Professional Orchestral Musician: Expectation vs Reality 

So, basically every job is depressing... Not just mine... Cool.

Orchestral Musicians: Just doin’ my job, just doin’ my job..

“What are you doing this weekend?” “Uhh....might go fishing..” “Oh NoIcE” “How bout’ you” “I’m going surfing” “oh NoiCe” *Australian* *Accent* *Intensifies*

" God I sound awesome. " Now that's a sentence you would never hear coming out of a musician's mouth.

I really love how Eddy uses the Oonga Boonga stick as a conductor's baton 😂😂

Something about watching Eddy conduct and instruct himself is so funny

“YOU SOUND LIKE ONE SECTION NOW” 😂😂😂

"I forgot to bring my pencil" Lol relatable af

3:00 "sorry, that was me" me: *spits out milk* "HA like anyone would ever say that"

Don't forget the expectation of playing your favorite pieces in a prestigious symphony, versus the reality of playing Canon in D and Viva La Vida at weddings, over and over and over and over.

3:01 was expecting a very dramatic *harassment and public humiliation, followed by dishonourable dismissal from the orchestra*

What Asian mums think they're getting vs what they actually get

Expectation: *practices 40 hours a day* Reality: *hehe 2 hours go brrrrrrrr*

Passion, etc Eddy : expressivo Brett : ded pan

"To play a wrong note is insignificant, but to play without passion is inexcusable." Thank you for your wise words master.

I hereby apologize to all the orchestral violinists I’ve neglected while writing my violin concertos.

Why does Brett look like he's mocking the conductor in the rehearsal one (expectations)?

"you sound like one section now" Section: *is composed of only one playing person and one airbower* Cant say im surprised

1:28 OKAY THEM LAUGHING AND THEN MOVING IN SYNC WAS ADORABLE

*Eddy airbows* "You sound like one section now!!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ling Ling doesn’t have a “reality” way of playing. Ling Ling’s reality is the expectation

i see where brett got his deadpan face from now

I love how they finally played a bit of Smetana. Of the Czech composers everyone always plays Dvořák.

Brett how is the orchestral accompaniment for Eddy’s Sibelius going?😂

Eddy be like: Expectation: wOw! My music sounds sooo gooood!!! Reality: Why am i still here...

Twoset video playing seriously two times in a row? We are so blessed these days

There is something about Twoset skit that I absolutely love. One of the earliest videos I watched back in 2017 was a skit about different type of orchestra players and I was instantly hooked haha. Always love Twoset skit about orchestra life. This is absolutely the truth behind the seemingly stoic orchestra members haha.

- Ah, NAICE. (the most Aussie thing I've ever hear him say) 2:23

I love how they messed up at 1:28 and smiled at each other lol

Eddy:*airbows* Also Eddy: AmAzInG SoUnDs LiKe OnE SecTiOn NoW!!!

TwoSet at 0:19 was more emotional than my life will ever be.

0:38 I am so happy that almost everyone in the world know this piece. Did you know that for us from Czechia is this almost like national anthem, every kid in basic school know that piece and I think that's beautifull. (And it's a longest river in Czechia and flows through the capital ofcourse.) :-D

You can tell they are professional from their face THE FACES SAYS ALL

That awkward moment when you're wearing the same outfit as the conductor

Thanks for the blooper editor san! (4:01)

The “fffffff” part LMAO. Totally can relate when everything is so loud that you just can’t hear yourself anymore xD. And the counting down to end practice lol~~

This video has a very strong "Early Years/Old" TwoSet vibe and I LOVE IT.

Ayyyyy the skit is coming bach!

1:28 when you and your deskie get the giggles during a performance

2:30 That part is a killer. Brett: 'gotta sound awesome! SO EPIC! WOAAAAW' I'm trying to imagine Brett saying that. I can't- 😂

THEYRE BACK TO DOING SKITS KDRAMA ACTORS WHO

SO STOKED!! **practices 40 hours because she is so excited**

"very nice sounds like one section now" killed me

“I forgot to bring my pencil” the amount of times I hear that... my poor conductor

3:25 very nice, it sound like one section now! Only brett is playing😂😂😂😂

3:00 scene from a violin movie, coming 2021

Who else was expecting the conductor to go "let's run through the whole symphony again" At the end

4:00 Well that is the true REALITY😂🤭

The passion one might just be musicians putting their entire souls in their instruments that there's no emotion left in their body

yer a musician, harry edit: brett and eddy*

This has lots of parallels to singing in choirs, too! I actually love rehearsals, though (I often think, “rehearsal is over already?”), and I’m really sad that the beer bug has stopped all rehearsals and performances. As for singing passionately, the problem is-especially during performances-if I focus too much on the beauty of the poetry and music I’ll end up getting very emotional, and if singers get emotional they’ll often cry, which makes it impossible to sing well. So, if I want to put on a “passionate” performance, I have to focus on the technical aspects and detach myself from the music and the lyrics, and just pretend to be passionate with my face. Singing has been described as “acting on pitch,” and that’s often what I have to do. Also, it’s a death sentence to forget to bring your pencil to rehearsal in choir rehearsals, especially if the choir is really high-level.

1:16 Great playing on Brahms 4th symphony 4 movement.

Ahh! The infamous orchestra pencil! ✏️ I was usually good at remembering one. In my college orchestra, guarantee it’s been passed around the room at least twice during a rehearsal. Haha!

This is the most facial expressions Brett has shown in a while

3:06 He quoted Beethoven *noice*

I like how that playing a wrong note part is actually using a quote from Beethoven

Is that baton at 1:00, the oonga boonga bow? They really use anything but an actual baton lmao

Passion in playing was an expectation, but in reality we're all dead serious cuz of nerves lol

As an orchestral violin player, SO TRUE IT HURTS.

I used to hear the phrase “now you sound like one section!” ALL THE TIME in choir. Funny to see it doesn’t change no matter where you are in the music industry lmao

Me over here: *playing viola* Brett and Eddy: *violin masters* Also it’s pain to have to look at music sheets and then they fall off the stand. That’s painful especially during a performance.

I MISSED TWOSET SKITS. 💙💙💙💙💙 THIS IS AMAZING!

Break chats reality should just be people on their phones Literally EVERYONE is on their phones. Big sad.

Appreciations for knowing Smetana (imho he's one of the most underrated composers ever)

Brett talking g about his "kids" came out way to naturally, you're lying if you say you dont have a child Mr. Yang.

Next vid: Simp Sibelius Expectations vs Reality

" I forgot my pencil" THE MOST RELATABLE THING IVE SEEN ALL YEAR 😂😂😭

The airbowing followed by “you sound like one section now” hit different 😔😔😔

Expectation: I'M Happy and Okay Reality: I'M NOT

Tbh we need more respect for the cellos and double bases Back when I was in the orchestra the conductor didnt have a baton so he used a drum stick and boy when he got mad because the accompaniment parts weren’t ✨dynamically flawless✨enough he threw the thing right at this cello dude and it hit him square in the face & almost knocked the cello out of his grip everyone didn’t get why the cellos always looked like they were on the verge of death back then but now that I think of it I guess it’s pretty hard to stay enthusiastic when the fastest note you can play as a cello in orchestra are quavers Like tremolos do get boring after a few bars, but at least we’re moving quick imagine playing quavers of the same note in largo for 30 mins when you can play 15 notes a second 🤦‍♀️

You know when a Twoset Violin video is 4 minutes and 20 seconds, we're being blessed with good quality content.

Who else loves Eddy’s face in every expectation section

I love how the conductor's baton is the oonga boonga violin's "bow"

when their reality is better then my expectations

Laughed so hard on this video. My weekend is complete again! Thank you TwoSet!

the "playing a wrong note: reality" is painfully relatable

3:28 😂 this literally happens to me during rehearsals

Why do i see hundreds of comments talking about the video when it was just posted 10 secs ago?

Back to the old i seee... LOVE IT

getting called out for a mistake and then airbowing is TOO REAL

2:25 that was such an Australian accent oh nice

Moldau does not get enough attention. Magnificent piece!

1:33 American's got talent

Can anyone give me the name of all the pieces they play in this video please? (Any also petition for TwoSet (or Editor-chan) to put the name of the pieces somewhere) :'(

1:00 eddy is using the "oonga boonga" violin bow 😹😹

I had a childhood ambition to become a professional symphony player. That's what nerved me to take up violin studies and go on to complete a degree in performance. But at 21 y/o, I decided I didn't want to do orchestra anymore, and I haven't since then. I had trained heavily for this occupation up to that point; but several negatives turned me off to it: 1) long evening hours -- I'm not a nightperson; 2) lack of individual freedom and creativity; 3) high decibel levels in some modern symphonic scores. So I bowed out. No regrets. Now I enjoy practicing and playing a lot more. I listen to orchestral music a great deal but no longer have any desire to play in an orchestra.

I MISSED THE SKITS!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!!!! LOVED THIS ONE!!!!!

I’ve never seen Brett show so much emotion😂

We need to blast this vid everywhere, this is gold

2:26 "Oh, noice"

it was so cool to hear the first excerpt from symphonic dances! coincidentally just played it for my first orchestra job :))

FINALLY A SKIT AGAIN!!! I missed your skits please make more 😊

Sad thing about this video is that this monotony and routine relates also to this occupation. One would thought it's always sweet as honey.. I don't think I'm actually glad to hear that musicians get weary about what they do too. I preferred to imagine I carry the burden of getting bored sometimes with what I do on my own, so that other people do not have to. But hey, it seems the only thing we can do in every job is to find ourselves a little challenge every day. Something, a small thing, to wait impatiently for right from when you open your eyes in the morning. 😉

Their violin is so good that i cant tell the difference between expectations vs reality

Haaaa. I missed these type of videos! Love it!

Yes studying music is tiring but amusing!

The sort of video I LOVE - insightful, educational, gorgeous music, and FUNNY. I learn something new all the time from you guys, making me understand so much more about the music I love!

3:05 That's a really famous Beethoven quote, if anyone was wondering.

i always love your skits since back then! pls dont think doing skits is old-fashioned, ur skits are the most entertaining and relatable ones ive ever seen XD

So hilarious!!!!! Loved it Love you TwoSet ♥️