A Day in the Life of a Middle School Band Director

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Kaleb Chamberlin

6 жыл бұрын

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@lucydoodles2020 6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget people putting their phones on their music stands lmfao

@zoerystrom1038 6 жыл бұрын

Looksharp staysmart we would do that in jazz bands and while our director was working with other kids(we had an ok size group) the saxophones(me included 😂)would be on their phones and using Snapchat

@PrimitivTool 5 жыл бұрын

I do that to hold my music down

@bellad5968 5 жыл бұрын

ME IN ALL MY BANDS

@hopeandlife6398 5 жыл бұрын

Amen

@morganfrey7212 5 жыл бұрын

Looksharp staysmart everytime i see someone do that i yell ‘cellular device’ ‘is that a cellular device i see?’ ‘PUT YOUR ANDROID AWAY’

@ian-hm6cx 5 жыл бұрын

You know for a fact he’s quoting everything he’s heard before

@brycesusong6307 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr i’ve seen these all but with an orchestra teacher

@clb350 4 жыл бұрын

This is my band director lmao

@clb350 4 жыл бұрын

@Trashy Artz wait rlly?

@clb350 4 жыл бұрын

@Trashy Artz oh lol, no this actually was my band director, we actually had two, him and this bald guy

@4pensword4 4 жыл бұрын

As a middle school band teacher...I've heard/seen 90% of these THIS WEEK. It's only Wednesday.

@missyapsalot 6 жыл бұрын

0:20 “Do we have to play today? i just ran the mile!” omg that was so me! i had PE right before band

@a_literal_brick 5 жыл бұрын

In middle school it’s like “the mile made me tired. I don’t wanna play” In high school it’s like “Wooh! Just ran the mile! I’m pumped up! Let’s do this!”

@DRXSSYOUUP 5 жыл бұрын

*that's me but with orchestra*

@chivoleon 5 жыл бұрын

I have P.E before band :(

@sarahromans1314 5 жыл бұрын

SAME, but I didn't ask if I couldn't play band cause I love it, but during the whole hour I can barely breathe lol

@garrettcollins9019 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have PE before band too

@charliechimento852 5 жыл бұрын

0:24 *What’s the problem with this post?* ❌ It’s spam ❌ It’s harassment or bullying ✅ I’m in this video and I don’t like it

@e2b265 5 жыл бұрын

285 likes and yet I’m the first comment..

@cocooo1315 5 жыл бұрын

Ethan Loves Kitties mhm and I’m second

@MoonwalkMagic 4 жыл бұрын

It's for comedy pluss he didn't say who was the students who did it

@MoonwalkMagic 4 жыл бұрын

@czar what?

@MoonwalkMagic 4 жыл бұрын

@czar I don't know what that means does it mean like I know right

@stellaraee 6 жыл бұрын

My teachers cuts us off mid song to show us this video. We all crowd around his phone watching the video, As We yell out the names of the people who do that! Thank you so much for making band class more exciting!

@superstarquins 6 жыл бұрын

Stella Rae mine did that too.

@kaitlynswanson3507 6 жыл бұрын

Stella Rae lol

@angelicav7250 6 жыл бұрын

Stella Rae SAME!!

@shiny1676 6 жыл бұрын

Stella Rae Same my band teacher also did this

@emchadwell 5 жыл бұрын

Stella Rae he’s our band teacher😂

@AltoPiano12 6 жыл бұрын

the decimated clarinet reed was so ridiculously accurate

@genarorodriguez4121 5 жыл бұрын

Legit the clarinets and saxophones in my class will get confused when they squeak even though they've had the same reed for the last 3-5 months.

@kirkt3970 5 жыл бұрын

@@genarorodriguez4121 jeez... The perfect sax Reed lasts for 2 months how they play it for 5 😂😂😂

@genarorodriguez4121 5 жыл бұрын

@@kirkt3970 Idk they just forget to change it out. I'm not sure how it works since i'm a trombone player.

@versusfour2968 4 жыл бұрын

@@genarorodriguez4121 My alto reed works perfectly for almost the whole year

@madeleinehoward-frank1025 4 жыл бұрын

Had a kid in my Middle School 7th grade class never change his reed because his mom told him not to. Smh. The kid was still in 8th grade when all the rest of us were moving to Sophomore year and doing Honors auditions.

@gracegittinger9596 5 жыл бұрын

I love how the trombone going to "8th position" is the last clip, such a middle school experience lol

@maurabuck1613 5 жыл бұрын

Grace Gittinger Whenever one of us trombonists goes to “eighth position” my director writes our name on the board under a special heading called eighth position club.

@asston712 5 жыл бұрын

I literally went to 9th position once, I was going from Bb to B several times and uhh... my slide ended up on the other of of my bedroom.

@pigtasticpigtures7825 4 жыл бұрын

Grace Gittinger As a Trombone player, I must agree.

@scream7709 4 жыл бұрын

As a hs trombonist, if it happens the whole band will know. Everyone

@Chrryc0la 4 жыл бұрын

While doing that I accidentally launched my slide across the room xD

@tromboneaddiction8467 5 жыл бұрын

2:42 was literally my life in middle school

@genarorodriguez4121 5 жыл бұрын

That was me in September but now i'm fine.

@icouldntthinkofanamexoxo9199 5 жыл бұрын

Omg so true. Last year, in 6th grade, I ligit did that on my first day!

@ashleypaul4294 5 жыл бұрын

Lol me too

@notkiwibird 4 жыл бұрын

Trombone Addiction me

@prominai4589 6 жыл бұрын

HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE A CLARINET MOUTH PIECE???

@JesusRodriguez-qd8fn 6 жыл бұрын

I lose my sax mouth piece

@michaelsnuffalacagous1651 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know, but it still happens!

@noahstrawberry4710 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr thats was a little dramtic

@esmeraldamiguel3921 5 жыл бұрын

I use to share my clarinet with someone else and sometimes I would forget to bring my mouthpiece.

@kitariauthor5943 5 жыл бұрын

Promina I LIKE HOW

@j.c.1277 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent.. I would add "Can I do homework today" kid, "I need a reed" kid, "my slide doesn't move" kid and "I don't know where my music is" drummer. My personal favorite "awkwardly leave instrument on chair so it gets knocked onto the floor and broken" kid.

@zoerystrom1038 6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Cole I totally understand where you're coming from, in my band we had kids like this. One kid out there trumpet on a chant and it fell off and the mouth piece got stuck and we had another time when two kids put a water bottle in either the baritone or the tuba and they couldn't get it out 🤦🏼‍♀️ and our bind director was not pleased

@kitariauthor5943 5 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Cole Or a “My valve is stuck”and “one of the susaphone players got locked in their locker”

@zachramsey2521 5 жыл бұрын

or the "can i go get my valve oil"

@PrimitivTool 5 жыл бұрын

What about the percussionist who always drops his symbols

@rachelmarrone3271 5 жыл бұрын

*cough cough* the new tuba/baritone players that put the instrument on their chair instead of on the bell when they get up -- im a new tubs player and i would never try to put it on my chair

@anglr2062 4 жыл бұрын

“My clarinet won’t play” oh lord that’s so middle school

@braeden2712 5 жыл бұрын

A day in the life of a middle school band teacher: *No you cannot put that in the tuba*

@STR8ARRW 3 жыл бұрын

oh my goooood, my tuba has been decimated multiple times by other kids thinking it’s a basketball hoop for random objects, on the plus side my tuba gets bi monthly repairs and i never have to pay

@jocelyn8917 6 жыл бұрын

one of the band moms posted this on facebook and i was thinking, “thank god we’re not in MS anymore ahaha” before realizing this is still what hs band is like

@aidenjanz2690 4 жыл бұрын

jocelyn I don’t know what kind of high school band you are in, but I don’t think that’s true

@reederkids684 4 жыл бұрын

Tungsten 5 public school

@chandise6809 4 жыл бұрын

Tungsten 5 nope it’s very true

@Tiger-cm2rp 4 жыл бұрын

chanie not in marching band lol if you act like this you would get banned from band at my school

@annabethchase4582 4 жыл бұрын

lmao was thinking the same thing. honestly, high school is worse than when i was in middle school. everybody complains all the damn time lol

@awildfilingcabinet6239 5 жыл бұрын

Middle school band is the ultimate embodiment of absolute chaos, and any one who seeks to tame the untamable has strength beyond a mere mortal.

@skip2773 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@ChrisF_1982 Жыл бұрын

From what I've gathered is that many middle school band directors probably would want to teach high school of they weren't required to do marching band. So, if there were no marching band would we even have middle school band directors?

@moose_latte5549 5 жыл бұрын

No valve oil No reed Instrument is always "in the shop"

@peachbee4070 4 жыл бұрын

Moose_Latte so true

@jylesisprettycool3867 4 жыл бұрын

"WhY ArE tHeRe So MaNy StAnDs?!" BRO THATS SO ME WHEN THE FRONT ROW IS A MESS.

@sbq1978 6 жыл бұрын

My husband and I have watched this many times. This is genius. My son loves having you as a band teacher.

@z8ins 6 жыл бұрын

Andrea Stephens are you conor stephens mom

@SmokeyJoe99 5 жыл бұрын

Im suprised that nigga didnt shoot up the school lmao😂

@urmum1959 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Conor Stephens' mom

@rileydarnell5975 4 жыл бұрын

Andrea Stephens this is probably Wisconsin or some shit

@rileydarnell5975 4 жыл бұрын

Or some random northern state Idc for the north just the south , AKA TEXAS

@hann1515 5 жыл бұрын

my middle school band director gives us speeches about how we’re waisting his heart beats

@melaniep4099 5 жыл бұрын

Me lol My old middle school band director took some of the student’s chair for protesting against trump

@posideonsheir6231 4 жыл бұрын

M Meow oh. Yikes...

@denzelwashington543 4 жыл бұрын

Mine talks about how we have diarrhea of the mouth lmao.

@tkb5726 4 жыл бұрын

This is my new favorite insult

@jackricketts7025 8 ай бұрын

@@melaniep4099people protested in band !?

@StephanieDouglassMusic 6 жыл бұрын

This is real. This is real life. I'm glad I teach elementary band. Or am I? 😂😂😂

@kitariauthor5943 5 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Douglass Be glad. Be veeeeeery glad.

@zachramsey2521 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@bebrave9 5 жыл бұрын

Wow me too

@realkidsfun3074 5 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Douglass that’s a thing??? wtf

@realkidsfun3074 5 жыл бұрын

i wish i would’ve learned my instrument in elementary bc at competitions those kids seem better. i’m just as good but i feel behind

@goosegirly6867 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot the infamous “what measure are we at”

@goodmansteve2481 2 жыл бұрын

Classic

@miner_splash995 2 жыл бұрын

Oml that’s me and I have marching band camp for highschool 💀

@AstroLynxx0 6 жыл бұрын

My teacher showed us this and now I’m rewatching it 😂

@nobro8520 5 жыл бұрын

SAME!

@0Greenwell0 6 жыл бұрын

MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND TEACHER - CAN CONFIRM

@baileydarnell8925 5 жыл бұрын

This man is also the codirector of my high school band and he’s so funny. He’s like this in class. Today for May fest we got two new songs and one of them was one day more from les mis and he showed us a video of him singing all of the parts. He’s a great director 😂😂

@destiny6027 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget “Uh, teacher, how do I play this note?” *points at a note that you learn in fifth grade*

@reederkids684 4 жыл бұрын

ShesAHandsomeBeebo I’m guilty of that lol

@foxtatertot 4 жыл бұрын

I didnt have band in fifth grade... probably because my school was a small public school that's in a farm town with the population of 1,000.

@anonymousfrog1334 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had band when I was in fifth grade.

@erinbrunk4210 4 жыл бұрын

I play bass clef and in elementary all we had was treble clef worksheets

@honey-go5qj 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't have band in elementary

@josephstone547 4 жыл бұрын

"Can we get a concert B flat?" *kid plays B flat instead of concert B flat*

@emimizuki9704 5 жыл бұрын

1:12 as a flautist i can confirm that there are always a horde of stands in the flute section even though there’s only 4 of us at most

@Anna-kj3np 2 жыл бұрын

As a flautist, we take the stands to bother people

@InstrumentManiac 5 жыл бұрын

This brought me back 😂 and reminded me that band directors are SAINTS. Keep up the great work I look forward to more vids like these! 🤣😄

@francescofulghieri9608 6 жыл бұрын

Our teacher showed us this and we just listed who was who like “Robert!” “Charlie!” “Alice!” “Oh my god that is so Randy!”

@foxtatertot 4 жыл бұрын

I have two people in my band class who are named Charlie and Randy. (In case you're wondering, Charlie plays Trumpet and Randy plays Alto Saxophone.)

@sydneyreed-schall4906 5 жыл бұрын

As an 8th grade band kid this is entirely accurate

@cadetcaelus277 5 жыл бұрын

same

@valerier3673 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@foxtatertot 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@stalebread7499 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@josephinesworld6762 6 жыл бұрын

My teacher showed us this video in class all the clarinets laughed at the reed part

@streetofdreams4538 5 жыл бұрын

The struggle is real!

@willtaylor9091 5 жыл бұрын

I died laughing when I saw that clarinet reed!

@theoreticalphysics3644 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks KZfaq to recommendations. After playing trumpet for 9 years and having started back when I was in grade school, this hits home. "CaN yOu ReMoVe My MoUtHpIeCe?"

@sjskees2767 5 жыл бұрын

The one about the drummers was spot on I’ll admit it.

@z8ins 6 жыл бұрын

You could at least say my mouth hurts 100%

@goodgriefcharliebeef 5 жыл бұрын

1:43 EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY BANDMATES I S2FG

@brendanmcstephens1828 4 жыл бұрын

The best part is, I am a student of this guy. I have had him for about three and a half years. This man is great.

@ttank0322 6 жыл бұрын

My band teacher showed us this after we came inside from marching. I can say that this video is completely accurate.

@naligawesa3245 5 жыл бұрын

Percussion section: teacher what’s a guiro? There’s only one mallet We don’t have a ____ Who’s playing the snare this time Do we really need the (insert unnecessary instrument) Wait don’t start! I’m still tuning the timpani! Wait so this section is tiki ta ta tiki tiki ta tiki ? We can’t find our music Can’t forget that moment when percussion messes up and the whole ensemble turns their heads and just stares 😂🙄

@hsbvt 5 жыл бұрын

Percussion land is a whole other animal! As I read this I was shaking my head 'yup'...'uhuh'...'yup'...

@brennam5596 4 жыл бұрын

As a high school percussionist I can relate 😂

@brenna7716 4 жыл бұрын

N Aligawesa our person was playing mallets and he has a solo in our Christmas song and he was going so fast compared to the tempo and it screwed us up when we started playing

@evahicks5733 4 жыл бұрын

Cheezit We only have two percussionists (including me) and the other person does not listen to everyone else nor does he watch the conductor. This means that we (the whole band) all learned to tune him out while we all play

@KGoCraxy 4 жыл бұрын

This hits home so bad😩

@LisaLizTrombone 4 жыл бұрын

This video is absolutely hilarious! 😂 We especially like the trumpets “trying” to play high notes. Oh, and of course, the dropped trombone slide!

@highmind3389 5 жыл бұрын

2:44 Me and my friends all the time XD trombone is hard

@devilboi5314 6 жыл бұрын

My clarinet won't play. (giant hole in reed) Me: Hmmm here I wonder why! 😑

@supkenken426 5 жыл бұрын

this is what teachers secretly do during staff development days

@oliviasmm6609 5 жыл бұрын

2:39is legit me every time when ever I oil my slide lmao 😂

@Constant_Creation 4 жыл бұрын

As an intern at the middle school level, I’ve seen every single one and then some 😂

@zyana9840 6 жыл бұрын

My teacher stopped us mid practice to show us this and was throwing major shade at one kid in the band lol. But our class had a good laugh! Thanks!

@camilawithac8624 4 жыл бұрын

2:39 this happened to me when I was taking a look at my friend's drumsticks-

@AdieuAlle 5 жыл бұрын

“Do we have to play today? I just ran the mile.” Me every time I realize it’s band class

@tammyaberson2605 4 жыл бұрын

You are awesome and this is so true. I'm sending to all my students just to have them know how much I miss them during this crazy time.

@saladobands3611 6 жыл бұрын

This is 100% accurate! Thanks for posting!

@sheliie9936 5 жыл бұрын

Image walking in when he’s filming this “ *uhhh Mr. Chamberlin is doing it again* ”

@kristinreynolds577 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best!!! I played in band during my Jr high years. Oh how I feel for you poor band teachers today!! God Bless You!! 💖💖💖😊😊😊

@gravestonez 5 жыл бұрын

My band teacher showed us this and said it was surprisingly accurate

@caitlinteachesthings 6 жыл бұрын

this is exactly how my kids are. every time. hilarious!! 🤣🤣

@ItsDoodlemeyer 6 жыл бұрын

My band teacher showed us this today, great video 🤣 Pretty accurate to my class too!

@user-fi9ol6yr1f 5 жыл бұрын

This is the most accurate thing I’ve ever watched in my life.

@briarrr__ 5 жыл бұрын

The last one made me laugh hysterically and it's the middle of the night lol

@oscardakota2876 6 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic!!!! Thank you!!!! Montreal, Quebec

@zanewood4226 5 жыл бұрын

The last one happened at my sixth grade band concert. Lol

@kayleeyeung661 5 жыл бұрын

Band players: Out of breath Orchestra players and percussionists: *cackling in the distance*

@kayleeyeung661 5 жыл бұрын

@@compscidoggo ooh I'll add it

@02firelady 5 жыл бұрын

I mean that clarinet impression was totally spot on! Half of the time that's me 😂

@danivlds8141 5 жыл бұрын

When u did that whole explanation for “I dont have my flute”. I died bc thats me ksksksksksk

@avipotato 6 жыл бұрын

My teacher rants about how turtles are stupid and have no brains

@mariamramsis8872 4 жыл бұрын

All of these are pretty accurate I love your videos btw

@gofastboatsmojitos 5 жыл бұрын

this is the first one of these i’ve seen that’s accurate and actually funny!

@tromboneking87 6 жыл бұрын

100% Accurate!

@ozziehall779 5 жыл бұрын

2:33 BUT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY TOOK MY DRUMSTICK ON FRIDAY! I put them both on a stand at the start of rehearsal, went over to the mallets for warm-ups, and when I got back there was only 1 there! I found it by the end of rehearsal, on a table for the auxillary stuff I am NOWHERE near.

@mekennarae1641 5 жыл бұрын

Vesnake 11 that happens to me all the time! I’m a short girl who is in percussion with 5 tall guys, the guys always like to steal my sticks and hold them over my head, hide them, or put them in shelves that I can’t reach, it’s stressful

@suuri.mp4 4 жыл бұрын

I like how it ended off as the slide hits the cam lmao

@kyrajames4510 5 жыл бұрын

IM DYINGGGGG 😂😂😂 this is TOO ACCURATE

@shannonlynne3641 6 жыл бұрын

1:12 is the orchestra kids that have class right after the band class because band doesn't know how to share stands

@zoerystrom1038 6 жыл бұрын

Shannon Lynne band kids don't really know how to share stands you are 💯% accurate I know this because I am that kid, I also don't like sharing music so when we would have a performance the person I always sit next to and I would share the stand and music and with time he learned that we just use my music because mine is always neater and I write things on mine lol 😂

@DRXSSYOUUP 5 жыл бұрын

Lol my teacher forces us to share

@fulcrum7493 5 жыл бұрын

my ms has two different rooms and classes for band and orchestra lol

@ainsleyboss-harmon9839 4 жыл бұрын

Pfft who would share stands?

@bearwboots8839 5 жыл бұрын

1:29 is literally me everyday

@dogman2793 5 жыл бұрын

THIS WHOLE THING IS SUPER ACCURATE!!

@rowanmiller8749 3 жыл бұрын

0:54 "My mouthpiece is stuck." Me: *Oh my god hahaha that is so accurate.*

@jacob1931 5 жыл бұрын

0:54 Well you don’t know what it’s like to get an oboe reed stuck

@pancakeeater6940 5 жыл бұрын

1:57 is me having trouble setting up my stand

@Pizzamann34 5 жыл бұрын

The baritone is hilariously accurate, glad I switched to tuba

@lmaoidontcare6019 5 жыл бұрын

Band Directors are probably the most chill teachers ever

@purplecatloverrandompizza 5 жыл бұрын

"Who leaves their stand this high!?" Awnser: the 8th graders

@ChrisF_1982 Жыл бұрын

Only trumpets in the jazz band would need it that high.

@icedude081 6 жыл бұрын

Living legend right here

@olgalizbonetarodriguez5477 4 жыл бұрын

This can’t me MORE accurate!! Lol!! Hilarious! Seem like he was in my room

@mariapienzi2066 5 жыл бұрын

Please make more this is a great accurate representation of middle school band students 😂 Still love em tho

@thepepperonis2606 6 жыл бұрын

Lol perfect impression

@volrain311 6 жыл бұрын

Love it

@tornadokatzanimationsandgaming 5 жыл бұрын

My band teacher showed this to me and I can't get enough of this wonderful vid 😻😹😻😹

@ella.travels 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I have ever watched anything more relatable then this before 🤣

@patrickcronin9845 6 жыл бұрын

"Highly Effective" video analysis of the life of the Middle School band Director! :-)

@elladrutarosky2377 5 жыл бұрын

Lol 2:08 is so meeee lol😂😂😂

@ricardobama5004 4 жыл бұрын

this video makes me genuinely happy

@gabriellaroserestifo4719 5 жыл бұрын

"my sax is in my mom's trunk" HAS MY CRYING 😂😂😂😂 Literally me in middle school and still me in highschool band 😂😂😂😂

@TheMattNeal 6 жыл бұрын

8/8 gr8 m8

@AnnieC4242 5 жыл бұрын

One time in my band class we threw pencils and they got stuck in the ceiling

@Yeti1473 5 жыл бұрын

This was my class back in middle school, definitely showing this to my band teacher!

@tylerheintzen722 5 жыл бұрын

I empathise so much for all our middle school music teachers, truly an under-appreciated title.

@tidangames4346 5 жыл бұрын

He’s my band teacher he showed us this in class 😂

@obstmann7740 5 жыл бұрын

*dabs*

@tidangames4346 4 жыл бұрын

Why did I use an emoji oh god oh frick

@bryceplatzer1651 5 жыл бұрын

You know good and damn well he was mocking his one baritone player

@ser_milso 5 жыл бұрын

I love this! this is so relatable

@emilycassel8094 5 жыл бұрын

This was not what I was expecting out of this video. But it was amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@josephkim1333 6 жыл бұрын

I can't explain how much he put efforts on this.. so amazing

@HarrietShearsmith 6 жыл бұрын

Loved watching this, thanks for the fab video lovely x

@sarighasenfeld8228 4 жыл бұрын

That trumpet player trying to hit the high c is pure gold! Lmaooo

@Kristinapedia 5 жыл бұрын

I haven’t been in middle school for 3...cough cough years and this was so hilarious!