5 Things We Wish We Knew Learning the Violin
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“24 years for me!” “22 years for me!” “A total of 50 years!”
*Ladies and gentleman, the boys who met at math tutoring.*
*Ironic*
Lol
Well, they were in a math tutoring for a reason I guess lol
Engineers be like:
"22+24=50, close enough"
lmao :D
me, a non-musician: *ah yes i need this **_for my next life_*
lmao sameee
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
hey, never too late to start :D
if you want to, you can still become a musician in this life!
I felt there was a nice balance between teaching and comedy in this video.
Not going to lie, I was expecting:
1. Go Practice
2. Go Practice
3. Be Chloe Chua
4. Go Practice
5. Go Practice
That’s something a parent would say😂😭
@Hamza Mzali I'm scared this is a rickroll
@@ellajeffres4747 no it’s a piano vid
@Hamza Mzali oh ffs, every video
well if you went "6. Go Practice" you're absolutely right
"When you have a bad day, we're here to wipe your screen." Can't say how grateful I was to hear that, Brett. Love y'all.
when they’ve played violin longer than you’ve existed..
exactly xD
ikr
Truth
yeah they’re so old hahaha
YUP XD
eddy: professional violinists that played in professional orchestras-
brett: *oonga boonga-ing with his bow to the left*
ah yes, peak professionalism
i n d e e d
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
Timestamp??
time stamp please ;-;
time stamp porfis
edit: its 1:04 lol
Time stamps!
2:38 1. Resonance
7:43 2. Good Teachers for good foundations
11:09 3. No correct posture for everyone
15:18 4. Centre of gravity in left hand
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
17:36 5. Find a good instrument
And ... PRACTICE!
@Hamza Mzali nice! hahaha
Thank you!
who was here when the title was still “The 5 Secret Shortcuts To Make You Sound Like Lingling”
I saw the title as this but when I clicked on it the title was different and I was so confused lol
Meeeee
It was even more - Ling ling ling 😂
Me!
Me
Twoset: we are adults.
Also Twoset: waving like sea grass for no reason in the beginning of the video 0:06
They are children disguised as adults
This was disturbing thank you
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
sea grass XDDD
Who also thinks they should do a "Serious Saturday" series, this video is a mine of gold for me who wants to learn violin and I'm sure there are many more persons like me!
I agree! I play but there's still a lot to learn and i would love for them to have more vids about actually playing, not just memes and jokes. And more vids introducing classical music, famous classical musicians and composers to people that might not know it that well. They already did some videos like that but it would be great if it was a weekly thing
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
Would be great and maybe also more Tips about playing
I agree to this
Twosetviolin having famous violinists subscribing to their CZcams channel is really a flex😂
and world class soloist gave them masterclass for free
@@ajchandra7735 We don't know if it was free lmao but I get your point
@@itdoesntmatteriknowthatyou3161 Twoset and Hilary are friends lmao. if you follow Hilary closely you’ll just know how generous she is
@@ajchandra7735 yeah, she's the best, Idk why I'm so happy when I heard Eddy got a lesson with Hilary :)
@@ajchandra7735 Ah I see, thought you meant their masterclass with Chloe! But yeah Hilary is the best :)
Am I the only one who was impressed by the fact that Eddy got Hilary to teach him Sibelius concerto?!
Nope. I am amazed too.
You're not alone
WHAT THE
"We are Twoset Violin and this is our Masterclass!"
the only thing they got from math tutoring was each other
but becuz of that this entire fandom exists
Very well said!!!!
omlll true 🥺
omg, this gives me super cute friendship and kawai vibes.
TRUE THO.
The left hand centre of gravity thing has me SHOOK. Rocked me to my very core. 10 years of left hand issues falling tok-tok-tok into place. Need to go lie down in a dark room for a while to recover from this earth-shattering realization.
Regarding thing number six (i.e. practice), one thing twoset never mentions is that *frequency* of practice is more important than the raw number of hours. It's better to practice twenty minutes a day than to practice for three hours twice a week. If you're already doing long practice sessions every day, it is helpful to break it up into smaller chunks. People tend to learn and grow through cycles of work and rest, so getting in as many work-rest cycles as possible makes a huge difference.
That's not to say you should never have long practice sessions (there are benefits for sure), but don't go into a practice session with the idea that you have to play for hours. Just pick up your instrument every day and play for at least few minutes. Once you start, there is a good chance you will want to keep going!
Another thing with this is, if you're already practicing every day, it is good to occasionally take a break from playing for a few days or even weeks. If you play at a high level, you will notice that your technique gets a little worse after this, but it will come back quickly, and taking occasional vacations can be really helpful in feeling more inspired to play and breaking out of old ruts.
All of this.
Damn. Sometimes the most challenging/frustrating part of practicing is actually finding the motivation to pick up the violin. What always ended up happening was me procrastinating and settling it for another day. Glad I got out of that habit by actually FORCING myself to practice everyday for like idk, few 10 minutes? If I feel really good that day then I know that day was a practice day. And if I don't, I promise myself to practice again tomorrow.
Occasionally I'll take a week's break and my playing improves.
Genius
A bit hard to pick up a piano, but I’ll try.
'at least they're not giving math tips'
damn editor san be savage as usual
edit: 'sO hUmBle'
editor san i love u
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
@@ifyouclickhereyouremindwil3265 Stop advertising.
Ikrr!😂😂🔥
The edits were so funny.
@@Aiden-xn6wo It’s a bot, only way to get rid of it is reporting, reporting, reporting.
Ling Ling’s identity is hidden. Nobody can achieve their level of greatness...
As hidden as...
Sadao Kujo (I’m sorry for the jojo reference, I can’t help it)
* her.
Jk
:)
Y his tho?
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
General rules for practicing I've discovered way too late that I wish someone told me earlier:
1. Treat learning how to play a piece as if it were a riddle to solve, or a code to break- rather than a practicing task to perform.
It's about exploration, not repetition. Experiment constantly. Don't just pay attention, pay *microscopic* attention to the body, instrument, and the mechanics and physics that shape your sound and what happens when you change things. Get exited about discovering new ways of playing.
2. Have notes for more pieces than you can play in one sitting and shuffle them.
If you play the same thing over and over, your brain gets saturated and progress stops. Get a good book of etudes (or three) and play a random different one every day. Play a different scale every day (As recommended by Flesch himself, btw).
3. 40 minutes play, 20 minutes rest. Give your brain time to regroup.
Then 2 days play, 1 day rest. If that's too extreme for you, at least a day off once a week, just don't obsess about playing every day. Every athlete will confirm how crucial rest and days off are, this is the same- more practice isn't always better, you can fry your brain.
4. Always start a playing session with something slow and quiet with a lot of long notes and fragile bow changes. It gets you in the zone and you are less likely to rush through things later.
5. Playing the violin is an eternal pursuit of reducing tension. If it doesn’t sound good, something somewhere is clenched. Notice, relax, listen again.
Sometimes the biggest leaps in your progress will happen after you don't touch the violin for a while. Like if you practice a nasty passage or shift 50 times a day for a week, and it still doesn't work, then you don't touch that piece for a month, play it again and boom, it's perfect. It really happens. Allow yourself that flexibility, give your brain time to rest and regroup. Occasional breaks is also how you don't get sick of playing, btw.
Thanks for the additional tips!
Thank you ❤
Thanks a lot!!!😊🎉
Danke schön.
i lost it at 3:54 😂😂 Eddy wanted Brett to approve his Tchaik 🥺
Twoset talking serious is the best that that has happened since Ling Ling started practicing 40 hours
*"We guide others to a treasure we cannot possess."*
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
omg that sounds so sweet when u word it that way 😭
@@ifyouclickhereyouremindwil3265 youre like the new hamza something
Red skull
Quote of the year
Aaah! 😲The center of gravity thing XD Tried to change it now and I think thats been a part of my vibrato tension issue. Gonna practice!💃🎻🎶🎵
bruv I was hoping a comment saying smth like "wow she's here", or talking about this matter but no, we have to have these bots.
This is the whole reason I couldn't do vibrato, my center was on my front finger and I couldn't vibrate my pinky unless I used straight arm vibrato.
Did Brett and Eddy just gave us all of their best experience/advice as a gift? That's... that is one of the best gifts I've recieved
(edited apr 11, 2021, morning)
how to be ling ling in 5 steps
1. resonance 2:38
2. good teachers for good foundation 7:43
3. no correct posture for everyone 11:07
4. center of gravity in left hand 15:18
5. find a good instrument 17:34
6 (bonus). practice! 20:00
This is like perlman's masterclass
what anout only practice 😈
Petition to make this a series with their other musician friends. For example, I would love to hear Sophie Oui oui's thoughts for playing the piano.
Yessss I play the piano and I‘d love that
And Violist friends if they have any
Brett and Eddy are so generous and open to us 😭
Eddy's greatest quote: "Once you hear it, you'll hear it" (6:30)
Brett's Greatest quote: 6:24
I'm so amazed that Brett and Eddy are sharing these things they wish they knew before. Not anyone can be that open minded especially in the music world where competition is a really big thing.
It will probably sound a bit cheesy but thank you Brett and Eddy for being such good people.
(Sorry for my English, I am not a native speaker 😅)
There's nothing to be sorry about your English. I'm sure you're doing well. Keep practicing.
I love how non-English speakers tend to apologise for their English when their grammar is usually better than that of native speakers :P
Sincerly, a non-native speaker who doesn't apologise for it, except in French xD
im pretty sure this is better than mine XD English speakers don't rlly have to learn other languages so I think its impressive that you can speak/write so well. keep up the good work! :)
Thank you everyone for your kind words :)
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Violists: *weeping*
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This week I turned 29 and I signed up for my first violin lesson. I know I won't be able to play like you guys but I'm very excited to learn to play like me, so thanks for the inspiration and encouragement!
How's it going?
@@deeznuts5642 This week I turned 30 and I can now play several beginner pieces! I really like Down To The River To Pray and Waltzing Matilda. I'm not the fastest learner but I'm really enjoying the process and I have a wonderful teacher. I try to play every day. Thank you for your thoughtful question, CZcams user deez nuts x)
Started at 50! Never too late.
I like how you said "learn to play like me" :) I'm also starting as an adult, I'm 32 now and first held a violin 1,5 years ago. So you're a year ahead :) hope you have as much fun as I do learning :)
@@jeanasmith4024 same here, I started at 50, I’m loving it.
These two are basically, the best people in the world.
Reasons why I think so:
1: Funny
2: Extremely cute
3: Are sadness windscreen wipers.
The 3rd point is obviously the most important. 😏
I’ve danced as a hobby mu whole life and one thing I can tell you is: if you go through all these troubles with instrument teachers that mess up with your mind, you can only IMAGINE what happens with dance students! The struggle is real, totally relatable
It's true in any art form. Writing teachers can be killers.
“Hello my name is Brett...” “and my name is Eddy...” “”and welcome to out MASTERCLASS””
I love it when I actually learn something while watching them... it’s like I’m practicing but also procrastinating from practicing
Ikr
Practastinating?
Is anyone else going to talk about the fact that Eddy got a violin lesson from *Hilary Hahn* ???
Summary of the 5 steps:
1) resonance (to have musicality)
2) good teacher to good foundation
3) no (one) correct posture for everyone
4) Centre of gravity of your left hand
5) find a good instrument
6) practice
Pre-requisite: subscribed to TwoSetViolins
U forgot to subscribe to Twoset
@@eo4295 that was the pre-requisite 😂
@@ladidadidaladi7168 Lol, still should never be forgotten
For everyone who’s learning an instrument, I hope you enjoy this journey is a tough way but the results of your hardwork and PRACTICE will worth all the time and effort you put on it. Don’t be harsh on yourself, you won’t get results in one day (maybe if you’re the personification of Ling Ling) BE PACIENT. Now may Ling Ling be with you 💕 and “GO PRACTICE” **auntie’s voice**
Thank you
As an adult beginner violinist (I'm 25!), this was great to watch! I started about a year and 6 months ago. I picked it up right before I turned 24 and i've loved every minute of it, but I've always felt I'm just too old to learn such an intricate instrument, but hey! I'll be joining my community orchestra soon and have been managing this on top of my full time job and I couldn't be happier about it honestly. Been watching you guys for a few years now, you guys are great! Keep it up, you're inspiring so many people
I started at 47 … I can only wish I started as early as you :D
I cannot believe how well rounded of a youtube channel TwoSet has become. This is a really valuable video and I hope people take something from it
I have been playing for 3 and a half years, I felt I wasn't improving so I began lessons with a new teacher, she started working with me with the things you mention in this video, specially the resonance and my left hand position, it really makes a difference, I notice I can make my violin sound better with all this small changes.
Thanks for sharing!!
Twoset: practice 40 hrs a day
Also twoset: uploading 2 times a day knowing everone will watch it while sitting at their instrument
omg, I misread this as "while sitting on their instrument" 😱
Looks down at cello on the floor*
Twoset really does make our day better
Fact
I took violin lessons 8 years ago and stopped because of university/music teachers ruined the instrument for me. Haven't touched the violin since. This week I stumbled upon your channel and decided to take my violin out and start practicing again. It's only my third day back into practicing but I remember a lot from the lessons I took. I sound like shi...eet music BUT I keep practicing my 40 hours a day and I am learning to love the violin again. So thank you for the awesome content! :)
That's awesome, I'm so happy for you, happy practicing ! 🤗
As a 37-year-old who just started (4 months ago) to learn violin, finally fulfilling a life's dream, I can't thank you enough for this priceless video
Real fun fact : There's a man called Francesco Paoli. He's a guitarist and vocalist of Fleshgod Apocalypse. Long story short the band doesn't have a drummer. So he decided to learn drums. 2 years later hey released Agony, their second album with Paoli on drums and they're fast asf (the slowest is 226 BPM and the fastest is 300 BPM), and it's only been two years since he started drumming. He practiced somewhat around 8 hours per day. How long is that in music world?
Idk why I find this so funny czcams.com/video/BxpdjiqJvWk/video.html
That’s actually epic...8hours a day?!!!
Yeah I could never
Thnx for sharing 😊
5840 of lingling hours
I'm not sure if 8 hours is healthy, but he seemed to do fine.
I think Hilary Hahn once said she practices a maximum of seven hours a day and when she does, she'll have to rest a day or two afterwards
i've never heard that band in years. oh my memory
People like me who have surpassed the socially acceptable age for learning any instrument but still watching the complete video be like-
*I N T E R E S T I N G*
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@@-Muzikalite- Well as you know, I was a mediocre flautist and pianist
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@@saumiasinghal94662 Actually, I think you are very good at the piano.
The thing about posture is so true. Everybody has a different physical build, so there's no one posture that's gonna fit everybody. You need the basics of a posture, yes, but ultimately, the most important thing is that you find a posture that's most comfortable to YOU. And it's not just violins, this applies to every instrument. You will always play your best when you feel the most relaxed and natural with an instrument.
When Eddy looked at Brett for reassurance... so adorable!
alternative title: a private lesson with twosetviolin 🤩
There’s no shortcut idk why I clicked this PRACTICE
The real shortcut is to PRACTICE HARDER
@@Thrano **in Brett's voice** "Periodt 💅"
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lol same
@@Thrano Actually, that's not true. I spent most of my young life practicing "harder," but without knowing wth I was doing. I just "tried hard" and like Eddy, ended up with a lot of ingrained bad habits because I was compensating for a bad instrument, and/or trying to make a teacher happy who didn't know that (one of the things TwoSet points out) there is not one "right" posture for everybody.
When you keep trying, without understanding what you're doing or why, it amounts to a lot of churning without a lot of progress.
Now that is why violin is one of the most hardest instruments to play
About teachers "It's better to know why than what" - Yes yes yes. A truly great teacher does not impose the same techniques on all students but identifies problems and works with the student to discover what works for that individual.
I'm not working!!! I'm watching another Twoset video and here comes the new one!!!! Life is AMAZING!!!
Amaaazing!
Twoset before: it's all about practicing 40 hours a day everyday
Twoset now: SHorTcUt to SouNds beTTer
Nah, it's about shortcutting while still practicing perfectl
It actually about how to practice correctly
"Once you hear it, you'll hear it." wow, such wisdom!
I recently just got a new teacher after my first two. I have been playing for approximately 8 years, and this teacher has just started to talk about sounding point, bow speed, tonality, resonance, and just opening up this whole new world of playing and I am so excited.
Ahh, I have seen the effect of center of gravity in the left hand, but never actually known about it. My nee teacher did talk about it for octaves (leaning more on the 3 or 4 finger) for less tension. Now I know!
Now, this is what I subscribed for! 😍
Episode clearly goes to playlist "TwoSet Counselingling".
I love how they mention teachers wanting the best for their students. As a private piano teacher, I actually felt praised as most of non-musician people have no idea how teaching an instrument to different people on completely different levels is. And also being able to pin point what they can improve on on the spot... Personally speaking, teaching 30+ students having in mind everything envolved before and after each lesson, it's quite hard and exhausting. Adding the fact that I drive to each and every one of them adds on to the challenge. Nevertheless, I love what I do, love seeing them progress and taking steps towards success. I wouldn't ask for anything better. 😊
I feel like a lot of kids who play violin get 90% of their knowledge from TwoSet
Technique from Twoset & theory from Andrew Huang. That makes up at least 70% of my musical knowledge
That would be sad. It means their teacher isn't teaching them (or that they don't have one and they're self taught).
I play piano and still benefit from their content😆
@@oxoelfoxo Idk, even if they have a teacher who's teaching them all of this, in the words of the great philosopher, Julie Andrews, "A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down." I think it hits differently and is better retained in the long run when info (especially things you may or may not want to hear) comes from a fun, relatable source like social media.
It's been around six months I started learning the violin. I'm self taught so let's say 99.9% of my knowledge is from Twoset! :)
the "expensive does not mean good all the time" was something I actually noticed early on when I was looking at instruments after playing a few years. I went to try out some of the violins in this shop and liked the sound and felt better playing an $800 violin over a $1,500 violin.
TwoSetViolin: posts a new video
Me: clicks the video faster than the sacrilegious boi
Me learning a piano: oof this got nothing to do with me
Also me: mhm yess yes yes..
The most important lesson i learned about playing an instrument is that you’re allowed to suck at it, even later on. As long as you keep playing, you will get better. It doesn’t really matter at what speed you’re going. If you keep playing and enjoying it, you can only improve.
Non-musician here, just an audiology and speech-language therapy student who appreciates these two guys 👋
What Brett and Eddy are saying about resonance is so important guys.
The source (aka the strings of your instrument or vocal cords) produces a spectrum of sound composed by the tone+harmonics/overtones.
You need to have in mind that some of them are going to be amplified when its frequency matches one of the natural frequencies of vibration (resonance frequencies) of your instrument/vocal tract.
So if you want a fuller sound/proyect the sound you absolutely have to pay attention not only to the tone but also to the overtones.
“The 5 Secret Shortcuts To make You Sound like Ling Ling”
Me who has been practicing for months and still getting no where: Now is my chance!
1. Just
2. Go
3. Practice
4. 40 hrs
5. A day
honestly, i wasn't even listening to what they were as much as I was endeared by the two of them showing off their beautiful friendship.
yes, I'm jealous. yes, I need a hug :'(
me at 1:31 :
*lying in bed*
*being 12*
*have been playing cello for two years*
*dreams of becoming the next yoyoma*
GO PRACTICE
@@nonosquare1066 OK :)
Haha yeah I’ve been playing cello for two years and dream of being the next yoyoma as well but I’m still laying in bed
If you have a decent but not great instrument, but can’t move up yet, getting it re-set up by a good luthier can make a big difference. Turned out my sound post was not quite in the perfect place and when that was fixed, my violin would vibrate in sympathy with other people playing, like it was a live thing. I was quite startled.
Dude it's literally serious Saturdays now...and I am loving every second of it!!❤️❤️
On point 5: hey guys! Amateur cellist here! My family is pretty poor, so we got a cheapo cello. After lessons at school, I found it so difficult to improve. But when I went to a cello instructor, she immediately pointed out how high the strings were away from the fingerboard 😭
After investing in a slightly better cello, my playing was on another level! And I could play for much longer before injury
Same here! The better projection on a better instrument
'we're gonna have fun but we're not gonna have damentals'
*now i feel that on a spiritual level*
Even though I don't have a car, I still want Twoset windscreen wipers.
*5 secret shortcuts to make you sound like Ling Ling*
Me: wait that's illegal
Another good way to hear the resonance that my first teacher taught me is to hear how long your sound remains after you lifted your bow, like how long your violin vibrates, and I found that also helpful
I re-watched this video after the 4 Million Subscribers concert. Their 5th point (good instrument) is so striking - they got to play Strads!!!
Perfect combination of Eddy’s old channel where there’s serious and helpful violin techniques, and TS lighthearted content. Love this as a beginner violinist!
The moment when you play the piano but you take the tips to your heart 😂
Thank you!! I know this will get lost in the comments but as a violinist of 14 years now and just having upgraded to a beautiful violin with much more potential I am realising there is so much more to discover regarding resonance and tone, and I've found that I've had to go back to some of the basics and really listen to my sound and how I can change it and play with a wider range of expression. I love hearing you guys talk about music and hope I can hear you play next time you come to London! Much love from the UK 🧡
I love this style of videos where twoset just has an informative conversation with us. And the best part is that they are teaching violinists really good tips.
Have you guys think of making a good legit violin teaching app? Or publish something related to violin learning? I know you guys are busy and these things are complicated af, but just a random thought. I JUST LOVE TO SEE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT VIOLIN LEARNING SERIOUSLY!!! I love all other videos too but I'd love to see more of this types of video, if possible. But no pressure, I'll watch whatever videos you guys posted 10+ times at least!!!
I am so upset that Twoset have less public attention than they deserve. Even my mom (not a professional musician) said that they are good and funny boys after I translated to her a couple of videos. Twoset truly are healers and teachers and friends for all of us
Thank you for explaining 'centre of gravity' and how it works with stretching, as it affects pretty much all stringed instruments. It'll certainly help me with improving on guitar.
I want to share my bit of a story. I am currently studying as an electronics engineer and I always wanted to have an Oscilloscope. For those that don't know what that is, it's basically a device that allows you to see the frequency and voltage of an input, whether that is a voltage from a microphone or another device. In my case it was my bass. With the help of an Online Tone generator I could know what note a frequency is and in a bass in E Standard, the most common tuning, the thickest string would be at 41 Hz. So, I knew that and went ahead to connect it to the device and what I saw was a wave that seem to increase in voltage depending on how hard I plucked the string which according to this video is the "principal note" and after it there would be another wave with multiple peaks, imagine looking at a photo and there are two mountains, one large with one peak and right next to it another one of the same height but with multiple peaks. When I saw that, I remembered that I bought the bass for 150 euros and said, "Well, good enough". So after seeing this video I went ahead and took one more look at wtf I was looking at back then and basically the other peak was the same note one octave higher and, the octave, had three peaks all equally away from each other and at the same height which according to my calculations the total frequencies an open E had were: 41.2 Hz, 82.4 Hz, and about 247 Hz meaning in notes: E1, E2 and B3.
The most intresting part of it was the fact that the wave was becoming more and more summetrical and perfect the closer I was getting towards the position I was plucking at. Although my ears would hear a tone the device was disagreeing with me.
Clicked instantly tired of sounding like a peasant
Even thought I’m a pianisy
they joke about it but the fact that we can literally just profit from all the wisdom they have gained over the years in a free youtube video is so fucking cool
and i really feel the impact of it as well, just the way i think about my playing has changed so much ever since i started watching their videos and also i'm always so much more motivated because of them, thank you so much twoset!!
Thanks for the video! I have played violin for years on and off and have struggled with losing interest when I hit ruts or feel unable to improve. This video helped me see that there were a lot of holes in my instruction (I was taught to play concertos without understanding the foundations, developed many bad habits, and had mixed and confusing feedback from instructors with little explanation). I have been considering giving up violin altogether because my foundation is so poor, but you guys are inspiring me to find a good instructor and keep learning :)
Eddy casually telling a proverbial trip of a lifetime like it's nothing :O
As a teacher, I feel like a lot of things they said about being good or bad teachers apply to teaching in my field as well. Hope they know these tips are helpful to not just string players, but anyone who cares about learning and teaching.
THAAAANK YOUUUUU !!!!
I just grab my violin thinking all what you've said and I had my greatest epiphany, most with that of center of gravity and ressonance, my whole playing improve in the blink of an eye, and from now on keep on working just for the better.
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH TWOSET !!!
Sorry for bad english :P
A point about 1. Resonance:
It's interesing for me as a singer to hear this because frankly thats most of what I try to achieve in my lessons. Trying to bring out 'metallicness' of the voice by opening up resonating chambers in the skull. It's really faszinating for me to see that this really applies in so much importance to string intruments etc. (Although it makes sense considering that in the I think Rennaissance era the precursors of modern instruments were build to kind of emulate the sound of the voice... :D)
I think a good way of explaining overtones would be looking at a DAW. If you record yourself just playing a D, you can then look at the sound spectrum through an equalizer to see all the peaks at different frequencies. You’ll see that the note you played wasn’t just a sharp spike at the D frequency but a bunch of tiny peaks all around at the harmonics. I think that would be a good visual aid to see and hear overtones.
Resonance is also just as important in singing, the better you can control and use it the nicer someone's singing can sound (in most genres) 🤗
Those signs are also for good singing teachers/vocal coaches
So who’s going to tell them that 22+24 is 46?
I absolutely 💕 LOVE 💕 that Hilary was helping Eddy with his Sibelius
Part of that last point, become best friends with a good luthier. Learn from them about what actually makes instruments good and their functionality and why certain instruments sound sweeter or warmer or bigger. They will also help you keep your instrument adjusted properly so that it is comfortable and sounds it’s best! You’re going to have so much more tension if your bridge is to high making it so that you have to use much more effort to hold down a string! Your instrument isn’t going to resonate properly if the sound post isn’t adjusted properly!
"Practice practicing practicing" That is why I watch every TwoSet video and I don't even play violin.
Ahh yes... the Twoset Windshield Wipers. That’s needs to be the name for a classical band.
I am so glad Eddy is making informational videos again. Really missed this on his personal channel. And the addition of Brett is a great bonus! I don't want to hear you say you can't teach Eddy, ok? :D
Just want to say thanks a lllllllllot for this super helpful/useful video: our 9 yr old took your tips and implemented them in his practice over the past two weeks. The color/tone of the sound improved magically (his teacher used the word "revolutionary", lol). You guys rock!