it popular so it’s believed to be a Tuba piece

[@mrpenguin8024]

I’m pretty sure it was originally a trombone piece or fanfare

[@Euphonium_boi]

Yeah it was made as a trombone thing but then turned into a low brass thing and then tuba thing and the full band and orchestra so I don’t even know anymore

[@Zxyyyistheone]

I’ve only been playing for 2

[@the0elite]

All these talking about "OMG control your sound" Like shut up its a pep band song. They're not meant to win BOA grand nats. Chill your tots. It's meant to sound nasty

[@justabit1570]

true every time I look at a band they're like I sound way better this is not a fucking competition neither have we heard you or your band ever we're hearing another band.

[@g.t.a.5_devastator988]

I mean we are having a tuba battle tomorrow. Then it is the drum line battle, but i agree

[@93jabob]

Mostly because they're a college. Lol

[@joshrichey9410]

Abdul Muhammad You're right. the Tuba is supposed to be the loudest wind instrument in the whole band.

[@817skoolgirl]

93jabob o

[@jacovenh4723]

16th notes are crucial tounging on Tuba

[@An8thOfShrooms]

IAN GORE facts same

[@streetlife9297]

Ok so i thought it was just me

[@spark7447]

I’ve played tuba for 4 years now and on my second year of playing I mastered tongueing its crucial but the hard work pays off, I’m now working on my pedals

[@NebraskanSpeedsolverOffi-zi1bi]

I still can't double tongue after like 6 years, so I just learned how to single tongue fast enough to hit all the notes 😅

[@johno1850]

this is amazing with any instrument. i'm a baritone sax player but i'm still amazed and this is one of the reasons why i wish i hadn't switched from trombone. brass instruments are so powerful.

[@imender9219]

Bro dw bari sax is insanely powerful, it should be the only woodwind in marching bands (it is the only one you can actually hear)

[@leaf4836]

@@imender9219 bari and piccolo

[@carsonmartindale6821]

I play bari too wow

[@johno1850]

@@carsonmartindale6821 omg hey bari fam !!

[@danieldukes5646]

I marched Bari last year and I was the only one you could hear on the recordings.

[@OhEmmGeeLol]

I've never seen so many tubas in my life... Great performance!

[@ThatOneGuy_1.0]

This year in my highschool marching band we have 10, back in 2016. We had 16 susaphones

[@CorinthWarriorBand]

The original composer wrote this song for the sousaphone. Now days everyone is just turning the notes for their type of instruments. And as a tuba player this song is so much fun to play!!!! :)

[@joyvasquez8685]

Is anyone wondering where the conductors shoes are at? XD

[@Accreal]

Well now I am!

[@tymalone9565]

He didnt want his socks knocked off, so he just took them off before

[@alztero]

@@tymalone9565 💀💀💀💀💀

[@dogscorpion5031]

Yep

[@cripmusicongfrfr]

@@tymalone9565 fr

[@dogemusicproductions7444]

There goes those Sousas again! Big nasty sound! I like it!

[@Lowintech147]

Having tubas player in a marching band group is the best feeling thank you for the support tubas take from a baritone) euphonium player

[@jt_plays_drums]

lol i know this guy

[@Lowintech147]

@@jt_plays_drums i miss the tuba sound and trumpet sound never knew what we had till we lost it and nah uh

[@marshall3711]

In my marching band we call it sonic boom and after the double tonguing solo part he triple tongues and it is amazing

[@throneoft-bones547]

Video or audio?

[@marshall3711]

I don't think there is a video sadly, and I haven't been in high school for 4 years now lol

[@cboy226]

I play alto sax and this song is really easy and fun to play.

[@jake-yx9vo]

Great sound I'm a tuba player I love how many tubas there are more compilation in contests lol

[@glenwilliams267]

I see this fanfare has blown up....This fanfare is originally called SP...the name is from the original TROMBONE section that created this fanfare in 2001 from Maynard Evans High School. The section is called Snake Pitt, with 2 t's.

[@dougnast900]

No it HASNT, please do your research, the original name is called BGS Tromboner, section 19. The fanfare was a deal that was not made. Trash talk IRL if you're gonna say garbage like that.

[@ringwaldhaze7904]

glen williams is a youtube fraud. this piece was written in 1394 on board the SS McLizzy and was originally for TWO fanfares! please do not belive Glen Williams!

[@skybudder6501]

Glen Williams in my school we call it sonic boom

[@DavyJonesLocker3]

Nice! Our band does a low brass solo with percussion for this piece. :)

[@DubABattery]

the bois standing outside my house trying to wake me up

[@RTManiacAK]

I dint even play tuba but I learn the fanfare nd everything but I play baritone but.... U guys tight

[@drhollyums8348]

in my band all the low brass play it (sousaphones, trombones and baritones) and the rest of the band dances. we do this after football games when we win and its a ton of fun

[@knifenewbie456]

jesus christ i havent seen so many tubas in one place at one time!!!

[@giotheunbound8516]

Is the song called Sonic Boom or snake pit

[@todayshyperfixation]

Both

[@giotheunbound8516]

Brie Jarrett thanks

[@gigsmaster6430]

Snake pit

[@amyc9137]

Boom

[@kevinsuarez9021]

Sonic pit and Snake boom

[@unic0rnsaurez443]

we have this as a stands tune for our low brass in my marching band, its so catchy tbh😭

[@SgtAwesome97]

@spencer2468 yes those are not exactly tubas, but they are the marching form of tubas. they're called sousaphones btw.

[@gdshark9558]

I wish I had a bigger tuba in my HS, only 2 of us and he's graduating next year T_T

[@ethanwillsey6475]

Isaiah Bennett Hey I'm the only one at my school

[@TehLoneRaZoR]

at least your band had a tuba. i remember the year without a tuba player in my high school. the lack of bass was scary

[@blake9570]

TehLoneRaZoR same we had no euphoniums I am a tuba player and missed out of how good they sound together😞

[@AztecAngel77]

Isaiah Bennett same

[@drhollyums8348]

in my concert band period we dont have any low brass. im switching to tuba next month after festival

[@davesnyder5198]

I can hear it rolling into a drumming crescendo with additional brass and woodwinds.... sax and flute?

[@lucasmleite]

Isso sim q é tocar tuba

[@pj41402]

Any have any idea where I can find the sheet music for this and other Auburntubaherd fanfares? I would love to learn to play them, and having the sheet music would make that a little easier.

[@JediRobotKira]

@LBtuba1122 you can tell how good a band is by how many tubas they have and how shiny they are

[@satanhue1]

@xCarissaSx well it is hard to switch from woodwind to brass, try to get a buzz by first making a kind of buzz without the mouthpiece by keeping your upper lip and your bottom lip together and making them do a 'lip flutter' then on the mouth piece try to do the same thing, thats the buzz, it does take awhile to learn for some people so just practice it until it does work, or try it on a horn; I found playing on a hrn easier then learning the proper buzzing techniques

[@Spartan375X]

lol, I played the whole summer, and I got used to them by the time I was back in for classes. Got 1st chair trombone for jazz band too!

[@cjaustin9133]

I love sousaphones but I never have gotten one that actually works, so I play trombone through the parades/football games

[@Kinjid]

o.o So many tuba's

[@theressamurphy2996]

I wonder if any of these students were in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade?

[@patriots234]

if this started playing while i was in a real snake pit ill probably start laughing instead of being terrified

[@fanboyandco]

Omg that's just like our drill writer. He never wears shoes.

[@corporaldogtag1917]

i played this at MWMS for 2016 wranglers talent show see u soon cape fear

[@TheMurk001]

AYE WHAT'S GOOD FROM DOUGLAS BYRD

[@zoinks7347]

+Hunter Carpenter shut up gth

[@ManOfMrE59]

OMFG 20 TUBAS OMG my band only has 3 but still you are amazing and good luck at all you exhibition and competitions but not lick you need luck you have skill

[@JunofAN16]

My band plays this :) we're epic! We show off at games and the other band gets pissed, haha. :)

[@MarcoGHS]

@xCarissaSx i did the same when i was in high school. since your lips arent used to buzzing. just try long tones(hold notes for a while) until your lips get used to it. at first ur tone will suck. after a while ur lips will feel more comfortable with the mouthpiece and ur tone will clear up a bit. to clear it up more u need too control ur air. note wize i had a good ear so it wasnt so hard for me to get the notes. Ear training and long tones will help a bunch. after that it should get easier

[@thehunterstruck]

best instrument ever

[@bloodvein3]

@beaglemanzzz im pretty sure its up to the director what they use, and plus, contras are expensive, do you really think they are gonna go out of their way to purchase 19 contras? im a tuba myself, and my school has contras, and personally, im going to a college instead of a drum corp, im sure you know why. i personally love sousaphones better. the moral of what i just said is that we all have our preferences. so chill.

[@LANEARgaming]

@encoreman987 I'm pretty sure it's in the key of F minor. But yeah it's pretty simple. My low brass line in my school plays it. I play tuba. =D

[@jioe4734]

there Drum Major Camp Was Amzinnggg

[@TheLameEskimo]

who ever where the people playing 32nd notes are amazing!

[@falloutboy7778]

wheres auburn university because i really like their sous section and i want to join it but i also want to go to school to become a computer programmer and game design im a sophmore in highschool so i still got 2 years of marching band

[@TheInsanejok3r]

its both:technically its snake pit but some bands have their drumlines play a cadence known as sonic boom along with it hence sonic boom, or snake pit

[@ushak4ron]

@JIZZYJAY3697 How do you know it's a trombone fanfare? I'd disagree with the second sentence, but you capitalized Tubas, so I'll let it go. :P Basically, where does it come from? Have you seen the original? If you have, I'd like to know where. I've been trying to track down the origins of this.

[@RedPop4]

Holy Crap! That's huge. Wonderful to hear this, where's Allen High School?

[@prettyboiidavid08]

Where would you find the music notes to this for trombone?? Please help me

[@Jesus_christ333]

our tubas played this and tank fanfare in the stands this year! Sonic boom is more fun but the triple tonging of tank is tough to get

[@AllanJTaylor]

Sonic boom and snake pit are the same thing xD

[@TGOD159]

Allan Tayor sonic boom is more fun than tank. I know that there is different names to this...

[@AllanJTaylor]

xX YoU bLoW Xx My bad, I went full idiot xD

[@xCarissaSx]

I am a girl and I play alto saxophone. This marching season our tuba/sousaphone player quit band so my director assigned me tuba for marching season. Im switching from a woodwind to a brass instrument...anybody have any tips for me? ): Im realy struggling... I cant get my buzzing right.

[@C_R105]

@ManOfMrE59 we do to and i am one them and we play it pretty well. i bow down to these guys. i play the double tounge part by myself and its hard as crap.

[@cxe]

Mr. Brassmamba, this sone actually starts on a b flat. The song is in concert d-flat. Hope that helps.

[@Gil172]

Do aburn tubas crank?

[@mudkipman1]

i'm a contrabass bugle player. that was.. nice!

[@stank...]

me and the low brass section leader are te only tuba players ,, my band director printed this out for us and he wants us to play it please help

[@Spartan375X]

I personally think it was any easy switch. I was an alto sax, then I swapped down to trombone and tuba.

[@fatman1458]

why dont they crank?

[@Steelwall44]

Where can I sign up!

[@DarkShark-wp4se]

I see this and then I wonder how tf do women not like tubas. This is so nice. I play the tuba as well and then they just point at me and say “haha fart horn”

[@Alex-tn5vy]

what are the note to the high part

[@Pliskin2894]

Tubas, tubas everywhere

[@Tyler5h03m4k3r]

@AnimeRooky That's how it's supposed to be. It should be a whole note. I don't know why they ended it with a quarter note.

[@keeper31796]

fail it is written for the tuba the trombone and the trumpet as a trio

[@hallowis55]

@FFernandoZZuniga There are tuba sections that I have heard that sounded like flushing toilets with motors behind them. They try to play loud and there tone suffers greatly.

[@Steelwall44]

And whats it ment to be played on? Flute?

[@C_R105]

you guys are great. we only have three tubas and were pretty good but not as good as you guys .

[@MrShortey411]

@bowlerhat3471 Yea i Play Sousaphone it depends on your skill level , like if you have a lot of experience then its easy, but if you just started, its hard

[@jimmyneutron8682]

Those are my brothers tuba brothers

[@azicii3]

does anybody know what key they are playing this in?

[@pokedrake965]

aziz h. Ab major

[@Liqhtninqq]

double tongueee!!!!!! ta-ka ta-ka haha awesomeee love this song, my friend Greg and Caleb play it all the time Caleb the Sousa and Greg the Barri Sax(; Yep thats right a Barri Sax can play it, and what!! lol jk but Still they sound great

[@geoffmiller8341]

anyone else notice the 2 girls? good for them!

[@satorie3027]

i’m the o ly tuba player at my school and i’m a girl

[@Elwood_McCable]

Born, as they were, chromosomally different from the other pictured musicians. Good job!

[@camilam1706]

Muito bom, parabéns

[@GrammerTheHammer]

No, go to an Allen High School game. 34 tubas this year, 808 total in the band.

[@BrettByFlip]

@OmgThatsBeastDotCom Haha, really now? Can I hear it?

[@IronHateProductions2]

Search google for "Sonic Boom", TubaPeter should have it under their free sheet music.

[@HDVidVault]

@ushak4ron calm down. why are you so mad, i never said i was so smart. i checked and you're right, sousaphones are a type of tuba, but you dont have to get too overexcited about instruments and band...

[@chathamskinner6880]

Snake pit :)

[@crunchtimebernard]

this is the stuff right hear

[@Spartan375X]

Have fun and good luck!

[@Rct3Renaissance]

I

[@alexissimmons6795]

I watched this in music class

[@RunningTrain96]

Not to disrespect any tuba players but honestly, have you heard this with euphoniums, trombones, and trumpets. It sounds crisp instead of all smooshed together. And again NO DISRESPECT TO ANY TUBAS/SOUSAPHONES!!!!

[@jimcarden3809]

Could you do ball and parlay

[@1SquidBoy]

@RayLathrophornBA I agree, but the trombone is the voice of God.

[@ManOfMrE59]

@tubaplayer79 well then you sir are a legend

[@MarcoGHS]

@suzegod4205 no. i can too. but its a lot easier to just double toungue them.

[@falloutmind]

man can these tubas articulate

[@mudkipman1]

@Insanonaga we play contrabasses in our band. i would love a girl tuba in our band. this cute little 5ft girl picked it up and said she wanted to switch to a contra. it was sooo cute! i would take anybody besides the one other tuba in my band. i call him fail tuba. i was promoted to lowbrass section leader, because he plays so badly, they feel like i'm the only tuba in the band -.- it's sad... he cant even do a push up..

[@fatman1458]

why dont they crank?🙆

[@SgtAwesome97]

@knash97 very true. BC Euphonium here.

[@bowlerhat3471]

Dude, kick ass first tuba there, I bet double tonguing on brass isn't fucking easy (I play flute so I wouldn't know haha)

[@somehappyemo]

wow!! thats sweet!

[@jeffhard4]

beastly played

[@joefire6]

I

[@bryanglez]

I personally Like this Fanfare.. But needs more articulation. But nice tuba line sound!

[@DrFilgood124]

Exactly

[@09WaffleMan]

notes start on f, goes to e flat, goes to d flat, then c i think, that should give you a start

[@doffey01]

Fyi this song is also called sonic boom ive looked at the two nd there different names for some reason but the same thing

[@timclough8484]

Er mah gerd! Tuba Herd!

[@Daluvguru4u]

@MasterofComedy i play baritone, but i still prefer tuba

[@BiteTheBulletStudieo]

nah man its perfect just straight sousa

[@lindaprice352]

Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!