- Ooh. - You think I didn't have technique?
Hi everyone.
My name is Brett and this is Eddy.
- Hi. - We're both violinists as you can see.
Now, for everyone watching online,
just so you guys know,
we have eighteen fantastic musicians, right?
Brett: You guys all play violin, viola, and cello.
Brett: Can we have a raise of hands of all violinists here?
Okay, you guys can all see that.
Nice.
Violists.
- They heard viola, that's why. - Yeah.
Cello.
Wow, we have one cellist here. Okay.
The rules today, there's going to be three rounds.
Whoops.
So, the first round, we'll play one piece,
maybe about thirty seconds,
and once that round is over, we want all of you to vote
who you think is the better violinist.
And then we'll ask some of you
why you think Eddy or myself, Brett,
is the better violinist for each round.
Alright, this is the first round. Who's ready?
Okay, here we go.
I'm not ready.
Who plays first?
Scissors paper rock?
Scissors paper rock.
Both: Scissors paper rock.
You can play first.
I'll play first.
I'll play you the opening of the Boccherini Minuet.
That's the first one.
Alright, I'm going to be playing a little bit of...
Bach Sonata in G Minor.
Raise your hands if you think I played better this time.
Oh, no. Yes, yes, yes.
- Nice. - And then what about Eddy?
- Yeah! - Oh no!
Let's go.
Ooh, okay.
Brett: How come?
- Ooh. Good dynamics. - Good dynamics.
Thank you so much. I've been practicing a lot.
He changes his strings a lot.
It's like cross strings a lot.
You play two strings at once.
Chords and double stops. They're actually quite hard...
to, uh...
Like that, right?
Okay, so that was why you guys think Eddy's better,
what about me?
Okay, here we go.
You didn't move a lot.
I didn't move.
I couldn't really feel the movement
- in your beats. - Ooh.
There was no movement.
There's no movement.
Oh, wow.
- There's a lot of feedback on your movement. Yeah. - Brett: Wow, okay. Okay.
- That's very interesting. - Yeah, that's good.
- Now you gotta move more for the next round, Brett. - The second round.
I don't know why I'm so nervous playing for you guys.
It's like eighteen judges on an audition, you know?
For the second round,
I think we'll both try to play something a bit more...
fast and tricky.
I'm a bit nervous, I haven't practiced this for a while but...
Should I go first?
Yeah, you can go first.
Alright, I'll try to play some Sibelius.
Alright, my turn.
I had really good feedback from the last round,
and I'm going to listen to all your feedback.
I might need a bit more space.
- Okay, okay, okay. - Yeah.
Eddy: So you can move.
Yeah, so I can move.
Alright, you guys asked for it.
Oh, yeah, I'm playing the...
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto third movement.
Okay.
In a very different style.
For those of you who thought Eddy played better, please vote.
Yes, I got one. Let's go.
- For those of you who thought Brett played better, please vote. - One, let's go.
- Damn. - Yay!
- Brett: See, I'm a good student. I listen to... the feedback. - The feedback.
Why do you guys think Brett played better this time?
- I think you played better too. - Okay, do you want to...?
I think he played better because...
he had lots of technique in the song...
- Ooh. - Do you think I didn't have technique?
Eddy: That's true. It was... I was a little bit out of tune.
It sounded like he was telling a story.
Ooh.
No, I agree though. It was very interesting playing, right?
- Yes, it was a bit chaotic. - Eddy: Scary and spooky.
Brett had really good spiccato,
and his pizzicato was, like, really perfect and...
Thank you.
Oh, wow.
Brett had a lot of changing of strings
and that fascinated me
and made me want to vote more for him.
He changes strings really fast,
and also he sounded like a shark, like...
I feel like he was moving his fingers a bit faster
and getting all the notes correct.
He was dancing with the music while he was playing with it.
I liked how he used a lot of his bowing.
Is there any feedback for me?
I loved how you used a lot of vibrato, staccato,
and you used very, very, very high...
notes that I ever heard in my whole life.
Oh, wow, thank you.
You slowed it down
when you missed a few notes
- so we could tell when you missed them. - I did.
Yes, that's very perceptive.
It's 'cause I should have practiced more.
Your dynamics went down a bit
and I couldn't really tell the difference between
which area was loud and which was soft.
I liked the bit when you started to, like,
do the beat with your foot in the music.
When you did a retake,
it made, like, a screechy sound at the start.
Oh no.
I need to practice my retakes.
Wow, you guys are spot on.
Oh, what do I play?
I was going to play Bach but I feel like Bach is a...
double-edged sword.
Eddy: It is.
Nah, I believe in Bach.
Okay, here we go.
I had an idea for the third piece, I might play it,
but I'm curious if there's any requests.
Does anyone want to hear me play anything?
Both: Despacito.
How does Despacito go again?
I'll play like fifteen seconds of Despacito,
and then I'll play this piece called Csárdás.
And then...
Brett: Whoa.
Thank you, thank you.
Okay, I kind of don't want to say this but, time to vote.
For me, Brett.
Yes, I got one.
- Two, yes. - Two. You did better than me last round.
Brett: Okay, three.
Okay, now for Eddy.
- Oh, wow, look at that. - Wow.
I liked it how he kept his bow near the bridge.
- Oh, near the bridge. - Eddy: Contact point.
Do you know what that does? When the bow is near the bridge?
Big sound.
Ah.
- Yeah, that's why. Nice. - Eddy: Yeah.
I was gonna say that
Brett could bring his bow closer to the bridge.
Oh, I was too far from the bridge.
His staccatos were clear and quick
I liked Eddy's playing because he had big dynamics
and I also played both the songs that he played.
I think you should play instead of me now.
He moved the bow, like, really fast.
It would take a long time to learn that,
so it's a very important skill.
Oh.
And when you play fast you gotta also play accurately, right?
- Yeah. - Which he did.
That's right.
Yeah.
Brett: I think Eddy won this round- this time.
You did nail the second one, you played so well.
- Yeah, I listened to their feedback - The Tchaikovsky...
- for the second one. There are great teachers here. - Yeah.
Can you guys all wave to the camera
when we say goodbye to everyone?
Go practice!
Practice!