there's always a kid better than you

Performed by: @mauricemao7114
Transcribed by: George Collier

faq:
Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

[kaboodle]

finally a child prodigy not playing violin

[tiktokrefugee]

bro IS the cousin your mom always compares you to

[STONKS_MemeMan]

Came out the womb playing the trumpet.

[NPC-NPC-]

Imagine waking up to this song with people in pink jumpsuits and masks with 455 other people

[xhourglazzezx]

When you woke up in a room with 455 other players

[scarybarry]

Meanwhile as a music ed major I’m trying to play in that range of trumpet and it sounds like I’m constipated

[Bluey]

As a decent trumpeter, I can say that this kid is a prodigy that is FINALLY not a violin🤣

[ClarinetEnthusiast]

Haydn Trumpet Concerto Eb Major III movement if anyone was curious.

[Sky_NvN]

all of ego just instantly got crushed by this kid

[ilaytsa]

As someone who's going to play this at an audition very soon, this is actually very encouraging :)

[BBG_CJ]

Mom: why can’t you be more like your cousin?
The cousin in question:

[voggorb]

The clarinets in the end are surprisingly good. Not easy to tongue that fast in the upper register

[ZacharyArjoon]

Imagine hearing this in a room with 455 other people in pink jumpsuits and masks

[TacoAlligator]

I sound horrible every day but then there’s that one random Monday that I can play perfectly

[RandomGeorgianOfficial]

I instantly thought of the Squid Game picture scene

[jackaguirre]

I like how you transposed it to accurately represent that he's playing an Eb trumpet!

[Marvin-ttm]

IV'E PLAYED THESE INSTRUMENTS BEFORE!!!

[sockatoo_]

trumpet player here. oh my god. this kid was born with the mouthpiece glued to his lips.

[marcuschan]

Not surprised when I see the big Chinese letter on the wall 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[RANGER]

This is what passion and practice looks like.