Emotional Ear Training (ontology + phenomenology in ear training) [ AN's Bass Lessons #21 ]

[@oniuqasaile]

A Dom. 7th with a flat 9th and a natural 13th sounds to me like my music theory teacher asking me for my homework that I forgot to do and just then realized.

[@davejanssenmusic]

i feel you. sounds to me like something about to fall over

[@dreamnade]

If you prep it with iim9 and resolve the 13th down to 12 it's the sweetest sounding thing ever

[@jccanizal6410]

3:23 huh the "a person speaking in french about the pointlessness of life" is pretty apparent tho

[@BestBassTabs]

This show is the best thing on the internet.

[@bkoplus2]

and 24/7 world radio

[@themuffinman751]

Yes, yes it is :)

[@MatheusRobis]

it still is

[@jordans.480]

Notice how at the piece at the end, he starts off describing the song as a setting. Scenery with atmosphere and tone. Then it transitions into almost an internal dialogue. Cool how music can play both the scenery, the setting and the character in a piece

[@tvastardev463]

my understanding of intervals minor second - tense and bitter major second - bright and soft minor third - mild and dark major third - funky forth - punchy Triton - too tense and dark firth - neutral minor sixth - dark and sour but lose sixth - sweet and calm minor seventh - soft and sour major seventh - tense yet sweet octave - neutral but razor sharp

[@chris_outh]

your descriptive of the major third as funky is interesting. I would call it pure whereas the minor seventh is funky for me.

[@cesargimenez4286]

The triton can be funky sometimes

[@chris_outh]

I agree, it is used in blues after all.

[@talkingbasslessons]

Great stuff. As always.

[@koteynikoi-kotei9301]

+TalkingBass - Online Bass Lessons I noticed you mention emotions quite a bit in your lessons :)

[@Paul2hip8]

Just got assigned to watch this for my Aural Training class, really fun to look back at what this channel used to be!

[@KevinTPLim]

I had no idea this is what the channel used to be, so crazy

[@rzk_audio]

I have never heard anything described as accurately as you did Chopin's Prélude No.4

[@antiv]

You must become a music professor. You are a natural at teaching.

[@KevinTPLim]

Hmm in some ways, being a KZbinr might be better … Adam can probably reach way more students this way

[@mariabumby]

As a freestyle dancer i do this excessively. Only when ive made a clear emotional score of the music do i even begin trying reinterpreting it kinesthetically. Thanks for sharing! You popped up in my rec vids

[@llRoBoBinHoll]

This is absolutely great... I really need to think more like this when writing music. Too often I just go on auto-pilot and do the 'musically logical next steps'.

[@danielsjohnson]

@Mark Donald I got an error 404. I'm not kidding.

[@Stewkeithmtb]

If there is any content as interesting, informative, stimulating and entertaining as Adam's I have yet to find it.

[@JJBerthume]

Excellent stuff! That's why so many composers attending music school get frustrated, because their phenomenological development is neglected, which is arguably the most important "muscle" to build as a composer, because it's what produces emotionally compelling, original ideas. And it's especially important for the media composer who has to musically react to images.

[@SuperCrazywheels]

I am not a bass a player but I am a classical and jazz musician in my high school band and even though we don't play the same instrument you are really helping me with my thoughts about how I should see music and helping me form my own ideas on how I should sound on my clarinet and I thank you please keep doing what you are doing

[@foodforthegods]

"and on that note..." - genius. love you, Adam

[@chrisrichards7063]

Today I learned that Prelude No. 4 is one of the most awesomely-analysable pieces out there. Your 'analysis' was hilarious and somehow also insightful, and Benjamin Zander's TED talk about the transformative power of classical music includes a sort of walkthrough on how to appreciate that same piece in a really amazing way.

[@DiegoPerini]

I see no reason why someone would dislike this video.

[@jarekluiken7848]

You cut out right before the most interesting part of the Prelude. The sudden appearance of a joyful C major chord in measure 21 is one of my all time favorite chord progressions in any piece I've played.

[@jonblanck2166]

You're videos just get better and better bro! Thanks for the inspiration! What you say really affects my students and the way I think about music.

[@matthewforce]

In Chopin's Prelude #4 in E Minor, I never thought of those notes as sighs but that really hits the idea on the head. What beautiful minds think of music astounds me.

[@langywpqw]

You're like one of the best people to listen to about analysis I watched like 3 vids of yours and am blown away just by the concept analysis I feel I could learn more thanks sir

[@madbuzz90]

Speaking of subjectivity, a lady friend of mine once described a drum solo by a jazz musician at a venue where she worked as sounding like "a feckin drum kit falling down a stairs"

[@yPGzRicardo]

I've actually heard people describe Ringo's drumming in the exact same way

[@BoHorn]

Thats how Ginger Baker always sounded to me to be blunt, stumbling.

[@wardesu2120]

i love that sound though. :P

[@prestokrevlar]

Two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff. Ba-dum-tss.

[@joshstarkey8883]

Today I learned I hear chords like an audio engineer.

[@DethGaleX]

Everyone is an audio engineer when you hear a bad snare.

[@chriscurtis8344]

Mark Donald a horrible snare drum can RUIN a song.

[@chriscurtis8344]

Thanks, Adam. This is an awesome video. It's almost like Bruce Lee instructed students that emotional content helps flow and rhythm in movement.

[@lorenamares1427]

This helps me immensely since I can't seem to learn music unless I internalize sounds/groups of sounds.

[@GretaZewe]

your Chopin annotations are amazing 10/10

[@jpcf]

Thanks!. Even though I am a layman I'm learning a little bit about music each time I devote 5 minutes to your videos...

[@pastasawce]

most useful music youtube channel ive seen so far

[@JustinYates]

Your videos are always a delight. The ending had me in tears.

[@ebrahimalfardan8823]

nice breakdown of Chopin's piece.

[@Brewmaster757]

Oh my God that narration thing of Chopin was brilliant

[@bariswheel]

You should keep publishing these, it will help others build their 'taxonomy' when it comes to identifying what certain parts of the music makes one feel. Most of the are the same in this regard, albeit not identical.

[@tsiapal]

Man you know what? Good job! Honestly I'm impressed of how you use your curiosity! Interesting topics always and I really like the way you present. Very inspiring! Good job!

[@themodernshoe2466]

loved the analysis of Chopin's nocturne!

[@pogchamp7983]

I teared up lmao

[@zealot2222]

The Modern Shoe Prelude

[@RICKYBUBSJULIAN]

Lol Chopin only wrote nocturnes brah

[@cloudambient]

Dominic Gammon that's not true, he wrote nocturnes, preludes, etudes, polonaises, marzurka, impromptus, etc.

[@RICKYBUBSJULIAN]

Ya but he only wrote music at NIGHT so therefor all his compositions are NOCTURNAL... Duhh... This is pretty friggin elementary stuff bud.

[@jameswebber-salmon4295]

This is revolutionary... thank you for sharing and the effort you put into posting these videos online :) I will remember that piece of music much more now than I would have don't if I had listened to it.

[@benjylamb]

I love that this has 10k views and no dislikes. Bass, Philosophy & Feels; finally something for everyone.

[@josed.belchi8786]

Dude, your vids are great. Regardless of the content, the way you treat the subject and the way you schedule your videos is just great.

[@sic.thing.y]

return to us, philosophy neely

[@jellyphish2112]

That was awesome. My head was down during the Chopin and I created this whole scenario (sad Parisian standing on a bridge thinking of last year kissing his beloved who is now gone to another), and then I look up and read 'SIGH' and just cracked up. Digging these videos Adam, great job!

[@007macaco]

Simply genius. Relatable in so many levels, I've been noticing the complexities of emotional responses to different musical ideas for some time but never actually thought of you know... describing them. Nice video, love your work!

[@ghostdiaper5927]

Your notes over that score gave me an idea for either a series or perhaps a whole other channel involving you creating stories over pieces of music. Just let the music inform your creativity like you did with this one. I enjoyed it and would watch more.

[@dgrjazz]

If you did a podcast on this subject that was, say, an hour or two long, I'd watch it. Fascinating stuff. Thanks dude.

[@MarioC42]

Man I am a sound engineer and a bass palyer and this channel is fucking awesome and sir you just got a subscriber.

[@jgordete]

Your introductions are becoming spectacular

[@TheCincinnatiDad]

30 years ago I took piano lessons for 6 months or so, and learned that Prelude: now I must find the music and a piano! Oh, yeah, great stuff in the video and all that....

[@mikefearon3577]

An interesting and probably more natural and instinctive way to percieve/create music. Good lesson!

[@zionjaymes4415]

My music theory teacher also did an exercise where he would improvise a melody outlining a certain type of 7th chord for a couple of minutes and would have the class draw pictures of what they thought it sounded like. Now whenever I hear a chord that sounds like a lightning storm, I know it's a fully diminished 7th chord. Major 7s sound like watching the clouds, minor 7s sound like a film noir detective chillin' out in a back alley with a trench coat and a cigar, and dom 7s sound like a lively wild west saloon!

[@KevinTPLim]

that’s so cool! gonna file away that idea somewhere…

[@zionjaymes4415]

@@KevinTPLimI don't even remember writing this comment 6 years ago haha. But another fun idea for you anyway: you can remember triad groups just by sounding them out: ACE = ace BDF = booduf CEG = keg DFA = doofuh EGB = Eggabuh FAC = fahs (not f**k lol) GBD = goobudah 10 years later, I still refer to triads this way. He was a great teacher.

[@KevinTPLim]

@@zionjaymes4415 thanks, ace tip for a doofuh like me! goobudah for now ;)

[@danielbradley6473]

You are an incredibly creative and talented teacher. Your content is top notch. Wow.

[@DrDingsGaster]

When I went through my music history class in my community college experience, we had to do something along the lines of what Adam did in the end of the video except we had to write a story based on what we heard in the song and then compare it to what the composer had thought of when he wrote the song himself. We all had different scenes playing out and they were all contextually different than the composers view. It was fun and really sort of gave insight to the difference between emotional contexts and technical learned responses.

[@ejipuh]

That C7 b9 natural 13 seems like a melodramatic stage play opening that tries to pretend to be an opera at first but then realizes that opera singers don't dance, transitioning into a bright and cheery play. Great video, by the way!

[@MrMikkyn]

This sounds like a really fun way of analysing music! I always analyse the chord changes in terms of rules that are used. Satie =Pantonal, Phil Glass = Minimalism. Dominant 7#5 = Jimi Hendrix, Major 7 = Gymnopedies etc, Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning = ii -V - i, I will survive = circle of fourths,

[@chessarocuetinnimusic385]

you have the best musicians channel man, great videos and ideas

[@ChrisFriesenMusic]

dude you're killing it. Loving your content.

[@BrianFrancoeur]

Just watched this for the first time and the annotations are meaningful and hilarious!

[@bensayswords]

Hilariously educational. Educilarious.

[@shawnhellmann6249]

This is the best channel on KZbin.

[@EFUgyrgyr]

You just blew my mind. Keep up the good work!

[@BudStudmuffin]

I love this phenomenology stuff Adam! There's so much out there about the science of music theory, but this part really enriches the music learning experience. Keep it up!

[@JasonMLambe]

Short lessons like this in so valuable and I think your teaching style is available to entry level or experienced musicians and it's effective! Keep it up !! =)

[@DenisMolla]

Adam, Amazing job, congrats on your channel. And it is way much more than bass.

[@sonhouseisking]

Great topic! My grandmother emphasized this when teaching me at the beginning.

[@Irina35mm]

Goshhh. That Chopin 'analysis' is so great. You killed me with 'Oh God why' Lovin' the humour (&the memes :D ) (&everything else, obviously, as I'm binge-watching...)

[@nadaelnokaly4950]

your thoughts on Prelude was really GOOD, love it!

[@AndersFjerstad]

Adam, I like what you're doing!

[@jcamargo04]

Very interesting analysis of emotional response to music, very insightful.

[@ManelRuivo]

is so nice to hear other people studying music with this aproach thinking in emotional response and brain functions... I first was interested in this when I heard the first interviews by jacob collier. really mind broadening! what an interesting channel this is!

[@LukeTheringMusic]

What Jacob interviews are you referring to?

[@ManelRuivo]

i couldnt remember. I think its the first interview he does. the interviewer goes to his house in london and he tell how his mother used to speak about music. its basically this, the emotional ear training, when he has 3 to 5 years old. so that. he has perfect pitch. haha

[@TheThrashout]

Hey! Ii think you're doing a great work with this channel. The material is so interesting and you have a king of humor that i like a lot. Keep it going dude, greetings from Barcelona!

[@Pushpin06]

You left out the best part from the prelude! The home chord at the end

[@pianoplayer777]

Love what you did with Chopin's nocturne! I've been doing the similar thing of annotating my emotional responses to pieces, but always thought it was strange and unheard of.. I'm so glad I found your video! You inspire! Now I can continue in peace ;)

[@D12ex]

Wow what a great video!! It might be also a good exercise to wright down what you feel like when different musicians play the same piece. It can sound very different

[@arianne9645]

Great Video. Never actually tried to do this on purpose, but I'll definitely try this soon!

[@tvc6199]

Adam, thanks a lot for your videos.

[@thomassabino5440]

nice lesson Adam,it was interesting and piqued my interest in these disciplines.I will definitely look further into both of them and thought your comments thoughtful and amusing

[@smwdotcom]

Thanks, Really nice of you sharing this

[@carolinedegraef5603]

love your comments! Also very useful - thanks!

[@ms.m3n]

this took my interest towards how music affects us .....to another level. why do some sounds clearly feel universal. like dictating how to move through time (pace/atmosphere) and how to perceive an experience (emphasizing a lens in which to feel in a given situation).

[@Basscoach]

Incredible again. Thanks a lot Adam

[@NassosConqueso]

Great stuff!! Loved this approach!!

[@franny231123DMT]

love the animation of music score explained while music playing

[@TheHueben]

Awsome Channel! I love the way you combine theory of language with theory of music. in language the meaning of a word (and its associations) depends a lot on the sentence or situation it is used in. (Speaking situation/context) The word "sun" might be a "happy" word but poets may use it differently so that the sun means something dark or evil. The same applies to Notes/chords: it always depends on the harmonic context they are used in! Composing rules are like grammar rules. Partwise they come from convention, partwise they come from logical deduction. But they have evolved historically. Just like a poet isnt bound to grammar a musician isnt bound to any rules. But that doesnt mean that grammar and composing rules are totally useless. (Sry if english is bad)

[@magohipnosis]

WTH, your english is perfect and your insight is beautiful

[@NikolayDorokhov-s5p]

This is awesome! I got addicted to your lessons. Even though I do not play bass.

[@kovarilaszlo3146]

Very nice perspectives there, Adam! I liked your story-telling approach on the end of the video. Your point though raises some very hard dilemmas: a chord's subjective "feel" tends to depend very much on context. Plus, chords can be changing all the time, in such a rush, that you don't even have time to search for the associated feeling. Most people are not changing their feelings that fast- there are some weirdos out there though. My hunch is that associating feelings and impressions can be much more useful in remembering pieces of music, and eventually creating links between them based on your personal perception of how those pieces "feel". Very good thoughts you have, you definitely should do more of these silent moments like on this video's ending :)

[@UrielPozziSilva]

I reaaaaalyyy like this channel! I loving the relation you make with music theory and philosophy!

[@davidmonroy2509]

Best video! This is my favorite part of music.

[@naturecollision]

that chopin piece sounds like I feel when I try to break up with a girlfriend but she keeps texting me and calling me and I keep responding, a process of a couple months of trying to get it going again with her, sprinkles of hope, but constant resignation and delusion to follow, all this compressed to this little prelude, nice one thanks!

[@matte_vcc]

you really should have more subscribers Adam. very interesting topics

[@6884]

You are a gift to humanity, and I am doing my best to avoid writing this under all of your videos.

[@atriyakoller136]

I sighed right before "you sigh again"... you are a prophet :D

[@mellowlando2017]

Bro, you are a POET. Those descriptions for chopin were incredible

[@Humppatikku]

you are really awesome. Im guitar player. i have learned lot from these videos. What i would like to learn more is practice tips to how improve your hearing, how improve your ability to play what you hear.

[@TonyRosenberg]

Amazing video Adam Neely I'm a new subscriber studying at music school in Canada I especially enjoyed the part at the end with your own annotations Keep up the great work!

[@Activeskies]

KZbin needs a love it button!

[@Csw7878]

This was awesome. Thanks!

[@mxplife]

Fantastic Adam

[@pite9]

Chopin's prelude op 28 aka "le sigh"

And on that note.... nice touch.

[@Maxarcc]

Fantastic video's man. You are like the Nerdwriter1 of the music channels.

[@RnBenji]

love the videos Adam, very interesting. you're the man!

[@MlleEclipsada]

Really loved it

[@educostanzo]

Wow, just discovering your channel, really liked your approach on music. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@caitlinjanelle9967]

Love your videos! They're very informing!

[@pensatorseven1898]

Another great vid.