Conservatory Chats: Classical Music Culture, Mental Health, + Fave Musical Memories ft. @Eli.oboe!
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- A podcast-style video of a conversation between my roommate Eli and I! In this video, we discuss topics ranging from classical music culture vs jazz (pros and cons), what makes music rewarding, and how to maintain mental health as a music major.
We hope you enjoyed the video! We would love to know your thoughts in the comment below :).
Timestamps:
0:00 introduction,
1:03 our musical backgrounds and majors
3:35 “what’s your best/favorite memory from your musical career so far?” (spoiler: it's not orchestra related oops) that devolved into a convo of:
6:30 classical vs jazz music culture
20:50 "how do you maintain mental health as a classical musician/at conservatory?"
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Soli Deo Gloria
I'm a musician from Brazil and I really miss this kind of content around here. Talking about how we deal with the difficulties, internal issues and relationships that we create in this music environment brings me comfort and encourages me to continue on this difficult but rewarding journey that is the life of a musician. Thank you very much! I loved the conversation!!
this make me so happy!! I am so glad you enjoyed :). also very awesome we're able to connect from such a far distance!
You both touched on an an important point, concerning the cultural divide between classical musicians and those of other genres. I think the more open-minded and versatile you are, the easier it will be to connect to gigs.
agreed! thank you for sharing your thoughts as well :)
This is SO funny for me to watch cos my flatmate and I (we're both in conservatoire, i do classical voice and harp and she does violin) have these exact discussions - especially late at night!
I've been searching for this kind of content for a while! Honestly I think more classical musicians should be loosening up and having chats like these online... particularly cos a lot of the social media content feeds into the "uptight"/"elitist" image that we're stuck in.
No way!! haha that's too funny. i'm so glad you reached out, and that you found this content relatable! I do agree, I love being able to put a person behind the musicians and it makes all the difference :)
Good conversation, I thought it was very interesting
I’m glad you found it so! :)
I have tried to play the oboe in the past. So difficult. I didn't get any further than making decent reeds and playing my scales. The main problem I had was consistency of sound, e.g. the D, E, F, G sounded okay but the middle C (on the instrument) sounded terrible. I didn't know what the cause was: is it the reeds?, is it my embouchure?, don't I give enough ab pressure?, is my oboe not properly adjusted? It drove me nuts.
Classical music culture tends to be so uptight. Too much striving to perfectionism that you also mentioned in a previous video. Also, one of the problems with classical music competition is that people can not play their own interpretation, because people who judge want to hear it in a certain formal way.
Yes, I would love to see Eli back in one of your videos. It would be great to hear her play the oboe sometimes.
Adult novice violin player here but not a novice musician. Same as you but with violin. It was incredibly difficult to learn and easy to quit in the beginning because it sounds so baaaad. Eli mentioned something early in this video. You need to find a song that drives you to learn your instrument. Violin took me WEEKS to get ONE clear quality note. It was MONTHS of relentless practice multiple times a day to a song to sound good. I used to practice in my car with the windows up b/c it sounded SO BAD my wife and kids wouldn't let me practice at home. When my hand hurt, I used to take Advil, wait till the pain disappeared and practice again. I wanted to play that song so bad, it kept the fire burning. If I was limited to practicing scales, I'd quit a long time ago. Like these two girls said, you need to find something that inspires you to practice.
IMO you also need to work hard enough to get past that beginner bump to the point where things start sounding good. Then things will start to fall into place. But it takes a lot of hard work in the beginning.
G/luck~!
wow! I've never tried oboe but dang that sounds really hard hahaha. so true about the classical music culture sadly :(. highly recommend checking out Eli's UA-cam or Instagram for some of her playing! it's gorgeous :)
@@geekynewz wow, thanks so much for sharing! that's so much dedication- practicing in the car. very inspired to go practice right now because of your story! gonna start with something I like as well 😜
@@SophieCViolin Thank you, I will do that.
Great chat! Thank you, you guys are amazing😀
Awww thank you!! Glad you liked :)
Hmm but doesn’t having to master all of the techniques make performing all the more enjoyable? Because there was so much drilling and repeating in order to get where you are? (In response to the classical vs jazz section)
Yes! Agree, technique is super important and allows you to express the musicality. Musicality can’t exist without technique. We were just saying that sometimes the overemphasis on technique can cause musicality to be lost, and is something we all work on as musicians :)
music is your ID
you must improvise that's you emulate none