I played Rush E for my teacher until this happened

[@jtaicello]

Stream my Rush E on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/album/5RMMTVRoqTYrlKjLxolwHt?si=qURGaxLdQf-vhOHCJTJFoQ

[@VonFels]

Hey Jeremy, just checked out your version on Spotify. Sounds great! Truth be told though, I think I like this version better. It sounds more light and more intense at the same time somehow? It’s just a bit more raw and passionate. Thank you!

[@louiscyfer6944]

lots of intonation issues on this video.

[@the_like_button4764]

No bro

[@deductivereasoning4257]

Now let's hear some Free Bird...

[@luigimario4458]

What happened?

[@dopecello8670]

He’s like, alright, but let’s hear that last movement of rococo that you were supposed to be practicing, big guy 😉

[@wldnight]

no, shut up

[@ValedictionXaq]

Xddd

[@jtaicello]

Don't worry most of the lesson was spent with him grilling me on orchestral excerpts xD

[@SWTORLOL87]

@@jtaicello And that one flat note I’m sure lol.

[@iwonaperio5699]

​@@ValedictionXaq Polak?

[@pkmnhx43_27]

“Playing Rush E until this happened”, “this” being the song ending

Clickbait at its best.

[@ahleenah]

This being his teacher finally being impressed ig 😂

[@Sabbathtage]

He made his music teacher laugh. Classical music teachers are infamously hard to please so that's the accomplishment. It's a subtle win but still impressive.

[@TamTroll]

With a title like that, i was expecting the Teacher to shout "E!" at the appropriate moment.

[@MyFiddlePlayer]

Maybe one of these days he will be good enough to play it in tune.

[@kilo3989]

Cool of him to let you film your lesson! That's super fun 😊

[@jacobbass6437]

I mean I think it’s common to let students do that, for social media less so, but not out of the question.

[@hulisesavila121]

@@jacobbass6437 Students are usually allowed to film sessions to review it and help them practice, but social media works too 😂

[@2ATubaKnight]

My teacher basically requires that you record lessons, audio only of course though

[@hunter00143]

Same lol I recorded my last bunch of guitar lessons, probably 10 or so total. Dude was totally fine with it

[@juliebraden6911]

Pretty sure this isn't shot on film, champ.

[@MrTPF1]

He was impressed through the whole thing as evidenced by the foot tapping, nodding and smiling.

[@katherinewilson1853]

I think it was expected, if he is his teacher.

[@acelibrarian]

Yeah, I can be pleasantly engaged without being impressed.

[@HomunculusFather]

Former musician here. The foot tapping is something we are taught to keep tempo. It has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not we like the music.

[@jayahp9799]

Him: TELLING HIS TEACHER IS NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED His teacher: Tapping his leg with joy

[@joakobm60]

marking the tempo man, thats just any muisician. But i do agree i think he enjoyed it in a way, like thinking "so this is what the younglings are into these days, not bad, not bad at all"

[@MeMe3-v9x]

And his teachers grin from ear to ear? Loved this video❤

[@johnnyshortfor]

I think he had fun but the leg tapping is just a thing musicians can’t help doing, there’s no reason for it it’s just a tic we have XD

[@nucleargandhi2709]

As a musician, I have tapped my leg and even jammed out to plenty of amateurish music. That's not to say our cellist is an amateur-far from it-but our ability to enjoy music is largely independent of whether the music is impressive in any way.

[@Cryptic0013]

@@johnnyshortfor Can confirm. I've watched a room full of musicians bob their heads up and down like pigeons to music they all collectively agreed was dogwater. Except the drummer, ironically. He doesn't need to, I guess.

[@stonedsasquatch]

"Not impressed at all" That's not what I saw. He was most definitely impressed by that point.

[@clickbaitpunisher]

I think he was treating the dialogue as a blow by blow. He meant he wasn't impressed at that moment. Yes he was impressed at the end. Was he when he started? Not sure, I'm not a instrument enthusiast.. but skipping a part of Rush E might've been initially disliked by the man he chose to play to, whom I assume has great respect for the artwork and maybe more so than the person playing the music. Can't confirm, but the man showed praise during and at the end. Respectfully, I can't confirm the statement in that section of text as anything but subjective. All we can say is that the enthusiast himself might know if the more experienced enthusiasts are or are not impressed in their field of expertise. -C.P.

[@epicdude257]

dude that high note 💀💀💀

[@quadZ_z]

This is how the song ends, not with a bang but with a whimper

[@ScubaShark--8964]

​@@quadZ_zA-

[@1kenlie]

@@ScubaShark--8964 LOL

[@el760]

@@quadZ_z hahaha

[@JoshiiT]

@@ScubaShark--8964 A~~~

[@GrumpyTy34er]

Rush E sounds like Tetris music that starts slow and then speeds up as you do

[@GeorgeNiklaus]

Bro changed into Rush A+ half way through.

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

Nah sounded like rush E all the way through, although they do have that same set of notes after the part with like 20 of the same notes, although rush A goes immediately into a different set of notes the second time around and rush E keeps with the regular thing

[@Last_Survivor593]

​@@CloutmasterPhluphyy he's talking about how it sounded like he changed keys, not the individual notes

[@Bearical]

@@Last_Survivor593 i thought he was referring to A+ as in the mark he could've gotten

[@ruthosaro]

it’s was Rush E and then the regular key change goes to F

[@thereddestsuninthesky]

thats how it actually is though. the real original video also has the key change

[@LaktozAJ]

my mom gave me piano sheets to this the other day saying she found it on tiktok. she thought it was a classical piece and wanted me to play it. bless her :)

[@samppakoivula9977]

Lol XD! Well in a way it IS classic(al)...

[@volvo8038]

Lmao at turning it into Rush F at the end

[@xplodingkatz]

Actually that was the normal key change from the original ,,,

[@ruthosaro]

that’s the normal key change

[@blueiris_does_art]

@@xplodingkatz it’s still rush f though 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@Adam-ge3lk]

I don't think it's called Rush E because of the key signature, it sounds like A minor to me but I might be wrong. Think it's called rush E because of the repeated dominants lol.

[@volvo8038]

@@Adam-ge3lk Yep, Rush E is in A minor.

[@nathangerber1547]

I like how that song started as a meme, but is legitimately a decent piece of music.

[@dertreffer]

imagine cutting onions at that speed

[@yoboi3075]

I wouldn't have any fingers left

[@jboy6422]

No thanks. Just lost the tip of my thumb trying that 😭

[@demondragon7286]

musical onion cutting

[@宋玉芳]

i can hear it already " MY EYES MY EYES MOM I THINK IM BLIND"

[@ashleesmith580]

Ok. But the question is.. Why would I want to?

[@dawsonturner3042]

Until what happened? You finished playing?

[@shriiimp]

What he does next will leave you speechless! 🫢

[@stefanoastegonzalez527]

Clickbait title is clickbait

[@timhalo7898]

He flubbed the key change. It was clearly sharp. I guess only musicians can hear it? He also flubbed a line and even noted it. That was literally explained lol

[@PixlPlayer]

@@timhalo7898did he stop because of it? It just seemed like the song ended

[@coachmcguirk6297]

He shit his pants at the end.

[@eva4adam451]

You gave him a good day.

[@xxx_b3an05_xxx7]

I'm not so sure about that

[@xxx_b3an05_xxx7]

I should have watched the whole vid first LOL

[@aestheticman2662]

Both are sweet. I always loved such teachers. They certainly encourage the young students to achieve more, even beyond their limits. Good one!

[@michaelterrell5061]

I can tell that you are really skilled and that you have a really great teacher. I applaud the both of you. Much respect to you two.

[@MarxismIntensifies666]

It's skill not talent.

[@elith6930]

​@@MarxismIntensifies666 useless semantic nitpick most of the time

[@MarxismIntensifies666]

@@elith6930 As an artist you don't want to get a compliment on your talent, instead you want a compliment on the aspects you have influence on and actually worked/trained for. Those are skills. I don't think it makes sense to praise someone for their talent, because that's not what they achieved.

[@your.fav.gem1ni]

@@MarxismIntensifies666 talent and skill are literally synonyms, what are you trying to prove?

[@MarxismIntensifies666]

@@your.fav.gem1ni That's simply wrong. Talent is something you are born with which makes it easier for you to learn a certain ability. Skill is the result of putting the work and time in to get better at something. An artist only has influence on the training part, so making someone a compliment on their talent is pointless.

[@infinitecomplaicency]

Emperor Palpatine is a conservatory teacher....who knew?

[@mers624]

I absolutely love your teachers reaction. What a gentleman.

[@EnergeticSpark63]

hello

[@AlpineTheHusky]

The slight bit of disgust yet still being impressed

[@obiwanfisher537]

It's like a very old piece of music, but it blows my mind that this was written only a few years ago.

[@bunny2742]

being a violin teacher i understand the being impressed at the double stops. that was insane. everything else is just kinda trivial LOL

[@WMDistraction]

For real, “playing fast” is overrated, *especially* on string instruments. The double stops take way more precision to play properly than the “fast” sections.

[@johnnyshortfor]

Yep. Even on bass (my instrument), where playing fast is more impressive just because of how damn much you have to move, it’s more important to get the right intonation. You can almost always ghost a note here and there and people’s brains, especially musicians, will auto-fill it in for ya.

[@xathridtech727]

Until you look at the sheet music for rush E and see they happily skipped well over 3/4 of the notes

[@Shadow-e6b]

eh... hmm... what's a double stop?

[@cyndit9054]

​@@Shadow-e6b A double stop is when you play on two strings at the same time, whereas normally you only play on one. It can be hard to get both strings to have a good sound and proper intonation, especially when the finger positions are awkward

[@shalevaz652]

I honestly like the slow build up that compares the easy part to the hard part then you sound way more faster

[@E_FoxSnowspirit]

This teacher seems great! Also loved to see a string instrument play this

[@seeker296]

It was composed for piano, which is a string instrument! Well, it has strings at least! I expect to see a good fight in the comments!

[@Suo_kongque]

@@seeker296 Though technically it has strings, it's classified as a percussion instrument because of how those strings are played. They are hit, instead of bowed or plucked.

[@chri-k]

@@Suo_kongquei've always heard it being classified as a "percussion string instrument"

[@cellochang9]

Wow! What a pleasant surprise to see the combination of Rush E and Paul Katz! He was my cello teacher back in Eastman🥰 Wonderful playing! So much fun😃

[@nefuros551]

A piano is a stringed instrument

[@trombonesarecool1]

@@nefuros551its actually classified as percussion but yes it does have strings

[@nefuros551]

@@trombonesarecool1 it's a hammer guitar box.

[@trombonesarecool1]

@@nefuros551 tbh thats so true

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@nefuros551A piano is a 88 string guitar.

[@boscoblack]

Until what happened? You finished?

[@Puddlesoak]

rekt

[@marioprawirosudiro7301]

No, until a Russian dude joins, at which point it turns into "Rush B, blyat!"

[@royalflush5ts]

Yeah wtf

[@cesargarcia7952]

Damn those octaves were so clean

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@delcodvd5669]

David gilmour if he was a classically trained celloist

[@tompr6588]

Bro I knew he looked familiar 😭

[@ShrubPlays]

I WAS WONDERING WHY HE LOOKED FAMILIAR

[@weitzhandler]

he looks like a lovely person

[@nothingisgoingtohappen]

Impressive

[@Tasarran]

Good teachers are always so happy when the student rocks the subject...

[@tomerfeller9993]

As an Ashkenazi jew, Rush E always sounded to me like traditional Ashkenazi Klezmer music or other northern Eastern europe culture type of music. Judging by your teacher's name and the fact he teaches Cello, i'd say he's an Ashkenazi jew who was raised with some Ashkenazi jewish music because he really seems to enjoy it even if he tried not to

[@buonopesci]

Good job! Sheet music boss made the song with the intention of making it sound russian. I believe the "Rush" come from Rus/Russia/Russian.

[@Henoik]

Yeah, it sounds a bit like klezmer

[@binglebonglebellybarrelbla9071]

Makes sense, my one friends last name is also Katz and he is an Ashkenazi Jew. Checks out

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

mentions the austrian painter

[@owl-on-a-skateboard]

I was thinking the same!!

[@mrfroggy3268]

“ah, that’s fun.” 💀

[@sonyanightmare2783]

*bro he seems like a nice teacher...*

[@gavinwarren-yz9fi]

You are so good that you make it sound like a Violin

[@aloevendetta9368]

this is so impressive??? how does this not have more attention????

[@jimthebeet8862]

There’s a whole world of incredibly talented musicians out there - sadly, the public isn’t up to properly appreciating them all!

[@Yellowstone300]

Bro he is playing rush e. There are so many more complicated pieces than this song ..

[@Aleksandr_Skrjabin]

​@@Yellowstone300Actually about anything is more complicated.

[@gregoryf4186]

There’s much more impressive things than this tbh

[@RobManser77]

Because it dodges the point of why Paul Katz is a teacher, or why Jeremy Tai is a cellist (or why I'm learning the cello), or why they love the instrument and the repertoire. Rush E is not beautiful, meaningful, or sincere.

[@SunnyAquamarine2]

Thanks for making me smile

[@yorkzie7593]

Every note was so articulate, was it cause they were a professional or cause their teacher was there? (probably both)

[@jack4865]

the last run was pretty shabby though..

[@TheMaestro2005]

Yea I’m impressed at how well you played those octaves together

[@ImOvervalued]

Beautiful playing! Your teacher looked proud!

[@sandro7]

The prof seems like he enjoyed it but just didn’t know what to say lol

[@Beegeezy144]

Wow, he's your teacher? Paul Katz is a famous cellist.

[@namedrop721]

With enough money and connections anything is possible

[@IKnowUCantPvp]

those octaves are absolutely amazing

[@jaevidbroadfeather370]

wow, i play violin and i cant do that. how are you so accurate with your shifting

[@AmandaInMourning]

That's a cello, not a violin

[@saintfine]

@@AmandaInMourning he’s implying that shifting would be easier on violin

[@AmandaInMourning]

@@saintfine I know; I was just joking around

[@MikeYeary]

​@@AmandaInMourning No, that's one of those floor violins

[@iterativegrowth]

It’s actually a giant guitar

[@peonypink9149]

My fav instrument and played beautifully! Good on you! 😁

[@JorgeLopez-fu9lb]

You play extraordinarily well. I especially love how crunchy and rustic the intro sounds.

[@julysun8]

I played Rush E in band once. I don't think the audience enjoyed it much, but it was my favourite thing ever

[@ESP4thaWin]

"until this happened" Nothing happens. Clickbait

[@timhalo7898]

Ugh, so many people have no ear. And he literally noted where he flubbed a line, right after he butchered the key change.

[@markuskopter]

No matter how hard I try to downvote clips with Rush E in them, they always come back. 😕

[@BeniM]

Same lol

[@castleanthrax1833]

The KZbin algorithm doesn't distinguish between 👍&👎. They are rated exactly the same. Ironically, the only way you can "register" your dislike is to do nothing. If you comment at all, you are helping the video, too. There is nothing you can do except to do nothing. 😢

[@fractallusion7121]

This is so impressive man. As a guitarist, I feel spoiled by having frets lol 😂

[@MrTindall]

I know your partner is happy

[@csSpetzNaz]

holy shit bro! that was amazing!!

[@adribearson9712]

Didnt know Lula was a music teacher😮

[@DarthCrax]

You got me at "I am speed" wonderful

[@jordanweiss557]

omg i had a masterclass with paul katz like 2 months ago

[@smvelvet46]

I could cry it's so awesome

[@ScottMaurer-g2b]

Actual musicians are not impressed by speed. Speed is just repetition of accurate practice. He was proud because it was clear you rehearsed well and secondly because there were moments of great musicality in your playing. only moments though. With more practice to clean up the errors and a focus on musicality you could take a real step forward with this piece.

[@gustn1263]

🤓

[@rojastegulu]

​​@@gustn1263 "🤓" - 🤓

[@DaTimmeh]

@@rojastegulubf the original comment was being quite snotty. “Only Moments though”. Mans did. an excellent performance with one main hiccup. No need to get too pedantic. And then there’s the whole “not impressed by speed” “just Repetition of accurate practice”. What kind of person isn’t impressed by accurate practice. That means someone is not just putting a lot of time in, they’re also making that time worthwhile. Not sure what’s more impressive than that.

[@namename9397]

Try exodus good day to die there's an element of you can't do that with speed

[@JustAdude291]

Speak for yourself

[@donaldbush5404]

Hat is the greatest reward a teacher could get

[@WhyamIhere297]

Sweat mode

[@murkypuddle33]

wow that's amazing, and he's so young. imagine in a few years even he'll probably have that last part mastered.

[@Wojtek1250XD]

The main pattern doesn't really sound that good on it, but that staircase part is amazing

[@PDecarlo_official]

That's one of the best Rush E I've ever heard on the cello

[@k0valus585]

you know, i think he just maybe liked it just a little

[@typetoored]

but that rush F went crazy

[@jackaed]

My man has hide the pain Harold as a music teacher

[@FelipeQueiroga]

Thought the same here 🤣🤣

[@patrickoneil6610]

Nice you nailed that last note, ridiculous! not to mention those octaves. My sister studied with paul katz at New england conservatory.

[@shoresofpatmos]

Sounds like a fun read. Will buy the collection for sure

[@HotPockets.]

Wow. Cant believe that ”Speedrunning shorts” is teaching you.

[@NOWABOmusic]

Dang. I was impressed by those octaves, too!

[@NOWABOmusic]

Bruh how have I already seen every KZbin short?

[@intheyearof_39]

your spiccato is really impressive, I always struggle to play it evenly that fast :)

[@LookingForFrogs]

Ok, but can I get any reference point how hard is it compared to classic pieces you would practice on such lessons? Is it just fast, or actually hard?

[@ililililililililililililil5337]

Fast = hard

[@jtaicello]

It’s equivalent to a classical virtuosic piece! A lot of the same technique in Rush E as something like At The Fountain!

[@jazztheory]

​@@ililililililililililililil5337 it's actually more of the opposite, it's more on rhythm, playing slower is a lot harder on literally anything, whether it's strings, percussion, and most importantly winds, I'm a percussion and strings player and i find it way harder to play slowly than to play fast

[@BeniM]

Any classical piece is infinitely more musical and difficult to understand than a repeating single melody over a repeating bass

[@CarpetEater]

@@BeniM fr though, if rush e is virtuosic then dance of the goblins or paganiniana must be beyond impossible!

[@melodyslocum2311]

Awesome! I studied at SF Conservatory of Music ! Loved it.

[@abby1177]

bro i could do tap dance with ya with rush e

[@Cmbswims]

You are just fantastic!!!

[@jorgejosisas3621]

Sacrilegius

[@feralbluee]

i have never heard a cello do such a fantastic piece. the ‘squeak’, end flourish, was perfect! your professor is adorable :) thanks so much. :) 🎻🌷🌱

[@paulstoyek381]

Its not you it's the cello.If he's not impressed ask if you could use his cello..LMK if you can tell the difference..🤣

[@Ba-kt6ju]

…He’s at a conservatory stupid, his cello is thousands of dollars

[@RealRedRabbit]

He said "You've learned all I can teach you"

[@HdjdjcCcccvv]

praise him for the speed

[@JJ-qz5gv]

That last note was dope.

[@jonasdefrancisco6217]

this is not a piano please stop

[@qjarrangements4989]

Shut up

[@amberkohler2230]

I can listen to this all day! Beautiful!

[@galreg2002]

Until what happened?

[@lily.eb0909]

that’s crazy it sounds like a violin when you shift so high 😂

[@BleuSkiddew]

The proudest moment of an instructor has got to be the moment they realize they have little to nothing left to teach their student.

[@Taiwan4ever]

His smile is so cute-😊

[@scotttatlock3188]

I think the teacher is just happy to see you happy playing and using the things he taught you. That is the magic of the video, but great playing too!😊

[@Debbiebabe69]

2 years ago - rush E is an impossible piece that only a couple of perfect-pitch learned musicians even *attempt* to play. Now - rush e is pretty much a classical standard.

[@aircatcher6891]

I feel like this is one of those songs that is really hard because of the dynamics and phrasing more than notes and rhythms

[@johnnyshortfor]

Yeah, it’s already technically impressive but if you can make it interesting by adding expressiveness THAT elevates it to a whole new level. It’s like Flight of the Bumblebee that way

[@xjAlbert]

Sounds like you're ready for that Berlin Phil audition.

[@honeypotband]

Yes you are speed. Loved it!

[@paulw7194]

Great job!!❤

[@novocode]

Teacher: "Nice interpretation of Rush E, but this is how I would do it." ;-)

[@noahabrahamse]

“That’s fun” oof 💀

[@ChuckyMcNubbin72]

That's pure joy right there..🥰

[@paulaclark4121]

I'm impressed!

[@MMisterSkittlez]

The ricochet was a great addition

[@Brother_Red]

You can tell he knows just how talented you are and keeps a high bar so you can keep improving. Great music teacher from what I can tell

[@DarthTrollage]

You cannot convince me that Rush E isn't classical music made in the modern day.

[@nethercreature1624]

Your teacher looks like hide the pain Harold

[@dangauldin6497]

Love a good cello! and I love how your professor giggles with mirth like a schoolboy, that's a true passion for the fine arts!