MUSICAL MYTHS: Answering CLASSICAL MUSIC STEREOTYPES with SARA FERRANDEZ!

Hey there, how are you? 🌞
This video has been in the plans for so long - and finally, Sara is here on my channel! We discuss stereotypes and assumptions in the classical music world that YOU GUYS have been wondering about, and since Sara is a violist, she answered some things about the viola world that I didn’t even know about!
Be sure to check our video on her channel out as well: • VIOLA...SOLOIST CAREER...
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[@RayChenViolinist]

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[@arunyadavalli7397]

Ray Chen are u ever going to make another colllab with two set

[@jacksonwang8130]

ThreeSet

[@quasi-crystal]

When are you making vlogs with Sumina again Ray?

[@haoweishi1340]

Twoset are you watching this?

[@saraferrandez.violist]

Haowei Shi hope they are 😏

[@jamien.5528]

Sara Ferrandez uh ok

[@qqleq]

Violists tell the most viola jokes of all!!!

[@rapidblur8647]

My teacher is a violinist who switched to viola to get an orchesal job.

[@dairelysgutierrez6328]

Amazing duo!!! Please do more videos together!!! ❤❤❤

[@ciri151]

My beard protects me from the violin hickey :)

[@phnetty2101]

Thank you for respecting the Viola! It is a mathematically imperfect instrument and is incredibly hard to get a good sound out of. Sometimes its not the Violist's fault that it doesn't sound pretty. It is an meant to fill a harmonic role, not a melodic role like the Violin.

[@ogusqiu6926]

#violalivesmatter2018

[@alftupper8046]

omg Sumina Studer I've just seen your caprice No 5 performance & I must say you are an incredible talent!!

[@giuditta8241]

I adore you two! :) I just wanted to say that for the classical musicians of the past, especially for Italian musicians, improvising was a normal habit.. unfortunately nowadays it isn't so anymore.

[@paulp7585]

I want these muffins!!! Great video btw

[@riel777]

It's very true about improvisation. But if you give it chance you might open up a new world.

[@SuminaStuder1]

I'm sure it would! Thanks for your encouraging words :-)

[@sebsubZz]

8:24 omg that's so me. My skin is so mean lol

[@joshablatzheim9075]

That was wonderful!!! Your collegue is an amazing Violista!!! As certainly you dear Sumina,as a Violonist,Giigerin!!!The Music in Background I adore!!! What kind of "Elevator Jazz Smoothie Band Group" is it? It reminds me during my two years United States Time for twenty years in Portland Oregon and San Francisco 🎶💃🕺🎊👍 All the best wherever you are ,alles Guade 🍀 wünscht Dir,whises ya, Josha 🙋‍♂️🎼🎶🎻🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇸

[@twstaraelo614]

You girls seem so fun. Great video!🤗

[@robertoa.m.3984]

Thank you! This was a very enlightening video......glad to meet your beautiful latina friend Sara Fdez.

[@gregoryreese8491]

Re hickeys-probably an even bigger factor than practice time OR skin type is: HOW YOU HOLD THE THING! Check it out next time you're in an orchestra or attending the symphony, there is a huge amount of variation, probably more than between players in this aspect than in any other difference (posture/grip upon bow/ and instrument etc). There's type of chin-rest, then the biggie, the type of shoulder-rest; which can range from nothing to enormous and everything between. You've towels/washcloths/sponges and God knows what else! No two "violin hickeys" are perfectly identical. Not in their cause, not their in extent. Lastly, what an enjoyable video! A real treat to watch and listen to. Both having interesting and intelligent things to say, and both with well thought out answers.

[@lellyparker]

If classical musicians couldn't improvise, where would all the composers come from?

[@jumpingjflash]

I really don't understand viola jokes. I'm neither a violinist nor a violist. The viola makes an amazing sound, especially the C string.

[@gregoryreese8491]

I had kind of a lump for several years from my chin-rest (dermatologist said not to mess with it). One day, when it had kind of become irritated/inflamed, I cleansed it, then applied a VERY hot washcloth thinking that it might sorta "bring it to a head" rather like a pimple. Well, it sure worked, and what came out was more than a teaspoon's worth of a GRITTY PUS that looked like nothing so much as YELLOW TOOTHPASTE! I cleaned it once more with alcohol and, in more than thirty years, have never have had any further problems with it. One more thing which mainly concerns male violinists and violists-and it's even more acute If you began playing prior to and throughout puberty. At at least, two of the points where your instrument is in contact with your neck and chin (it will of course depend on exactly how you position your instrument) you will have a bald patch. If your case is like mine, the skin will be as smooth as your forehead! I quit playing a bit after college, say, age twenty six,; I am now sixty-one and both bald patches are still completely smooth and occupy the same area. Otherwise, however, both my beard and head have a full complement of hair.

[@wahyumuryanto4061]

Hi sumina, you're incredible. what are recommended books of violin for beginner to learn?

[@КорнейЧайковский-э9к]

The last thing violinist would need is a master degree to teach playing a violin

[@АлексейСибикин-п2м]

as before, the first thought of Sarah you are beautiful 🌈..

[@joshuasinger5878]

10:03

[@albertberal2882]

6:01 I discover the "violonist mark" wow! Nice tip to recognize at least some of them.

[@antonyroach6802]

De casualidad no es "Fernández"?

[@spailpin710]

watching this late as I just found your channel :) Super interesting Q&A! I laughed hard at the hickey questions LOL 2 cents on improvisation: I think it really really depends on the instrument. If you ask any classical harpist, most learn to improvise since the beginning as we need that skill to play background music at a variety of different events lol But like anything, it's a matter of practice. I totally understand violinists and violists not practicing improv, since you guys have SO MUCH repertoire already.

[@DrQuizzler]

I wonder if the correlation you both drew between learning music by ear and ability to improvise is documented. For me, sightreading is like a tortuous character-building exercise, but I can usually figuring out music from TV shows is fun. Cool channel btw!! I'll check out Sara's channel as well.

[@donaldkasten2107]

Am stopping at some stupidity about a growth on your chin. Who puts this about you writing your own cadenzas, girl? At this point will say that I think y'all are a dime a dozen my pals

[@최찬얼-v4i]

Wow!!! An actually good violist!!!

[@ianmitchell-gill7393]

That was really interesting. Thank you for this video. (I am SO impressed with the way you both speak English. Flawless!!)

[@OfficialBloodrunner]

violins and violas give you hickeys...that's proof that its def a sexy instrument

[@katplaystheuke3313]

Watching this today, on this video's 2nd birthday. :D Sara and Sumina are so giggly. It makes the video super fun to watch!

[@donaldkasten2107]

It's been 3 and half minutes, haven't heard even a joke yet, might listen for a while longer...

[@liamderosa2157]

As a proud bisectional, I agree that not every violinist can play the viola, the viola is not just a big violin

[@yik-choonsoh3526]

i have always been asked to improvise or play from ear, and honestly it makes me feel so uncomfortable and embarrassed because i just couldn't do it. it's glad to know that i'm not the only one XD

[@SuminaStuder1]

I know, right?! It is not that easy! 😅

[@gayatrimedury8879]

Oof she’s a violist

[@unstoppableboy9859]

DespasiNO

[@awakenedbahamut2574]

My friend Maggie Zhang is a violist who started with violin. Her brother is in Carnegie Hall orchestra as a violinist.

[@ilovebeingprecious]

Sumina is like a Hilary in personality. She likes the viola.

[@scottmayhew2227]

I love listening to you play. I also really enjoy watching you perform. I enjoy how you interact with your music. You also have the face of an angel. So much talent. Your Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 has been my favorite.

[@theodorgheorghe4870]

I just get a slight iritation on my neck where my chin rest is and one where my shoulder rest and I practise 3-5 hours a day maybe a bit more

[@sasssssa6565]

11.45 my dad play jazz and you must improvise in jazz, so he said me , "you must to do jazz with me" but I don't really wanted so he said to me " it's important because if you always have eyes stock on your scorer you will be never able to improvise !!!" So I recently play with him and I'm very bad to improvise, he was right .so I will continues to play with him , maybe one day I will be able to composed.😁😉

[@lsbrother]

practicing improvising? - surely a contradiction!

[@roylin3490]

why everyone comment about two set under every violin video?

[@anhthiensaigon]

hi Sumina, do you have a Kanji for your firstname?

[@alexandregabrielsousa2214]

Like Sumina Studer + Sara Ferrandez

[@cb861]

Are you ever gonna come to D.C.?

[@SuminaStuder1]

I hope one day I will!!! It's been on my bucket list!

[@cb861]

Have you ever considered doing a collab with twosetviolin? I know ray did a collab with them.

[@veronikazajacnyiro2813]

What did the violinist say to the violist? :D

[@rubaabdul7931]

Hilarious video! Thank you for bringing this up 💕

[@SuminaStuder1]

Thank you for watching :-) 💖

[@adrianfernandez894]

How does one get into the Menuhin competition?

[@Joseniel77]

You are so beautiful.

[@sevvalmus]

2:10

[@joshlucas4269]

COME TO MILTON KEYNES PLZ

[@tanyanhong4635]

are Pablo Ferrandez and Sara related?

[@mariolumbiarres2042]

Pablo is her brother

[@alejandrosanjuan1006]

Quisabee

[@evanmcdonnal]

Viola is to orchestra as bass is to rock. And everyone knows the bass player is simply the worst guitarist in the band :D

[@Werlahm]

I cannot improvise to save my life and I have been playing the horn for a long while