How to Tune [VIOLIN & VIOLA] 🎻 FAST & EASY Ray Chen 2023-11-06 | Want to be able to ask others for advice and feedback while you learn? Download Tonic TODAY: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now to level up your playing! 🌏This video helps you learn HOW to identify pitches to tell which one is higher or lower as well WHAT to listen for, so you can tune quickly and efficiently.0:00 - Intro0:15 - Identifying strings VIOLIN & VIOLA1:07 - Methods of Tuning2:26 - LISTENING TEST - Which pitch is higher?3:09 - HOW to know if a pitch is higher or lower3:46 - Tuning: Method 14:26 - Soundwave method6:02 - Tuning 5ths method
Beethoven Concerto SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Hilary Hahn, Itzhak Perlman, Clara Jumi-Kang & Henryk Szeryng Ray Chen 2024-04-10 | Want to level up your playing AND learn from others when you practice music? Join the Tonic community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Who has the best Beethoven Violin Concerto? I personally love Henryk Szeryng’s GOLDEN tone. In this video I go through what makes the Beethoven Violin Concerto so epic and review 4 soloists and their musical choices they make to best bring forth Beethoven’s S-Tier Concerto 🎵Let me know if I didn’t cover YOUR favorite performer 🎻 Drop a comment of others who you want me to review! 0:00 - Intro0:36 - David Oistrakh3:54 - Hilary Hahn7:04 - Augustin Hadelich10:10 - Janine Jansen
Which sounds better? Violin vs Flute ⚔️ [PAGANINI CAPRICE No. 24] Ray Chen 2024-04-08 | Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills! Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. So are you Team Ray or Team Jasmine? 🎵 Let us know in the comments!
Ranking PAGANINI 24 Caprices 🎻 [Difficulty Tier List] Ray Chen 2024-04-01 | Want some free practice motivation? Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels. Do you know which Paganini Caprices are the most difficult/which one you’ll need to spend the most hours on? Watch this video to find out! 0:00 - Intro00:47 - Power scaling 01:34 - No. 101:57 - No. 202:26 - No. 303:20 - No. 404:08 - No. 504:50 - No. 605:16 - No. 705:59 - No. 806:25 - No. 906:51 - No. 1007:17 - No. 1107:59 - No. 1208:30 - No. 1309:43 - No. 1410:15 - No. 1511:14 - No. 1612:07 - No. 1713:17 - No. 1813:48 - No. 1914:56 - No. 2015:46 - No. 2116:43 - No. 2217:42 - No. 2318:30 - No. 24
How to play VIVALDI SUMMER ☀️ [like a pro] Ray Chen 2024-03-20 | Now that you HOW to practice Vivaldi’s Summer, go on Tonic and get motivated together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-togetherHope this video was helpful :) Click here for the performance version: youtu.be/XvGxb1-YpQE?si=Wvvngej1TXHEvNO2
Try to Beat me at Violin [🎻100 Violin Giveaway] Ray Chen 2024-03-14 | 99 MORE VIOLIN WINNERS LEFT. Will it be YOU? Enter the Kennedy Violins Challenge on Tonic and start practicing: downloadtonic.com/win-a-violinCHALLENGE ON TONIC BEGINS MARCH 18THBig thanks to @KennedyViolins for making this possible and for letting us prepare those violins in such "interesting" ways 🎻 Also huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for supporting the event 🙌🏼
Can pros tell which INSTRUMENT is more expensive? [Blind Test] Ray Chen 2024-03-11 | Get motivated from Ray & Jasmine when you practice AND level up your music skills! Join the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels from around the world. How important is an expensive instrument? You might think other people who play the SAME instrument can tell, but could a professional musician who plays a a DIFFERENT instrument tell apart a $1,000 and $50,000 instrument? 🎵In this video I challenge flutist @JasmineChoi to see if she can tell the difference between my violins and if I can tell the difference between her flutes. Also check out the video we did on her channel where we battled out Flute VS Violin on Flight of the Bumblebee 🐝 youtu.be/6H4jmP74cWA?si=-PvmDffY9jboNRM_0:00 - Intro0:37 - Introducing our instruments2:06 - Round 1 Flute4:14 - Round 2 Flute8:26 - Round 1 Violin10:38 - Round 2 Violin
Brahms Concerto SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Augustin Hadelich, Hilary Hahn, Janine Jansen & Oistrakh Ray Chen 2024-03-04 | Want free motivation AND learn from others when you practice music? Join the Tonic community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels! Who has the best Brahms Violin Concerto? Janine Jansen? What about David Oistrakh? In this video I go through what makes the Brahms Violin Concerto so epic and review 4 soloists and their musical choices they make to best bring forth Brahms’ music 🎵Let me know who is YOUR favorite performer of the Brahms Violin Concerto 🎻 Drop a comment if you have others who you want me to review! 0:00 - Intro0:36 - David Oistrakh3:54 - Hilary Hahn7:04 - Augustin Hadelich10:10 - Janine Jansen
How to play Waltzing Matilda on Violin 🎻 [TUTORIAL] Ray Chen 2024-02-22 | Get the sheet music for free here: https://tonicmusic.app/waltzing in the "Ray Music Arrangements" group on Tonic 🐨Have fun practicing! I've used this piece for encores all over the world and now I'd like to share it with you, so more people can hear this beautiful Australian melody 🦘0:00 - Intro0:40 - The Introduction1:52 - "Once a jolly swagman" - First theme3:54 - "Rivers of Australia" - Variation 15:33 - "Waltzing Matilda!" - Chorus6:43 - "Kangaroos & sheep" - Variation 28:54 - "Hey my sheep!" - Minor key 110:05 - "Not-so-jolly" - Minor key 212:55 - The ghost
Bruch SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Janine Jansen, Itzhak Perlman, Menuhin & Maxim Vengerov Ray Chen 2024-02-13 | Want to be motivated when you practice music and learn from others? Join the Tonic community for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels! Let me know who is your favorite performer of the Bruch Violin Concerto 🎻0:00 - Intro0:56 - Yehudi Menuhin4:24 - Maxim Vengerov9:59 - Itzhak Perlman12:41 - Janine Jansen
Jhin the Virtuoso VS Classical Violinist [League of Legends] Ray Chen 2024-02-10 | Free sheet music to the Jhin Theme: https://tonicmusic.app/jhin in the Ray Music Arrangements group on TonicOk this one was tougher than I thought. Might need to practice more. Let me know if there are other excerpts you think I should try!Level up your music playing with Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Engage in fun events with the community and earn rewards for practicing and sharing music.0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Listening & analyzing 2:46 - Fingerings & markings4:11 - Practicing6:25 - Performance8:45 - Outro
TOP 20 GREATEST CLASSICAL VIOLIN INTROS 🎻 Ray Chen 2024-02-07 | Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice? 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Reuploaded for HD version (and perhaps crediting the “Spring” Sonata to the wrong guy XD)Recorded with pianist Julio Elizalde (instagram.com/juliothepianist) at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
aspiring violinist attempts to play Vivaldi Summer [MUST WATCH] Ray Chen 2024-02-03 | Do you think this young violinist will have a career? Maybe he will if he practices more on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵"Presto" from Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Summer (3rd movement)Rockport Music | Shalin Liu Performance Centerrockportmusic.org
Classical violinist tries Electronic Music (ft. Shawn Wasabi) Ray Chen 2024-01-30 | Have you tried practicing on Tonic? It's a music practice platform I created to connect the music community together when they practice: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Give it a try (for free) today 🎵Big thanks to @shawnwasabi for giving a classical musician a taste for EDM - I mean, Electronic Music 🤣0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Shawn's instrument: Midi Fighter 642:45 - Collab concept4:15 - Rehearsal / learning the piece6:49 - Performance
Professional violinist SPEED RUNS ‘Rush E’ on a Stradivarius 🎻 Ray Chen 2024-01-23 | Free 'Rush E' sheet music here: https://tonicmusic.app/Rush-e-sheet Big thanks to @IsabellaEgawa for providing the sheet music arrangement. Download the Tonic app and search for the ‘Ray Music Arrangements’ Group, and have fun practicing it with the community! Let’s see if I can learn Rush E in 30 minutes and play it. 0:00 - Intro: What is Rush E?0:51 - Reacting to original version2:39 - Free sheet music8:36 - Performance
Pro Musician Reacts to ‘Musicians Ranking Themselves by Talent’ Ray Chen 2024-01-18 | Want to build confidence and level up your playing? Join the Tonic community and practice together: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Meet musical friends and stay motivated! I can’t believe I hadn’t seen this before. Fun to watch but Jubilee really does their folks dirty with their content. TwoSet reacted to this but I thought I'd add in a bit more from a professional musician's perspective on why I believe they gave themselves those rankings.0:00 - Intro0:23 - What is talent? 3:17 - Ray ranking the musicians3:52 - Musicians ranking themselves10:17 - Results: Average ranking10:34 - Results: Public IG ranking12:10 - Comparison: IG vs Musicians vs Ray13:00 - Conclusion
Tchaikovsky SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Itzhak Perlman, David Oistrakh, & Alena Baeva Ray Chen 2024-01-15 | Want to feel motivated and less lonely when you practice music? Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵Can you guess who the mystery musician is based on the thumbnail? I already know we’re going to need a Round 2 for this so just go ahead and list out and vote for the people you want me to include in the next round of Tchaikovsky SHOWDOWN 0:00 - Intro0:31 - David Oistrakh 3:14 - Itzhak Perlman5:52 - Alena Baeva 8:00 - Mystery musician
How to have the BEST Vibrato 🎵 [4 Easy Steps] Ray Chen 2024-01-12 | Want the know the best way how to motivate yourself to practice music? The secret is practicing together with the community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together There are so many fun events for you to have fun and stay motivated 🎵Work on perfecting your vibrato with these 4 easy exercises! 0:00 - Intro0:23 - Step 11:06 - Step 22:24 - Step 33:47 - Step 44:36 - Additional tips
Did TwoSet actually IMPROVE?! [Professional Violinist Reviews] Ray Chen 2024-01-08 | Want to also level up your playing like Brett & Eddy? Join the Tonic community and practice together: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Meet friends and stay motivated. Tonic is the largest live practice community in the world. Do you think Brett & Eddy have improved? I rank them to see how well their technique, musicianship, and confidence have changed over the years. Join the Henle Challenge to win prizes: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together0:00 - Intro & skill ranking explanation1:04 - Early days (2016 - 2018)5:46 - Years of improvement (2019 - 2021)11:57 - The last few years (2022 - present day)
When you only have 5 mins to learn an impossible guitar riff (i miss you - Ichika Nito) 🎸 Ray Chen 2024-01-05 | i miss you - solo violin sheet music for free in the "Ray Music Arrangements" group on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/ichika 🎻 Learn it and impress your crush :) This was a fun one to practice! It's a lot harder than it looks :) Practice on Tonic and win cool prizes together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together All instruments and styles welcome! 🎸
Sibelius SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Sarah Chang, Hilary Hahn, Joshua Bell & Vengerov Ray Chen 2024-01-02 | Want to feel motivated when you practice music? Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵Sarah Chang or Hilary Hahn - who's style do you prefer when it comes to the Sibelius Violin Concerto? What about Joshua Bell? Or do you prefer Maxim Vengerov’s smooth legato lines? Let me know if there are other performance versions of Sibelius you love in the comments below. 0:00 - Intro0:25 - Joshua Bell2:03 - Negative comments3:49 - Sarah Chang 7:00 - Hilary Hahn10:55 - Maxim Vengerov
12 Music accessories you NEVER knew existed 🎻 [TRY TO GUESS] Ray Chen 2023-12-21 | Reviewing the weirdest music accessories ever 🙂 Btw, if you want a chance to win all the items featured in today's video, join the Give-a-Ray group on the Tonic Music App: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 0:00 - Intro0:20 - Item 11:19 - Item 23:40 - Item 34:15 - Item 45:22 - Item 56:04 - Item 66:45 - Item 77:27 - Item 88:05 - Item 98:37 - Item 109:09 - Item 119:58 - Item 12
Ray teaches Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 🎄[Tutorial + performance] Ray Chen 2023-12-16 | FREE sheet music for violin, viola, & cello in the Ray Music Arrangements group on Tonic: downloadtonic.com/XmasmusicPerfect for any holiday gathering. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a wonderful addition to the festive spirit. Let me know in the comments below what other pieces you’d like me to teach! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🎄0:00 - Intro0:25 - Tutorial 12:58 - Performance
Professional violinist CALLS OUT classical music TikToks Ray Chen 2023-12-12 | Do you only practice by yourself? The secret to learning music faster and staying motivated is to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Download it today for free 🎵How real or fake are some of these TikToks? Some were good. Others were sus. Ps. This was the original video that caused me to fly to Paris to CALL OUT a TikTok musician for his video.0:00 - Intro0:28 - String0:56 - Water1:29 - 1 to 17 years2:51 - 5 vs 15 years4:22 - Raising money for lessons5:24 - Conductor 16:50 - Classical music is boring7:38 - Shots fired7:55 - Falling asleep in concert8:41 - Conductor gets pranked9:17 - Conduct us10:29 - Mozart Lacrimosa11:45 - Interstellar12:53 - CALLING OUT TIKTOKER
Mendelssohn SHOWDOWN 🎻 ft. Janine Jansen, Hilary Hahn, Heifetz & Vengerov Ray Chen 2023-12-09 | Want to feel motivated when you practice music? Join the best practice app for free: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and learn together with the Tonic community 🎵Maxim Vengerov vs Hilary Hahn - who's style do you prefer when it comes to Mendelssohn? What about Janine Jansen? Or do you prefer old-school Jascha Heifetz? Let me know if there are other performance versions of Mendelssohn you love in the comments below. 0:00 - Intro0:23 - Jascha Heifetz2:31 - Maxim Vengerov7:13 - Janine Jansen 10:10 - Hilary Hahn
Can I learn GOAT on violin in only 30 minutes? [Polyphia 🎸] Ray Chen 2023-12-04 | Practice on Tonic and win cool prizes together with the community: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together All instruments and styles welcome! 🎸 Quickly join! The RØDE microphone practice challenge starts soon!Use this sheet music to practice on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/goatBacking track: youtu.be/CmrVUkURY9Q?si=2w68Gk5MzfV6pM-8PS. If you don't know @Polyphia or @TimHensonW6RST, go check them out! Also, huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for letting me perform sacrilege in the renown Heifetz Studio 🙏🏼
Ranking the best violin concertos 🎻 [Difficulty Tier List] Ray Chen 2023-11-28 | Want some free practice motivation? Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Open to all instruments and levels Brahms vs Paganini - which one's more difficult? Is Lalo Symphonie Espagnole easier to play than Mozart Violin Concerto? Let me guide you through my thought process for which violin concertos you'll get the most bang out of your buck for your practice time! 0:00 - Intro03:29 - Tchaikovsky 07:17 - Brahms 09:17 - Prokofiev10:45 - Barber12:40 - Beethoven15:53 - Conclusion
I try playing the most popular violin riffs after only hearing them ONCE👂🏼 Ray Chen 2023-11-23 | Come get some free practice motivation: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 Tonic is filled with an amazing community of musicians of all levels. Time to test our listening skills to see if we can play these famous passages after only hearing them once. 0:00 - Intro0:23 - Rather Be (Clean Bandit)1:12 - Binks' Sake (One Piece)2:55 - Golden Wind (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)3:51 - Fantastic (Henry Lau)4:52 - Shut Down (BLACKPINK)5:58 - Black Angels (George Crumb)7:44 - Succession (Nicholas Britell)9:05 - Married Life (Up)10:25 - Tears of the Kingdom (Zelda)11:24 - Jhin the Virtuoso (League of Legends)12:15 - BONUS track
How to Change Strings (without breaking them💥) Ray Chen 2023-11-17 | Sign up (for free) to Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together to join the largest practice community where you can get motivated and learn music with others 🎵 Open to ALL instruments and levels Changing strings doesn't have to be a painful experience. Learn how Ray does it and never snap a string again!0:00 - Intro0:39 - Removing old string1:59 - Preparing the new string2:21 - Applying new string 3:51 - Tuning the string5:09 - Changing the E string5:40 - Removing the ball end 7:41 - Q&A String Changing
How I Would Learn the Violin 🎻 (If I Could Start Over) Ray Chen 2023-11-15 | I started learning violin at the age of 4 and THIS is what I would do differently if I could do it all over again. Get a boost of motivation and practice music together in a community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together (it's FREE)0:00 - Intro0:21 - Getting started 1:27 - Musicality2:44 - Composers3:43 - Communication6:25 - Motivation7:41 - Conclusion
Evolution of Anime Music IN PUBLIC (1973 - 2023) Ray Chen 2023-11-11 | 🎵 Do you enjoy having fun while playing music? Come practice together and meet other musicians on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Backing track to the "Evolution of Anime Music" (Can't wait to hear you practice this): https://tonicmusic.app/animeBig thanks to @RobLandes for surprising everyone. Check out the other video we did: youtu.be/_UszrVji7y0Let me know your favorite animes in the description below and which ones you think I should play!
Open Strings Instrument Tuning Pitch [A440, A441, A442, A415] Ray Chen 2023-11-06 | When you're done tuning, head over to Tonic to practice and level up your playing: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now 🎵Yeah, that's right. I made a video where all I do is play open strings. Perfectly in tune. Don't know how to tune or determine which pitch is higher/lower? Watch this video first: youtu.be/qkoz-oLNq7s 0:00 - Intro0:01 - A 440Hz (US / UK tuning)1:16 - A 441Hz (US / UK tuning)2:34 - A 442 Hz (European tuning)3:51 - A 415 Hz (Baroque tuning)
10 Mistakes Violinists & VIOLISTS make everyday - Fix these BAD HABITS ❌ Ray Chen 2023-11-02 | Are you making some of these BAD habits? Watch this video to ensure you’re not wasting time or leading yourself to injury. And after becoming aware, practice enforcing the GOOD habits on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now0:00 - Intro0:23 - Mistake 11:59 - Mistake 22:28 - Mistake 33:00 - Mistake 43:34 - Mistake 54:02 - Mistake 64:27 - Mistake 75:01 - Mistake 85:23 - Mistake 96:02 - Mistake 10
How to Rosin your Bow 🎻 [Get the BEST sound] Ray Chen 2023-10-28 | Want to be able to ask others for advice and feedback while you learn? Download Tonic TODAY: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now to level up your playing! 🌏Do you use a toothbrush when you rosin? No? Better learn this trick then!Ever wonder why you sound different to the pros? It starts with how you apply ROSIN to your bow. Tips on how to apply rosin from an international concert violinist so that you can start sounding GREAT on your violin / viola / cello 🎻0:00 - Intro0:39 - How to hold the Rosin1:30 - Application technique 2:35 - How to evenly distribute the rosin across the hair 3:40 - Testing the sound (how much is enough?)4:29 - Daily maintenance4:51 - Dark vs light rosin?5:38 - Is it OK to switch rosins?
Can I learn Playing God on violin in only 30 minutes? [Polyphia 🎸] Ray Chen 2023-10-23 | 🎸Guitarists & Fret gang also have a home on Tonic, come practice together and help motivate each other: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now PRACTICE THIS: violin sheet music of "Playing God" with my bowings & fingerings (Can't wait for you to practice this on Tonic): https://tonicmusic.app/playinggodBacking track: youtube.com/watch?v=Sm8U1b4mRL0PS. If you don't know@Polyphia or @TimHensonW6RST, go check them out! Also, huge thanks to @ColburnSchoolLosAngeles for letting me perform sacrilege in the renown Heifetz Studio 🙏🏼
How I Memorize Every Piece I Play [5 Steps in 5 mins ⏰] Ray Chen 2023-10-20 | Now that you’ve learned how to memorize, practice your memorization techniques on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🎵 I use it all the time and it’s been so helpful to make my practice sessions more efficient and effective. 0:00 - Intro0:44 - Step 11:29 - Step 21:57 - Step 302:43 - Step 403:50 - Step 5
J.S. Bach Showdown 🎻 ft. Hilary Hahn, Rachel Podger, Heifetz & Milstein Ray Chen 2023-10-16 | Join the Bach Practice Challenge on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together and practice for just 10 mins to win FREE prizes 🎵Who’s style do you prefer when it comes to Bach?0:00 - Intro1:08 - Jascha Heifetz2:28 - Nathan Milstein3:54 - Rachel Podger7:10 - Hilary Hahn9:53 - Conclusion
I Try Every Violin on Amazon 🎻 Ray Chen 2023-10-10 | Instruments & lessons can get expensive really fast but here's a way for you to learn where you don't have to spend a single dollar: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Download Tonic so you can get in touch with a community of musicians of all skill levels and get feedback and advice on how to get started!In this video, I try 8 different instruments to find which Amazon violin is the best value (so you don't have to!)🔔 Subscribe to the channel for regular updates to vids and livestreams: youtube.com/@RayChenViolinist?sub_confirmation=10:00 - Intro0:22 - Unboxing ASMR 00:45 - $231:00 - $39 02:47 - $9004:15 - $130 05:23 - $17007:16 - $34009:57 - $57512:06 - $740
CLASSICAL vs POP - Which do people prefer? ⚔️ ft. Karolina Protsenko Ray Chen 2023-10-05 | 14 year old Karolina Protsenko shows classical violinist Ray Chen that she has unlimited amounts of confidence when it comes to busking on the streets of LA. Start practicing on the Tonic App to build your confidence (like Karolina and Ray): https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together 🙌🏼 Feel supported and motivated by the Tonic community while you practice. It’s the BEST feeling in the world and it’s FREE! 🔔 Subscribe to Ray’s channel for regular updates to vids and livestreams: youtube.com/@RayChenViolinist?sub_confirmation=10:00 - Who is Karolina Protsenko? 1:00 - What to do when busking2:53 - Karolina’s turn03:21 - Intrusive thoughts04:57 - Ray’s turn08:56 - Audience interviews & reactions
I BREAK the “World’s Fastest Violinist” 🐝🔥 Ray Chen 2023-09-27 | TwoSet roasted this guy but I decide to take things one step further and try out the challenge myself! Now go practice. But where? Go join over 70,000 other practicers and download the Tonic App and PRACTICE with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-togetherTonic, the largest live practice community in the world.
CRINGE or COOL? Pro Violinist Reacts to Britain’s Got Talent 🇬🇧 Ray Chen 2023-09-22 | 🎵 Download the Tonic App to PRACTICE (like some of these contestants did) with a community of other musicians: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-togetherWith over 70,000 people practicing, it’s the largest live practice community in the world. Download today for free: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in🔔 Subscribe to the channel for regular updates to vids and livestreams: youtube.com/@RayChenViolinist?sub_confirmation=10:00 - Intro0:34 - Contestant 104:03 - Contestant 2 05:50 - Contestant 308:47 - Contestant 4
Are THESE Prodigies? Professional Violinist Reacts Ray Chen 2023-09-14 | Not a prodigy? Not a problem, just practice more 😄 Join the rest of us on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now 🎵With over 70,000 people practicing, Tonic is the largest practice community in the world!With so many self proclaimed “prodigies” out there, who are the real ones? 🍿 WATCH NEXT: youtube.com/watch?v=T0s-zHvfOC00:00 - Intro0:29 - Prodigy 12:03 - Prodigy 203:21 - Prodigy 304:23 - Prodigy 406:00 - Prodigy 507:37 - Prodigy 609:50 - Prodigy 7
How to SELL a Musical Instrument [4 Important Tips] Ray Chen 2023-09-07 | Important information to make sure you don't get ripped off when you're selling your instrument. And after arming yourself with this knowledge, be sure to get as many second opinions from people out there. There are thousands of members in the "Instrument buying!" community on Tonic. Join now, it's free: https://tonicmusic.app/join-in
Waltzing Matilda - ORCHESTRAL Version [Ray Chen] Ray Chen 2023-08-31 | Want to feel motivated to practice? Join the largest live practice community today on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now Waltzing Matilda - the "unofficial" anthem of Australia 🐨🦘Superb arrangement by Stephan Koncz with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Tianyi LuRecorded live at the Sydney Opera House
Professional Violinist Rates Musicians in Movies [Part 2] Ray Chen 2023-08-28 | Want to stay motivated and have fun while you practice? 🎉 Join the Tonic community today: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together Hey ya'll! Had fun making this video. Here we rate movie scenes which have musicians and analyze why some do it better than others. By the way, Tonic is a free music practice app that hosts the largest live practice community in the world. Designed to make your music journey accessible, connected and fun for a global community of musicians and learners. It has 100% changed the way I practice where everything from my approach to the music to performing has now become so much freer and enjoyable. I hope to see you in your practice room soon! 📲 Download Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together🔔 Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/@RayChenViolinist?sub_confirmation=100:00 Intro00:25 Movie "The Red Violin"03:57 Movie "Amadeus"05:44 Movie "The Pianist"07:33 Movie "Whiplash"10:19 Conclusion11:14 Hank Chang cameo
One of these is worth $75,000?! - How to pick a violin bow Ray Chen 2023-08-24 | 🎵 Join the largest practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now and celebrate your musical journey with musicians from around the world! Spent a fun afternoon with my buddy Joel Link (Curtis Faculty and 1st Violinist of the Dover Quartet) picking out violin bows and sharing feedback to each other. Thanks to Frederick Oster Fine Violins for hosting us for the occasion!*UPDATE: Joel bought the $2,500 bow. They’re on a musical honeymoon now 💕
Cows love violin playing 🐮 Ray Chen 2023-08-14 | Did you know there's a HUGE community of musicians practicing music live right now? 🎵 Download Tonic and have fun while you practice with others: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-togetherMoo! 🐮 These cows were so friendly and the brown one (Mr Brindle) in particular was by far the most curious out of the and wanted more. Always so fascinating to see how different audiences react to music and definitely less lonely when you have others accompanying you while you practice.Let's practice together: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-together__________🔔 Subscribe to my channel: youtube.com/@RayChenViolinist?sub_confirmation=1
Was Mozart arrogant? Reviewing Mozart in Movies🍿 Ray Chen 2023-08-07 | 🎶 *Join the Mozart Practice Challenge on Tonic* https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now Do you think Mozart was arrogant or just confident in his skills? Dive into the world of Mozart as seen on the big screen with 2 very different portrayals of Mozart's character 🎬 From the iconic 'Amadeus' to the riveting 'Chevalier,' we explore the portrayal of the maestro and the influential Joseph Bologne, a figure long overshadowed in history. But do these films capture the intricate balance of playfulness and mastery in Mozart and his music? Let's find out! 🍿__________🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: youtube.com/@RayChenViolinist?sub_confirmation=1
Can ChatGPT Actually Teach me Violin? 🎻 Ray Chen 2023-08-03 | 🥳 It's more fun practicing with friends. Download Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now It's over. The machine overlords have made their way into classical music. Today I'm embarking on an unprecedented journey where I'm inviting Chat GPT to be my violin teacher to take on Antonio Bazzini's famously difficult piece, "Round of the Goblins."Have to say, I was not expecting to receive such a humbling experience but as they say, it's always good to keep learning! 💪🏼Keep practicing. Join the practice community on Tonic: https://tonicmusic.app/practice-now________🔔 Subscribe to the channel for the latest vids: youtube.com/@RayChenViolinist?sub_confirmation=1
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