What is the Link of the Moment?

The Link of the Moment is a section started by Mr. Rossettini as a means to introduce students to new, unique or interesting ways music is involved in our everyday lives. Some links are funny, some are astonishing and some just showcase the amazing ways we are all influenced by music.

• Zack Kim, Guitar Genius One of many many YouTube videos from guitarist Zack Kim. This one is the theme from The Simpsons.
• Young Marching Band This is one of the best marching bands in the country, and notice the age!
• Vadrum Meets William Tell Great drum accompaniment to the classics!
• Trombone Stars and Stripes We’ve all heard “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and you may recall the piccolo solo towards the middle. These four ladies not only fill the brass parts for the song, but the lead even plays the piccolo solo…on trombone!
• Tone Deaf Star Wars John Williams wouldn’t be so proud at this rendition of the widely popular Star Wars theme.
• The reacTable For all you electronic computer musical crazy kids out there, this is the reacTable.
• The Importance of Music Education Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee discusses the importance of the arts to education. *The Tallwood Band does not endorse any political party or candidate.*
• String Fever Four men. One cello. Ravel’s masterpiece, Bolero.
• Stairway to Heaven Live Latin ‘fusion music’ guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela play their acoustic rendition of the classic Led Zeppelin song “Stairway to Heaven”
• Santa Clara Vanguard Cymbal Line Now THIS is a cymbal line. Notice the precision and unity. Watch for the visual toward the end of the video.
• Playing for Change- "Stand By Me" Very touching video that truly shows the power of music on a global scale. This comes from the award-winning documentary “Playing for Change: Peace Through Music.” The song was made progressively as musicians from around the world added their own parts to
• OK Go Music Video Not only is this a good song, but the music video is an amazing feat of physics.
• Office Orchestra Everything makes music. Anything is possible.
• New Lead Singer of Journey What happened to Steve Perry? He looks so young…Journey hires Arnel Pineda, lead singer of the cover band “The Zoo” as their new lead singer. This song will tell you exactly why.
• Musical Saw This clip from Britain’s Got Talent 2008 goes to show that with a little ingenuity, anything can become music.
• Marimba Tetris For all you Tetris fans out there…
• Marimba Ponies Besides being hilarious, these kids are actually very musically talented!
• Marching Band Field Goal Who says the football team leaves at half time? Watch this marching band kick a field goal!
• Marching Band Bloopers Football season is about cheerleading, football games, and marching band. However, things don’t always go as planned…
• Lip Syncing Never Dies
• Lexus Plays the Drums Who says cars can’t play drums?
• Juggling Piano Player “Anyone can play piano with their fingers…”
• Juggling Drummer Playing the drumset takes a great deal of corrdination and skill. So does juggling drumsticks. Put the two together and you have…
• Jono Callow and the Drum-eridoo-rabooka-set? Professional multi-instrumentalist and world traveller, Jono Callow, demonstrates his unique setup featuring the Slide Didgeridoo, Africian djembe, and middle-eastern Darabukka, all played together with the western drum-kit.
• Jazz Recorder Benoît Sauvé transcribes Mickael Brecker’s “Some Skunk Funk” and performs it on…recorder?
• Jake Shimabukuro Plays Bohemian Rhapsody “If everyone played the ukulele, this world would be a much happier place.”
• If a Tree Falls in the Forest… Beautiful music in a serene environment.
• Honda Choir Just because you’re in a choir doesn’t necessarily mean there’s singing involved. Check out this Honda commercial with a slightly unorthodox soundtrack.
• Hammer Pants Dance Imagine you’re out shopping for some jeans when all of the sudden…
• Got Hands? Got hands? Enough said…
• Elementary Music Check out this recording of an Elementary School ensemble. It’s amazing what constant practice can produce, even at a young age.
• Don't Cut Through the Band This is what happens when someone tries to cut through the band. Don’t mess with the tubas!
• Do-Re-Mi Dance The classic song is given a modern twist at a train station in Belgium.
• Daichi Beatbox Who knew these sounds were even possible out of a human’s mouth!
• Classical Music on Horn The horn: from its majestic roots in history to its smooth and mellow timbre, the horn is certainly ones of the great instruments of all time…
• Christmas Can-Can Ah, Christmas songs. Bringing holiday cheer to all who hear.
• Chopped Up Song Lasse Gjertsen can play neither drums nor piano, but with a little editing…
• Carrot Clarinet You read correctly! This guy makes a working clarinet out of a normal, grown-in-the-ground carrot.
• Canon Rock A staple of classical music…turned modern. Talk about talent!
• C2C: DJ Team World Champions C2C is a DJ team from France who have won the Disco Mix Club World Team DJ Championship four years in a row.
• Boston Brass In honor of Boston Brass’ concert on January 11 at Tallwood, please enjoy “Caravan”.
• BMW Motorrad Christmas Concert
• Beat Boxing Flute Greg Pattillo beat boxing while playing the theme to Inspector Gadget on flute. And who said flute isn’t a manly instrument?
• Barbershop Chorus Champions It’s like marching band meets all male choir meets The Music Man!
• A Whole New World Without the video, you would swear this was two different people singing. Watch where Jasmine would sing in Aladdin.
• A Capella Katy Perry Cover This takes a capella to a new level. Some clever recording and editing makes for an amazing cover.
• 2006 Cadets Bass Drum Line For all those students interested in Indoor Drumline…THIS is the goal.