- A FEW WEEKS AGO,
WE SAW A VIDEO OF AN ADORABLE FIVE-YEAR-OLD DRUM MAJOR
THAT HAS SINCE GONE VIRAL
AND BEEN VIEWED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
HIS NAME IS TARANZA MCKELVIN,
AND HE PERFORMS WITH THE GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
MARCHING BAND IN BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA.
AND WE SENT JEANNIE TO FLORIDA TO MEET THEM,
AND SHE'S THERE NOW WITH TARANZA AND THE ENTIRE MARCHING BAND.
JEANNIE, TARANZA?
- OH. - HI.
- HI.
- HI, Y'ALL.
HOW'S IT GOING?
- ELLEN, YOU ROCK!
- HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD?
- HI, EVERYBODY. - HOW'S IT GOING?
- HEY, EVERYBODY.
I AM SO...
[people shouting and cheering]
I AM SO IMPRESSED.
TARANZA, WE LOVED YOUR VIDEO.
WHEN DID YOU START BEING A DRUM MAJOR?
- SINCE I WAS FIVE.
[laughter and applause]
- AND WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO BE A DRUM MAJOR?
WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?
- I LIKE...
SPLITS.
- OH.
I LIKE SPLITS TOO,
BUT I'M NOT A DRUM MAJOR.
CHARLES, YOU ARE THE BAND DIRECTOR.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AT GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
- I'VE BEEN AT GLADES CENTRAL FOR FOUR AMAZING YEARS,
EXCITING YEARS.
WE--WHEN I GOT HERE,
THERE WAS LITERALLY ONLY FIVE STUDENTS,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE'VE GROWN UP TO 70 STUDENTS.
I'M PROUD OF THESE GUYS SO MUCH.
- THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
[applause]
CHARLES, HOW OLD ARE YOU?
- I'M 27.
- 27 YEARS OLD.
AND THE BAND IS A VERY--
IT'S BEEN SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR SCHOOL.
TELL EVERYBODY WHY.
- WELL, FIRST, I'M AN ALUMNUS OF GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S BEEN A PART OF ME SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID,
SO TO HAVE THE PLEASURE AND THE HONOR
TO COME BACK TO SERVE MY ALMA MATER,
IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.
IT SERVES AS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR ME,
AND I'M HERE AND GLAD TO SERVE
AS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR THE STUDENTS.
- WELL, AND YOU ARE. YOU'RE AMAZING.
REALLY, REALLY INCREDIBLE. - THANK YOU.
- AND HOW HAS TARANZA BEEN FITTING IN
WITH ALL THE OLDER KIDS IN THE BAND?
- TARANZA IS LITERALLY THE BAND'S LITTLE BROTHER.
HE BRINGS SO MUCH ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT TO THE PROGRAM,
TO THE STUDENTS, TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE LOVE HIM.
I TOLD HIS PARENTS HE'S MINE.
- YEAH. - THEY CAN'T HAVE HIM.
HE'S MINE.
- I WOULD ALSO LIKE HIM AS WELL.
HE IS--HE IS SO PRECIOUS,
AND IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S GOTTEN SO MUCH ATTENTION,
AND YOU DESERVE IT
BECAUSE IT REALLY IS IMPRESSIVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, CHARLES.
TARANZA, ARE YOU EXCITED?
YOU'RE GONNA PERFORM FOR US TODAY, RIGHT?
- YES. - ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. LET'S SEE IT.
[whistle blows]
[all yell]
[whistle blowing rhythmically]
all: GO!
[drum music]
[dramatic music]
[all shout indistinctly]
[music continues]
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
[drum music]
[all shouting indistinctly]
[rousing marching band music]
[drum music]
[dramatic music]
[all shouting indistinctly]
[drum music]
[all shout indistinctly]
[drum music]
[dramatic music]
- WATCH THE CAMERA WHEN YOU GO THROUGH.
all: THANK YOU,
ELLEN!
[all shout indistinctly]
[all yelling and cheering]
- [shouting indistinctly]
- I LOVE IT.
[applause]
I LOVE IT.
TARANZA, I KNOW IT'S YOUR DREAM TO COME OUT TO CALIFORNIA.
WE'RE GONNA FLY YOU-- NOT BY YOURSELF--
WE'LL FLY YOU AND SOMEBODY WITH YOU
TO SEND YOU TO CALIFORNIA,
AND WE'RE GONNA SEND YOU ON A TRIP TO DISNEYLAND,
WHICH I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LOVE.
- YEAH!
[cheers and applause]
- AND...
[cheers and applause continues]
AND ALSO TO THE REST OF YOU IN THE BAND,
I'M SO IMPRESSED.
I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I LOVE WHAT CHARLES IS DOING.
THE FACT THAT Y'ALL ARE SO DEDICATED TO THIS,
I'M SO IMPRESSED BY ALL OF YOU,
BUT, CHARLES, WE WANT TO HELP YOU OUT.
OUR FRIENDS AT JCPENNY
ARE GIVING THE GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND
A CHECK FOR $50,000 TO HELP YOU OUT.
[cheers and applause]
WE LOVE YOU. KEEP IT UP.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH LEA MICHELE.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- [singing] YEAH
[music continues]
YEAH, YEAH
[cheers and applause]