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Shout out to TwoSet for being at the forefront of making classical music mainstream. Watching the channel has made me pick up my violin again over the last year

Shout out to TwoSet for being at the forefront of making classical music mainstream. Watching the channel has made me pick up my violin again over the last year, and I've recently attended a few LA Phil events with Lang Lang, Ray Chen, and Hilary Hahn. A lot of young folks at those LA Phil events. I wonder if Blackpink's Shut Down was a gateway drug for some of their fans.

TylerE 4y ago
They talked me into buying a violin and starting to take lessons a few months ago. It’s no joke. I play a bunch of instruments at various levels, and it’s easily the hardest. Fun and rewarding though. Great for finger strength too… my guitar playing has never been better, despite not playing much of right now. ( Guitar, Bass, Piano, Violin, Mandolin, Chromatic and Diatonic Harmonica. I also played trombone for a couple of years in schools, but turns out I’m asthmatic and we don’t make great brass players).
- ngokevin 4y ago
  Yeah, it's a physically demanding instrument. It takes months or years to get a good sound out of it. I'm taking lessons but I had played like 7-8 years in school in the past. But you got the ear and music theory to speed you up!
  - TylerE 4y ago
    Oh for sure. I even own a fretless bass so my intonation has been… I certainly won’t say great but mostly decent since day one. I don’t know how school orchestra teachers retain any sanity.
freetime2 4y ago
Yup I don’t play violin, or even really like the sound of it, but I have probably watched a couple of hours of their videos. Another YouTuber I watch is Brandon Acker. He specializes in classical guitar and early stringed instruments (lute, theorbo, etc). He’s got a couple viral “can you tell the difference between a $200 and $200,000 guitar” [1] type videos which are fun, some educational “introduction to the theorbo” type videos [2], also also does a lot of early music performances that I really enjoy [3]. [1] https://youtu.be/EPY9Mxg3OJQ https://youtu.be/EPY9Mxg3OJQ [2] https://youtu.be/7Nwg8gfVBUo https://youtu.be/7Nwg8gfVBUo [3] https://youtu.be/imV-sC2UJB0 https://youtu.be/imV-sC2UJB0

TylerE 4y ago

They talked me into buying a violin and starting to take lessons a few months ago. It’s no joke. I play a bunch of instruments at various levels, and it’s easily the hardest. Fun and rewarding though. Great for finger strength too… my guitar playing has never been better, despite not playing much of right now. ( Guitar, Bass, Piano, Violin, Mandolin, Chromatic and Diatonic Harmonica. I also played trombone for a couple of years in schools, but turns out I’m asthmatic and we don’t make great brass players).

ngokevin 4y ago
Yeah, it's a physically demanding instrument. It takes months or years to get a good sound out of it. I'm taking lessons but I had played like 7-8 years in school in the past. But you got the ear and music theory to speed you up!
- TylerE 4y ago
  Oh for sure. I even own a fretless bass so my intonation has been… I certainly won’t say great but mostly decent since day one. I don’t know how school orchestra teachers retain any sanity.

freetime2 4y ago

Yup I don’t play violin, or even really like the sound of it, but I have probably watched a couple of hours of their videos. Another YouTuber I watch is Brandon Acker. He specializes in classical guitar and early stringed instruments (lute, theorbo, etc). He’s got a couple viral “can you tell the difference between a $200 and $200,000 guitar” [1] type videos which are fun, some educational “introduction to the theorbo” type videos [2], also also does a lot of early music performances that I really enjoy [3]. [1] https://youtu.be/EPY9Mxg3OJQ https://youtu.be/EPY9Mxg3OJQ [2] https://youtu.be/7Nwg8gfVBUo https://youtu.be/7Nwg8gfVBUo [3] https://youtu.be/imV-sC2UJB0 https://youtu.be/imV-sC2UJB0