Sleigh Ride From The First Alto’s Perspective

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6 ай бұрын

Sleigh Ride performed by the Hoover High School Symphonic Winds Band
Left: Dominic Geiger
Right: Benjamin Ballard
Thank you for watching and have a Merry Christmas!
Go check out last years video too!
• Sleigh Ride From the 2...

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@RadRio 6 ай бұрын

I love how in sleigh ride you can almost always manage to hear the bass clarinetist

@IcedCube0310 6 ай бұрын

Finally an alto sound that doesn’t make me wanna kill myself! You guys sound amazing! The altos in band at my school suck.

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! But I’m sure practice will help them sound better.

@auroraa.writes 5 ай бұрын

Fr though 💀

@oboeland4050 4 ай бұрын

oh lol the horns in my band r bad and only one of the trumpets sounds good 😭 im the oboe player

@oboeland4050 4 ай бұрын

and the worst trumpet in band is for some reason 1st trumpet like his tone is HORRIBLE OMGGGGG

@user-ed8ip4si1m 6 ай бұрын

Hello fellow alto saxes!!!

@RizingArmy 6 ай бұрын

Wassup fellow alto sax, pleasure to meet you

@RizingArmy 6 ай бұрын

@RobotVision5000 Alto sax brothers!

@RizingArmy 6 ай бұрын

@RobotVision5000 yesssir! Lol

@reginadaniels-jacoff2554 6 ай бұрын

Hello alto saxes

@occtodaddy 6 ай бұрын

Hellurrr

@mewhoisahumanonearth 5 ай бұрын

YESSS SAX PERSPECTIVE Nice tone bro

@benballard 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@elizaedward9037 6 ай бұрын

Our band tried to play it this year and just couldn’t get it ready in time! Happy to see what it could’ve been like lol😭

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Aw man I’m sorry! But hey there’s always next year, glad you enjoyed!

@KikiGarcia-we2wq 6 ай бұрын

I play alto and I have a habit Of not looking at the conductor and this kinda helped I love how y’all got A bunch of jazz parts

@Evan-Wingett 6 ай бұрын

TENOR NUMBER ONE

@elizabethjmasterson7317 6 ай бұрын

YES

@aaaaaaaaaaearo 6 ай бұрын

ALTO IS SUPERIOR

@lillyboys1422 6 ай бұрын

Tenor sax all the way

@reginadaniels-jacoff2554 6 ай бұрын

ALTO NUMBER ONE WAY BETTER THAN TENOR

@aaaaaaaaaaearo 6 ай бұрын

@@reginadaniels-jacoff2554 YESSSS

@RizingArmy 6 ай бұрын

Bro this is the best version of Sleigh ride I’ve ever heard, you guys did amazing ty for making this video I was looking forward to it a lot, I love playing the alto, and this was so amazing to see.

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed!

@RizingArmy 6 ай бұрын

@@benballard Ofc bro

@vanrougeV1 5 ай бұрын

I play alto for middle school so i hope i sound as clear as you guys in highschool!!

@benballard 5 ай бұрын

I’m sure you will! Just keep pushing and practicing 💪

@JadedFett1138 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful tone you two!

@benballard 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@illxune 6 ай бұрын

haha it's neat that you moved up chairs from last year!! first alto here as well ,, your tone is beautiful

@Sunst0ne 6 ай бұрын

I was just about to say that too! The tone of these two is so amazing

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@gallofilm 5 ай бұрын

😬

@jiistee7092 6 ай бұрын

chat they moved parts!!! W

@ReubenBBX 6 ай бұрын

why did the kids on trumpet (braeden) at this same concert get 500k veiws buy you only get 3.3k? we neen to fix that

@jar6988 6 ай бұрын

Womp womp

@onlyaepp 6 ай бұрын

this is a different band tho

@pig3032 6 ай бұрын

Braeden's video was made a year ago

@KikiGarcia-we2wq 6 ай бұрын

lil bro that was like two years ago (I think)

@ReubenBBX 6 ай бұрын

@@KikiGarcia-we2wq 1 year ago actually but yes your right

@Skywalker.Edits22 6 ай бұрын

I play alto and this is my first year, I’m already progressing faster than the other students and they suck. This is really refreshing to hear alto players that are actually good

@snickrs9096 6 ай бұрын

yo you guys sound really good!

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@oboeland4050 4 ай бұрын

@obbek 6 ай бұрын

That's the instrument I play too! Sax 4 life :D

@michaela1541 3 ай бұрын

This sounds so good! Haha I remember playing this in my schools winter concert last year

@benballard 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jayluvsher 6 ай бұрын

love itt !!

@extremecowz7694 6 ай бұрын

2:11

@RizingArmy 6 ай бұрын

ITS FINALLY HERE 🎉🎉🎉

@Betonryn 6 ай бұрын

This is so refreshing to hear! In our band the director for whatever reason makes brass cover up the woodwinds for every song so I can never hear altos 😭 you all sounds amazing !!

@user-ed8ik7bh6p 6 ай бұрын

Frr😢

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I know exactly how you feel. Altos especially are told to play quieter in our band.

@user-ed8ik7bh6p 6 ай бұрын

@@benballard exactly it’s not fair 😭😢

@henryvaughan7283 6 ай бұрын

@@user-ed8ik7bh6peven my fellow altos don’t like how loud I play what am I suppose to do?

@user-ed8ik7bh6p 6 ай бұрын

@@benballard sometimes I wish that I played trumpet😤

@therubygamer4329 6 ай бұрын

I have a feeling the trumpets took a vid as well

@lizz6387 6 ай бұрын

I WAS JUST THINKING THE SAME THING

@ReubenBBX 6 ай бұрын

@@lizz6387 yeah i just watched it

@normaltophat 5 күн бұрын

Braeden’s vid was a year before this one(i still watch these even though its spring)

@honeycomb4life 6 ай бұрын

Great job! It’s sounded amazing! ❤

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@Kikicat_Plays 6 ай бұрын

You guys sounded awesome! great work!

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@oboeland4050 4 ай бұрын

Came here from Anna Kizzire’s video! Both you and Anna sound great! Tell her I say hi as well

@benballard 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@KeithCooper-Albuquerque 6 ай бұрын

Great job this year! I see you moved up to the first part. Your tone has improved a lot. Keep up the good work!

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Sportpersonwhoplaysalto 6 ай бұрын

I know I’m still somewhat new to the alto but how can you move your tongue and fingers that fast? I tried playing both sleigh ride 1st and 2nd part and I just couldn’t get it

@benballard 6 ай бұрын

Honestly I still kinda struggle with that too. For getting your tongue to be faster, I’d say relax your embouchure while making the back of your tongue your molars. The only thing I can recommend for your fingers is finding a technical book with exercises you can practice. There’s plenty out there you can find. Of course, everyone learns differently but I’m sure with practice you’ll become a great musician!

@Sportpersonwhoplaysalto 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!!! That should help great. 😊