When the going gets tough, a little tempo control is the difference between flooring it yolo-style down a wet gravel road at 75 mph or serenely sailing along the freeway at 70.
As a band director, this is VERY true
I don’t remember when I found this .gif, or who made it (if you know, tell me so I can credit them), but it’s just the best thing.
Mostly in how the horn player is not only bracing his ear from the sound, but how the shock of the hammer makes his music bounce.
Not only the aforementioned, but the sheer look of displeasure on the bass clarinetist’s face.
I posit that this is absolutely the best moment in all of the known orchestral repertoire.
The person in red remains unfazed throughout the whole thing.
(via sakusuhon)






