How is it not is the real question lol. I’ll explain super quick: A key (any key consist of 7 notes) key of C maj is: C D E F G A B and back to C. No sharps in this key because it’s natural. A chord progression (SIMPLE EXTREMELY SIMPLE ONE) is I (C) IV (Fmaj) and V(Gmaj) all consist notes of the same c natural key mentioned above. Another chord progression could be I ii IV V and dim VII so C maj for I and d minor (ii) your F maj for IV and your g maj for V and then you B dim chord for the VIIdim now if you play these chords you’ll notice that they (especially the diminished b chord includes incidentals (or sharps and flats) but in the progression that diminished b sound still resolves back to the I chord ( c maj) giving it that distinct sound of completion that ties in that c key chord progression, but it took those sharps/flat notes to accentuate that sound and give it that tonal character that made it stand out and give it that resolution the ear expected to hear. You can appregiate those individuals notes over the same c chord progression and it will go with it because those sharps/flats in the b dim chord make up the b dim chord that is in the progression that goes with the C major key so those individual notes played out will appropriate because those notes make up the chord that is played in the progression pertaining to that c major key. Also many different scale types (harmonic minor, pentatonic, phygrian, melodic, etc all incorporate different tonal qualities utilizing sharps/flats and these scales can be played in any key progression. Once you incorporate key changes you are then able to move across the sound spectrum with ease and start in any key and work your way back to it again and have it all be musically pleasing to the ear. Also if you look at the musical notes it’s the same 7 with just sharps/flats to add flavor and accentuate tonal difference. The same notes in c major are also the same ones or similar to a minor which is why a minor a minors parallel major key is A major which consist of A B C# D E F# G# and back to A now the relative of that key is F sharp minor which contains similar notes as A major and we got to this key starting with just our C major key. All notes are interconnected and when bridged correctly through different chord voices (diminished, diminished 7ths, 13,s flat 7ths etc) they all become one and interconnected. This is a quick summary as to why the statement “every single chord is every other chord” because in theory (pun intended) it actually kinda is lol. Hope this helps
@@aa.mirezZ Man. This is the most detailed and well put answer I've got in my life, thank you for the effort! I understand most ofthe concept and I'll try it on a piano later. Much love🤘
same, all these years so many songs I never paid much attention to the words and just solely focused on the musical elements. Feels good knowing others do the same, I don't feel as weird now as I used too. haha
To clarify the diminished thing, by moving any of the notes down a half step, that note becomes the root of a dominant chord. You can either go up a fourth to a target, like he does, or up a half step to a target (leading tone dominant), or down a half step (tritone substitution). EDIT: You can even go up a whole step for a bVII7-I or down a perfect fourth for a IV7-I dorian cadence. Or try to treat that dominant as a V7 pivot into a blues progression - experiment! I feel like listening is the first step to developing your ear. The next step is trying to copy. You can do that by singing especially.
Seeing Jacob Collier live was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever given myself. It gives so much context to the way that he sees music, if you get the chance and you’re able, I would suggest you do the same. He’s so ridiculously great.
end the myth that the grid is correct. its like the metronome, it was never meant to be an teacher that smacks you on the hand when you dont follow it. you're supposed to use it as a tool as swing around it, literally. dont get constrained by visual tools...
also, i recommend watching the excellent video by rick beato on how computer killed rock music; spoiler alert, its sequencers and quantization and steady tempo and loops
@@dr.strawberry5773 I think we are entering a new musical renaissance with digitally created music though where software has tools built in to play with these dynamics.
@@cokecl Pick up a pen and express yourself, yours and other people’s perspectives, surroundings, culture. Just write to begin with, without worrying about format.
@@cokecl reach down from inside and find that natural feeling you have, and then itch it almost. It's hard to explain fully because it's an abstract thing, different for everyone and forever expansive.
I hate terms like 'genius', he's obviously worked hard on his craft and I would imagine made a fair bit of sacrifice. Terms like genius just diminish the work that's gone in to becoming great.
Thanks so much for adding the midi on the right side of the screen! Your channel is seriously awesome and I hope it is there forever. Should you ever start a patreon let us know!
I wish this came out earlier, I watched the whole 1 hour session and was blown away with the tips. Thank you for compiling them, am definitely gonna keep revisiting it!
This is really amazing. I would add that the best way to train the ear is to learn the tonal and functional theory (relativity and solmization) instead of the interval method (atonal)
All my friends could recite full albums and I could never. I could name the number of parts and elements. Transcribing songs that exist was the best teacher for me. But the singing with/into the chord tip sounds amazing. Def trying out!
3:09 While this point is valid, I do think there is value to analyzing and figuring out how words and chords can interact, as figuring out how different emotions with regards to harmony fit with different words and ideas can be very valuble as for a songwriter, really gelling music and lyrics together as a single intertwined mode of expression. Though, of course, no two musicians are the same and as Jacob says, there is no right or wrong answer. Just something to consider.
I'm the same way with lyrics, except I think it's more accurate to say it's because "we focus on the instrumental", not "we focus on the music", because the vocal is definitely music too.
You can think of the diminished 7 chord as a rootless dominant b9. So you could potentially move to three different I chords. Or use them as passing chords. Diminished chords are powerful because of their ambiguity.
@@TheTylerRobison properly edited. Typing comments on an aging iPhone with a bonkers autocorrect that half the time replaces English with Portuguese is taxing.
His comments about music school are really on point. I don’t regret going to conservatory but there is a lot of toxicity from students and teachers there. People there can be so mean and strict which really takes all the fun and freedom out of it. I really noticed the difference when I started studying musicology at university. The contrast in environment was so stark. At conservatory you need to do what you are told and always give 200%. At university you are stimulated to think and explore for yourself in your own way. It was exactly what I was missing so much at the conservatory. I also really like the fact that my art has nothing to do with my academic performances. It really frees me up to do what I want and not fit in with what my teachers want. And somehow learning all the academic stuff about music, the cognitive and cultural aspects, also give me tremendous inspiration in my art. At the end of the day art is about expressing something. Knowing what to say is more important than knowing how to say it in a super technical or virtuosic manner.
I am so happy someone had the brilliance to do this. When people bring up "musical geniuses", this kid's name is always getting tossed around because he is so incredible. Thank you so much for this. It's a treasure.
1:50. I've been studying classical piano for ten years now but I've had so many teachers that told me what was right and wrong. The problem was that each teacher had different opinions on this leaving me with a lot of confusion that to this day doesn't make me want to study piano, even though I like it. I think I can do it by myself but fear has really taken over, so to hear this is a real pleasure and relief. Mega thanks Jacob!!!
I do agree that as a beginner to intermediate musician (im also a classical and pop pianist), it's actually okay to consider something right or wrong just to make sure our plays are "safe". As we grow up as a musician, we will find our own definition of "right". At the end music is taste tho. What do you think?
Only caught on to @Jacob Collier in April this year and I haven't been disappointed since. Good content finds its place here at Sol State and summarized precisely, and I can always appreciate that 🙏🏾. Good work as always!! 👏🏾👏🏾
technically he's playing a dim 7th there but I'll let him off haha The School system is largely to blame for the 'Right/Wrong' mentality. There's usually a huge time and financial investment, coupled with a context-less presentation of information that leads to the info being taken as gospel. when in fact its just in a vacuum, and often designed in itself to be easily tested in a standardised exam format, usually rendering it very unhelpful in a real-world context, or certainly for a career.
I'm in music school rn and honestly I get more insights from Jacob than my school. I think the benefits of music school is the network and resource it provide, and maybe a teacher who can improve your technique. But you can honestly learn most musical knowledge and skills yourself...
jazz theory basics 101 :D Maybe i'm missing the genius part but this is really the simple basics of chords ... for all the people wondering anyone going to concervatory direction jazz are expected to know this and much much more ! so educative certainly , great share , but genius is a bit much imho :P As for music teachers , I had some truly amazing teachers and some bad ones too ... A truly great teacher has already obtained ways too reach a goal and keeps finding new ones . I had such a teacher , 78 years old , honing his craft for 5 to 12 hours a day for over 70 years ... And he never told me i'm wrong ! He just observed and if he didn't like what he heard( or it didnt make sense what i did) he would ask ; "what is it you mean to say ? " followed by "have you thought about trying to aproach it in this way ? " which would be sometimes dozens of ways to reach an endgoal. As we quickly became friends when we met (i was 14 at the time) i kept going to his place where he would give me a bed and food and lessons (sometimes 4+ hours a day) for sometimes 10 days in a row . He demanded only that i pay my transport to get to him and that i practice . I learned more from this man in 10 minutes then i would on my own in maybe years . So i personally think this type of person is a necessity if you want to grow , and if you truly want to break through in anything to have a mentor who has . If you randomly apply to a music school because its close to home to get lessons from some washed up John Doe who clocks in and out like a factory worker , not caring about what he does, i completely agree to not waste your time :) ps : this just for people getting seriously in to music
it brings me a lot of comfort knowing that there are other people so focused on the music that they dont know the words to any song. The fact that its Jacob, makes it so much easier for me, I hated myself for it.
there are only 3 diminished 7th chords however there are 12 diminished triads they will often be referred to as just diminished chords. similarly, there are only 3 augmented chords (not 7ths). this because they add up to 12 within the intervals.
To be honest, I am not getting at all how he went from lowering one note (C to B) and making it another chord (Emaj). I may be dumb but could somebody explain it?
About the music school subject: I have been in a music school for one year now (this is like a music study. like highschool but I get music theory and what not) Best decision of my life because I get teched what what button does in a compressor but also how I CAN not need to put my self out there. I also have A lot more time to just focus on music instead of making homework for maths or whatever. hope that helps
I worried that because I didn't learn to read or write music that my music wouldn't be good. But was told by a pianist who had gone past Grade 8 Piano that he never experimented with music, because he was just following what he had been taught in his music training. He loved my music because as he said "you're not restricted by the expected norm, and were free to explore what sounds good" I'll always rememeber that. So I understand what @jacobcollier is saying about being free to explore.
It's a real shame Jacob doesn't listen to lyrics and just listens to the musical content, as with intentionally written lyrics you can completely change the music content behind it. An incredibly bright and happy tune but with lyrics which are the complete opposite and revel in depression, turns the happy tune into a mocking jubilation; rather than just generic happiness, it can become the happiness specifically born from enjoying the singer's torment, which turns the happy tune into a disturbing, demonic presence. Alternatively, lyrics about loneliness over a happy tune can really distance the music itself and make the happy tune fill completely oblivious and blind to the reality of something else in its presence that could do with happiness. It makes the happy tune seem somewhat selfish or limited in view, or being self absorbed, and not something the listener is invited to take part in because they can see someone suffering right in the midst of the happiness. Likewise a move between these different types of lyric throughout a song can turn the same happy tune on repeat into an actual emotional journey, whereas someone just listening to the music itself would hear nothing but a flat, unrelenting tune. I listen to lyrics a lot in music, and this take by Jacob really explains why I've always found his lyrics to feel completely hollow and meaningless, and it's simply because they are. It makes his music less enjoyable than if those lyrical parts were just accompanied by the same vocal melody lines but either in word-like movements, or just flat singing phonemes. In my opinion of course.
Very well explained and very true in what you say. I can tell you think out of the box. Education to a certain extent turns us into kind of clones of each other. When you are the kind of person who understands that there are many ways of doing something and not just the way you are taught that is creativity, pure art.
Listening Active listening Conscious listening Listening to things that you like and trying to understand them and figure them out. …listening to musicians you really like a LOT, and getting every note of people’s musical universe in your DNA - in your mind, in your body, in your ear. It’s “The Way.”
I'm sorry I don't think he is a genius....a very accomplished preformed and has a very advanced knowledge of the music that has come before him...but not a genius....hum one of his genius tunes right now I challenge anyone
Wtf man . I didn't understand fkng single thing . I m better without music theory. For me everything is about feeling how I want to portray my feelings to music . Damn music theory is brain squeezing thing man. I hate it .
"Learning is something you do for yourself, as yourself. Education is something other people do to you. Anyone that tells you that they know all the answers, have simply stopped learning."
"Anyone who tells you they have all the answers, has simply, _stopped learning..."_
Yoooooo
That's a really good one
Common sense though isnt it?
anyone who calls this a modulation secret is an impostor
Who said Mondays are only for rabbits?
"Every single chord is every single other chord. Period." genius
How is this possible?
@@haimshkolnik2092 would also like to know
How is it not is the real question lol. I’ll explain super quick:
A key (any key consist of 7 notes) key of C maj is: C D E F G A B and back to C. No sharps in this key because it’s natural. A chord progression (SIMPLE EXTREMELY SIMPLE ONE) is I (C) IV (Fmaj) and V(Gmaj) all consist notes of the same c natural key mentioned above. Another chord progression could be I ii IV V and dim VII so C maj for I and d minor (ii) your F maj for IV and your g maj for V and then you B dim chord for the VIIdim now if you play these chords you’ll notice that they (especially the diminished b chord includes incidentals (or sharps and flats) but in the progression that diminished b sound still resolves back to the I chord ( c maj) giving it that distinct sound of completion that ties in that c key chord progression, but it took those sharps/flat notes to accentuate that sound and give it that tonal character that made it stand out and give it that resolution the ear expected to hear. You can appregiate those individuals notes over the same c chord progression and it will go with it because those sharps/flats in the b dim chord make up the b dim chord that is in the progression that goes with the C major key so those individual notes played out will appropriate because those notes make up the chord that is played in the progression pertaining to that c major key. Also many different scale types (harmonic minor, pentatonic, phygrian, melodic, etc all incorporate different tonal qualities utilizing sharps/flats and these scales can be played in any key progression. Once you incorporate key changes you are then able to move across the sound spectrum with ease and start in any key and work your way back to it again and have it all be musically pleasing to the ear. Also if you look at the musical notes it’s the same 7 with just sharps/flats to add flavor and accentuate tonal difference. The same notes in c major are also the same ones or similar to a minor which is why a minor a minors parallel major key is A major which consist of A B C# D E F# G# and back to A now the relative of that key is F sharp minor which contains similar notes as A major and we got to this key starting with just our C major key. All notes are interconnected and when bridged correctly through different chord voices (diminished, diminished 7ths, 13,s flat 7ths etc) they all become one and interconnected. This is a quick summary as to why the statement “every single chord is every other chord” because in theory (pun intended) it actually kinda is lol. Hope this helps
Also look up and understand circle of fifths because that clear a lot up
@@aa.mirezZ Man.
This is the most detailed and well put answer I've got in my life, thank you for the effort!
I understand most ofthe concept and I'll try it on a piano later.
Much love🤘
When Jacob talked about not listening to the words and focusing on the musical elements, I felt that.
So did I, the 90% I just listen to the chord progression of my fav songs and try to tell the key and stuff xd
Same, I don't look like a fan of certain bands because I don't know the lyrics haha but I listen to them everyday
Someone once told me "you listen to songs without words?" And I was like "all the time".
same, all these years so many songs I never paid much attention to the words and just solely focused on the musical elements. Feels good knowing others do the same, I don't feel as weird now as I used too. haha
Interesting, for me words are most important
I've started a thing where I like all SolState videos because this is imho literally one of the most valuable content on yt
i also comment every video to manipulate the algorithm
Thank you! It really does help. And I really do appreciate it!
One extra brain wrinkle per video
@@antonioe.2396 I wish people did that for my channel
Agreed!
bruh my music teacher used to tell the class that "diminished chords aren't really used in music"
I think your teacher should meet Jacob
that's y she is a teachear not a successful artist
@@amardeepsingh498 Nice condescending tone you have on teachers buddy
Only by "advanced" students.
@@woutmotmans6240 sorry
To clarify the diminished thing, by moving any of the notes down a half step, that note becomes the root of a dominant chord. You can either go up a fourth to a target, like he does, or up a half step to a target (leading tone dominant), or down a half step (tritone substitution).
EDIT: You can even go up a whole step for a bVII7-I or down a perfect fourth for a IV7-I dorian cadence. Or try to treat that dominant as a V7 pivot into a blues progression - experiment!
I feel like listening is the first step to developing your ear. The next step is trying to copy. You can do that by singing especially.
100
Thanks for the explanation!
anyone who calls this a modulation secret is an impostor
@@LearnCompositionOnlinenoone called it a secret.
Show off! 🤩👊
Seeing Jacob Collier live was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever given myself. It gives so much context to the way that he sees music, if you get the chance and you’re able, I would suggest you do the same.
He’s so ridiculously great.
That diminished chord trick to modulate keys gave me a "No way! This is huge" moment when I saw him demonstrate that maybe a week ago
I am simple man : I see a SolState video, I like it.
This meme is for gay 17 year olds dude
Apart from the music aspects of this video...he's actually speaking wisdom
Jacob Collier being so inspirational it becomes a whole vibe
Singing is indeed how I found my way through geography.
end the myth that the grid is correct. its like the metronome, it was never meant to be an teacher that smacks you on the hand when you dont follow it. you're supposed to use it as a tool as swing around it, literally. dont get constrained by visual tools...
also, i recommend watching the excellent video by rick beato on how computer killed rock music; spoiler alert, its sequencers and quantization and steady tempo and loops
The grid can be correct if correctness is what you are looking for. Swinging around a grid only highlights its existence, not dismisses it.
I tend do say if it’s sound good then fuck the grid
@@dr.strawberry5773 I think we are entering a new musical renaissance with digitally created music though where software has tools built in to play with these dynamics.
@@Thurrak do you mean advanced groove tools?
Humbling and admirable source of light
Uuuuuu smart bro... nice.. keep spreading good education content... more people should know about them...
I’m a 41 year old lyricist who has never played an instrument, I’m going to teach myself. Thanks for the video.
How does one learn to write lyrics?
@@cokecl Pick up a pen and express yourself, yours and other people’s perspectives, surroundings, culture. Just write to begin with, without worrying about format.
@@cokecl reach down from inside and find that natural feeling you have, and then itch it almost. It's hard to explain fully because it's an abstract thing, different for everyone and forever expansive.
Did you do it?
Jacob is literally a living genius, is like Mozart of our days
Bruh, Mozart got nothing on this man.
@@matouskolator40 lmao even as a joke thats a bit too much
Mozart has legendary compositions. This guy is literally like a living music teacher of our days; he knows a lot about music theory.
@Paul Mina Storm Just curious.Whats the right explanation then?
I hate terms like 'genius', he's obviously worked hard on his craft and I would imagine made a fair bit of sacrifice. Terms like genius just diminish the work that's gone in to becoming great.
Thanks so much for adding the midi on the right side of the screen! Your channel is seriously awesome and I hope it is there forever. Should you ever start a patreon let us know!
I wish this came out earlier, I watched the whole 1 hour session and was blown away with the tips. Thank you for compiling them, am definitely gonna keep revisiting it!
You are one of the most amazing human beings mr Jacob . I salute you ! 🙏🏻
I dropped out of Music School. Used to regret it. Now I don't. Thanks Jacob.
We need to have a Q&A with Jacob Collier on where he obtains the most comfy looking jumpers known to humanity
> "Break rules in music by doing XYZ!"
*next video
>"These are the rules to XYZ and why it works"
Education = learning "rules". Innovation = breaking them.
Gotta know the rules in order to know how to break them
@@panama1942 Yes that's the point, it helps understanding the concept.
Showing how something CAN be done isn’t the same as saying it shouldn’t be done another way.
All gave us a lesson rather than a type high appreciated dude thanks
Saw some of this earlier.. SOL state on point!! Love, love, love your channel!
Thank you 💚
SING YES! So important!
WOW id seen this earlier but the explanation with the piano roll made it so much clearer!! Thank you so much!!
Glad it helped ya
Totally agreed.
This is really amazing. I would add that the best way to train the ear is to learn the tonal and functional theory (relativity and solmization) instead of the interval method (atonal)
I don't know why the very ending was so funny hahaha
All my friends could recite full albums and I could never. I could name the number of parts and elements.
Transcribing songs that exist was the best teacher for me. But the singing with/into the chord tip sounds amazing. Def trying out!
3:09 While this point is valid, I do think there is value to analyzing and figuring out how words and chords can interact, as figuring out how different emotions with regards to harmony fit with different words and ideas can be very valuble as for a songwriter, really gelling music and lyrics together as a single intertwined mode of expression. Though, of course, no two musicians are the same and as Jacob says, there is no right or wrong answer. Just something to consider.
Good point man! I think whatever you choose to focus on is also what determines your musical style. For example, musicality vs syncopation.
thx for posting amazing content
I'm the same way with lyrics, except I think it's more accurate to say it's because "we focus on the instrumental", not "we focus on the music", because the vocal is definitely music too.
"We focus on the music" is better, the vocal is hugely important to understanding the music, the lyrics aren't
What an awesome guy !
Sol State + Collier: one shouldn’t even hesitate. You know it will be GOLD 😀
Advanced congrats on 50k subs my guy lotta dope gems :)
You can think of the diminished 7 chord as a rootless dominant b9. So you could potentially move to three different I chords. Or use them as passing chords. Diminished chords are powerful because of their ambiguity.
@Paul Mina Storm Ah, yes, you’re right! Four notes to the chord, four I chords to resolve to.
@@lowfrequency1180 you're
@@TheTylerRobison properly edited. Typing comments on an aging iPhone with a bonkers autocorrect that half the time replaces English with Portuguese is taxing.
“Learning is something you do for yoursef. And as yourself. And I think that education is something other people do to you.”
💯 🔥 🔥
Who's yoursef?
This is some r/im14andthisisdeep shit.
Education is the process of learning. You can educate yourself.
This man is a vibe lol seems educated and fun to make music with see you soon🔥
His comments about music school are really on point. I don’t regret going to conservatory but there is a lot of toxicity from students and teachers there. People there can be so mean and strict which really takes all the fun and freedom out of it. I really noticed the difference when I started studying musicology at university. The contrast in environment was so stark. At conservatory you need to do what you are told and always give 200%. At university you are stimulated to think and explore for yourself in your own way. It was exactly what I was missing so much at the conservatory.
I also really like the fact that my art has nothing to do with my academic performances. It really frees me up to do what I want and not fit in with what my teachers want. And somehow learning all the academic stuff about music, the cognitive and cultural aspects, also give me tremendous inspiration in my art.
At the end of the day art is about expressing something. Knowing what to say is more important than knowing how to say it in a super technical or virtuosic manner.
collier you fokn goat, thank you!
Thank you for this video!!!
You are very welcome!
I think the best thing my music theory teacher ever did for me was telling me about Jacob
“It rolls like an egg rather runs than like a train” 🧠
I am so happy someone had the brilliance to do this. When people bring up "musical geniuses", this kid's name is always getting tossed around because he is so incredible. Thank you so much for this. It's a treasure.
1:50. I've been studying classical piano for ten years now but I've had so many teachers that told me what was right and wrong. The problem was that each teacher had different opinions on this leaving me with a lot of confusion that to this day doesn't make me want to study piano, even though I like it. I think I can do it by myself but fear has really taken over, so to hear this is a real pleasure and relief. Mega thanks Jacob!!!
I do agree that as a beginner to intermediate musician (im also a classical and pop pianist), it's actually okay to consider something right or wrong just to make sure our plays are "safe". As we grow up as a musician, we will find our own definition of "right". At the end music is taste tho. What do you think?
Who would’ve guessed that a ring tailed lemur is akin to a modern day Mozart
Haha guess thats what it takes these days
I barely listen to the lyrics like him. Somehow I always found myself fascinated with the mixing and composing.
Are musicians so ignorant that a basic diminished chord is a hack? Also, don't go to music school. OK got it. SMH. Buy my poster.
I wonder when this musical genius is going to write something worthy of his hype.
Only caught on to @Jacob Collier in April this year and I haven't been disappointed since. Good content finds its place here at Sol State and summarized precisely, and I can always appreciate that 🙏🏾.
Good work as always!! 👏🏾👏🏾
Hearing the diminished chords resolve will never not be satisfying
freedom consist of knowledge, desire, wisdom and taste🙏
You and I have very different ideas of a music genius
I totally don't listen to words on songs much, for me it's another instrument as part of the overall track - what a guy
technically he's playing a dim 7th there but I'll let him off haha
The School system is largely to blame for the 'Right/Wrong' mentality. There's usually a huge time and financial investment, coupled with a context-less presentation of information that leads to the info being taken as gospel. when in fact its just in a vacuum, and often designed in itself to be easily tested in a standardised exam format, usually rendering it very unhelpful in a real-world context, or certainly for a career.
I'm in music school rn and honestly I get more insights from Jacob than my school. I think the benefits of music school is the network and resource it provide, and maybe a teacher who can improve your technique. But you can honestly learn most musical knowledge and skills yourself...
That's a diminished 7 chord. Diminished chords have three pitches.
So badly do I wish I could spend a day with Jacob
I've always been insecure that I don't know lyrics so it's actually cool to know it's not dumb to ignore them
jazz theory basics 101 :D Maybe i'm missing the genius part but this is really the simple basics of chords ... for all the people wondering anyone going to concervatory direction jazz are expected to know this and much much more ! so educative certainly , great share , but genius is a bit much imho :P
As for music teachers ,
I had some truly amazing teachers and some bad ones too ... A truly great teacher has already obtained ways too reach a goal and keeps finding new ones . I had such a teacher , 78 years old , honing his craft for 5 to 12 hours a day for over 70 years ... And he never told me i'm wrong ! He just observed and if he didn't like what he heard( or it didnt make sense what i did) he would ask ; "what is it you mean to say ? " followed by "have you thought about trying to aproach it in this way ? " which would be sometimes dozens of ways to reach an endgoal.
As we quickly became friends when we met (i was 14 at the time) i kept going to his place where he would give me a bed and food and lessons (sometimes 4+ hours a day) for sometimes 10 days in a row . He demanded only that i pay my transport to get to him and that i practice . I learned more from this man in 10 minutes then i would on my own in maybe years . So i personally think this type of person is a necessity if you want to grow , and if you truly want to break through in anything to have a mentor who has . If you randomly apply to a music school because its close to home to get lessons from some washed up John Doe who clocks in and out like a factory worker , not caring about what he does, i completely agree to not waste your time :)
ps : this just for people getting seriously in to music
His answers are out of this world. So much knowledge
it brings me a lot of comfort knowing that there are other people so focused on the music that they dont know the words to any song. The fact that its Jacob, makes it so much easier for me, I hated myself for it.
there are only 3 diminished 7th chords however there are 12 diminished triads they will often be referred to as just diminished chords. similarly, there are only 3 augmented chords (not 7ths). this because they add up to 12 within the intervals.
To be honest, I am not getting at all how he went from lowering one note (C to B) and making it another chord (Emaj). I may be dumb but could somebody explain it?
Yooooo I asked the question about music school :D
Great question! Thank u
Holy fuck when asked spirit animal I stopped vid 2 seconds and thought what is he like (this is the first vid I watched of him). I thought "lemur".
I like to think of diminished chords as part of the 7th chord they complete. That Cdim he played behaves just like an Ab major 7th
Brilliant video, my friend. Thank you.
Recently found your channel. The nuggets of info you find are fire man, keep up the good work
Welcome! Thank you. Will do.
Sol I love you my man ♥
I was just watching some of Jacob's stuff a few days ago and you fulfilled my wish!
Thanks bud! Appreciate all your support, I see you! 💚
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About the music school subject: I have been in a music school for one year now (this is like a music study. like highschool but I get music theory and what not) Best decision of my life because I get teched what what button does in a compressor but also how I CAN not need to put my self out there. I also have A lot more time to just focus on music instead of making homework for maths or whatever. hope that helps
1:00 secret?!!! hahah this is ridiculous to be called a secret
Respect your effort 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
So the semi tone note drop is usually landing on the 5th of the chord that your transitioning to??
Curiousity is important and a good teacher appears !!!! Thank you 🙏 so much !!! I’m so happy that I found your Chanel!!!!!!!
Any Jazz chord book recommendations, so I can at least know something about what this musical genius Jacob Collier’s playing?
'Practical Jazz' by Lionel grigson helped me a lot with the basics.
@@samharris9854 Oh thanks a lot~ I'll be sure to check it out~
this was recommeneded to me 3 times so i watched it and have no regrets
I worried that because I didn't learn to read or write music that my music wouldn't be good. But was told by a pianist who had gone past Grade 8 Piano that he never experimented with music, because he was just following what he had been taught in his music training. He loved my music because as he said "you're not restricted by the expected norm, and were free to explore what sounds good" I'll always rememeber that. So I understand what @jacobcollier is saying about being free to explore.
Jacob thats a diminished 7th not a diminshed chord 😅
Beside his tremoundous music skills, he's a pedagogical genius too
It's a real shame Jacob doesn't listen to lyrics and just listens to the musical content, as with intentionally written lyrics you can completely change the music content behind it. An incredibly bright and happy tune but with lyrics which are the complete opposite and revel in depression, turns the happy tune into a mocking jubilation; rather than just generic happiness, it can become the happiness specifically born from enjoying the singer's torment, which turns the happy tune into a disturbing, demonic presence. Alternatively, lyrics about loneliness over a happy tune can really distance the music itself and make the happy tune fill completely oblivious and blind to the reality of something else in its presence that could do with happiness. It makes the happy tune seem somewhat selfish or limited in view, or being self absorbed, and not something the listener is invited to take part in because they can see someone suffering right in the midst of the happiness. Likewise a move between these different types of lyric throughout a song can turn the same happy tune on repeat into an actual emotional journey, whereas someone just listening to the music itself would hear nothing but a flat, unrelenting tune.
I listen to lyrics a lot in music, and this take by Jacob really explains why I've always found his lyrics to feel completely hollow and meaningless, and it's simply because they are. It makes his music less enjoyable than if those lyrical parts were just accompanied by the same vocal melody lines but either in word-like movements, or just flat singing phonemes. In my opinion of course.
has this person written ONE catchy hit song ?
Very well explained and very true in what you say. I can tell you think out of the box. Education to a certain extent turns us into kind of clones of each other. When you are the kind of person who understands that there are many ways of doing something and not just the way you are taught that is creativity, pure art.
Thanks for merge this video.
Private school.
my friends say i always play the demolished chord but i can’t find that in any music book. what is a demolished chord or demolished scale?
just appreciate the work this guy put's in his videos. you deserve alot more bro!. great content has always :D.
Listening
Active listening
Conscious listening
Listening to things that you like and trying to understand them and figure them out.
…listening to musicians you really like a LOT, and getting every note of people’s musical universe in your DNA - in your mind, in your body, in your ear.
It’s “The Way.”
Thank you very much for trans-visualising Jacob‘s words!!
You gotta love him! But for an idiot like me he‘s simply too fast.
I'm sorry I don't think he is a genius....a very accomplished preformed and has a very advanced knowledge of the music that has come before him...but not a genius....hum one of his genius tunes right now I challenge anyone
Wtf man . I didn't understand fkng single thing . I m better without music theory. For me everything is about feeling how I want to portray my feelings to music . Damn music theory is brain squeezing thing man. I hate it .
"Learning is something you do for yourself, as yourself. Education is something other people do to you. Anyone that tells you that they know all the answers, have simply stopped learning."
Lol @ how casually Jacob just outright denies his plans to become a Hogwarts professor...
5:05 Pink Floyd moment there. I _think _ Psychedelic Breakfast but can’t pin it down.
Great personality and such a positive outlook in understanding music! 👍🏼
Doesn't really work with other genres
Great tips. Thanks so much for the diminished bizness.) I was getting confused by half diminished and that cleared it up.
Rolls like and egg… great way to visualise swing
It's easy to say you don't need music school when you were a student of Herbie Hancock. Cheers though. Jacob gives great advice.