Things Drumline Kids (and techs) Say

[@wrekka8348]

As a drumline member I’ve witnessed many comrades go down to the fabled trash cans, drum major ladders, fire hydrants, stairs, ramps, fence, people etc. and every time that’s happened my percussion director always said “is the drum ok”

[@ethansucksatcuphead]

i play 4th bass at my school this year and the first day of band camp i literally took a gash of drywall out of one of the half walls at the entrance to our theatre because i couldn't see over the drum. drum was fine, wall was (and still is) not

[@wrekka8348]

@@ethansucksatcuphead I’m sorry to hear that the drum was fine and that’s all that matters

[@MuriKakari]

One of our snares walked into a crotch high bollard that fit just below the snare.

[@wrekka8348]

@@MuriKakari I felt that omg

[@ericurban3926]

fire hydrants perform more vasectomies than actual doctors.

[@murmermepickle1575]

The extremely long awaited sequel

[@karterpg3d81]

This is what I remember

[@CavinLee]

He said “one more time”

[@zabooka]

3 years ago today the first came out

[@zabooka]

@@CavinLee and?

[@kishascape]

Now for part 3....

[@letplayabc]

When I was in drumline, we would pretend to throw an imaginary stick around in between reps. Each throw and catch got more exaggerated and intense. I loved it.

[@gc1215]

We have a running joke where every week one of us gets whacked with an imaginary bass mallet that came from orbit. That person then proceeds to chuck said mallet back into space, where it wreaks havoc on another poor soul the next week.

[@jacobsteinberger8225]

We so this too lol

[@emperorofgaming8146]

I’m primarily a trombone/baritone player even though I also play snare - the amount of times the trumpets would complain about keeping their horns up during spring training was infuriating so tenor players, I feel your pain.

[@bjack328]

Thank you

[@bulletshowers7659]

Thank you

[@Thalia0455]

@Duoh as a baritone player and tenor player, both are heavy, I will take tenors over baritone,

[@cardbored5961]

bc u know, a 4 lb trumpet is significantly harder to march than bari sax, sousaphone, horizontal tuba, or tenor drums. so sad.

[@Ethang1103]

Baritone is the hardest instrument to march and it’s not even close

[@cory_haneline]

We really need some more of these characters, because they are awesome

[@A5AP_AV]

@@JCSmooth bro aint no way u got this mad over a voice effect

[@RedDogMamaHD]

@@JCSmooth You don't need to watch! We love his characters!!!

[@cakennedy09]

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[@ma1kayl]

"i reset mainstage, i reset the laptop, i reset the power to the entire city, and nothing is working" as my band's synth player 3 years running, i felt this on a spiritual level

[@LuckyOwI777]

As a synth player going into my last year in WGI, can confirm this as well

[@killedbycrit]

oh my god this right here, sometimes mainstage just decides to go on strike and there's nothing you can do while you have the loudest patch known to man blaring on every speaker with no way to turn it off as the midi reset key has joined the union

[@insertchannelnamehere632]

As a synth player, that is way too accurate. (I've asked without having tried to fix it too) although we don't actually use laptops

[@aa-fu2jd]

Feel ya there, i play synth for a part of pur current show and i just straight up forget to plug in the pedal

[@bowlinbowlinbowlin]

Synth gang 💪 that was me when i plugged in the wrong cable to the speaker during last indoor season and the previous synth (who was then on vibes) pointed it out. I felt like a clown lmao

[@evanforst7272]

That’s why you get paid the big bucks, coming up with solutions

[@palibakufun]

Not a drum instructor, but as a band director I'd be lying if I said I didn't do a few of these lmao. Particularly at 1:12, I'm bad about "Yeah just do it like this" and flubbing it. In fairness though, it's usually on a secondary instrument lol

[@EnergeticSpark63]

hi

[@davidmoore7802]

7:52 - 8:20 Wow, that hit a nostalgia nerve. If it’s not the drum instructor (tech) then it was the upperclassman doing that to the freshmen. 😂

[@RedDogMamaHD]

I love the evil smile on Eric's face here!

[@sunnysideup1569]

I remember in summer band me playing bass 3 I was hitting the drum a little hard to the point I lost control to my right hand letting go to my stick and hitting a snare player.

[@Bmanbasic]

Yesss! I dropped my stick and the section leader threw it across the parking lot!😂

[@matthewbreeden7748]

The drum tech my freshmen year was having us run a section of the music and the snare kept dropping his stick so the drum tech grabbed it when it fell asked if it was the Snares which of course it was and he threw it as hard as he possibly could and it landed in the woods so the snare had to spend thirty minutes looking for his stick while the rest of us kept running that section

[@tcthefish187]

This is my new favorite EMC video. This better go viral! I can really tell how much effort you put into this one, Eric! Great work!

[@shakyblake6300]

Steven Sassafras’s schemes and laughter always make my day better 😂

[@Goalie29]

Good morning! This is video number 14 of me asking Eric to make a set of tenors out of differently sized snare drums.

[@aidenheinz4237]

Aren’t nearly all snares the same size?

[@brennengrimes]

@@aidenheinz4237 in diameter ya but there are different sizes in depth which really doesnt make the pitch lower itself but more depth it is the more able it can support a lower tuning

[@danthelittlemandan5697]

Snenor

[@Ethang1103]

4:35 I felt this on a spiritual level. I got switched to vibe my last season of indoor at the last minute and didn’t know exactly what I was doing. So when the tech (he was a college freshman music ed student and I was a senior) gave me a comment and after the next rep I would ask if that was better and he would say oh idk I forgot to watch u. Like bruh what.

[@azxtnt]

The first version of this was the first emc video I watched, still one of my favorites

[@RetroRedneckOFFICIAL]

As a tenor player myself, other people saying their drums are super heavy and about to collapse pisses me off so much 🤣 So relatable

[@rawhidelamp]

It fills me with rage to hear literally anyone else complaining about their instrument being heavy... Pearl deep shell quad toms, not fun But i feel particularly bad about the gyy elsewhere who marches Dynasty, those thangs are heavy

[@nathan_hils]

RIGHT

[@sunnysideup1569]

Not only the tenor players but some of the lower bass players got pissed off too (bass 4 and 5)

[@jacobsteinberger8225]

Yeah and i get especially mad when the flutes say their instrument is heavy

[@HP-ft6rc]

Try carrying bass 6!

[@Ryans.instruments]

I'm so glad these characters are back Eric is so funny

[@kid_tyrant66.6]

When everybody yells pole and the bass drummer still runs into the pole

[@brookstarkington]

The facial hair differences are appreciated. The dedication is admirable.

[@brennengrimes]

keep making these videos. As a drumline tech this is highly amusing

[@thenamen935]

8:20 from personal expierence I can tell you: You absolutely can march in those shoes. Traditionally the marching bands wear those whilst paradeing and strolling through the city for 3 consecutive days.

[@heyiplaydrums6821]

1:59 at our comp yesterday, I literally fell in a pothole cuz I couldn’t see anything. The pains of bass drum

[@Echo0ft1cuu]

I was bass 5 last year, and slipped down a hill like a slip n slide. I had my GoPro on too😂

[@maxanderson8329]

Freshman year for me at a comp, I had earplugs in as we walked to the field. Section leader turned and said something, I said "what?" And promptly ran into a pole half my height

[@AdnAds]

My drumline teacher is one of the best so he can always just play somthing even if it’s the hardest piece of music just 5 minutes he’s got, I respect him

[@Dinoman71]

The kids I teach are terrified of a pair of sticks I carry with me. I have my normal clicking sticks, but I also have my “tick” sticks. Those sticks are an abomination, they are Vic Firth Tom Aungst tenor hybrid sticks with the tips of the sticks sawed off and they are vertically taped(dumb thing I did in high school because I was bored). Any big mistakes they make, I have them use the tick sticks for a rep😂

[@RedDogMamaHD]

It's great that Eric can shave parts of his beard, record Manny, then record Joe Mama, then record everyone else!!!

[@bigyeet8252]

Extremely happy to see another video of these series, would love to see more of these fantastic videos

[@BasicWorldbuilder]

"Is the drum ok?" This line is so real. also, you learn really quick in drumline and marching band to never let anyone else pick up your sticks for you if you drop them lol. 😂

[@friedpancakes266]

"That run was so good! I just want to see it one more time to make sure it wasn't a fluke" - my director

[@taternater7495]

this is the most anticipated sequel to any video in film history, i have waited so long for this

[@Ethang1103]

2:02 One day during indoor rehearsal two years ago, we were walking to the gym and the guy on bass 5 had his AirPods in so he couldn’t hear anything when we said watch out. He ended up walking straight into one of the janitors trash cans on wheels. Luckily he didn’t fall down and stayed on his feet.

[@simonfromband]

Love this type of content! Also appreciate the effort you put in, especially the beard shaved between characters

[@deadend3826]

I just watched the first version of thus yesterday and I'm so happy there's a new one!

[@resell_enjoy6]

My conductor actually has a jar called the one more time jar the she has to put a quarter in any time she says one more time more than once

[@zanmolecules4105]

There’s actually a girl in my band that dresses like a business lady every day and actually marches in heels

[@SlippPlays]

And that’s why my school, instead of clicking “Save”, we click “Save as new file…” and I just feel bad for just volume adjustments. And I’ve done this before too.

[@Thebig1776L]

Oooo I’ve been waiting for this since the last one. I’ve watched the last one almost daily

[@shreyasjatling]

As a former bass drummer, I have tripped on a sousaphone and done the exact thing shown in the video. This was right before we performed at a football game. The drum was fine.

[@tortillajoe]

10:46 our loading dock is basically just an elevated slab on concrete about three feet off the ground and about 200ish square feet. We did not like our band director so at the end of the year with a little help from the football team, we got his little Prius onto the loading dock. Needless to say did not return the following year…

[@marlinallen8987]

“Didn’t you write these parts” is the most accurate thing in this video

[@yourboymalikcoleman8731]

As a snare player and a Drumline writer I can confirm this 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Thomasfboyle]

This is my first year teaching a 2nd-5th drumline…and this video is 100% accurate

[@iamloved334]

The one with "is the drum okay?" Actually happen to me yesterday at a competition couldn't see over my bass (bass 5 ) and fell over a curb

[@brokenguillotine6988]

I am a freshman in marching band and our drum tech is so nice and patient it’s really odd

[@livvythelazygamer481]

Oh my god, the number of times the synthesizer has broken before games are insane. I don't know if it was always broken, or if everyone was just an idiot at fixing it. I'm not a drumline/pit btw, I'm just a clarinet so idk how to fix it myself 😅

[@LuckyOwI777]

As a synth player, I can confirm that the electronics are sentient, and break a majority of the time, right before games or competitions

[@bowlerrollercoaster]

The bass drum trash can thing is so true! This is too relatable

[@ILOVERAMPARDOS]

Every time, and I mean every time you drop anything, no matter where you are, expect a sarcastic “hey you dropped something”

[@like_i_genuenly_dont_know]

This may be the funniest video I’ve seen on this channel yet! Good work EMC

[@lucasr4300]

Big fan of the channel Emc keep up the good work ❤

[@fatcontroller12]

As a synth player, can confirm we tend to be clumsy.

[@greatsuggestion135]

Tech: “who can tell me what happened that rep?” Drumline kids say in a cacophony all at once overlapping each other: “we slowed down” “we sped up” “our stick heights were wack” “Stephen farted”

[@IamAndrewRL]

Gotta include my favorite quote of all time, “that was the most insane thing I’ve ever seen” -Caleb Yurasek

[@Pharry_]

I've never met anyone like Steven Sassafras. And yet, I feel like I know him so well. Also it is so true that the people with the lightest drums complain the most.

[@LasseHuhtala]

I can't imagine how much work you put into this video.

[@steverman2312]

Im not in drumline, but a thing i always hear from our tech is him praising the drumline one rep, and then literally the next rep he goes all “youre the worst players ever oh my god”

[@bgdstudios121]

Hey Eric your videos are amazing. I just joined marching band my first year in 8th grade and made center snare. I am absolutely loving it and your videos are so addicting.

[@lotus4129]

Your middle school does marching in 8th grade?? 1. Congrats on center snare 2. woah our middle school didn't even touch marching

[@bgdstudios121]

@@lotus4129 yeah so they let in 8th graders that are good enough into the high school marching band. So far I’m really excited

[@lotus4129]

@@bgdstudios121 That's sick! Congrats

[@Domin0sPizzaPie]

4:12 “why didn’t you go on break” Because it’s a 7 minute walk to the school

[@marktegrotenhuis]

In my drumline when we slow down or speed up when we're not supposed to, it goes something like this: Instructor: "Why are you guys changing the tempo?" Bongo player: "Well, I was just listening to the bass drum." Snare player 1: "Yes, me too. He started to slow down, so I went along. Bass player: I was actually listening to you guys. The other snare players thinking: "We don't know what happened, we're only focused on playing our parts correctly.

[@oakman978]

The perfect mix of plot, unexpectedness, truth, and ofc perfect percussing

[@RedLittleDevil]

Why is this even more relatable than the first one lmaooo

[@hyperfuzzysniper30]

First spring training day, only water break Instructor:alright guys thats a good time for a quick water break, make sure to bring water from now on Me: does dr pepper count? Instructor(chill guy): WHAT?!?!? NO!!

[@jaydenesingleton9603]

I remember tripping over a yard marker when I played bass drum back in high school. We also had a student ask the instructor “do we have to wear khakis”, they even had us running up and down hills during rehearsals

[@seabeast2438]

My line seriously quotes part one of this. " can we get a break?? we've been at this for 26 minutes straight! " we're usually joking when we say it, I promise

[@Ethang1103]

9:02 At my first wgi audition the guy right next to me was doing the visual block in freaking crocs

[@Ethang1103]

9:07 It became a running joke my junior year that whenever the assistant band director left the podium the speaker would say Bluetooth disconnected and he would always get ticked at it because it took a while for him to get it reconnected (he was only 21)

[@Allons-y.10]

Omg the “is the drum ok” thing reminds me of when we were at a football game and someone knocked over a bass drum in the stands, everyone was freaking out and I think half of us were more worried about the drum 💀 The kid was ok btw and we still joke about it

[@diego_hitt5322]

As a synth player i can agree i have felt dum when trying to fix the keyboard

[@yaboi5932]

Saturday I tripped over a little divit in the concrete....I have the biggest bass drum we march.....it thankfully landed on me and not the ground....the people helping out at the competition asked if I needed some water...I took the water....as well as the humor of my friends.....but hey, we got superiors so it was well worth it.

[@janibanani7960]

pls do more of that funny stuff like this. Really love it!

[@joshuadunkerson1080]

Yesssssss! the best video ever especially coming from DCI I relate to a lot of these

[@parkermcinnis3533]

*drops stick* our techs-"hey you dropped your stick" *then points at it* "do you see it? Its right there"

[@PokeCon]

This is amazing Eric!! Such a great video

[@notfound-bd1xf]

one of our snares last year while we was stretching was like "i hope no one puts it in" i still think about that sometimes

[@Ethang1103]

7:52 Happens so freaking often except the kids don’t get any punishment

[@Person-bp7qk]

2:52 literally me w my at home sticks

[@ripvanwinkle5199]

2:14 and I quote from my friends(also play bass) “I would check the drum for damage before I check for a pulse.”

[@thedispleasedone2548]

As a bass drum I find that my mortal enemy is stairs, benches, fellow bass drums, and the occasional car

[@willcrowe980]

10:19 big fan of the floating snare drum

[@lclpurcussion2868]

Whenever someone drops a stick or mallet, out techs point at it and say “it’s right there” the same thing happened when I knocked over a music stand with my drums.

[@fetuspie943]

2:12, drops mallets. That'll be 40 pushups.

[@craytonbuchanan]

2:32 Happens to guitarists too. Have you seen some of our pedalboards?

[@DevinSeeleyDevilO]

@user-so1np3lk3f bruh

[@Ethang1103]

6:25 I did this one time and it sucked having to run the half mile back to the band room to go get the speaker then run it back to the gym

[@Soggy_Speggetti]

We actually had a running joke whenever someone said one more time where we would say “one more time” and hold up our hand and constantly change how many fingers we hold up

[@06racing]

The "was that better?" Director doesn't even look got me.

[@AlexWatsonMusic]

I definitely get it the easiest being synth, our tech yells at everyone but me lmao.

[@SlippPlays]

The band director ignores the electronics. And if he acknowledges us, it’s usually just the bass guitarist.

[@isabelanderson9107]

2:56 this happened to our snare one time because the visual staff had been using his spare sticks to keep time 🥲

[@ferretyluv]

WHY IS SCOTTY WEARING PANTS?!!! I ran track when I was in elementary school and the teacher yelled at me when I brought soda as my drink. Thanks for bringing back that memory. Also, *drummer’s Oh, and you can say “Coronavirus” again in videos now. That demonetization rule seems to have been dropped months and months ago. Other KZbinrs I watched have said it. Or maybe they just said “covid.”

[@zackariasberglof4207]

gotta love seeing this type of content again.

[@baleohhay7983]

I haven’t seen the new emc drumline until now and it’s fire so far

[@yourlocalryan]

One of the cymbal players said to me “we’re not a competition band it’s fine if we make a few mistakes” after I got on them for marching 10 extra yards during pregame. This person is also the worst cymbal player.

[@EricPeelMusic]

Oh my gooooorsh, the pack of you carrying your car closer. 😂 I can’t…

[@jackbrauer5516]

It’s funny how all these things happen literally in any high school drumline. Sooo accurate

[@velo7517]

the different amounts of facial hair on the characters is a neat detail

[@joshuaavery3023]

This is so relatable during high school……….I was in the drum line for the most part of high school 😂

[@Ethang1103]

5:34 One of my biggest pet peeves in any marching setting

[@paulblichmann2791]

The bassdrum/trashcan totally happened to me...except it was a baby in a stroller....and I was carrying a fully stocked knife drawer.

[@juandalepringle1658]

I found your channel cause if part one 2 years ago so glad this came out

[@georgeprice4212]

Instructor: until the speaker gets here, I’ll be the metronome. (Counting four) Saxophone section: (plays “Mississippi Queen”)

[@Vehiclemaster-qq6fr]

I am a snare player in the drum line and we have the famous “one more time” phrase. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard it. Other ones for when we screw up include: “if you can say it, you can play it”, and “it sounds like thunder in here”.

[@DocRoblox]

LMAOO!!NI love the part where they carry the car to him!

[@lukespeakman872]

In my band if the director says one more time we can yell skittles and if we end up doing another rep the people who yelled it get skittles. If we don't do it again the people who yelled owe her a cookie.

[@echo3568]

The bass drum one happed to my friend but with a short sign when we were marching down and playing cadences

[@Abunai_Gaming]

That first one already wouldn't have happened from my band. We took very regular water breaks (almost too often I feel at times) because years before I joined, someone literally passed out during practice, and our director had to carry her to the bleachers to make sure she was alright. Ever since then, VERY sure it won't ever happen again.

[@scary.sticks7960]

Weak man, people pass out all the time at band camp