The secret is violinists only hate viola because they know in their hearts it sounds better, like violin but less screechy and annoying. If they'd had microphones in Bach's time all the cool repertoire would be for viola. Violin is the piccolo of strings. BOOM
@@Bird6755 😹jazz is played in every key irrespective of what the tuning of an instrument is. Do you mean to say that trumpets are tuned to Bb ? Yes but that’s not “jazz” it’s just one particular instrument
@@jennipark6107 It's part of the inside jokes of the channel. They made tons of videos about how nobody knows viola exists, nobody wants to play it because it's a fake violin. Actually, they probably made the viola more famous by speaking about it so often.
You know how some numbers can actually mean more than they seem? Like two cents isn’t a lot, but two saxophones is. I’m kidding saxes we love you but please stop projecting occasionally
For Jazz Brass bands though... Tuba is VERY important. The Roots tiny desk with NPR is a good example of a good tuba player coming in and setting the rhythm up. Where I'm from, you never underestimate a tuba!
“Triangle is a bit ‘ding ding’” - Brett, 2020 Edit 5-3-22: I haven’t gone back to this in literally a year and 1k likes??? That’s honestly crazy!! Thanks so much, let’s continue to support our ding dings 💕
I think they heard a saxophone player in a practice room practicing overtones and it scarred them for life, and now they hate the saxophone. I totally agree, everytime I practice overtones it sounds like a screaming banshee is flying out of my horn, but its just so helpful in the long run tho.
@@benebacher2470 If you're talking about single note crescendo, you can just play an octave then fast alternate 2 notes repeatedly while increasing the dynamics. It might sound a bit different but it can do the job.
We all knew it was coming. Basically this point TwoSet has so much bad karma with the viola gods that Brett & Eddie would have to would have to reenact a viola version of A Christmas Carol with Kim Kashkashian and the ghosts of Lionel Tertis & William Primrose ... with a soundtrack by Bella Bartok... to get them off the hook for this meme they have been on for the past few years.
Imagine being a tuba player, who is the base of the band, the crucial people that carry the tempo of the music, the most crucial instrument for tuning, and the recorder is one tier above you
For some reason we tune to the Oboe and if the Oboe is having problems (we only have one) then we tune to percussion or me (flute)... so technically they’re not even essential for tuning
@@jerrylin6756 Piano is played by tons of casuals that self-teach off the internet. That's the main difference for piano. Otherwise it'll easily be a higher tier. Wait-
@@nychang5709 I'm a recorder player and yes it's a really lovely instrument when played properly. It has a lot of repertoire and there are so many different types. We're usually hated by everyone because most don't know how it actually sounds.
I'm a harpist (and a cellist) and carrying my harp up the stairs... At least my cello case has straps! (and to all those violinists, cellos aren't heavy just bulky)
Twoset: sorry clarinets but you’re a transposing instrument Me playing an Eb instrument trying to transpose: *sob* YOU’RE NOT THE ONE THAT HAS TO SUFFER
hahaha, man its not so bad, just read everything a minor third below the pitch and you're golden! Bb kinda sucks bc its a half step up. And dont get me started on horn transposition *ugggh*
As a member of the French Horn community. I believe you have upset us all, but what you said about us was pretty accurate. In my section, we have 2 amazing horns, me and my friend, then we have the “Meh” sounding horn players which have way too much confidence, making them play bad. 🙃 Edit: I just realized this was posted 2 years ago…
Like seriously though, when are these 3 going to collab? It's obvious there is some fanbase overlap, so why don't they try and see where it gets them? Perhaps compose something together? Davie could do the rhythm stuff and then they could play violin on top of that and it would probably work if they put their heads together to craft something proper.
These two dudes can play violin, but they are so fucking ignorants outside their world. It's like they are living in 1800. I thought they were funny, but they are just dumb
I play the oboe and while I do think it’s hard (for other people) and frustrating to keep up with, it sounds very beautiful when played correctly and added vibrato. A Tier is a good place to put it.
I'm not a musician but I am desperately waiting for a non joke viola video. I listened to a couple recordings recently, can't remember which ones unfortunately, and wow, double stops on a viola are absolutely devastating. Cascades of chills! Love it!
Yes! I was about to comment on that. Also, you have so many awesome jazz clarinet solos every where: take the one from Sting's "Englishman in New York", for example, which is just perfect!
Anat Cohen also... there's also more repertoire than oboe outside classical music, choro uses clarinet a lot. Trombone should also be rated higher because of this, it has nice range, solid repertoire, amazing projection.
Seconded, #pianogang. Ya like jazz? We got it! The classics? Got them too! Modern instrumental? Don’t even need to ask! Pop? Sure but let’s move on from that.
Eddy: Bass is a E, you know why? Brett: Why? Eddy: E for... EPIC Davie504: OMG In fact, Bass is an S for... SLAP and STRONZI (I’m waiting for this collab more than anything else in the world)
I disagree. Good French horn sounds better than everything. Bad French horn is still miles better than bad violin, oboe, or trumpet. So if French horn's a C, then the violin and pretty much all the woodwinds are D-tier at best.
The bassoon is a beautiful instrument bro as a bassoonist I feel we never get opportunities to play good pieces we just get the dead base parts when we can easily play the tune
Piano definitely deserves s tier tho, man literally every song is played on it and it doesn't get old, unlike the guitar, (kinda feels dry after you listen to it for a while), I'm a trumpeter if any of you think I'm biased towards piano
I respect piano the most for one reason - it's an instrument of its own. You can play both melody and bass. It's so satisfying. Besides, I can carry my electic piano with me anywhere. While it's on the heavy side, it's still worth it :D
As a French Horn player, I agree with your reasons but I still think it should in the A tier. As an acoustic guitarist I think that you should have bumped up the guitar to B tier. Also guitars are not over played.
Ah, as a clarinet and oboe player, I was happy and sad. I LOVE clarinet, I prefer it simply for its repertoire, but I love the oboes sound more, dependent on the level of playing. Clarinet players are separated primarily by musicality and skill level, but there is a lot more depth when it comes to oboe.
As a saxophone player, Ling Ling insurance barely saved you. Saxophone should have been at least B tier. I know sometimes it can sound like a chicken being strangled, but in the right hands it can be a very beautiful instrument.
Synthetic_Future we live in a world of compromise. For any advantage you get, you might have to sacrifice something. And to be honest, digital pianos have advanced far enough to cover the needs of everyone bar the highest level musicians like Sophie. So unless you are playing Chopin in an academic concert hall, a good Korg (piano, not synth!) will mostly have you covered
@@amalkatrazz i quit piano learning because i couldn't have access to my teachers acoustic piano. for me digital just doesnt work. roughly same objectively, but just doesnt work. after about 0.5-1 year of learning i felt like even with a badly tuned old upright you somehow 'make' the sound, and with digital you're somehow disconnected from it, its just indirect and didn't have the same effect. i understand it's needed and great to have but it's a bad compromise. like it's a different instrument. i like piano, i dont like digital piano... (ok i have a kawai es110 only, i'm sure expensive ones are better but i am not sure i would be really happy with them) I could explain it the way that I don't feel excitement pressing a digital piano's key the way but I do feel it with an acoustic one. Might make sense to some people or not to others, it's just me.
This year before the virus shut our school down we had two jazz clarinets and one bass clarinet (aka me 😎). the 2nd clarinet was a a little lacking but the 1st is me worked so hard and her solos sounded so beautiful especially for someone her age.
TwoSet: Violin can do things piano can't. Me: can you play 8 note chords? And we can do gliss, pizz, and tremolo. Can you play bass cleff? No offense though I play violin to! You guys are the best!
as a tuba player my heart goes out to viola players who endure constant bashing from TwoSet. My heart sank as they trollled the fact that all we do is play repeating notes. That was rough, but all the love to these two for making this video and potentially triggering EVERY musician. mad respect.
Midnight _blaze I get it’s not for everyone, and if it upsets you, please don’t hurt yourself :( but as a Piccolo player (too sick to play these days) I am happy hearing the jokes and stuff... it’s all “banter”. It’s ok to do what you want to do. Twoset usually make it clear what their video is about (ish?) in the title... or you can explore some of the better classical musicians without their sense of humour if you prefer RU-vid that way? 🧡☮️
Me as a tuba player couldnt careless i just play the tuba and i loved every single second of it until i dont even mind people's insult, i only take constructive advice to make myself better :v
All the clarinet gang out here: One day, THEY WILL KNOW OUR TRUE VALUES!!!!! DAMN YOU TWOSET!!!!( just kidding about the last part I will support anything for TwoSet! I also play piano)
@@Viewer13128 piano's crescendo are built up over several notes rather than a single note being drawn out. While that's not the typical crescendo one might expect, such as from the violin, or similar string instruments, it's still considered a crescendo. Similarly, the piano also has decrescendo over multiple notes.
@@123eldest It's been several years since I've done theory; but I just checked the ABRSM site and apparently they're both synonyms!! Diminuendo is more commonly-used is all :) And of course, most instruments can do that, but I'm simply making the point that pianos do so, rather than being able to increase/decrease their volume on one note. Hope that clears it up!
yeeaah I was like "ok, yeah we're loud.. but you just axed an instrument for not being able to project!" Also, mentioning jazz trumpet but NOT jazz sax was a little ridiculous. Not offended, though. LingLing Insurance has an umbrella policy in their name.
Bro, the sax is probably the more versatile instrument (except guitar and bass probably) on that list XD Like, the only genre that pops in my mind that doesn't have a saxophone is metal :') I can't believe those guys rated us that low But lingling ensurance always :D
As a non-saxophonist, I feel like the saxophone is one of the most versatile wind instruments overall, (including both woodwind and brass). It's a shame it isn't more common in classical orchestras, because it can do a lot more than play corny riffs in pop songs.
No!!! Not the clarinet! I'm a classical player, but there is most definitely jazz clarinetist. And they are amazing. I have no idea how they make the clarinet sound that way. Like to save clarinet reputation!
Tuba brings many things to a band such as a richer sound and tuba is one of the most important instruments in a band though tuba on its own does not stick out when in a band or orchestra tuba makes it sound amazing
