Neutral party ..........those 2006 and 2007 guys ( both schools) were really amazing...havent seen anything else this good since then

2023 and this still hasn’t been duplicated respect to these guys

LOL, yes. The first group in Navy and White is Virginia State University. The second group in Green is Norfolk State Universtity. Both in the wonderful state of Virginia.

I know I have said it before, but dammit Imma say it again. VSU has the best tuba section hands down. I ain't never heard tubas go like that before in my life. They on some supernatural talent in that band. It's scary the way they play.

Lol my band director was a tuba player at Norfolk. I love yell HORSEPOWER!!! When he walks in the band room at practice. And I love rubbin this video in his face wen he be playin around sayin that I suck cuz I like horsepower. Our band director is cool as heck tho.

The first group is Virginia State University from Petersburg, VA. The second group is Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA. This event is the Labor Day Classic Battle of the bands held each year in the Gym of Norfolk State University the Friday night prior to the football game.

i've always liked VSU's tubas they got a style that sets them apart no disrespect to NSU, i like y'all tubas too...and of course your vicious trumpets!

That solo at 1:31 was raw boi

The event is open to the public. Tickets run about 10 dollars or so. It is held every year the Friday before Labor Day down at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA.

Need that 04 battle

that is so cold becuase they didn't have to scream like baritones just to prove they were cold...so much range at once. Petle tones kill everytime. that solo was too nasty!!!

Yeah some of the tones should have been rounder in quality--some edgy moments. But with that said, I was entertained and honestly impressed. That's the best tuba fanfare I've heard in YEARS, and I've been affiliated with college bands for 13 years now. Looking forward to hearing this band.

I SEE YOU TC!!!

that was so damn cold smh words cant amount

i'm aready out of high school and in collage ASU in he GA.

@sousaphoneMonster 2007 huh, well yeah, this clip will really is a nightmare for him then. LOL. Keep up the good work man. Hope to see you at VSU in the future.

yea dat was sum fire rite dere

Man, you said it.

yeah good stuff on both.

Thanks for the compliments but we do not have written out arrangements for our fanfares. Everything is taught and memorized within sectionals.

Dem boys so nasty wit it🔥🔥🔥🔥

shaw got some raw tuba fanfares too

Yeah, the section pulled a all nighter the night prior to this. Practiced until about 6AM because they shortened and changed the fanfare a few times until they had a smooth feel to it. Remix after remix.

LOL that damn intro is funny as hell.

Sorry, there is no written out music for this. It is taught from section leaders to members. You are welcome to visit out High School day the last week in April and talk with the members more about it. Thanks.

Go for it.

yea i was on sousa

Props for the solo; figured that was you from the Shai song. Hopefully I'll get to battle you one year..but I'll be with PVAMU. Tell Prof. Phillips James Hawkins says hello.

Horsepower is the greatest of alltime!!!!!!!

@Gentleman1911 I look forward to being there.

1:11 is gorgeous!!!

i like this

I graduated from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake, VA

dunno if NSU was outta their comforst zone or what but i was a bit dissapointed after that strong beginning they had. Once again props to VSU and thier crazy abilities, and i know they must have praticed thier butts off for that part at 2:37-2:42 to get that right on cue. gonna have to find a way to see them in action, tho im stuck in florida so itll be a while. keep it crankin HORSEPOWER

@Gentleman1911 could you help me out how do you do tht thing at 1:30 i need to know how so i can play it in a song

It all depends on the needs of the band. Since most play more than one instrument, if we need them on Baritone, Trombone, horn or trumpet then sometimes we have to move people. We don't always keep the strongest 10 either. One year we had 22 tuba players but the director was not going to let us keep everyone. The 10 are strong with the size band we have. If we get more trumpets then you could possibly see our numbers increase but right now we are just low brass heavy.

It was nice to hear Brian McKnight's Prelude Bodacious. As far as who is better...I'll leave that up to yall to decide. Both sections entertain me though.

yeah that 300-314 goes hard i like seeing that from nsu

@sousaphoneMonster LOL, what years did your director march, maybe I have footage of him to see if he cranked or not. LOL.

THE FIRST SOLOIST IS A FREAKIN BEEEAAAAAASTTTT!!!! AND I STILL AINT LEARNED HOW TO RIP.. BUT BEFORE I GRADUATE FROM HIGHSCHOOL NXT YEAR IMMA FIGURE THAT S WORD OUT

man horsepower KILLED it

Terrance (Cooper I believe) Freshman from Richmond, VA

man.....well the ending said it best...this aint no game...

@andreboy10 WOW, that is a classic clip from the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali from one of his interviews with Howard Cosell

what was that and who was that at the beginning? when the shark was showing

how do i get into one of these? do i have to attend that college?

wuts was dat dey played at about 1:32?

What mouthpieces does horse power use ??

1 Girl Shouts louder than 24 Sousaphone!!!

what do i have to do to be one of the players? do i have to attend that college?

can i get in on that line i bee looking for a line that does not just blast all the time

VSU jammin as usual man...NSU, that octave change in Mission Impossible sounded like pure shit...im sorry but it really did. You guys have battled VSU before, you guys knew what you were up against.

This was not the first year of these two sections battling. They knew they were coming into a battle. No excuse. They are a good section and they just did not prepare like they should have.

Labor Day weekend.

daym i jus bcame a horsepower fan;; dey sumthin serious

Sorry, there are no written out parts for this or any of our fanfares. It is taught from section leaders to members and is remixed each year. You are welcome to visit our High School day the last week in April and talk with the members more about it. Thanks.

How high are they playing at 2:20?

would they make exceptions? even if im a highschool student? what if I were better than most of the ppl in the line? (hypothetically speaking)

Come see us when you graduate. Keep in contact with us.

@Gentleman1911 he played tuba for tha 2007 year then he was a DM. He's the asst director at JCSU. This is Kai Parris. And no he wasn't crankin and he still can't. We settled that at practice one day lol. He even admitted I blew on him in front of the WHOLE band.

....vsu good job but tone quality always comes first! .... i think you should direct that comment to the tuba players who cracked notes and werent together on their fanfare...

Oh yeah, I was section leader at VSU 91-94

for nsu to have like twice as many tuba players they sure aren't louder, like always vsu takes it

u talkin bout wit a sousa n trombone

@adkii07 AYE CHECK THAT CHORD AT 2:38

Who is the guy that does the solo at 1:32?

bodacious is harmonic but still like [VSU & FAMU]

Indiana U. has the best Sousaphons/ tubas

who the hell is indiana u ^^

dude horsepower you can stop killin nsu every year

@Gentleman1911 I'm young way before my time

I'm sorry but NSU took got phucked with no vaseline for the second time in a row. Horsepower is on a totally different level. What was sad was Bodacious tried to steal the same steps as Horsepower from last year...hands down no competition Horsepower won this battle. VSU and Hampton tubas hold it down!

Yeah Shaw got that bottem to them

lol, this already goes to google vids

i highly doubt that...

did i mention i

ok Rastapsi jus read tha comments n tell me if im not rite n tha reason he aint put it is cuz its not even the middle of tha season why rush? n if he did itll show us diggin in yall again

it was alot different this year.h.p was still nice but bodacious put it down son !

Man, color ain't got nothing to do with it. We run the squad like everyone is a tuba player. Not gender, everyone does the same thing, all or nothing. We have one white guy on the squad now and will probably have another one in 08. Everyone carries their own weight.

imma soon post a video on here wit some sousaphone from the bahamas search junkanoo u would here so bahmian brass players

thats not 24 horns out there this 07

dats shows dat numbas dnt matta

Well in that case yeah. Always looking for good players man. If your interested in transferring hit me up and I can put you in contact with the director.

well bodacious left nut juice all of horsepower ! lol both sections were goo but bodacious came to play this year !

for real vsu is known for its tubas. if ur looking for a school with tubas vsu is the band for u. it seem to me they only play when by them selves... not as a band

there should be a law banning us from all competition...these kinds of fanfares just aren't fair to people

alright...

Solo at 1:34 did that like I haven't seen acceot another KZfaq High School kid...hmmm doing a Jodeci song

Hey shouldn't of said it like that, but NSU got waxed in this video.

Bo you sound like Yoda.. "adjust within you must" lol... naw i agree with you though.

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lol, tru

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yea ok tha stuff i play off tha top of my head wuld kill yo stuff im known 4 doin dat 2 people but hey yo stuff mite b sweet neva kno till u hear it but yea wuld luv 2 hear it

why did bodacious bring the beginners class.

this is 07 they didnt hav 24 they were in teens like 17

lmao 3:43 hahah wat happened?

i like 1:29

Can anyone tell me how band music became such a part of black colleges

hey X thanks for the love, but regardless of if they did well in your eyes or not, NSU is still a reputable music program and band so to just outright toss an F bomb on them like that to me shows your lack of respect of what their band does as a whole and individually. you can say they sucked on that day, you can say they sounded bad, but I advise that F bombs be left out the equation less you probably get cranked on by them yourself.