All-District Elementary Honor Orchestra Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Richard Meyer, Conductor Stairway of the Stars Barnum Hall February 18, 2015
+Minecraft GamerGirl Tavina yea thats true thats why i personally love being violin 1 even thought its way more difficult and harder than violin 2 it still gets the melody or cool parts.
1) Yes there are technical and performance errors. But it’s an elementary orchestra. They are producing a solid, unified sound. They sound better than lots of middle schools I’ve heard. 2) While it is slower than the original recording, it makes sense when you know their age. They do speed up for the middle section, so it creates greater contrast between the “slow” and “fast” sections. Also, the composer himself (Richard Meyer) is the conductor of this performance. If he had no problems with this tempo, why should a listener have one? 3) A fine performance from a very fine group and fantastic composer/conductor.
Yea, this song is Allegro which means it has to go much faster than what they are doing. I did a song similar to this song. It's called Lion City and it was also very fast. I think that songs like these need to be really fast to sound good! Trust me, I took orchestra for 2 years already (now 3) and I know when songs get faster, just like my teacher once told me that it is easier and we don't tend to speed up when we are not supposed to. Unlike slow songs however it takes so long to finish just one bar!!!
Haha I played in this orchestra in 5th grade.. I was a first, and now I notice how bad I sounded without vibrato XD, and now I'm in stairway again, except for seventh grade, and the songs are way harder but lol who cares :P
As a bass player myself I feel like basses don't get enough love because not only are there only 2 basses and a million of everything else but the basses are shoved of behind the wall were no one can see them. Just rude.
OK uhm WHAT. The Violins aren't supposed to come in there,A girl is pointing her violin in the wrong way... This is far too slow, and Ds al Coda has left the building. Edit: They did not even follow rests, I'm actually so shook.
Purvit Patel and it’s still not the correct way cuz to do vibrato, you have to be in control of your fingers and not wave it for no reason. I am actually self taught at vibrato. I’ve been playing violin for 4 years
ShinobiGaming yeah. I may be 2 years late but whatever, some of them were really tense while holding their bows and others that just didn’t hold it right
THEY'RE FREKIN 9 YEAR OLDS PLAYING THIS CRAP WHILE I'M IN FREKIN 7TH GRADE TRYING TO LEARN WHERE THE HECK WE ARE EVEN IN THE SONG!!! I mean well they are honored, and I just started a year ago so...
I am in Richard Meyer's former orchestra (TCUSD). He HAD to leave right before I got there! ;-; This song is my favorite!
I got the chills!!❤️ I’m learning this song.
I am learning this song on violin. I am a first violin. First violins get a lot of the meledy
I'm a second violin =3
+Minecraft GamerGirl Tavina yea thats true thats why i personally love being violin 1 even thought its way more difficult and harder than violin 2 it still gets the melody or cool parts.
crazygirl84 yeah i love it
Same with me I'm first and I wanted to get a feel for what it sounds like, but they're so slow.
i'm a second violin
1) Yes there are technical and performance errors. But it’s an elementary orchestra. They are producing a solid, unified sound. They sound better than lots of middle schools I’ve heard.
2) While it is slower than the original recording, it makes sense when you know their age. They do speed up for the middle section, so it creates greater contrast between the “slow” and “fast” sections. Also, the composer himself (Richard Meyer) is the conductor of this performance. If he had no problems with this tempo, why should a listener have one?
3) A fine performance from a very fine group and fantastic composer/conductor.
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The people who say it could be faster: you do realize the song is in andante, right?
My orchestra plays it really fast tho and idk why lol
Bridget E. Because part of it is in allegro
Mine played slightly faster
Its supposed to be faster except some parts
Please tell me how the girl holding the violin on the wrong side still manages to play well enough to be a first violin? I need answers
You do know left hand violin players exist right
@@sagittarius6160 it doesn’t matter if you’re left or right handed, you hold the violin with your left hand/ shoulder and the bow with your right
My concert is coming up I am 1st violin
When I was on Cello my Conductor legit told us to play faster? Like -- but it was fun❤
They didn't play the D.C Al Coda
Divya Srijay okie billy
how did you find this?!
*D.S
Oh yeah I noticed that too
Noice
I have mastered this song recently >:D
Im playing this in May *lmao 2019 now OOF* (Also why so slow its faster)
I have the sheet of music
bc they're 8-11 years old and this is the first big performance they've done
im playing this song in a little while but they did really good!!!
They came in like first before the cellos etc
they played so slowlike jezz
chimma obiajulu true, when I was looking at my music sheet it was allegro, but then I hear this
Legit Legitness they do look on the younger side
Yea, this song is Allegro which means it has to go much faster than what they are doing. I did a song similar to this song. It's called Lion City and it was also very fast. I think that songs like these need to be really fast to sound good! Trust me, I took orchestra for 2 years already (now 3) and I know when songs get faster, just like my teacher once told me that it is easier and we don't tend to speed up when we are not supposed to. Unlike slow songs however it takes so long to finish just one bar!!!
well it does say in the description that they're elementary kids
+ATLGASTATESPORTSFAN2 me too but i n the song Burst I almost broke my bow
I remember when I played this piece 🤣😍 I was God awful lmao
I’m in 4rth grade and I’m beginner in cello and I already know a bit of KABUKI DANCE
Always that one person who coughs
I played this last night at my orchestra and we.sounded okay at this but these kids are so much better
Haha I played in this orchestra in 5th grade.. I was a first, and now I notice how bad I sounded without vibrato XD, and now I'm in stairway again, except for seventh grade, and the songs are way harder but lol who cares :P
Kia Collins Wait do you go to JAMS?
begginers just like me! I play the viola and I'm learning this song too
Boii its. Emily VIOLAS
Boii its. Emily We are a lot better now. And you will be too.
my brothers orchestra is playing this song
Playing this cello part
elemetary i ply this in middle
Just set the speed to 1.5 then it won’t be that slow
Viola anyone?
MilkyMakel TV me
MilkyMakel TV me
Helloooooooo you can't see the other bassist. Everyone should be seen.
after the D. S. al coda they didn't go back to measure five too 34 then skip down to measure 73
I didn’t hear the rit.
As a bass player myself I feel like basses don't get enough love because not only are there only 2 basses and a million of everything else but the basses are shoved of behind the wall were no one can see them. Just rude.
The Real Unicorn honestly
Why so slow
OK uhm WHAT. The Violins aren't supposed to come in there,A girl is pointing her violin in the wrong way... This is far too slow, and Ds al Coda has left the building.
Edit: They did not even follow rests, I'm actually so shook.
I know crazy what a couple of 8-11 year olds do these days, huh? stop picking on little kids its nerve-racking being up there
Hi guys
I wanted to do 1st violin ;-; 2nd violin was like du du du but then 1st is like du da de da LA weeee
WHERE THE CELLOS AT?!?!
the cellos try to do vibrato...
Purvit Patel and it’s still not the correct way cuz to do vibrato, you have to be in control of your fingers and not wave it for no reason. I am actually self taught at vibrato. I’ve been playing violin for 4 years
You did not go back to the Dal Segno after finishing measure 72.
to soft on forte. i am first violin
What annoys me is half of their bow holds are terrible
ShinobiGaming yeah. I may be 2 years late but whatever, some of them were really tense while holding their bows and others that just didn’t hold it right
Omg slay don’t play with him like that 😅
Slayyy to Peter pak
whoever is filming this did a lot of coughing maybe edit that part out so the vid looks better
That some BS you can't see the basses
honestly first violins are the best
In my opinion
THEY'RE FREKIN 9 YEAR OLDS PLAYING THIS CRAP WHILE I'M IN FREKIN 7TH GRADE TRYING TO LEARN WHERE THE HECK WE ARE EVEN IN THE SONG!!! I mean well they are honored, and I just started a year ago so...
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