So now I watch your videos on both platforms, just to see the differences :) Honestly, great in-depth analysis on Nebula. I do recommend to check it out!
@@emmak.1313 Hahah nice to hear that! :D Actually I've been doing that (maths + music) all the time, except with microtonal music (hint: musical scales, but with alternative tunings) maths! ;)
Oh Ben Levin if you see this, I also made something like an ice cream truck tune! with random animals singing lyrics in a constantly changing time signature. it's really short though (and in dutch)
If you have an iPhone you can use Apple Music or record it using screen recording and save it in GarageBand. From there you can make it a ringtone. With Android I’m sure its much easier
My three year old daughter walked in while I was listening to Row, Row, Row Your Boat and started dancing. Then got confused. Then took off running when the tuba hit!
@ThatsRaidillonActually hey guys, he's working really hard to make MuseScore better so no one will have to justify spending $600 on Avid's lackluster software :)
*What's the most important element of a childrens' song?* *Shawn Crowder:* It needs a catchy melody. *Justice Cow:* It needs to be friendly. *David Bruce:* It has to be fun! *Aimee Nolte:* Huh? Children? Here's my contribution to your album "Dave Brubeck Does The Sims". *Tantacrul:* It's got to be an earworm! *12Tone:* It makes you clap your hands. *David Bennett:* It's emotional. *8-bit:* It's cartoony! *Adam Neely:* It captures your attention. Ben Levin: *It needs to drive the parents absolutely up the wall. Woof, woof!*
I know I’m eleven months late, but I just rewatched this and I like how everyone is like: great job! This is useful! And Ben is just spitting facts like: it matches my shirt.
Hey you should tell Adam to put the names of the artist by their song in the description. By the way I love your work. You, Twoset, and Charles Cornell keep me practicing. Much love
I am kinda shocked because I expected something more 8bit, lol. Your arrangement was incredible nonetheless, I think its acoustic/organic nature is one of its main strengths. Keep it up!
Your arrangement is amazingly fun and really clever, polyphony and weird rhythms are super fun being put together with each other, wish there was more of this kind of thing in music, so thank you :)
As someone who makes kids music full time, I struggle to express just how utterly delightful to see a gaggle of my fave TH-camrs composing funky jams using these tunes I listen to every day. This is nerdy children’s musician heaven!!! Thank you Adam and Alan for organising this amazing collaboration project, and to all the crazily talented composers 😁🙏 Loved every single part of this!
You would probably love to hear Medeski Martin & Wood's Let's Go Everywhere album. It is technically kids music but is packed with groovy jazz jams. Songs like Pat A Cake, Hickory Dickory Dock. Great stuff.
@@justanotherfishinbikinibot6060 It’s a bit of both. Wouldn’t be doing it if I didn’t love making kids music, so I don’t mind the simple stuff. But yes it’s nice to bust out something more interesting occasionally. Although over time we found the songs parents like the most are the least popular with the kiddos, and vice versa.
Everyone else: Aimee did a great job with the time signatures and alternating between them in a very creative way. Ben: yeah that’s _definitely_ breakfast music right there
I desperately want to know what came after that "and" from Aimee around 19:05, but I'd say "the meter, it's... it's doing something" pretty much sums up what I was going for.
As someone who spent a few years teaching music to pre-school and kindergarten kids, I can assure you that `free time' is the natural way that young children sing & play Ring and Ring a Rosie :-)
12Tone: I can really lock into the groove here, any of them really. It has a nice degree of familiarity that you can really feel each one separately, whichever you focus on Ben Levin: tHaT oNe MaTcHeS mY sHiRt
that was my favourite part of the video. the pure ambiguity of that comparison just shows how he's so talented at encouraging you ask questions about the subjective experience of music:)
I expected him to say that someone either the babies are the parents would be less likely to divorce one concept from another concept, but he didn't keep talking and say what those concepts were and then I realized what he was really saying.
@@garyreidmusic Nah the best was "if breakfast is as good for kids as they say it is, this song will save lives". He cracks me up outta nowhere and I love him for it
YES WE NEED THIS. Lately I've been getting my younger siblings into more complex music and to have something that not only experiments with rythym and meter, but something that plays with pitch and intonation would be a lot of fun!
Just coming in two years later playing this to my 4 year old "This is my favourite. It sounds like the end of the earth!" (Ok, mummy is going to lay in dark room now..)
*"Frere Jacques is... feeling motivated to start his day"* is perhaps the greatest description of any piece of music ever Though "If kids listened to this version of Frere Jacques I feel like they... would be less likely to divorce" is a top contender too.
The take on Frère Jacques would fit perfectly into a movie setting. Picture a couple putting their child to bed and then the harmonies kick in as they settle onto the couch to enjoy a nice romantic evening. Love it
Ben Levin Timestamps (WIP): 19:41 _"Thank The Lord, we know twinkle twinkle really well, because that really helps ground us in the concept and i think that's the point of this whole project right we've got these simple melodies that we're all used to hearing that can sort of act as the compass with which we navigate all these _*_crazy_*_ rhythmic concepts"_ 20:05 _"freyrujaka!"_ 20:31 _"Here we go..."_ 21:06 _"Yeah baby... _*_Filthy..._*_ "_ 21:22 _"That's romantic AF, as they say"_ 21:47 _"I like David Bennett's emotional chords..."_ 22:54 _Mindlessly singing_ 23:26 _"I feel like if parents had this music on for their kids all day, they'd be less likely to be divorced"_ 23:40 _"It'd make the baby fall asleep, and maybe be in a peaceful wonderful place, and then, might even make the parents wanna sleep with eachother!!!"_ 23:57 _"-Row row row .... _*_the boat_*_ ..."_ 24:53 *bops head for a few seconds* _"I believe the boat... I'm IN THE BOAT"_ 25:34 *giggle* 26:15 _"Make the boat feel like it's rocking a lot"_ 26:29 _"When Instrumental music make you laugh, you know it's something"_ 28:35 _"Nice"_
I can imagine a kid getting this as their first exposure to these songs and then going to in-person music class in the future and playing these exactly like this.
True story: When I first heard the Christmas carol, "Here We Come a-Wassailing" (disguised as "Here We Come a-Caroling"), my parents had the version by The New Christy Minstrels (1960s). So when we were going to sing it in a general assembly at my elementary school, I was totally taken aback! The "correct" version is, of course, kn 6/8 time, whereas TNCMs sang it in a straight 4. I was totally unprepared to sing it the school's way! Being a tad on the autism spectrum, I was completely disoriented, to the point of a breakdown. Fortunately not scarred for life, but it was an early introduction into listening a tad better than just assuming. I also learned about "arranging" from this incident. Fun fact: I will oftentimes listen to a Herb Alpert arrangement of a song, but more quickly go to another recording of a song, to hear how it's "really supposed to be." Just makes me appreciate both the original and Herb's take on the same song.
12 tone looks like someone you might meet in the dungeon. As you round the next corner you see... a gigantic level 99 music theorist! (Edited to remove pronoun, there really are two genders, but a dumb joke in a TH-cam comment is maybe not the place to fight that battle)
@@LeifLovebug I ment no disrespect to 12tone, who's work i greatly admire and frequently recommend. However, I believe the modern gender confusion will do allot of harm, and I can't support it.
"Ring around the Rosie" has this 49 year old in tears. It is what wistful nostalgia sounds like, it makes me feel exactly as I do when I visit my hometown. I played in this park, slid down that slide, swung on those swings, played in that sandbox, but they're long gone... replaced by a new park...
Wow, thank you for writing this. Ring around the Rosie is also my favorite, it sounds like "sunlight shining through trees in the middle of a forest" for me. I used to play in the woods near my house as a kid, and this brings me back to those times.
this one was seriously beautiful - def my favorite from the whole album, the rest are deservedly memeish but justicecow truly knocked it out of the park
i'm revisiting these songs again with my now 19 mo. old, and to be honest i didnt recognize twinkle twinkle little star right away, but he did. he sung "up above the" (pronounced upabuba lol) as he does when he hears it usually, and i was just pleasantly surprised :)
Wow, that was great. Frère Jacques my favourite because it felt the most natural rather than exploring a concept, closely followed by ring around the roses for the same reason.
Frere Jacques was definitely the most 'produced' of the bunch that in addition to the metric twists you also had very upfront reharmonisation - I kind of liked it but would like to hear a more 'raw' version as well if it makes sense?
"when instrumental music makes you laugh, you know you're on to something" How can Ben Levin be this deep with such a simple phrase? This guy blows my freaking mind.
I am not that emotional of a person, but the rendition of Frere Jaque literally made me tear up, and I even replayed it multiple times just to make sure it wasn't just a cat hair or something getting in my eyes. I still blame the cats. *sniff*
Also, I'd like to point out to any of the parents out there, if you're interested in more complex kid's music (though not all nerdy and fancy prog time sig stuff like this, it's more about melodic structure) check out ladybug music, they do a lot with kid's songs and modern arrangement/production styles.
Ring around the Roses is definitely not about the plague, but Farajaka is about pulling out the the feathers and ringing the neck of a little bluebird before you eat it (Edit: no it's not, that's alouete)
I really hope this format David Bruce has been doing of getting musicians TH-camrs into a compositional game and they all hear the others pieces keeps on strong. I love it!
It looks like over on Spotify, "Tuplets for Toddlers" is an artist who has just released their eponymous debut album. Maybe one of you creators could fill in the "about" section over there?
"I tried to not make it creepy so children would go to sleep and not be horrified" 10:50: *starts with the Petscop intro detuned rise* That's a dead kid! Yup.
legit welled up listening to frére jacques then promptly shared this with like everyone i know (most ppl were like “uh...okay cool?” sigh) also the vamp/floating melody of “london bridge” reminded me of hang gliding (maria schneider)
That Ring Around the Rosie cover was lovely! I appreciate how contemplative it was. Kids are capable of more complex thoughts and emotions than just "happy cheerful fun all the time!" And while there's nothing wrong with those sorts of songs, I think there's a gap in our cultural lexicon for music that allows young children to experience and process these more complex feelings and thoughts.
I remember listening to a techno cassette which had one track with a sort of stomping beat and industrial sounds that sounded a lot like mechanical screams. To me, that was a dinosaur and it would stomp through the world and go rraaahhh.
Honestly, it sounded like an indie movie soundtrack to me? Maybe just because my friend Neal used to make a lot of stuff like that and it DID end up in an indie movie. :P
This version of Frere Jacques would go really well with that Ben Stiller movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty where he is trekking across those incredible landscapes.
In my opinion, three entries that balanced rhytmic complexity and overall quality are: London Bridge by Aimee Nolte (Really the best, as someone said, it could be at children's party, soundtrack to my breakfast and on a hit single by David Brubeck.) Frere Jacques by David Bennett (It works really well in 7, it's really smooth and pleasant to listen to - huge thanks to harmonic choices - , while simultaneously having really familiar melody. Perfect example that odd time sig doesn't need to be odd.) Ring-a-Ring o' Roses by Justice Cow (It might not be as good for singing for obvious reasons, but it has a perfect, chill feel to it while softly reminding the listener of original melody.)
The reason everybody loves Ben is basically 17:43 - when everyone else starts to analyze, Ben's like "that one really matches my shirt". A true artist.
Being a weirdo doesnt make someone an artist. Just like growing your hair doesnt make you a metalhead. Why do people confuse people's character or behaviour, the image he's creating with an actual profession,.... 'Hey, Salvador Dali had a weird mustache!' ... 'I will grow one too and that makes me a prominent artist!'... Thats a laymans lazy thought process...I feel like a lot of people abuse weirdness just to seem artistic without needing to put some actual work in. They just act weird for its own sake, put on some weird clothes and 'hey! Im an artistic soul!'... Hell no!!
I think you really missed the point - Ben didn't put on a colorful shirt to boast how "quirky" and "weird" he is. He's made a lot of music that I consider memorable, valuable and thought-provoking. Hell, he presented a pretty cool tune right in this video. He's put plenty of actual work in. What I meant was, while the rest of trained musicians immediately jumped to analyze the song, Ben, also a trained musician, just said what he felt about it. A lot of musicians forget that art is supposed to evoke feelings and thoughts first, because ultimately no matter what key it's in, Sweet Home Alabama will still be sung and played for years. It's just enjoyable.
Wojtyła yeah, most musicians who's worked with Ben (including Adam) has always noted Ben to be a natural feeler of music or whatever the art he's observing/consuming. You can clearly see and feel his genuine passion in some of his other collab vid with Adam too.
@@BananaManPL Nah, i didnt miss the point. You're attacking my examples and you are taking them too literaly without adressing the point behind them :D to say specificaly... you quoted ben saying 'this one realy matches my shirt' then deduced -> a true artist.... You didnt say 'oh, he's putting the actual work in! Look at all his works! Hence he's an artist!' Nnono, in your original comment you were talking about his wierd nonsensical comment not about his works!!!. Im not saying he's not putting the work in... but to be called 'a true artist'... Thats a stretch. The works should speak for the artist not his image. Can his works prove hes 'a true artist'? Hell no, but time will tell. // Anyway, I know a lot wannabe artists who talk nonsense 'oh, today feels like hot chocolate' or some other misplaced poetic bullshit... All to APPEAR artistic while ACTUAL artists in my experience are collected, hard working, normal people.
This is a great way to engage in an album. Like I personally don't watch react videos to full albums. But seeing the artists themselves and their peers/collaborators react to it makes me understand the deeper mechanics and perspectives that go into the music!
my mom used to sing me Frère Jacques as a kid so I loved David Bennet's piece. My name is Ian Miles so she would go, "Ian Miles, Ian Miles, where are you? Ian Ian Miles, Ian Ian Miles, I love you, I love you." For some reason instead of "where are you?" it evolved into, "a a oo," idk why, probably just an impression of me saying it.
23:11 Aimee not being able to contain her soul because David's outro harmony is prying it out of her. And she likes it. By far the best part of this video
Yes, her little tune made me feel chills all over my body. Peak moment of the video. I would love to see her sing along with Frere Jacques from Bennet.
Hey man, I'm from Brazil and i really dig your videos. Like, really.... like... "can you say repetition legitimizes during love, baby?" really. Did not know how to get in touch with you so i hope this reaches ya. I think it would be cool to add portuguese subtitles to your videos and i am a volunteer for that. Completely free, of course. I just want to share your content with my friends but most of them do not speaky english fluently. I ve worked as a translator in the past and i am up for the job. Lemme know what you think. (Pls like the comment so adam sees it) Peace
@@gabriellopes195 I feel like Brazilian musicians would appreciate Adam's content and creative ideas. I study at a conservatoire and everyone therr is quite open minded in the sense we actually use youtube videos to start conversations about music overall topics. Adam has such an unique content but sadly i cannot share his videos bc most of my friends do not speak english.
PELO AMOR DE DEUS MUSICISTAS BR PRECISAM DE ADAM NEELY NA VIDA É MUITO CONTEÚDO IMPORTANTE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA o vídeo recente sobre teoria musical e supremacia branca me deixou completamente fodido da cabeça e não tinha NINGUÉM pra falar disso em PT-BR sabe
Watch the extended version of this video here!
watchnebula.com/videos/adam-neely-10-youtubers-made-advanced-kids-music-odd-meters-etc
Maybe
Oh, I thought this already was an extended version of a normal bite-sized 10 minute video.....
So now I watch your videos on both platforms, just to see the differences :) Honestly, great in-depth analysis on Nebula. I do recommend to check it out!
check out an old soviet animation (1970x). Composition by Rybnikov th-cam.com/video/eiXlPZw0gZs/w-d-xo.html
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Kids music that makes adults quietly whisper numbers to themselves!
This stuff is really pulling me back to the playful world of math. A ticket to revisiting childhood. Thank you all!
@@emmak.1313 Hahah nice to hear that! :D Actually I've been doing that (maths + music) all the time, except with microtonal music (hint: musical scales, but with alternative tunings) maths! ;)
literally as I read this comment, "123456 12345 12345 123456"
I need a book published called _"Quotes of a Levin"_
Oh Ben Levin if you see this, I also made something like an ice cream truck tune! with random animals singing lyrics in a constantly changing time signature. it's really short though (and in dutch)
I dont see myself playing my kids anything else now
they’re all certainly spectacular
but so is 0-3-5 bro
Bro not even slosh?
0-3-5 bossa nova cover when?
Yeah, that will make sure they get to Cherklee
Lovely stuff
Okay but London Bridge is actually stunning and I want it as my alarm
Yes!❤️💯
If you have an iPhone you can use Apple Music or record it using screen recording and save it in GarageBand. From there you can make it a ringtone. With Android I’m sure its much easier
Dodie!
AHAH- also oh hi dodie
At frere jacque I thought of how this chord progression could be written by you :D
**Frere Jacques in 7/4**
Ben: "It'd make the baby fall asleep... and then might even make the parents want to sleep with each other!"
"I feel like if parents had this music on for their kids all day, they'd be less likely to divorce."
My three year old daughter walked in while I was listening to Row, Row, Row Your Boat and started dancing. Then got confused. Then took off running when the tuba hit!
XD
Kids sing songs in odd meter all the time, just maybe not on purpose
...that's the genius behind it all.
Was not expecting you here
Quick- everyone farm likes from this comment
Yeah, and in 20 keys at once too! Such advanced rhythm and harmony!
Wasn't expecting this crossover
"Oh you're a musician?"
"Yep"
"What genre do you play?
"Progressive Nursery Rhymes"
Okay, these comments are on point... but this one right here hit me hardest!
"My band-name, you ask? Oh, we're the Rolling Strollers!" lmao
i misread this as “aggressive nursery rhymes” at first lol
Lol!!!!!
@@jkaptustudios Baby Mosh Pit
There's a Nursery Cryme joke somewhere in here
Bravo everyone! Let's perplex babies again sometime :)
Yes! Let's!
ThatsRaidillonActually ^
Gotta admit, I was listening hard for a little possible Tim Smith influence in yours :)
@ThatsRaidillonActually hey guys, he's working really hard to make MuseScore better so no one will have to justify spending $600 on Avid's lackluster software :)
Now make a kid daw UI layout @tantacrul
Tantacrul: Oh, this is a really sweet harmony.
Ben Levin: *F i l t h y.*
Bens just turned on by advanced harmony, what can I say
Everyone: *talking about the music*
Ben: yeah this feels like breakfast
“This song really matches my shirt” is something i would never think to say about music. Genius
Well, David say it felt like being in the kitchen making pancakes.
Ok but he isn't wrong I started craving eggs when the song was playing
I was eating waffles as I listened to this.
@@burneyarts but he's right though
*What's the most important element of a childrens' song?*
*Shawn Crowder:* It needs a catchy melody.
*Justice Cow:* It needs to be friendly.
*David Bruce:* It has to be fun!
*Aimee Nolte:* Huh? Children? Here's my contribution to your album "Dave Brubeck Does The Sims".
*Tantacrul:* It's got to be an earworm!
*12Tone:* It makes you clap your hands.
*David Bennett:* It's emotional.
*8-bit:* It's cartoony!
*Adam Neely:* It captures your attention.
Ben Levin: *It needs to drive the parents absolutely up the wall. Woof, woof!*
It needs more 🅱️
This comment is very good.
Ska music
genuine comment
Ben Levin's BINGO can even invoke a real chorus if you play it with enough dogs around, Woof Woof indeed
Loved being part of this. Can we all please write more Advanced™️ Kids Music!
i don't plan on having kids but if i do
advanced kids music, ON REPEAT 24/7
PLEASE DO MORE
How dare you call Ants Marching a "baby tune"? That's literally a Civil War marching song. People died, David, they DIED!
/s
@@A.F.Whitepigeon People died when London bridge fell down in 1019 when Olaf sieged London. ;-) (maybe)
Please do! I enjoyed this very much
@@mortisCZ and ring around the rosies is about the bubonic plague...
Children's material (stories/rhymes/music) is SUPER dark!!
I just can’t believe both David AND Ben thought of breakfast. Breakfast of all things. I laughed so hard.
Now I want third breakfast.
i loved your london bridge rendition
I just posted a comment about you and then saw this. But you have a nice smile and seem very nice I will probably start watching you channel :)
It's a sunny day and the light is shining through the kitchen window. Everyone is eating toast!!!
To be fair it does sound exactly like what I would think scrambled eggs sound like...
I just realized "Adam Neely plays the lick" fits perfectly over the lick.
LMAO
So does “please stop playing the lick
@@knotletis No. Lick must go on. Also that doesn’t fit
r/wooooosh
There I did it first now you can’t do it to me
@@knotletis "no this doesnt fit but this"
Other people : "wow polyrythyms"
Ben Levin : " b r e a k f a s t "
*insert old BREAKFAST meme*
I know I’m eleven months late, but I just rewatched this and I like how everyone is like: great job! This is useful! And Ben is just spitting facts like: it matches my shirt.
I know, like what is going on in his mind?
It was a real pleasure to be involved in this! Thanks for hosting us Adam. 😀 Although, I take offence to that contemporary Christian comparison! 😂
Loved your piece David.
Hey you should tell Adam to put the names of the artist by their song in the description. By the way I love your work. You, Twoset, and Charles Cornell keep me practicing. Much love
Make more advanced kids muzik plz.. Kids need it!
No offense needed, it was a very nice version, taking us on a journey, wanting to know where we’re going but you won’t tell us right now 👌
David your piece was fantastic
This was so much fun to be a part of, all of the pieces sounded so cool!
I am kinda shocked because I expected something more 8bit, lol. Your arrangement was incredible nonetheless, I think its acoustic/organic nature is one of its main strengths. Keep it up!
Your arrangement is amazingly fun and really clever, polyphony and weird rhythms are super fun being put together with each other, wish there was more of this kind of thing in music, so thank you :)
@@tu_nonna_emiliana Yeah, I'm surprised he didn't slap slide a gameboy voice in there with all those instruments.
8 bittttttt so glad you were involved in this 😇😇🔥🔥
It was really weird and awesome seeing you on camera after listening to your voice on so many videos! 😅
As someone who makes kids music full time, I struggle to express just how utterly delightful to see a gaggle of my fave TH-camrs composing funky jams using these tunes I listen to every day. This is nerdy children’s musician heaven!!! Thank you Adam and Alan for organising this amazing collaboration project, and to all the crazily talented composers 😁🙏 Loved every single part of this!
You would probably love to hear Medeski Martin & Wood's Let's Go Everywhere album. It is technically kids music but is packed with groovy jazz jams. Songs like Pat A Cake, Hickory Dickory Dock. Great stuff.
wow there are real people behind those channels :o ahah
i've always been wondering if the people who makes kids music are happy with the songs they do or if they wanted to experiment more.
You need a Q&A I have so many questions!
@@justanotherfishinbikinibot6060 It’s a bit of both. Wouldn’t be doing it if I didn’t love making kids music, so I don’t mind the simple stuff. But yes it’s nice to bust out something more interesting occasionally. Although over time we found the songs parents like the most are the least popular with the kiddos, and vice versa.
Everyone else: Aimee did a great job with the time signatures and alternating between them in a very creative way.
Ben: yeah that’s _definitely_ breakfast music right there
French toast and fruit breakfast music.
The comedic timing of the tuba in 8-bit’s piece is impeccable.
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@@chadchadsonyt7813 No. *C*
I desperately want to know what came after that "and" from Aimee around 19:05, but I'd say "the meter, it's... it's doing something" pretty much sums up what I was going for.
daddy
You look like the dude from Silicon Valley that made the A.I. robot head except you used your genius for good lmao
Your one was CERTAINLY wild but it had a really interesting feel to it! I liked it
you sounded like an early teenager, yet you looked like 40ish.
You look like Sideways's "white, college-educated hipster" avatar discovered metal.
“There was clearly no pulse” lol how appropriate for “ring around the rosy”
Hilarious!
Historically accurate
@@byranakiempitts7374 It's not, but it's a funny reference anyway.
@@AaronRotenberg do explain
Omg.. That is ART!
Ben Levin saying "Yeah baby, Filthy" over Frére Jacques is so funny.
We all agree Ben makes everything better, right?
Ben Levin saying anything in this video was usually funny haha
As someone who spent a few years teaching music to pre-school and kindergarten kids, I can assure you that `free time' is the natural way that young children sing & play Ring and Ring a Rosie :-)
“I feel like if parents played this for their kids, they’d be less likely to divorce”
what a legend
One of the best lines lmao
this was so good and so out of pocket
12Tone: I can really lock into the groove here, any of them really. It has a nice degree of familiarity that you can really feel each one separately, whichever you focus on
Ben Levin: tHaT oNe MaTcHeS mY sHiRt
I love Ben, he is such a wonderful spirit who never fails to make me laugh in times where I can't do much but cry.
that was my favourite part of the video. the pure ambiguity of that comparison just shows how he's so talented at encouraging you ask questions about the subjective experience of music:)
Everyone: discusses high level music theory
Ben Levin: it seems like the sort of thing you’d eat breakfast to
I also really liked how most of them talk about the feel or the theory, and Justice is just VIBIN
"If parents had this music on for their kids all day, they would be less likely to divorce." - Ben Levin
Top comment of the video
Ben's commentary are far ahead from the rest of the gang the guy seems genuinely hilarious with zero effort and a ton of knowledge
Dude I can't😂😂😂😂
I expected him to say that someone either the babies are the parents would be less likely to divorce one concept from another concept, but he didn't keep talking and say what those concepts were and then I realized what he was really saying.
@@garyreidmusic Nah the best was "if breakfast is as good for kids as they say it is, this song will save lives". He cracks me up outta nowhere and I love him for it
The little vocal run that Aimee made at 23:11 was sooo smooth, I had to replay it a couple of times
I noticed that too!
Was I the only one expecting 12tone’s reactions to take the form of sharpie elephants hand-drawn in real-time on staff paper?
Before I watched this, I did too! I didn't expect to actually see Cory!
Next do microtonal children's songs and call it "Temperament for Toddlers"
YES
A lot of kid's head will explode. lol
YES WE NEED THIS. Lately I've been getting my younger siblings into more complex music and to have something that not only experiments with rythym and meter, but something that plays with pitch and intonation would be a lot of fun!
part 3 could be prog for preschoolers?
special guests: Jacob Collier and Dolores Catherino
I was disappointed that some of my favourite music TH-camrs weren't there. Then I realized I just didn't know what they look like.
Everyone: Wow, I really dig this alternating time signature.
Ben: This makes you wanna have breakfast.
I mean, those two things are not incompatible.
Is he wrong though?
This makes you not have divorce
man with that piece I could *smell* the pancakes... it made me hungry
Wow, Frère Jacques almost sounds like a film score.
Just coming in two years later playing this to my 4 year old "This is my favourite. It sounds like the end of the earth!" (Ok, mummy is going to lay in dark room now..)
That one didn't sound like the others; it had a simple, natural rhythm you can even dance to.
Aimee Nolte's "London Bridge" is like I'd imagine a Dave Brubeck/Vince Guaraldi collaboration sounding like. Just delightful! -Tom
*"Frere Jacques is... feeling motivated to start his day"* is perhaps the greatest description of any piece of music ever
Though "If kids listened to this version of Frere Jacques I feel like they... would be less likely to divorce" is a top contender too.
"I'm a changed man... this I MY monastery... and I'm gonna RING THAT BELL!"
Frere Jacques is filled with determination
That reharmonization is nothing short of magic. Ridiculously uplifting.
Yeah the comments on Frère Jacques had me in stitches 😆
12Tone looks nothing like I imagined. Then I remembered they're also a metal singer, so it makes sense.
Wait, is he?
@@thenerdofthenorth8205 They use them/them pronouns
@@carterplasek498 When was that stated? (Not against it, but I want confirmation since people be lying)
quincy it’s in their twitter bio
@@carterplasek498 So?
"If the parents play this for their kids all day, they'd be less likely to divorce." - Ben Levin, 2020
The take on Frère Jacques would fit perfectly into a movie setting. Picture a couple putting their child to bed and then the harmonies kick in as they settle onto the couch to enjoy a nice romantic evening. Love it
I LOVED Aimee's arrangement. I could listen to an entire album of kids songs in that style.
Ben Levin Timestamps (WIP):
19:41 _"Thank The Lord, we know twinkle twinkle really well, because that really helps ground us in the concept and i think that's the point of this whole project right we've got these simple melodies that we're all used to hearing that can sort of act as the compass with which we navigate all these _*_crazy_*_ rhythmic concepts"_
20:05 _"freyrujaka!"_
20:31 _"Here we go..."_
21:06 _"Yeah baby... _*_Filthy..._*_ "_
21:22 _"That's romantic AF, as they say"_
21:47 _"I like David Bennett's emotional chords..."_
22:54 _Mindlessly singing_
23:26 _"I feel like if parents had this music on for their kids all day, they'd be less likely to be divorced"_
23:40 _"It'd make the baby fall asleep, and maybe be in a peaceful wonderful place, and then, might even make the parents wanna sleep with eachother!!!"_
23:57 _"-Row row row .... _*_the boat_*_ ..."_
24:53 *bops head for a few seconds* _"I believe the boat... I'm IN THE BOAT"_
25:34 *giggle*
26:15 _"Make the boat feel like it's rocking a lot"_
26:29 _"When Instrumental music make you laugh, you know it's something"_
28:35 _"Nice"_
Nice!
Ben Levin
You had so many amazing, quotable moments, my dude. Very fun 😁
Don’t forget 14:37
**looks over** “I’m reacting! 🤗”
You dissected the video just like fake Doctor Levin would dissect what it means to make music
Frère Jacques in 7/4 was beautiful, the type of stuff that ends a kids episode of a popular cartoon.
I love Ben Levin's contributions:
"This makes you want to have breakfast", "This matches my shirt" "I'm Reacting" *dances frenetically*
Also saying Frère Jacques is great to heat things up in the bedroom
I love how almost everyone ended up going the latin-afro rhythms! Testament to how complex yet relatable these grooves can be.
I can imagine a kid getting this as their first exposure to these songs and then going to in-person music class in the future and playing these exactly like this.
True story: When I first heard the Christmas carol, "Here We Come a-Wassailing" (disguised as "Here We Come a-Caroling"), my parents had the version by The New Christy Minstrels (1960s). So when we were going to sing it in a general assembly at my elementary school, I was totally taken aback! The "correct" version is, of course, kn 6/8 time, whereas TNCMs sang it in a straight 4. I was totally unprepared to sing it the school's way! Being a tad on the autism spectrum, I was completely disoriented, to the point of a breakdown. Fortunately not scarred for life, but it was an early introduction into listening a tad better than just assuming. I also learned about "arranging" from this incident.
Fun fact: I will oftentimes listen to a Herb Alpert arrangement of a song, but more quickly go to another recording of a song, to hear how it's "really supposed to be." Just makes me appreciate both the original and Herb's take on the same song.
Me before knowing who the guy with the scarf was: he has a nice voice
Me after knowing he was 12tone: I pay this voice on Patreon, I'm an idiot
I've been watching 12tone's videos for a long time, never knew what he looked like
who knew 12tones face reveal would be on a different channel?
*they
@@josephfrost55555 They what ?
IKR. Completely not what I expected based on my mental image of 12Tone...
12tone looks like he would be one hell of a dungeon master
12tone uses they/them pronouns :)
@@snazztacular wow, really? Didn't know! Awesome!
12 tone looks like someone you might meet in the dungeon.
As you round the next corner you see... a gigantic level 99 music theorist!
(Edited to remove pronoun, there really are two genders, but a dumb joke in a TH-cam comment is maybe not the place to fight that battle)
@@iamdigory *they - It's literally mentioned in this same thread before your comment was posted, can you show a little respect?
@@LeifLovebug I ment no disrespect to 12tone, who's work i greatly admire and frequently recommend. However, I believe the modern gender confusion will do allot of harm, and I can't support it.
You know, I was starting to feel like I was getting good at music, and then the next thing you know I'm sweating to count Row Row Row Your Boat.
Yeah, this is a decade beyond me...
Same...
Too real..
I could barely count BINGO
Well, isn't that the whole point of it? It's not just different rhythms, the different instruments are entirely in different tempos
I'm a 45 y/o male with no kids. But downloaded it nonetheless. And today listened to Frère Jacques constantly. What a beautiful rendition!
"They can't hear me because they are listening to *Kidz Prog* !"
I love that everyone started joking at Frère Jacques in 7/4 to avoid having feels. Great project everyone! More collaboration!!
Frere Jacques goes hard AF. Just need some Danny Carey over it
YES
Already done by Mahler no less haha
Sounds like it's trying to sell me a car.
"Ring around the Rosie" has this 49 year old in tears. It is what wistful nostalgia sounds like, it makes me feel exactly as I do when I visit my hometown. I played in this park, slid down that slide, swung on those swings, played in that sandbox, but they're long gone... replaced by a new park...
Wow, thank you for writing this. Ring around the Rosie is also my favorite, it sounds like "sunlight shining through trees in the middle of a forest" for me. I used to play in the woods near my house as a kid, and this brings me back to those times.
this one was seriously beautiful - def my favorite from the whole album, the rest are deservedly memeish but justicecow truly knocked it out of the park
This version Frere Jacques is straight up an anthemic emo/post-rock jam. Like Explosions in the Sky meets TWIABP or something. I love it.
Yessss, explosions in the sky, I don't see many people mention them in the comment sections I frequent, but they're incredible, one of my favorites
i'm revisiting these songs again with my now 19 mo. old, and to be honest i didnt recognize twinkle twinkle little star right away, but he did. he sung "up above the" (pronounced upabuba lol) as he does when he hears it usually, and i was just pleasantly surprised :)
“Okay the meows have intensified...”
I just love this one line
aka “Music to turn your kids into Jacob Collier”
Lol
That's a like for you!
God no.
This group of musicians are like the Nobles of whatever Kingdom Jacob Collier is king of.
What are the music kingdoms ?
C'mon people let's make a multiverse.
Trying to make it sound not creepy
*Puts reverse sounds anyway*
"The meows have intensified" "These dogs are getting super irate"
That justice cow “ring around the rosey” was one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard
Wow, that was great. Frère Jacques my favourite because it felt the most natural rather than exploring a concept, closely followed by ring around the roses for the same reason.
Totally agree! And I’d put London Bridge and Wind the Bobbin Up in that group as well
Frere Jacques was definitely the most 'produced' of the bunch that in addition to the metric twists you also had very upfront reharmonisation - I kind of liked it but would like to hear a more 'raw' version as well if it makes sense?
I love how everybody just went for spicyness but Tentacrul actually thought through it like a teacher would and made an actual educatioial tool
"when instrumental music makes you laugh, you know you're on to something"
How can Ben Levin be this deep with such a simple phrase? This guy blows my freaking mind.
"When instrumental music makes you laugh, you know you're onto something." Get this man a day calendar gig!
OK, that London Bridge arrangement really blew my mind. That 6+5+5+6 creates a very round and interesting impression of breathing.
Shawn: A psychotic carnival dream
Ben Levin: Vacation
That's what Jacob Collier used to listen to as a kid
As far as I'm concerned, this is a 12tone face reveal
Actually true ive never seen his face too
Have we seen 8-bit's face before?
Tell me about it. I thought he was younger and had less hair.
I don't remember which video, but he had shown his face before
just for the information of those of y'all commenting on this, 12tone uses they/them pronouns.
I am not that emotional of a person, but the rendition of Frere Jaque literally made me tear up, and I even replayed it multiple times just to make sure it wasn't just a cat hair or something getting in my eyes. I still blame the cats. *sniff*
Also, I'd like to point out to any of the parents out there, if you're interested in more complex kid's music (though not all nerdy and fancy prog time sig stuff like this, it's more about melodic structure) check out ladybug music, they do a lot with kid's songs and modern arrangement/production styles.
Justice Cow's track actually made me tear up it was so beautiful
the phrase "it didnt feel too 11/8-y" can be misheard as "it didnt feel 2 11 80" and i love that that's the case
That's how i heard it initially and was really confused for a sec lmao
David is absolutely right, Aimee's London Bridge sounds exactly like Dave Brubeck. Such a great job.
The slightly trippy ring a round the rosie is the most 2020 thing I've ever heard. A time-stretched, almost timeless song about a plague.
I'd point out that the plague theory is probably not true, but it's a good enough story I'll let it slide.
just like quarantine!
Ring around the Roses is definitely not about the plague, but Farajaka is about pulling out the the feathers and ringing the neck of a little bluebird before you eat it (Edit: no it's not, that's alouete)
@@iamdigory what? Don't you mean alouette?
@@davidgustavsson4000 You are correct, I had them conflated in my head
The Frere Jacques arrangement put me right back into the Ori games, which is a very nice place to be.
I really liked Frère Jaques! It's so smooth, and now I can't imagine it performed not in 7/4!
I really hope this format David Bruce has been doing of getting musicians TH-camrs into a compositional game and they all hear the others pieces keeps on strong. I love it!
I love how Tantacrul sang Adam Neely’s name as a callback to David Bruce’s composing project.
Me too.
It looks like over on Spotify, "Tuplets for Toddlers" is an artist who has just released their eponymous debut album. Maybe one of you creators could fill in the "about" section over there?
sometimes a mystery is more fun though
"I tried to not make it creepy so children would go to sleep and not be horrified"
10:50: *starts with the Petscop intro detuned rise*
That's a dead kid! Yup.
yes
legit welled up listening to frére jacques then promptly shared this with like everyone i know
(most ppl were like “uh...okay cool?” sigh)
also the vamp/floating melody of “london bridge” reminded me of hang gliding (maria schneider)
Justice Cow: "I need to find a way to make it not creepy."
Also Justice Cow: *has a disembodied mannequin head in the background*
Is... is it Ben Levin's head? O_o
@@SmellsLikeBrass Wait, you might be onto something. Is Justice Cow secretly Ben Levin? They even use the exact same mic...
this video was truly epic, wish i’d had this when i was a kid. also, inadvertent face reveal for 8 bit music theory and 12tone? i love it
That Ring Around the Rosie cover was lovely! I appreciate how contemplative it was. Kids are capable of more complex thoughts and emotions than just "happy cheerful fun all the time!" And while there's nothing wrong with those sorts of songs, I think there's a gap in our cultural lexicon for music that allows young children to experience and process these more complex feelings and thoughts.
I remember listening to a techno cassette which had one track with a sort of stomping beat and industrial sounds that sounded a lot like mechanical screams.
To me, that was a dinosaur and it would stomp through the world and go rraaahhh.
Doesnt want ring around the rosie to be creepy.
Makes disorienting space horror and add some *stabbing* string strums.
It was gorgeous.
Honestly, it sounded like an indie movie soundtrack to me? Maybe just because my friend Neal used to make a lot of stuff like that and it DID end up in an indie movie. :P
This version of Frere Jacques would go really well with that Ben Stiller movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty where he is trekking across those incredible landscapes.
That would be awesome! I love that movie!
seeing 8-bit's "happy father's day" mug was so cute
guess it's no longer patreon exclusive knowledge 😤😤😤
I watched this with my 17 month old and she was dancing through every song. This is fantastic!
8 bit's is the most disorienting children's song I've ever heard.
Sounds like children's brains
*_It is the official theme of ADHD_*
In my opinion, three entries that balanced rhytmic complexity and overall quality are:
London Bridge by Aimee Nolte (Really the best, as someone said, it could be at children's party, soundtrack to my breakfast and on a hit single by David Brubeck.)
Frere Jacques by David Bennett (It works really well in 7, it's really smooth and pleasant to listen to - huge thanks to harmonic choices - , while simultaneously having really familiar melody. Perfect example that odd time sig doesn't need to be odd.)
Ring-a-Ring o' Roses by Justice Cow (It might not be as good for singing for obvious reasons, but it has a perfect, chill feel to it while softly reminding the listener of original melody.)
Aimee Nolte’s just really could’ve been a Brubeck album it’s so good.
The reason everybody loves Ben is basically 17:43 - when everyone else starts to analyze, Ben's like "that one really matches my shirt". A true artist.
Being a weirdo doesnt make someone an artist. Just like growing your hair doesnt make you a metalhead. Why do people confuse people's character or behaviour, the image he's creating with an actual profession,.... 'Hey, Salvador Dali had a weird mustache!' ... 'I will grow one too and that makes me a prominent artist!'... Thats a laymans lazy thought process...I feel like a lot of people abuse weirdness just to seem artistic without needing to put some actual work in. They just act weird for its own sake, put on some weird clothes and 'hey! Im an artistic soul!'... Hell no!!
I think you really missed the point - Ben didn't put on a colorful shirt to boast how "quirky" and "weird" he is. He's made a lot of music that I consider memorable, valuable and thought-provoking. Hell, he presented a pretty cool tune right in this video. He's put plenty of actual work in.
What I meant was, while the rest of trained musicians immediately jumped to analyze the song, Ben, also a trained musician, just said what he felt about it. A lot of musicians forget that art is supposed to evoke feelings and thoughts first, because ultimately no matter what key it's in, Sweet Home Alabama will still be sung and played for years. It's just enjoyable.
Wojtyła yeah, most musicians who's worked with Ben (including Adam) has always noted Ben to be a natural feeler of music or whatever the art he's observing/consuming. You can clearly see and feel his genuine passion in some of his other collab vid with Adam too.
@@BananaManPL Nah, i didnt miss the point. You're attacking my examples and you are taking them too literaly without adressing the point behind them :D to say specificaly... you quoted ben saying 'this one realy matches my shirt' then deduced -> a true artist.... You didnt say 'oh, he's putting the actual work in! Look at all his works! Hence he's an artist!' Nnono, in your original comment you were talking about his wierd nonsensical comment not about his works!!!. Im not saying he's not putting the work in... but to be called 'a true artist'... Thats a stretch. The works should speak for the artist not his image. Can his works prove hes 'a true artist'? Hell no, but time will tell. // Anyway, I know a lot wannabe artists who talk nonsense 'oh, today feels like hot chocolate' or some other misplaced poetic bullshit... All to APPEAR artistic while ACTUAL artists in my experience are collected, hard working, normal people.
@@Woodsaras just shut up man
This is a great way to engage in an album. Like I personally don't watch react videos to full albums. But seeing the artists themselves and their peers/collaborators react to it makes me understand the deeper mechanics and perspectives that go into the music!
my mom used to sing me Frère Jacques as a kid so I loved David Bennet's piece. My name is Ian Miles so she would go, "Ian Miles, Ian Miles, where are you? Ian Ian Miles, Ian Ian Miles, I love you, I love you." For some reason instead of "where are you?" it evolved into, "a a oo," idk why, probably just an impression of me saying it.
The Brubeck comment on London Bridge is so fitting
23:11 Aimee not being able to contain her soul because David's outro harmony is prying it out of her. And she likes it. By far the best part of this video
Yes, her little tune made me feel chills all over my body. Peak moment of the video. I would love to see her sing along with Frere Jacques from Bennet.
Hey man,
I'm from Brazil and i really dig your videos. Like, really.... like... "can you say repetition legitimizes during love, baby?" really.
Did not know how to get in touch with you so i hope this reaches ya.
I think it would be cool to add portuguese subtitles to your videos and i am a volunteer for that. Completely free, of course. I just want to share your content with my friends but most of them do not speaky english fluently.
I ve worked as a translator in the past and i am up for the job.
Lemme know what you think.
(Pls like the comment so adam sees it)
Peace
this is awesome! hope adam sees it
@@gabriellopes195 I feel like Brazilian musicians would appreciate Adam's content and creative ideas. I study at a conservatoire and everyone therr is quite open minded in the sense we actually use youtube videos to start conversations about music overall topics. Adam has such an unique content but sadly i cannot share his videos bc most of my friends do not speak english.
PELO AMOR DE DEUS MUSICISTAS BR PRECISAM DE ADAM NEELY NA VIDA
É MUITO CONTEÚDO IMPORTANTE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
o vídeo recente sobre teoria musical e supremacia branca me deixou completamente fodido da cabeça e não tinha NINGUÉM pra falar disso em PT-BR sabe
Literally every video by Adam Neely is quality content.
My god, the London Bridge one is incredibly beautiful.
London bridge is amazing