Silent Night, Carol of the Bells, & What Child Is This?

[221gumballlover]

I play violin and I play carol of the bells

[Thegam3rkids317]

just want to say this who in thier right mind would dislike this i mean really did that person just disliked for fun or he or she is deaf..... i forget how to spell that

[only4him330]

AMAZING BRO, AMAZING. JESUS IS LORD



[WhiskyLullaby1998]

I play the cello and im good  and i sucked compared to that

[thequeenpink1]

WAO!!!

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!

KISSES

XOXO

[RazorFang18]

Very nice control on the pitches. Bravo to you!

[NAvilaastpmisa]

awesome i could only play a little bit of carol of the bells on violin

[aznboy551]

nice crescendo in carol of the bells

[pastore0506]

Beautiful Performance!

[WilliamsMoffat]

very beautiful.. A personal question though. Did you mastered using the fourth finger quite easily? My fourth finger stretches exactly like yours, and I find difficult to use the fourth finger.

[keylatequila]

you are amazing.

& cute aswell!

:)

[mrhahaproductions]

the first song was silent night not carol of the bells

[900juli]

you are so talented never stop rock on

[Ballerina157]

wow that was amazing! great job...

[katannglife]

I love it I love the violin even though I don't play it I play the piano but the violin makes me feel peace inside my hectic life.

[orniepouille]

you are soooooo good :) when seeing people talented like that make me love violon enven more..i hope i'll be as good as u are one day loll

[SaintsBB34]

very nice video.. wonderful playing.. i especially liked the Mario tribute in the end..

[Abyss11111]

i play the cello and the violin im best at the cello i had to play "WHAT CHILD IS THIS" in a concert i was so freaking scared 0_0. I had to play the B line on cello went like this[E____ E_____ D___ D____ E____ E____ D_____ rest E____ E_____ D____ B____B_____ etc.] it was easy i hate being round a crowd

[hitokirivader]

Yeah, I know what you mean. First big recital I had, I performed Corelli's "La Folia," a piece I knew forwards and backwards... but I was so nervous, halfway through the piece I entirely lost my place and had to skip right to the end. But over time, I learned to deal with my stage fright and focus all of my attention on giving a good performance. It just takes practice. :)

[sasusakunaru93]

lol, luv the hat :P

great playing

[hitokirivader]

Thank you! :)

[mamabaig]

Good job! and we like the hat.

[hitokirivader]

Haha, so do I. :)

[Abyss11111]

that was the best i ever heard u should be famous like world wide u play dawm AWSOME!!!

[hitokirivader]

You are far too kind! :D Thank you so much, that means a lot.

[greenzimer4lfe]

woah ur amazing !

[hitokirivader]

Thanks! :)

[coloesun]

wow you're awesome. I wish i could play by ear...Can you play God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen? I couldnt find any videos of violinist playing it.

[hitokirivader]

*goes to listen to a recording of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" to remember how it went* Yup, I can play it. :)

[coloesun]

cool. can you make a vid of it? with lots of vibrato? thats how i play it, sounds nicer haha

[mileycyrusfan689464]

we are practicin carol of the bells in orchestra and i am in 6th grade!!!! :)

[hitokirivader]

Awesome! :) Keep at it; we need more musicians!

[madbella83]

lol Ha! I knew it! LOL@ mario

[annthonett2006]

haha your amazing

wow love the ending

mario lol

[hitokirivader]

You're too kind. :) Thank you!

[madbella83]

Wow, That was so beautiful, You are so talented....

..On the last part sounded like the ending part on that Mario Brothers Game.\

lol I might be wrong, But thats what It sounded like

[hitokirivader]

Lol... that's exactly what that was. :) It's the "game over" sound. Thought it'd be funny if I snuck that in at the end.

[migue90210]

Awesome Great Playing

[hitokirivader]

Thank you! :)

[SusanDenny]

u rock dood

[hitokirivader]

Thanks! :) You too!

[jazzy123412]

u rock ur the bomb

[hitokirivader]

^_^

[inlovewtwilight]

your really good!! lol i searched up 4 the notes but u dont have them, playing by ear dude you are my inspiration i wish i could do that!

[hitokirivader]

Thank you so much! :)

[clemsondude08]

wow ur awesom im getting der...in about 10yrs lol im 11 but not to brag that ppl say im goodcarol of the bells isnt as good unless it has u have violas chellos and basses and im violin

[hitokirivader]

Yeah, "Carol of the Bells" is a very multi-layered theme that's best played with a whole ensemble, preferably with a choir. I realized it sounded a little awkward on just one violin. :)

[shakhzoda11]

I love carol of the bells! Omg, I heard the 7th and 8th graders play it cause im in 6th grade and I always wanted to learn it! Ugh--sighs----

[minnienartanaid]

Great Job!

[hitokirivader]

Thanks!

[scrumptiouzxsuga]

wow dude!!!

[hitokirivader]

:) :) :)

[Sammytammy101]

Haha, I love the ending.  I do thinkt that "What Child Is This" Is played a little too quickly however. I know I would play it quickly after carol of the bells, I do it all the time, but just try and slow it down.

For the LIFE of me, I can figure out every song in the book by ear, but I can not figure out the scale in Carol of the bells! The deep, then going to high. What exactly is it?!

[hitokirivader]

It's an ascending melodic g-minor scale starting and ending on D natural.

[Sammytammy101]

Thankyou! That'll come in so much use. Wonderful skills by the way!

[lovesanime1234]

you are really good. i play violin too. but you are soo good i do not think i could ever be as good as that

[hitokirivader]

For what it's worth, I used to think exactly the same way too when I'd see others play. :)

[daagrl]

i can play all of those songs on my viola but not as well as u

[rhsmoe]

Thanks for this. I'm trying to learn Carol of the Bells for violin and listening to you play it really helps me to know what it should sound like. :)

[hitokirivader]

You're very welcome, and I'm glad I could be of help. :)

[xbatusai]

nice! nice, I was looking for carol of the bells and I got your nice interpretation.

congratulations

[hitokirivader]

Thank you! :)

[rippedsky]

You're a very good violinist, and the songs were wonderfully played. :) It really inspires me, and makes me want to buy a violin and start to learn how to play. Great job!

[hitokirivader]

Thank you so much! :D Though I can't say it was my original intention, I'm really glad my silly videos are inspiring people to take an interest in music or dust off their old instruments.

[cozymimi]

u play good violin and strong vibrato. I stopped playing violin a long ago. When I came across ur video, i just want to take out my dusted violin and practice it.

can u send me some of the music u played.thanks

[hitokirivader]

Thank you for your kind words, and I'm glad to have inspired you to dust off the old violin. :) Unfortunately, I'm sorry to say I don't have any sheet music for you; I played these themes entirely by ear. But since these particular themes are public domain, it probably wouldn't be too hard to find them online.

[XxSnowXDestinyxX]

That was absolutely beautiful!!!!!

[hitokirivader]

Thank you! :)

[slob007]

Hey dude! You are so brilliant! Hope to hear you play the cello too... ^_^

[hitokirivader]

Thank you! I'm nowhere near this level on the cello, but I have an excuse: I don't own one. :)

[sushi22896]

carol of the bells is my all time fav song EVER

you're amazing please be my friend

i play the viola and i made 1st chair in my orchestra class

you're such an inspiration

[Brittttt8]

You are AMAZING! Great job! I watched this video about five times! I wish I never quit the violin after hearing you! lol, awesome..Bravo! :)

[hitokirivader]

Thank you so much! :D I really appreciate it. And yeah, I guess I'm kinda glad my parents kept forcing me to learn the violin, otherwise I woulda stopped practicing a looong time ago.

[MiNiEM0uSe]

ahmazzing(:

i can't play that good

when i play my violin:P

[hitokirivader]

Thanks! :) And practice makes perfect, something I'm far from.

[SurreyViolinHero]

You are awesome. If you had piano accompanyment it would be soo amazing.

[hitokirivader]

Thank you so much! :) Yeah, my sister used to play the piano so she would occasionally provide accompaniment, but she's long since stopped playing and I've long since advanced. It's tough to find a really good pianist these days. :-/

[TwilightLuver133]

Fantastic

[hitokirivader]

Thanks. :)

[shelly31066]

OMG your amazing i love all three and i couldnt help but sing the words to all !!!! your fantastic

[hitokirivader]

You are too kind. :D Thank you.

[liciagirl990]

That was amazzingg. I am playing carol of the bells with my orchestra, are you first or second violin??

if your in an full orchestra?..

[hitokirivader]

Thanks. :) I suppose since I'm playing the primary melody, I'm mostly playing the first violin part.

[happydella96]

AHMAZING!!!! Loved it

[hitokirivader]

Thanks! :)

[PhoenixFlare12]

did you have a dog in the backround cuz when i play my violin my dog acts like shes hummin and ready to howl

[hitokirivader]

Lol, no, I only had a cat at the time, and she hardly ever made any noise. My friend's dog however will sing when I play the piano.

[dancingwr]

beautyful

[MianaKenobi]

BEST. ENDING.  EVER.

Even though it's nearly May, yay!

[MyKH3LL]

Hito, champion! Goood stuff dude.

Merry Xmas!

[Linuxica]

Great!

Perhaps you could post a video response to my video "My favorite Christmas Carol. What's yours?" here in Youtube. We're collecting people's favorite carols from all over the world to celebrate this Christmas time with everyone!

Merry Christmas!

[brdwaybebe]

You adorable thing you!! That was absolutely beautiful! So seamless and clear and gorgeous! Your voice is deeper than I thought it would be some how! I had you pegged as a tenor! Kudos on 'Carol of the Bells' That take a lot of dexterity (and rhythm)

I was so blessed by this and SO impressed!!!

Love and best wishes for a Merry Christmas!!

[ledunc]

I love you, Bryan!