Believe from The Polar Express - Arr. by Michael Story

Believe from The Polar Express, as performed by the Thompson Middle School Concert Band during the Winter Extravaganza on December 12, 2013 at Ford High School.

[slindsey]

Yeah, with my band we played it at a tempo of 96 and I think what they are playing it at is too fast for the song

[alrightyslimshady]

Everyone’s saying that this is supposed to be a slow song. I completely agree. My band director is making us go fast with this.

[sling]

Assuming that this is the exact arrangement that my Band is performing, and I assuming Story has only done one arrangement, the tempo is off from the one I have played and read.

[noteluhree]

Hewwo! I'm a 2019 person, my concert is on December 16, Monday... I'm playing with 7-8th grade since they combine. We play this at our concert, and I- The flutes... i... Nvm ya'll wouldn't understand

[iilovebrianmay]

Dude last year in December for our Christmas concert I had to play this (I’m a flute so I get a solo at the start.) and I was the only flute in my grade playing and I sucked 😂

[ohmygodletmehaveauser.thanks]

my middle school band is playing this, too quick and for the hi hat it needs to have the foot pedal on (i’m playing bass, snare and hi hat on this song)

[seriouslatte]

It had too fast a tempo. The clarinets (and I am one) weren’t in sync; they had different pitches and some were flat or sharp.

[camronwhite]

this is ment to be a slow song the trumpet new to slow down

[ricosoldier]

The clarinets go so fast Ik bc I play this song with my band, N trumpets need to be in there more man I found a lot of mastakes!!🙄🙄

[jessqueen]

Bells is too fast they need to count the rest cause I played bells on believe but the rest is great

[astral_paladin]

My band doesn't sound at all like that

[Ben-smbg]

I’m a trumpet player and the trumpet part is so much slower than that

[gangalores]

They were going to fast it’s not supposed to be played like that and the clarinets didn’t have right pitches the trumpets were way to fast the trombone weren’t playing right notes and i couldn’t hear any drums

[Tommy-jxr]

That was ass there’s got to be someone on drum kit and then you can have every thing Else like shakers and suspense symbols
We are doing this for are band shout out to Ellis middle school and it’s way better