@MaxKonyi ... words fail ... your talent and commitment to music is ..................................................... endless ....
@RaduNeacsu11Күн бұрын
Thank you!!!
@Juslowww3 күн бұрын
ur such a sigma
@maxkonyi2 күн бұрын
lol 🙏
@Juslowww3 күн бұрын
never delete this yove been so helpful thank u
@maxkonyi2 күн бұрын
Good to hear it!
@Schizo-01234 күн бұрын
感謝分享
@TreeFarmerMusic224 күн бұрын
Coincidentally, I stumbled across this video, as I've recently been placing focus into my ear training. I really love this video. You broke things down very nicely, and every bit of it makes sense.
@user-iw6io7oc4s4 күн бұрын
THIS is the exact 💯 information ihv been expecting all this while ❤😊God bless u..i will come back with a testimony 🙏higherheights always
@kinanaKILL5 күн бұрын
That's what i think... robots have no feeling. Thanks for sharing.
@mundomagico77876 күн бұрын
Wow 🤩- just discovered you yesterday. I found your ear training major scale video fascinating! It’s really helped thank you. I think you are the only person who’s (long, in-depth video) I have ever watched all the way through (lol doing some bedtime stretches on my bedroom floor at the same time - so yes, meditating on what you are saying at the same time as stretching and relaxing). You definitely have a gift in helping people stay focused on the topic! Your comprehensive, creative and sensitive language use is really one of the best I have ever seen. I love how you keep repeating things over and over - a bit like in meditation how one would use an anchor like the breath to return to focus - but obviously it also helps practically embed the concepts. I am in my mid forties and learning multiple instruments - piano, guitar, bass and drums. I’ve had so many people say to me it’s not wise, people get hostile with me about it - crazy - but what I find fascinating is how learning different instruments at the same time is unlocking so many musical concepts that all relate to each instrument. It is helping me beyond words! Things click every time I sit down and play. I’m getting creative gifts being able to manifest the music from within my being. My body has never relaxed sooo much in years when I use the skills (the ones that are embedded and now naturally there). It’s euphoric and peaceful. I look forward to when my skills are better and I can incorporate faster and more upbeat or complex rhythms and scales. I feel like I’m doing really well! So screw the nay sayers. I am a deep thinker and analytical type but never really had the life circumstances to let this ‘divine’ life force blossom. But here I am 🙏🏻 😌 I’ve been able to pick apart and dive deep into all parts of a song for years. It’s great to be able to put into action. I am not starting from scratch as such on these instruments. I played guitar and wrote harmonically complex songs when I was a teenager knowing nothing about music theory. All by ear. But my ‘kind of’ musical training was from my mum who sang in a band with 3 others, having practices at each others houses. They sang four part harmonies which led me to a life time of only ever singing the harmony to any melody I ever heard. It’s only now when I’m learning intervals that I realise my 1,3,5 are pretty well embedded in my musical mind. I’m thrilled at the ‘free gift’ 😂 I’m still miles off in reality but it helps. I look forward to more of your videos. You are very very kindly giving a great gift to the world with your beautiful tuition. Thank you 🙏🏻 so much ❤
@maxkonyi5 күн бұрын
Wonderful! Happy to hear all that and glad you're enjoying the videos. If you have the motivation to work on all those instruments, that's great and I can certainly agree that they all influence and augment each other from many perspectives. Lucky you had that harmonization "training" growing up. Not everyone does and it makes a huge difference, as I've seen in many people over the years. Enjoy! 🌞
@wagonet6 күн бұрын
Can you please do more of this series. It's fascinating. it makes me think of music totally differently or with a different perspective.
@maxkonyi5 күн бұрын
Good to hear!
@arthurmantes94737 күн бұрын
Amazing !! I love it
@spiritflame77797 күн бұрын
Love it
@Huginnm7 күн бұрын
As someone who doesn't really know how to play drums and just fumbles around trying to figure out how to make a song to just sit nicely on a grid, this helped me gain more understanding about the time signatures and how it changes the feel of the song. Before all this what I only used to know is that when it steps out of the bounds is of 4/4 time is that it's swung most probably Lol. You've helped another idiot become less of an idiot which is the main reason why we all do this, I think.
@maxkonyi6 күн бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment
@micofremusical7 күн бұрын
Hi from the future! 👩🚀😆 I'm here to bring the Avatar (I'm sorry 😉) the Elements 🌎🌊🌬️🔥 timestamps! 🎉: Introduction 00:00 Challenge's concept #117 6:22 Sisterlain 7:47 August Stevenson 10:38 Tilde 13:03 Deejay Vu 15:45 Newt 18:32 Kraft Dinner For All 21:34 Maddie 24:43 Leeway 27:22 Zaibu 29:51 Frederik 33:05 GooZe 36:26 Omari 39:36 BitStart 42:34 Vunsunta 45:08 FrioVentus 48:48 Max's previous composition 53:16 Clousure 55:11 Awesome music!!! Is inspiring, as always!! Thanks for your time and for share 🤗🥳🪇, greetings! 👋
@milenjarashtiwi70477 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you so so much for the video and the companion page - there's amazing content and for free, can't believe it! I wrote a song and had some trouble writing down the B Part. I thought it was a fast 3/4, but whenever I sang it with band something felt off. Then a friend of mine played it in a duo context and he suggested 12/8 for the B Part and it finally felt right. I was really happy to learn this, so I didn't have to break the song down to 3/4 or 4/4, but could sing and play it how I feel it.
@jazzmynt8 күн бұрын
where can we just listen to this song lol
@maxkonyi8 күн бұрын
It's available on my soundcloud, though it is only 1:30 long since it was only for this challenge 🌞 soundcloud.com/maxkonyi/challenge-10-dubstep?in=maxkonyi/sets/weekly-challenges-from-my-discord-server&
@DavidCodes-z1f8 күн бұрын
Hey Max. It's been a long time. it's so good to hear from you. Sorry I havent been able to respond for so long I was just busy crashing out lol. I have gotten SO much better with understanding music theory, and have been learning jazz harmony. But I decided why stop at being a prouducer. I want to become a composer (not professioally ofc, though that would be cool. ut just for fun and make it a part of music collection) I wanna know how to rightly divide string sections, woodwinds, and brass too. Maybe can you make a short video on that if you could
@maxkonyi7 күн бұрын
Great to hear David! Honestly, I'm not the best person to make a video on that. It's not something I've studied in depth and most of my learning has been just through listening and analyzing. I'm sure there are other videos out there which do a good job breaking down stuff like that and I would suggest check those out over me making a video. I should probably watch some as well...
@ChaseOfSpades698 күн бұрын
Observation I made during the twinkle listening exercise. I found the feelings of each degree change when it was done preceded by another degree. For instance what 4 felt like in the scale, 5 did in the melody. Which is interesting because IIRC it was the first descent in each exercise
@maxkonyi7 күн бұрын
There is a phenomenon where the sound of a melodic interval (melodic distance) will seem to become attached to or imprinted upon the resulting pitch, colouring it with that quality. So what's happening is the feeling of the specific degree, 5 in this case, is becoming mixed with the feeling of the melodic interval which ended up there. Without learning to differentiate between these, each degree will seem different depending on how it was approached melodically, or even due to the surrounding scale context. Practically speaking, this means you need to spend time learning and focusing on the feeling of each degree until that is very clear. From there, you can learn to separate that feeling state from the other feelings/sounds which occur at the same time such as the melodic interval, the current chord, the current scale/mode, etc.
@pianello3698 күн бұрын
THANK YOU!~
@annebouscatie88468 күн бұрын
At 23:20 you are saying that flat 3 is a little bit more dissonant with the tonic than flat 7, I am not sure about that. If your logic is that the further away on the circle, the more dissonant, it seems wrong. For instance, 3 is more consonant than 6, 2 or 4…
@maxkonyi8 күн бұрын
Yes you're totally right! I mispoke here. In the other video (or maybe it was this one?), I mentioned that things are more complex than the circle makes them appear, and this is an example. The circle is one-dimensional whereas a tonnetz or harmonic lattice is two-dimensional, allowing for a more accurate (though more complex and potentially confusing) depiction of harmonic relationship. It's the same on the other side of the circle as well - 3 is more consonant than 2 but it requires a two-dimensional representation to show that.
@GooZe...9 күн бұрын
Such amazing entries this time. Had to come back for another listen.
@I-is-me9 күн бұрын
I'm really stuck at two things, first is that i can't recognize chromatics together(like the same degree sounds different when i play it with another chromatic degree like 2nd,3rd,4th,6th, and 7th with flat/sharp degrees and vice versa) and I can't recognize melodies when someone's signing it and i want to recognize it directly by listening to it rather than sing along etc... Can you please tell me a way to deal with both?
@maxkonyi8 күн бұрын
Both have to do with our mind using the momentary harmonic context (chords) as a reference instead of the key centre. Generally, you need to repeatedly try by instinct and then check to see how you do, and then listen again with the correct answer in mind. Listen to a singer, quickly answer which degrees you believe they're singing, stop and check, analyze your answer versus the right ones, then listen again with the correct answer in mind until it feels like it makes sense. Repeat this and your capacity to do it instinctively will increase.
@I-is-me6 күн бұрын
@@maxkonyi In chromatics i meant how to recognize them in a melody?
@maxkonyi5 күн бұрын
@@I-is-me Well each chromatic degree has a particular feeling state, of course. The b6 (in major contexts) is quite common and pretty easy to learn, I'd say. You will need to learn the sound of each one individually, but if you have learned all your degrees, you should already know them in a dronal context. Hearing the minor degrees in major and the major in minor can be confusing because of the contrasting context, but it will come. Remember that you are still very early in your journey here, there's no hurry and these nuances will simply become clear with more experience in playing, listening, and singing.
@I-is-me5 күн бұрын
@@maxkonyi Hmmm, that's a great point but I'm just super hungry for improvement . Thanks alot for your help, you surely are the best ear teacher that exists❤️❤️
@sonosmart59969 күн бұрын
+ energy sent your way Max. Heal well and keep kickin ass.
@dylanunruh55529 күн бұрын
This song is amazing! I just want to listen to it all day.
@allantucker47659 күн бұрын
I suffer with the same back problems 40+ years now. I use a height adjustable desk, play keyboards sitting and mixing standing up. Some days just forget it and go for a walk.❤
@clarebcomposer9 күн бұрын
Was so excited for this one can't wait to see what everyone came up with 😂😂
@Sacred_Samurai9 күн бұрын
I remember you lol
@Hadi-v4p10 күн бұрын
Dear Max, thank you so much for all this amazing content. Is there a specific place where one can leave questions for possible future q&a's?
@maxkonyi8 күн бұрын
Here works! Though there is a dedicated channel in the Discord server for exactly that as well.
@suomeaboo11 күн бұрын
6/8 has more in common with 2/4 than with 3/4 due to having two primary beats - i think of 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8 as a triplified 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 respectively
@maxkonyi10 күн бұрын
Agreed! But that is not the point of confusion for most people.
@lofilo66611 күн бұрын
Got bug on each sedation!
@opolo704_411 күн бұрын
I love the way you talk about ear training and this vid has more useful additional information. I know you're not really interested in recognizing specific voicings as you mention you pretty much only care about chord position and quality, but as an aspiring jazz pianist it's one of the things I'd like to be able to recognize better. Still, just applying your ideas I realize I just need to become familiar with all the different types of voicings. Thank you for your contributions 🫡
@maxkonyi11 күн бұрын
Happy to hear that! I can certainly recognize voicing types in general, but I can't instantly hear all the inner voices independently. However, if you focus on that or whatever version of that you're interested in, it will certainly become possible
@paulflute12 күн бұрын
a suggestion would be listening to Hindustani classical music which is harmonically very static and always has a drone accompaniment.. In particular look up ALAP.. this is where the artist established the mode so it is very free and unmetered.. All classical melody is about the relationship of melody to drone.. The drone is like the earth stable and unchanging.. the melody is the air element shifting and free..
@maxkonyi11 күн бұрын
Agreed!
@surajthakuri797512 күн бұрын
When he hit the C note hard 🎉
@marizacabral514112 күн бұрын
May I ask where I can listen to the whole piece of which you play the excerpt @9:30 minutes. It is lovely indeed.
@maxkonyi12 күн бұрын
Glad you like it! The whole piece is actually quite short as it was done during one of my music production streams, but you can find it here: soundcloud.com/maxkonyi/max-konyi-weekly-challenge-59-this-grey-stranger?in=maxkonyi/sets/best-of&si=91b7ad44ef0b4ad5b48a896bcf9afb25&
@wagonet12 күн бұрын
I've been working on my audiation and everything in this video is so helpful. It's absolutely a mashup of theory, scales, triads, chord progressions etc. Its opened up my eyes to something I always thought was impossible for me to do. Takes time and practice but it's fun practice.
@maxkonyi12 күн бұрын
Great to hear!
@Nynsai_altfun_213 күн бұрын
To all the prods, he's refferring "routenote" as the tonic
@maxkonyi12 күн бұрын
To clarify: Root note = the generating tone or home-note of a chord. Tonic = the generating tone or home-note of a key/scale.
@franciscoperagallo866614 күн бұрын
A truly recomend to listen to Argentian Folklore that is based on all the types of 6/8 approches. Like Zamba (very slow tempo) and Chacarera and Chamame (that are medium and fast tempos)
@maxkonyi13 күн бұрын
Thanks! Will check
@JesseDanielSmith14 күн бұрын
This approach is needed in the greater balance of musical conversation 🙏🙌💪
@borislavppetrov15 күн бұрын
Hi Max - I really jive with your mental model for this stuff; thanks so much for sharing. Quick question: When you’re listening to - and attempting to improvise over - a song in mixolydian (e.g. B, F#m, A, E, B), is it “okay” to perceive the tonic as the first note in the mixolydian scale (B) or would you recommend training away this tendency until my brain always perceives the tonic as the root of the relative major scale (E)? I guess the same question goes for minor key songs (i.e. do you think of the root of the relative major as their tonic). Thanks again!
@maxkonyi14 күн бұрын
Good question! I definitely recommend staying true to your ear's natural inclination in terms of tonic perception. In your example, I would be hearing and thinking of B as the tonic for sure. At the same time, I am aware of the relative modes, but mixolydian is the fact. My experience has consistently taught me to trust my ear above all else. If I perceive B as the tonic, B is the tonic. Trying to force another perspective can be valuable in certain circumstances, but it often results in a mental illusion where I think I'm hearing something that I'm actually not, only to later realize that.
@borislavppetrov14 күн бұрын
@@maxkonyi thank you for the prompt, thorough, and validating reply. Looking forward to checking out your app when it comes out!
@SongSecretsMomNeverTaughtYou15 күн бұрын
Another thing about inversions to help with learning them for beginners is that they typically give the sensation of wanting to "move somewhere else" without needing leading tones or very dissonant intervals. So if you hear a basic chord or triad that "wants to move" but it isn't a dominant 7th chord or another tension chord that has extensions, then it's most likely an inversion. A trick I use myself is to compare what the different inversions sound like in the context of a chord progression and compare the different options and placements and how they result in feeling rest versus unrest
@maxkonyi14 күн бұрын
Yup, I do the same.
@SongSecretsMomNeverTaughtYou15 күн бұрын
Excellent video! Something that may help that second question about feeling chords as a single unit versus individual degrees stacked up and trying to recognize those is that the whole purpose of chords and harmony is to add depth and texture to support a melody, unless that melody is interacting with other voices in counterpoint. The former situation doesn't need chords to be heard as a collection of individual notes, it just needs the root of the chord and quality of the intervals to create a mood effect and it's okay that they're perceived as "blob" of feeling when it comes to melody + chords. But the latter scenario with counterpoint is it's own world that whole university programs have been dedicated to studying haha
@maxkonyi14 күн бұрын
Agreed!
@mohamadyossry418915 күн бұрын
You're a genius, thank you for all the fantastic effort you've put in!
@maxkonyi14 күн бұрын
My pleasure!
@mackingsly779215 күн бұрын
What are the drone sounds you have in your Major and Minor videos? :)
@maxkonyi14 күн бұрын
Just stuff I made myself. I've been working on some new ones as well that will be in the upcoming app. It's an interesting process to try and figure out what works best! In my melody course, I also provide a set of all 12 drones, which may actually be the same ones I use in those videos...
@morgandavidpatton15 күн бұрын
When you said: "you can recognize 12 different colors", I thought: "I can't, I'm color blind". It doesn't mean I can't see colors, I just can't recognize the difference between all colors. I'm wondering if there is something similar with audio. As far as I'm aware, I'm color blind because of a physical deficiency, I can't learn to differentiate certain colors no matter how hard I exercise. What if my ear is the same? I've been a musician for 30 years and my ear has always been my weakest ability. And it's not because I have hearing damage, I actually have incredibly sensitive hearing.
@maxkonyi14 күн бұрын
It's an interesting question and I don't know the answer. So far I've only encountered a couple of people in my life who seem to have a completely different sense of tonality or pitch than the norm. In those cases, the people don't seem to perceive harmonic relations as consonant or dissonant at all in the way that I do. If you perceive different feeling states in different chords and notes, I imagine you can learn this. It's important to know that my ear was truly bottom of the barrel until I was about 18 or 19 when I began actually trying to train it. I couldn't match pitches with my voice, couldn't sing even basic melodies in tune, couldn't recognize chords or anything similar. Things are different now!
@morgandavidpatton14 күн бұрын
Ok! It's encouraging to know that your ear was once even worse than mine. I will keep at it, thanks for your awesome content! @@maxkonyi