Fiddler on the Roof

[EaAirsoft]

John Williams must hate violinists haha

[ix3irrational1390]

ssssuuuuppppeeeerrrrr......

[TheDiscomonsterxoxo]

wedding ring? dreams = crushed. </3

[musicalskatenails13]

LOL after I showed this to my mom she said, "Oh wow. He's real good! I thought it was the real one!" LOLOLOL But you ARE AWESOME YAAAAAAAAAY GO BEN!!! (I think thats you're name

[UberMegaAwesomesauce]

wow! how can somebody NOT life that?!?! THAT is amazing!!!

[iwantmyjulia]

OMFG nuwnwicsrhsrgdbeodbechejs UR SO AMAZING

[GrooveSponge]

You. Are. Adorable. AMAZING violin skills! :D

[jackandfreddie]

I didn't know Jesus was Asian!

[AJD7792]

Where can i find the sheet music for this?

[auraver]

jajaja.... I LOVE YOUUUU jajaja... you're the best!

[HaligonianType1]

Jason, Corey... I think there is a good movie coming on channel 7.

[SpaceWars2025]

@HaligonianType1 Do you think Derek secretly enjoyed that gay movie? Or had nuthing else to watch?

[LordSheshomaru]

I CAN FEEL THE TENSION RISING!!!!!!

[muskei92]

I absolutely love this! I am amazed at the level of talent!! Beautiful!

[mselizag87]

Very talented, amazing at violin. Hope to be as good one day!

[veggieloveable]

you can tell when he was a kid that he was adroable

[StupidLamb251]

My friend, Avi, always plays this video in orchestra class. Hahahahaha

[ebatdorf09]

Wow.

Oh, and the ring disclaimer is adorable!

[xcrimsonxstarsx]

I wonder if u realize how imense your playing is !!!

[yam3sam]

who disliked this?

[yam3sam]

paganini caprice 24!!

[stryfe41]

Do the Skyrim theme

[Zypher77777]

love your facial expressions! Bravo!

[lunagranger1995]

can you play skyward sword music?

[lunagranger1995]

sounds great :D

[Riajleon]

He's amazing, and I don't think anyone will contradict me on that.

[Ataume]

Wow.. The video looks almost sped up towards the end. :P

[epicdude79]

I'm doing this play in 6th grade theater. I want to be the fiddler-not-on-the-roof but this piece is so imposible for me :(

[greenviolin13]

@epicdude79 nothing is impossible. do you play the violin then? (i do :DDDDD )

[greenviolin13]

@epicdude79 welcs. I'm actually learning this piece right now! :D lol i love it. You'll get there soon! good luck on your theatre

[epicdude79]

@greenviolin13 Thanks. My audition is today. I am so nervous. My music teacher screwed me up by giving me the sheets just yesterday. I'll do my best. Anyway, you're learning this piece? Brilliant! Btw, would you like my email address?

[greenviolin13]

@epicdude79 Do you go to the DeKalb high school???? Cause i know that they're doing that! Good luck. I hope you did well. I'm AM learning this piece right now!!!!! <3ing every minute of it. I don't think email addresses would be good. If you don't mind i would just like to keep it to here. No offense. I'm just kinda picky like that.

[epicdude79]

@greenviolin13 it is fine, I just thought that it is rather rude for us to speak to each other on someone else's youtube video. My audition was very sad. My teachers insulted me and said nothing nice (I didn't think I was that horrible.) How are you doing on the piece? I don't go to DeKelb high school, but they are soing it there? Cool! Okay, I'm gonna stop talking now.

[hwg2g2]

nice love tis piece



[catnai2008]

i went cross eyed and zoned out during this. SOOOOO Mesmerizing!

[Susanna129]

You are truly astounding violinist!!

BRAVO!

[spiked415]

your consistency with the power of your tone is... awesome ;)

[starbar123831]

Amazing!!! Great Musician. Could you play Clair de Luna for us. Please Please :)

[vlhere]

It was amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Could you please send me the sheet music ?? please!!!! xx

[alyssheartsanime]

Your amazing^^

[AyeDunnoJoe]

Mario Coin Sound 3:04

[jmannunez]

@AyeDunnoJoe lmao i heard!

[Catalist223]

the first time i listened to this song their was an actual thunderstorm going on, i had a strange sense of vertigo going on their

[sirleungsalot]

*cries*

[violinsrockdude]

Awwe, the whole wedding ring thing was adorable. <3 And great job. :)

[gabjuzz]

Oh my God! No homo but I love you! LOL

[mikebee06]

Wow! Bravo!

[TheFiddleChuck]

Oh my god, that was fantastic. Where did you get the sheet music for that? I've been dieing to learn to play that and other pieces from that musical.

[Vallinen92]

*snap*... nice!

[Elolinona]

wonderful!

[Norpheel]

wow 3:07-3:41 look at his hand it's just amazing

[HitlerOnTheRoof]

"Babe". Said with such rote insincerity.

You are a play-ah at heart!

[apRilL11994]

For a minute I thought you were going to explode. Glad you didn't!!

[aishakafeel]

Genius! :-) I like it so much! Keep up the great work. :-)

[lDobbytheHouseelf]

Very nice ;)

[waikikit2]

ooo... Guys... Petrucci Music Domain website contains almost every music sheets in the world for free... (There are all very original)....

[ilovehanszimmer]

Yay! I'm attempting this piece. I have a month to learn it... Not gonna happen bit that's ok. Good job man

[MisterLolify]

..oh, do you have sheet music?

[MisterLolify]

Awesome! Which particular piece is this from fiddler on the roof?

[GokuSkater94]

NICE!!!!!!!

[RAFITAESTRADITA]

Excelent!!! Bravo. You are a sample of the greatness of human race.

[staaab11]

nipple pinchy

[NeoBlahBlah]

Can you play Deguello from The Alamo?

[NeoBlahBlah]

Davy Crockett played it.

[GreatFangirlMizu]

any suggestions for websites to find good sheet music?

[MsAnimechik]

@GreatFangirlMizu for free? Ive been in the same situation really. i found a good site called musicnotes . com where you can get the 1st sheet of a piece for free, but you have to buy the song to get all of the pieces. If you want to buy a book, sheetmusicplus . com is a really good place. I got a Lord Of The Rings book and a Pirates Of The Carribian book from there at a cheap price

[waikikit2]

@MsAnimechik Ben Chan got his own website that contains all the scores he played b4... hahaha

[MsAnimechik]

@waikikit2 well, yeah. I didnt know if they were talking about sheets in general, or the ones Ben plays. If that's the case, chamberhyms is the place to go

[waikikit2]

@MsAnimechik ooo... Then, they should try Petrucci Music Domain website.... it contains almost every music sheet in classical world....

[MsAnimechik]

@waikikit2 Ive never heard of that :D i just may try that myself

[mzzphit]

how long have you been playing for?

you should have a record deal dude

[mzzphit]

fantastic!!!!

[Anacletomtm]

there are 2 mother fuckers who don't like this.

It's amazing!!!!

[acbarzon]

=) GREAT!

[iNinjaRawr1]

i love that accomplished look on his face and before he was all like SERIOUS BUISNESS... lolz im playing this in orchestra yayz!!!! now i kno!!!

[sonicfreak12345]

MAMA MIA!

[PinguIsAwesome]

hey where'd you get the sheet music?? i really really would love to play this piece!

this is SUCh a great performance..your technique is amazing. and the style is definitely there. i love your articulation also!

[carmyvinci]

O.M.G. u should play some sarasate like zigeunerweisen, zapateado, or carmen fantasy so that i can see the epicness up close. for u it would be a breeze im sure =p. u can find the ziggy sheet music just about everywhere online. Some other reasons u should play them is cause

1. sarasate is spanish

2. his first name is pablo... PABLO

3. he has an awsome mustache

4. u can tango to some of his works

5. o yea and his music is just awsome

[colby3117]

Have you ever actually played on the roof?

[tehjefey]

While on the subject of doing the impossible.....

QUICK. NOW DO THE MINUTE WALTZ IN 30 SECONDS!

[animallover2297]

Oh my...Why have I never heard of you before? YOU NEED TO BE KNOW!! you are amazing!

[paganzack]

Bravo!



[bxlovebx]

why are you so pro!!!!

[maskelitiyatro]

omg! very nice :) i love it.

[coopjr10]

On another vid I think it said 1700 violin so it might be a stradivarious.

[kaysydable]

Your violin has gorgeous sound! What model is it?

[kaych568]

you should play the solo on the piece celtic..it was made for a whole orchestra but there is a solo for it too

[peterkelemen]

It was realy GREAT!!! Congratulation! I'm taking a fancy playing violine ;-) Thanks!

[staaab11]

I started to watch this caus the title said fiddler on the roof and I thought of family guy peter "just like that other jewish musical we saw"

[datravelers]

wow 108 makes me scream.. hahah im a viola player and tht makes me wanna scream soooo bad

[masterwiz196]

two comments =)

1. I think this is like the first piece where you actually played with your eyes open =D

2. Your head reminds me of a mario mushroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD

K, you know what? one more comment...YOU"RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dinkyemg]

@powerNEEDcontrol I know :) I do them on my guitar by doing harmonics on the 5th fret of the E and B strings on my guitar :)

[JOSHUADECKER]

hey man can u do any sweeney todd & corpes bride by tim burton thx much

[dropsoffaith]

Itzhak Perlman and many other professional violinists wear their wedding ring on their right hand. Every time I see someone with a wedding ring on their right hand, I assume that they are violinists. lol.

[kazerism]

ben chan is there any advice on how to master the 4th finger ? especially on the 1st and 2nd string ... I keep going off tune everytime I attemp it and it keeps bending over the other strings can you please give me an advice?

[julioreyram]

dont loose your ring ;D

[MizuSuzume]

Lmao, " dum dub dum dub" and " do do bom bom" lol the noises u made, made the song perfect!!!! xD

[whisperingwind2]

WOW... I mean... WOW, you are the man, nice job seriously, you look like you were having fun too :D

[iHeartmusic432]

you're awesome!

[Dangodaikazokubychat]

great job  sounds just like in the move

[lionking20100101]

Yes! Good ! Awesome!

[BPHouchful]

YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PinguIsAwesome]

hey whered you get the sheet music?

[darkanime45656]

You face was very funny in some moments hahahaha XD

[xcrimsonxstarsx]

Wow ur soooooooooo cool :D

[valledavid12]

hey ben i love how you play :)

id like to know if you can share some of your notes on this songs with me because im learning to play it but theshiftsare a pain in the butt

can you help me out please?

[mfyg1996]

You're awesome!

[xIAiChanIx]

Facial expression- priceless.

[irakuizaku]

Axel: Simply amazing roxas!

Roxas: I KNOW RIGHT?!!!

[Langgarn]

If I had extra $10 000 I would hire you to play at my wedding. And if I had another extra $10 000 I would buy 10 violin lessons from you.

[xEvilxAngelx022]

=O speechless

[mallzoryz]

will you marry me!?

[xEvilxAngelx022]

@mallzoryz he's already married

[Milky111wtf]

Just wanted to thank you for your transcription! I performed it to great effect at my school's production!

[Suuslers]

Do you wear an earplug in your left ear?

Music is beautiful.

[qualitytweetrappers]

my eardrum just ruptured

[2uLG]

Does anyone have any advice for me this is my 3rd year playign violin and I quit it as my frist hour i think i suck so droped it.but i still have my have my violoin i wish to improve someone please give me advice pleaseeee!!!! AND YOU ROCK THE HOUSE!!!

[SuperSoupysoup]

@2uLG

Get lessons...

[juliaCSL]

ben have some supermachine built inside his muscles and nerves

[TheChamaleon10]

8D *gasp!* I WANT YOUR SKILLS! thats like the best violin song EVER. And you played it beautifully!

[ShatnersToupeeIsMine]

I think I just got a whip lash from that music and epic playing. O____o

[sshikamaru]

That laptop under the box of tissues is the same as mine :O

[Cashcow55]

Was that 7th position or something @ 1:30 ?

[Cashcow55]

Was the 7th position or something @ 1:30 ?

[OniNoYami]

Fiddlerrrrrrr!!! My absolute favorite musical! This is amazing! I've said it on pretty much every video I've seen of yours, but you are so amazing it hurts.

[gaiaharle]

EPIC.



[gaiaharle]

EPIC.

[AGirlWithSkills]

Wow... TRULY AMAZING!!! you are awesomely amazingly talented!!! you are great your music is always so good!!!

[vbagwalla]

Absolutely stunning. You are very talented!

[UltimateHacuna]

Play on the roof

[bine2100]

genius!!!!!!!1

[gecmisinkurukabugu]

im wondering who disliked this video (actually why he/she disliked it). i thnk its bcuz of ben's hair style or somethng(!).

cuz this guy is really awesome!! only a jealous one can dislike this!!

[ComposerSyterious]

DANG, That was amazing! You play very well, man!

[HyperAndHappy]

Ben is the fiddler on the roof. Just don't go out in a lighting storm Ben. <3 :D

[khsm1522]

Y are you not in a major orchestra?

[arcticboy2]

Absolutely amazing! BRAVO!

[sma8282]

Hi Ben, you sound as awesome as always. :-)

I noticed that you're using an arm vibrato. (and so does maaany other pro violinists) I used to use that too, but my teacher told me to change to using finger vibrato few years ago...

What are some of the differences between those two? Are there any differences in sound or something?

[dinkyemg]

3:06 = mario getting coins haha XD

[Harpelady2003]

wow your really good. I wish I could play like that. Can I request you do the song One Winged Angel from Final Fantasy VII

[gttothemax]

love the facial expressions

[Milky111wtf]

That aside, it's a great transcription and you are an unbelievable player! I have my work cut out for me...

[Milky111wtf]

In measure 45 it's not "highE-b-e-rest-b-e-b-e-b-e-re­st", it's "highE-b-e-rest-b-f#-b-e-b-e-r­est-b-f#-b". You made the F sharps into Es and cut out the last 3 eighth notes. What should be measure 69 is missing, it's identical to measure 60. In the last few measures you cut out the pizzicato completely! From 77 it's something like "d#-e-d#-e-a#-b-d#-e" but there are notes below that I'm less sure of, and then after the two bowed high notes there is a plucked low e.

[myRincon]

@Milky111wtf ... i think I speak for everyone when I say, stfu.

[Milky111wtf]

Good work! I'm the fiddler at my school and I couldn't find this transcription anywhere else! Very useful! Anyway, thought you might want to know that there are a few mistakes, these are the ones that I saw: Measure 41 3rd beat 2nd not is doubled, 4th beat 3rd note is doubled. I'm pretty sure that in measure 42 the last quarter of the first beat is a C, not a rest, it's just soft in the recording. In 43 the first note of the 3rd beat is doubled, I think.

[Milky111wtf]

Good work! I'm the fiddler at my school and I couldn't find this transcription anywhere else! Very useful! Anyway, thought you might want to know that there are a few mistakes, these are the ones that I saw: Measure 41 3rd beat 2nd not is doubled, 4th beat 3rd note is doubled. I'm pretty sure that in measure 42 the last quarter of the first beat is a C, not a rest, it's just soft in the recording. In 43 the first note of the 3rd beat is doubled, I think.

[kasooie]

Wow. Seriously? I think that the only dislike was yourself after uploading this video, but that´s just cause you missed due to the state of your fingers after playing this song. 

[DIDICOYFUL]

YEAH fiddler on the roof! <3 Great job

[ktvinnereim]

WOW!!!!!!

[ShirubyoSan]

Omg u r the best

[Faleen3]

amazing, but i just love the look you give us just after you finish its like -holy shit. my violin almost caught on fire-

[taurissa33]

holy virtuoso batman.

[JeddtheJedi]

@taurissa33 Absolutely, he is most talented Robin!

[ABC123killlllll]

just simply amazing

[fiddles15]

I want the sheet music!!!!!

[D0ug91]

Very nice, I enjoyed this performance of yours. Itzach would be proud.

[freeemail]

Absolutely remarkable!

[fiddles15]

holy cow!that was absolutely like the soundtrack lol.i just cant believe how u play so well with that bow wound up so tight lol. but it was Very fabulous. haha ma heart is racing!!!!WTG Ben!

[LordQiuu]

Veeeery expresively played. You'll have now to find your own roof :D

[DeathToTheseWalls]

Wow, I love this so much. Bravo!

[RCycleRider4Eva]

A lot of musicans I've seen, Ben, wear their wedding ring on their bow hand so they don't have the problem :)

[yogertlvr]

Dude this was fantastic. What I would love to see is for you to do a vid with you doing 4 parts ensemble. But till then, I love the mustc. Keep up the great work.

[thedeathskittle]

wow.

[jEllyBeAnS1308]

u remind me of someone i kno lol

awesome job

[triplep775]

that doesn't hurt your ears? lol 

[DEVUNK88]

Ben that was sweet!

[xXMelleeeXx]

so many facial expressions in this video :O

great song :]

[lovelyaozora]

Really nice! I wonder how beuatiful it would be if you play Amazing grace...

[LetHeavenReign]

beautiful

[Faleen3]

1 person accidentally clicked the unlike button...shame on them

[cocoaviolinist]

i enjoyed your expressions more than the piece. :D

LOL JK. the piece gave me chills. x3

[iceblaze19]

i like the part from 0:00 to 3:52. nicely done :)

[jennetterox09]

u seem so much happier in ur videos now that ur married :)

[sara215]

i always cry in the beginning when you first start playing to 1:15. You're playing is so beautiful and the way you play has so much emotion. It's truly a work of art.

[AlmostCheerful]

I LOVE the expression you make! :)