A *PRODUCTIVE* week in my life at juilliard

hi friends ;)
not me being consistent like okkkkk... anyway here's a fun week in the life for you guys, filled with lots of craziness and emotions but lemme know what you think in the comments! make sure to subscribe if you haven't already! mwah
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[@Benedetta_E]

Although I am not a music student, I have been playing the flute for 15 years and was part of my school orchestra during both primary and secondary school. I still practise the flute and piano, and I absolutely love and enjoy music! Your vlog feels like a glimpse into my childhood dream of attending a music college-practising, rehearsing, catching up with friends, and going out to dinner together after class. It’s incredible to see that what I once dreamed of is actually happening somewhere. The moment I heard you practising Mozart’s Concerto KV314 in your last video was absolutely mesmerising!

[@freybear_22]

1. HIIII JAMIEEEEE 2. the last minute touch ups before ur class r sooooo real, that’s me before my cello lessons🙈😭🤭 alsooooo i’m so happy u posted spencer tyyy🫶🏻😁🤩

[@sprubin]

hehee thank youuu

[@kofiennin2339]

I always love it when he posts it is the highlight of my day

[@sprubin]

awwww stop it

[@Fuyu4Ever]

real

[@lonaatic]

omg i started oboe around a week ago and made so much progress. you are one of my inspirations, love your channel

[@sprubin]

[@cacub9282]

Got the notification while making oboe reeds lol. Perfectly timed

[@garden_vibes7796]

I feel like i have long days as a STEM student, but holy crap! You are a fantastic obo player and student. So excited to see where you go!

[@sprubin]

it can be a lot :( thank you for watching!

[@karinasaucedo3377]

Y’all are too cute ☺️ Your videos bring me happiness and make me want to be productive 😅 I’m so sorry about the program crashing and losing a lot of time 😞 Thank you sooo much for sharing this long video with us! 😍 We appreciate your hard work on the videos despite your busy schedule 🥲

[@marianavilela1376]

These vlogs give me so much comfort and make me feel like we are not doing this musician life alone! And I catch myself laughing so many times when watching these! 😂 Great job and good luck with everything 🎉😊

[@sprubin]

omg thank you sooo much!!

[@davidbarrett1270]

I am so happy I play the clarinet (amateur, and very not Juilliard) and I can get my reeds from the shop. Every time I watch Spencer make reeds (and apparently he goes through about 9 a day), I thank various gods I didn't choose the oboe. But - suitably impressed!!

[@sprubin]

9 A DAY haahahaa

[@ducks5377]

hi spencer! i recently discovered your channel and your quite an inspiration me! i am a freshman in highschool on the path to persue piano in university and i love classical music. it's so cool to see how music uni may be like in the future ❤

[@Reallillycurxe]

Your old 😮

[@sprubin]

aww that's so sweet thank you!

[@chloee.24]

bro ur so talented its actually crazy

[@sprubin]

omg ur too nice

[@spencerjay6501]

@SpencerRubin I’d love to see a video dedicated to how you make your reeds and your equipment. You have a beautiful sound. I’d also love to hear your opinion on oboes and how you came to choose a Howarth!

[@kUriO.z]

YAY NEW POST💥💥💥

[@sprubin]

yayayyaayayyay

[@KeithSklower]

I was driving home this evening in the San Francisco Bay Area and listening to the NPR program "From the top" on the radio, a collection of favorite segments picked by staff of the show. One of them was a(n at the time, just coming out of the pandemic) 16 year old oboist named @Spencer Rubin, playing the last movement of the Bach double oboe/violin concerto with Host Peter Dugan, and the violinist was a co-host of the show. Flawless intonation, clear phrasing, good choices for dynamic contrast .... so unless there are two Oboists named Spencer Rubin, very well done!

[@elainareck6608]

Who else is watching this instead of practicing 😂 it is inspiring me though!!

[@emmarichert9701]

Always love when you practice for orchestra - just traveled in time when you played Sibelius 2 theme (played it 2 years ago) but could'nt quite grasp it but then it hit me :D

[@The_mario_bro]

YASSSS We loveee your "productive" videos ❤

[@maksimminic9288]

My favorite oboe youtuber

[@sprubin]

awwww

[@patriciaperry2028]

You mean there are more ?

[@Glitched_Mercury]

The laugh close to 4:15 made me chuckle, also Hi Jamie!

[@Harlequins4life]

It’s insane you can survive that long! Keep it up!

[@NomYT2]

Now we need an oboe tutorial?

[@sprubin]

LOL

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

@@sprubinhigh F tutorial pls

[@Reallillycurxe]

Half hole first finger, second, and third finger then ab key

[@sinonoahx]

@@Reallillycurxe NOOO ITS HALF HOLE FIRST FINGER SECEND THEN FORTH AND FITH AND AND Ab KEY AND eB

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

@@sinonoahx high F# tutorial pls

[@Squidney1001]

Love the Laufey in the backround 💗💗 22:49

[@sprubin]

the best

[@2cracked]

I love the Barber Violin Concerto (6:13). Also hi Jamie!!

[@MadzJisung]

YES NEW SPRUBIN POST LETS GO

[@sprubin]

YESSS

[@StephenCooper-h3n]

A former Juilliard student mistaking an oboist for a clarinetist is crazy

[@sprubin]

no i was like "oh!... oh"

[@JphillipsIII]

Spencer I want to go to Juilliard and I was wondering how the audition progress works could you make a video about it explaining what you did to prepare and just how it works❤❤❤❤ your so cool❤😊

[@willcomeback11]

Yes same im a freshman in high school but I need all the time i can get to prepareeeee

[@Busking-at-home]

We really need him too see this 😅

[@jamesmc3410]

Anotherrrr Spencer video!!😁

[@sprubin]

hehe!

[@LILCROSS-w]

its been 10 million years welcome back

[@sprubin]

thank you thank you

[@Ezg78-k9y]

Let’s go Spencer posted again 😂

[@MusicallyinspiredTeen]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! A NEW POST!!!!!!!!!!! (Also are you gonna make a QNA)

[@Felixplaysthecello]

my jaw dropped at the THREE HOUR STUDIO CLASSES omg i would not survive

[@GabeGM3]

take the 3 hour studio class, put in in July heat, while holding a 75 pound instrument, and add 10 hours. THATS band camp. That happens for a WEEK STRAIGHT- and if your percussion... YOU HAVE A WEEK BEFORE THAT WHICH ARE 9 HOUR DAYS--------------- its fun either way😁

[@Felixplaysthecello]

this is why I’m not a band kid 😅

[@Felixplaysthecello]

orchestra camp is enough for me lol

[@lilie9042]

@@GabeGM3 lol so real and im quads next year so that'll be fun... also my band has some 13 hour days

[@noahlui08]

I love these videos could you show us more detail of how you make your reeds

[@BenZuzelski]

I love these videos so much!

[@sprubin]

YAY!

[@bisseliscool4207]

Can you do a video a video of your warmup exercises and/or what you do for your tone?

[@karinasaucedo3377]

Yay! Another video! 🥳

[@DailyDoseOfSuki]

I watch these for practice motivation

[@sprubin]

LOL SLAY

[@Simzon2]

That oboe solo in Sibelius second Symphony is iconic and also why is everyone playing it right now? I played it in my youth orchestra last year

[@MariaPerez-yd3yw]

Heyy love this vid also when did u start playing oboe?😊

[@Sanssler]

LETS GO!! MORE CONTENT!

[@sprubin]

YESS

[@Sanssler]

@sprubin YESSSSSSSSSSSS! Super random out of curiosity what's your favorite Key to play?

[@d.a.b1404]

Spencer and Nikocado avocado were the least expected duo of 2024

[@kiranine-uz6pj]

24:50 This is the best censure of bad word I've ever seen!!! XD XD XD

[@sprubin]

HAHAHAAHHA

[@fishywishy2579]

HELLOOO JAMIE HII SPENCER 👋🏻, love from Australia 🫶🏻

[@alainagrapperhaus2128]

You sound amazing!!!!

[@sprubin]

thank you!

[@sillyofthebirds]

You have helped me so much with the oboe

[@sprubin]

im glad!!

[@beccoboe]

love

[@sprubin]

u said main character in this

[@Amazonprimebottle]

How’d it feel getting into Juilliard and what was it like in ur first day bcuz of u my dream is to go there

[@JoshuajrPLAYZ]

my biggest dream is to go to Juilliard! i play clarinet, the top of my class, and i'm only getting better! confident i'll make it to the top one day ❤

[@DrQuizzler]

Looks like a lot of fun, although from what I remember of studying both oboe and classical music, the kind of fun you catch where you can, amidst working and studying grueling hours. "Dude, that solo ATE!!" Can you walk me through what that expression's short for? Is it an extension of something like "That joke KILLED" like they say in comedy clubs? We used to say "something BITES", but meaning we didn't like it, but ATE clearly means it was good. Nice reed-making stuff!!

[@EllieismyWIFE4ever]

Heyyy Jamie, You slay ❤

[@ScottMcCabe-rk5ni]

Hi I love your videos so much I play the double bass

[@JoeyTheiPadKid01]

Flight of the bubble bee next video 😂

[@dearfutureconnie]

we need more reed making asmr

[@sprubin]

gotcha

[@mysterious_froggy]

I’m sure you get this question a lot, but when did you start playing oboe? I’m interested in attending Juilliard in the future, however I have only been playing the oboe for two years so I’m not sure if I have much of a chance-

[@acheleia]

Becca spotted!! ❤️❤️

[@sprubin]

we love becca

[@deyziel]

Celia appreciation comment 🔥🔥🔥

[@ma_yuvari2215]

When i first saw the vid on my notifications i asked myself "wait, did spencer just post the same vlog from last time again? Or is youtube recommending it to me for some reason? Ohhh waittttt"

[@sprubin]

just the same title LOL

[@maker7489]

Can we get a video talking about your audition?

[@aiietsgna7476]

Hi Spencer!! What is the piece you're playing at 10:48 to 11:05😭😭 It feels so familiar but I can't think of what it is and it's killing me😭

[@skibidislicers443]

wait like 2 general questions 😭 1. If your put onions English horn do you have to own one or do u use Juilliards 2. Are you like allowed to eat in class

[@Reallillycurxe]

Hi jamie!!!

[@CanyiWang]

omg can i have the link of the jazz turkish march? i can't find it, but i love it and i need it omg

[@theasafemoreno]

hi jamie!!

[@YairWagman]

Love from Israel❤

[@belliebeansgotdrip]

HI JAMIE❤

[@masheroomboi2884]

Didnt nikocado graduate julliard, am i tripping, or was it some other music school

[@SullivanM-nn3wc]

Your the reason I chose the oboe for band so I’m a beginner and 2 of my reeds that I bought at the exact same in the same place both play a note high do you have anything that could help

[@sprubin]

you should buy reeds from www.sarahwilliamsoboe.com/reeds!!!

[@SullivanM-nn3wc]

@@sprubin thanks

[@celiawojcikoboe]

we ate that sibelius 💅

[@sprubin]

no bc it sounds goooooooood

[@dudaduda2664]

Hi Spencer😊 I've been playing the oboe for 6 months and I wanted some tips from you... I am from Brazil 😅

[@alexsnewhandle]

11:45 you're supposed to buy less groceries more often so you have to carry less and your produce is fresher.

[@sprubin]

true

[@BobJr-x7b]

Hi Jamie!!!!

[@angelo877]

18:22 "I’m not clickbaiting you."

[@sprubin]

just had to let you guys know lol

[@jackluo1790]

love your videos but what do you eat except salad

[@MayGodLoveYou]

Be happy! This video was posted a day after my birthday!!,❤🎉🎉❤❤❤😊

[@mcwizard5009]

More maya 😂 nice vid tho

[@hbwendyw1224]

hi Jamie!!!

[@TreyjRandolph]

Does jack mcammon go to julliard

[@Yvngxshipwreck]

Pls help me learn the oboe Spencer I can't figure it out on my own😭 and you make it look so easy

[@sprubin]

awww you got this!

[@blxssoming]

Why is nobody talking about Nikocado Avocado being there

[@sprubin]

LOL

[@sfmmmo7599]

Hi guys! 🫶

[@sprubin]

hi hi!

[@freegamer7348]

OMG DID I HEARD LAUFEY AT 23:00?

[@sprubin]

YES

[@sillyofthebirds]

I love your chanel

[@Anthony_S_nyc]

U must save a lot of money on reeds by making them yourself - if I remember correctly, oboe reeds are very expensive

[@Lexii_2012]

Is julliard fun? I wanna go to julliard for acting but i also play french horn. So can you do multiple things. Like music/band and acting or is it one or another?

[@sprubin]

so fun

[@rainbowlibrary.]

Hi Jamie ❤

[@Unyang2]

hi Jamie ♡

[@SebastianDiaz-ln8cp]

Hey do u know how many double bassist are in Juliard? Pls😊

[@margieniles7324]

You kinda remind me of Sal Mineo 😎🤗 He was a very talented actor and kind wonderful guy. Hollywood completely wasted his amazing talent and treated him wrong. Really truly wish I could have known him. Gotta wait till I get to Heaven to see him. Nice happy videos by the way. You’re very musically talented and are very cheerful. All the best to you. Jesus Loves you!

[@Offical_DisplayerVR]

OMG I WANT TO BE YOU IN THE FUTURE

[@sprubin]

awwwwww

[@Offical_DisplayerVR]

@@sprubin OMG THANK YOU

[@Offical_DisplayerVR]

@@sprubin I also love how I just hear santa baby in the background when you guys were cooking lol

[@Ariel-y8u]

I’m going to Juilliard for my college

[@Aidendeadend]

Hi jamie!

[@Sleepymoments.]

New post season???

[@Sugar-1742]

UGHH I WISH I CAN PLAY OBOE

[@Bella-d7y5o]

The Juilliard School is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became the Juilliard School, named after its principal benefactor Augustus D. Juilliard. (I will find u)

[@sprubin]

ur so right

[@jaymaurehaywood6031]

Annyeong Jamie!!!

[@sprubin]

hehe

[@ImOriginallyGreen]

Barber violin concerto?

[@sprubin]

yessss

[@BrieCheese-yum]

Hi Jamie 👋👋👋

[@sprubin]

hehe

[@OpheliaCadotHigbee]

Why are all oboe players bob the builder irl ? I NEED answers !

[@Unyang2]

pleasssseee make reed making video compliation!

[@sprubin]

coming soon!

[@darkstripe15]

W bro

[@ljslibrary]

"it's like... consuming"

[@sprubin]

but it is

[@ljslibrary]

@@sprubin omg the king replies

[@karinasaucedo3377]

hi Jamie 🤭