Get Low With This Enormous Flute

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6 жыл бұрын

Paige Long is a world-renowned flutist. She’s also one of a small number of people who can play the three largest flutes in the flute family: the double subcontrabass, the subcontrabass and the contrabass. With tubing that stretches up to 22 feet in length, these instruments require a strong set of lungs to be able to carry a tune. But, as the director of New England’s all-flute orchestra, Long is a bit of an expert. Let her blow you away.
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@brandonpeche7542 6 жыл бұрын

What the *HELL* is page playing?!

@sallyjstlol9499 6 жыл бұрын

PAIGE*

@pv-eh9gf 5 жыл бұрын

It is PAIGE not PAGE me and her are bother named PAIGE with an i and I am not a paper

@shanegriffin5803 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm afended by the H word

@yannasewilson5800 5 жыл бұрын

Look at Paige look at Paige play what the heck is Paige playing I said heck because I didn't want to say you know what

@paigewishon1992 5 жыл бұрын

paige*

@tony69979 6 жыл бұрын

i want to hear the instrument and not the narrator, goshhhh

@omulom2778 6 жыл бұрын

YES, PLEASE !

@flutechannel 6 жыл бұрын

If you would like to hear more flute come over to our channel we have lots of flute going on!

@Fez3a 6 жыл бұрын

The narrator is so annoying

@ypaexio4263 6 жыл бұрын

Antoine Obeid This is an informational channel, go search it up if you want to hear it. It’s not hard.

@alyssahudson8317 6 жыл бұрын

Same

@FiatMihiSecundumVerbum 6 жыл бұрын

So we hear a song about the instrument instead of hearing the instrument? Wonderful

@1MadJack1 3 жыл бұрын

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@sleepytubbs9405 3 жыл бұрын

It is definitely a part of that song

@arhamidrish5824 2 жыл бұрын

I am here just to remind u after 3 years that u have 666 likes.lol

@professorkombat2381 2 жыл бұрын

it’s not a good sound

@redwoodcoaststudio1610 3 ай бұрын

Seriously total garbage. I skipped to like 9 places and just heard the annoying cutesy voice rambling on and on. Get off the internet!!

@vivivivivivi 6 жыл бұрын

Is this a video targeted for kids, or are they just underestimating their audience? Or is this supposed to be funny?

@Thetabc24 6 жыл бұрын

Vi seems perfect for kids learning music instruments and about orchestras

@vivivivivivi 6 жыл бұрын

To kids it might be appropriate, to adults, it's just condescending and not entertaining at all.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 жыл бұрын

I loved it. It was fun, and was refreshing. Nostalgic too, yet new. Theres no reason to be so uptight. In no way was this patronizing. Grow up. What are you? 13 and refuse anything playful or reminiscent of being child-like? Also we do get to hear the instrument play. And if you want more then look it up

@statingtheobvious8119 5 жыл бұрын

@@FreshAsianSwagg you posted the exact same reply as on another comment.

@FreshAsianSwagg 5 жыл бұрын

@@statingtheobvious8119 Lmao it was a copy paste I made to put onto other comments that were just like this one.

@4ppletv376 6 жыл бұрын

Never do this style again please... Thank you

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 жыл бұрын

I loved it. It was fun, and was refreshing. Nostalgic too, yet new. Theres no reason to be so uptight. In no way was this patronizing. Grow up. Also we do get to hear the instrument play. And if you want more then look it up.

@CBTheMechanic 6 жыл бұрын

This style is almost as annoying as the bimbo narrating it.

@atalentlessidiot7872 6 жыл бұрын

4ppleTV Yeah. Seriously, just play the instrument and shut the bitch narrator up.

@wrpxyz2431 5 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@staceymkindles 5 жыл бұрын

Generic Comment

@brandentheultramangofighter 6 жыл бұрын

*WHAT'S THE HELL IS PAGE PLAYING*

@austinwark6167 6 жыл бұрын

Really hated the style of this video

@thomasjansen5921 6 жыл бұрын

i agree

@AnnRiba 6 жыл бұрын

why. I really liked it

@al700 6 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of old PBS kid shows.

@JJRicks 6 жыл бұрын

I liked it

@imenfenina2059 6 жыл бұрын

Auztin me too... it’s a wasted opportunity by making it so stupidly dorky

@ketchupacket 6 жыл бұрын

The flutes: the lowest maintenance of the woodwinds, but the hardest to learn The saxes: you can either have the worst sound or the sexiest sound The clarinet: the lower the note, the more beautiful it is The trumpet: want your head explode in seconds? then try playing the high notes!!! The trombone: precision is key...or you would sound like a middle school kid The tuba: the base that always gets overseen by percussion Percussion/String/Key: Admit it. Your parents wanted you to play *one* (mainly string or key) of those three types of instruments...

@mattymoore1107 6 жыл бұрын

InfernoLegend980 I play the flute and keyboard, when I'm in my music lesson I hear this little 11 year old kid play 'the worst sound' on saxophone

@ketchupacket 6 жыл бұрын

Moorm i feel you man, in my band class, i sat right behind person who played the alto saxes because the band director put the whole clarinet section in one row. the worst thing was that I can feel their notes scream in agony

@spacefroggy1238 6 жыл бұрын

So true 😂

@whistlesongwriter8320 6 жыл бұрын

I play the flute and piano!! I really want to learn a lot of instruments but I'm too lazy XD There's was a kid in one of my school bands who played the trumpet soooo loud. I legit became temporarily deaf after each rehearsal

@pawarchand709 6 жыл бұрын

Infern

@liawatson5789 6 жыл бұрын

Is this for children?

@Ju-lj5ff 6 жыл бұрын

Lucky Kitty Or they think we are stupid lol

@Thetabc24 6 жыл бұрын

Why not, take out the Hell in the beginning and kindergarten here we come.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 жыл бұрын

@treger2320 4 жыл бұрын

Tony Ravioli you’re contradicting yourself

@tomasr.2945 4 жыл бұрын

The video is condescending. They assume the audience doesn't know a lick about music.

@SirPhillyLeong 6 жыл бұрын

"One time at band camp....."

@YehoshuaD 6 жыл бұрын

Clicked on this video just to find the person who would comment this...

@etnikosmani9569 6 жыл бұрын

I just giggled like a madman

@loladwyer6743 6 жыл бұрын

Literally me

@thegamingflutist482 5 жыл бұрын

Lol!

@antisocialmusician3122 4 жыл бұрын

Me lol

@larry12345 6 жыл бұрын

i wildve loved to hear how these instruments sounded on their own instead of just them being described how they sound in an animated snippet ...

@redwoodcoaststudio1610 3 ай бұрын

It's pretty agreed here that this video is absolute trash. See, America CAN come together!!

$@ancientfractal2526$

@ancientfractal2526 6 жыл бұрын

I remember when Great Big Story’s videos used to not be overly corny and patronising. Please cut back on the ‘cute’, ‘cartoonish’ accents on your videos. They feel like they’re made for children and it’s sickly.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 жыл бұрын

@anarrangementofpixelsonapl1931 5 жыл бұрын

@@FreshAsianSwagg we don't like things being spelled out for us, go back to PBS kids

@justincarlson3444 3 ай бұрын

I know drop a big ol' HELL at the beginning then make it for children. Who is this for?

@kappreesans8670 6 жыл бұрын

Comment Section: "The video style is childish!" Kids: "BUT SHE SAID THE WORD HELL" D:

@TeagueChrystie 5 жыл бұрын

You guys usually make fantastic videos; unfortunately, for being a great premise, this video was about 70% more annoying than it had any right to be.

@DabooksofEli Жыл бұрын

I immediately came to the comments to see if I was the only one that felt that way 😂

@musicchannel5308 5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@redwoodcoaststudio1610 3 ай бұрын

you forgot a zero at the end

@liworren9749 6 жыл бұрын

I play the double contra-bass flute and i can say with absolute certainties that this is one of the hardest instruments i have ever played (i can play piano, clarinet, oboe, double bass, violin, cello, viola, trumpet, French horn, tenor and alto saxophone, flute, piccolo, guitar and obviously the double contra-flute)

@soleileil 2 жыл бұрын

I know it has been 3 years but WOW! you are extremely talented person :) I play tenor sax and playing one instrument is hard for me so I just wanted to say that you are so cool!

@kid10249595 Жыл бұрын

@@soleileil agreed, although I do think that if you were to try clarinet you would more than likely pick it up quickly. I used to play clarinet and baritone sax, and their both very similar to each other, minus a few fingering positions. Funny thing is a lot of reed instruments, mins double reeds of course, are pretty similar to each other.

@ScottMcDavid-Music 8 ай бұрын

Yes, but can you play them all at the same time?!?!? Ah HA!! That would REALLY be impressive... work on that and get back to me... lol

@misterberzerk4464 6 жыл бұрын

Video starts singing about flutes......person clicks off video

@johnty505 6 жыл бұрын

(said in Bastion narrator voice)

@EliteXtasy 6 жыл бұрын

I quite liked the animation, but I thought the singing was annoying.

@maematsuoka5994 6 жыл бұрын

EliteXtasy ikr

@xixich7387 6 жыл бұрын

EliteXtasy Yeb

@debbiemeyer2693 5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@pongers5895 5 жыл бұрын

Yea

@nathanhol42001 5 жыл бұрын

Yea

@kenziekylecfacundo829 6 жыл бұрын

2:01 is that guy tickling the subcontrabase flute?

@epdlc2889 5 жыл бұрын

Omg you seem like such a funny person. I subscribed

@smersmer1855 4 жыл бұрын

_”This is an orchestra comprised entirely of flutes.”_ _Me, a flute player and an intellectual:_ “Ew.”

@fun_nuggets2514 3 жыл бұрын

I just imagined how... weird that would sound

@StapleCactus 3 жыл бұрын

Did you, at any point in making this, think maybe the viewer would like to HEAR what these flutes sound like?

@bakaneko9741 6 жыл бұрын

I know I won't get an answer for this... But in the off chance I do! I have a question: Can somebody tell me why this video was stylized like an old episode of Sesame Street? I grew up in the 80's and 90's and and this is very reminiscent of Sesame Street from when I was growing up! Sure it might be appealing to children, but a lot of people that are watching these are adults, and to be honest I really did not enjoy the pandering... It was quite annoying. Sorry. :-(

@tomasr.2945 4 жыл бұрын

It's not you. The video is condescending.

@imveryrandom4450 6 жыл бұрын

Embouchure is actually the way you shape your mouth in order to make a sound on an instrument, not just the flute

@leniachavez7094 3 жыл бұрын

It's very frustrating to know about these wonderfull instruments but can not hear their sound because narrator don't be quiet for a second

@gabe5499 6 жыл бұрын

I’m playing the world’s tiniest violin

@fourchan8225 6 жыл бұрын

shame

@jojoorsmth 4 жыл бұрын

Nobody: No one at all: This cute old lady: *B I G L O W F L O U T E*

@sparklefarter 6 жыл бұрын

That is so cool. I never knew the flute family extended that large. I loved playing the flute and the sweet melodic sound it made. :)

@liamsprichrt5872 4 жыл бұрын

Contrabass flute: I play the lowest notes ever Octobass: am I a joke to u?

@mewhenthe6831 2 жыл бұрын

ikr, low c so low you cant hear it?? lmao

@derpysheep5872 4 жыл бұрын

You know the band is small when you can hear the flutes Wait, this is supposed to be an orchestra made entirely out of flutes?

@collapsed.6608 6 жыл бұрын

“What the h*ll is Paige playing?” 🤪😂

@morgantillis4987 5 жыл бұрын

I play the flute and I’ve never seen a flute THIS BIG!

@dogeofcoin7038 5 жыл бұрын

Bassoon: 1 pancake key Contrabass Flute: ALL THE PANCAKE KEYS

@benzimason5976 6 жыл бұрын

This video gave me the same feeling as experiencing a slow internet connection.

@natalylopez3023 6 жыл бұрын

0:04 I started laughing so hard 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@nickmcbrayer3084 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, in recent years there was developed a sub sub great bass recorder that matches the lowest pitch of the double contrabass.

@bettya.k.abetty8259 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a woodwind player I play the Bb Bass Clarinet Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone and the Contra Bass clarinet. Hearing other music nerds talk about their instruments brings me joy. I'm a Selmer Paris guy myself

@DNKG669 2 жыл бұрын

Modern Selmer is trash

@mehere8299 4 жыл бұрын

Would have been nice to hear a solo of longer than 0.5 seconds!

@SuperJosh-rs6kp 6 жыл бұрын

Wheres the Ultimate quintuple double sub-contrabass flute?

@gracez8243 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the story, and as a flute player, I thought the flute orchestra was so cool. However, the narration was childish and obtrusive, which, at times, distracted from the content. Maybe it was an attempt to be engaging but it was too much. I cringed really hard at the "nEW WORD! :D Em. Bou. Chure!" Gonna go cleanse my ears with some Bach.

@mauirandall8176 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting listening to this woman explained how she plays the contrabass flute, I wonder if she's good at it? Is there anyway I can listen to her play a single song on it?

@bigboiapricot806 2 жыл бұрын

They literally said that shes a professional flutist

@renataellian7537 6 жыл бұрын

guys this channel is the best and I appreciate the hard work they do

@jonkap123 6 жыл бұрын

Big fan of GBS but this one was way too cheesy

@saraha5502 4 жыл бұрын

I play flute. I've never seen flutes like that it's so cool! I play regular flute

@brie8981 5 жыл бұрын

1. Hate the Stile 2. I play the pickilo flute 3. Are we back in kindergarten

@ant51006 6 жыл бұрын

0:05 me when I see a giant portable box with a instrument inside

@amanofcultur9903 6 жыл бұрын

That flute would win in a duel with me.

@zacharyburket55 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for completely explaining this flute and then letting us hear exactly 2 seconds of it playing 😫

@highten443 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine cleaning the spit ... You’d need a bucket 😂

@nicksurfs1 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard it but never seen it. A spot on my mind is now filled lol

@iroden5335 6 жыл бұрын

There's a joke here............it's right on the tip of my diiuuuhhh tongue,yeah tongue............

@jy4266 6 жыл бұрын

I like big flutes and I cannot lie...

@huskypuppypaws4850 6 жыл бұрын

me too

@nickvandergraaf1053 6 жыл бұрын

Was there even a moment in this video in which we could clearly hear those flutes being played? Goddamnit.

@xitrusgaming8128 4 жыл бұрын

0:05 Narrator: what the hell! Me: theres kids watching!

@STillison 6 жыл бұрын

horrible style of this video totally unexpected from great big?? yall are normally sooooo amazing ahead of the crowd on video production. this was weak

@reevecoble1812 6 жыл бұрын

Gahhhh this video was soo tedious to watch as a band person

@Wolf_Gaming-pf2td 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@GragoGord 6 жыл бұрын

It's like a episode of Dora but you learn something

@bigheccinrat4061 6 жыл бұрын

How does one play an instrument with 22 feet of tubing? Me: HEY ITS ME THE TUBIST

@scoutisabelle 6 жыл бұрын

That intro. LOL 😂

@liamcoldwell442 6 жыл бұрын

I literally stopped. This is for a preschool class, not KZfaq.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 жыл бұрын

@leemonroe6526 5 жыл бұрын

All these flutes are making me so happy ♥️♥️

@malemand9288 4 жыл бұрын

2:03 Subcontrabass clarinet be like Am I a joke to you?

@moffboffjoe 6 жыл бұрын

This video had editing style/direction. srsly why

@tony69979 6 жыл бұрын

the script of the narrator is cringy

@zoralewis4357 6 жыл бұрын

Me, a bassoon player: Eh, just give me a few more extensions, and I'll be there.

@AnnaandStanleyFNF Жыл бұрын

So what would the double subcontrabass flute sound like since there's only contrabass, subcontrabass and double contrabass

@backyardgarage912 6 жыл бұрын

The schoolhouse rock style transitions were jarring and not well incorporated into the existing style. I didn't care for them. A great big story though!

@angelabuchanan2912 6 жыл бұрын

What the hell is page playing😂

@madisonmartinez1668 5 жыл бұрын

I misread the title and I thought she was gonna play "get low" on the flute I've never been so disappointed in my life

@mauirandall8176 2 жыл бұрын

"So we're making a video on the contrabass flute what should we use as the background music?" "same background music we use every time of course"

@superpoweraxe8905 6 жыл бұрын

FIRST Letter in the alphabet is A

@Breadmaker332 6 жыл бұрын

SuperPowerAxe lol

@bayareajokester9456 6 жыл бұрын

first element in the periodic table is hydrogen.

@emmanuelchanda8091 6 жыл бұрын

Be original

@didaptgaming2750 6 жыл бұрын

SuperPowerAxe Get original, I've seen this comment, or comments like these, many times.

@ralphvanthoff 6 жыл бұрын

SuperPowerAxe 199th

@AnnRiba 6 жыл бұрын

Why so much hate for the style. GBS has always had a lighthearted approach to the documentary style. This isn't new. I like it better than a boring interview. Its not like every other documentary; it's light, breezy, and easy to understand

@lucy-nz1rt 6 жыл бұрын

Pls WaLuigi Dom Me if you want a childish educational system, go watch Sesame Street. Documentary’s are for teens upwards. This was one of the only documentary channels that I found educational, with facts that were useful. If you want something easy to watch and that’s educational, don’t go looking for a documentary channel. If you find interviews boring then why even bother?

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 жыл бұрын

@RuneTrips 5 жыл бұрын

it's light, breezy, and intensely patronizing.

@bladeofevilsbane5808 5 жыл бұрын

Annoyingly cringey

@mauirandall8176 2 жыл бұрын

@@FreshAsianSwagg oh so you just copy paste that in every comment section.

@LocalChirpingInsect12365 3 жыл бұрын

"What instrument do you play?" "The number 4."

@4JsGaming 5 жыл бұрын

this makes me feel better about playing the flute in band

@kingbella_ 6 жыл бұрын

I have a flute

@aaronfisk7212 6 жыл бұрын

Seriously, not one American Pie joke?

@l1z4rd67 5 жыл бұрын

Her face when she's playing is just "I've peed myself in public and I don't know what to do"

@khushidodhia3796 6 жыл бұрын

I dunno why I got excited when I saw flutes. I feel like they are so underrated. Like the flute is my favourite instrument but people always get famous for violin or piano or guitar

@foof3114 6 жыл бұрын

Is this for little kids? Oh wait, I am a little kid. (7th grade)

@debbiemeyer2693 5 жыл бұрын

Weird7thgrader ಠ_ಠ my son Preston Ford is going to be a 8th grader WOW

@carlosyanezkittykatmusic 6 жыл бұрын

This style is bad

@stevenhager2918 6 жыл бұрын

"They actually play the lowest possible notes of an orchestral instrument." No, they don't. The double contrabass flute's lowest note is the C one octave below the cello's lowest note. The double bass can also play this low, assuming it has the C extension (something which is required for much of the orchestral repertoire). The contrabassoon can play a whole step lower than that, and is exceedingly more common than this flute. Contrabass clarinets also commonly feature extensions which allow then to play as low as the double bass or even the contrabassoon. There's also the tuba, which (with four pistons) can play a half step lower than the double contrabass flute. Using pedal tones, the tuba can also play even lower than any of these instruments, though the tone quality may suffer.

@stephenmogensen4073 Жыл бұрын

There’s also the octobass whose lowest C cannot even be heard by the human ear

@jayveeaurea9091 4 жыл бұрын

“See Paige play...” “Play Paige pla...” “WhAt ThE HeLl iS pAiGe PlAyInG?!”

@ralphvanthoff 6 жыл бұрын

Most annoying voice over ever! Interesting contents, but get that woman of the voice a job in a grocery store or so.

@benjaminwu2151 6 жыл бұрын

The video was so cringe and the style was really wacky

@raphaelkhoury218 6 жыл бұрын

WAIT! is it really true that Flutes can cover a whole orchestra? If it's true tyen i wanna hear an all-flute concert!😍😍😍😍😉 Also carrying amd especially ASSEMBLING those big flutes must be an enormous pain!😭😭😭😭😉

@fsdhuy 4 жыл бұрын

No crap, although possible. My bass clarinet in its case weighs 15lbs and well, its not hard, just a little straining after 15 minutes. Might be death for ppl that are used to light instruments

@alice-dw1et 4 жыл бұрын

Me: omg, your flute is so small! Flute Army: what did you say?

@TheUAVpilot 6 жыл бұрын

Would have been nice to actually hear the different flutes instead of all that psycho babble.

@woldinini9988 6 жыл бұрын

The editing in this video is so much fun!

@JoshSlattery 6 жыл бұрын

Did you play strings over the portion of the video where you tried to explain to us what the instrument sounded like

@mayiooouuu5650 4 жыл бұрын

The double subcontrabass flute just looks like a saxophone with back problems~

@Alchustr8dam 6 жыл бұрын

Metro Boomin ?

@ilsunnylo3562 6 жыл бұрын

I will stick to black midi. This is too retro

@flutechannel 6 жыл бұрын

I approve this video! Great Job Paige! We gotta come down sometime!

@epalegmail 5 жыл бұрын

well, actually the lowest flute is not the double contrabass one, but the hyperbass flute. it is extremely rare though

@fireflynovember 6 жыл бұрын

really.. too much style on this one?

@Capyrkeys 6 жыл бұрын

I think your target audience for this video is children. This is the first Video on your channel, that I could not enjoy.

@FreshAsianSwagg 6 жыл бұрын

@poppybell2209 3 жыл бұрын

My soul belongs to bass flutes... we are a rare breed, but we are sure of who we are. and we love who we are.

@BKrystall 2 ай бұрын

My dad has the entire range of the clarinet family. From the Ab sopranino to the BBb Contrabass clarinet. My dad’s lowest flute is the Bass Flute.

@evilherojain4412 6 жыл бұрын

Flutes are very inefficient instruments.

@akibird 6 жыл бұрын

Bob Ross Well excuse me, I'd like to see you playing one.

@evilherojain4412 6 жыл бұрын

I’m a flute player, all I’m saying is that flutes are built inefficiently. They take so much air and 60% of it is useless.

@akibird 6 жыл бұрын

Bob Ross they don't take up that much air..? I mean I can hold out a note for 20+ seconds....

@evilherojain4412 6 жыл бұрын

They’re the second instrument that takes the most air because they have such a short tubing. Just because you can hold a note for 20+ seconds long doesn’t mean that you can hold it for long while playing a piece.

@evilherojain4412 6 жыл бұрын

The lower octave of the flute takes more air than higher notes.