So, Brett just published his first solo video. I honestly don't know what to think, but he seems genuine and vulnerable.

Watch it and decide for yourself if you want to subscribe or not.

Brett uploaded a video on his own channel, brettybang, looks like he is continuing classical music content on his own. Looking forward to what he does with his channel.

Brett has a new YouTube channel with his first video Starting Again. He also has a new website: https://www.brettybang.com/ where you can sign up for updates. A special bonus if you sign up to his newsletter.

His social media (not sure if Tiktok is new):

• Instagram
• Tiktok
• Facebook

Why's this tagged Storytime? Because Brett's telling the new chapter in his life.

Brett’s back on Youtube! Must be tough starting anew. Wishing him all the very best. Subscribing right now 🥹🫶
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They haven't done anything wrong, they are just making jokes for entertainment. They make people love classical music. Like me. But i keep seeing people saying meh to them and saying they aren't funny. I even saw someone saying they are racist. Why?.

I think their jokes is really funny

we all know that piano interpretations on youtube are dominated by those two channels (and similar) with those scrolling piano notes in different colours.

But even tho Rousseau is the more famous/well-known of these types of videos, I have learnt to appreciate Kassias play over Rousseaus over many years.

I feel like Rousseaus is a little more "by the book" and Kassia likes to experiment more in their interpretations.

for example: both have uploaded their interpretation of moment musicaux No.4 from Rachmaninoff. Rousseau plays it more "clean" and Kassia plays it more chaotic (which I find more fitting for that piece)

don't get me wrong, they both know how to play but I just preffer Kassias "passion/crazy" over Rousseaus strict/academic approach

what do yall think? am I completely off-base with my labeling or do yall feel the same?

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Sorry if this is a weird time to post this, I know most people are focused on processing the retirement right now.

I was watching TwoSet's video on adult beginners and noticed how many fans make friends with other fans.

TLDR, how did you do it? How did you meet? If you made friends online, how does that even work? I think I'm too old to get how people make friends online but I'm curious. Or if you made friends in other ways, what was the story?

Long version:

I'm a casual TwoSet fan who has loved their videos for a few years. Sadly only discovered them about a year before the first big retirement. But I was never very active in the fandom.

I've pretty much been a lurker online until a few years ago when I developed a chronic illness and I'm still pretty shy online. I don't have IG and I'm a bit private and shy, so I dread the idea of posting pics or videos of myself online.

I might be too old to make friends online anyway - I'm nearly 40. I dunno how many 40 year old Ling Ling wannabes there are hanging around online. I feel like I would do better making friends through a community orchestra or something but I'm housebound these days because of my health, so I'm trying to understand online life better, without getting too brainrotty.

Fwiw I can play two instruments a bit, one more than the other, or at least I would be able to if it weren't for my health. Hmm, complicated! :)

Im talking in reference to the video that they uploaded yesterday titled “it’s been a fun journey”

(Filling character requirement. Filling character requirement. Filling character requirement. Filling character Requirement)

Just wanted to say, been watching them for the last 3(ish) months, or longer, and yeah. It's kinda sad to see them go just when I started watching, but it is what it is. Also because of them I got a violin and play violin and viola now! So yeah. Anyway peace

I saw the news when I woke up this morning. I know they aren't technically gone for good, but it does feel like the end of an era (even more than the earlier "we're quitting cold-turkey" episode did IMO).

I started reminiscing about all the ways Brett and Eddy changed my life since I discovered their channel nearly ten years ago. This made me feel better about the situation as it reminded me about the impact their work has had, however 'silly' their work was. Perhaps it would be therapeutic for us to share our favorite memories involving them here.

My personal favorite memory involving TwoSet happened when I got to see their Sacrilegious Games show in San Francisco last year. This was the show that nearly got cancelled due to the visa debacle, and they didn't have an orchestra as planned due to the disruption. Brett, Eddy and Sophie still did a great job despite this.

At one point in the show, Eddy left the stage and sat in a darkened corner near the stage while Brett played a series of difficult violin passages. I could coincidentally still see Eddy well from my seat. I noticed that Eddy looked so supportive and impressed by Brett's playing the entire time. It was heartwarming to see how genuine Eddy's enthusiasm for his friend was, even though very few people were watching him. That moment really stood out to me.

I've attached a photo I took from my seat before the show started for reference; Eddy was sitting in the empty chair closest to the white double-exit doors by the corner stage stairs on the left during Brett's performance. Funnily enough, I distinctly remember that Brett's cursed lo-fi song was playing over the PA system when I took this photo, so that's another fun memory. Feel free to share your memories below.

This is it, guys. This is goodbye. While their videos remain, and the love and joy they brought us, its time to say goodby. Its ok to be sad, they have become a joy in all of our lives. Looking to the future, they have left us inspired, with more practice than we woukd have had and with an undying love for classical music and its community. Thanks for everything! ❤️

Hi, I just recently got reddit, and I'm super excited to see all these posts for myself!

Anyway, this is a vision board I made recently. Originally, music was just a subtopic, but there was too much stuff to add, so I made a completely separate one dedicated to music.

For context i have mostly self learned for the past 5 months with hiatuses then and there. But i have noticed that my palm is massive compared to my fingers which makes my fingers look “stubby” even tho they aren’t at least i hope.

Never have done any stretching this is just raw reach.

Probably the illusion that my palm creates.

But is this hand anatomy good for piano? Also i can reach a 9th fairly comfortably with a bit of stretching needed on the left hand but almost a 9th on the right hand. Mostly because my palm does most of the work.

And thanks to that palm i have a pianist arch naturally. End goal is different than performing but to compose Soundtracks and original pieces i need to know how to play the piano. And learn a bit more of the inside of the musical terms and techniques.

Now i finally got a teacher who is also a performer, composer and producer. i will see how much potential i have :D

P.S Should i update y’all after 3 months of practice with the teach? :P

According to absolutely no official dictionaries Linonophobia is the fear of strings.

"What's your favourite instrument"
"Pianooohh wait that's got strings inside it...
Horn"

I actually discovered this in my "a year ago you did this" thing on OneDrive, and at the time I made it I didn't got to post it, but here it is now.

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Is this something recent? Posting here because I’d want to ask since maybe its been this way for a while (I know eddy had removed twoset from his instagram account a while back). Yeah, did anyone realise this?

I hope its nothing bad, Im sure they’ll communicate what they plan to do. They’ve been doing pretty alright with twoset these days. I could be missing something though. I just want the best for Brett and Eddy, hope they’re doing okay.

Let’s discuss how to make classical music more interesting and engaging to young people. I’m trying to engage a group of people locally in my city as well as online.

-What kind of musical events would they like?
-How to develop an online platform that balances entertainment and learning?
-Where to engage? How to balance online and local engagement in classical music?
-How to make classical music more meaningful to the everyday life of young people?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

I need help, guys. I can't play the piano because my hands are, without a doubt, extremely small. Scriabin-like. What should I do? Are there any composers whose pieces I can play without any problems?

Historians have uncovered an old manuscript of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 this morning. This video is a transcription of the sheet.

So I was looking for tuners on Amazon when I came across a tuner with this image. If you’re making an item for instruments, at least make sure the person can actually play the instrument. I just realized that the description also makes no sense. “Keep the beat wherever you are with the metronome tempo of our chromatic tuner.” I have this exact tuner and there is no metronome. Sacrilegious photos are such a common occurrence now :(