Seitz Concerto no. 5 1st Movement

[Bradleybox1988]

My dear Cristleclear... your video was the first one I selected when I was looking for an example of what this piece sounds like. I am an intermediate amateur viola player, and found your video to be an excellent intro to the intricacies of this piece. Thank you for posting it!

[TinaZeeDinosaur3]

You are very good. (: How long have you been playing Viola? :D

[utubecrazy525]

WONDERFUL!!



[jimmotothemax123]

Very well done! I am playing this solo as a tryout for my symphonic orchestra at my highschool, and this really helped. Thanks alot!

[violinplayer33]

this song is dumb yo i can play beta :P

[ErinArroz]

I loved it! The way you move around while playing shows that you really get into it. Way to go, I am still learning how to play and this video helped a lot actually.

[ViolaObsessionable]

Bow wound way too tight. No expression. Harsh sound. Played much too slow. No phrasing. Meh.

[cristleclear]

@ViolaObsessionable I appreciate constructive criticism, but you are being a bit harsh. As a musician, you should be more sensitive to fellow musicians, especially fellow violists. No one is perfect, please remember that when commenting in the future.

[ViolaObsessionable]

@cristleclear My dear, music is not about sensitivity...you take all you know and everything which everyone else has to offer and bring it all into the open. My simple bluntness is from the real world. You mess up in public and people will not be providing criticism at all, it will just be "That was horrible" and they move on. I made a quick justified analysis and left what I heard and saw. What I would like would be another recording, going back and comparing present and past.

[lbryan250]

@cristleclear that's no excuse to lay back from achieving perfection.

[xxanimefreakshowgals]

Question: Is it supposed to be that fast? I'm just wondering........

[Irockthebach]

Awesome playing also i like your bracelet

[iSpriteX]

Nice you play better than me and ive been playing for 2 years im 10 yrs old :)

[Ryoma0227]

bowing is perfect!

[cristleclear]

Thank you!

[furiousviolinist21]

not bad!! just make the g sharp, or c sharp on your viola a little higher. and more emphasis on crescendos, decrescendos, and the accents. nice!!!

[imojo12]

good job:)

try to keep your bow closer to the bridge. sometimes it strays over to the fingerboard.

also, there are some intonation problems.

overall, amazing job!

[lizziebiff]

hahaha i like that (violas are better)

Good job on this piece =o)

X

[budielicious]

OMG ur MAD GOOD! I have this piece for NYSMMA but I just can't seem to get it right...YOURE AMAZING!!!♫

[violinplayer33]

this song is so easy. i used to think it was really hard. im an expert at this song. it took me 4 months to master. i can play the begging of spring by vivaldi. if noone knows what "spring" is then please go kill urself.

[furiousviolinist21]

haha. what a looser. it took you 4 months to master. it took me a week. and seriously, working on this song for 4 months. little 7 year old ellie choi can make you quit from embarrassment.

[furiousviolinist21]

oops. this comment is to violinplayer33. im insulting violinplayer33 for being an idiot. not you.

[alyssabrock]

I personally love this song. Its one of my favorites to perform. One thig I would add is just to work on dynamics. You have great technique and tone quality just work on your dynamics :)

[violinplayer33]

i just finished learning this song man!! yeah i rock!! totally. + i have an antique violin from the 1800's.

[cristleclear]

Sweet! Mine's kinda... not old. Haha! I think it's under 10 years old xD

Upload your version, please! I wanna hear it!

[TheTwisterSister]

ok guys...the discussion about if violin is better than viola is STUPID... thats neither here nor there... they are both great musical instruments, they take time and hard work to master, and what do they both have in common???

..THEY BOTH MAKE COOL NOISE!

got it??

[cristleclear]

Yes! Thank you!

[violinplayer33]

VIOLIN!! AHHHHH GRRR....NO NO NO people

[violinplayer33]

violin is wayyy better. im thinking of deleting this video from my favorites cuz at the end it said violas are better in which their totlay NOTT!!!!

[foxone11111]

awesome one of my fav solos.

[mandyKgirl]

i just did this song at suzuki camp for my master class.

thats really good though!

p.s. if u need anything to make it better, i say in some parts you need more power. but its awesome

[cristleclear]

The last time i was at a Suzuki camp, i plaed Bouree... by Handel, I think. It was the book 2 version, ahaha. Now I'm in book 6.

[orchadorkimsterr]

omgeee you know the very fast part? i just cant do it! practice!! :O xP well... there are a few fast parts, but the first one. yea.. :3

[Shelli895]

Omg! You are so talented, I've been playing the viola for 4 years and I just can't seem to do vibrato!!!

[paperdog55]

Great video! I think you should try to site read instead of reading of a stand in your videos. But who am i to say this your the awesome viola player!

[cristleclear]

I knew the song pretty well. The stand is just my safety net. I'll keep that in mind next time!

[sheepbird]

hey you play really well r you planning to go into music when your older? violist 2 violist

[cristleclear]

Nah not really. I might minor in it in college along with psychology and art. Yay violists!

[aJazzcat]

try to keep your bow closer to the bridge. my teacher used to kill me over this. hope this helps :)

[cristleclear]

Oh yes, I'll keep that in mind. Right now my teacher's been getting on me over my bow hold. I usually tilt it so that not all of the hair is on the string, so I'm concentrating more on fixing that right now. It's an awful habit. Thank you!

[josecalcru1]

:D nice! keep on going!

Viola Rocks!!!!

[cristleclear]

Thank you!

[krisTbee6]

i didn't know u had one either... i saw ur video on facebook... and i was like whoa! so yeah... hahah

[cristleclear]

Haha.. yes that was sort of an accident, hehe

[krisTbee6]

hey angela it's kristi! u sound really good!!!

[cristleclear]

Thanks! I didn't know you had a youtube account.