Can We Play the Deadliest Audition Excerpts?

[@mehakaneja1214]

If you can fail the auditions slowly, you can fail them quickly

[@mighty_dragon4809]

Ling Ling: Cant relate

[@ttusna]

If at first you don't succeed you can always fail again

[@AndySaenz924]

LMFAO 🤣

[@marissadiaz2816]

😂

[@simathepotato]

Oh, yes

[@dancing_asteroid]

This whole video is just about grandpa Brett being excited about remembering all the pieces he practiced for 40 hours a day😭😭

[@josephineraeburn5809]

Why only grandpa brett? Grandpa eddy was there too😊

[@josephineraeburn5809]

While eddy flexes here, I like that eddy did not shy away or hide the fact that he did not make it for certain auditions. His humility and honesty inspires us not to give up and we can do better next time if we practice.

[@anyakurtenkova497]

True, humility and honesty are infinitely more precious than being flawless at any competition or audition.

[@toramenor]

True, but when he mentioned he was in the top 3 out of hundreds of people - even though the other 2 got the spot, that's still amazing and something to be proud of... And I believe he didn't get in because he was meant to become TwoSet Violin & who knows, if he had gotten i to that orchestra, maybe he never would have got on this path fulltime...

[@josephineraeburn5809]

@@toramenor true, i am glad he is part of twoset

[@user-Lauriionss]

"My name is Brett Yang" "My name is Eddy Chen" "..and this is our masterclass" Lol I knew this isn't really a masterclass but it definitely feels like a fun lesson!

[@quilldrennn_]

Bruv i keep seeing this being quotedd, what video is this 😭😭💀💀

[@user-Lauriionss]

@quilldrennn_ it's when they react to/roast their fans' performances!!!!

[@bluishblow]

me, who has never touched a violin and never will: interesting

[@jeroenneve5807]

never say never. you may need some wood for kindling

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

Viola burns better.

[@BlackTortoiseOfTheNorth]

​@@oldschooljeremy8124😂

[@BlackTortoiseOfTheNorth]

​@@jeroenneve5807😂

[@tolulaiyemo81]

​@@oldschooljeremy8124😂😂

[@Your-Local-Human724]

Strauss.

[@mynameisshello573]

yes

[@DaveCalungsod]

Strauss

[@Mingled_RiverOWO]

Strauss.

[@Doro-m1s]

Strauß

[@User15-xj4dc]

He really woke up one day and chose to put violins in misery

[@fridahandayanihasibuan1256]

Muscle memories of brett and eddy are proven to be very good....after years they still can play these

[@talamioros]

Muscle memory never goes away, that's why it's there. So it's no surprise. What is trickier is whether your muscles still have the fitness to physically play what their memories remember lol. For me on piano it's a case of spirit is willing but flesh is weak. In B and E's cases they are constantly staying in practice so no issues executing what they can remember

[@balorthetiny]

That's the s p i c y m e m o r y kicking in

[@baronsabas5762]

Dude, the first excerpt you guys talked about is literally one of the excerpts I'm required to play for my ILMEA audition. thank you so much.

[@Yp6772]

Literally was looking for a comment about ilmea loll

[@gatesurfer]

I once had someone say to me, “music schools churn out hundreds of violin grads every year. How hard can it be to fill an orchestra when you need to?” I had to explain to him that it’s really difficult to be a good orchestra player. Wish I had this to refer him to at the time. So many details.

[@josephineraeburn5809]

Brett and Eddy are really great teachers. Having gone through auditions, being in orchestra, they are the best people to talk about what the judges in the auditions are looking out for. Thank you Dad Brett and Dad Eddy for looking out for the beginers and young ones.

[@bgreer6584]

Dads! Gracious, they’re barely 30! Lolll

[@kennethbong9384]

I've never played the violin. This behind the scenes exposé has made me respect the musicianship in an orchestra even more. Great video.

[@pjbpiano]

If you listened to a good orchestra and a bad one, you will see the actual difference.

[@susanbryant6516]

@@pjbpianoyes but it’s interesting for us non- musicians to hear the details of WHY a muso is technically good

[@Lilianiebuhr]

just saw this after I bombed my first sectional audition lmao. btw, i remember binge watching you guys when I was 10, and the amount of impact this channel had on my work ethic and interest in music and orchestra is kinda insane! keep the hard work up, and I have a job now so ill actually buy something from twoset apparel lol.

[@WeilunP]

I feel a Twoset Academy vibe right now in this video!! Combination of actual playing and method to practice! Can't wait for your new big project Professors Yang and Chen!!

[@baguettegott3409]

The "behind a screen" thing is very smart and I wish it was possible for more jobs. When they started doing orchestra auditions like that the number of women who were accepted rose very significantly for example.

[@Luna_and_Oshi]

Guys I am having so much fun with your vids! I am 45 years old today but at 17 I knew I would not be a pianist because my hands are too small, so my repertoire would realistically would never be what is required (may be I wouldn't be good enough, but we will never know 😂) Having started piano at 4yo it was hard to accept but I decided to pursue a career in mental health and later on in research. Haven't played since my late 20s but since discovering your channel, I went back to playing my beloved piano ❤❤ Once a musician always a musician, even if an amateur 🎶 🎵 Thank you! And yes! PRACTICE PRACTICE!!😊

[@ZiaElohka]

I’m not a musician, but still I really enjoy watching a video like this. Because you make things comprehensible and relatable. And it’s pure joy to see your passion. This is why I keep (re)watching Twoset videos.

[@linghsingng4333]

Same!

[@zucchinigreen]

Same! And I grew much more appreciative of classical music.

[@linghsingng4333]

@@zucchinigreen our ears are also started to be trained

[@josephineraeburn5809]

I love the energy, the passion, the excitement and chemistry between brett and eddy. They can just say you play 1st , i play 2nd and just duet together a piece from their long ago past. Truly their friendship and connection is unparallel, so remarkable🤩😍. It also proves how much they used to practice those pieces and how fruitful those practices were.

[@aquatic_cyanic]

if you can get straussed slowly, you can get straussed quickly

[@helennapp]

Scrolled to find this.. non sacriligeous Strauss haha

[@Aerochipmunk]

Strauss!! I love this content - haven't been auditioned for over 20 years now, but certainly brought back the PTSD, and love every minute of it.

[@zarakoda]

I start the day not by checking work emails, but to see if TwoSet's updated New video 6 minutes ago? Perfect start to the day

[@ashleytieman3982]

I’m an adult beginner (3 years) so I will never audition for a professional orchestra, but I still really enjoyed the deep dive into sound and technique and dynamics.

[@oxoelfoxo]

What about a local/community orchestra? I think they have auditions too?

[@M_SC]

@@oxoelfoxoas a beginner/intermediate they need to play in a non competitive group to get experience and skills first

[@linghsingng4333]

Me too! 1yo into violin learning say hi to 3rd year senior

[@arfyf6314]

Everest… 😂

[@ashleytieman3982]

@@linghsingng4333 keep going! Around the 2.5 year mark is when I started to sound the way I imagined I would when I decided to start learning. It takes a while but now I am able to play pieces I know well with really beautiful tone. You can get there!

[@thejoeklingler]

Cellos must suffer through Don Juan in auditions, too. 😢

[@agricolaurbanus6209]

It is not a 'must', it's a 'privilege'.😊

[@victoriaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalol]

this is so real lol

[@flowey3956]

and basses!

[@arthur_g8393]

@@flowey3956OMG I HAVE HAD THE WORST DON JUAN EXCERPTS FOR ORCHESTRA BEFORE!!

[@TheNeptunianGamer]

and basically every instrument in the orchestra

[@sabrinai]

Just recently watched a short of the concermaster of the Berlin Phil talking about auditions and he gave a phrase from a Mozart piece as example, how the judges pay attention to how the players accent or DON'T accent the phrase in the right place so it fits in the whole context of the piece and orchestra. Very interesting!

[@Seventhplatform_]

Strauss I guess? 8:18 😂

[@xandraxandra1437]

Yes 😊

[@maverickmissile801]

Strauss.

[@lItTleStInkYbob]

Strauss

[@adichew]

Strauss

[@anooshkabajaj]

Strauss

[@lilithhuntress]

Ten minute gang babey, loving the regular uploads I love this kind of video where they're just hanging out and getting all giddy about their passions and pet peeves, it's so endearing

[@sabrinai]

The amount of content these days is Ling Ling tier for sure! Thanks twoset for all the hard work you put in!

[@bethmatic]

Love this type of video! The fanciest orchestra I ever auditioned for was the all-state high school orchestra, but the excerpt PTSD is real.

[@maibamryan]

SAME. I auditioned for all state orchestra and guess what, me and a few other fellow section leaders failed the 1st round 😂. Not cuz of our intonation, but bcoz we just don't have glorious technique 😂

[@samo980]

I've been loving the new "Storytelling with Brett & Eddy." More please!

[@tayanawoodton5475]

another tip for audition prep: practice in what you’ll wear for the audition! especially if it’s a new outfit!!! loved this video, instilled just the right amount of terror in me for my upcoming audition 😅

[@e2pii213]

Absolutely!!!!

[@yzastamaria]

Good luck in your audition!

[@tayanawoodton5475]

@@yzastamaria thank you!!! 😊

[@Happicat22]

A returning fan here, glad to see the old memes live XD Been your fan for almost a decade and now, coming back to this after stepping into my new life as a mom is just so nostalgic and refreshing at the same time. So happy you both have found success and continue to bring music and smiles to your audience!!

[@kevinlowen2648]

This is by far one of the better early videos, because here you guys show so much passion for the little things in music and make it understandable for beginners like me :) I like it if you guys do something fun with just the violins and be able to educate

[@zenguineapig]

Another great video where you guys are in "nerd mode". Another great video where we get to listen to you play. Also, Strauss.

[@ravenwillowhart4501]

Watching the Don Juan section I was reminded of being in a municipal concert band many, many years ago. One of our guest conductors, also a member of this group, loved performing The Barber of Seville. Might I gently remind all of the violin players here that when transcribed for a wind ensemble it is the flute and clarinet section that get to play your parts. Exactly as you face those nightmare inducing passages, we have to do them as well - with all ten fingers and hoping to the Music Gods (tm) that we at least get the first note of those passages and the last note on time. Just.....I think I need a bit of a lie down now remembering those summers.

[@olezevs]

Now this is the Twoset content I love

[@yayalu8650]

I love that you guys are bringing back this style of videos. Your humor combined with your knowledge and skill entertains me and educates me at the same time. So I love learning about the more intricate parts of classical music.

[@ryancdrummer]

I love that as a musician who has never played violin, I can relate to this simply because of my overall knowledge from my years of practicing. Practicing doesn't just make you better at your own instrument, but helps you appreciate the work going on around you to make an entire orchestra sound as good as they do! I am doing a deep dive into audition excerpts right now and would love it if you guys made more videos about your experiences auditioning.

[@Max-jf5vu]

Such a cool video, really brings back memories of when I had to obsess over these details. I didn't have to do excerpts to get into my current orchestra but I'm glad I had the training of doing them for youth orchestras because it makes your playing a lot more detailed on a consistent basis. (Strauss!)

[@LinhChi93]

Another storytime!! Also, thank you for the explanation of each technical and musical part of the excerpts. It's definitely useful for you pro-er musician folk out there, but also for us plebeians to appreciate music and know what we hear.

[@josephineraeburn5809]

Today's video feels like a masterclass preparing music students for audition. Love it.

[@supergran1702]

Strauss! I last played a violin 50 years ago, but still love the beautiful instrument. Thanks, guys.

[@riripebby]

Loving the storytime after the end screen. It's such a nice addition :)

[@kj62431]

It always does my heart good to know that they have to practice just like the rest of us. Thanks for that, guys.

[@Yoshiri-r5l]

I love so much this type of content from twoset

[@itsjourney1298]

i’m a month into a violin performance major at uni, just started learning some of these excerpts for the first time! really appreciate the deep dive into these excerpts!

[@annier6]

Strauss - love these teaching / challenging videos

[@linghsingng4333]

I am adult violin beginner just hit 1yr of playing. I had learnt tremendous classical music knowledge and help to figure out what to focus. So i really appreciate this kind of video. When i see this video, drop everything i do and FOCUS n now GO PRACTISE!

[@jamesoliver6625]

73 year old Horn player here, from 60 years ago. I started playing at 10. By 12 years old, part of my lesson work were from a series of published excerpts that were easily 33% Richard Strauss. They were fun. The only piece that scared me was Symphonia Domestica. It took a big pair to make it to the end of that.

[@katherinemcintire2638]

Listening and enjoying this wonderful music is one thing, but knowing what you guys are up against and realizing your accomplishment with all this makes the appreciation huge!!!

[@cooldebt]

Thanks for your interesting insights into this clearly very nerve-wracking job interview process!

[@annaandhertypewriter4395]

I got gravestone ad for this video💀

[@trongvu1018]

deadly audition ahh ad

[@j7...]

Wanted to flex that you got time to watch ads ? XD

[@ShawnBoltz]

Strauss lol! You both are so amazing! Always love your videos and watch them to the end.

[@re.liable]

I haven't watched 2set in a while. I like the new editing style and video quality 😊

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

good job brett and eddy! scary hard audition excerpts!

[@ladyarabellamalfoy]

Camera is finally in focus! And the content is superb too, of course.

[@streyycat]

Strauss… love this content!

[@lincolnpoon5071]

I auditioned for a uni music orchestra as a non-music student. I got in but ended up sitting way further back than where I thought I would end up. Being a music student presents a huge advantage because I would not have been aware of tiny details like that, which very few teachers outside of uni focus on.

[@PositivelyNice]

😂 Half of me feel like this video is Brett and Eddy sharing PTSD moments to heal themselves from the trauma. Half of me completely loving the old-schooled style video where they focus on sharing classical music with the pedestrian.

[@brittanyneiswinger3561]

That's exactly what I was thinking 😂 you see it in their faces. They're having flashbacks lol 😂

[@quillion3rdoption]

I feel like you guys could put together your own orchestra at this point.

[@pkmnjss]

Love they have so much fun revisiting memories that probably traumatized them when they were made. Watching them play is always so enjoyable.

[@ElizaSocha]

Storytelling again! My favourite part❤

[@anthonydepage9224]

I’m a horn player, but I’ve watched you guys for years. You were a big inspiration for me to dive so deep into classical playing. Thanks for sharing the passion!

[@Ny.4981]

16:47 true Eddy, wind players can’t hide 😅 I do try sometimes, but it almost never works. Conductor goes: can I hear the french horns from bar X… I really love the storytelling at the end of the videos 💜

[@ellenhiggins8450]

Strauss. Fascinating look at auditioning.

[@CarolBrobst]

Absolutely dying here, reliving all the trauma of working on these exact excerpts 😂 Esp. the Strauss, it was over 30 years ago and I’m transported back to my practice room and all the hours. I got the job, tho and lasted for 13 years in a US regional orchestra 😄

[@djjeny87]

love this video!!! Your passion for the music and joy in playing, but also all your tips and acknowledgement of how hard they really are to play - LOVED IT! More please!

[@LucileCoccinelle]

Strauss! i love your nerdy violin talk, don't hold back 😀

[@lin_dorren]

I just noticed how tired they look in their last videos 😢 TwoSet, whatever you decide to do next, please, PLEASE remember to take breaks ❤🥺

[@josephineraeburn5809]

Strauss 😍 While it gave brett and eddy ptsd, i can hear, and feel their excitement when they play and talk about it. Very impressive muscle memory from twoset brett and eddy.

[@mushroomfish300]

I don’t even play violin (I’ve been playing cello for 4 years), and even I can tell those auditions pieces give ptsd. Respect to Brett and eddy for playing them pretty well!

[@Kay-1357]

5:50 that just reminds me of that one video called "types of orchestra players" I guess and I remember Eddy's emotionless face everytime I hear this part 🥲🥲🥲

[@Aforeman570]

NO WAY LITERALLY TODAY I got excerpts for some auditions and i havent finished the vid but the FIRST one is already oone of the excerpts. THANK YOU TWOSET

[@randyedward1]

This is impressive! You guys rock....even Classical!🎵

[@lienlee7654]

We need more content like this! Thank you!

[@sabrinai]

Must be a trip down memorly lane for them, war flashbacks included.

[@markswift1382]

I would love you to put a mini twoset orchestra together. Just one of each instrument and then play maybe a movement from a symphony to see how it sounds.

[@milicapap9208]

SO FANTASTIC USEFUL VIDEO 🙏🙏🙏🙏 thank you 🎀💝🌹

[@joanne_uwu4215]

i wish i was a violinist that had an audition

[@maurmi]

Oh I'm glad that I've realised that I'm not good enough to even think about auditions - they seem extremely difficult. No wonder they cause PTSD!

[@talr5827]

Brett and Eddy, LOVE your videos. Great helpful content. You guys should DEFINATELY do another among us classical music addition! Thanks for your boss vids

[@adambe1126]

Eddy has such a gorgeous 4th finger vibrato

[@mitzidel]

I haven't watched twoset in a while and now that i've come back their playin has improved soo much! they sound so different!

[@robertwinfieldstabler7697]

Johan Sebastian Strauss😊 I always really enjoy just listening to the two of you play together

[@shrekkkyy]

I got _THAT_ simply piano ad that you guys reviewed 5 years ago 😭😭

[@remi_2012]

You guys are so awesome to help all of these students.keep on doing what you are doing and when are you coming back to the Netherlands 😢

[@yoyotsai4263]

Its hard because u gotta play it like a your playing in a string quartet EVERY detail matters

[@laizarivera-l9n]

there are days where I feel as if im horrible at the violin and that I should just quit, but Brett and Eddy really help me to pick my violin up and practice again. Thank you :)

[@arwenooi3047]

This was very helpful, thanks twoset!!

[@annalisasteinnes]

This really makes me appreciate how much effort goes into creating a top-tier performance.

[@ericawest8460]

My first Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra visit was Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances. Nice to see!

[@12apidxHDxGamerx]

okay twoset. I have a challenge for you..... Please make a video happen with Itzhak Perlman!!! 😭 ah man, he just seems to be a real jewel of a violinist and he's getting a bit older. I'd love to see the generational crossover but, he's a huge inspiration for me. I'd love for you all to have an interview with him or something, what a dream. yeah I know, big dreams. i'm sure you two feel the same "big dreams" but hey....have you tried reaching out? Brett's rule was it doesn't hurt to ask right?? Itzhak Perlman on the podcast but you guys bring your violins to the podcast??? whaaa?

[@susanbryant6516]

That would actually be so lovely!

[@ardeladimwit]

ORF had a horrific sight-singing torture all of its own, similar to your excerpt torture. ORF is radio choir/orchestra which quite frequently produces very strange music- In that time, the singer enters large recording hall where there is a horde of waiting victims. You wait to be called and then the conductor drops music on you that you've never seen and quite likely nobody has seen as it might be new work to be premiered or almost never performed. The piece was 12tone in multiple key signatures and constant metric changes. With an instrument, it's a bit easier, but with only a voice you are really on the spot because you have text to deal with also--and if there is a pianist, he does the orchestra. He does not cue you or give you a lifeline. The conductor stops, changes places, jumps about from bar 100 to bar 320 or back to bar 32--wherever he feels like it and he continued the torture until first mistake. He not only switched movements but also pieces and I must have gone through well over 20pages and maybe 12minutes before relieved. Then he apologized because he could not use me in the chorus because I was meant to be a soloist. All that time there are hundreds of eyes watching you and hoping you will crash and burn because they don't want to follow you. There is no screen. There are two solo pieces as well, but think I sang 3-4pages of one before the sight-singing torture began. I'd never been taught solfeggio so it was extremely nerve-wracking and had no clue how I was doing except waiting for him to stop and scold me. When I left, someone watching told me they couldn't believe how many pages and how long I lasted but the conductor stopped because he couldn't get me to make mistakes. I was so used to my teacher throwing new work at me in every lesson that I just had the determination to survive. Yes, everything counts-- even jumping from one bar marking to another and sudden switch of musical styles. People who think musicians are "talented" haven't a clue about discipline or just plain hard gritty work and drudgery. It's just not talent-- 5% is talent and the rest is just pure discipline and hard work. Also it was in German, so you learn quickly because nothing is more soul-destroying than angry German when you speak English.

[@YxG713]

sounds incredible! so did you get a soloist spot?

[@ardeladimwit]

@@YxG713 there were no soloist positions with ORF-- that sort of thing is done by people like Christa Ludwig or some other rather well-established name, not somebody off the street.

[@YxG713]

@@ardeladimwit ah well, then i hope you can climb the rungs and get well-established, too. perhaps a foot in the door with a letter from the conductor? but i don't know if that's how these things work.

[@mintpanda428]

They can remember stuff they learned ten years ago but I can’t remember what I ate last night 😂😂😂😂

[@M_SC]

Did you practice eating it?

[@doubleyuno]

Man, I played violin in orchestra 20 years ago and I still remember our audition excerpt pieces. Those things just stick with you.

[@Blackthorne369]

I stopped watching this channel for a time. Foolish, but I (thought I) wanted to focus on “real work”. Why did I forget that a musician must be surrounded by Music?! Thanks for the advice, the encouragement, and just being yourselves. I wonder if you know how much you have inspired others to pick up laid aside instruments, cast aside dreams, to try again, if only for the personal fulfilment. 40hrs before my audition. STRAUSS! Let’s go! \o/

[@mollyfitzgerald78]

Strauss?? This was perfectly timed with my audition for an orchestra this week!!

[@mateuszzielonka9007]

When I saw this video title. I immediatly thought of Strauss Don Juan. It is truly THE violin excerpt.

[@firerunner1]

This is such an easy “Straus” for me.. you clearly have no idea how easy your video’s are watched, from a scale to 1 to Straus, you’re with ease a Straus!! Ps: after 38years of life experience, i’m finally starting my first lessons end of this month, any tips?? :D

[@Railrunway]

I feel like two set wouldnt be twoset without the occasional out of focus filming

[@ViolettaTar]

I love your videos so much, you two are literally my favourite people in the world and I want to play violin like you do

[@chloeross6559]

Pfft not you coming out with this DAYS after I auditioned for orchestra!!!

[@CommanderChaos8]

Me who just had the audition 4 days before this video came out

[@gopracticerightnow]

Strauss:) I really love this kind of content, even though the hissing of the mic hurted in my ears;)