One of my music teachers said “if you hit the wrong note while improvising just keep circling back to it. It convinces the listener it’s supposed to be there.
I used to play a lot of loop guitar, typically 7-8 second loops. Whenever I played an unintended note, I had about 7 seconds to figure out how to resolve that note so that it sounded intentional. Some of my best loops came from these kinds of 'mistakes'.
A lot of music theory is learning a certain set of rules that makes the music make sense. However, pretty much anything that you study will start off with rules, and end with you finding ways to break them. That's how things progress.
I can agree with this a lot, specially when I tried to teach music theory and always was like: - let me teach you the rules, but when you advance more you will be able to break those rules to make new stuff
Because people composing music back in the day didn’t study music, they just made music to begin with then came music theory trying to study and learn from the OG composers
The number of times an improviser misses the thing they intended to do, so they repeat it verbatim to contextualize it is astounding. Adam Neely always says “repetition legitimizes repetition legitimizes” and it’s true. You can make anything work if you put your all into it.
three stages of a musician: 1- puts a lot of dissonances because he doesnt know how chords function 2- puts a lot of consonances because he thinks he knows how chords function 3- puts a lot of dissonances because he knows how chords function
true. And funnily enough something that holds true with many other music related stuff. like mixing. as beginner you throw on some plug ins and turn some knobs but you have no idea what that actually does to the sound. But watch any professional mix runthrough on yt and you'll hear "I put this vocal-harmonizer on the guitar bus and turned the knobs a bit. I have no idea what it does but it makes the guitars sound cooler" at least once.
"It's more like this note hasn't found its consequence or right context"... It really is amazing how this can be extrapolated to so many other fields of human knowledge. Bless Jacob for that.
im not a musician, but i have spent a heck a lot of time inbetween classical musicians, bar musicians, pop musicians and even dj-s who also double as producers, all of them from the mid and low range regarding their success or monetary gains. the most obvious thing ive seen, is this battle of keeping yourself within set of rules or not. or in other words, a war of classes, of supposedly high level classical musicians who know every note and where they can or cant go, and the intuitional creators who just try to play and trial and error stuff. interestingly, next to noone, listens regularly or parties to beethoven or waghner. seems to me jacob is only talking about this, but coming from an actual high lvl education of music. which in itself, angries his own academia, but is pleasant for the regular guys.
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If you replace the word "note" with "person", and the word "chord" with "environment", this will suddenly turn into a heartwarming motivational speech.
I was never great at music theory but I understand what he is saying 100% and I agree👍🏾 When it comes down to it... it's how YOU feel about it... what YOU'RE trying to "say".
in my cultural music, there is something called (translated to english) "sweet misnote?". where we purposely sing a wrong note. but still somehow sound pleasant to the ear. looks like weve done that breaking rule for centuries... in every arts i encounter including painting, dancing, filmaking, and in this case music, the rules were still needed for initial understanding, otherwise it will become chaos... but after that, the rule breaking itself becomes beautiful arts. in music, two rule breaking things that i like the most are that "sweet misnote", and different instruments play in different time signature simultaneously...
@@alhfgsp now That u ask, i'm wondering too... hard to explain in words.. But i think it's in the overall composition... if we purposely sing a B note or Bb note in a C major chords, they just become CM7 or C7. Or some chords we already knew... Doesnt seems too impressive... So i think the composition play a role, where the placing of the sweetmisnote will give such weird sound, but unexpectedly pleasant...
well you actually have to play the consequence xD if it's just in your head how is anyone supposed to know what your idea was for that little weirdo note?
That’s a very good quote actually Like you can say that in life to « I don’t know why you are never stoping studying, you are missing your youth » « it just hasn’t found its consequence yet »
This is inspriing not only for musicians but also as a life advice: There is no wrong decisions or useless experience. It all depends on how you see and treat them. Trust the process and be confident and positive, you will figure things out. Thanks Jacob.
I love that a lot of life is about interpretation. Wrong decisions can absolutely be made, but whether you use THAT experience to do something positive with it, will determine if it's a wasted opportunity or not.
Music Theory I - "There are rules" Music Theory II - "You can break some rules" Music Theory III - "You can break most rules" Music Theory IV - "Hmm rules are kind of stupid" Jacob Collier - "There aren't really any rules"
There are "rules" depending on genre. For example if you want to compose baroque or romantic music from the classical era, then there are rules that you should follow to compose for those specific genres, but if you are to compose a more contemporary and modern classical piece, or maybe pop/rock, or even metal, then those rules/guidelines doesn't apply anymore, it's all about context, genre and what you want to compose. Most of the great classical composers did in fact follow some rules and guidelines, and there is a reason for that since music and harmony works in a specific way. But yes, music is an art form and you can do whatever you want with music at the same time, as long as you think it sound good for yourself that's the most important thing. Additionally, I would say that it's essential and important for all musicians to study music theory and harmony on at least a basic level, just to learn how frequencies, dissonances and overtones work, why they work that way and how to treat them. With this knowledge, you can choose when to break the rules, why to do it and thus having complete control knowledge over what you do with your music.
It's usually around Music Theory II-III where you realize that these are just rules for a very specific type of music and are irrelevant for most other types, but you still have to finish the sequence to graduate.
Miles Davis said the same in principle: "It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note - it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong." 🎵
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This is basically any subject: The more advanced you go, the more you realize that everything you were told was "wrong" at some earlier stage of learning can actually be made correct somehow.
my god is your comment profound beyond profound! Its like one of those wise realizations you come to after reaching an unrealsitic amount of experitise in a subject...
You're oversimplifying but I like where your head is at. A lot of people have this assumption that you have to be taught or told by an "expert" of any given subject to give creedence to the subject to which you are referring. But what I've always realized is that SOMEONE had to figure things out on their own to write about the subject you're learning. With that said, I firmly believe some people really are "naturals" and they are meant to do the "thing" they do. Jacob is a very clear example of this idea. He just "gets it". Thus the phrase, "you can't teach that."
This is me when I was studying the philosophical and axiomatic foundations of mathematics. I used to think math was the one subject that was true and impenetrable, but that notion quickly fell apart upon further study.
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He played that first chord set and I immediately thought it sounded like something from BotW. It kinda made me realize how they use that weird dissonance in the music to create a really unique atmosphere that you just wont really find elsewhere.
Interesting concept. I remember playing in a rock band with this lead guitar player who would actually land on a “wrong” note just so he could bend to the right one. It was so pleasing to hear him bend into the current chord.
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1:34 "I don't think you should ever reject a note from a chord before trying all of the possible solutions to that chord." Words to live by as a musician.
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A quote I recently came across “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” - Beethoven I don’t think it’s about the note, it’s about what’s behind it
That is kind of an applicable quote and yet also it's not. Classical is very rigid in that the expectation which is to follow what's written to the tiniest of details and then yes add your passion aka emotive interpretation to it...without being too individualized in your interpretation. That's why Glenn Gould was so loved by some and so disliked by others because he did what he wanted in interpretation... Jazz on the other hand is so much focused on improvisation that it's hard to compare the two in expectation of where the music takes us. Yet, to play without the emotive quality that can only come from the heart, yes it is criminal and inexcusable. I play classical, church music and jazz and there is that special place in all different types of music where it just tugs the heart of those listening because they know it really came from my heart. I try to always play with my heart though I don't always get there, I know it makes a colossal difference when I do.
when you've been playing the keys for 5 minutes and its fine and then the part where you sing backup vocals starts to approach and the microphone decides to go home
Was doing backup/keys for a concert in our college back then and my mic just started bowing down on me 😂 Thankfully, the Student Affairs Head was kind enough to fix it for me.
And it's still the most pretentious way to explain what he is trying to convey. This guy is a horrible teacher. The only master class he teaches is how to say everything in the most convoluted way possible so everyone goes, "oooh, what a musical genius."
Legitimately discovered this about music at the beginning of the year. My guitar playing dramatically improved. I used to stay on all the scales we know and love now I venture out into my own stuff and haven’t felt more creative in my life.
This is great to see because our understanding of music in the west is very different from elsewhere. The middle east, for instance, makes great use of semitones that would sound "out of tune" to western ears but in the context of the style of music, it's beautiful. I recommend taking a look at Brandon Acker's video on the Arabic Oud.
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It is just amazing how these ideas apply to more global aspects of life - that there are no wrong life decisions, and everything can be validated and justified through a proper consequence, and at that very moment "everything makes sense". And rather than rejecting something, you should be finding that next "chord" - and it will turn out exceptionally beautiful❤ This is profound and life-changing, thank you🌠
No, he said every problem has a solution. He didn't say fuck around and out, and he said work out and resolve the dissonant notes stepwise or chromatically in the next chord. I know you're part joking but that's a very reductive take
@@cyanhallows7809 I would have suspected he had another intentions with such statement, and of course i was totally joking. Either way im glad someone actually managed to take a joke.
@Kristopher Chavez You don't understand. - his point does not boil down to fuck around and find out. His point boils down to every note being accessible under any harmony in the under the right execution. Trial and error, or just doing what you want is perhaps good advice, but it is not what Jacob is saying in this paticular video. Your example of a house being built on a foundation is beyond stupid. That is just a factual statement where as the comment I responded to was I as mentioned, a reduction and a misconstruction of the point. I understand the intial comment was in a jovial sprit. Your comment clearly isn't. If you want to call me an elitist prick Kristopher, you can
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He explains complicated concepts in such a simple way that even a none musician will understand ... you can only make things seem super simple when you have a more than expert understanding about them ... what a guy. He's modern day mozart basically.
Well said dude. Relatively speaking, I know very little about music from an educational standpoint. However, I'd like to think I have a pretty good ear. With that said, I am always intrigued and fixated on Jacob's videos. He's so immersed/meant to be with music that he can explain it to anyone on any level. There's a great video where he breaks music down for a child all the way up to Herbie Hancock. To paraphrase a common/cliche...but also very true...saying....If you can't explain it to a child, then you don't understand it enough.
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This reminds me of an idea Victor Wooten was mentioning when he was talking about experimenting on bass licks, the idea is you are always technically a half step from the right note. So even if you make a mistake if you play it as if it were intentional and then resolve it, it was actually the right note all along
Me studying jazz: "Damn, I hit a bad note on the strong beat. Should I try to resolve it or hold that note until it resolves on its own?" Sax player: "Hold my beer."
And example from my youth: Nivana’s Man Who Sold the World. As Kurt was opening the solo, I always just thought the first two notes were a cool little intended dissonance that resolved into the third note. Never thought for a moment that he had actually made two mistakes before getting to the note he actually intended to slide up to. 😉
Agreed, that slide always catches me. Theres so much honesty in that performance. Theres a quality in honesty that showmanship can't make up for. Nirvana's version of Man who sold the world and disturbed version of Shout are the only covers ive head that are so good that I can't believe they're covers.
@@mr_space_toast1074 Johnny Cash’s cover or Hurt by Nine Inch Nails is another one that to me feels so incredibly authentic and personal that it’s hard to believe it’s a cover.
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this resonates so deeply with the way that I currently view the art of dance/movement and compositional principles. the more flexible with contexts and what flow means, the more possibilities there are. so exciting to have come across this particular video and to have more insight on your artistic views!! :)
It's crazy how much this sounds exactly like some chess ideas. It might sound weird but the idea that a note can be justified later on even though by many it might be considered a "wrong note" is like how really good chess players make moves that look ludicrous but a few moves later were brilliant shows of foresight and knowledge.
This applies to everything really, there are "incorrect beginner moves" when you're just starting out, then when you become really great at something, you can see the value in those "incorrect beginner moves" and start to use them in skillful ways.
I understand what you are saying but this analogy isnt really the best fitting for the example he is giving, in his example he is using he is saying that any note can FIND a possible combination of OTHER notes to fit in NOW - as in you playing a chord NOW. Whereas your chess analogy has to do with two different moments in time, when you play a move in chess that you will LATER come back to make use of, that is a very different concept of like sowing a plant and harvesting it way way in the future. Whereas his example is something that can be fixed in the very instance. For example you cant play a weird note and let it be, then move on, then play that note again and add to it - well actually hold on, now that i am thinking about it... if say he plays a C major chord then plays a random like single note hit of F# (the most dissonant note i can think of in a C major scale) that at this moment will sound weird and off.. but then if everytime he goes back to that F# and adds something to it that starts to closely tie it back to the C major scale, to "smoothen" then transition from F# into something can link back to C major.. i guess then in that sense it would be a smart reward for the listener, kind of like a piece of event in a movie that doesnt make sense and confusing, but everytime we revist it we give u more clues and more clues untill it finally somehow ties in with the main story. Sorry I am high, but you know what I guess you are right after all, I just in real time typed my thoughts coz im stoned, but super interesting thought
The greatest comfort when improvising is knowing that a friendly note is always waiting to save you and its sitting right next to the one that tried to ruin your day.
No genre explores this as much as jazz. For the untrained ear, jazz might sound chaotic and dissonant at times. But you can learn to process and understand these complex and intricate structures, and when you do, it´s rewarding in another sense than listening to the same old chords and structures you hear at the top of the charts. I listen to that as well, just like I eat at McDonalds sometimes. But I urge people to give jazz a proper chance.
I agree with Jacob. There is no wrong, ever, just like there cannot be perfection. It’s really just a concept of the mind. It takes YOU to put what IS in whatever context you choose.
I feel concepts like these is easier to understand in color; red isn't wrong, it just doesn't necessarily look the best in all places. Sometimes it might surprise you how well it works tho
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It’s rare that someone with this level of freak natural talent is so articulate and conscious of their craft. This kid really is a treasure. I’m not even super into his music, but it’s just a joy to watch him work.
Yeah. Imma let you in on a secret, watching any experts at work is a jot, be it an expert musician, expert cook, or expert brickmaker. But yeah, I agree, he's a treasure indeed.
Exactly! There is no right and wrong, there is just a culture and an universe that doesn’t fit to your standards! So you have a choice, try to make them fit to you or try to make you fit to them…
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I don't play piano, ive started the guitar but this advice transends more than just music...music is a great teacher and philosopher to many things, i appreciate this knowledge!
"hmm, how about we give this A a little friend. How about... a Db?" "Now what I love to do is add a little bit of piano just to compliment the trumpet. I think it adds some more personality to the music!" "Mr. Dan, now he's a wonderful guy, he sent me over these beautiful vocals, and it really gives this piece life. It's gone from a *slow swaying* to *head bobs*" "Now this is my favorite part of the piece. It's basically a few blips and blops, and they are basically talking with each other in order to kinda fill in the background."
I’ll think this Is the most accurate way to explain music to someone to doesn’t have any clue to music reading and understanding. But not yet to listen and appreciate.
Part of the reason I was always so hesitant to learn theory is because of the “snobby” criticism often associated with ugly notes. This guy just made me feel sane. As a funk musician, I fucking love ugly notes. Play it again, louder, and follow up with an interesting strumming pattern and that shit slaps.
thats not even what he was talking about. there are no ugly notes. he's saying in a certain context, there are certain notes that sound weird, but you can still resolve those notes, and it'll make it as if those weird, ugly notes fit. he never said to play bad lmao
This reminds me of some media critics I often watch - something they say very often when criticising a story decision or plot point is that that idea is not bad in and of itself, it's just been done badly - there's basically no such thing as a bad idea, you've just got to find the right way to do it.
As someone who’s heard a lot of “wrong” notes from extremely confident players: there should be a huge asterisk attached to this statement. You gotta know what that note is doing to the harmony and that requires a LOT of study and you gotta play that note because you meant it
@@renhope9092 To clarify, 'Everybody" isn't required to study anything to hear how one note works with other notes. For instance, Wes Montgomery, one of the greatest of all time. Never touched a theory book and didn't read a note of score. You or i can do the same. You just have to love music.
@@toddkreuzburg4162 I should clarify as well: I’m not saying Jacob is wrong here at all. It’s just that as a professional musician and as a teacher I’ve run into a prevailing attitude of people who “play by feel” without realizing that they’re playing without intention. What he’s talking about in this video can’t replace an understanding of music, and I’m not talking about a theory book. Wes Montgomery clearly knew what he was playing, what the chords were, and which notes went with the chords. I’ll never argue that you need a theory book to do that. What I am arguing is that in order to play remotely like Wes, you need to learn a lot about music and can’t just stab in the dark, which is what I worry some will get from this video. That’s all
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Me: doing what Jacob wants I can follow my heart but I don't know what it has to offer, I need to know how to make things sound the way I want them to do On that note, anyone got advice for that? Getting the sound in your head on piano
"If you played something wrong, you're bad" *"If you played something wrong confidently, it's jazz* *_"If you literally can't play a wrong note you're Jacob Collier"_*
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Even the mic’s drawn to him … , after 46 yrs of guitar , i cant read score or tab , but i relate to this totally , theres an emotion to be had , sometimes you look for it , sometimes it finds you . And jacob is amazing at explaining it 👍👍👍
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I like his theory. Every note matters and fits in somewhere, and if it sounds wrong it’s because the note hasn’t been played in the right context yet and needs a little love and attention to figure out where it should go and how it should be played. Just like every person in the world matters and can fit in somewhere. And if that person is looked at as bad person or maybe doesn’t fit in anywhere, it’s not true, they just need a little love and attention to be placed in the right context of life and become someone better to fit in society.
you take the subject in the wrong direction, people don't have to be loved or given any attention to become better people to fit in society because 1st you start from the idea that there is only 1 society which is not true and 2nd, everyone fits somewhere in societies however some societies may not suit (other) people's views such as yours or mine
@@petitpanierdosier3206 in the modern world there is only one society with many subgroups to incorporate yourself into. I do think people need attention because few people are capable of achieving understanding of themselves without help and teaching
During lockdown I got really into synthesizers and what he says is true in terms of certain Hz, voltages; whatever you're creating the tone out of. You can feel sonically what fits the sequence and where harshness can be resonated out by accompanying tones to allow harmonic compositions. The Waldorf Streichfett is brilliant for this
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This is why people who like Jazz, well, like Jazz. It's like that exercise where you fall back to get caught by someone to build trust. The best Jazz musicians can make you trust them with utterly ludicrous note choices because you just know that THEY know the road back home, even with their eyes closed and their ears full of clay.
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You're exactly right, a lot of time i could have just cancelled some notes, but i just let it be, because to me it's just nice in that perspective though it hasn't found the right tune or time of space yet, but it's just great with me to let it be.
it’s absolutely true…same with vocals/singing. a “wrong note” while singing can be “corrected” by sliding into the right phrase, inflection, etc. know ur voice, know ur craft, know ur instrument. /Bklyn👑
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Nice to see the young'ins giving the same lectures that music teachers teaching Music Theory have been giving for decades. Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Just Awesome.
1:34 I know he’s talking about music but it really speaks to me when I think about life in general. You can’t consider yourself a “bad chord” and just reject yourself. you jus haven’t found the right context/environment and need to keep playing all the different chords and combinations. :)
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I remember arguing with one friend at school, saying there's something wrong with that one note in his melody. Ah, should just probably message him now and tell I was wrong, his note just lacked confidence.
This brings an interesting parallel to story writing too. As long as you can justify a character or scene, there’s a good chance you can make it work. I wonder if there’s laws of narrative writing you can draw from to translate to song writing.
In a few years, Jacob will go full circle and convince people that bashing instruments seamlessly is the purest and most beautiful kind of music that the human race can ever create.
This reminds me of the old saying in jazz, that in jazz you are only ever a semitone away from a right note. I think that has the same meaning. Any note can be valid, it’s how you make it fit in the context
That chord change he did from the Fmaj9 to the Dbmaj9 sounds exactly like the beautiful kind of piano you would hear in an anime when the sun is setting and it’s just some cinematic shots of the protagonist and the town he/she lives in… 😌
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Of course extreme hypothesis can lead to bizarre conclusions. Having that said, yes absolutely, maybe in a different social context a person with those ideas and that personality would have never escalated in such a terrible thing. Keep in mind that is unlikely that a man can change the world by himself. If no soldier sign up there's no war. Of course is a complex and deep subject and my point was that music has always served as a bridge from alienated people to the world therefore the analogy I made sounds to me just right.
@@MarcoMazzuoccolo I was joking, but I do mostly agree. That being said I think there are still actions people take that are objectively wrong no matter the context
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One of my music teachers said “if you hit the wrong note while improvising just keep circling back to it. It convinces the listener it’s supposed to be there.
thats what i think a lot of jazz solo improvisations boil down to. they just celebrate the weirdness sometimes.
🎶 Fake it till you make it 🎶
🤣 and then explain that it's experimental improvisational DOODAH 😳
I used to play a lot of loop guitar, typically 7-8 second loops. Whenever I played an unintended note, I had about 7 seconds to figure out how to resolve that note so that it sounded intentional. Some of my best loops came from these kinds of 'mistakes'.
repetition legitimizes
The mic stand hasn't got a weak hinge. It's just got a lot of confidence.
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lmao i didnt even notice that
He's got too much confidence he went in for the kiss!
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Well done
A lot of music theory is learning a certain set of rules that makes the music make sense.
However, pretty much anything that you study will start off with rules, and end with you finding ways to break them. That's how things progress.
this is very accurate
Such a nice comment
I can agree with this a lot, specially when I tried to teach music theory and always was like:
- let me teach you the rules, but when you advance more you will be able to break those rules to make new stuff
A foundation from which it's possible to deviate. Without that, there is simply nothing to grab.
Because people composing music back in the day didn’t study music, they just made music to begin with then came music theory trying to study and learn from the OG composers
He clearly hasn't heard me confidently playing the wrong note
@One Guy Named Ivan you just lack convidence?
Underrated comment
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Just call it jazz, play it with a nice swingy rhythm and you are good.
There are even wrong notes in jazz. But if you have confidence and know how to resolve it properly, then it works.
the notes do whatever jacob wants
Yes. Yes they do.
Jacob: notes, do what I say or else.
Notes: *plays the most incredible chord ever.
The mic doesn't though
They do
i was your thousandth like
Every time I see a video of Jacob, I feel like yes, he’s talking about music, but at the same time, he’s also giving life advice
@Optic Flow the end destination for all arts and trades, will all meet at the same point.
Something like that, I botched the quote
Jacob Collier is a different youtuber
@@Squatsheldon he is the Tom Scott of music
:D My thoughts exactly.
"In my opinion you can make every note work with every chord... there are strong decisions and there are weak decisions."
“That’s not a wrong note, you just lack confidence” is actually the most true music theory hot take
Practice the landing (resolution)... that´s what jazz/fusion guys spend their times on :D
The number of times an improviser misses the thing they intended to do, so they repeat it verbatim to contextualize it is astounding. Adam Neely always says “repetition legitimizes repetition legitimizes” and it’s true. You can make anything work if you put your all into it.
@@peteroselador6132 "Play it wrong once and it's a mistake. Play it wrong twice and it's part of the song."
@@hotwaff R E P E T I T I O N L E G I T I M I S E.
Can anyone explain to me wtf he means by horizontal and vertical composition? He lost me at that part xD
three stages of a musician:
1- puts a lot of dissonances because he doesnt know how chords function
2- puts a lot of consonances because he thinks he knows how chords function
3- puts a lot of dissonances because he knows how chords function
this is brilliant and true lol
true. And funnily enough something that holds true with many other music related stuff. like mixing.
as beginner you throw on some plug ins and turn some knobs but you have no idea what that actually does to the sound.
But watch any professional mix runthrough on yt and you'll hear "I put this vocal-harmonizer on the guitar bus and turned the knobs a bit. I have no idea what it does but it makes the guitars sound cooler" at least once.
At 2 going to 3 right now lol
i put dissonance because it sounds pretty :) i have been studying the violin for 8 years and i don't know how chords work
🙌🏼
"It's more like this note hasn't found its consequence or right context"... It really is amazing how this can be extrapolated to so many other fields of human knowledge. Bless Jacob for that.
im not a musician, but i have spent a heck a lot of time inbetween classical musicians, bar musicians, pop musicians and even dj-s who also double as producers, all of them from the mid and low range regarding their success or monetary gains. the most obvious thing ive seen, is this battle of keeping yourself within set of rules or not. or in other words, a war of classes, of supposedly high level classical musicians who know every note and where they can or cant go, and the intuitional creators who just try to play and trial and error stuff. interestingly, next to noone, listens regularly or parties to beethoven or waghner. seems to me jacob is only talking about this, but coming from an actual high lvl education of music. which in itself, angries his own academia, but is pleasant for the regular guys.
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"extrapolate" - low IQ confirmed
The same principle can be applied to what he is wearing. "There is no wrong outfit, you just lack confidence."
YO haha
It's true though (to some extent). When you try a new, "weird" style and get used to it doesn't feel out of place anymore
That's actually a pretty smart take.
"its not an ahegao hoodie, its a work of art"
I'm pretty sure he repeats that saying in his head over and over in the morning
If you replace the word "note" with "person", and the word "chord" with "environment", this will suddenly turn into a heartwarming motivational speech.
The parallels are indeed that literal. We are all walking talking musical notes in the grand orchestra of life and we all have a unique note to play
Brilliant
Dude...
Man, that was deep, you did it
More profound than expected even though I already agreed
1:15 The force is so strong in this one that he attracts the musical equipments
"And if it feels right, then it's probably fine."
if you can hear it, then follow your heart
That's Jazz 😁👍
and if "it looks straight it is straight"
Standards can be challenged
Isn't that what music is about?
Music Theory Level: No wrong notes
They just haven't found their home
That’s when you know your a true composer
I was never great at music theory but I understand what he is saying 100% and I agree👍🏾 When it comes down to it... it's how YOU feel about it... what YOU'RE trying to "say".
Thelonious Monk school of Jazz moto: There are no wrong notes.
JaZz
He's spot on. Context is always key - Jazz has been using that concept for decades.
Thats why its one of the least listened genres today
"There are no wrong notes, only poor choices" - a jazz musician
they choose a lot of poor choices a lot of the time so theymust know
Decisions
Me: improvisation
"just play the right notes, it's not that hard"
@@drnanard9605 - Classical Musician
Me : that chord sounds cool
Jacob : you might say it’s a bit weird
Me : yeah weird
Exactly what i thought lol
That's because you're a Pink Floyd fan. Of course you thought it was cool. But fr, no hate Pink Floyd is awesome... always so trippy.
@@ethan9560 I’m not and I thought it sounded fine lmao
@@kamdynfoster9873 Yeah, it's a cool chord either way, but I just thought it was funny that his pfp matched the sound so well.
I hear Zelda music in that chord.
in my cultural music, there is something called (translated to english) "sweet misnote?". where we purposely sing a wrong note. but still somehow sound pleasant to the ear. looks like weve done that breaking rule for centuries... in every arts i encounter including painting, dancing, filmaking, and in this case music, the rules were still needed for initial understanding, otherwise it will become chaos... but after that, the rule breaking itself becomes beautiful arts. in music, two rule breaking things that i like the most are that "sweet misnote", and different instruments play in different time signature simultaneously...
if you think about it this also applies to fermented foods
@@visakanv lol It's like blue cheese or red wine. An acquired taste for the snobbiest of musical elitists.
How is a "sweet misnote" different from dissonance? That's all part of music theory.
@@alhfgsp now That u ask, i'm wondering too... hard to explain in words.. But i think it's in the overall composition... if we purposely sing a B note or Bb note in a C major chords, they just become CM7 or C7. Or some chords we already knew... Doesnt seems too impressive... So i think the composition play a role, where the placing of the sweetmisnote will give such weird sound, but unexpectedly pleasant...
@@sentival Do you have any examples of songs like that? Sounds like an interesting concept
Jacob: hmm this note’s in the wrong context
Note: yes Jacob, sorry Jacob
"This note hasn't faced the consequences of its existence"
“This note has yet to S U B M I T”
This chord progression is RAW!
Why did I read this in Top Gear voices
This took me out!
My music teacher: "You played the wrong note"
Me: "No, this note just hasn't found its consequence yet."
well you actually have to play the consequence xD if it's just in your head how is anyone supposed to know what your idea was for that little weirdo note?
The teacher, between his teeth: "Dammit Jacob..."
That’s a very good quote actually
Like you can say that in life to « I don’t know why you are never stoping studying, you are missing your youth » « it just hasn’t found its consequence yet »
lolol best comment
Lol!
This is inspriing not only for musicians but also as a life advice: There is no wrong decisions or useless experience. It all depends on how you see and treat them. Trust the process and be confident and positive, you will figure things out. Thanks Jacob.
Doing crack is probably a wrong decision. Molesting children is a wrong decision. Let's not get stupid here bud.
I love that a lot of life is about interpretation. Wrong decisions can absolutely be made, but whether you use THAT experience to do something positive with it, will determine if it's a wasted opportunity or not.
Music Theory I - "There are rules"
Music Theory II - "You can break some rules"
Music Theory III - "You can break most rules"
Music Theory IV - "Hmm rules are kind of stupid"
Jacob Collier - "There aren't really any rules"
There is no spoon
Applies to basically everything
hahahaha fantastic comment
There are "rules" depending on genre. For example if you want to compose baroque or romantic music from the classical era, then there are rules that you should follow to compose for those specific genres, but if you are to compose a more contemporary and modern classical piece, or maybe pop/rock, or even metal, then those rules/guidelines doesn't apply anymore, it's all about context, genre and what you want to compose. Most of the great classical composers did in fact follow some rules and guidelines, and there is a reason for that since music and harmony works in a specific way. But yes, music is an art form and you can do whatever you want with music at the same time, as long as you think it sound good for yourself that's the most important thing.
Additionally, I would say that it's essential and important for all musicians to study music theory and harmony on at least a basic level, just to learn how frequencies, dissonances and overtones work, why they work that way and how to treat them. With this knowledge, you can choose when to break the rules, why to do it and thus having complete control knowledge over what you do with your music.
It's usually around Music Theory II-III where you realize that these are just rules for a very specific type of music and are irrelevant for most other types, but you still have to finish the sequence to graduate.
Miles Davis said the same in principle: "It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note - it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong." 🎵
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When I showed this to my band teacher he said “Look this doesn’t mean I can pass you on your playing test you still need to learn your scales”
Lmaooo
LOL!
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Reads title:
Me in the practice room butchering a new piece: *im somewhat of a Jacob Collier myself*
A Jacob Collier -one who Jacob Collies
Impressive
@@EpicBlooFox niiiceeee
Not to brag but I'm actually a bit of an expert on Jacob Colliering
@@Sumnerstrain 😂
"That's not a wrong note, you just lack confidence." sounds like something an Anime protagonist would say after beating his rival...
Is it me or did he not even say that?
true
bold of you to assume Jacob Collier isn't an anime protagonist
@@PIET.official I don't think he said it either...
You just have to believe in the heart of the notes!!
I keep finding myself coming back to videos like this. It's honestly pretty inspiring sometimes
"Every stand works with every microphone."
Microphone: no
Bruhh hahhahahaha
Every mic will fit with enough duct tape
Maybe the stagehand was mesmerized by his words too, lol
You just gotta put the right clip on
1:15
This is basically any subject: The more advanced you go, the more you realize that everything you were told was "wrong" at some earlier stage of learning can actually be made correct somehow.
my god is your comment profound beyond profound! Its like one of those wise realizations you come to after reaching an unrealsitic amount of experitise in a subject...
Lego set.
You're oversimplifying but I like where your head is at. A lot of people have this assumption that you have to be taught or told by an "expert" of any given subject to give creedence to the subject to which you are referring. But what I've always realized is that SOMEONE had to figure things out on their own to write about the subject you're learning. With that said, I firmly believe some people really are "naturals" and they are meant to do the "thing" they do. Jacob is a very clear example of this idea. He just "gets it". Thus the phrase, "you can't teach that."
This is me when I was studying the philosophical and axiomatic foundations of mathematics. I used to think math was the one subject that was true and impenetrable, but that notion quickly fell apart upon further study.
i was told that doing cocaine and sleeping with prostitutes was wrong but just wait until i make it correct
First time coming across this man, and the term "music philosopher" is what came to mind.
Pythagorean
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Why is he dressed like Dumbledore suddenly discovered hash.
LMAOOOO
Congratulations, I laughed my ass off. Here's your 10 internet points. :-)
He’s always dressed like that and been high 😎
lmao. Sending 10 more internet points. I'm into his look though and he seems wise AF. Spot on.
I hate you! PMSL!! LMAO!
He played that first chord set and I immediately thought it sounded like something from BotW. It kinda made me realize how they use that weird dissonance in the music to create a really unique atmosphere that you just wont really find elsewhere.
yes
Came here looking for someone to make this connection. I thought the exact same thing.
Heard (and felt) that too!
Holy shit it really does!
same here
What he said here resonates with a lot of artists of various disciplines, from films, design, UX UI, script writing, etc.
Interesting concept. I remember playing in a rock band with this lead guitar player who would actually land on a “wrong” note just so he could bend to the right one. It was so pleasing to hear him bend into the current chord.
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1:34 "I don't think you should ever reject a note from a chord before trying all of the possible solutions to that chord."
Words to live by as a musician.
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A quote I recently came across “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” - Beethoven
I don’t think it’s about the note, it’s about what’s behind it
Very different to "there are no wrong notes" tho, Beethoven never says that because he is... You know... Actually good.
@@marcossidoruk8033 and a wrong note in classical is actually a wrong note
This quote is of a film. “The teacher of piano”.👀
That is kind of an applicable quote and yet also it's not. Classical is very rigid in that the expectation which is to follow what's written to the tiniest of details and then yes add your passion aka emotive interpretation to it...without being too individualized in your interpretation. That's why Glenn Gould was so loved by some and so disliked by others because he did what he wanted in interpretation...
Jazz on the other hand is so much focused on improvisation that it's hard to compare the two in expectation of where the music takes us. Yet, to play without the emotive quality that can only come from the heart, yes it is criminal and inexcusable.
I play classical, church music and jazz and there is that special place in all different types of music where it just tugs the heart of those listening because they know it really came from my heart. I try to always play with my heart though I don't always get there, I know it makes a colossal difference when I do.
No one is safe from the just too-tight or just too-loose microphone stand.
Stop you're giving me nightmares.
when you've been playing the keys for 5 minutes and its fine and then the part where you sing backup vocals starts to approach and the microphone decides to go home
@@gobbelgub4031 Now you've just caused me a panic induced heart-attack, it's not funny anymore.
Was doing backup/keys for a concert in our college back then and my mic just started bowing down on me 😂
Thankfully, the Student Affairs Head was kind enough to fix it for me.
Oh so its literally every microphone stand?
Where are engineers when you need them?
This is the first time I can actually understand a word of what he's saying
and which word was that?
@@nandakoryaaa um.
@@nandakoryaaa "weird"
And it's still the most pretentious way to explain what he is trying to convey. This guy is a horrible teacher. The only master class he teaches is how to say everything in the most convoluted way possible so everyone goes, "oooh, what a musical genius."
Legitimately discovered this about music at the beginning of the year. My guitar playing dramatically improved. I used to stay on all the scales we know and love now I venture out into my own stuff and haven’t felt more creative in my life.
Gotta have that foundation. Gotta know the rules to transcend them. Rules can only be transcended by following a higher law.
@@corytrees3797 not really? It's more about knowing the instrument then knowing whatever "rules" exist
@@corytrees3797 All rules are made up by people. Just because a lot of people agree on them doesn't mean they are always objectively better.
This is great to see because our understanding of music in the west is very different from elsewhere. The middle east, for instance, makes great use of semitones that would sound "out of tune" to western ears but in the context of the style of music, it's beautiful. I recommend taking a look at Brandon Acker's video on the Arabic Oud.
But their use of semitones isnt wrong or sound bad in their culture. While dissonant chords (without resolution) can sound wrong for western audience.
They use *microtones which are smaller than semitones
And eastern music ALWAYS resolves usually on the 5th or the octave. It's drone music lol
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It is just amazing how these ideas apply to more global aspects of life - that there are no wrong life decisions, and everything can be validated and justified through a proper consequence, and at that very moment "everything makes sense". And rather than rejecting something, you should be finding that next "chord" - and it will turn out exceptionally beautiful❤ This is profound and life-changing, thank you🌠
Musically speaking, he basically told us "fuck around and find out"
No, he said every problem has a solution. He didn't say fuck around and out, and he said work out and resolve the dissonant notes stepwise or chromatically in the next chord. I know you're part joking but that's a very reductive take
@@cyanhallows7809 I would have suspected he had another intentions with such statement, and of course i was totally joking. Either way im glad someone actually managed to take a joke.
@Kristopher Chavez You don't understand. - his point does not boil down to fuck around and find out. His point boils down to every note being accessible under any harmony in the under the right execution.
Trial and error, or just doing what you want is perhaps good advice, but it is not what Jacob is saying in this paticular video.
Your example of a house being built on a foundation is beyond stupid. That is just a factual statement where as the comment I responded to was I as mentioned, a reduction and a misconstruction of the point.
I understand the intial comment was in a jovial sprit. Your comment clearly isn't. If you want to call me an elitist prick Kristopher, you can
YES that's how art works, or life in general, really
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He explains complicated concepts in such a simple way that even a none musician will understand ... you can only make things seem super simple when you have a more than expert understanding about them ... what a guy. He's modern day mozart basically.
Well said dude. Relatively speaking, I know very little about music from an educational standpoint. However, I'd like to think I have a pretty good ear. With that said, I am always intrigued and fixated on Jacob's videos. He's so immersed/meant to be with music that he can explain it to anyone on any level. There's a great video where he breaks music down for a child all the way up to Herbie Hancock. To paraphrase a common/cliche...but also very true...saying....If you can't explain it to a child, then you don't understand it enough.
Modern-day Mozart? ffs...
its not that complicated. this is like middle school theory.
jacob is literally one of my biggest inspirations for music but that last line made me cringe
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And apply that to life, my friend... you'd have found the biggest tool to living consciously and proud of your ways. 🙏🏼 🙌🙌🙌
This reminds me of an idea Victor Wooten was mentioning when he was talking about experimenting on bass licks, the idea is you are always technically a half step from the right note. So even if you make a mistake if you play it as if it were intentional and then resolve it, it was actually the right note all along
That lesson from Victor Wooten is etched in my mind.
I worked that one out myself long ago, I have a somewhat forgiving audience though, just me.
@@DR-nh6oo you're lucky! Some people have that same audience and it's not at all forgiving
alvareo92 Somewhat forgiving, somewhat abusive….I was having a positive moment, lol.
Me studying jazz: "Damn, I hit a bad note on the strong beat. Should I try to resolve it or hold that note until it resolves on its own?"
Sax player: "Hold my beer."
And example from my youth: Nivana’s Man Who Sold the World. As Kurt was opening the solo, I always just thought the first two notes were a cool little intended dissonance that resolved into the third note. Never thought for a moment that he had actually made two mistakes before getting to the note he actually intended to slide up to. 😉
Agreed, that slide always catches me. Theres so much honesty in that performance. Theres a quality in honesty that showmanship can't make up for.
Nirvana's version of Man who sold the world and disturbed version of Shout are the only covers ive head that are so good that I can't believe they're covers.
Can hear It clearly in my head as you explained it... Good example
@@mr_space_toast1074 Johnny Cash’s cover or Hurt by Nine Inch Nails is another one that to me feels so incredibly authentic and personal that it’s hard to believe it’s a cover.
Where can i listen to this?
@@improvingguitarist1595 th-cam.com/video/fregObNcHC8/w-d-xo.html The solo starts at 2:48.
"There are no mistakes in painting, only happy confidence."
-Bob Rossfidence
Me: *jumps with entire body on to all the keys*
Jacob: *resolves it to the most beautiful chord I've ever heard*
This was the best one yet!
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when i clicked on the video i didn't expect this guy's voice to be that deep
this resonates so deeply with the way that I currently view the art of dance/movement and compositional principles.
the more flexible with contexts and what flow means, the more possibilities there are.
so exciting to have come across this particular video and to have more insight on your artistic views!!
:)
It's crazy how much this sounds exactly like some chess ideas. It might sound weird but the idea that a note can be justified later on even though by many it might be considered a "wrong note" is like how really good chess players make moves that look ludicrous but a few moves later were brilliant shows of foresight and knowledge.
Know the rules to break them. That's creativity.
He somewhat reminds me of magnus carlson
This applies to everything really, there are "incorrect beginner moves" when you're just starting out, then when you become really great at something, you can see the value in those "incorrect beginner moves" and start to use them in skillful ways.
I understand what you are saying but this analogy isnt really the best fitting for the example he is giving, in his example he is using he is saying that any note can FIND a possible combination of OTHER notes to fit in NOW - as in you playing a chord NOW. Whereas your chess analogy has to do with two different moments in time, when you play a move in chess that you will LATER come back to make use of, that is a very different concept of like sowing a plant and harvesting it way way in the future. Whereas his example is something that can be fixed in the very instance. For example you cant play a weird note and let it be, then move on, then play that note again and add to it - well actually hold on, now that i am thinking about it... if say he plays a C major chord then plays a random like single note hit of F# (the most dissonant note i can think of in a C major scale) that at this moment will sound weird and off.. but then if everytime he goes back to that F# and adds something to it that starts to closely tie it back to the C major scale, to "smoothen" then transition from F# into something can link back to C major.. i guess then in that sense it would be a smart reward for the listener, kind of like a piece of event in a movie that doesnt make sense and confusing, but everytime we revist it we give u more clues and more clues untill it finally somehow ties in with the main story. Sorry I am high, but you know what I guess you are right after all, I just in real time typed my thoughts coz im stoned, but super interesting thought
@@thebicycleman8062 Welcome to being young and high, just don't turn into the losers where "being high" is 50% of their personality lol
The greatest comfort when improvising is knowing that a friendly note is always waiting to save you and its sitting right next to the one that tried to ruin your day.
No genre explores this as much as jazz. For the untrained ear, jazz might sound chaotic and dissonant at times. But you can learn to process and understand these complex and intricate structures, and when you do, it´s rewarding in another sense than listening to the same old chords and structures you hear at the top of the charts. I listen to that as well, just like I eat at McDonalds sometimes. But I urge people to give jazz a proper chance.
Preaching life out here...
"This note hasn't found its consequence yet."
I agree with Jacob. There is no wrong, ever, just like there cannot be perfection. It’s really just a concept of the mind. It takes YOU to put what IS in whatever context you choose.
I feel concepts like these is easier to understand in color; red isn't wrong, it just doesn't necessarily look the best in all places. Sometimes it might surprise you how well it works tho
@@basspaatrass3069 thanks for this it makes it a lot easier to think about
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It’s rare that someone with this level of freak natural talent is so articulate and conscious of their craft. This kid really is a treasure. I’m not even super into his music, but it’s just a joy to watch him work.
Yeah.
Imma let you in on a secret, watching any experts at work is a jot, be it an expert musician, expert cook, or expert brickmaker.
But yeah, I agree, he's a treasure indeed.
"Context matters"
Hear hear
I finally understand what he means. He's saying that I'm a note and I haven't found my consequence yet
Exactly! There is no right and wrong, there is just a culture and an universe that doesn’t fit to your standards! So you have a choice, try to make them fit to you or try to make you fit to them…
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I don't play piano, ive started the guitar but this advice transends more than just music...music is a great teacher and philosopher to many things, i appreciate this knowledge!
only Jacob can wear a carpet as an outfit and still have people captivated by his words of wisdom
anyone who wears a carpet as an outfit has my full attention
It's a mexican hooded poncho, you can tell by the design of the collar.
If Bob Ross was a musician, he'd explain it this way.
"hmm, how about we give this A a little friend. How about... a Db?"
"Now what I love to do is add a little bit of piano just to compliment the trumpet. I think it adds some more personality to the music!"
"Mr. Dan, now he's a wonderful guy, he sent me over these beautiful vocals, and it really gives this piece life. It's gone from a *slow swaying* to *head bobs*"
"Now this is my favorite part of the piece. It's basically a few blips and blops, and they are basically talking with each other in order to kinda fill in the background."
@@homemadefilms5718 nailed it
I’ll think this Is the most accurate way to explain music to someone to doesn’t have any clue to music reading and understanding. But not yet to listen and appreciate.
Part of the reason I was always so hesitant to learn theory is because of the “snobby” criticism often associated with ugly notes. This guy just made me feel sane. As a funk musician, I fucking love ugly notes. Play it again, louder, and follow up with an interesting strumming pattern and that shit slaps.
You're doing music right. Carry on playing the ugly notes
thats not even what he was talking about. there are no ugly notes. he's saying in a certain context, there are certain notes that sound weird, but you can still resolve those notes, and it'll make it as if those weird, ugly notes fit. he never said to play bad lmao
Hillary Hahn said that music doesn't have to be pretty. It's purpose is to make you feel. You are right!
man wears table rug
Its called a poncho, you unacculturated plebian...
Fashionable. I feel like some napkins could spice things up
Yo epretroll
lolll
That's not a bad outfit, you just lack confidence.
This reminds me of some media critics I often watch - something they say very often when criticising a story decision or plot point is that that idea is not bad in and of itself, it's just been done badly - there's basically no such thing as a bad idea, you've just got to find the right way to do it.
As someone who’s heard a lot of “wrong” notes from extremely confident players: there should be a huge asterisk attached to this statement. You gotta know what that note is doing to the harmony and that requires a LOT of study and you gotta play that note because you meant it
Not really.
so you read the title and didnt actually listen to the video?
@@renhope9092 To clarify, 'Everybody" isn't required to study anything to hear how one note works with other notes. For instance, Wes Montgomery, one of the greatest of all time. Never touched a theory book and didn't read a note of score. You or i can do the same. You just have to love music.
@@renhope9092 no I did both, please read my comment again without a preconceived idea of what you think I’m saying
@@toddkreuzburg4162 I should clarify as well: I’m not saying Jacob is wrong here at all. It’s just that as a professional musician and as a teacher I’ve run into a prevailing attitude of people who “play by feel” without realizing that they’re playing without intention. What he’s talking about in this video can’t replace an understanding of music, and I’m not talking about a theory book. Wes Montgomery clearly knew what he was playing, what the chords were, and which notes went with the chords. I’ll never argue that you need a theory book to do that. What I am arguing is that in order to play remotely like Wes, you need to learn a lot about music and can’t just stab in the dark, which is what I worry some will get from this video. That’s all
JUST BLOODY BRILLIANT!
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I've made this into an allegory for life when it feels like things aren't going the way they should. The uni-"verse" is very much musical.
Me: doing what "simply piano" wants.
Jacob: sound doing what Jacob wants.
Me: doing what Jacob wants
I can follow my heart but I don't know what it has to offer, I need to know how to make things sound the way I want them to do
On that note, anyone got advice for that? Getting the sound in your head on piano
@@vpnmagia2120 That's practise. The more I've been playing piano, the more easily I can make it do what I want
@@linux_b1969 you spelt practise [verb]. It's practice [noun].
"If you played something wrong, you're bad"
*"If you played something wrong confidently, it's jazz*
*_"If you literally can't play a wrong note you're Jacob Collier"_*
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Even the mic’s drawn to him … , after 46 yrs of guitar , i cant read score or tab , but i relate to this totally , theres an emotion to be had , sometimes you look for it , sometimes it finds you . And jacob is amazing at explaining it 👍👍👍
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I like his theory. Every note matters and fits in somewhere, and if it sounds wrong it’s because the note hasn’t been played in the right context yet and needs a little love and attention to figure out where it should go and how it should be played.
Just like every person in the world matters and can fit in somewhere. And if that person is looked at as bad person or maybe doesn’t fit in anywhere, it’s not true, they just need a little love and attention to be placed in the right context of life and become someone better to fit in society.
makes me feel better fo rbeing ugly
what a way to make this deep. i love that.
you take the subject in the wrong direction, people don't have to be loved or given any attention to become better people to fit in society because 1st you start from the idea that there is only 1 society which is not true and 2nd, everyone fits somewhere in societies however some societies may not suit (other) people's views such as yours or mine
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It’s the right direction you’re just seeing it in the worst light possible.
@@petitpanierdosier3206 in the modern world there is only one society with many subgroups to incorporate yourself into. I do think people need attention because few people are capable of achieving understanding of themselves without help and teaching
i think you could do his 12 key modulation too, if you haven't already
link?
How did you get a checkmark but at the same time did not get a checkmark?
@@funguy-yt7632 He's Jacob's long lost brother
@@funguy-yt7632 lol I think the color is just because it's the uploader of the video, not a verification
@@junglefett you are correct, but I am talking about how Vedant Chauhan has a checkmark without being verified
During lockdown I got really into synthesizers and what he says is true in terms of certain Hz, voltages; whatever you're creating the tone out of. You can feel sonically what fits the sequence and where harshness can be resonated out by accompanying tones to allow harmonic compositions.
The Waldorf Streichfett is brilliant for this
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This is why people who like Jazz, well, like Jazz. It's like that exercise where you fall back to get caught by someone to build trust. The best Jazz musicians can make you trust them with utterly ludicrous note choices because you just know that THEY know the road back home, even with their eyes closed and their ears full of clay.
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There are no mistakes, just jazzy accidents. - Bob Jazz
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You're exactly right, a lot of time i could have just cancelled some notes, but i just let it be, because to me it's just nice in that perspective though it hasn't found the right tune or time of space yet, but it's just great with me to let it be.
«It's not the note you play that's the wrong note-it's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.»
-Miles Davis
it’s absolutely true…same with vocals/singing.
a “wrong note” while singing can be “corrected” by sliding into the right phrase, inflection, etc.
know ur voice, know ur craft, know ur instrument.
/Bklyn👑
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Nice to see the young'ins giving the same lectures that music teachers teaching Music Theory have been giving for decades. Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
Just Awesome.
1:34 I know he’s talking about music but it really speaks to me when I think about life in general. You can’t consider yourself a “bad chord” and just reject yourself. you jus haven’t found the right context/environment and need to keep playing all the different chords and combinations. :)
vibrations are foundational to physics
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It's crazy how he talks in such broad strokes yet it feels like he's being very articulate
Lovely metaphors for a spacious, intentional, and life-affirming vibe.
I remember arguing with one friend at school, saying there's something wrong with that one note in his melody. Ah, should just probably message him now and tell I was wrong, his note just lacked confidence.
"If it feels right then it's probably fine."
I'm gonna take this as a life lesson in general.
Great, now I've twelve restraining orders.
@@ivosamuelgiosadominguez6649 jail is just a room, friend
I know you're joking, but there are actual rules in life and not so much in music or art.
@@haroldseah306 music has loads of rules too (phrasing, techniques, music theory, etc) but there are rooms for improvisation
@@XaliberDeathlock Officer I swear I did not break any law I just thought there was room to improvise!
This brings an interesting parallel to story writing too. As long as you can justify a character or scene, there’s a good chance you can make it work. I wonder if there’s laws of narrative writing you can draw from to translate to song writing.
Sting on working with Gil Evans:
Sting: "I think this note is wrong."
Gil: "No, you have to change the note you play *before* this one."
In a few years, Jacob will go full circle and convince people that bashing instruments seamlessly is the purest and most beautiful kind of music that the human race can ever create.
"That's not a wrong note, you just lack confidence"
*starts confidently banging random keys*
This reminds me of the old saying in jazz, that in jazz you are only ever a semitone away from a right note. I think that has the same meaning. Any note can be valid, it’s how you make it fit in the context
As someone who doesn’t know much about music in the technical terms, this individual just explained it in a way which makes me want to know more.
you should learn music! it’s a super funny hobby!
A bit weird? He hits us with a sick Mr Roger’s Neighborhood scene transition.
"There's no bad notes until the note after the bad note" - Miles Davis
That chord change he did from the Fmaj9 to the Dbmaj9 sounds exactly like the beautiful kind of piano you would hear in an anime when the sun is setting and it’s just some cinematic shots of the protagonist and the town he/she lives in… 😌
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Just like every human being there is no wrong note, just different contexts
This apply to Hitler as well?
@@shamicentertainment1262 my exact thought lol
Of course extreme hypothesis can lead to bizarre conclusions. Having that said, yes absolutely, maybe in a different social context a person with those ideas and that personality would have never escalated in such a terrible thing. Keep in mind that is unlikely that a man can change the world by himself. If no soldier sign up there's no war. Of course is a complex and deep subject and my point was that music has always served as a bridge from alienated people to the world therefore the analogy I made sounds to me just right.
@@MarcoMazzuoccolo I was joking, but I do mostly agree. That being said I think there are still actions people take that are objectively wrong no matter the context
Music Theory is basically: Does it feel right? Right! Does it feel, not right? RIGHT!
Music theory is the basis... Breaking it down and making beautiful things is genius. I really appreciate Jacob.
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"Do not fear mistakes, there are none" Miles Davis.
A man once said “ that was a great solo” to Miles Davis, he replied “what would you know”. That man probably fears mistakes
This clip says otherwise th-cam.com/video/sUG0P7tcCto/w-d-xo.html
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I was just too focused on the fact that the mic was trying to kiss him the whole time and he was just like “Umm, no.”
This man is literally music in human form, no i will not explain myself