Professional Orchestral Musician: Expectation vs Reality
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S N A P C H A T: Brettybang | Eddy.Chen - Zábava
So, basically every job is depressing... Not just mine... Cool.
A job is a job: you have rewarding moment but most of it is routine
Don’t take these guys word for all orchestras. Some can be mundane, sure, but some are magical to perform with.
Don't say that.
@@cbrashawnm really? :O
@@thiagovillardecarvalho 100%. One of my fav memories is playing Brahms 4 with the Philadelphia Orchestra. There was nothing mundane about it. Casually exceptional!
" God I sound awesome. "
Now that's a sentence you would never hear coming out of a musician's mouth.
More like I made through those two lines without fluffing awesome.
Do you know the name of the piece that's played in that part by any chance?
What about a moo-sician?
yea it's always..sth's wrong. I just don't know what lols
It's Shostakovich's 11th symphony, 2nd movement🥰
“What are you doing this weekend?”
“Uhh....might go fishing..”
“Oh NoIcE”
“How bout’ you”
“I’m going surfing”
“oh NoiCe”
*Australian* *Accent* *Intensifies*
Lol. Yes! Eddy sounded super Australian in that part.
Aushraya
Bogans can't read music....
nOice
@@user-rw9no4vt7e HAHAHA
"I forgot to bring my pencil"
Lol relatable af
Could you please help me identifying the musical piece they were playing at the start (the passion one) ?
Conductor: "Sorry, I borrowed yours."
I was always the one lending my pencil 'cause I always made sure to have it at rehearsal, lol.
This was the best one! I couldnt stop laughing!
Oh yes
Orchestral Musicians: Just doin’ my job, just doin’ my job..
Lol
Btw what was the piece at the stary of the video?
I found out that it was the Rachmaninoff Symphonic Danses No. 2. Sorry for my loads pf comments but for people who wanna know it there's it😉
@@elmtutch1992... N°2 ?!
(Didn't know there were... 2 of them ?! XD)
@@sylvaintaif8128
I think s/he means the 2nd movement...
I really love how Eddy uses the Oonga Boonga stick as a conductor's baton 😂😂
Oh my God, you're right, I hadn't realised ! 😂
HAHA YES
I thought it was a chopstick, and wondered if conductors were expected to use them. Well, if toothpicks can be expected...
LOL AT LEAST THEY FOUND A USE FOR IT
Lol.... Ooonga boonga..
“YOU SOUND LIKE ONE SECTION NOW” 😂😂😂
3:00 "sorry, that was me"
me: *spits out milk* "HA like anyone would ever say that"
Correct, I'm a zero not a one.
@@edmardisla8492 I think your using the wrong scale. I'm thinking something closer to Formica.
Something about watching Eddy conduct and instruct himself is so funny
Never get tired of it.
your last 2 brain cells communicating with each other be like
(but realistically, there's always 1 that refuses to cooperate)
It's his twin duh.
Yes it is! 😂😂
What was the song he was playing
Don't forget the expectation of playing your favorite pieces in a prestigious symphony, versus the reality of playing Canon in D and Viva La Vida at weddings, over and over and over and over.
and that time you played a lesser-known Schoenberg piece at your senior recital.
You played with so much passion, knowing that it will be the only time in your career you will play a piece that you ACTUALLY enjoy playing!
Actually what is the piece played at the start? 🙏 Please?
@@mogmason6920 THIS :'C
@@elmtutch1992 Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, mvt 2. I only know this because I played (clarinet) in a band transcription. It's a GREAT piece, all 3 movements!
@@coloraturaElise oh THANK YOU! It's like a prefect streamline of water and just you were so nice to tell me😊
3:01 was expecting a very dramatic *harassment and public humiliation, followed by dishonourable dismissal from the orchestra*
Same. I was expecting "you have no eyes, you have no ears."
YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU!
CORPO DI UN DIO SANTISSIMO !!!
Whiplash flashbacks
Definitely expecting the first chair to turn around and glare...
What Asian mums think they're getting vs what they actually get
They would think that they will be getting a D O C T O R
Bruh asian mums be like :"BE DOCTOR, BE ENGINEER, BE LAWYER, WHY YOU DO MUSIC, YOU NO GET MONEY.. WHEN MOMMY DIE HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF?? HUH???"
IKR SO TRUE!!
Also did I hear Harry Potter theme?
@@IceW0lf198 that "HUUUHH" iconic
Expectation: *practices 40 hours a day*
Reality: *hehe 2 hours go brrrrrrrr*
Hehe 1 hour go brrrrrrrr
I'm not a musician. But this is hilarious XD
Hehe 5 mins go brrrrrrr
relatablee
Wow 2 hours daily is a really good thing. Consistency is key.
Passion, etc
Eddy : expressivo
Brett : ded pan
Pls stop these kind of comments I see them toooooo much
Usually people play music with an instrument, you can’t do much with facial expressions you know...
@@Jabafish I agree
@Jabafish
If we removed all the unoriginal comments and overused formats, this comment section would end up almost empty... which IMO wouldn't be a bad thing. We would have less to read, but it would be much more interesting
@@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia I agree
"To play a wrong note is insignificant, but to play without passion is inexcusable."
Thank you for your wise words master.
These words are from Beethoven!!
I hereby apologize to all the orchestral violinists I’ve neglected while writing my violin concertos.
No need my friend. You exceeded all imagination in your first concerto. That tutti make the hair stand on each violinist's arms.
Why does Brett look like he's mocking the conductor in the rehearsal one (expectations)?
‘Cause he is...
I just saw the likes go up- like the number changed... ive never seen it before unless i like refresh or something
Can’t stop laughing
Sassy Brett can't be stopped !
@@jeremiemarion3966 Yeah he can't
"you sound like one section now"
Section: *is composed of only one playing person and one airbower*
Cant say im surprised
1:28 OKAY THEM LAUGHING AND THEN MOVING IN SYNC WAS ADORABLE
Xd
Why are they laughing?
@@YuHui1029 They had different bowings
*Eddy airbows*
"You sound like one section now!!"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Eddy be like:
Expectation:
wOw! My music sounds sooo gooood!!!
Reality:
Why am i still here...
Just to suffer.....
Every night I feel my leg
What was the piece from the start..?
@@elmtutch1992 Instead of replying to almost all the comments, you can write your own comment. You're more likely to get an answer that way, because more people will see it.
Edit:
I just realised this sounded rude.. Sorry.
@@Seastar14TheWitch Sorry I knew i wasn't doing it right... It's just that sometimes comments get stuck in the bottom and was never seen and i was anxious... But it's rachmaninoff 's symphonic dances Mvt. 2. I' ll delete my comments
Twoset video playing seriously two times in a row? We are so blessed these days
my eardrums are having the time of their lives
Eddy is so ready for Sibelius, I guess?
Were they? :-/
*note* please no one touch the like button, let's freeze this epic number
@@randomuser4370 thank you for getting it to that epic number + getting me here cause I didn't check this comment lmao
I love how they finally played a bit of Smetana. Of the Czech composers everyone always plays Dvořák.
Another one who should not be forgotten is Martinů.
Vltava is one of my top five favorite pieces 🥰🥰🥰
@@ieattoomanyclementines2372 absolutely, probably because that was the first glimpse into classics for me, but yeah, still love it...
It is weird because for Czech people is Smetana more famous and everybody likes Smetana and you wish that more Czech people would enjoy Dvořák. On the other hand when you watch foreign orchestra or chanells, you wish Smetana would be more famous, because everybody is just like Dvořák, Dvořák :D So ironic...
- Ah, NAICE.
(the most Aussie thing I've ever hear him say) 2:23
Lmaooo
Yah lol
Ling Ling doesn’t have a “reality” way of playing. Ling Ling’s reality is the expectation
It is beyond the expectation
I missed the Ling Ling jokes in the comment section
wise words
I love how they messed up at 1:28 and smiled at each other lol
wrong bowing lol
@@ajchandra7735 lol im sorry im nonmusician gang. I just know something was wrong 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@mq837 yeah i’m trying to inform you 😁
@@ajchandra7735 yes thank u so much 🥰
128 always signals a screw-up lol
There is something about Twoset skit that I absolutely love. One of the earliest videos I watched back in 2017 was a skit about different type of orchestra players and I was instantly hooked haha. Always love Twoset skit about orchestra life. This is absolutely the truth behind the seemingly stoic orchestra members haha.
Brett how is the orchestral accompaniment for Eddy’s Sibelius going?😂
i see where brett got his deadpan face from now
Where? Lol
@@Pearly_eems2
His career.
@@Un1234l It was a joke but thank you anyways lol
😄
That awkward moment when you're wearing the same outfit as the conductor
😁
That awkward moment when the conductor is actually your twin brother...
Had this last week, it was so embarrassing!!
Imagine both wearing twoset apparel
@@keifthys1740 hahaha yes and the exact same item too!
Who else was expecting the conductor to go
"let's run through the whole symphony again" At the end
0:38 I am so happy that almost everyone in the world know this piece. Did you know that for us from Czechia is this almost like national anthem, every kid in basic school know that piece and I think that's beautifull. (And it's a longest river in Czechia and flows through the capital ofcourse.) :-D
BUT! Why Die Moldau....? They aren't Germans, are they? I don't understant? Is MOLDAU international name for Vltava?
Little einsteins is the reason why I knew the piece
@@zuskajack Ah, yes, Vltava by Smetana. I know that piece from my middle school music classes. That's why it sounded familiar. Good times.
@@zuskajack the name changed from germanic to czech to bohemian.
@@nataliepeters9777 Oh, I found this: "Derived from the Germanic Wilth - ahwa (wild, raging water). The current German form of Moldau was adopted from Czech in the 13th century (first as Moltaua)." But never mind, I don´t care if it is Vltava or Moldau abroad, the main is that it is famous. :D :D
Eddy:*airbows*
Also Eddy: AmAzInG SoUnDs LiKe OnE SecTiOn NoW!!!
true tho haha my senior made a friend play softer and asked me to play louder cos I'm more in tune lols...my fingers hurttt
This video has a very strong "Early Years/Old" TwoSet vibe and I LOVE IT.
Me too!! Their old skits were so good!!
I KNOWWWW ;~; AND I ESPECIALLY MISSED THESE KINDS OF SKITS
I know I feel like I’m the only one who remembers those days.. it’s nice to see others who do too :))
@@furanrabbits You’re not alone, I miss those soo much✨
TwoSet at 0:19 was more emotional than my life will ever be.
rachmaninoff does that to you
"very nice sounds like one section now" killed me
You can tell they are professional from their face
THE FACES SAYS ALL
SO STOKED!! **practices 40 hours because she is so excited**
The “fffffff” part LMAO. Totally can relate when everything is so loud that you just can’t hear yourself anymore xD. And the counting down to end practice lol~~
I used to hear the phrase “now you sound like one section!” ALL THE TIME in choir. Funny to see it doesn’t change no matter where you are in the music industry lmao
What does it mean?
Ayyyyy the skit is coming bach!
3:25 very nice, it sound like one section now!
Only brett is playing😂😂😂😂
2:30
That part is a killer.
Brett: 'gotta sound awesome! SO EPIC! WOAAAAW'
I'm trying to imagine Brett saying that.
I can't- 😂
Didn't he say 'God, I sound awesome?'
Shostakovich 11! The whole symphony is a killer!
@@laertesdd THANKS, I was looking for
the piece's name
@@Anna-oi4yj I don't know, sorry.
I thought like he was motivating himself to sound great. But yeah, I guess you're right...
@@Anna-oi4yj Yes, he did! Maybe we all have our self-congratulatory moments? Just come few and far between for me, lol.
Thanks for the blooper editor san!
(4:01)
THEYRE BACK TO DOING SKITS
KDRAMA ACTORS WHO
Skits yaaaaaaaay!
dO yOu KnOw bTs?!
Army 💜
The passion one might just be musicians putting their entire souls in their instruments that there's no emotion left in their body
THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!
hmmMMMMmMMMMmmM
Basically this is old school, not to show the music with movements but letting the music be transmitting all the energy from inside to the sound of the instrument. Of course, sometimes it is necessary and valid to move.
Or more like it's how you think you play vs reality
@@Ysmir. that's also very accurate.
“I forgot to bring my pencil” the amount of times I hear that... my poor conductor
1:28 when you and your deskie get the giggles during a performance
3:00 scene from a violin movie, coming 2021
Which movie ?
The violin one.
You're so right... I imagine this so much as a trailer :O
I'd watch this movie if it existed!
@@AdityaGaurav-cu2ue it’s called “the violin player, it’s coming to Netflix soon
This is the most facial expressions Brett has shown in a while
Check out the Viola Jokes try not to laugh challenge
4:00 Well that is the true REALITY😂🤭
I like how that playing a wrong note part is actually using a quote from Beethoven
Me over here: *playing viola*
Brett and Eddy: *violin masters*
Also it’s pain to have to look at music sheets and then they fall off the stand. That’s painful especially during a performance.
AGHH I HATE THAT AS A TUBA PLAYERRR
i always gotta put my tuba down ;(
@@neoagent3 o damn i never thought of that
Idk bout others but i actually kinda like the viola i mean it sounds kinda complete
Extra-large binder clips will solve the sheet music problem. They’re especially essential when playing outdoors.
Ahh! The infamous orchestra pencil! ✏️ I was usually good at remembering one. In my college orchestra, guarantee it’s been passed around the room at least twice during a rehearsal. Haha!
They should just attach pencils to music stands, lol. Pass the sharpener around during rehearsal.
the only person you're gonna get passion from is the soloist.
3:06 He quoted Beethoven *noice*
yer a musician, harry
edit: brett and eddy*
I am a wt?
@@mamtasahu286 A musician
Luna Liszt but i'm just harry
@@sandyc.4630 You gonna do spells and shat
@@sandyc.4630 no you are harry heifietz heir to jascha
Passion in playing was an expectation, but in reality we're all dead serious cuz of nerves lol
True🤣
" I forgot my pencil" THE MOST RELATABLE THING IVE SEEN ALL YEAR 😂😂😭
The sort of video I LOVE - insightful, educational, gorgeous music, and FUNNY. I learn something new all the time from you guys, making me understand so much more about the music I love!
I MISSED TWOSET SKITS.
💙💙💙💙💙
THIS IS AMAZING!
Brett talking g about his "kids" came out way to naturally, you're lying if you say you dont have a child Mr. Yang.
Brett*
@@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia lmao, thnx
*suspicious*
@Kavya Mohta No problem :-)
He has a son and his name is Kachikawawa!
1:16 Great playing on Brahms 4th symphony 4 movement.
FINALLY A SKIT AGAIN!!!
I missed your skits please make more 😊
Is that baton at 1:00, the oonga boonga bow? They really use anything but an actual baton lmao
Yes, it is
Next vid: Simp Sibelius Expectations vs Reality
I see what you did there 😏
@@stellastewert311 lmao yes thank u. 🤣🤣🤣
Appreciations for knowing Smetana (imho he's one of the most underrated composers ever)
Laughed so hard on this video. My weekend is complete again! Thank you TwoSet!
Tbh we need more respect for the cellos and double bases
Back when I was in the orchestra the conductor didnt have a baton so he used a drum stick and boy when he got mad because the accompaniment parts weren’t ✨dynamically flawless✨enough he threw the thing right at this cello dude and it hit him square in the face & almost knocked the cello out of his grip
everyone didn’t get why the cellos always looked like they were on the verge of death back then but now that I think of it I guess it’s pretty hard to stay enthusiastic when the fastest note you can play as a cello in orchestra are quavers
Like tremolos do get boring after a few bars, but at least we’re moving quick imagine playing quavers of the same note in largo for 30 mins when you can play 15 notes a second 🤦♀️
I think it's pretty hard to stay enthusiastic when conductor throws drum sticks at your face ._.
@@LumosCreature good point lmao
Used to play double bass in school and I feel this boredom on a spiritual level 😂 Loved playing but mostly looked forward to when I could spin the bass haha
Once when our orchestra was very short on basses but had plenty of qualified cellists, some at a very high level, we asked our principal cellist to play bass for one concert. He teaches and plays it well, but when it was over he said, "Never again. Too boring!" I feel for bassists. I mark their music (am the librarian) and it's sooooo boring. I can mark a whole section's music in about a quarter of the time it takes to do violins, for the same number of parts (our basses don't share stands).
3:28 😂 this literally happens to me during rehearsals
Haaaa. I missed these type of videos! Love it!
You know when a Twoset Violin video is 4 minutes and 20 seconds, we're being blessed with good quality content.
This has lots of parallels to singing in choirs, too! I actually love rehearsals, though (I often think, “rehearsal is over already?”), and I’m really sad that the beer bug has stopped all rehearsals and performances. As for singing passionately, the problem is-especially during performances-if I focus too much on the beauty of the poetry and music I’ll end up getting very emotional, and if singers get emotional they’ll often cry, which makes it impossible to sing well. So, if I want to put on a “passionate” performance, I have to focus on the technical aspects and detach myself from the music and the lyrics, and just pretend to be passionate with my face. Singing has been described as “acting on pitch,” and that’s often what I have to do.
Also, it’s a death sentence to forget to bring your pencil to rehearsal in choir rehearsals, especially if the choir is really high-level.
As an orchestral violin player,
SO TRUE IT HURTS.
I MISSED THE SKITS!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!!!! LOVED THIS ONE!!!!!
Back to the old i seee... LOVE IT
Break chats reality should just be people on their phones
Literally EVERYONE is on their phones. Big sad.
enjoying covid 19 watching your many videos.. am learning a lot and also laughing too.. a healthy coping tool thru this pandemic.. you both are so awesome..thank you
So hilarious!!!!! Loved it
Love you TwoSet ♥️
The airbowing followed by “you sound like one section now” hit different 😔😔😔
Expectation: I'M Happy and Okay
Reality: I'M NOT
Why do i see hundreds of comments talking about the video when it was just posted 10 secs ago?
no idea XD
There are many dedicated Lin Lin wannabes!
i always love your skits since back then!
pls dont think doing skits is old-fashioned, ur skits are the most entertaining and relatable ones ive ever seen XD
I really like these types of videos so I was so happy to see this one!
Who else loves Eddy’s face in every expectation section
We need to blast this vid everywhere, this is gold
Just what I needed. A good laugh Love you both,
I love these videos. Thanks for making my day. :)
The skits are back! My favourite
3:05
That's a really famous Beethoven quote, if anyone was wondering.
Yes studying music is tiring but amusing!
god i love this format of vid, glad to see it again guys
1:00 eddy is using the "oonga boonga" violin bow 😹😹
Real Title: This is what I think I look and sound like vs How I really am
no like if agree
Isn’t that basically expectations based reality?
@@Asakedia kk
@@KoiYakultGreenTea yea, just a little more fun
love to see orchestral twoset again!!!
Moldau does not get enough attention. Magnificent piece!
A few years back I lived in Vancouver, and I'm pretty sure the Vancouver symphony orchestra did Moldau every single year that was able to attend their symphony under the sky concert. It's a wonderful piece, but I admit as an audience member, I'd be equally delighted to hear Hedwig's Theme!
the "playing a wrong note: reality" is painfully relatable
I had a childhood ambition to become a professional symphony player. That's what nerved me to take up violin studies and go on to complete a degree in performance. But at 21 y/o, I decided I didn't want to do orchestra anymore, and I haven't since then. I had trained heavily for this occupation up to that point; but several negatives turned me off to it: 1) long evening hours -- I'm not a nightperson; 2) lack of individual freedom and creativity; 3) high decibel levels in some modern symphonic scores. So I bowed out. No regrets. Now I enjoy practicing and playing a lot more. I listen to orchestral music a great deal but no longer have any desire to play in an orchestra.
sad story:/
Nice to see an upload from you Guys on my b-day 😁
getting called out for a mistake and then airbowing is TOO REAL