The Story of the Flat Trombone

[@amandapenberthy1891]

don't leave your trombone on the curb. or it will b flat

[@diegopayan3146]

Oh... my ... god ...

[@maximillianmorrison9865]

+Amanda Penberthy hahaha love the pun.

[@3awesomelegodudes]

+Amanda Penberthy By then its f sharp

[@joea.4364]

nice

[@princess_anya687]

PUN CITY!!!!

[@micahgruenwald9321]

I showed this to my trombone and it started crying.

[@silaswarner2053]

i think you just opened the water key

[@macryan7403]

Being a trombonist, seeing that poor crushed trombone gave me physical pain xD

[@amandacruz6004]

same

[@game6]

Same

[@Hazie404]

really edgy name btw, cant say so much for myself

[@Mewyz]

same

[@katjahaarstick5375]

As trombonist it made me depressed to see like that

[@samstokesphotovideo]

hmm.... sounded a little flat to me

[@nickimanaj360]

Hehe nice pun

[@princess_anya687]

PUN CITY!!!

[@MrIzzy5466]

At the local airport, a trombone of ours fell off the cart pulling all the luggage and instruments. It got wedged under the tire and flipped the cart completely upside down crushing nearly all of our instruments including a 25000 dollar alto sax, a 30000 dollar bari sax and about 120 000 dollars worth of instruments (luckily my super rare Bronze Alto survived). They ended up paying for all our instruments, the instrument rentals when we arrived, our hotel stays since we had to re organize our entire trip after the luggage cart incident delayed our flight by a full day, (they basically paid for our entire trip and some more on top of that) and donated another 20 000 dollars to our band.

[@mileskirk8789]

I watched this and now my trombone is scared to come out of its case

[@benicioc7382]

I like the way he played taps in honor of it

[@likeabossftwboyee]

"I mean, it doesn't sound horrible" Yes it does

[@toanvu9003]

What that person meant to say was "I mean, it doesn't sound horrible, it sounds diabolical."XP

[@hunteralexander9791]

Just push in

[@rinkokonoe8644]

Hunter Alexander took me a minute lol

[@StealthheartDraws]

I...don't get it

[@rinkokonoe8644]

stealthheartocarina z because hes FLAT, get it??

[@StealthheartDraws]

well yeah but i thought thee was more to the joke

[@itzashley7027]

sosuke yamazaki same

[@chrishouston968]

Back in high school marching band we were at an away game, I was the low brass section leader and we always got the 3rd quarter off to eat and do whatever, and one of the trombone players in my section set her trombone in the stands upright on it's bell instead of across the seat, and suddenly we heard this loud "crash", somehow her trombone fell over and fell off the stands from the top row all the way down to the ground. It looked somewhat like the trombone above. Boy was my band director mad!

[@chrishouston968]

+MrSelfridge Oh she was furious!! I don't think the horn was fixable. I play in a concert band right now and a few of the trombone players don't have trombone stands so they lean their horns on the chairs and I always yell at them that they're going to fall but they don't listen. I don't go to any rehearsal without my stand.

[@billygarvey633]

Chris Houston Not as bad, but last year some dropped an expensive school mellophone down one row of the bleachers (didn't fall all the way down). The leadpipe was bent in at a 45 degree angle

[@tompulcinella6996]

haha, this guy is my middle school jazz band teacher.

[@JoshTheGreat33]

^^^ that's quite the story haha

[@ihaveagun22]

*insert flat joke here*

[@icantcomeupwithaname8925]

Its a b flat trombone

[@chaosreapergaming8268]

Yep someone stuck a teddy bear in my sousaphone bell in the marching parade it flew out, and hit the baritone player in the back of the head :P

[@BigRedCatFTW]

I wish I could've seen that hahaha

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

BigRedCatFTW That's not very nice!

[@lacimurray4864]

ChaosReaperGaming of course it was the baritone player

[@jakemf1]

Love the middle school trumpet playing in the back ground!

[@Seidenmanairsoft]

Is it now B flat?

[@zachcoffell8808]

+The cutting edge HAHAHAHAHAH

[@davidbehrle6114]

i think you have an air leak somewhere

[@davidbarrel2279]

David Behrle XDDDD

[@LopsidedGaming]

Just like I tell my band director (who leaves a trombone in his office leaning against his wall) we need to enact TAA. Trombone abuse awareness.

[@FantaZ4U]

Ahhh, A fond memory for me. In 1977, A friend laid his horn down after practice, when we were striping our practice field in marching band. we often sat on the tailgate of a pickup holding the line striping machine and bags of lime in the bed. Well somebody did see his T-bone and ran over he bell. My friend was a fine player and picked up and tried to play and did quite well ! Actually he liked the sound and left it that way.playing it in jazz band. Best part of this story? His Dad was Steve Sample the composer many Jazz player will recognize well ! Was a great gag and with a touch of Dizzy Gillespie humor, the perfect Jazz Trombone !

[@bakioztepe]

what an amazing story, brought a tear to my eye

[@prettyboyshilove]

it sounds a little..... flat ;))

[@valerien6793]

The trumpet playing in the background is a star...

[@a_literal_brick]

I play trombone, and leaving it on the curb seems exactly like the kind of idiotic thing that one of my kind would do.

[@matthewgiattini8186]

agreed

[@Nicbaggins]

This trombone sounds BETTER then the trombones in my band. Even after 5 months they don't know the slide positions, they point their trombones at the ground, and sound awful. One of them has very puckered lips so he still can't get a sound out, other then the sound of wind. He rests one lip on the top of his mouthpiece rim and the bottom lip rests on the bottom of the mouthpiece rip and then presses the instrument into his face folding his lips back. Then he blows right on through, creating not a sound.

[@TingleTom]

+Sketchophrenia Videos That's amusing, somehow.

[@eveperry7045]

my teacher told the exact same story. I will never leave my trombone like that. my teacher also told percussion that if they play while he is talking he will throw their sticks in the parking lot.

[@connorthompson8963]

Band stories....spooky scary and thus the body of the trombone player is in the rafters of the band room.

[@1whoDoesSimply]

Funny... The trombone's flat, but the edges are sharp....

[@needbees4131]

That's makes me a little mad because i have a old trombone and its rusty and stuff ( but still plays good) and thats a perfect trombone ( besides the smashed part of the story

[@kmart3453]

The trumpet in the background at 2:28 ruining Taps is me

[@webkinz0207]

It makes sense really. Air has less space to travel through, so sounds come out sharp.

[@bamaslamma1003]

Squashing it "flattened" in an another way. One half step, from Bb to A. LOL

[@lildump651]

What happens if you run over an instrument It will Be Flat

[@christianxgames3097]

Lil Dump b flat

[@addisonwillis46]

Never to sound sharp again

[@dacodadatboi3464]

OMG THATS A BOYS TROMBONE AT MY SCHOOL. he lost it at a concert when we had to leave the instruments on the grass 😶

[@tjlg84]

i remember this story... good times good times

[@FantaZ4U]

Another good prank happened when Big Band Jazz players played in a televised orchestra, We had an absolutely evil prankster in the trombone section that just loved blowing music off stands 2-3 chairs down, And did it when he had rest. But at this time he was sitting beside another prankster on Bari sax. So when he was terrorizing players on his left, The Bari Sax player got his squeeze bottle and filled his slide via the mouthpeice when in a floor stand. So when the brass section came in, We all got to see some eyes almost pop out! It took a few bars to get the water out with a spit valve But the prankster got pranked ! Considering I was beginning to Double on Contra Clarinet, I didn't have to put up with someone pulling hair out of my leg when I had some Solos as often! Another favorite prank that was common during rehearsals. But no one was safe playing in that orchestra from their music flying off their stand when sitting within 3 chairs of him! He would pretend to be counting rest an no one ever knew who did it! Even the row in front of us was not safe! He drove string players crazy and they never caught him! Playing a solo on a new instrument and having my pants leg pulled up and clumps of hair pulled out of my leg was a challenge during rehearsals. The TV cameras were nothing to worry about after that. Broadcasted in over 100 countries weekly!

[@bonetonelord]

It just needs to be pushed in a bit.

[@bubblebob229]

It's sad that some of our trombone players sound like that with a perfectly good trombone

[@fanBBL]

the sounds is actually insteresting

[@MedicMuffin]

Has anyone ever told you sound a lot like Jack Black?

[@Krisstofers]

A conductor I had way back when... a French Horn Player, told us that when he was ready to retire, he was going to have his French Horn purposefully steam rolled flat, so that he could have it framed and put on a wall. Seriously... I could never do that. I still have all of my instruments and I could NEVER flatten one of them intentionally.

[@lucasbrucas9632]

I'm in middle school and we had a day where we went to the high-school to see what playing at a football game would be like. a trombone in the bleachers with us had his trombone on the floor. apparently someone walked past and squished his trombone bell. he freaked out.

[@CurtisL8.3066]

It sounds like a trombone but quieter. Which is a win!

[@jayoodahdon5574]

I guess you could say this trombone will forever *B flat*

[@MrFivetimes1]

Hey, Lainie here! *sigh* Oh, never a dull moment in mr. Selfridges office.

[@justsomeone2222]

I had a dent on my bell and flipped. How can you be so chill about THAT?!

[@oakleygee5616]

Was that Cayuga Lake Overature in the background?

[@superbananabandana]

I had a very similar incident happen to me. We were on our way to a competition and I had put my trombone in the storage beneath the bus, but the door didn't get closed all the way so we were told to pull over by the bus behind us and as we were pulling over, my trombone fell out and got crushed! T.T it was a tragedy, but I have it displayed on a shelf in my bedroom now lol

[@Spec_Games]

[Looks at flat trombone] *Internal pain* [Hears it be played] *visible pain*

[@carriebolton202]

"The case got smooched too."thank you for explaining! I was wondering! Hahaaha

[@emmanorfleet941]

Love the background music 👌

[@emmanorfleet941]

My god I’m mean

[@David-zw6hn]

Reminds me of my old Bach TB-300 -man, I loved that trombone- then one day at region band I left it on top of the case and somebody mashed the bell into the slide when they tripped over it.... :c

[@MrSWasHere]

Nice vibrato on the flat trombone!

[@jacobmoll3582]

Haven't even watched it yet but I liked it already

[@masacuf6105]

Looks like one of those “you can even run over it with your car and it won’t break” commercials gone wrong

[@woodstock8908]

My band director had a bunch of old instruments so she had a cement roller come flatten them. Now our band room has flat trombones baritones trumpets and i think there's a tuba

[@8888astroboy8888]

haha i hear a trumpet in the background. i love how that i play a trumpet so my hear automaticly pulls out the trumpet in any song... (:

[@ricksbulbs]

LOL kinda funny! It's sad for the poor horn tho. Please remind me to never do anything stupid with MY vintage Olds trombone, and especially my trumpet that Chris Botti autographed TWICE! That would definitely make my cry--for real! I'm 47 now, and taking lessons to learn to play trumpet--something I should have done in school LOL! I taught myself to play drums, and am really prolific on that instrument--and I am a paraplegic! (incomplete)and use a wheelchair! I built a special heel operated bass drum pedal, and it works great! I have just enough function to work the Hi Hat in the usual manner, and the bass drum with my heel! Now I took up the trumpet! KIDS---KEEP ON LEARNING YOUR INSTRUMENT, NEVER LOSE INTEREST, AND DO YOUR BEST! YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT! I was SO excited when, after only my fourth leason, I played Herb Alpert's "What Now My Love" and it actually sounded good! I have a LOOONG way to go, but will stick with it---meeting Chris Botti was inspiration enough--and then I get to meet him again, a year later, and he REMEMBERS ME BY NAME! He's terriffic, and I am inspired to play this instrument! I want to meet Herb Alpert next, if I can! I feel like I'm 15 again! NEVER GIVE UP---MUSIC IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN EVER DO! Cheers all! Rick "C-6" Delair, Schaghitcoke, NY.

[@BrianRobertsfan]

My school has a flat baritone.

[@kyleebeck6576]

Sounds better than the whole trombone section combined at my school

[@dylantharp87]

The bocal for my bassoon (it is school owned. I want to buy a fox 240 or a moosmann m24) was dented beyond belief. To the point in which it didn't fit into the holder anymore. I bent it back into shape, but there is a clear dent where it buckled inwards.

[@AfloatFob]

I miss High school marching bad. We were 10th in state my last year, with 120+ members. Then the director left and it dropped to 20-30.

[@jomiga1999]

how are the songs he played called?

[@kuiper921]

JMG_99 First one was called "Reveille" and the second is "Taps". :)

[@k54lil79]

what is that trumpet playing in the back round it sounds awsome

[@NathanTheGnome]

That makes me want to cry :c Poor trombone

[@AngelDame17]

That sounds like a very sad trombone. But to be fair I was giggling along with your Cameraman

[@WinterBliss13]

That will be my trombone ten years into the future. I just started Marching Band and when I started, it had no dents and no scratches. Brand new, Now, it has a million dents and scratches. Marching band battle scars from trombone suicide routines. Lol

[@jackschwarz4285]

rip. never forget flat trombone

[@Valleyy__]

The roll call song sounded really mental XD

[@saraha4976]

Have you tried tuning it?

[@Lunar5100]

Haha Almost the same thing happened to my trombone. I put my trombone (In its case) in the side storage compartment on the bus (On the way to a concert) and the bus driver didn't close it properly so he drove off hit a turn, instruments fell. long story short I ended up with a flat trombone that the bus driver refused to pay for repairs.

[@joeakajojoconwell6912]

What's the first note of Reveille? My Google Fu is failing me in finding a complete version in bass clef. 😔

[@lukerosenkaimer5647]

we had a flat trombone at band came. a student triped over a wire causing one of the sound speakers to fall over and crush it.

[@thedimlightsproductions1223]

"Just pull out your tunning slide" is what my director would tell me

[@xlr8rify]

Sounds like the Bach Trombone I had to use at my school once.

[@zonrastic8253]

Have you tried emptying the spit valve?

[@Lunar5100]

Haha Almost the same thing happened to my trombone. I put my trombone (In its case) in the side storage compartment on the bus (On the way to a concert) and the bus driver didn't close it properly so he drove off hit a turn, instruments fell. long story short I ended up with a flat trombone and the bus driver refused to pay for repairs.

[@himazin8209]

ベル…、、

[@camilaisabelrodriguezdelal9195]

2:17 A moment of silence, please

[@BaileyWootn]

yay you now ave a flat bugle!! :)

[@victorsanchez1848]

That's revele and taps my friend they play those in the military but one must never underestimate the strength of thine trombone

[@euphoniumandpiano8865]

When it still sounds better that my schools trombones

[@Mikescribner]

Hi mr selfridge it's me mike from the clarinet

[@itsmealejandra13]

so then what happened to the person with the flat trombone? did he/or she get intruble for leaving it on the curb?

[@temporary_error_3264]

Is that a beginner band?

[@linneayellowblanket4361]

Hi Mr. Selfridge! It's me, Emily Goodwin! I miss you bad! Guess what... there is NO band in my school for 5th graders! :(

[@S3rg3nt_Fluffy]

Lol the taps though lol

[@bigdusty9706]

All trombone players, including myself, are just saying. Pls end that poor trombone😂

[@savannahseaver7492]

have you tried emptying the spit valve

[@beneatsgrass2369]

1:38 those kids practicing in the backround got me cringing😂 but good for them they are practicing

[@Dylanmj04]

Do I hear Cayuga Lake Oveture in the background?

[@neonstrikertv449]

Not AS bad as i expected

[@alexsly9198]

That’s such a trombone player thing to do

[@tacocattuesdays8272]

What’s that RIP song he played at the end

[@JamesBond-lj6ms]

I knew a kid in band, he played trombone next to me and he broke like 3 on purpose.

[@aparts129]

My trombone got sad when he saw this... He said "he couldn't play low, so our band director made him B flat :("

[@mercedesgarcia9837]

What's that long called at the end where he says to honor the flat trombone ...where he plays only in 1st postition

[@Lousidity]

That's 'taps'

[@shaunledingham2117]

What were you playing in the intro?

[@GhostFireGamingSubscribe]

Well its not completely ruined , At least you still can make sound from the bore/bell right? Great ''sound'' as well , Or at least from what you can get.

[@afloatingpineapple6170]

My trombone didn’t do well in school, it was told to B sharp 😭😂

[@Daniele-kl9fx]

Wow! I thought since it was flat trombone it was going to sound way worse!

[@thel0ne0ne]

"It doesn't sound horrible"... lol