Your Guide On How To Follow A Conductor
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My conductor doesn’t use a baton, so she just does these really extra hand movements that involve her entire body.
She doesn’t use the baton anymore because she “accidentally” always threw it at the first chair viola.
My one uses a pencil
I cri
Mine doesn't use one and she used to use a pencil but she accidentally threw it was my desk partner, the pencil never appeared again, she just uses her hand eccentrically
serves them right for playing viola
This comment is golden
the peek-a-boo part was so cute though like eddy's voice went soft and brett's position,, this is quality content
3:14
I read this while that scene was playing
This is very accurate
“SHUT UP YOURE PLAYING TOO LOUD”
~TwoSetViolin 2018
But seriously though, it is a pretty good guide.
This quote is actually really true
Make it into t-shirts
3:14 Brett perfectly dressed in his concert attire but wearing red socks without shoes 10/10
Ha, Brett and his legendary red socks...
Oxymore how can you not love brett😂😂
1k likes! :)
We don’t wear shoes in the house
It's just abstraction
*I learn more in Twoset than in school*
W.A. Mozart Heeeey Wolfi.
Same
W.A. Mozart me too and I’m a beginner 😂😂
but what THE HELL do you need to learn? hmmmmm? btw, i just did a mass inspired by your last work! Are you proud of me senp... i mean master?
LOL SAME ;D
“You do not want to get into the habit of relying on cues, for it is not uncommon for conductors to forget to cue you on the day on the performance...”
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
And it's only ever the perfomance, never rehearsal
Lol learn counting. You wouldn't need being cued in that way. Also, listen to the others during your pause to recognize the bars before you come in
And that's why I got into the terrible habit of listening to other sections instead of counting
SO true!
This means Wingardium Leviosa!
And all the violins went flying up into the ceiling.
@@humanbeing1429 violas*
Awesome!
More like "Wingardium Leviola!"
Sorry.
@@isuckplaydoh Avioda Kedavra!
our music teacher legit showed us this in class and used it in her lesson and the whole class was fuccing CACKLING the whole time. dude i almost screamed when i realized it was twoset, i asked her after class if she watches twoset and she replied "mhmm, i also have a mini crush on eddy." like lmFAOOO AND SHE'S MARRIED
XDDDDDDD
LOLLOOOLOLL
MY MUSIC TEACHER ALSO SHOWED THIS TO US 😂but she doesn't know English so...🤭
@@4321user-_ Nah, i see ALOT of both Eddy and Brett "likers". In fact, at first i saw alot more Brett lovers, but turns out there's the same amount of stanners for both of them the more i look into it! I also dislike the thought of liking someone more than the other, since they both have very different character traits (good character traits ofcourse)
A WOMAN OF CULTURE.
@@onlyalf.
Totally agree ! I personally can't choose, I love both of them for different reasons. They're a duo, you can't have one without the other. It's like asking whether you prefer your left shoe or your right shoe. You just need both !
That being said, I kinda have "phases". When they are together, I realized that I tend to watch or listen to one of them more. It used to be Brett, then it was Eddy for a while, and I'm now back to Brett. Don't ask me why... 😅
At first I thought: “This surely is a joke video“, but it actually is only half a joke. Now all the orchestra beginners will be confused :( :' D
this is actually the truth. not joke. :)
It wasn’t even half joke. Full truth haha
sorry but I was exactly the 1.2k like. This has never happened to be before lol
I legit clicked on this thinking it was a TED-Ed video
Not gonna lie, I learnt like I was indeed watching TED-Ed
It's more a TED-Eddy video, I think...
...
@@ratatosk8935 yes
@@ratatosk8935 oh wow
Instructions unclear. Baton stuck in wall.
I believe you misspelled "first chair viola"
Instructions unclear. Baton stuck in balls.
You mean first chair oboe (me)
Our conductor accidentally let go of his baton and it landed very close to me and the other oboe. He said it was ok because he was aiming for us. Probably because I played a wrong notw
"You have a concert master."
But if i'm the concert master-?
What the T R guy said
Then you f*cked up
I'm not an orchestral musician for which I also have the same question. What if YOU are the CONCERTMASTER? What to do then?
@@justanotherlinglingwannabe546 the conductor’s job
Become a viola player
These are the beats when your conductor is lost: "one, one, one, one...one"
peekaboo
As a conductor, to me this was hilarious but for the most part true. How much of it? 99.999999999999999% true.
You do peek a boo as well? Under what circumstances? Lol
I think that’s why the 0.000000000001% is missing. If he did a peek-a-boo, then this would be 100% and he’d be my favorite conductor ever.
me: doesnt play a single instrument
also me: lets watch a guide on how to follow a conductor
Just in case...
Yes!
Well, I don't play any orchestral instrument or anything, I play the Indian Harmonium (It's an accompaniment for which my voice is needed. So, my instrument is voice) I still watch them :)
I just randomly moving my hands when I listen in a song that I like
Oh that's me😂
I am learning music theory but I don't even play any instrument. May be in future I guess
I love Eddy's speaking voice while narrating
Me too. Calm and expressive without overdoing
Best is when piece calls for drum kit and half band follows conductor, half follows drummer, conductor and drummer frequently or constantly disagree on tempo.
If that's not the truest thing ever spoken.
Xylophonist next to drumset; hmm.. drumset, or conductor... the struggle is real sometimes.
I am THAT drummer.
Sorry, I guess.
That happened to me at a concert and we had to restart! and ik i’m very late
This seems to be a characteristic of classical music players, not really pop musicians. Some conductors just make suggestions, as was said, and the leaders of the various sections may interpret differently. If you are a sensitive player it may be time to give up.
this is the most accurate representation of conductors the legitness is real
*WHY FOLLOW CONDUCTOR WHEN YOU CAN FOLLOW LING LING?*
R/woosh
Yes I agree
Amirah k. Are you trolling or not? Because the comment that you replied to is just a satire.
The conductor has to follow ling ling
Cuz ling ling does so well that u can never copy his techniques
SHUT UP YOU'RE PLAYING TOO LOUD
*has flashback to first year choir*
Sopranos unite
flashbacks to my director vigorously shushing the altos
@@leecha3444 no tenor
my choir teacher trying to shut the sopranos up to bring the altos voices out
He commented on this video and I don’t even know who he is he just said
Stonks “
As funny as this is it's actually really accurate advice. Good job, guys.
This is so funny!
My conductor's gestures:
-"Don't do that"
-"Shut up"
-"How are you so bad?"
-"****"
-"How long is it till I retire?"
Edit: I'm in secondary school and the conductors are year 13s / S7
This is too accurate 😂😂
1:17 what I think I sound like
1:48 what I really sound like
FACTSSS
ChocolateNinja
Truuuuuuue
That's how I look like too
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHQHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHQHQHAHAHQHHQHAHA
Rofl too good
3:11 Brett gradually disappears in his clothes to portray “suddenly soft”
My choir conductor likes to throw things at people when he thinks we sound good.
Vault Woman that is the attitude haha
WTF
BISHSJSJSHJS THATS FUNNY AF
My string conductors don't use batons but used to use pencils. They are both eccentric and one 'accidentally' threw it over the other teachers head at my desk partner. The pens never came out again
What is this, dodgeball??
seeing Brett conduct in a whole ass tailcoat and hearing Eddy narrate as if in an educational video is the content I didn't know I needed
Strange. I only ever see the “Shut up, you’re playing too loud” gesture from my band’s conductor...
(Edit) Well...that and of course the “I told you to stop ten measures ago gesture”
K Ling And the glare that one of the trombone players got when he played the second time bar I stead of the first time bar at a concert. Or the direct eye contact my conductor make with you just before your solo if you have one, I get this now.
😂
I get that from my orchestra teacher also! Haha what a coincidence. I wonder why?? 🤔
It's the horns.
oh my god, when I was a dancer (ballet), we had a conductor for our orchestra who did the peekaboo so many times it was freaky
Wait were you dancing onstage and trying to follow the conductor, or were you just a musician who was also in ballet who had a strange conductor? Either way, cool story.
Lang dancer on stage
@@Thkaal hahaha.... Sounds like a horrible time for the conductor...
I don't follow the concertmaster I follow the last chair viola
Blue Green Sorcery.
Yes, follow the last chair... splendid...
And that last chair is secretly Ling Ling
So you follow yourself?
AHAHAHHA ME because the Viola has a very nice sound and follows the melody 🤣
I love how Brett is all dressed up but doesn't even have shoes on 3:15
@Y L Yeah and I still don't get WHY you would wear shoes inside
@@이성은-n1k
I grew up in a Western culture, I'm not even remotely Asian... and I've never managed to understand why people don't get how unhygienic it is to wear shoes inside.
I once heard that some people wear shoes *to bed.* And to this day, I still don’t know why.
@@rubyyp2182
Why on earth would anyone do that ?!? 🤤
First of all, unless these are shoes they wear exclusively inside (I don't see the point, but why not), that's absolutely gross.
Second, that's not even comfortable ! I mean, when you're in bed, it's much more comfy to just have socks, or maybe lightweight slippers if you're chilling on the bed and the room is cold.
But going to sleep _with shoes on_ , that's just... beyond my comprehension. 😦
@@MissTwoSetEncyclopedia I knowww! I cringe so hard that it hurts 😢
"Yer a conductor, Harry"
A WHOAT?
I'm a wot
Ammaot?
awot?
A conductor o'course, anda thumpin' good one I'd say, once you're trained a little bit
1:08 Brett lowkey doing asmr
Zoinks
Julian Cianciolo I was thinking this was a lot like one of your videos!! You're so awesome!! 😂😂😂
Well howdy partner
*_How to read conductor gestures, by a 12-year old_*
that's not fair, that a comment with a stupid joke has more likes, than a comment by the creator of original video. Julian is so underrated, i'm upset about it!
hamchristina Let’s start with the gestures
1:25 the key here is to remember it is illegal to murder someone
Legend has it that if you’re early, two set will tell u to go practice
Jeannie Zhao maybe
TwoSetViolin oof I was noticed by senpai.. better go and practice
I've literally seen that exact "shut up you're playing too loud!" gesture/expression w/ the eyes & eyebrows on my conductor's face before
Legend has it that if you keep revisiting the video, ling ling will personally go to your house and give a you a free shirt and a hug.
That could also happen.
I feel like this was based off “How to read sheet music” by Julian Cianciolo
Whaaa? Nooooo...
@twosetviolin pls cite julian
The last line is even the same “just... stop.”
Your comment is on the bottom of his
yeah i definitely got that vibe too. especially with the "by your most unqualified source..." and the "just stop". they even tried for the same style of humor
If you make this 1:24 in to a T-shirt I would buy it.
Hedgehog Fox ooh...
Hedgehog Fox me too! Seriusly i want them to make a shirt like that!
I'm a jazz musician for decades and still trying to figure out how to follow orchestral conductors who seem 1.5 beats ahead of the music.
were you rushing or were you dragging?
I love how this is actually completely accurate
"Shut up you're playing too loudly" conducted every conductor ever. Thanks guys
Specially for fanfares and other brass band:
If your director is sitting and crying in a corner, try to not play ffffffffff when it’s written mp
I love when the conductor cues early and everyone in your section awkwardly tries to rush in, because they made that "why didn't you come in" face and then five seconds later your actual part starts and the conductor acts like it's your fault for listening to them.
I have always been first-row second violin so the conductor is always waving his baton in my face. It is nice to get approving looks once in awhile though.
1:11 screw this guy I'll just go for it
1:01-1:03 A proud graduate of Mr. Bean's Dancing Academy 🤣😂👍
So true 🤣
2:49 "This means softer" ugh Eddy's voice is so soothing! 💞
He’s actually Brett
@@nguyenngocminh7504 Nah the voice is Eddy's.
Don't forget! Your conductor may or may not inexplicably skip a beat, or even stop conducting to favor dictating the rhythm for one section of the whole symphony! (Not that it mattered because we're all watching the concert master still)
The first video of TwoSet I ever watched. regret nothing
I died at "peekaboo"
I died and liked already at 'by your most unqualified source for music education' :'D
What a coincidence, so this video on recommendations after i watched your "Being a conductor for a day" video, gotta hand it to youtube,recommendations are cool
I see you've watched Julian Cincanolio
Splodinate Kabloominate ayyy
Yep I think so
Finally! This is too far down
Exactly what I was thinking
yep. basically
I was especially enlightened about “peek-a-boo,” thank you.
0:52 Your guide on how to follow Gergiev :0
so true XDDDD
I love this, i missed this so much, i came back from 2024 the review mastro video
Lol, me too 😂
I had a random thought the other day about how an orchestra can follow the conductor during a performance and what exactly the conductor does in the first place. I watched a few videos but still didn't fully get it. Then I found this video, and this is exactly what I needed. Actually answering my questions in a comedic way. I love it.
Ultimate maaaan!! The way you taught is very interesting and funny, always keep this up....
This is why i love you guys
This is so ridiculously funny yet actually accurate!
Thank you for helping me understand my conductor's WTF moves. It's very on point 👌
Instructions unclear, my conductor started using his feet instead of his hands.
Oh my goodness... OH MY GOODNESS
1:49 This is just for me to enjoy Eddy's seizure face.
alternate title: brett flopping his arms around with eddy going insane
1:03 that little smile :3 So adorable
You made me smile and laugh a lot lmao. Needed this, thank you guys
00:43 & these are the beast when your Conductor is lost! 1,1,1,1,1,1,1. Lol
I miss this type of videos 😁 They are both hilarious and educational
I have been enlightened!!!
*Ode to Joy playing in the background*
This is so so accurate. I remember one conductor where the whole orchestra would mutter about his "below the belt conducting"- he kept his hands so low that no one back in the winds and brass could see his hands from behind his music stand. And then he would get angry when we didn't play the way he wanted (because, you know, he was telling us exactly what to do with his hands that none of us could see...) And then there's Valery Gergiev. I'm not even an orchestral musician anymore and watching performances where he's conducting gives me anxiety!!!
I like when I have different conductors bc I get different teaching methods, but my god! It always sucks when you have to decipher how they count off with the baton. They all do it differently and then you get judged when you don't know how to follow them, yet! The first ten minutes at Honor Band, I was just trying to figure out the conductor's motions and I was so lost lol
Jessie Braud wow u have leveled band?! we started our orchestra program just last year lol
I came back here to revisit conductor skills after they conducted the youth orchestra and Brett looks a lot more passionate here lol
I actually learned more stuff in this 3:29 video than watching multiple 10-20 minutes long tutorials....
1:09 Eddy is JACKED!!! like omg bruh THOSE MUSCLES
One time during a concert my conductor actually knocked over my notes as the stage was pretty small and we had to sit too closely together. At first I panicked, but played along and the girl next to me quickly put them back up, then was cued in by the conductor again. That was probably the most stressful stage experience of my life.
I'm priviledged to have watched dozens of great conductors (from the audience, but having some musicianship myself), and this video is spot-on. I even recognized (I think) a couple of specific conductors' signature moves, LOL. Another wonderful thing I've seen: When the conductor does absolutely nothing for 1-2 seconds and just stands there basking in how excellent the orchestra is, before starting up again on the next phrase. This is rare & only happens with the best conductor/orchestra pairs, when the piece is well-known and is going well; it's almost like he's conducting telepathically or subliminally. As an audience member, I LOVE those times because you can feel in the air how in-tune the musicians are with each other and with the conductor - like the music has taken on a life of its own.
In highschool it was always a struggle to understand where my conductor was. I remember playing a piece called Arabesque, where the first 2 1/2 minutes or so are a flute solo accompanied by the occasional brass/percussion hit. While there is a time signature, the solo is generally played freely by the soloist. We did fine during all of our practices, and when the night of the concert arrived, he decided to dramatically cue that massive brass sting - but he did it 2 measures early. The brass section, not used to the cue, understandably went along with it. So I just skipped ahead to where the solo continued, like nothing happened. If you didn't know the piece, nothing would've seemed out of place. But we never let our conductor forget.
This may be my favorite TwoSetViolin video. It’s perfect.
1:10 you gotta be some sort of musical mastermind to be able to comprehend what humping air feels like on a violin
Thank you so much twosetviolin, I've learned a lot.
Four times you actually may need to watch the conductor...
Fermatas!
pause = fermata...
@@EGF1000 Only if the fermata is over a rest. Otherwise, it's, "keeping holding this note, keep holding nope still not done yet..." fast forward 30 counts to the point where you're blue in the face/nearly past the frog/surrounded by lake of spit/insert point where your instrument can't even anymore, "aaaaaand stop."
*Plot twist* Crescendo.
@@maskedmallard537 i conduct. so very often i hold notes - for other people...maybe my terminology ivs wrong
@Ocean Thompson Basically my entire violin playing career right here! 😂
I am so fucking enlightened, you've no idea. All these years of mystery got solved in a single video. Bravo!
And though there are funny RUclips videos of it online, DO NOT PRANK YOUR CONDUCTOR.
I can’t believe I have never seen this video before. It is hilarious and sadly, is so true with certain conductors. I am a choral conductor, but I did play violin when I was younger, including some orchestral playing. I totally get where you are coming from.
'Having a seizure' conductor
He is not jus teaching us how to read a conductor, he is teaching us how to be a conductor
How dare you post a video right before I *PRACTICE?!*
*Moral of the story..*
Practice
What its that ?
What is that?
Thank you
Thank goodness for your channel. I can watch all day everyday
0:47 as a string player of my orchestra I can confirm this
our conductor completely ignores strings and is constantly trying to get at anything out of the choir
Try this on for size... ruclips.net/video/-mwe4E0dJZE/видео.htmlm29s
i love your channel, but i was looking for something a bit more serious than this, but i actually enjoyed it and still learnt something from it.
“this means shut up you’re playing too loud”
lmao XD the truth in this tho
As funny as this video was, it really made me remember my time in orchestra and choir during my high school days. I had the same music teacher for both classes which made it easy for me to understand his conducting. I always held deep respect for his music acumen and conducting skills. He really made it easy to feel the energy of the piece and play/sing accordingly as a result. I miss my high school conductor dearly and I hope he's doing well.
Cracked me up at "Tiger balm!" 🤣🤣🤣
I love Brett and Eddy so much honestly they make my life better and inspire me
1:44 their faces have me dead 💀💀💀
Got it! Thanx Brett!
Haha, I play the piano so I don't need a conductor, everyone else has to follow me
Sweet
Thank you, love all your educational-ish videos, memes are fun too but with these I get a glimpse and can appreciate what you do more.