Fun fact, the fine tuners on a violin are what inspired the fine tuners on the floyd rose system, thanks to EVH, that in many ways improved the double locking trem system.
@@OneEyedB4stard it would sound like shit without another instrument or two playing the chords. You just can’t simultaneously bow three strings at the same time. Triple stops exist, but you sorta play individual notes ascending strings hastily. Or pluck, but that also would sound like shit probsbly
I am a violin tutor. I had a student once who had been learning for two weeks complain that he couldn't play as good as I could. I had to explain to him that I have been playing for 25 years, and that for a person learning only 2 weeks, he was doing really well 😂
i dont think you do, friction creates heat and that allows the rosin to get on the bow! so you don't even need to scratch it, simply rubbing it on the bow enough should work unless if i've also been lied to for the past 7 years 💀
You do NOT need to rub the rosin against sand paper, just rub the bow on it, the friction is enough. If its a new bow... rub more. Some violinists will have little shaker with powdered rosin in it to use on brand new bows... though this is really not needed. Usually if you're buying a new bow you're at a luthier (violin maker) who will help you.
Any tips for beginners? It took me a while to even hold the bow right. I have to break a lot of old habits from "learning" as a kid. I'm not a complete beginner, I remember stuff from then and can (albeit terribly) play some very simple songs. I have enough of an ear to place my fingers in the right place, plus I'm sure with practice I'll do it automatically. Two major issues seem to be that A. It just sounds bad. Like I can clearly hear the notes but the sound quality is wrong and screechy and B. The tuning pegs slip when I try to tune it even just to get to the right note. (And, coming from piano where there is no tuning involved... omg. So much tuning.)
@@emilyfogerty6438 A) If things are sounding wrong and screechy, try checking your bowing. Try moving you arm faster or slower and try applying more or less pressure. Bowing has a HUGE impact on sound, so try different pressures or speeds. B) If your tuning pegs are slipping a lot, try pushing them in a bit more. If they continue to slip, they make stuff to help with that, I would search it up. Extra Tips: * Violin lessons make a TREMENDOUS difference, even if it's just with a neighbor who can help instead of a professional * If your violin is still producing a bad sound, maybe try out different violin. Some violin shops will let you rent violins for a while
@@emilyfogerty6438ok so A. It is almost always a bow thing. What you need to do is to get a consistent bow stroke that doesn’t swerve across the strings. If you look at professionals their bow barely swerves and when it does it is on purpose. Once you get the consistency down you can start controlling how far the bow is from the bridge. Usually you want the bow to be closer to the bridge on really aggressive or high notes and farther away for a more muted sound. Also note that the weight distribution of the bow is not uniform so when you do full bows you want to slightly speed up near the tip so that you keep a consistent volume. B. When you turn the pegs you want to be constantly applying pressure on them so they don’t get too loose. Kind of like twisting a cork back into a wine bottle.
@@ayeshaanuruddha apply constant pressure to the pegs while tuning. Whenever you adjust the pegs it constantly loosens so you must respond with constant pressure while you tune. Think of it like shoving a cork back into a wine bottle.
Especially on the E string. I play the viola and it hurts me when I hear the violins with new sheet music because god damn do they need to play it 10 times before being in tune
I'm not a string-instrument player and the only string instruments I've really played is the guitar and erhu, but GOD, somehow watching the struggles of an unfamiliar instrument is making my inner orchestral cells hurt equally too. Resonance of orchestral dudes? Lol
A tip for people just starting out is to not apply too much pressure when playing it. This will avoid squeaking and sounding like, your scratching the strings
When it comes to the shoulder rest, remember these words my teacher bestowed upon me: “make sure the shoulder rest is upside down to show how depressed everyone looks when they walk into orchestra”
rosin is the forbidden candy that all orchestra members must abstain from snacking on
A few people in my orchestra class have licked rosin, all in the same day-
unfortunately it just tastes like chalk
One of my friends said it tasted like the green apple jolly rancher
@@HarpADoodleyour friend is trying to pull a funny prank on you.
@@benjaminlewis5057 probably true
as a violinist this hurts
The same
lol same, I was dying watching this video😂
We all were here at one point tho
He put the shoulder rest on upside down 😭😭😭
@@Black__Screen18 oh no, I didn’t even see that 😭😭🤣🤣
As a violinist, I can see why my teacher made a face whenever I played a wrong note. 💀
🤣lol
Alternative title: When a Guitarist Buys a Violin
I'm a starting guitarist, but I started on fiddle, and guitar is harder
That is me
@@minaarzu8301 Same haha
He actually made that short
Im a guitarist that yust bought a violin lol
My anxiety as the violin kept slipping 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈
Also, CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW HES HOLDING IT THE WRONG WAY
@@FiddleBrosAnd how the shoulder rest was put on the wrong way
as an actual violin player I find this funny
Highly doubt it
I play violín, and I’m cringing through the whole thing
as a violin enthusiast i was dying from thew cringe glad you've more patience than i
Same
@@jasperbutler2326its for comedic purposes don't be sensitive
YES!!! FINALLY!!! He finally joined the Violin Gang. This is by far the most relatable video you’ve made. Especially the Rosin part 😂
Hahaha thanks man!
@davidpazmino_ you should watch twoset violin for the guitar player buys a violin
Im going to get a Dif Instrument lol Guess what it is@@davidpazmino_
Welcome to violin h e l l
I thought you're supposed to hammer the rosin😭
Fun fact, the fine tuners on a violin are what inspired the fine tuners on the floyd rose system, thanks to EVH, that in many ways improved the double locking trem system.
As someone who owns a guitar with a floyd rose, floyd roses SUCK.
@@Rayven_420good way to announce you don’t know how to set up and take care of them
@@Rayven_420As someone who owns a Floyd rose guitar: it’s my favorite guitars, and I have no problems with it.
@@vexedpixels But I do, they're just tedious and outdated bridges. Not fun to work with at all.
@@k0slizard389 Good for you 👍
Congratulations! You summoned an *omori fan*
The sheer amount of rosin on the violin 😭😭
Yes, it looks like flour
I know it hurts to watch😭
rosin sniffers...
no way he called it a fretboard
💀
Fretless board or whatever the hell you call it
@@OneEyedB4stardIt's a fingerboard
@@ruslans2006 that's dumb. Just call it a neck
@@OneEyedB4stard It's called what it's called, ok. Deal with it.
The rosin build up kills me
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS COMMENT
That’s what I saidddd
I have more on mine sometimes ☠️
@@Cosmo_Cosco 😭 I’m too much of a neat freak. Even if there’s dandruff on my fingerboard I get upset
Omg tell me about it😂
He got a four string mini acoustic guitar that he can put on his shoulder.
Pretty much
Play wonderwall on it
THATS WHAT IM SAYING
A 4 STRING HOLLOWBODY BASS GUITAR!😭
@@wevefriends fr
@@OneEyedB4stard it would sound like shit without another instrument or two playing the chords. You just can’t simultaneously bow three strings at the same time. Triple stops exist, but you sorta play individual notes ascending strings hastily. Or pluck, but that also would sound like shit probsbly
I am a violin tutor. I had a student once who had been learning for two weeks complain that he couldn't play as good as I could. I had to explain to him that I have been playing for 25 years, and that for a person learning only 2 weeks, he was doing really well 😂
Only 20 more years of struggle and disappointment. After that he'll get over the disappointment.
I don't know how but this is sooo accurate and the twinkle twinkle little star is the cherry on top.
In my 7 years of playing violin I never realised you needed sandpaper
I’m 10 years playing viola and never knew💀
You don't have to,i checked on google
i dont think you do, friction creates heat and that allows the rosin to get on the bow! so you don't even need to scratch it, simply rubbing it on the bow enough should work
unless if i've also been lied to for the past 7 years 💀
Fr 💀
I just use the end of the bow to scratch the rosin so my bow can pick it up more easily
as someone who plays double bass, this hurt me SO badly, especially the hairs that came off of the bow
Sameee 😭
As another fellow double bass player I kept screaming “WIPE THE ROSIN OFF PLEASE!!!”
As another one of the fellow double bass players, the sound it made hurts my soul
As a viola player this also hurt me
"hardest instrument in the world" gave me psychic damage as a dbl bassist
Only video he failed to Wonderwall us
He will in "When a guitarist plays violin"
As a violinist this is HoRrIbLe😢🥲
You do NOT need to rub the rosin against sand paper, just rub the bow on it, the friction is enough. If its a new bow... rub more. Some violinists will have little shaker with powdered rosin in it to use on brand new bows... though this is really not needed. Usually if you're buying a new bow you're at a luthier (violin maker) who will help you.
This whole time I thought you pronounced rosin resin.😮
as a beginner fiddler, i felt this on a new level😭
Beginner fiddler💀
@@latedawnsandearlysunsets09 yea😭💀
Hows it going now?
As a cello player, the rosin instantly killed me and the “loose strings” buried the coffin
As a viola player, the cello is an oversized viola
@@SuperMango23 very necessary comment lol
You put the shoulder rest on upside down 😭💀
It's so far away from his collarbone too
The online piano and violin teacher videos, youre too real for that omfg
As a violinist, I get asked a lot what rosin is... So If your wondering what rosin is, its hardened tree sap
I get asked a lot that too as a ballet dancer. we use rosin on our pointe shoes 😂
As an eight year violinist, the beginning is always rough, but keep going you GOT this 💪
Any tips for beginners? It took me a while to even hold the bow right. I have to break a lot of old habits from "learning" as a kid. I'm not a complete beginner, I remember stuff from then and can (albeit terribly) play some very simple songs. I have enough of an ear to place my fingers in the right place, plus I'm sure with practice I'll do it automatically. Two major issues seem to be that A. It just sounds bad. Like I can clearly hear the notes but the sound quality is wrong and screechy and B. The tuning pegs slip when I try to tune it even just to get to the right note. (And, coming from piano where there is no tuning involved... omg. So much tuning.)
@@emilyfogerty6438 A) If things are sounding wrong and screechy, try checking your bowing. Try moving you arm faster or slower and try applying more or less pressure. Bowing has a HUGE impact on sound, so try different pressures or speeds.
B) If your tuning pegs are slipping a lot, try pushing them in a bit more. If they continue to slip, they make stuff to help with that, I would search it up.
Extra Tips:
* Violin lessons make a TREMENDOUS difference, even if it's just with a neighbor who can help instead of a professional
* If your violin is still producing a bad sound, maybe try out different violin. Some violin shops will let you rent violins for a while
@@emilyfogerty6438ok so
A. It is almost always a bow thing. What you need to do is to get a consistent bow stroke that doesn’t swerve across the strings. If you look at professionals their bow barely swerves and when it does it is on purpose. Once you get the consistency down you can start controlling how far the bow is from the bridge. Usually you want the bow to be closer to the bridge on really aggressive or high notes and farther away for a more muted sound. Also note that the weight distribution of the bow is not uniform so when you do full bows you want to slightly speed up near the tip so that you keep a consistent volume.
B. When you turn the pegs you want to be constantly applying pressure on them so they don’t get too loose. Kind of like twisting a cork back into a wine bottle.
Please help, I bought a new violin. Whenever I try to tune by pegs, even after setting the right tune the pegs keep slipping back when playing...
@@ayeshaanuruddha apply constant pressure to the pegs while tuning. Whenever you adjust the pegs it constantly loosens so you must respond with constant pressure while you tune. Think of it like shoving a cork back into a wine bottle.
dude summoned the twoset fandom frl
bros bank account is crying right now
And this is why im a Cellist. Love them cellos!
why does it sound beautiful
As a Violist, this is what all violinists sound like :)
Especially on the E string. I play the viola and it hurts me when I hear the violins with new sheet music because god damn do they need to play it 10 times before being in tune
@@fatcatlord8066 Only 10 times???? Your orchestra must be godly
accurate
When he plays twinkle twinkle little star look at his face 😂😂😂😂
Not me thinking unconsciously - He's playing Abcd🎶🎶💀
Im on my dads account and ABC,Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Baa Baa Black Sheep had the same beat and who are u.
Relatable. I was a Violin student for years, and all things said in this video are absolutely relatable
As a violinist it hurts to see u not have a shoulder rest
Let's be real, Allison is like every adult beginner's first violin tutor
Was looking for this
I want one specifically to learn final duet
Not gonna lie as a southerner if I learned how to play I feel like I would have to play Devil went down to Georgia.
Should have had TwoSetViolin as his mentors
then it would be InTerEsTinG!!
I'm not a string-instrument player and the only string instruments I've really played is the guitar and erhu, but GOD, somehow watching the struggles of an unfamiliar instrument is making my inner orchestral cells hurt equally too.
Resonance of orchestral dudes? Lol
Violins are really simple when you know to play but keep trying!!❤❤
This hurts me so much that I now have motivation to get up and practice my Viola.
The amount of rosin on the the violin 😭
"Fretboard"💀💀As a violinist I can't- Help.
lol same
BRUH DIS GUY HAS EVERY COLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTS
The rosin all over the violin is so real though 😂 this really makes me frustrated as a violin player lol
As a violist this hurts
The dust all over the bridge area too😢
Frrr viola gang
As another violist that made me so uncomfortable lol. Wipe it offf
That low-key hurt me.. so grateful I learned violin in school and not from myself..
The shoulder rest specifically hurt me..
David:’plays happy birthday to you’
My asian brain:’QU NIN ZHAI LIAN QUAI LE’
Wait... really... sandpaper!!!
That's been my enemy for YEARS!!!
WHA?!?!?!
As a drummer this hurts
Getting a violin on Christmas sounds familiar...
I WAS SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD MAKE A REFERENCE
NOOOOOO
Let’s hope he doesn’t have an older sister who plays the piano😭
The shoulder rest should be a little closer to you. Just slide it so that is isn’t almost in the middle of the violin.
Love,
A violinist
“Violin is the hardest instrument”
Pianists:🤨
debatable
i play both, while both are difficult, violin is definitely much harder 😭
Pianists what? Violin is still harder although both have infinite skill caps
Nah their both hardest instruments. Especially if the violinist pushes the pianist down the stairs
I play piano, personally easy, but I've never tried violin so I can't compare it seems hard though, I could never 😂
that rendition of twinkle twinkle made me feel better it was the only song i could play properly, back in my first school violin club
This is why you should find you a teacher.
My pain when the bow hairs were hanging 📈
As a violin player this kinda hurt
"Nobody told me you had to rub it on sandpaper" So true, bro.
Alison the online piano and violin tutor
this flipped from relatable to terrifying so many times omfg
The rosin build up on the varnish is the cherry on top for this lmaoo
I used to play Violin, and ugh this brought back memories 😂 not good ones, but it brought back memories
THIS WAS ACTUALLY SO ON POINT WTF 😭😭😭
The rosin just piled where you put the bow is relatable on a another level😭😭😭
do flute next
I literally just said, “GOD, I’m so bad at violin! I’ll never get into the youth orchestra!” And this showed up 😂 bro saved my self esteem😂
It takes practice. Just quitting won’t get you anywhere
Then next thing you know, He becomes sunny from omori.
As a violinist I understand that it's hard but ur still learning faster then other so good job and good luck 👍
him talking about the rosin part actually helped me lmao
The way your holding the bow is having me in tears😢
as a violinist im currently sobbing about the way you played on the fingerboards 😀
amazing channel none the less though ❤️😊 Love your content
YOO TWO SET VIOLIN NEEDS TO WATCH THIS
The forbidden twinkle twinkle little star 💀
I used to be a violinist but on the finger board I could not fully turn my wrist so now I’m a cellist
Your face when you watch the beginner tutorials is my Roman Empire
I used to play violin and all the memories came back watching this.
The fact I'm starting to play the violin this is kind of helping me
I swear this guy just has every instrument on earth
Bro you should try indian classical music instruments those are so melodious ✨👌🏻
This makes me cry
Bro a shiver went down my spine when I saw him play it for the first time
A tip for people just starting out is to not apply too much pressure when playing it. This will avoid squeaking and sounding like, your scratching the strings
There is now a bigger chance I will play smthing on violin again after this vid, ty
as a violinist it’s hurts so much 😭
David successfully played Johny Johny yes papa on the violin.
Help the rosin gathering under the bridge had my dying 😭
YOUR HOLDING IT UPSIDE DOWN-- 😭😭😭 MY EYEZ HUUUUUUUURTTTTT
When it comes to the shoulder rest, remember these words my teacher bestowed upon me: “make sure the shoulder rest is upside down to show how depressed everyone looks when they walk into orchestra”
Cello Joke: How can you tell a Violin is out of tune? Its being played.. 😂
This video is f*cking relatable. From start to the end. Especially the Alison Sparrow's tutorial video. I'm dead. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Don’t forget about ✨pancake wrists✨
In My Nine Years of playing violin I've never seen that much rosin on one violin
When I had to borrow a viola from my conductors there was always a lot of rosin, I wish I could relate
This hurts even as a beginner/intermediate violinist😭
As a violist this makes me want to cry
OMG This is sooo accurate and relatable!!
Now try a Viola, I've heard its way more fun to play 😈
WE PUSHING OUR SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS WITH THIS ONE!1!! 🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I’m a clarinetist and I’ve never even touched a violin or other stringed instrument but I FELT this
Twoset is gonna have a field day with this one