Groove! (how to get good at music)

Critiquing viewer submissions! Thanks to all who submitted, it takes guts to be reviewed on a stage like this. Hopefully we all can learn from each other, and help each other to be the best musician we can be.
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[@magnustp1429]

Petition to call Adam's mom Madam Neely

[@kylestevensanders]

This comment better blow up omg

[@melaniescarlet01]

UP!

[@walterdrinker]

M A D A M N E E L Y

[@TheMalappapas]

This has to happen

[@mr.rogers9849]

Correct

[@gidikalchhauser]

Madam Neely: "I miss you!" Adam Neely: "Ok bye lol"

[@brandobin]

Yah Adam tell ur mom u love her

[@Nono-hk3is]

Yes Adam your mother knows you love her but still likes to hear you say it.

[@ilmatteo95]

@@Nono-hk3is so truee

[@adriansmith6124]

Jeez Adam.. terrible son

[@davidofpiano423]

Glad I wasn't the only one who thought this =)

[@lupinejameson9710]

How to not suck: angry How to get good: enthusiastic How to groove: soulful What an evolution

[@MaddesG1]

How to be: do

[@Brittow]

@@MaddesG1 Do be do be do

[@楊子慕]

@@Brittow Mmm, Groovy

[@JohnnyThousand605]

@@楊子慕 .....man

[@Carbon2861996]

How to yee: haw

[@wlonkery]

Legit, not a joke: I once had an involved dream where I was a xenoethnomusicologist trying to come up with a transcription system for an alien musical tradition. When I awoke, I realized I had just dreamed up an alto clef, and my entire dream had been my subconscious telling a viola joke.

[@JTStrikesBack]

I once woke up from a dream that was just a complex way of telling a bad joke - I woke up thinking "My dream was funnier than I've ever done in real life." I can only imagine that this is how you felt, because your dream's joke is so bad it's hilarious

[@dantee1138]

Wow, i wish I could remember those types of dreams

[@Villanotrh]

Xeno what!?

[@AAmoroso]

A W E S O M E

[@scottlad1987]

Haha That's hilarious

[@josephyu4480]

"Viola jokes have their own wikipedia page" Twoset Fans have entered the chat

[@putridabomination]

LING LING 40 HOURS

[@Dany715gd]

I don’t like twoset

[@Caved_Johnson]

@@Dany715gd I unsubscribed a few months ago, no soul anymore

[@cyandinomashups]

I never heard a viola joke in my life until this video.

[@roewilson5905]

WHen will Adam teach Two set how to play electric bass

[@newjay4863]

Man the people submitting are getting better and better kinda jealous

[@awsmunicorn7488]

as evidenced by the total change from 'how to not suck at music'

[@troysmithfr]

Yeah, I actually dug all of these submissions. Normally there's one or two I like, and others are not exactly my thing, but I can appreciate their styles. All of these were really cool, though.

[@Dimitri-Jordania]

When/where do u submit stuff?

[@fatguy338]

You could probably do this too if you really wanted to!

[@nolyspe]

I'm pretty sure a lot of them submit to get an audience, not how to get advice on how to get better. (The Alex Paino guy for sure wanted attention...)

[@alecwoodruffmusic]

Adam went from: 1. "This is why you suck" to 2. "Adam's guide for how to not suck at music" to simply 3. "How to get good at music"

[@Zack_Taylor]

Because people in the comments kept calling him arrogant. Go look at the comment section of the old videos. Yikes

[@r.j8927]

Thats the process you go through to get good. You realise you suck, you learn how not to suck, and then you get good.

[@Cenitopius]

@@r.j8927 This is a pretty valid point, in the face of the fact that commenters shat all over Neeley's original titles as being "arrogant", as Zack Taylor points out.

[@drewajv]

He’s evolving

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

@Alec Woodruff : More proof that evolution is real.

[@velvetsteele]

How do we take voice lessons with mama (ehem, I mean, Madam) Neely? That woman knows her stuff. Impressive. I am serious. Is this possible? Or maybe she’ll start her own singing KZbin channel?

[@fprintf]

Madam Neely from now on, please.

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

@@fprintf I dig your handle! I'm an old Unix/Linux C and C++ programmer, so I get it!

[@andrewprahst2529]

fprintf Was just about to say that

[@amakerii]

Madam Neely

[@SkaTuneNetwork]

14:20 that piece has mad sim city vibes

[@SamitadeMilanesa]

It kinda sounds like from Kid Icarus, too

[@BollocksUtwat]

Would probably sound great in a Gameboy midi style.

[@Arthagorax]

Yeah! Trying really hard to find it anwhere... any help welcome (:

[@hanh2127]

hi skatune network i love your work 🥺💕

[@yearnpill]

@@hanh2127 this is quite late but you did a great job!

[@TheInsanityofGab]

Dang, Mama Neely seems like a good voice teacher. A lot of teachers fail to grasp the differences between classical and non classical singing, but she nails it.

[@akeee3855]

Also she and Adam are so alike in the way they express them selfes ^^

[@Fs3i]

@@akeee3855 Yeah, when she came in, it was very much "ah, that's where he got this from!"

[@joshknowsnothing]

I love how Adam whispers comments during the video playing as if the musician is playing in front of him and he doesn't wanna be disrespectful

[@nataliatc1]

He is for sure very polite. 👌🏽

[@DanielBoonelight]

there's still very much an active audience in listening mode, so it is quite appro.

[@C45-w4o]

Cringe

[@alexpaino6651]

Yep, I have ABSOLUTELY heard that one before.

[@baconmints2432]

Scrolled to your comment just as he said it in the video. Spooked

[@saulo4302]

huhu alex 🎹 huhu

[@sahilsaha2879]

Great job btw on the music Mr. Pain

[@ForestGreenSharpie]

great job but i also have a comment to help you improve which is do more with the drums. the drum beat was very static where you could add more to playing the drums to help with the sound a lot more like with drunk from sungazer where the drummer had a lot of different things working and he kept from being static

[@TheBirdThatWhistles]

hey man, I loved the arrangement you sent Adam - you mind uploading it to your youtube or something. It was just sick.

[@richsackett3423]

I still think it's hilarious you spilled coffee on your Real Book "for effect".

[@timbeaton5045]

Not quite the same on a tablet, it has to be said.

[@MaddesG1]

Real Effect

[@natedavid3873]

Where did u see that?

[@rolux4853]

Nate David just look at his realbook? It’s stained like hell, looks worse than my toilet paper after KFC.

[@antonhvidthingstup1911]

@@natedavid3873 He did it in his video about the real book as a joke

[@hongkongtennis]

I’m a 67 year old beginner piano player. This series is totally beyond my hearing ability, but I love it. It’s totally inspirational and I learn so much.

[@fenestrapain]

Immerse yourself in stuff that feels beyond you. It’s how you grow. I remember being thrown into situations that were over my head and my ear utterly transformed. Stick with it. You belong here.

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

@@fenestrapain I hope he’s still alive to see your comment 😟

[@bobwalters3747]

@@OriginalKingRichTv #andstill

[@saraneumeyer1489]

@@sirborgesBecause no one has replied to you yet, I've decided I might say something. I'm not very qualified to talk about regaining the excitement and love of life, besides the fact that I've lived and felt something that could be described as similar. I think? "for if they never know the bitter they could never know the sweet" that's one of my favorite quotes, and I feel it applies to so many things. To truly experience something, you have to experience it's opposite. At least in my life, when I'm surrounded by too many things, namely too much media, I struggle to feel like things are special. I forget how beautiful life is. How important each and every living thing is. How passionate one can be. When I feel that way, I try to *make* the smallest of things special. I put away my phone and do something quiet and enjoyable. I go on a walk and study the leaves, plants, and animals around me. I sit outside and draw or write, I take care of my animals, I do random stuff like decide to get a plant for my window sill. I sometimes go to a park and just watch the people. There are so many things you could do! I just take time to think and reflect. I sometimes have to force myself to do it, it doesn't always sound fun, but I usually feel better. I'll finnish with this: glory in the smallest of things! So when the truly glorious things come, they are that much better. When I do that, the smallest things seem even more exciting. I truly hope you are doing ok, even though I've never met you. The essay I just wrote Is evidence of that.🤣 I hope this was worth something to you. I also hope you got through all of this😅😅😅😅 Really though. I hope you can find something to help you.

[@axfinity9134]

@@OriginalKingRichTv bro 💀

[@kevincorrales9774]

“Hey Adam I wanna learn how to improvise at fast BPMs” Adam: Just play slower

[@lucashenning3158]

"If you can play it slowly you can play it quickly"

[@Zel_94]

"It's true" - Dwight K. Schrute

[@DerAykac]

@@lucashenning3158 I´m also amazed that nobody in here jumps on the viola joke thing.

[@chankurashizu5687]

Think about your chord progression and groove, and you will get it

[@samus88]

Instant like for the awesome mom giving a critique.

[@SaintFranssoix]

Wait is it Mikael from opeth in your profile pic lol

[@samus88]

​@@SaintFranssoix Lol, what? It looks nothing like Akerfeldt. It's the cover of an old 70s prog italian album by the band Semiramis. It's a green dude with orange curly hair. I need to know how you got Opeth from this haha.

[@caleblightfoot6397]

willprogresivo let’s write to Mikael and ask him to start dressing like this

[@willswanson1840]

Mama Neely is delightful. Have her on more often!

[@TheDiegiset]

Mama Neely throw heavy advises.

[@broor]

Madam Neely*

[@OnTheLeftHandSide]

Yes more Mama Neely!

[@emery7301]

More Mama Neely!

[@falpsdsqglthnsac]

that's an interesting pfp

[@pianopaint7391]

No one: Adam: Left The Real Book in his pocket while swimming in a pool of coffee

[@saulo4302]

What kind of -- how big is that pocket!?

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Kangaroo jeans pocket. And *very* big.

[@invujerry]

Sall JNCO jeans pockets

[@theystoleitfromus]

Used it for a coffee sponsorship, you mean.

[@minimind2ii900]

Wait, so that’s not what getting it “in the pocket” means?

[@robertoborgs]

"keep the pre performance noodling to a minimum" i would like to tell this to so many people

[@thenumbdave]

I was in a (terrible) rock band years ago. At gigs the guitarist would play the riff from Whole Lotta Rosie in between every song and the audience would cheer expectantly. Whole Lotta Rosie was never part of our set.

[@Butts666]

@@thenumbdave Ugh, I remember randomly playing the bass riff from Shellac's "Wingwalker" at gigs 10 years ago. It's not a very interesting riff in and of itself (but it is a decent rhythm exercise to see if you can play the right number of Ds at the end of it without counting) and the song is based around repeating it to a hypnotising effect. I'm sure the audience loved me doing that.

[@robpiy91]

6:04 did Adam just really miss a jazz interpretation of THE L I C C ? :D

[@TachyBunker]

so vague, it's not a lick, it's almost it but itsnt. that said ADAM IS GOD HIMSELF

[@jmo235]

have to say I missed it too until the re-listen

[@MezJ113]

Came to see if anyone heard it, too. think that’s why he picked it. He’s cheeky like that. Just another example of how ubiquitous the L I C C is.

[@poncccceolymusica998]

There's another little mini LICC on the piano at 04:40...

[@gabrieltoscano8480]

Adam sneaks the lick even in clips of other people playing it. I love it

[@therealblackl1ster110]

“There’s the Jazz” -Adam Neely 2020

[@Selrahcthewise]

The singing in the peacocks section felt good for the soul.

[@cianna9723]

[@meadish]

@@cianna9723 You were awesome, Cianna!

[@sophiaseth2769]

@@cianna9723 I swear I heard the licc at one point in there

[@therandomcookieshow]

@@cianna9723 Awesome voice!

[@greatwavefan397]

_It sounded like Christmas..._

[@ryanblumenow]

Adam, and Madam, Neely, have to be among the *best* teachers and critiquers I have ever seen. Constructive criticism, obviously it goes without saying both extremely knowledgeable, always completely respectful and sensitive, extremely constructive and wanting to build up rather than tear down, wanting to share their knowledge... Just makes people comfortable to share and learn. The world needs more of this type of mentorship and tutoring.

[@Albeit_Jordan]

"I don't see any gigues, minuets, or sarabands going viral on tiktok anytime soon..." Challenge accepted.

[@emperorziko6321]

All you have to do is throw in something about ass shaking in there and it's a hit!

[@richardwildes5247]

Im the thumbnail, god is good

[@thingonometry-1460]

Sweet dude 😁

[@hlokomani]

Ayyyyy

[@XenoghostTV]

That was very nice Rick, congratulations 🤘

[@jonasmartinsen3439]

Richard Wildes allah ‘akbar

[@IuliusCurt]

Dude, add some content to your channel. Take advantage of this as a gateway, you earned it.

[@otaviotrindade8687]

Adam: makes viola jokes Me: is this twoset?

[@anthonyzbikowski529]

Adam is just jealous because bass jokes are just recycled viola jokes.

[@willswanson1840]

The crossover event nobody asked for, but everyone was okay with

[@21units]

A collab from twoset and adam would be interesting since he's jazz and twoset is classical. Would love to see that one day tho

[@theed5349]

@@21units yes yes yes

[@shitmultiverse1404]

Twosets style is very obnoxious and loud Pewdiepie-ish over the top OOOOOOH BURN XDXDXD stuff, Adam is more serious, technical, with some irony and shitposting. They would really clash together, wouldn't work. Also Adam is actually funny and has a personal style, and i'm talking as someone who used to follow both.

[@HuwFoster]

The state of your Real Book makes me feel so much better about mine

[@scacchomattho]

It's not a real real book if it wasn't deep fried into gallons of the darkest colombian black coffee

[@MichaelSchiesserMD]

I had to pull mine out and idk four looks different (?)

[@ralfs8447]

That Real Book could tell stories........AND could get you over one whole week without any other food. :D

[@toasty9670]

the real secret to jazz

[@glichking6812]

Nah Nah Nah you leave your real book over night in a vat of coffee then add stains after

[@szumiaceczaszki60]

It's so heartwarming to see you go from "how YOU SUCK dude" to being such a wholesome music daddy

[@clarabrandaog]

I mean even in the How to not suck at music his tone was pretty welcoming and the critiques were very sensible, it was more of a cool name but I agree that Adam is the wholesome music daddy on KZbin

[@husnainali-gn8bo]

Ye man it's frickin awesome

[@tibbarnogard8404]

I submitted, and didn't get in, (not complaining, would probably actually make me super dysphoric), but the stuff in here got me super inspired to work even harder to make my music really really good!

[@klovexthewolf]

i see a trans kid right here 💕

[@tibbarnogard8404]

@@klovexthewolf absolutely my good internet stranger

[@windmillwilly]

Why would it make you dysphoric??

[@tibbarnogard8404]

@@windmillwilly because I don't long looking at my face, or body, really the only but I like about myself is my hair and even that's variable

[@windmillwilly]

@@tibbarnogard8404 Then where the fuck is Aiden, my good friend and colleague Aiden Lacosse

[@janbam1778]

Question: Is there a correlation between the maturity of a jazz player and the stains on his/her/their real book?

[@melaniescarlet01]

😆

[@will-iu2bk]

Imagine how much coffee is on jacob collier's book

[@alekonicolacakis7002]

also the amount of pages missing

[@Whaylie]

A "their" would have sufficed

[@abdulalshibly3930]

@@will-iu2bk what book I bet it has already melted he reads the coffee stains

[@yeaolon]

Adam Neely: gives feedback with minimal jokes Two set: roasts every 5 seconds

[@ExplizitDuester]

well two set is more humor focused and less on education. both great tho

[@platypusmusic8843]

Cuz two set are reviewing sacrilegious bois, not these talented people we have here

[@paulpaschulke8636]

@yeaolon That's why I can't do anything with "Two set". Way too many (bad) jokes and compared to Adam nearly (sorry..) no theoretical foundation.

[@kevinisaacgarcia5028]

I think quarantine really got everyone practicing , everyone is killing.

[@joedavidson9811]

I feel like the “90s movie” one sounds like it would fit in a studio ghibli movie

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Dude... how old are you? You teach like a seasoned pro with 40 years of playing experience... but you look like you are 20... WTF ...in this KZbin world of BS reaction videos, thanks for actually teaching and being critical. You are really offering solid advise and help to these students. Outstanding, Adam! And I altogether just enjoyed watching the vid

[@caseyhamm8822]

i love that this series is making a return. actual good faith critiques are hard to come by these days

[@malcelinho]

I don't even feel I'm good enough to appear on 'how to get good at music'

[@Carsian]

Yeah for real man. There are all of these insanely spicy jazz pros up in here and all I make is dancepop with the occasional ii V I, parallel minor, and metric modulation (That might *sound* complex but it's peanuts compared to what these guys do).

[@JohnnyThousand605]

We need a series on How to Get Good Enough to be on How to Get Good At Music

[@NicholasStein]

I love those completely trashed real books. I also approve of "how to get good" instead of "how not to suck".

[@Justinwhat1]

If the established church doesn’t hate your music, you’re doing something wrong. Just ask Bach.

[@pookievanderbilt6889]

I liked the slow version of the Bach cello piece. Makes it more sad and emotional in a different way. The way you play it is more as it is written which is obviously great too

[@tillyhossain1049]

4:47 you will thank me later...

[@edwind4036]

No

[@tillyhossain1049]

Yes

[@TheNick1704]

There's absolutely no way that WASN'T intentional.

[@flynnvanherwijnen7626]

@@TheNick1704 1998 though

[@SebastianWeissMusic]

The Lick forever

[@fatguy338]

Man, phone speakers suck, I feel like I'm imagining all of the bass rather than hearing it.

[@julianmitchell3035]

F

[@ironfront9573]

I am always surprised a phone can produce any bass at all. I could make out all of the bass parts.

[@UnaWarlock]

How do we submit?

[@UnaWarlock]

I have this funky ass cover of the hey Arnold ending theme I need professional feedback on kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqOnlXmrftaon9U

[@fatguy338]

@@UnaWarlock lol nice shameless self-promotion on an irrelevant comment thread, but he said follow him on instagram because he'll announce submission stuff there. Also, I like the track so far

[@rcdr898]

The continuity of the coffee stain on the Real Book is just beautiful.

[@declup]

Damn, Neely's one of the best teachers I've ever come across. Respectful _and_ practical/useful criticism -- that's a rare combination. Most "mentors" barely achieve either, and waffle uncomfortably or bark out "don't do that".

[@alexandreenkerli9361]

So, of course, yay for mom! She brought exactly the attitude needed in this kind of thing. Technical enough without getting obscure, empathetic enough without being complacent. The sign of someone who’s used to providing feedback. … and it sounds like Adam is getting the hang of it. Some of it still sounds slightly stilted. It’s still a tough format to work through. But the throughline in the “Adam Neely KZbinr extraordinaire” story is “maturing in public”. Thanks for your submission!

[@adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026]

Your mom kind of looks like Meryl Streep. Also would it be possible to go more in depth into Klezmer? I’m really interested in it

[@sayanchattopadhyay4453]

Viola jokes... The two set community arrives

[@Enogimka]

I actually had the same thought when he mentioned the viola! XD

[@Mtaalas]

a round of applause for Mama Neely everyone! *clapclapclap*

[@ethanl.1699]

Matthew Aniston I see it fine

[@stevydoos]

Don't you mean clapclapclap clapclap?

[@revacatherine7450]

Momma Neely needs her own channel! Awesome advice! I've been looking for a way to describe this very concept for a long time and that sums it up perfectly!

[@taylor-tb9np]

“what’d you have for dinner” -adam doesn’t wanna say beans-

[@krokovay.marcell]

of course because he wants to rather spill them

[@bastiaanw3519]

String beans, probably. #violajoke

[@Thurzatuhl]

I love Adam's teacher face when he's listening

[@EclecticSceptic]

Mhm, mhm, ok, ok, mhm, yeah, mhm, right, I see, mhm, yeah.

[@Bigandrewm]

Those Bach cello suites are favorites of musicians on a huge variety of instruments. Not just guitars and violas. Bass trombone. Bassoon. Clarinet. Bobby McFerrin, who pretty much is his own genre.

[@lilpeach101]

Funny you said that Han's submissions sounded a lot like music for the opening scene of a movie. The first thing I thought when I heard Han's music was the opening scene of the movie Liz and the Blue Bird (Liz To Aoi Tori), the track it opens on wind,glass,bluebird (youtube ?v=hGz_1j0N8sM) has a really similar vibe to me. Funnily enough that scene is of the two main characters walking to school, just as the scene you envisioned when you heard the music.

[@AlexRooneyComposer]

I thought it sounded more like John Williams Home Alone score for it.

[@weeb8812]

footsteps

[@AlgyCuber]

the last 4 bars of the b section reminds me of ruins from undertale

[@dfgsfhghgsf]

@@AlgyCuber that was my exact thought, I was looking for this comment

[@LukeBass1000]

I envisioned the opening of Forest Gump. I reckon that would be a good thing to study to expand Han's arrangement.

[@WokeUpScreaming]

Please please PLEASE do a metal//hard rock episode of HTNSAM. I submitted a piece about a year ago and never saw it pop up :(

[@crawbug8932]

". . . tall, long, wide, and bright." I love it when musicians use arbitrary adjectives to describe timbre.

[@nikodemus7900]

Repetition legitimizes

[@xirenzhang9126]

Repetition legitimizes

[@nweicht8653]

Repetition legitimizes

[@jjtt]

Repetition legitimizes

[@Andrew-cc8mr]

Repetition legitimizes

[@simonn8312]

Repetition legitimizes

[@BrunoFidelisMusic]

7:51 Almost THE LICC

[@rossoliver8624]

Ahhh that was too close for comfort

[@Wertical93]

There is still one at 4:46 :D

[@SplendidCoffee0]

Wertical93 I was looking for that comment.

[@BrunoFidelisMusic]

@@Wertical93 yeah but I didn't hear it at first because it was rhythmically different then the meme. But nice catch =)

[@mjewan9920]

almost also in 6:04

[@tombruges1557]

Just for the fun of learning cool words, for classical guitar (and for any string instrument of course) playing nearer the fret board is ‘sul tasto’ and near the bridge is ‘sul ponticello’. Just so when you tell someone to play nearer the neck to get a double bass feel you can sound cooler. Isn’t language great?

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

It's literally the same thing but in italian, I think using english names is fine in english countries.

[@PolichromaMusic]

just like violins, violas, celli etc

[@hyde4004]

@@GrumpyStormtrooper Yea you could, but when has that ever stopped classical musicians who need to show their superiority.

[@justadude5659]

15:52 always *ALWAYS* there's that dude that says "oh yeah I came up with this 5 sonatas and 7 pieces for cuartet on the way home from work" lol

[@emmalynn1142]

The solo piano really reminded me of 60s phase music and minimalism, very Steve Reich or Philip Glass-ish. So of course, I loved it.

[@patrickmchugh4616]

Yeah I had the exact same reaction!

[@hazuinf]

Damn, I was trying to think what it reminded me of. Nailed it

[@sachabistany6798]

As a classical guitarist, one thing I find odd about interpretations of baroque music on guitar (or electric bass) is how everyone is inclined to let each note ring out as if constantly holding down the pedal on a piano. This is most evident when a single chord is being held (ie. The opening of the Bach cello suite). This style of playing is impossible on violin and the cello, (the instrument the piece was written for in this case). I realised this recently (thanks to my wonderful teacher) and have changed the was I play Bach as a result (ie not letting notes ring out being their note duration). Thoughts?

[@tombruges1557]

Hey fellow classical guitarist! I had the exact same experience! Every few years I forget it, and have to quickly remind myself that I’m playing strings on a guitar and I need to remember that

[@tombatty7315]

Cellist here, the opening of the suite is actually written in a way to allow the open G and D strings of the cello to ring out and the top A string to carry the most movement. I would say it's fine to let it ring out as the original instrument allows it.

[@SammyNeverEver]

Nothing wrong with letting it ring if it sounds good. You're kinda supposed to let stuff ring on the cello anyway, especially on the Prelude

[@ZipplyZane]

I think the point is to emulate the acoustical spaces associated with said music. Old churches resonate much more than newer venues, and concert halls depend on reverberation since they lack electric amplification.

[@sachabistany6798]

@@tombatty7315 yes, that makes a lot of sense. To me the issue with the guitar (and similar plucked instruments) is that the strings ring for a lot longer than bowed instruments in general. This can make a piece with a lots of notes sound muddy and can sometimes cause discords. Imo it can sometimes make a baroque piece sound too 'romantic' at times

[@Skelterbane69]

Seeing the like number increase, in real time, is freaky

[@lilypad3069]

5:40 The first note she sang made me do a double take. It’s so pretty, wow.

[@netron896]

Man i really vibe with adam in these videos Adam: oh my .. septuplets .. second dissonance .. great contrast .. 2/3 polyrhythm Me: oh that sounds kinda nice idk whats going on

[@billyjorl]

Han's composition is so beautiful, I find it really inspiring. I hope they continue to develop that and maybe even release it!

[@hanh2127]

thank you :^) i'm working on it!

[@blue-bg5dg]

Man he sounds like a golf commentator.

[@duartefernandes6913]

Hi Adam, what would you recommend for a classical Double bass player who wants to transition to a Jazz player?

[@gregsengcorner23]

Listen to standards

[@gregsengcorner23]

I think too that you should start with walking bass

[@gregsengcorner23]

Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Ron Carter...

[@duartefernandes6913]

@@gregsengcorner23 thanks, I'm just a bit lost, I'll look for a teacher too. I'm used to studying in a different way so it's a whole new experience

[@alexangeloallen]

Check out a book called, "Building walking bass lines" by Ed friedland

[@tillyhossain1049]

Me knowing I’m still not going to be good at music after this...

[@vigilancebrandon3888]

Too true

[@FlatoutBeatZ]

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[@XiodeMusic]

You're right! Neely vids are no substitute for practice.

[@tillyhossain1049]

Xiode I wish they were, I actually love practice though!

[@fatguy338]

Good complimentary material though.

[@cyandinomashups]

I never heard a viola joke in my life until this video.

[@notafurry5965]

You clearly aren’t a part of the classical music community

[@jeffstevens6916]

*sad ling ling noises*

[@kevincrawley423]

Neely: [mentions Bach's Cello Prelude] Me: Yusssss Neely: ...violists, even [noticable cringe] Me: [cries internally] Neely: So, fun fact, viola jokes have their own page on Wikipedi-- [leaves video]

[@jeppeoberg7081]

4:46 subtle lick in Miles Davis’ so “What”

[@brandonbryan2649]

Hi Adam, I'm hoping to look into improving as a composer. That being said, when do you announce these How to be good/not suck at music submission? And would you accept PDF and mp.3 files for review? The reason why I ask when is because I didn't hear anything from your instagram

[@amaice]

must've missed it, he deletes the post after accepting submissions just keep an eye out for the next one

[@jhubsley]

Just in case you didn't know, you can turn notifications on for Adam's account so you'll get a ping on your phone anytime he posts. That'll be your best bet to get a submission in on time. :)

[@liamburke3279]

@@amaice does he post them on Instagram or twitter?

[@Jonathan-fg8ls]

"momma Neely"

[@ColossalZonko]

nomma meelee

[@vainokarhos1306]

Madam Neely

[@saulo4302]

ma' Neely nili

[@andrewprahst2529]

Sall what were you going for with that comment

[@fynnbearfoot5085]

Would absolutely love to see an analysis or any video on the London Jazz scene. I live here and as you said there are very interesting regional differences in Jazz (could even be a new series idea).

[@ACLozMusik]

Hey Adam, I feel like this section has got a lot richer from actively asking for a wider spectrum of people to participate. Keep the groove!

[@eidanschachter-brooks7698]

Wow that hava nageela arrangement is crazy similar to mine and my dad’s jazz klezmer fusion band

[@Baswenaazhi]

Adam's mom looks like Meryl Streep playing Adam's mom.

[@amakerii]

Madam Neely

[@personal-stream-studio]

Also she looks like Adam Savage's mom)

[@sierra3644]

she sounds a little bit like meryl streep too

[@taysem321]

So she had 2 sons, both Adams, but one of them is more savage?

[@themandownstairs4765]

can we have a "how a jazz bassist makes coffee" how-to which features you pouring some french-pressed on the real book?

[@DanaTheLateBloomingFruitLoop]

One of his videos was sponsored by a coffee seller and he did exactly that in the ad break. I'm not gonna tell you which one. You're just gonna have to watch every video on Adam's channel.

[@themandownstairs4765]

@@DanaTheLateBloomingFruitLoop Um, hi. That was the exact joke I was making. I've seen the video.

[@LefGermenlis]

that vibrato on backpack 15:15 is utra appropriate.

[@NautilusGuitars]

I like this version of Adam much better. He seems genuinely happy and genuinely helpful compared to his older videos. Idk what it was, or why, but in his older videos, he seemed quite unhappy and somewhat malicious. A lot of people called it arrogance, which I understand, but it always struck me as something deeper. And I subconsciously started gravitating away from his videos because of it, I think. Whatever has encouraged this change of attitude, I'm happy it has. Because this video was much more enjoyable than the older ones. And more importantly, it's just nice to see Adam seem happy. The Adam I watched before seemed like the kind of guy I'd stay away from at a bar or club. This Adam is the kind of guy I'd buy a drink and sit down with to talk music.

[@MeiliP]

"waittt you forgot your bASS!" -madame neely

[@sergeantslowpoke1550]

1:30 OH MY GOD MY INSTRUMENT GOT RECOGNIZED IT’S OVERPLAYED BUT MY INSTRUMENT GOT RECOGNIZED AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@coma_flotante]

Woah, I actually got good at music. Thanks Adam.

[@carolinecolbert5692]

Whenever someone makes a viola joke I remember how my viola teacher warned me about the persecution at the begining of my very first lesson.

[@HRJ1411]

Caroline Colbert - yep, try being a Banjo player!!

[@chiplessner6077]

I noticed something about the submission that starts at 15:50. There isn't a transition. The 'drunk' intro is the same drum rhythm as when the rest comes in. He just adds high hat 8ths. The whole thing is in 7. I listen to a lot of Venetian Snares who has whole albums in 7, so my ear is sorta tuned for it. Let the piano section sink in and feel the groove. Then start it back over and you'll hear it. You can count 7 over the intro the same as the main part of the song. It's actually fashionable, lately, to have tunes that are in odd meters and then play sparse versions of the pattern as the intro so that when the full thrust begins, it sounds like a shock vs what you expected they were doing.

[@joedimarzo9891]

14:59 no way that wasn’t spear of justice

[@hanh2127]

it was, haha! when i came up with that part, i had a moment where i was like "wait... isn't that basically just that one part from spear of justice?" and just left it in lol.

[@thiswlad]

Adam: First chords sound kind of like hide and seek Me: sings the whole thing throughout the entire submission

[@dimitrifayolle896]

Hanna's suggestion sounds a lot like "I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky"

[@carolday3381]

The djembe thing at 11:40 is an Egyptian tabla or a darabuka depending on who you talk to. Its a metal hour glass shaped drum with a synth head. They are very cool in that you can tune the nuts that hold the head on and have different tunings depending on where your playing the drum your playing on a different note. Usualy thats difficult and annoying to perfect so typically the drum would be all tuned the same across the head to say a D or a C. In a drum circle with many drums its cool hearing the different tunings and different types of drums playing together. For instance i have a Japanese ashiko which is a conical drum. Mine was home built out of plywood with a goat skin head and playing it with the metal and synth head drums created a great reverb between the drums where they talked with each other and you could overlay an 8/8 over a 4/4 for a nice rhythm to dance to. A really cool piece of overlapping hand drums is a piece called the Tower of Babel by David korrup, which i believe is on youtube. It incorporates several time signatures overlapping that come back together on the one at the 32nd bar. A cool piece. Thank you for the video, its very educational hearing the advise you give and i loved the part of your mom talking about the singing. She needs a KZbin channel too! :) or a video series as a guest on your channel. Seriously she could put together an online course that reviews these nitty gritty ins and outs of sound. Most online programs i have seen dont talk about classical vowels versus did she call it Americana? Or playing with the texture of teeth lips and tongue. I seriously have not heard anyone talk like that in online singing courses as of yet. That’s some cool stuff she should document down in a video series people can do with as they wish to expand their home learning repertoire. Thank you again!

[@bqzrjx]

I really appreciate that you didn't point out any of the "wrong" notes the Bach guy played. Treating the score prescriptively would be totally the opposite of how they played in the Baroque period.

[@crifox16]

the lick was spotted at 4:46

[@im-essi]

6:03 as well, unless I'm hallucinating? Haha

[@saulo4302]

@@im-essi Yeah? Kind of? Almost? Maybe? Perhaps? Possibly? Question mark? "?" ?

[@crifox16]

@@im-essi uhhh not quite

[@Kummahndough]

Mr. Neely, why don't you have the lick shirt in a bass clef variant (and maybe even the alto clef)?

[@tillyhossain1049]

Scared mine will be here, even though I sent it in...

[@brunoserio4234]

It would be waaay scarier if you had not sent it and it was here tho hahah

[@tillyhossain1049]

Bruno Serio yep, I am relieved it’s not....

[@brunoserio4234]

@@tillyhossain1049 Heyy, don't be discouraged! ❣

[@tillyhossain1049]

Bruno Serio I won’t be, just relieved I’m not embarrassed online

[@manan-543]

Come on. Even if your submission did appear on the video, it's not like Adam was gonna insult you and make fun of you for being bad. He would give some constructive feedback and also tell you how you can improve. He has changed up the format. He would also appreciate you for the things you're good at. Also none of the people are virtuosos. I can bet there would be people much worse than you. So no need to feel embarrassed or anything. As Adam would say, it's just music.

[@Lazergician]

Holy shit, I went to high school with the pianist in the last clip. He was a year below me and miles ahead of everyone else in the music program in terms of talent. I'm very, very convinced he's going to be a household name sooner rather than later.

[@jonathanveenker6981]

The phrase at 10:23 is also in Dear Old Stockholm, which Miles also recorded on Round About Midnight

[@darkscorpio8166]

Adam casually using Han's pronouns 14:18 made my day :')

[@andrewszmauz3529]

A great version of a classical guitarist playing J.S. Bach is José Lezcano. He's my fave

[@Empyrean55]

5:50 holy moly her voice!

[@tomkraayenbrink8522]

Adam: "The melodica sounds like a clarinet." Me: I've never been more insulted in my life.

[@dumpsterDeity]

so you're a melodica player?

[@tomkraayenbrink8522]

@@dumpsterDeity Clarinetist

[@dumpsterDeity]

@@tomkraayenbrink8522 i figured, but i just wanted to mess with you :D

[@klezmando]

He probably hasn't played a lot of klezmer with great clarinetists.

[@dduuddeechil]

Adam: "Listening to the original recording and being very detailed oriented on how you learn the music..." Me: JESUS CHRIST WHAT IN THE FREAKITY FUCK IS HE DOING TO MAKE THAT BEAUTIFUL NOISE WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE FARTS WHEN I DO IT Also Mama Neely is so adorable and insightful?