21 Things Not To Do In An Audition 

Ling Ling does not even need to audition. The orchestra auditions for Ling Ling.

Judge: Alright, you may start. Me: *breathes* Judge: *DING* N E X T Me: :l

Me: Don't do any of these 21 mistakes My brain: Let's do all 21 mistakes in under a minute! Sad but accurate, goodbye

Ariana Grande is gonna copyright this for using the lyrics. "thank u, next"

Alternative title: 21 Things I do in an Audition

So basically if you're not perfect get the hell out

I think you should've included messing up the first note and then restarting

Violist: *walks in the room and starts to take out viola* *D I N G* Thank you, next.

If you can mess up slowly, you can mess up quickly

Well...if you can play it slowly. Actually just stick to slowly

Auditions are a cinch. If you want to wow people in an audition, just play the cadenza from Vincent Van Gogh's violin concerto in H flat minor. Works every time for me...

I had a piano audition two weeks ago for music school. I heard back this week... I got accepted!!!!!!!

How bad is it that I do all of these daily?

Guys, Ling Ling isn't a person. Ling Ling is a state of existence.

Does anyone else completely spaz out during an audition or performance? Just me? Ok

And we all know the name of the guy that never last for 0.1 sec *DING DING*

0:00, 1:34 Shostakovich symphony no.5 movement 1 0:14, 2:15 Beethoven symphony no.5 movement 1 0:16 Brahms symphony no.4 movement 1 0:24, 0:52 Mendelssohn symphony no.4 'Italian' movement 1 0:34 ??? 0:37, 0:45 Beethoven symphony no.3 'Eroica' movement 3 0:41, 1:44 Ricard Strauss Don Juan 0:49 Mozart symphony no.39 movement 4 0:59 John Cage 4'33 1:02 Scheherezade Rimsky-Korsakov movement 2 (or 1) 1:21 Brahms symphony no.4 movement 4 1:25, 2:07 Mahler symphony no.5 movement 4 1:41 ??? 1:54 Vivaldi violin concerto in A minor RV 356 2:10 Mozart, violin concerto no.4 movement 1 I tried!

"thank u, next"

*sees that video was posted 8 minutes ago* Me: Wow, I’m so early! *sees 5.1K views, plus 254 comments* Me: …Never mind…

"thank you, next" I love you both even more now!

**recording a cover** **gets a RU-vid notification** THE WORLD STOPS FOR A TWOSET VIDEO

Where’s the “auditioning with a pop song”

I just made it into the regional youth orchestra of my state with my viola! So happy, they took me directly after my playing:) thanks ling ling for believing in me

Thank you next Thank you Next THANK YOU next ThaNK you NEXT Thank you NEXT THANK you NExt

21 Things to cause a disaster

at a competition i did a solid 3-5 of these during one piece 👍🏼 it was awesome

Woohoo audition next month for youth orchestra! will be using these, thank you twoset and thank you ling ling 🎻

hallooo I have some tips that I hope will help when auditioning: -eat a banana -don't talk to ur friends before ur audition -focus on yourself and be cocky asf knowing you got it (but don't be outwardly cocky just know you can do it!) -pluck silently before you start -don't even think about the scale or the piece because you might second guess yourself and get parts wrong that you could have nailed hope these help

all the "thank you, next"s are amazing

Of course that’s all I do in an audition.

Me: ~picks up viola~ Judge: *Thank you, next.*

Brings back horrible memories from an audition I went to 10 years ago. Everything went well, we played well together, I was like "yeah, I got this!".... Until the very last note.... I ACCIDENTALLY PLAYED A SEMITONE OFF! 😱 And the judges went "aww, too bad." Took me years to get over the embarrassment.

Thank u, next I'm so freaking grateful for this vid

I discovered this channel a few days ago and since then have been binging your guys' videos. I see notification of new vid, I happy. How are both of you so funny and addicting? Btw, I don't even play violin but I do have the necessary amount of knowledge regarding classical music to know that Ling Ling is a god.

I guess Ariana grande was judging

"choosing an ambiguous student concerto" hit me hard cuz i'm literally auditioning with that Vivaldi piece.

I freaking love you guys

Is that the Vivaldi concerto in A minor?? I PLAYED THAT FOR ONE OF MY AUDITIONS AND I GOT IN!! 😂😂

Love you ❤️

Wow this is insanely funny and the videos is awesome. This one of the best Twoset videos

Lesson learned: *Don't audition unless you're Ling Ling*

Me having an audition in 2 days knowing I’m going to play the exact “ambiguous student concerto” that was played in the video 🥲

Yay another motivation to practice

Great Video! Stress turn to some kind of fun. Thanks!!!!

I wish I could do vibrato like him

I tried out for all state once for Horn and it was my first audition and I have severe stage fright. Right when I played a note during my audition and heard the judges pencil move I forgot everything. My mind went completely blank and I forgot all my scales. I left the room crying and I still had my second half of my audition, which was the Etude section. Let’s just say in the end all my hard work went to wast because I got an 8.65 out of 60 on my audition and all I did was embarrass myself. Ever since this has become my biggest fear in music. Playing for an audition or test and forgetting everything.

perfect upload timing💜

Loved this 😂❤️👍🏻

Looking at the top comments and I think, "Damn, I wish I said that."

When your early to a TwoSet video but don't have a LingLing joke. :(

I recently watched your 'This is what you learn in Music University' and I thought it might be a good idea for you to make a video on the differences between going to uni to learn the violin vs going to private violin classes directly instead of uni.

Awesome playing my friend

Story Time! One Time I walked in to audition and needed to play a scale. The judge said I could have one hint. Being the intelectual I am; I asked him what note the scale started on! I messed up misserbly and got a 10/100 on my score sheet.

1:53 I love that piece! It's Vivaldi concerto in A minor, RV 356 Op 3 No 6.

You have to be on point with musical auditions I see. LOL!! :)

We had all state auditions YESTERDAY thank u twoset great timing

0:51 curbing the urge of singing “thank u, next” for fear that this video may get copystrike.

The 22nd one was the best

This kinda useful for me. i m having an audition next week. It is my first time so excited!!!!

Thanks for the encouragement, Twoset. Just what I needed. 😑

1:16 Your Lie in April be like

If you can’t play, you can play

this video has my favorite song in it!!! *thank u, next*

Thank u for helping me :)

*Names of the pieces played by Brett and Eddy* 1. Symphony No. 5, I. Moderato - Allegro non troppo - Shostakovich Title: Symphony No. 5, I. Allegro con brio - Beethoven 2. Symphony No. 4, I. Allegro non troppo - Brahms 3. Symphony No. 4, I. Allegro vivace - Mendelssohn 4. Not sure 5. Symphony No. 3, III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio - Beethoven 6. Don Juan - Strauss 7. Symphony No. 3, III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Beethoven 8. Symphony No. 39, IV. Allegro - Mozart 9. Symphony No. 4, I. Allegro vivace - Mendelssohn 10. 4'33" - Cage 11. Scheherazade, I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship - Rimsky-Korsakov 12. Scheherazade, I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship - Rimsky-Korsakov 13. Symphony No. 4, IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Brahms 14. Symphony No. 5, Part III, IV. Adagietto - Mahler 15. Symphony No. 5, I. Moderato - Allegro non troppo - Shostakovich 16. Symphony No. 39, IV. Allegro - Mozart 17. Don Juan - Strauss 18. Violin Concerto in A minor, I. Allegro - Vivaldi 19. Violin Concerto, I. Andante (Prelude) - Allegretto (Scherzo) - Berg 20. Symphony No. 5, Part III, IV. Adagietto - Mahler 21. Violin Concerto No. 4, I. Allegro - Mozart

What is the cause of these ‘mistakes’ you ask? You didn’t practice.

Did you guys read my comment which I commented, in one of your videos on how I really should practise because I am going to a competition, because now suddenly you upload this, not so long after my comment. And it is useful.

I have an audition coming up and I needed thisss

Chair placement auditions for my school is TOMORROW

0:44 IM PLAYING THIS FOR MY AUDITION TOO DJSKNDJFKSJD

Congrats on 1M Subs!!!

I have an audition coming up, thanks for stressing me out even further.

22: Try to compete against Ling Ling

Thank U, Next *sing Ariana in my head*

I feel anxious just watching this video.

nice timing, I have 2 auditions this week :)

I am going to have an Audition let's see if they want me Update: didn't got accepted. They said i have to practice sight reading. But they also said that they would be happy if i try again in one year.

*INTENSE AUDITION FLASHBACKS* Damn it guys these memories were repressed for a reason.

Watching this video the day before my audition to psych myself up

Спасибо за видео!!!

Watching this after an audition. I feel attacked rn. 😭😂

During my district's competition for school I froze before the scales and just ended up playing the Bb concert scale very out of tune in the hope that it would do something and failed miserably.

wish you guys posted this before my audition a few days ago...XD

This makes me feel so much more confident about my audition 0.0

Another thing: Dont get so nervous you start doing a tremolo on every note and end up not finishing the regional orch audition piece you were better at. I speak from experience

Well... Ling Ling always auditions himself: Ling Ling：[Plays Paganini Caprice 24 backward at Triple Speed while handstanding_] Ling Ling：[BING!] Thank you，Next. Last Tuesday you only practised 39 hours 55 minutes，what a shame_ Ling Ling：Oh no worry，that's because I travelled back in time when I casually played 15 billion notes a second，my fingers broke the speed of light and formed a blackhole surrounding my violin_ Ling Ling：[I N T E R E S T I N G] Ling Ling: Well, before I leave the stage，I have got one last thing to say_ Ling Ling：[Nods] Go ahead… Ling Ling：[Deep Breath] Violas Shit_ Ling Ling: [Pushes Golden Buzzer] Congratulations You're In_

Glad i am a pianist for some of these

Just here to say it’s been 6 months and still no true sequel to this video.

#1: mess up.

Number 22: Don’t audition for anything in the first place

Oh.my.god. How perfect is this i have an addition this Saturday for my all region orchestra.. AND IM FREAKING OUT WHY ARNT I PRACTIEING INSTEAD I DONT KNOW?!

Thank you! Next.

21 things I do every day

You missed one: misread the instructions, show up, and end up sight reading an entire excerpt. I. Am an idiot.

Omgggg not much related to the video but I’m soo happy I got into New World 😆😆😆

The flatline on the Rimsky-Korsakov: 🤣🤣🤣

I somehow started thinking about the fact that the same two people came to audition over and over again. Just imagine that as a real-life scenario, the judges must be so pissed xD

And don’t panic so much that you accidentally play everything up one half note! *speaking from experience*

I didn't realise this was a new video lmao

Still crushing my soul.