Fire Dance Arr. by Douglas Akey

Fire Dance, as performed by the Thompson Middle School Concert Band during the Winter Extravaganza on December 12, 2013 at Ford High School.

[@naima7802]

Everyone be complaining Like what you think it's a professional band? They did great!!

[@Spacey_492]

Douglass Akey is my teacher at Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies and he made the song. Apperently the backstory of it is , He couldn't find a name and he asked the class, what do you think it sounds like (quote) some kid got up and said it sounds like a Fire Dance (pushes glasses up) (quote) and Mr. Akey goes.... OK

[@johnpratt7439]

Can vouch. It was July 1999 at the East Valley Summer Band Camp Gala and I was in that class.

[@samtheflutegirl1373]

I played this with my band last year. Despite being a flute I was in love with the woodblocks then and I'm in love with the woodblocks now. This is such a fun song to play too. I love the driving beat.

[@lauraloveleyy8639]

I remember playing this in 6th grade. So much fun

[@jonathonflood5890]

im playing this in my concert band class this year and its very catchy. Last year we played caliber at our winter concert and that was fun too

[@anc_enrique3461]

French horns make me proud

[@idontknow8716]

French horn squad?

[@lvleslyy]

Im in 6th grade and i think we are playing this for our winter concert! I had my first lesson for the year and introduced us this song to us! It is pretty hard,but it's alright! On our third try we kinda got it correctly! I like this song now!(i play percussion :3)

[@brandonenslow2706]

I'm playing this in my spring band concert

[@c.a.burnside4297]

same. but our concert is in February for our varsity band.

[@xxperpetual4279]

Jester Gaming same

[@themower9472]

I'm also going to play

[@GiornoGiovannaGangstar]

yoyo we're playing this for concert band!! I fucking love playing the percussion part for this!

[@averagehuman522]

*THIS IS A CHRISTIAN MINECRAFT COMMENT SECTION NO CURSING*

[@idontknow8716]

No cussing _youngster_

[@johnpratt7439]

I couldn’t tell if the director was Mr. Akey. Then I saw 2nd chair flute tapping her foot. Because she was not immediately killed, I knew it was not Mr. Akey.

[@xxperpetual4279]

I play this as trumpet

[@amyobrien6633]

Playing this in band. I see the tuba playing my part which is the Alto Saxaphone.

[@a_person127]

I play this tomorrow for our concert as a trombonist. Our band is not good

[@shinobu3817]

We played this song in festival and got a gold plaque

[@susuplayzvr]

if they preformed at my district festival they would get a solid 3

[@TemereC]

Awsomeness

[@WOLFM0THER]

Bass slaps hard at 0:48

[@tedfontenot3912]

i played this in band on clarinet , it is on video

[@tedfontenot3912]

Brains and Blonde meaning by on youtube

[@nicolite8477]

I am saddened I could not hear the trombones

[@davidanthonysantos9813]

In the mean time there’s another settlement that needs help I’ll mark it on your map

[@ThandeePool]

What does this mean

[@isaacarias6440]

I love this song. Where did the old day goes😢

[@nahm1255]

I play this on trumpet and I mess up the high notes

[@randum5882]

Anyone playing this on timpani like me

[@Spacey_492]

*Douglas*

[@kaitlynarmstrong8583]

Percussion's to loud, the concert Cs in the melody weren't toungued hard enough, and just a lil sloppy over all. I really love this song. My advanced (middle school) band is playing this rn and It's so fun. I'm on Bb horn

[@madelinethompson7911]

Kaitlyn Armstrong I’m playing this on horn too

[@Finnjend]

ok

[@andriuswolf6241]

So bands are supposed to be this big? Mine is only like 20-15 members and we learning this rn

[@xxjinx_katxx6896]

HOLY WHY DO I KEEP FINDING YOU ON RANDOM VIDOES AHHHH! a fellow xiao simp and band human hehe

[@andriuswolf6241]

@@xxjinx_katxx6896 ? The one u would normally find is the shrine of smth smth and always start their comments with a cat laugher emoji and flower emoji

[@mistylovessans1947]

*When the clarinets go out of tune.* Its me!!!

[@weirdmiggy]

Everything but percussion and trumpets is too quiet. I can barely hear the 1st clarinets 😔

[@Joeeetato]

Honors band ha ha ha...I playing this and I in beginners band

[@Joeeetato]

SlimeReviews I never said I was better I just said we are playing this

[@shroomicide]

KenzouOtaku I'm in beginner band to and I'm a 3rd clarinet

[@sabinoflores8251]

they went to fast

[@aidanbrown4083]

I think it depends on the band and the director, I'm playing this rn and we go way faster :/

[@Lily-Patch]

I'm playing this in my school band, and they are going WAY to fast. And dynamics are terrible.( I play the French horn and I have the melody most of the time)

[@aidanbrown4083]

I think it kinds depends on the band and the director, I'm playing this rn and we go way faster :/

[@SpookyTelly11037]

in my opinion, the percussion is too loud for my liking, and because of that, i could barely hear the band.....Plus, low brass needs to be a little louder (trombones, tuba, euphonium, etc.) I play tuba by the way :D

[@robynrose6175]

I agree with you the percussion is too loud. I also don't know if it's normal that you can barley hear the flutes and clarinets (I play flute so I wouldn't know)...

[@SpookyTelly11037]

usually, i belive 4 flutes would be loud enough to be heard through the band... i know this because i have exactly 4 flutes in my band and they are not quiet one bit.

[@robynrose6175]

W.D Gaster We have 8 flutes in our band ...

[@SpookyTelly11037]

oh...then i am not sure if it is normal or not for flutes to be quiet...

[@Waxiestsine766]

Robyn Rose I have 2

[@sharkynoizboi824]

No they did not do good, they are terrible. Off time and every is not with the direct also it slowed down every measure

[@epicredteardrop400]

You I suck at this song 😭