We Became Youth Orchestra Conductors for a Day 

Dude, thats a alot of CONDUCT word. Im---

Lol

Beethoven?

HAHAHAHHAHA PLSSSS

Power line be like

i would want to watch that video!

up

Is she a conductor? I'll show myself to the door😔

I laughed out loud at this haha

Make it happen lol

I have friends inside and I have heard two of them play in real life, they are really very good, like diploma level at age of 12 those kind

A TRAIN- 😂😂😂😂

There are some out there, though! I’m proud to say that I am in a similar youth orchestra with the same age range that sounds like this (and I say this because we played the same exact piece and I know how to compare lol). We have fewer members, but a good conductor and instructor makes a huge difference too.

I think philharmonic youth is supposed to be one of the best youth orchestra in the county

can relate, i used to play in a youth orchestra wen i was 10/13 and i thought we sound decent, now that i've been watching some of our concerts recordings i can't understand how we were so bad

yes i too can write what they said

he thought vibrato was the hard word for them lol

@@asloii_1749 I’m glad they did write it because I missed that part 😏

@@asloii_1749 Maybe you've never touched grass and converse with people before but thats what we call a conversation piece. Sometimes after experiencing something, we re-tell a certain moment so we can talk and laugh about it together. Try talking with people sometimes, it's fun

@@franqueee *insert editor-san flame and beep noise* . fr tho you you are right

Well said lol

And how ironic is that if you watched twoset's other videos, Brett's usually the one who is good with tempos and stuff lol

Brettronome

@@shela404 LMFAO-

@@shela404 Brettronome :)

Haha

Great way to put it!

That is great analogy

Like your way of thinking there mate

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Me neither...

THEY'RE SO GOOD AT PLAYING OML

You better not.

AGREED OML

*LOVE IT!!!*

I have a question for you : do you find it more difficult to conduct with a mask on ? For example, does it impair your peripheral vision, or do you have to use your hands and/or your whole body more than before to convey what you want, since the musicians can't see your facial expressions ?

But not meeeeee

Agreed!

Whats a pedagogy

Yes he was very sweet. I loved watching it.♥

but it was really fantastic to see! i really enjoied this video!

Lol

I think Eddy is the type of person who can see the details and learn fast, Brett's first try helps him to analyze things. I wish I could be like him lol

Exactly! HA

Eddy is that kid in every video haha

you couldn't be more precise!

But I think it was also to his advantage that Brett went first so he could learn from Brett's mistakes and also from the conductor's feedback

Same lol😂

Actually, depending on what piece your playing/how long the rehearsal was, it could be a “secret” chop break for brass players

😂😂😂😂😂

My conductor almost is dancing while conducting our music 🎼 🎵 🎶

Same.

Yes Eddy did very well...was satisfied with his 1st attempt

16:20 where he was trying to get more out of 2nd violin you can see it on his face, like a proper conductor

Eddy was legit!

I think it's also because brett went first and already got a lot of insights and advices from Brett's turn. So it's like having a practice run.

literally that was so randomly AWESOME?

ThAT WAS WHAT I WAS DOING LMAO BYE

@@FyodorDostoevskij you were part of the orchestra?

You are a gorgeous woman.

@@FyodorDostoevskij I’m just gonna comment here just to see your reply lol

@@thespeedyyoshi same

LOL

Meanwhile, the orchestra is thinking, "Well, Twoset has told us to ignore the conductor and just follow the concert master."

Musicians respect conductors that can play an instrument really well too.

THAT MADE ME CACKLE

Lmaooo I read that in bretts voice I literally heard him say that

Literally you get everything from the conductor. I had a band director who brought it all to our band practices for marching band, and by doing so you feel compelled to also give it your all. I remember the first time this particular conductor conducted our piece and afterwards everyone was exhausted and I swear the room had the after echo of how loud it was. It was so good!😊 on the other hand I've been in a room with a conductor who was pretty weak, for lack of a better way to say it, and people got lost, came in on the wrong parts, no dynamics. To an audience member it may seem like the person is just waving their hands but their job is so important! I admire conductors that can get their all from their musicians.

Yeah It's true! Most people don't actually recognise the differences that different conductors do to a band or orchestra. I had a band director one time and he was a really old conductor, but really funny and joking, so we played really well with all the lighthearted pieces. My other conductor was also a fun guy (again really old), but was a brass player (a euphonium and a trombone so he was a bit of a bully but a fun bully that everyone liked) so we played passionate pieces really well. We usually play the same pieces sort of as a throwback and even with the same piece we could see a huge difference!

So true!!

If I'm not wrong (please correct me if otherwise), the conductor is the glue of the orchestra. Keeps things together. And if that glue is weak, the orchestra is also weak? Is it like this usually?

Right, my band director from day 1 told us she didn’t want to be there. So the band sounded terrible. We’ve actually regressed as she’s continued her rant on her dislike of directing.

@ I have no idea, but usually people look smaller than him

@ on their merch store, it says that Eddy's height is 175cm. Edit: Actually, 178cm or 5'10"

@@nimisha6584 as in American, I couldn't understand this measurement and had to search how tall this was. The answer is 5 ft 8 inches. Lol

@@ktpreciouscolors4118 bro thats tall as f@ck

@@rhea6927 in America 5:9 Is the average height for a man.

I suppose it comes with PRACTICE.

But how a conductor practice？I'm so curious.

@@yanlim18 Lots of theory work and good understanding. It takes a long time to memorise and plan out to conduct a piece...in fact the conductor in this video would spend hours analysing the full score even on the plane until he falls asleep

@@zappy1812 Wow! I see. Thank you so much for your explanation!

I wish every teacher were like that

I actually tensed up myself when he showed how to conduct more tension :o

@@jeskedolmans5583 right? I could feel it too

So true 🙏

Agreed. The conductor was really really good and seems to work well with everyone with the right balance being nice and cool and a little bit savage😎

@@xingyuan_ "a little bit savage" 😅😅😅 but in the right measure 😋

I love this 😌

lol yes!

1. Conductors are sensitive generals Conductor: YOU HAVE NO EARS AND NO EYES!!!!

VIOOOOLAA! VIOOOLAA!!! :(((

"Mind the violas" HAHAHHAHA

What the fu--

@@keky2778 hahahahaha my same thought

ikr

Relatable, have a nice day.

@CheesecakeLasagna You are God

Not a classical musician, but, same

Same

sameeee it would be such an honor

If they were my conductors, they'd roast me.

For real.

its like asking himself if he's ready, but outloud instead of his head

Meanwhile I would go on an ego trip whenever I was asked to play with older students. 😅

Actually i liked it because it would hide the horrendous sounds i used to make...usually experkenced people play louder and cover all the rest of the section...luckily!

@@fedegwagwa thats True!

Omg facts

The kid was fantastic!! I was like, ling ling is that you?

He plays violin too? Damn, I feel like every conductor can play at least one instrument.

@@divyap4357 I mean you kinda have to, right? Conductors are musicians too.

@@cheesecakelasagna I get where you're coming from. I mean James Levine and John Williams did piano, Dudamel on violin, Zubin Mehta learned double bass, what else?

You have to learn an instrument when you're studying to become a conductor. At the very least you need to play the piano because you have to work through scores.

@@divyap4357 to be a conductor you have to know how to play an instrument, it’s every conductor not just them

i went 👁️💧👄💧👁️

XD roasted

poor Eddy🤣

SAMEE I was like "Oh nooo that was actually a very good interpretation!" 🤣

@@heartofawanderer2862 really? would that help your playing? xD

Yeah that was next level

I FEEL YOU

I WHEEZED AT THAT PART IN THE VID 😂😂😂

@@guezwhu174 Same! 🤣

My high school choir conductor used to do that! Not to the same extent but she would use her whole body to conduct us

Me too hahaha

@@nooffensebut4655 your username is genius :o

So true..

Mini brett!!

Why does this comment not have any replies 😂

@@alejanabar5528 Because it's truth.

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i have experienced this first hand

School bus drivers confirmed

pink? a hoodie? soft? comfortable? gotta be more specific

@@oxoelfoxo sacrilegious xD

@@oxoelfoxo definitely not sacrilegious

@@oxoelfoxo ling ling is lamented by your sacrilege.

I still love it

Eddy watching master conductor demonstrate his part: *I'm screwed* cracked me up

Probs because Eddy and Brett don't look their age

The kids philharmonic is decided into three orchestras. Seed, junior and senior. Brett and Eddy here are with the senior orchestra and I must admit that today kids look older than they are.

No one in the orchestra is above 15 actually lmao

there's some adults there in the "kids" group.

@@Karmeleon118 Those are the instructors...since most people there are actually kids, it can be hard on the conductor to manage everyone if there aren't any instructors helping out with a specific section. It helps with sectionals as well. But none of them are actual "members"

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What does that mean? I dont know about music and i want to understand the joke.

@@JJose-rr3cl it was a bad cue so he said nice cue sarcastically. The cue is just like how he lets the musicians anticipate the next bit

@@sarabensouda7422 pls stop :)

The conductor was nice and cool. Just a little savage😎

15:27 sorry I’m just using these time stamps to see the difference haha

The musicians are the instrument of the conductor, I guess!

I wouldn't say that's treating like a pet, more like someone who's in charge but responsible and aware of their position of power

it was the bow from the oonga boona violin wasn't it?

@@mikashemesh3803 omg "oonga boonga violin" sounds so funny lmaooo

Instead of the “practice violin” bow

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Or a violin bow

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Brett is a leader like pink has a wavelength.

@@sarabensouda7422 hey, stob it. Get some helpeu.

@@rubyyp2182 it's a bot. It ain't gonna stop so soon. Unfortunately

Indeed. This was way out of his comfort zone, bless him.

New violinist here... what grade are your second violins? I’m wondering what to aim for to join my local youth orchestra

Something between grade 3 and 5 I think, but I guess that differs from orchestra to orchestra. Give it a try though, when I (cellist) joined my orchestra I learned a lot just by giving my best and trying as hard as I could and I made huge progress!

@@amedeacatpaw5987 I'm a brass player so not much help but my whole orchestra is around grade 6+ ish.. we also have a junior youth tho and they start from grade 3 I think

In my orchestra, ppl are usually like 14-17, so I guess it’s fine. But I’m 12 :P I’m a bit smaller and the teens are so tall, they block my view of the conductor :P

@@amedeacatpaw5987 for my youth orchestra for the first 3 levels it’s just strings. I joined when I was in 4th or 5th grade the orchestra was from like 3rd to 7th maybe. It’s mostly based on skill cause There was one person in grade 11 I play violin in bellevue youth symphony orchestra btw

Yes, they were really good, it was a great performance.

the kid with the yellow hoodie is too cute

@@jorenlavaerts3970 I think you misspelled good**

😄

I so agree. He has more ease with his emotions, it seems… to “go there” not just with his violin but with words, body, etc. He would make a great conductor actually!! He’s so passionate about the music and is, like the actual conductor, good with words. He would do quite well. When I was watching him in the background when Brett was conducting, I could already tell he was going to do great with it

With the amount of goofy videos these make, I sometimes forget how talented they actually are!

YES

I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COMMENT THIS

lmao

i mean i agree they were pretty cute but i think a lot of us were here for the music a lot of the people in this vid looked cute tho it wasnt just the conductor

I EVEN TRIED TO LOOK UP HIS IG lolll

Don’t forget the luthier, Olaf :)

It is kinda like Gorden Ramsay going to different countrys and having chefs in the restaurants he goes to tell him that he sucks.

@@deedit4666 They don't necessarily have to tell him he sucks. The important part is that he goes to different places, be humble, and learn how to do the unique dishes, which is what he did before the pandemic.

Although they r violinists and part of the string family, I feel like they should experience some more of the other families. Don’t get me wrong, I like that they experience many different things within the string family, but I wish they would do more brass and percussion stuff like marching band or drumline. It’ll be interesting to hear a classical musicians perspective on them.

@@menace1018 This is a great idea! I would love to have them do marching band and drumline too!

This is cool. Can you tell us any of the questions that were on it, that you were able to answer because of the TwoSet Academy? Just super-curious what kind of questions "they" asked.

Yeah, I would also want to know. Reply if you could haha

love being a ling ling wannabe :)

It actually does!

That's how i feel too tbh 😆

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@@sarabensouda7422 pls stop :)

same! every single attempt I was like 'oohhh, nice' and they're like 'no, try it differently. you realize they were dragging.' and i'm like 'no...?'

😂😂

*flashbacks*

lol

the stab heart with hand part was a different conductor but it was funny nonetheless 😂

OHHHH I REMEMBER THAT ONE

They're on a mission from God. (Or maybe it's Ling Ling.)

@@elissahunt ??? Wtf

@@mayuhmetal It's a quote from the Blues Brothers movie.

hehehe “cracked” you up i’ll stop-

@@keyaunna. No come back!

@@keyaunna. you took my joke

Wait was that real or did the editor put that in

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Me too... Binge watching (and laughing) again tonight...

@@vivy9nso Hmmm, that's a real toughie and finding somewhere (not too far away) to practice wouldn't be easy. I believe that TwoSet have had to negotiate with their neighbours though, cos I recall Eddy saying they applauded when he finished his Sibelius 3Mil drop...

Relatable, have a nice day.

I agree👍🏼

yeah, thought the same

I have a question, does having perfect pitch help him conduct?

@@Noone-ue6xo no. Conducting is about rhythm and dynamics, and directing a group of people to play that rhythm and those dynamics on your cue. More or less anyway...

@@hbarattai see and thanks for responding! :D

No one as the other comment said, pitch isn’t that important when live conducting if the members already know their notes and you aren’t the everyday teacher helping them with ensemble intonation. To be ‘natural’ it’s more important to have great familiarity with the piece and know where you want to take it. The gestures will follow.

I think you should put a random assortment of capital and lower case letters into that statement

@@tommyphillips8547 So like, "YoU gUyS rEaDy?!?".

@@beanibopiboo nice

@@beanibopiboo perfect 👌

@@tommyphillips8547 Thanks

Always

The same as how they are born 🌚👌

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This is very true

@@sarabensouda7422 pls stop :)

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and the fact that it's also the same font as yandere simulator.

And I think editor-san is at the venue filming.

@@AwesomeBoysJPTV I think editor san is Australian, and at that time Australians couldn’t travel out of country. But heck, maybe she was there

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i cackled

@@sarabensouda7422 pls stop :)

So cuteee

@@rachl_baegl just report their posts as spam instead of replying

LMAO 😂

Wow thats crazy..

It's not that sacrilegious if it's unusual in your town.

They just didn't had a chance to get educated in the subject, I hope you were there to educate them with patience

It's not that sacriligeous. For example, the kids I work with have no idea about what the number of strings for a standard guitar is. Not even for violins. Let's face it, the fact about music today is that you have to have someone in your family that's musically educated in order to get an approximate idea about instruments in general. All they can see is the mainstream music, where people will be holding actual GUNS more often than "real" instruments.

Woah something coming out of Mozart… nice XD

As a conductor it’s really cool that twoset made everyone had more appreciation or understanding about a part of what we do! If you are interested in knowing more, I recently made a video answering frequent conducting questions :)

@@howimettheopera cool! I put it on my To Watch List

@@arikasandemore6221 awesome, hope you enjoy it 🙌

I've never played in an orchestra either it's mostly solos and private concerts since I take lessons with a private teacher and I know that pianos aren't really always included in orchestras unless they're the leading instrument so that really bums me out... And watching people like Brett and Eddy who put so much emotion and effort into their instruments makes me feel so happy to see fellow musicians that are so in touch and connected with their community and instrument

He has memorized the score and can see it clearly in his mind's eye, every instrument's part flowing in near perfect synchronization with the tempo that comes out of him. Thus, he has the mental bandwidth and processing power to use gestures and command his physical body to display what he suggests the orchestra do during the performance. This memorization of the entire musical score liberates him to become a teacher and instructor and conductor. He's a fine conductor.

what ur from kidsphil- I am too

Imao

Which instrument do u play?

LMAO

omfg u'r lucky af-- theyd be proud i think, fake it till u make it ;)

YASSSS

So true 😭😭

lol I was so confused😂

Tchaikovsky for Brett, Sibelius for Eddy

I was like "wait it is not elgar.. "

It was still Tchaikovsky for Eddy so I was confused. 🤪

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That's what it's like to be with younger friends😉

Prob 'cause Eddy had a headstart when he was learning with Brett's mistakes on the first part...

sort of unfair lol, they should make eddy do first next time so he doesn’t always get the upperhand

@@ajchandra7735 i think they do it on purpose since the awkardness Brett delivers is much funnier than Eddy's

@@Estela6191 or cause eddy being an introvert find it scarier to go first, while yolo brett being nice and taking it for the team. It’s always this kind of dynamic with the duo lol, even since their older videos.

He probably lost a Rock Paper Scissors before they recorded the video lmao

@@duas9468 Then he's terrible at Rock Paper Scissors 😂

Yeah, that Vivaldi was epic.

Orange and gold. Yes.

what a way to describe Vivaldi!

Soo true! And they play soo well i am hearing it again and again❤️

I rewatched it way too many times.. So obsessed with all of them playing with the accompaniment of the orchestra.

It is! But extremely nerve racking because you always think you’re the worst(which i am in my orchestra) but it’s really fun, and you play a lot of fun pieces :)

let the yeetage commence!!

*laughs in studying for physics*

sameee rip revision n my sleep XD twoset stop messing up my sleep schedule challenge

@@frenchwarthog1346 lmao I was studying physics too.😂😔

This is me

You make a good point but 'a beat or more' isn't always necessary. It can also come down to the individual conductor; I've played with some who are many beats ahead and some who are hardly ahead at all, and it usually doesn't determine the quality of their conducting

@@Max-jf5vu of course, the quality is determined by soo many factors. Specially cause a lot if not most of a conductor’s work happens in rehearsal and if everything is well set up, then a professional orchestra may not need that much information on the go at the concert ;)

It also may depend on how fast each person can process the conducting, if they need a heads up a measure before, or 3 measures before, depends on each section. Conducting seems complicated.

@@applepeachbirdduckmaster801 As a conductor I can confirm, yes it is complicated 🥴. But I recently made a video about conducting where I make the point that I don’t think being a conductor is harder than say being a surgeon; it’s all relative :)

It is a completely different mindset. I played in a small orchestra and we were rehearsing an arrangement I had written myself, the conductor had to leave for a while and asked me to conduct. So, I knew the score perfectly well, it was entertainment music (much easier) and I still screwed up completely. Just the thing with keeping the pulse with one hand and signalling (cue, hush, louder..) with the other was enough to overwhelm me.

Wish you videod it

Woah that's so fun and adorable!

Very nice story

@@Ben-my2wz That is so sweet for you guys to do 🥺 I’m so glad that he enjoyed it

Awww my heart melted.. ♡♡

we've been exposed to too many "child prodigies" that built up our tolerance.

@@Megan-mp9qw yes

yea ikr they were on of my favorite players they did really good nothing to do with his playing but his jacket was really cool and i kinda want it :/

Literally like mini Brett and Eddy

Totally agree! He is amazing😍

lmaooo

You must have good ears! I couldn't really tell the difference since i'm a non-musician 😅

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@@sarabensouda7422 pls stop :)

@@Noone-ue6xo you can actually notice when eddy conducts and the conductor asks him “is this what you want?” and eddy says “its not what i had in mind” you can actually hear the difference with Eddy it was much slower and the cellos and double basses entered very slowly it sounded reluctant and it was slightly dragging it was really because of his gestures while the Conductor was more snappy and everyone entered at the right time (this is no shade on Eddy he did amazing)

I dont mind.

@@robiihart7531 i don’t either, just saying, they don’t seem to be close to that age. lol

@@OrangeSands Asian things 😜

They look 16djkdk

@@carla_sofia_c literally tho lmao

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