Oh, come on!
Hello, guys.
Welcome to another episode of TwoSet Violin.
Today we're going to see how conductors get the right tempo.
Uh, we're going to be testing our ability to feel and guess the tempo precisely,
Mhm.
- To the dot! - Mhm.
Because like conductors, they need to have a very good sense of rhythm and tempo.
By the way, for those who don't know what tempo is.
It is-
A piece.
A speed in which you determine how fast you play the piece.
Yeah. So-
So you would all know cuz you're practicing with a metronome.
Yeah, 40 hours.
So, this is what's gonna happen.
We prepared 12 audio excerpts.
We don't know the tempo of any of them yet. We haven't even listened to them.
We're gonna listen to them,
write down what tempo we think it is in.
- The magic! - Then we reveal.
And afterwards,
we're going to use a metronome to find out what the real tempo was for each segment.
And whoever wrote the closest answer gets one point.
Woohoo!
Yep.
Now, the winner...
gets...
Well, nothing.
But the loser has a penalty.
and they have to eat a tub of chili.
- Let's do it. - First piece.
HmmMmMmm...
Tic, tic, tic, tic.
- Alright, you ready? - Yeah.
3, 2, 1
Tuh-duh!
WOAH!!
Pretty close!
Ohhhh!!!
And now we're going to figure it out with a metronome app
which we will not reveal because we're trying to land sponsorshi-
nah, just kidding.
You're not tapping on time!
No, no, it's too fast!
No, it's too fast!
138.
Oh!
- Let me check again from the beginning. - Alright. Perfection!
138!
No, no, no, play it again.
138! That's right!
Huh! Huh!
Well, at least I got perfect pitch.
Damn it. It has to be slow.
Dude, I don't know, man.
I got nothing.
Alright, ready?
3, 2-
Wait, I'm not sure.
Hahaha, come on!
- Yeah okay okay. Yeah yeah. - Ready?
3, 2, 1, go!
Oooh.
- Ohh! Okay. - Get the metronome out.
Oh no. I'm always on the slow side.
Alright, can you play the piece?
Alright.
3, 1, 2, 3-
No, that's too fast.
It's too fast now. Let's say 90.
Yeah, it's bit of rubato, but it's around 90.
- So 120 and 105. - 105
I got messed up. I actually thought 90!
I wrote 95 and I crossed it out, haha!
I f**king wrote 96.
You wrote 96!
- Ah... - My conducting was a s-
Yeah, you screwed me up on that one.
- Distraction tactic! Ahaha! - Alright. Alright, guys.
Alright, so I, I got that one. Ding!
- Next one. - One each.
- Oh, she's not even in time with- - Yeah...
It's one...
Alright, are you ready?
- You ready? - No.
- What the hell? - I'm redoing it, I'm redoing it...
Okay, here we go.
Alright. 3, 2, 1!
Oh, which beat do we do?
- Yeah, I got it. - The big beat right?
Yep.
Yeah, 83! 82.
- Nice! - Woooh!
- I can't slow rhythm. - Woohoohoo!
How did you get the first one spot-on?
Dunno.
Next one is...
BACH!
*Please stay in the violin section, thank you*
Too distracted by the fact that the singers were vibrating Baroque singing, tsk!
*Tries to distract Eddy*
Haha, come on!
3, 2, 1!
I totally forgot it. I was too busy singing.
OH! GOD!
Yeah, nah... you-
Okay, I once got 112, hahaha! I got that one!
Did you write it?
Number 5. You ready?
Oh, oh!
Should we do these beats?
- Ready? - Yep.
3, 2, 1.
OHHH!
A bit slow.
YES!
Wait, wait...
No, you gotta start-
- I told you this place s- - It slows down!
I told you they play slows down. I was right!
I'm- fu--
- My rhythm was spot-on! - Wait wait wait! Alright, test it again.
From the beginning. Beginning.
I'll say you're right then.
Most of it is fast-
Most of it is slower than 108.
WOOOH!
Damn it! I was listening to the beginning of the piece!
- Damn it! Why did you do rubato? - I warned you, man.
I was like "I think it slowed down. Hmm."
Then you know why I can't play in time.
Wait, you gotta look at your pianist, man.
Alright, I'm done.
Doo-doo-doo-DOOSH!
Confucius!
- Well, I'm Karajan. Getting fast. - Alright, ready?
3, 2, 1, go.
Ohhh!
- You're tapping faster! - No no, you tap it, you tap it.
You see, it starts like that, then it goes back up.
- I reckon it's 65, 66, around there. - 65?
- So what did you put? - 72
- That's 7 over 65. - That's 6.
- I'm 6 minus 65! Ohh! - Ohh!
Closer by one point!
- And he slows down if anything- - Yeah yeah.
- That's true. Okay. - so it's actually one the slowside.
You get that one. 3-3.
Woah, this is tight, man.
Next one.
What's this one?
- William Tell. - Oh no.
3, 2, 1!
- Ohhh! - Again! Again!
- Dude! So, so close! - Again.
Yeah, yeah, you're done.
It's way over 140.
Just play it.
Dude, I wrote 144 straight away.
- What did you write? - I wrote 144, then I wrote 138.
I tend to go on the fast side.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
I don't wanna eat the chili. No, I gotta focus!
I hate the chili!
*Imitates an ape* How do we do this?
Harambe.
How do you count this?
1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4.
- That's right? - Yeah.
- Ready? - Yeah, 3, 2, 1.
Reveal.
Oh, we wrote the same, 144.
Oh.
Oh well, let's figure it out anyway.
Yeah.
That was very similar to William Tell, but-
Yeah, that's why I was like-
Oh, it's way over!
I was going to write 152!
I was like "Nah, I don't want to lose my chances."
And I lowered tempo.
Oh!! Such an idiot!
Well, how does that count?
- That's tie. We just- - Tie. So just nothing.
Nothing, yeah.
Damn it.
These slowdown at the end, they f**k me up.
I know.
*Tribal dance*
Ohhh!
- Ha ha, I'm nervous! - Yeah, okay.
I think you got it.
Try 43.
Yeah.
43! Ooh!
*mumbles*
Yes!
Back in the races!
Oh!
4 - 4
- We got 3 last ones. - Ohh!
- Oh man! - Oh man, this is too much.
Am I too stressed?
*Tribal dance*
Dude, the rhythm messes you here.
Yeah, dude I can't!
I can't. I'm going blind on this one.
3, 2, 1.
What do you have?
Yeah, I'll say 170.
170.
Oh, you got that one!
OHHH!!!
Chili's on you now!
Of course the slow one.
Dude, I don't know this one.
- I've lost it, I've lost- - I lost it.
My head actually hurts. I feel like I'm doing an exam at school.
No, hahaha no!
*Tries to distract Brett*
He doesn't want to eat the chili.
- Okay, alright, uh. Okay, ready? - He doesn't want to eat the chili.
- Yeah. - What did you have?
Alright, 3, 2, 1!
Oh, no!
It's either on the fast side or the slow side.
Damn it!
YaaAhHahh!
NOOOO!
NOOOOOOO!
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Last one.
If you can guess the last one on the dot,
that counts as 2 points.
Okay, what is on the dot?
Like,
lite- literally on the number. Like if it's 55, you guess 55-
- Alright! Okay, okay. - Then you get 2 points.
I'm down for that.
Alright, ready?
Or...
What?
1, 2, 3, 4.
- Alright, ready? - Yeah.
3, 2, 1.
Oh!
- Oh oh! - NOOO!
NOOO!
NO!
Alright, from the beginning, from the beginning!
- It's not- - Holy fu-
But it changes but-
I say it's more like 100
Do it again, from the beginning.
100 is better.
Nah, that was pretty close!
Nah, I said it had to be exactly on the dot!
I know! See it's too fast there!
No.
- See? - Ooh...
It slows down here.
See?
Well, let's do analysis. Critical analysis.
- Critical ana- - Let's get through the beginning and just see.
- Alright, from the beginning- - Cuz it does slow down. It goes too late.
Okay.
Beginning.
See it slows down here.
No, this is too slow.
It is too slow.
But, but down here.
So it's right there.
*Eddy sighs*
So you're getting 2 points-
WooHoOhoOhOoo!
How many points we're on then?
That means we're even, 6 - 6.
Alright, this is a random one.
Oh!
Dude, I'm nervous!
But how long do we have the excerpt?
Until it changes tempo.
It's actually steady, too!
Brett: Distraction.
- Ready? - Yeah.
3, 2, 1, reveal!
OHHH!!
- Oh my god! - Oh no!
- It is too stressful. - I know!
Oh! Alright okay.
Wait, let's, let's check.
I'm stressing out.
Dude, I don't even-
I should've tried for this. Tchaikovsy-
And I was like "No way you can get it." So I just run a random-
- Oh no... - Why-
- Dude my heartbeat's like- - I need to pee.
*Please turn the volume down in 4*
*Please turn the volume down in 3*
*Please turn the volume down in 2*
*Please turn the volume down in 1*
I had 112 in my head! I just-
Chicken out!
I chickened out!
You have 112?
I wrote 112 and I chickened out!
Oh no no, Start again. I was talking.
I need to prepare some water.
Nah. Water makes it worse!
- Okay. - You need milk.
I don't have milk.
This whole thing?
Yeah. Are you ready?
Show them, show them.
Oh no...
Chili, chili.
Don't touch it. It's dirty.
Got to show them the seeds inside.
Oh okay.
Mmmm.
Can you turn your metronome off?
There you go, play something.
Dude, your face is getting red!
I need-
Milk. Do you have milk?
Nah.
Oh no!
Alright, guys.
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