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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Apr 23, 2022 ^^
Rating : 4.979 (498/93,209 LTDR)
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As a former pianist who left the music world for a job in engineering, I ugly cried in this video... it brought back the memory of constantly being told you're not good enough, but that's the reality of studying music seriously. Thank you guys for all the light hearted content that makes me feel good about classical music again. It really means so much you have no idea.
Edit: wow this might be my most liked comment on yt yet. Yea I hear what yāall are saying. Well, a bit of context, I started piano at the age of four and spent no joke like more than a decade being a deeply and hopelessly depressed child/teen because I would get belittled by my piano teacher pretty much on a weekly basis for not being good enough (yeah the teaching style was very much toxic and shaming driven ) all while trying to pursue straight As at school. It was just a lot. I just couldnāt take it anymore, not as a profession. My love for music is strong, but my mental and physical health took a toll, I just couldnāt sustain it at a high level anymore, somethingās gotta give. Then I found engineering which is quite fun, in a way itās the opposite because i got instant gratification whenever i cracked a problem, vs. piano is a constant, nonstop, hard grind for perfection. But perfection doesnāt exist does it? If thereās anything I learned from my past, Iād say, I feel much better when I want to improve because i love the craft, not because Iām trying to be a ling ling to my parents my teacher or whoever the f i need to impressš„ŗ and I sincerely, wouldnāt wish my childhood on my worst enemy. Took years to heal from the trauma, and yes, trauma, I still have nightmares about getting yelled at by my teacher or my mom till this day. Thatās PTSD for ya baby š
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The Curtis audition is NUTS man, only 27 students of all the participants got accepted last year; Not only is the requirement for the PRE-SCEENING harder than most actual in person auditions (1 movement of concerto, one mvmt of a Mozart concerto, 1 Bach Sonata or Partita and one Paganini caprice). The full audition is just complete insanity, having to not just learn but perfect and memorize a
Full Violin Concerto
A full Mozart Concerto (within the style which is extremely hard to do)
A full complete Bach Sonata/Partita
and to top it all off
A Paganini caprice.
Doing this all before the age of 18 is something that only the most talented if talents can do, so they have a level of respect from me like no others.
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That female teacher is amazing, such clear instruction and changes that IMMEDIATELY made Brett's sound improved so much. I can see how good of a school Curtis is. When they already have immensely talented students paired with efficient instruction it makes sense the level of musician they produce. Edit: Both instructors just make their violins sing, and its beautiful to watch and hear.
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@curtisinstitute
2 years ago
Thanks for visiting Curtis! We enjoyed having you here. Btw, audition information for the 2023-24 school year will be announced in the fall.
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