Can you guess the interval by its emotion?

[@mishibijiwpiano3481]

Clearly they're just played through the wrong frequencies.

[@DezMonKei]

Spiritual Neely In The Building Sungazer Neely In The Building

[@malcelinho]

damn, I heard the end of that sentence in my head

[@drumsforever101]

B A D F R E Q U E N C I E S

[@cuev8025]

@@malcelinho XJ. XJ

[@daybrink1267]

someone needs to align their A=432 chakras

[@DezMonKei]

Protip: Make Sure The Interval And The Emotion Are In The *Same Key!!*

[@marcelloestemiele]

Are in the same tempered system

[@maximo.7240]

Emotion=432

[@davidemura4444]

I dieth

[@settratheimperishable4093]

@@maximo.7240 AH 42 LIKES I CANNOT DESTROY THIS

[@TwinBroz]

Doesn’t matter, just transposed. Tomato, Tahmahto. (I know its spelled wrong, but for context, its spelled in phonetics)

[@alexganje1715]

Tritone mildly anxious? Who are those people? Bomb difussers? Retail assistants during a Zara sale?

[@unicornhorn6662]

People who think tritone is highly dissonant are untalented and have badly trained ears

[@jacobname4310]

...or they don’t like the sound of an unresolved tritone

[@AxCYeR]

just because his mom's called lydia.

[@lucianodebenedictis6014]

People who scrub with sandpaper. Mildly abrasive

[@Faulheit]

@@unicornhorn6662 this screams music major elitist

[@kanjosidr]

"I've seen cartoons." - Ben Levin, 2019

[@TMmodify]

Death Grips- I've Seen Cartoons

[@KanarisTM]

lol

[@aleksinuutila2315]

Do you know the thing from futurama? -No, but I have seen cartoons.

[@realhippie5368]

wanted to like but it's on 420 and I don't wanna disturb the balance

[@princereechaos133]

Well now it’s 432, the perfect tuning of A

[@thomaslivingston4890]

Prince Reechaos Well now it’s 440, the perfect tuning of A

[@DBruce]

Ah yes, how to cook that perfect al dente cadence. I love it.

[@sameester]

David Bruce Composer love your channel!

[@jeffirwin7862]

Don't you think that line is a bit cliche?

[@AntActApp]

what ingredient/sauce/flavor would accordion be? I think it depends on context heavily. In a baroque setting, I'm getting a coffee bean and parsley combination

[@carlsong6438]

Hi David

[@HyperManic1000]

All intervals make me feel anxiety. Why? Because of the hearing tests, that’s why. Edit: I’m a drummer turned percussionist, I’m finally starting to get a solid grasp on tonality and harmony. Damn did it suck tho lol

[@jch123-r6v]

I feel bad for you

[@woomy8971]

ptsd but you get panic attacks from all music

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Hahaha that’s sooooo true 😂

[@HyperManic1000]

WOOMY Just like that. I only listen to drums lol

[@HyperManic1000]

SonicHandsK99 Me too :(

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

I think we can all agree the main takeaway is that LANDR is a microwave

[@doddleoddle]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO the particular feelings are definitely not universal

[@tonicogsf]

Hey, nice to see you over here. You're so good!

[@tedhanlon7822]

Feelings are like stars...

[@brharley0546]

When i started practicing ear training I assigned each interval with what it made me imagine or feel. m2: Dark, muddy, ancient M2: Bright, hopeful, fresh, sunrise m3: sad, cold, deep M3: energetic, lively P4: gentle, soft, sensual #4/b5: hot, spicy, fear, pain P5: bold, confident, solid m6: Mysterious, mystical M6: open, pale, plain m7: Airy, thin, naive M7: Restless, longing, warm It's interesting some of the descriptions matched mine

[@tarosykes]

BrHarley054 sPiCy

[@44tharia46]

uber driver: is the car at a good temperature for you? me: i’m feeling mildly precarious

[@TacticsTechniquesandProcedures]

Uber driver: *pulls out a sharp one* [knife]...ugh that joke just doesn't cut it.

[@Arkansya]

No, it's the uber driver whos mildly precarious

[@DWA4707]

Major 7ths are only "itchy" in the cotext of a minor third. You stick a major third in there and it's completely the opposite: calm, pleasant, and maybe a little wistful.

[@bobsmith12345]

i would also imagine a sung major 7th sounds better than a major 7th on a piano

[@romanstudia]

Very soviet, wants to build communism, skeptical about capitalist system (answer: ascending perfect 4th)

[@easonwang6654]

Роман Товстенко the first two notes of the Chinese national anthem is a perfect 4th

[@TurtleGamers1]

literally made this same joke just now

[@philter820]

XD

[@egorm8952]

@@easonwang6654 or a Soviet anthem. Or a Russian anthem. Which is the same song with different lyrics. Those Russians 🤷‍♂️

[@Fopenplop]

Found the Trot

[@AimeeNolte]

I’ve seen cartoons too, Ben. 😂

[@inkeys6244]

when the major 7th went 😔🥀🔪💔 🎹🎸 i felt that

[@apothecurio]

Major 7th is 100% saddest interval. When it’s paired with other notes

[@iantaakalla8180]

When Final Fantasy VII, a very tragic story, has a theme song with a major seventh.

[@combo306]

I get a sense of happiness from major 7th, does anyone else?

[@triad5766]

@@combo306 maj7 feels nostalgic for me

[@combo306]

@@triad5766 This is exactly the same for me. Play root, 5th, 7th, octave, 12, and 14, and it gives this exact vibe.

[@SawtoothWaves]

6:56 I really like this guy 😂

[@giuseppedeluca4465]

"Lydian it up" Ben Levin, 2019

[@maynardburger]

Neeeeeerrrdd! - Homer Simpson

[@giuseppedeluca4465]

@@tomatotortilla nice

[@cerealbloodx]

I'm using some of this for my tinder bio

[@meurtenbaguette]

I was the 432nd like, clearly the video is now at the right frequencies

[@Chaosdude341]

Cheeky boi

[@jacksonschwarz2134]

keep this comment on 432 likes

[@rogerheathcote3062]

I would vote this down but we're at 440 now so that would feel deeply wrong.

[@retrodiisiac]

𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨

[@owlofathena1247]

I was the 666th like

[@smashingairguitars]

"I've seen cartoons" Ben Levin. Explains....E V E R Y T H I N G

[@wkingston1248]

"intterupted flow to the dominat" never knew that was an emotion.

[@yyyyyyyyachym]

Do face reveal at 1 million subs

[@gqh007]

How about a reverse and he makes vids without showing his face after that

[@henryrichard7619]

@@gqh007 Anti-Face Reveal (to go with his anti-clickbait)

[@ahmeddjeghri6879]

*Davie504 wants to know your location*

[@quieres8614]

Too common, I'm thinking of a left foot reveal?

[@fatherfountain1906]

Are you dumb? He's already shown his face in videos 🤦🤦🤦 if look very carefully in some vids you can see his face in some frames but it's very subtle

[@Onemanband410899]

13:16 I've never heard a better setup for a poop joke in my life! 😂

[@DeathMetalOnToast]

pahahaha

[@petermarsh4578]

That's brilliant

[@Jimba93]

Can't be unheard 😆

[@dreddiknight]

Oh dear... You're right though!

[@DestroyRebuildRepeat]

Oh man... IT'S PERFECT

[@loejewis]

"interrupted flow to dominant"? This is just straight up music theory analysis, not an emotional description

[@keithklassen5320]

The way they mixed emotion and theory without a clear delineation between the two was very unhelpful.

[@loganwilbur5131]

The "what's-it-called-when-you-run-out-of-options" at 11:17 is called "the process of elimination" ;)

[@RekenberGlastenheim]

5:37 I'm curious, Adam: are there clips of you laughing that's more than 5 seconds, and with audible sounds aside from a "suppressed laugh"?

[@onkelpappkov2666]

Be glad you have never heard Adam's harmfully loud, deep, bolshevik bellowing. "Like cutting meat with a fork." "Cutting cheese with a spoon." "HA-BUUAAARHHAAARRRBBHHAARRR!" The rich Baritone's explosion echoing through the abruptly silent hallways. Children cry, women faint. He exhales audibly with restraint. It is a burden, a sacrifice. I am grateful.

[@applehack97]

the description of the major 6th also made think of the perfect 4th, so I'm curious to know the context of the musicians that were tested, maybe the styles of music they play have a different meaning for the intervals and thus would completely change the result

[@mArs0x0h]

"Do you know that thing from futurama..-"no but I've seen cartoons.." 😂

[@jasonlitherland4270]

Best place to start

[@KungFuPanda1223]

"what do these two notes make you feel" MAJOR THIRD

[@wizkida981015]

New challenge: Rank each interval by how anxious it makes you feel.

[@naught101]

== mathematical discordance?

[@xZerplinxProduction]

What interval presents the emotion of banging your toe on a chair leg

[@mariobrenes4264]

Zerplin tritone

[@sophias8382]

Minor 9

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Minor second. Tritone seems more generally unsettling to me than like a stark, sharp burst of pain. However, you can play a minor second,tritone, and major seventh all at the same time for maximum effect.

[@104ist]

Zerplin or the feeling of a door handle wrenching the cord of your earphones out

[@sophias8382]

@@lifeontheledgerlines8394 but when I stub my toe, my voice goes up by more than a second

[@drakonyanazkar]

Context matters, it seems. The conversation at the end was also really insightful. I can totally see how you can think music with culinary, like Ben said. I, myself, understand musical compositions as relations between characters in a story. IDK why is that, but it has always been like that. For me each lick and phrase is a character and they interact throughout the story. Missing a note is like the character just missed his line. It has always been like that and making my own arrangements is like writing my adaptation of a theatrical piece.

[@timnewsham1]

interesting, but unconvincing. 1) The most helpful descriptions were not emotional ('airy") but functional ("wants to descend further"). 2) interestingly, I had a lot of the same wrong guesses as Levin did. I wonder if you group people by similar answers what you can learn about those people. 3) A description of emotional reactions to intervals that excludes the angsty-teenagers of intervals, minor sixth and minor third!? come on!

[@TheLonelySoundboard]

There's something beautiful about someone who is willing to indulge why they're wrong. Ben Levin is quite the treat.

[@TurtleGamers1]

Perfect 4th is the interval of comradeship and seizing the means of production.

[@lavendelle_swift]

What did you mean?

[@remyzsacka8670]

@@lavendelle_swift USSR anthem starts with a perfect 4th

[@MaggaraMarine]

True, but it is actually dominant - tonic, not "subdominant". The descriptions in the book were referring to certain scale degrees, not to melodic intervals. In other words, when they were talking about the description of a "perfect fourth", the book was actually talking about the description of the "subdominant" scale degree.

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

I had all the same answers as Ben, maybe the exact way the intervals had been played for participants originally would have been helpful information, because for the first few until you mentioned flat 2 and sharp 1 were different I assumed we were talking harmonic intervals not melodic, and then with melodic we didn't know if there was context or in what direction stuff was going. Fun stuff regardless!

[@simongunkel7457]

The study didn't look at either melodic or harmonic intervals, but at scale degrees. No music was played. A total of 10 musicologists from one university were asked to associate words with scale degrees in the context of any piece in major (hence no minor 3rd, but a sharp 2nd). They've all read lots of scores, so they might remember a few #1 or b2s and thus put them into the context of a number of pieces. Not a great study design and I'm surprised Huron put it in his book (the original study was shown in a conference paper, he didn't get it published in a journal).

[@josemarcelino1826]

Hey Adam!! I have a question for your next Q & A: Why do some bossa nova songs are listed as Jazz Standards? Keep Up The Good Work!!!

[@cornifer_lv]

its probably because south-american music was brought to america at the 'dawn of jazz'. it was automatically integrated. my best guess

[@djb903]

Jazz chord voicings and progressions

[@TLMuse]

Bossa nova is largely a fusion of (Brazilian) samba rhythms and (American) jazz harmony.

[@TLMuse]

@Bryan: Of course the jazz harmony was written into the songs; Gilberto was fusing samba and jazz. He was already familiar with American jazz. Read up on the history; it's well-documented that the bossa nova pioneers were fusing elements of samba and jazz.

[@koalanights]

Interesting idea, great video! I feel like the timbral characteristics, whether they are played together/ascending/descending, the dynamics, and the rhythm are all similarly relevant to our emotional interpretation as the interval itself. It seems as if the book privileges the abstract concept of interval and refers to it divorced from a context. Like an orchestra playing a low, rumbling minor second that ascends slowly compared to a piano playing a high minor second descending more quickly is the difference between Jaws and Fur Elise .

[@andrewblawson]

After a while I just thought everything was the minor 6th.

[@nickthecatowner]

Hello! I like your videos a lot and, since you did the you did the video on Japanese music notation, maybe you should check out Ethiopian music theory. I don't know much about it but what I know seems pretty entertaining. Theres like four different music modes and there all pentatonic. It would be interesting for me and your other viewers to learn about. Thanks for making cool videos!

[@JM-ig4ed]

Wow Neely - 27,522 views and its on first day! Congrats on your continuing success.

[@benjaminjones3351]

I wished the author interviewed non-musical people, as well as people of different cultures

[@MrKONEWKO]

Perfect fourth is so final to my ears! Because opera. The classic cadenza ending: a turn, followed by perfect fourth. Its a massive TA-DA!!!

[@stevenschelling8452]

The two of you get together and make videos like this regularly. I loved those videos of the improv games you guys would play, the interviews you did of each other way back, these little discussions. They make me feel all warm.

[@yuvalne]

I literally made the same guesses as Ben. I'm not sure about this study.

[@generalkenobi6869]

Me either. Exact same guesses

[@tratixmusic8884]

Everyone will be different and different cultures and areas in the world might perceive intervals different. Like I got most of these correct but a lot of that is probably what I've been exposed to in the past which will be different for everyone. At the same time, I also agree with the guesses that Ben had as well, but I noticed his way of thinking them out were different than mine.

[@cleaningagent101]

Most of my answers were the same as the book's

[@JoePas]

@@generalkenobi6869 That undermines the whole point of the study though. The experience of intervals isn't universal for everyone. Which is fine, but it doesn't comport with the study's findings.

[@n0handles]

I somehow guessed all but 3

[@Tx72everywhere]

Adam: "Do you know the thing from futurama?" Ben: "Yeah I've seen cartoons." Lmao 😂 Also, I agree a hundred percent with Ben's emotional interpretations of the intervals. Except for the major 7th, I actually find it such a peaceful interval.

[@Andrey.Balandin]

Except he said no but I've seen cartoons

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

0:04 they make me feel angry at equal temperament

[@bbbndddl]

I love how every one of these is guessed right and changed to the wrong one

[@Valeria-th4ql]

When I was in 1st grade of my music school and knew little of music theory, I always recognized flat 6 fastest of all, because it has such YEARNING in its sound. So hearing tests were at first purely emotional on my part, no theory behind it all. (:

[@Valeria-th4ql]

Flat 6 kinda represented seven-year-old me's thoughts about unhappy (or at least unresolved) romance I saw in movies.

[@Chaosdude341]

Man, it's crazy to watch the progress your channel is making. Thank you for the content you make, you're the only creator I support on Patreon (don't have great finances, but I think what you're doing is really important)

[@vierisbandati856]

It would be really cool to see the same game and analysis with chord qualities

[@kazisamagicaldolphin]

OMG the idea of relating music to flavor is mind blowing! Please collaborate with a food KZbinr like Alex to explain music in terms of food! Would love to see this idea expanded upon.

[@SophisticatedBanjo]

"Strong, upward, bold, edgy, unstable, uncertain, upwardly mobile, mildly precarious." If you say you wouldn't swipe right on this raised tonic, you're lying.

[@shmunkyman33]

Honestly some of these would make great Tindr profile bios

[@kingstupid8447]

Just want to let you know I appreciate your videos. Long time musician (been playing longer than you've been alive), but I always feel like a beginner, and your videos help me clarify what I'm doing and want to do.

[@wesleydonnasson838]

I think taking these intervals out of any rhythmic context is going to alter the associated emotion somewhat

[@AlexandraZernerRocks]

Probably because I am a guitar player too, my answers, with two exceptions, were like Ben's. That's definitely a very interesting topic. I've been trying for a long time to utilitise the way keys, chords, and progressions induce certain feelings and I wonder how further such research could go while still being reasonable. I will be glad to see more from you on the topic. P.S. Awesome video, as usual!

[@samljones]

11:19 I think he means process of elimination 😂

[@Fanchen]

Dude I think so much like Ben, pretty much agreed with most of him.

[@dylan-dylan-dylan]

I cannot for the life of me figure out if Adam Neely is hot or not. It switches between videos. This is a hot one.

[@rainbowrotcod]

he is cute in all of them.

[@travisyee8739]

I was always enjoy watching Adam and Ben's synergy together. Adam does a lot of features with other musicians but he seems the most comfortable and open around Ben. This was a cool idea for a video!

[@yoyojoe22]

Hey Adam, have you ever thought of time signatures as having an emotion attached to them? I think they can be very useful for creating tension but I'm curious what a jazz guy thinks of it.

[@Milanesachan]

For your Q+A (and topical with the video): It may sound stupid but can you analyze "Potion Seller Soundtrack"? I recognize it uses some common movie soundtrack progressions but It sounds unusually interesting to me (maybe the meme-y context is throwing me off) and you're the guy to point that stuff out. Also nice vid!

[@JohannesWiberg]

Comparing a microwave to a bad mastering website is just brilliant.

[@christopherandhobbes9846]

I absolutely love Ben's livestreams where he improvised music with buddies, it would be awesome to see you guys do that.

[@XanderElion]

I never thought I would hear a Landr microwave joke. This has been a fulfilling experience.

[@polinavetsen2843]

I have so much love for you two. Glad ya'll exist, keep it up.

[@squiddlyd755]

Y’all should teach me about the emotional quality of Car Bomb :)

[@davidfuller581]

The sound of a building falling down.

[@RhodokTribesman]

Trout Mask Replica

[@SorenAraujo]

Car bomb feels like bungee jumping.

[@SelcraigClimbs]

@@SorenAraujo without the bungee rope

[@SorenAraujo]

@@SelcraigClimbs damn right

[@LeoPerantoni]

I think I could watch you two hanging out and just talking about things for a whole day. Really cool video.

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

9:27 *sweats in still having failed to watch West Side Story*

[@MuseDuCafe]

You're not missing a thing, including a lot of schlock music -- well-written schlock, but, nonetheless.

[@yyguuyg]

I totally agree with the cooking/music parallel. I am pretty into both. You are making something new and wonderful from raw and basic ingredients, its very process-oriented, and requires use of all your senses. Building flavors and figuring out what goes with what is the same as making music. Both evoke feelings and memories. Glad someone else thinks this way too.

[@pogchamp7983]

""Do you think salt is bright?" :')

[@andythedishwasher1117]

This feels like matching musical tarot cards with their descriptions in the little book that comes with the deck.

[@ivyssauro123]

5:34 "Do you know the thing from futurama?" *"No but I've seen cartoons"* 😂😂😂😂

[@ParanormalBanana]

OMG you guys are great together, and this comes from a guy who doesn't usually like Adam's videos. I think you should definitely make more videos like this with the both of yous

[@tylerthomas1427]

Hi Adam--I'm a longtime fan of your work on KZbin. As a jazz educator, I hold your videos and your playing in high regard. I loved the concept of this video; the emotional semantics of harmony is something I've given a lot of thought to, particularly as arranger and improviser. I guess I'm most curious about the role of tonal context on our perception of intervals. Even without a specified context, Ben seemed to be viewing each interval through the lens of a specific tonal environment, which I feel can help explain the places where his perception of an interval differed from the description in Huron's book. The perfect 4th provides perhaps the clearest example of this: to me, a sol to do ascent (a la "Here comes the bride") is the most commonly taught context for a perfect 4th, but it has the opposite emotional feeling of a do to fa ascent. I've seen that cognitive disconnect really trip up my students who fail to correctly sight-sing a do-fa ascent, but have no trouble at all visually identifying that it's a perfect 4th or singing a perfect 4th out of context. This difference in emotive content appears across the chromatic tonal spectrum, and for me, it's one of the most important ear training goals I have for my students.

[@kdokoliijiny3939]

When you're a drummer so you don't understand a word... Eh...can i get more polyrhythm vids ?

[@martinisbutik]

Only once you master playing 7/11 :)

[@peterbull3955]

Yeah, but like.. you should learn about notes and stuff. YOU SHOILD!!!

[@marybeth808]

Omg I guessed along with Ben and made every single guess he did. While he didn’t hit every one, I was right there with his reasoning! I always thought I was crap at music theory so this kinda boosted my esteem a little bit - like maybe I *do* kinda understand music a little bit! I studied Music Composition and “The Harmonic Style of 18th Century European Musicians” (to borrow a meme from your other video) in college but I truly sucked at it.

[@randyhochuli4540]

Hearing you describe a perfect 5th and feeling as confident as Ben Levin in answering was one of the most exciting moments of my life

[@INTOTHEFOLD]

Dude, Ben is much more than a guitarist and youtuber. That dude is a fucking artist. One of my favorite.

[@StonyBlazestation]

I made the exact same guesses as Ben. So clearly that book is wrong and we're right.

[@JaeyoungChong]

Huh, I got only like two of these right. The perfect fifth and the minor 2nd. Weird, never put them to a general emotion and feelings, I'm a trained classical musician and composer so seeing these are so fascinating. Bravo Adam! Great video!

[@dominicbulger9136]

Maybe he would have guessed more right if you were at A=432

[@LightsOnTrees]

The two of you are feckin brilliant together

[@semiotik_musik]

Almost Major 6th makes me feel like a loser

[@lifeontheledgerlines8394]

Man, so close yet so far.

[@ertwro]

Never made me so happy seeing a book. I read sweet anticipation like a decade ago and had not seen anyone who had read it. Oh, man :)

[@peytonwm]

My choir teacher told me about the “guess the interval” game she used to play in choir when she was in college, but THIS is something new to me. I think I’d suck 😂

[@ricardorodriguez5549]

The conversation around the linkage between taste and sound is one worth its own episode. My father in law and I speak in these analogues as well. He was a top flight jazz drummer in Vegas and the West Coast back in that town’s glory days, and I’ve been doing my best to work my machine since I was wee. Clearly, umami is the bass and sweet is the soprano. So when you’re cooking, if you need more “bass” in your dish, then add some meat stock or fat. If the “cymbals” aren’t loud enough, add a dash of caramelized onion. Does anyone else who both loves to play and prepare food for framily feel this way?

[@sebastianzaczek]

Interesting how I actually scored 7/11 in this

[@stefan1024]

Seems you found an easter egg!

[@grymscape2611]

on the second interval decribed, i immediately thought major 7th or maybe the dim 5th, and when ben proceeded to say "the tritone, or maybe the major 7th" it honestly filled my heart with joy as its the first time since starting to learn theory that i feel like ive truely internalized it, ur vides have helped heaps with theory, ur q&a vids are so informative tbh, so cheers for the knowledge man

[@billylardner]

4:43 He sung a major 3rd, not a perfect 4th :P

[@anaandrade5277]

Such a great video!!! Thank you!! Greetings from Brazil!

[@RiverOfWetness468]

Now I'd like a video on how to tell a *chord* by its emotion.

[@matiamus2465]

That's so interesting, yet funny! So entertaining and, at the same time, informative. Thank you again!

[@omricohen1072]

Man the guy talks like frusciante in the forth dimension

[@heyhato]

how come such nerdy video is soooo entertaining for such musical noob like me??? I mean I showed it to some non-musician friends and they also love it! Adam and Ben are right men on the right place, best pair for the job

[@obedpoto-poto5847]

I want the intervals of *THE LICC*

[@beancomposes]

well... that would be a major 2nd followed by a major 3rd followed by a perfect 4th followed by a perfect 5th followed by a major 3rd followed by the tonic and ending on a nice major 2nd, I believe

[@sebastianzaczek]

M2, m2, M2, m3, M3, M2

[@cmck1777]

Fascinating video and really interesting seeing a whole video based around an academic publication.

[@frankprain1125]

You should check out The Language of Music, by English musicologist Deryck Cooke. He looks at the commonalities of various intervals over a wide range of western music, and the "meanings" ascribed to them.

[@Yanb57479]

11:19 You’re thinking of the process of elimination.

[@DaveGouda]

Hey, question for your next Q&A: What does jazz sounds like in different places around the US? What do LA jazz, Seattle jazz or NY jazz sound like?