Trombone Suicide

The Westlake High School seniors doing a farewell version of trombone guillotine on senior night 2016. They called it "trombone suicide," but it is more commonly known as "trombone guillotine."

[@annsmalley9039]

doing this on a bench would make me so nervous omg, lose balance or control of your core and not only do you take out the person next to you, you fall down stairs

[@dylanlee496]

And that’s why we the people of marching band always work on core…for an aggravating month in high school. Boring as hell but it’s necessary to have good marching

[@B34STIFIED]

Band geeks forever try and make band a sport OMEGALUL. I remember when the band geeks tried to tell us that band practice was harder than 2 a days

[@frogwithinternet7648]

@@B34STIFIED bro what

[@jcthefluteman]

@@B34STIFIED perhaps the wrong video to be mocking musicians on lol I’d say at least 90% of the people in the comments WERE band geeks (myself included)

[@_TheYeaGuy_]

@@jcthefluteman 😂ikr idk what 2 a days are but band makes me atleast Feel like I'm playing a sport sometimes lmao

[@SteampunkHorse]

That percussion is everything and these kids’ timing is amazing.

[@spugelo359]

This is easier than actually playing the instrument. Whether it's dancing, playing an instrument... and doing whatever this is, you need to be able to follow the rhyme and nothing goes wrong. You go off beat and you get some damage. Stakes are higher, of course... but just don't mess it up and nothing happens. But obviously people who have never touched an instrument before would understand that and would more easily get impressed by this.

[@chrisseger2346]

I mean, they're in band. If they can't keep this tempo, I'm not sure what they've been doing in class.

[@maxchan179]

"that percussion is everything" why are you so cringe? did your schools crack down on bullies so you were never taught not to be so cringe in public?

[@gdttdeggegdh5471]

​@@maxchan179 damn, you must be an unfortunate existence

[@maxchan179]

@@gdttdeggegdh5471 you're feminized and limp wristed. that is because you had no strong masculine father figure or bullies

[@MasterYoist]

Our entire brass section was doing this in the 70s and 80s. My best friend actually hit me in the face with his brand new trumpet. The trombones had no mishaps. We had done this for all 4 years of high school. We didn't call it "suicide" we called it "head chops".

[@Abirkaur]

Oh my god are u okay? The “head chops” tho 😂

[@dragonator5061]

it dosen't actually mean suicide

[@Someone-wg3pv]

As a non american I don't get the point of this. Instruments are there to be played and not ment to twirl around. Composure and not such wriggling where people can be easily hurt. Sure it looks funny and maybe cool. But for what? Speaking as a player too.

[@gallavichstrss]

@@Someone-wg3pv fun. im not american either, but it doesnt matter where your from, your able to see that theyre enjoying themselves. sure its dangerous and mabye its not the intent of the object but its such a joy too use things not as intended. like, chairs with wheels arent supposed to make you nausous, but in the moment its fun, a challenge mabye. 'i wonder how long i can spin in that chair without stopping'. alot of the things that we do are just because we think its 'funny' or 'cool', its how we've fixed our boredom for ages. take rush e on the piano for an example! its stupid, and obviously not possible irl but its a fun challenge and has even been the reason some people learn piano lmao. /lh

[@je2848]

@@Someone-wg3pv rifles aren't meant to be spun and thrown either, they're meant to be fired. That doesn't stop multiple nations' armies from having armed exhibition drill teams.

[@joannacardoso1115]

I was on the drum line for 3 years in high school. Prior to that it was percussion in the middle school band. I thought I’d sit here and write a bit about my experience but I’m a lot more emotional trying to than I thought I would be. I’ll just leave it at: those were some of the greatest memories of my life to date. Thank you Timber Creek Regiment. From the bottom of my heart. What wonderful memories this little video brought back… 👏🏻🫶🏻🤘🏻

[@crimsoncrater6730]

That part where the guy talks at the beginning fits so well, I love it

[@kiilee5963]

i know your comment is 2 years ago but man i really agree

[@methatswho6299]

@@kiilee5963 as do I

[@mn3io]

@@methatswho6299 as do i

[@Shregurun93]

Agreed

[@LegoDinoMan]

@@mn3io As do I

[@tomwy.]

My school did this blindfolded and it was one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. It was also the most hyped I’ve ever been for a sports game

[@andynonymous6769]

Fuck yeah percussion section just giving us EVERYTHING

[@99Nimmuh]

nerd

[@haneulc.7244]

Cadences are ✨perfection✨

[@dylanlee496]

@@99Nimmuh how does it feel down there feeling satisfaction from putting people down for enjoying their hobbies

[@Homeless_Pigeon]

@@99Nimmuh “nerd” -clown

[@therealslimshitty5186]

@@99Nimmuh bozo

[@randoness6969]

you know it’s good when it’s over 5 years old, most the comments are from under 3 months, and youtube recommends it after 5 years.

[@grnmario8-music311]

As a trombone player, this is one the many mating calls of the trombones

[@sotepniques]

does it give you a tromBONE?

[@grnmario8-music311]

@@sotepniques why yes it does,

[@crack9014]

@@grnmario8-music311 how do trombone mates mate

[@E4439Qv5]

@@crack9014 ask your mother

[@subjectverbargument9871]

@@crack9014 They (trom)bone

[@emeliaerickson990]

I'm in a marching band and as a freshman playing mellophone, this is amazing. We're playing TSOP and everyone in the band is gonna do it! I'm excited!

[@melaniesheppard778]

Hey, how did it go?!😊

[@smallsTheSaxJammer]

Hell yeah, mellophone, much mellove to ya!

[@pongschlap]

i thought suicide meant one of the trombones would break i was dying the whole video in anticipation 💀

[@funnidoritoman]

i thought one of the people would pull a patrick star💀

[@emotika.]

i thought they were gonna jump off one by one 🙃

[@sparkstudies1675]

I still don't get why it was damaging to the trombones, I know nothing about them

[@InsertedFeels]

@@sparkstudies1675 there is the danger that the main part of the tbone would crash into another, causing damage that would probably make the instrument sound like garbage or not play at all

[@sparkstudies1675]

@@InsertedFeels thank you does it pose any threat outside of that?

[@MrFreckles-1]

POV: You're watching your school band try to make the game enjoyable while your football team is down 84-0 at half.

[@OMAN3307]

Fr

[@MysteriousMacaroniBandit]

did the guy just say "I CAN CLAP GUYS, I CAN CLAP MY OWN HANDS" or am i trippin

[@agirlunknown4434]

Omg I didn't notice that!

[@gazamidori2866]

Bruh he did wth

[@SamTheMan12]

yes he did say that.. lmao.

[@dynosaurrrr]

Lmao I wish I knew what was happening over there

[@qc7112]

Lmao I heard that too!

[@__ruebee]

as a former bass trombonist, this fills my very soul with glee. thanks for posting! :D happy i got to see it, even years after it was originally posted. lol

[@Coldstreamer17]

Percussion making it quite funky sounding

[@DTux5249]

As percussion does

[@the_girl_who_got_frozen]

We just cool like that

[@null2640]

we chill like that bruv

[@Brady_Kral]

@@DTux5249 most likely a flute player 😂

[@PeytDog]

@@the_girl_who_got_frozen bro I watch your videos 😂😂

[@mr.wuffles]

Keeping a group momentum like that for that long without messing up is a pretty big achievement, good job.

[@book_greek123]

One wrong move…..and it’s all over. Very impressive!

[@ManuelHernandez-xp3lq]

hence the suicide part

[@philyew3617]

Impressive ??? I thought the way to impress with a trombone is by playing the instrument well. Could any of them actually play the instrument ? And why were they dressed like mini storm troopers ?

[@book_greek]

@@philyew3617 it’s all apart of marching band

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@book_greek Apart of? Or a part of?

[@lukebell4738]

@@philyew3617 🤓

[@rainythehuman6838]

Hey Westlake!! Greetings from LT!!!! Found this on my recommended just by chance and I was like "wait.. I know those uniforms!" Rock on!!!!

[@Zheckonsin]

that drum beat be giving me the hype that i dont need

[@midnight6994]

but we all deserve

[@DaveM-FFB]

As a former trombone player it's cool to watch these kids working together and having fun. In middle school I played the trumpet. In HS, I initially resisted learning the trombone, but I'm so glad I switched because the trombone was much more fun for me.

[@KellyBKuhns41803]

We've done this at my school in years past with Mellophones, Baritones, Trumpets, Trombones, and Tubas. I've done it quite a few times (Tuba player), and it is so fun!!

[@therealslimshitty5186]

how the fuck you swing around a tuba 💀💀

[@meowmeowmeowmoews]

@@Vtec_Just_Kicked_In_Yo I can imagine. Things like this make me glad I am not a brass player honestly.

[@meowmeowmeowmoews]

@@Vtec_Just_Kicked_In_Yo definitely.

[@meowmeowmeowmoews]

@@Vtec_Just_Kicked_In_Yo I play saxophone so I can relate to hitting people with my instrument (usually just saxophones who are sitting/standing next to me tho)

[@LuffyToons]

What is it called?

[@E_FoxSnowspirit]

The sheer amount of TRUST you must have for this-- Jeez, marching bands earn my respect

[@jamesspradley9629]

Thank you for watching this video. I put this on YT several years ago and the YT algorithm recently decided to start sharing it to others. I’m not monetized - my reward is reading your nice comments and when you like and sub. My son is one of the trombone players. This was his senior year in the band. He was a drum major and borrowed a trombone from a friend so he could do this one last time with the kids he had played with since middle school. Fun note - the band marched in the Rose Parade a few weeks later, which was awesome! I wanted to address the most common comments. - They called this "trombone suicide" at our school, but I've heard it called "trombone guillotine" by most people. I made he title "trombone guillotine" so I wouldn't attract people expecting to see a suicide (something I would never share on YT, even if I had a video of that!). - The blue trombone is a P-bone. The trombone players used it in the stands, mostly for fun. They don’t march with it. - There were no injuries in the making or practice for this. The rehearse without trombones first and then move to using their instruments. If someone gets off rhythm, they duck down and stay down until they can get back on track.

[@Halwyn_Parrish]

Thanks for the clarification about the suicide part. Was a bit worried I'd clicked on something I maybe shouldn't have lmao

[@breadcubeboi8849]

This is dope, glad it's being seen by more people (including me!)

[@MissMoontree]

Your son is talented, you should be proud!

[@jamesspradley9629]

@@MissMoontree He went on to graduate college with an aerospace engineering degree and works on the new NASA rocket to the moon and Mars! Super proud!

[@lautaroAbj2024]

🔹One question, what city was that in? (postscript, I am from the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina)

[@paladinslash4721]

There is one universal rule about marching band. The trombone section is full of crazies.

[@dyll_pyckle]

No clue why this is on my recommended, but I am SO glad it is.

[@Ash_Queen16]

Same!

[@jaxtheoverlord6959]

same. I can already see KZbin mass recommending this video for no reason soon

[@asillygoofygoober]

Same

[@wolfer-qd6sb]

Hello Mr Spradley, this is Rylan. glad I got this video in my recommended since it brought back the memories!

[@jamesspradley9629]

Hi Rylan! I hope you're doing well! It's funny how many views this video has!

[@blobtheblob7975]

that was so smooth i was so scared someone would mess up.

[@Blobbyo25]

Brother it's been so long! How's your Blob-family?

[@Phantasima]

This just brought back so many memories of my high school marching band years. I was a flute player and we adapted our own version of this to do with the trombones ahaha. I'm 26 now and wish I could re-live those memories of being in the stands.

[@theepicmountaingoat]

THAT PERCUSSION IS FIRE 🔥

[@vimcro6211]

DUDE YES!!!!

[@justachairwithinternetacce5786]

@@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521 and why again are you expressing that here 😐

[@luighost9917]

@@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521 that’s a mighty big L

[@ancient_technique]

@@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521 ur an L

[@DaKoler]

@@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521 RIP BOZO

[@dolcissimorain]

its so scary the fact that their movements have to be ON POINT one mistake could get you hit in the face pretty badly. and if you trip over, even worse of an injury

[@st11ng]

i can imagine someone who doesnt know what suicides are being absolutely horrified by the title

[@1nfinit3]

Yeah will it's not an imagination anymore ....

[@lucidfangirl1030]

I was

[@forkymety]

theres another meaning for it??

[@asdaasda432]

no, im very much disappointed i got clickbaited.

[@KirkHermary]

Not horrified, just bored.

[@AgingAeroplanes]

I ain't gonna lie. I listened to this full blast like 20 times for that sick drumline.

[@treyrice1019]

nahh could we talk about the fact the drumline was going hard on that like i was feeling that.

[@tedwolf1716]

as a former marching trombone player myself, that's insane.

[@vernowietsch]

I just love how humans are obsessed with doing absolutely rediculus stuff just for the fun of it

[@moneyguy2008]

* ridiculous

[@moneyguy2008]

@Joe Correia Do you care to explain why you sent me this completely out of place reply?

[@gdttdeggegdh5471]

@@moneyguy2008 thirty seven

[@moneyguy2008]

@@gdttdeggegdh5471 Well, this is strange. I think this is the 1st time that I've had different people send random replies that have nothing to do with my original comment.

[@awhahoo]

@@gdttdeggegdh5471 38?

[@CruceEntertainment]

Baritone players back there thinking “man….. I shoulda learned the trombone instead”

[@theodoreroosevelt2154]

I love the 2 duck maneuvers they pull off. Some of them are very delicate and reserved so they can’t damage their instruments. The others decide to live life on the edge and risk banging the hell out of their instrument on the metal bench

[@anticlickbait]

Nice catch

[@somewhatoriginal]

Imagine how many times they got hit by a trombone during rehearsals

[@doekyuu_]

I’m also in marching band atm and I remember a couple weeks ago on our highschool football game, our trombone section went down and did the exact same thing, everyone cheered, stuff of legends. Great job guys 👏👏👏

[@Pandora7985]

I feel like Cartman in South Park watching High School Musical and finding out people think it's cool.

[@CitrineOMarbles]

And i thought it was the drumline who had the crazy ones...

[@octopussmasher2694]

Marching bones be pretty wild sometimes

[@InsertedFeels]

Bones lol

[@InsertedFeels]

Indeed we do be wild

[@ujiuuii8356]

Heisenbones

[@Aster-Studios]

@@InsertedFeels we are WILD YES

[@pliosaw]

The middle kid was the most relieved at the end, I wonder why...

[@clarahensley3106]

It was fun to see the trombones in my band do this last year. Maybe I can get them to do it this year even though the seniors (that we’re amazing) left.

[@raterus]

"Mom, Dad? You know that trombone you bought me in 7th grade? It's time for an upgrade..."

[@The_mrbob]

?

[@raterus]

@@The_mrbob "I busted it performing the Suicide!"

[@ethanpayne1886]

all the trombones in my do this as well, except it's freshmen through senior so it's much slower but it's still so cool to see it happen in real life

[@dougmorgan6819]

My HS brass section did this at a concert. One girl started laughing at something and forgot to duck. She ended up in the orchestra pit. Thankfully she wasn’t hurt and thought it was hilarious.

[@err0rtheglitch307]

dang this beat slaps.

[@dwaynejohnson6277]

My band teacher would never agree to that. Care of Equipment was paramount!

[@eliargumedo4728]

I was a part of percussion and we had this thing called “the theme” where we would play it at every football game and the band directors thought one of the students just made it up and it sounded cool which is why they let us play it, but it wasn’t made up… it was the PH theme

[@InsertedFeels]

AHHAHAHA

[@samuelwaller4924]

at basketball games we had a drum kit and they would switch off doing riffs every basket, except all of them were suspiciously similar to the ph theme lol.

[@maxmarshall4621]

WHS Drumline captain here from 2002-2006, good to know this still happens! And the same beat!

[@UnleashthePhury]

Never have I been so disappointed to see nobody get hit in the face.

[@AxolotlQueen]

thats what I thought it was abt

[@PopeDuwang]

Their Parents must have been nervously sweating the entire time.

[@Eaglecraft863]

As a fellow trombonist, this is as fun as advertised.

[@idcgaming518]

Why do they look like they're about to say "the only good bug is a dead bug"?

[@theresnoham]

they never let us do this bc there were too many of us 😢 30 trombones, and one person gets out of sync… it would be a nightmare for every single one of us

[@wyster14]

As a former trumpet, dancing in the stands with our instruments was super fun. During my senior year, after our halloween game we replaced one of our songs in our show with another, and that song had all the trumpets dance. I was the most recognizable on field because I put the most energy into my dancing

[@kf160k160]

The beat is sick too.

[@dabred]

one person makes a wrong move, everyone gets mad. bro lives with it forever

[@lukebell4738]

Dude that percussion goes so hard I was not ready for that.

[@Monkeyshaman]

I'm halfway through and if no-one dies at the end I'm going ballistic.

[@MsKitcloudkicker]

It’s 2022 and this appeared on my recommended! Bravo guys

[@darthharry]

idk why but the fact that two of them are holding p-bones is so funny to me

[@DustyEggSauce]

The percussion line is superrrr tight, shit sounds fire ! And they are full sending them trombones 🔥

[@misterchubbikins]

I always love these things. Like, I know it's simpler than it looks once you know the importance of the drum cadance, but it still never ceases to impress me.

[@waveiiyt]

wait as a trombonist i really want to do this now it looks so fun

[@heyimhumantoo]

I need to show this to my school band instructor and say “This. THIS is what our percussion section should sound like.”

[@bassyxgrelle8659]

Reminds me of our trumpet section doing this during a game for fun, I turned around and I just see the trumpets (who have never practiced doing this before) doing suicides, and honestly it went pretty well

[@ChonkyCats]

I can't be the only one who was expecting someone to get hit in the head, then fall on one of the other players causing a domino effect.

[@patrickcrabb6212]

What would have made this more impressive is if they could've played a note/cord in their down time. Then, then, it would've been worth buying a new bone after the eventual fall of doom.

[@Freeden]

I had no idea what I was watching when I clicked on this and no idea why yt recommended it. I am not disappointed I watched.

[@PowerSL]

It looks like they’re animated 3d models

[@GippyHappy]

Idk why this was recommended to me but I couldn’t NOT click on a video called “trombone suicide”

[@plant_trees_kg]

And so the algorithm strikes again with this wise choice… here at 150k views for reference!

[@confusedDruid]

Idk why this was in my recommendeds but I can see why it's called the guillotine good lord! The amount of skill that had to take and possible pain to learn by mistake is incredible

[@Whoscxpe]

The guy with the p-bone 😭😭

[@JohnZsAviation]

I can’t believe one of them is yawing a trigger trombone for it

[@datboiischicken9635]

Anyone else notice how most of them wouldn’t have even hit each other if they didn’t duck?

[@DERP_BY]

Rythmm Heaven Fever irl be like:

[@emilyrattini8462]

I just can’t imagine being in a band this big (I come from a small music department in a small school. I’m one of eleven people.)

[@katherinedobbs52]

This reminds me of the musical skit If I Were Not Upon This Stage (which is similarly difficult to pull of without thwacking someone cross the head with a heavy object)

[@samkuzel]

Wow I figured from the name of the video someone would mess up and fall down the bleachers. What a relief

[@nickcara97]

Never underestimate the ‘bone boys.

[@heatherhughes2955]

Oh yes what fun! I was in marching band back in junior high and it’s a blast doing this kind of fun stuff. It was always a lot of rehearsal and hours and hours of practice and usually it paid off just like this!🥳 These guys were great. Way to go! ☺️

[@coolcrab746]

see i wish our trombones could do that but their heights are like drastically different sooooo :(

[@DawnOldham]

High school band was SO MUCH FUN! These guys are awfully brave doing that routine while standing on an aluminum bench! Great job! I was a second chair clarinet, but during marching season I was on the dance team, and we did dances in the stands, sometimes with Pom poms. The friendships have continued for decades for many of us! PS by now, many of these have finished college or even graduate school ha ha

[@dylanhatton5178]

I've never seen a pBone in a marching band before!

[@jamesspradley9629]

Our ‘bones only use it in the stands. I think it gets used by the player of the week. They have fun with it.

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Hope everyone doing good and staying safe. If you need to talk to someone or need help, there are people who care. Sending support and hearts. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤️

[@cubycube9924]

I just realized the pattern is the exact same for every person. Nonetheless it’s still probably difficult for everybody to do this in sync at the same time cause someone would mess this up

[@mikebliss3153]

Just remember your number. You're either "down" on 1, or you're "down" on 2.

[@jacksyoutubechannel4045]

One of the hardest parts of these kinds of things is that worrying that you'll screw it up _is_ how you screw it up. If you get too much in your head, you'll hesitate or get off count.

[@drewisgolden]

I tried searching this up and it gave me the ol' "you're not alone"

[@vroomvroom8444]

Yoooo I just did this at a game today

[@iiFerd]

nice

[@Kale6196]

They went off tempo for a second and it scared the crap out of me

[@smaylien]

damn that snare !!! love it

[@CaffeinatedCrusader]

The title made me think somebody committed suicide and I got so scared Jesus christ

[@TigzCalamity]

That could have ended as well as my second ever band performance (yesterday) I was trying to let another sousaphone in (I'm one) and forgot that he's on my right not my left so he bumped into me and I realized I was a seat above where I was supposed to be and took the step and instead of landing on the seat it landing right in between luckily I my sousaphone suffered no dmg (other than minor scratches next to the one it had before) and I only knocked the wind out of me supposedly I broke the fall otherwise the fate may have been way worse

[@Irys1997]

Moral of the story: musicians can count. Additional moral of the story: marching band musicians can really count

[@jaylovett6697]

👏🏾👏🏾🔥

[@captainjimmy6947]

An excellent subversion of ones expectations, my hat goes off to you, I was on the edge of my seat, anticipating the event in which the title must be referring to only to be left with no such event occurring. the tension and anxiety of anticipating such an event only to be left with nothing is a truly a plot twist.

[@blinderGBS]

and the mouthpieces are where....

[@swazzy8469]

legend has it that after a few beers at the local applebees, they still try this

[@mimusic1853]

A++

[@_DB.COOPER]

Never knew band could be so exciting, I might have giving up football to do that!