Welcome back to another episode of TwoSet Violin.
Today we have an episode of...
- 'Cause here's the deal. - By e—ear.
E—E—E—Ear.
I can't English.
Ear.
Here's the deal.
Back in the days...
When people didn't have IMSLP,
where musicians can get free music [from] public domain,
people had to listen, to people...
...in the audience,
and try to write what they're playing by ear.
*chuckles*
Like actually.
Like...Paganini wrote a 24 caprice.
He didn't want to publish the music here,
you got to buy it.
Ain't nobody got money for that.
So you got to sit in the audience be like,
"This is what he played."
And so today we are gonna test our ability to...
...write music by hearing it.
It's actually something you have to do in...
- ...exams, music exams, aural exams. - Mm-hmm.
Haven't done this in so long.
I know. Sad days...
So we asked a friend to pick few different audio excerpts...
...and to separate them into 5 levels.
Kind of like sight-reading.
Each one we can listen to them twice.
Oh...
And I actually have no idea,
'cause I didn't want to like, cheat.
How easy or hard the excerpts are.
- I know I am going to lose already, it's so bad. - *chuckles*
I mean, it...
This could just be like undoable.
- I have no idea. - I have no pitch.
*shriek*
My pen's not working...
What the hell, it's a MIDI.
We are just writing the melody, hey?
Yeah.
Argh. F***ed it.
*snickers*
Alright. Again.
Give me a sec.
Give me some time, guys.
So...
Have you practiced?
Do you believe geniuses are born?
Not created?
Or do you think geniuses are created
through hard work and practice?
Comment in the comment section below
what you believe in.
Alright, guys.
I knew I messed up the rhythm.
That's actually very interesting.
Well, actually I had no bar lines though so...
*laughs* This is what Brett wrote.
*laughs*
- No bar lines. - Can you see it?
Here.
You actually got most of it right, I think.
I don't know what the answer is.
But I wrote this.
Oh, okay.
Like, one, two, three. Whereas you wrote like...
*sings*
You wrote, one...
Yeah...
- Like triplets. - Yeah.
Oh, it's actually a piece. Elgar.
- Yes! 3/4 time! - Ooh!!!
Yeah, yeah.
That's great.
We should do a punishment.
Ohh! Nah, nah, nah.
I'll think of it, later.
*mock crying*
Yeah 'cause I'm gonna lose. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
*chuckles*
- Level 2. Bring it on. - Level 2.
I'm just getting warmed up, my ears.
- Yeah... - I'm actually kinda nervous now. Alright.
Oh, come on!
Whoa!
- Dude, I didn't even get any of that. - Oh I need it again.
Oh my god.
Alright.
- Alright, again? - Yeah.
Dude, this is hard!
Ahh, I've messed it up!
I've lost it.
I've lost it!
Boom!
Alright.
- You wanna play yours first? - Yeah.
*chuckles*
*laughs*
- I thought it was E flat! I knew there was an E-flat! - Actually...you wrote...
Nah, you got to play what you wrote.
Okay, that's right.
- Ooh! - Nice.
- We don't even need to check. - Ooh!
Even my...
*chuckles*
...my faulted ears can hear it.
Kreisler.
- Yeah I just—I just— - He just doubled it.
- He's doubled the speed. - Yeah.
I wrote it—yeah.
Okay, this is fair enough.
- Alright. - Alright, good enough, guys.
*chuckles* I knew it was E flat.
Frickin'...doubted my...pitch again.
*chuckle*
- Level 3. - I'm surprised you got the pitch right
for the first one though.
Yeah.
*whimpering*
So many ledger lines.
Ahh.
I can't...I can't write this actually.
Oh wait.
Dude, I got one bar.
I think we need to do it again.
I got one bar.
This is torture. Guys...
My ears are failing me.
I wasn't born with...
I wasn't born a genius.
*shriek*
Alright.
Dude, that's so high.
How have you done it so quick?
Because I got it wrong.
*chuckles*
Ahh!!! Messed it up! I just checked my note.
F***!
*groans*
This is why I failed uni.
Bro, I keep writing the wrong rhythm, but whatever.
I gave up on the rhythm.
Maybe I should just try rhythm, I can't get pitch anyway.
What's the point?
I lost anyway.
*snickers*
Oh wait, is my rhythm wrong?
- I think my rhythm might be wrong. - I think so.
*gasp*
No! I did the wrong rhythm!
- Oh! I did the wrong rhythm! - *sings rhythm*
Ohh!!! I did the wrong rhythm!!!
It should be...
Yeah.
- More like it's a...you went... *sings* - 1, 2, 3, 4. I wrote...I wrote...
*laughs*
Ohh... it's 1 2 3 4!
*laughs*
- I just stopped there. - *laughs*
*sings along*
- Ohh! - Yeah...you're...
- You're right. - I was right in the rhythm.
*evil laugh*
Except for like one...
I only got the right rhythm for one beat.
- I think that still counts as me. - Yeah.
Even though I got the wrong rhythm.
- Great. - Alright, level 4, let's go, let's do it!
Just...this is just for uh...
...for you guys now.
We already know the fate has been sealed.
*sings*
Bro, this caught me by surprise. I wasn't ready.
Dude, I actually—I might lose this one.
Yeah, me too.
- I think I'm going to lose this one. - *chuckles*
I don't even need logic.
Bro, I can't.
How is this level 4?
Alright.
Oh my god.
Dammit, first note is wrong.
*chuckles*
You got the general contour right.
*laughs*
- It's all I got! - *laughs*
The rest is like... *mumbling noises*
This is what I wrote.
And then...time skip.
- Is that right? - I don't know.
Wait, I want to listen to it again.
*laughs* Dude, even that wasn't right.
*sings*
Oh, well...
We both count as 0 points for that.
Last one.
Level 5, bro.
- Maybe we need 3 listens for this— - If I just get one note...
...that counts as a win, for me.
- *chuckles* - My bar of success is one note.
- I mean you just gotta lower your bar of success. - Yeah.
*snickers*
Bro!
- *snickers* That was— - I already forgot!
*sings*
*snickers*
I think I got the first note!
Ohh!!!!
My bar of success...!
- Like, what was it? 90% synchronicity? - Yeah...
It's actually not far from what I have.
And then, I just know the last bit was...
Dude, you didn't even write the stems. *laughs*
Yeah, I couldn't figure it out.
Dude, I think I got like 4 notes right.
5, 6, 7...
But hey, like we get points for guessing Ysaye, right?
Yeah, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Alright, time for the punishment.
As Brett's punishment,
he's gonna play IU - Through The Night.
We just filmed an episode recently,
which is K-pop, and the violin.
- Yep. - And Brett guessed IU right, so...
...so he's gonna play some IU now,
- 'cause he loves IU, right? - How does it work?
What's the song? I don't know anything.
Oh right, oh yeah, oh yeah...
Ugh.
Beautiful.
What do you have to say?
I love U.
*snickers*
Alright guys!
No context that I lost.
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We'll see you guys next time. *laughs*