Jacob Collier Explains Music in 5 Levels of Difficulty ft. Herbie Hancock | WIRED

[@spakerman]

"this time, let's visit the B flat and see how it feels." It's so nice that he checks in on the notes to make sure they are okay.

[@Mster_J]

Sounds like Bob Ross talking about his paintings lol

[@temitopetaiwo9695]

Underrated comment.

[@johnzackarias11]

lmao

[@noorykorky5056]

LOL... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MAJORSVNVLOGS]

What a perspective! Don’t let this go over y’all heads!

[@TinaA4289]

biggest flex was saying "something you once taught me" to Herbie Hancock and him being like, "aaaohh yeah"

[@clarissa-marie]

Omg yesss lol

[@danijblank1997]

YUP

[@james.peronoblunt]

I totally agree!

[@HazyTrails]

9:00 btw

[@adamgreenhaus4691]

Even bigger flex: “when I was working with Miles Davis”

[@RingoBuns]

I love the expression of the college student. He looks very engaged and interested but also polite, but you can tell that when he's asked "do you what the circle of fifths is", in his head he's thinking "who do you take me for?" LOL

[@ChrisM-qo1jc]

his response was actually very polite. Regardless of how trivial it may seem, it's always good to touch base when u dont know the other person

[@zaksmith1035]

Yes, but do you KNOW what the circle of fifths is?? Yes, but do you KNOW?? Yes, but have you heard of Giant Steps? "Ah, I know nothing."

[@Em_-en2xp]

I have had the opportunity to go to the Eastman school of music to visit a few times it’s pretty cool. I know you probably don’t care but most of the students there are just like him very nice polite and kind.

[@ems7623]

He's sitting there talking with Jacob Collier. He probably was secretly wetting himself in excitement. But good god, i would love to have someone in my life look at me like that while jamming.

[@musicanditsimplications9175]

@@ChrisM-qo1jc ya

[@mrcult5597]

Level 1 = Easy and fun Level 2 = Simple understanding Level 3 = Learning Experience Level 4 = Adding Depth Level 5 = Yeah.... yeahhh

[@HoipoIIoi]

yeahh..

[@ArnavThePhukan]

right

[@puuhapate6454]

oh yeah

[@Eysc]

right right

[@Vondedk]

Yeah ... yeahhh

[@el1ijah797]

College guy was straight vibing.

[@7barsofchocolate]

he looked like he was in love with jacob

[@christianlauren5883]

@@7barsofchocolate LMAO the way he looked at him😂

[@chesareg8217]

ꕥ LMAO

[@jinjalord]

@@7barsofchocolate lol, to me was more like a "yeah dude, whatever, just stop talking through it" 😂

[@prinnywinny9013]

@@TeakTeakchannel so true😭i was born a vocal prodigy but i have never been able to put it into words like jacob. like he’s beyond a prodigy. i’ve been surrounded by music prodigies since i was little and have never run into someone like jacob collier😭 his understanding is just different. i would pass out and die if he showed up in front of me

[@_knighted]

everybody gangsta until the musicians start talking in 🎹

[@geraldkun2002]

Greg C on god though

[@lejeune.youtube2538]

Bro that’s so C major

[@MyPissBurns]

that’s so Csus7 and b one octave higher aswell as a repeating f to g arpeggio every 2 measures

[@cecesorrows]

And that’s on musicianship 😌✨💅🏻

[@GamerKid_]

@@MyPissBurns I'm getting A flat dominant 13 vibe coming off you, you know, a real Ab Gb Bb C F

[@sprb4725]

Imagine Herbie Hancock shows up and Jacob says “so... have you heard of harmony?”

[@chloetzpiano6548]

run

[@ethanmontgomery6099]

“Have you heard this song called Chameleon?”

[@phoebej.rosquist388]

I was glad he began that interaction with questions. Appropriate humility

[@judx-5]

He has all the right to ask

[@whitebreadisbetter]

"Have you heard of amazing grace?"

[@Malapropify]

Seriously - sometimes when I watch him, I have a feeling that he already lived 1 life as a musician and now in this run he's speedrunning it.

[@rhatid]

Yeah! Mozart, yet another reincarnation.

[@wesdavis8797]

Underrated comment

[@Tina-pk1wy]

Yes and it doesn’t hurt that his family are great professional musicians and have been teaching/playing music for a living since before he was born

[@purpleknight1396]

*Musician Explains One Concept in 4 Levels of Difficulty and Then Hangs Out with Herbie Hancock*

[@cjay2]

Exactly.

[@ShaneWaters-ey6od]

Lmao

[@bananokratos]

Can't blame him.

[@CleaningWeb]

@@bananokratos Of course not, it would be ridiculous.

[@whatup53]

lol

[@zack8521]

The college student legit passed the vibe check

[@-attemptingtherandom-2777]

his style is like John Mayer's

[@unlshtb4524]

sounds like blues and jazz

[@grizzlydynamics]

exactly.

[@loiceyrolle813]

@@unlshtb4524 Yeah ! And slipping that minor chord in there absolutely made the end of their musical conversation. That young man is ballsy and I'm loving it :)

[@lilmissemi]

dude seemed vaguely high XD

[@AmaZaneChannel]

I love how they teach each other in the 5th level

[@scarlettjersey]

Hiiiiiiiii! Huge fan here!

[@sheikharfaa1865]

Hey

[@kaziiqbal7257]

Haha, that's probably because they're actually pretty good friends

[@AnotherAnonymousMan]

There's literally nothing in this video that Herbie didn't already know! 🤣

[@johnvalmoria9229]

i read that as as "i love how they touch each other in the 5th level" and i was like wtf

[@bellaxo1115]

CAME BACK TO THIS AFTER TAKING MUSICIANSHIP III AT MY COLLEGE AND UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING I LOVE MY LIFE

[@DECAF1031]

Oh wow, congratulations!

[@ethanwaddell3005]

Where did you go to college that’s so awesome

[@jbukenya80]

I love to hear it. It's like your life comes into color. Cheers.

[@dryelene]

AMAZING, ENJOY YOUR INTELLECTUALITY

[@craigcraig6248]

Congrats, where do you study?

[@Dina8485]

This should be called “Musician explains harmony 5 times and each time I understand less and less”

[@tuexss]

so, yet another youtube tutorial ;)

[@PianoHooks]

LOL

[@BrianGivensYtube]

I'm a drummer and I understood through the professional scene. It's subtle and based strongly on feeling.

[@n4rzul]

That is because by the end, there is no explanation, its just uh hum.... yeah...ahhhhh. Imagine I scientist explaining electromagnetism at the *expert* level and just saying, well you know, light shines, mmmm yeah, like so cool man, its just jus so bright man, yeah, uh hum, would you take him seriously?

[@bobbobinson11]

@@n4rzul in an art field like music, once two professionals understand almost everything about their craft, they don't need to be specific or articulate because their peers know exactly what they mean. Nothing needs to be over-explained or simplified into baby-talk. It can be as simple or as complicated as it needs to be as long as their peer understands.

[@BlakeMcLain]

I judge how much I've progressed musically by what I can understand in this video. Herbie is on a different planet.

[@outkast512]

So true, I keep coming back to this video every few months to check if I've understood something more.

[@emr1d341]

Dude, exactly same. It feels so good when you have "aha" moment after "aha" moment.

[@alisher000]

So relatable

[@yatharthbakshi]

Bruh. I love your videos!! Surprised seeing your comment.

[@angia3116]

No no. When he met Herbie. Is Herbie explain to him.

[@gustavobuquera]

It's amazing that all the talks were about technique and theory, then he met someone who understands as much as he does and the talk became feeling and philosophy. It's like learning grammar and then using it to make poems.

[@isaiasduarte7385]

Amazing.

[@doubledare7034]

Beautiful

[@L3vls]

💯

[@miram2053]

*more than he does. Respectfully, Herbie Hancock has been at it for far too long to attempt to act as if they're in the same league. Esperanto Spalding is a prodigy and I still understand d that she and Christian Mcbride aren't in the same league.

[@sujiut]

otherwise, the trivium - grammar, logic, rhetoric.

[@greysonvoutsas6969]

I love Alpin Hong's expressions as he's listening to Jacob.

[@ducttaperulestheworl]

Can't help it when Jacob explains it in a way it's fun to listen to

[@hvh_music]

I'd love to see if they jammed together

[@datutturugang666]

Alpin is a super performer as well, search for some of his performances or if he tours in your area go listen to him, super pianist

[@WaseemYusuf]

The 5 stages of human life: child, teen, college student, professional, Herbie Hancock

[@liammoynihan5419]

this is the hardest I've ever laughed at a youtube comment

[@drepressoespresso3894]

@@liammoynihan5419 true thought 😂😂

[@Callmestev]

Halfway there

[@zebedee1389]

this might be my favourite KZbin comment

[@ArturoRodriguez-mp3uq]

I'd like to skip the college and professional stages, any recommendations?

[@malloy6400]

I like how herbie Hancock really got his own level he’s like the boss level

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

...and don't you forget it. 😉

[@TallicaMan1986]

@@jerryjazzbo2845 Jerry Jazzbo... hahaha thats a memorable name.

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

He is tho

[@Thoko26]

Listen to headhunters and you'll understand why, absolute beast.

[@rsbeacham]

Herbie is different

[@Tophler91]

11:21 I love how Jacob and Herbie speak their own "piano language". They're talking to each other by playing their piano. The only spoken words are "yeah yeah", "right right".

[@PuppyTeethVEVO69]

Herbie says "hey, how's it goin, let's take this somewhere smooooth", and Jacob says "guhioWHOIQ:EJA:IOgjsop;QIhgW;LKSMLKJ, are you impressed?"

[@madstheraccoon]

As someone who takes AP music theory, when in it's in our head it makes sense but hearing someone else talk about it, it's a lot oh yeah yeah, let it sit, and realize it later

[@oreo-hm4lh]

they understood the concept of harmony in its entirety that there was nothing else for them to say except "yeah"

[@compdude551]

They finished playing and just laughed. They didn’t have to speak because they already communicated with music. Beautiful!

[@bryandraughn9830]

"Pointing" tones😅

[@youngfrijoles]

I like how Herbie says “so we say…” but then plays a note. Very cute and interesting how they each interject or finish each other’s sentences with chords instead of words

[@the_real_boulder]

I love how when Jacob got to Herbie, he just stopped "telling" him things, and immediately started listening and asking questions.

[@patrickdavid6525]

That's called wisdom

[@FreakieFan]

I love how interested and attentive the 4th guy was, even though he is a professional pianist himself.

[@pufferphishgaming6849]

Guido Anselmi yeah he didn’t feel defensive and annoyed about being taught more even though he was professional

[@rockinrobin]

college kid bothered me

[@matthewstorto4387]

Knowing alpin personally, he brings that level of enthusiasm for learning into every situation, he's wonderful

[@EddieEntertainment]

I think the college kid knew more than what he said. (At least in other countries) In college you learn more about harmony than he was willing to admit.

[@noahoudejans5399]

It’s also because every professional musician would kill to have such a session with Jacob Collier :)

[@nathanbginger7]

At the end, they were communicating solely with yeahs, rights, and hitting the keys, you didnt understand it, but you somehow get the feel of something incredible is going on

[@nathanbginger7]

@DUKE LANGUAGE CENTER ok

[@juliojimenez9794]

Absolutely. Music is it's own language and I don't speak that language, so the only thing I could do is follow their gestures and facial expression to try to figure out what their conversation was all about.

[@ethanwilkes217]

@DUKE LANGUAGE CENTER stop shouting

[@CyberneticArgumentCreator]

The greatest part to me is that even as someone who has played music for 2 decades, I got lost in the wanderings but the two of them resolved at the same time over and over, especially the final part. I could pick out some keys but how did they know when to resolve? Music is such a crazy phenomenon.

[@arzanstar9907]

@@CyberneticArgumentCreator Exactly

[@Robisquick]

How someone who isn’t musically inclined can know Jacob Collier is a musical savant: See how utterly mindblown the professional musician whose been playing longer than Jacob reacts to what Jacob is showing him.

[@kenpokid10]

Herbie Hancock hasn't just been playing music longer than Jacob Collier has been playing music. Herbie Hancock has been playing music longer than Jacob Collier has been *alive.*

[@oliverkennard806]

@@kenpokid10 Pretty sure OP was talking about the guy before Herbie

[@Moderrnclassic]

⁠@@kenpokid10w

[@JustcallmeJayrot]

"Real recognize real"

[@wellthisisinteresting4912]

@@kenpokid10Jesus Christ

[@kenzo6172]

when you barely understand a thing Jacob and Herbie are talking about but keep watching because you genuinely love the interaction and synergy these two great artists are having with each other

[@stevewaite381]

Harmony

[@austinhernandez2716]

I understand for the most part. I'm in college as a music student and focused on learning jazz improvisation this semester.

[@jamz9756]

@@austinhernandez2716 herbie was easier to understand than profesional

[@kf9346]

Same! Letters, numbers, notes and I am glued, then realise I have no clue what they are saying!

[@florisdejong1512]

@@austinhernandez2716 im an economics student and even i understood what they were talking about

[@seyeruoynepotsuj]

There's a point where the English language ran out and they just started talking in music.

[@Sammy71ful]

For me, I think that point was "You've heard of the circle of 5ths right?" After that, I was lost :P

[@pianopanda9057]

I wasn't lost until him and Herbie started flirting over harmony lol

[@pungvsbobawhoami1150]

What a quote man

[@Abrahambinzz]

yes. its like they understand each other over just piano chords... wow

[@michaeltreat4000]

Yeah I had to rewind it for a second because I knew I missed something there :D

[@jensrasmussen9228]

I am really impressed by Jacob's ability to positively reinforce his recipients/students, and their responses to his comments. This is an excellent way to approach positive teaching, communication and cooperation in an educational situation.

[@kerzariz8717]

If you're a teacher. You rock! I love teachers, they're a massive help to society. ❤️

[@XanDubs]

Absolutely shared this thought as I watched!

[@SepiaSepiaKR]

Know what's the secret ingredient? He's absolutely excited and in love with what he's teaching. Being an awesome human being helps a lot too.

[@ricklominguez168]

@@kerzariz8717 yess!!

[@toadonwheels]

That last note brought a tear to my eye that only the most powerful of songs normally do... and they weren't even playing a song, they were just having a conversation that tasted like amazing grace.

[@A_Hironaka]

*Looks a professional pianist straight in the eyes* 6:45 "So, this is the note, F."

[@eatfoss]

This comment deserves far more credit than it has.

[@neb373]

LMAO THIS IS THE NOTE F LMAOAOAOA

[@xriex]

There aren't many people who have perfect pitch - and really it's for our benefit and not the pro player.

[@ethang105]

Lol funniest comment on KZbin

[@thiccboybillybob6388]

xriex it’s for the professional as well. It’s hard even after years of experience to just pull the note out of thin air

[@HowardWimshurst]

at level 5 they gave up the limitations of speech and just communicated with music which was much more efficient

[@umopapisdnupsidedown5933]

Remove the limitation of "vocabulary thinking" and thought becomes more efficient, too.

[@crackalikeit222]

So true. It was more like yeah yeah right right music music yeah yeah right yeah music :D

[@ploopybear]

I didn't get the last song, but their smile at the end tells us their language is on another level

[@kathorsees]

...or they simply tried to hide the awkwardness of the situation. A 23-year-old dude explaining something to a 78-year-old is already kinda awkward, add to that the idea of anyone at all "explaining" music to Herbie Hancock and you get a disaster. We're talking about 1) a living legend, 2) with multiple degrees, 3) who gives university lectures of his own. Seriously? I'm not a fan of Hancock at all, I barely ever heard any of his stuff, so don't take this as a fanboy getting offended by proxy. Scroll through the comments and you'll see that people who know anything about harmony, or simply have enough commuincative skills, understand that there's no need for this "explaining" after level 2. There's no real discussion happening at all. Asking a music student if he's ever heard of the circle of fifths (something you find out in year one of learning music) - really, dude? And even when he asked Hancock for advice, he managed to do it in such a weird, condescending, smarmy way - "How do you find the courage to make a choice?". "So, you see, Herb, I'm sitting in front of my piano, and my extreme brain-power allows me to see all these endless possibilities, all these chord choices and key shifts... How do I handle all that vast richness? Oh, the pain of making a choice - something that those other plebians cannot even imagine!" So yeah, if you're in an extremely awkward situation, there's nothing to talk about, and there's a piano in front of you - what do you do? That's right - shut up and play! All while wearing a serious face, nodding along, patting each other on the back and making meaningful grunts. "Oh, yes, that was smart, you're a smart person and an expert!" "Why, of course, and that gives me the necessary expertise to pronounce you a smart expert person as well, tah-tah-tah!"

[@ploopybear]

@@kathorsees everyone was like lol wtf I already know this. only the professional had the courage to try to make things interesting, but Jacob was like, nope lol I gotta stick to the script they gave me, sorry guys Cx

[@daffaabieza1938]

He’s not even explaining to Herbie. They both just vibing together.

[@kellympinda4723]

We here vibing with them

[@1Flyingfist]

How was that even Amazing Grace at the end there? It sounded random. 😶 Were they just playing random chords that might fit the tune?

[@MrX-tm8fy]

Understandable, what would he explain or teach to Herbie Hancock? 😆

[@flumfabliau]

@@1Flyingfist It was improv

[@sleeptalkenthusiast]

@@1Flyingfist you wouldn’t get it lmaooo

[@realryankennedy]

To my music illiterate ears 6:52 and beyond sounded like a rally car navigator giving directions to the driver on a curvy road at 180 Mph

[@_TheNoobPlayer]

good comparison honestly he was basically doing the same thing as a car navigator, he's playing chords and using musical terms to describe them

[@m2mdohkun]

Totally G sus

[@gtinetti]

g sus af

[@geologotejano]

That is a great analogy 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Mster_J]

Samir?

[@pogageo4160]

everyone talkin about Herbie and the college kid but no ones mentioning how cool the professional guy was

[@zeeisreal11]

I met him once, I went to one of his shows. he’s a really cool dude. he’s super nice.

[@dmqualitist7316]

Fax

[@zaksmith1035]

It was fun watching him open up. You can tell at the beginning he's there to try his best to be a student, but he's uncomfortable due to his level of mastery. But as soon as Collier throws something at him he doesn't already understand he becomes almost childlike, and you get a window into how the true master is always ready to revel in being a student of his craft.

[@dumbassgoth]

it was probably one of my favorite parts because it just shows you that there’s always new things to learn if a professional can learn something new then everyone can yknow

[@xSIJUx]

nice try, professional guy

[@smashtown2583]

0:40 The boy looks genuinely worried about the melody being lonely.

[@WyniciusSilva]

lmao

[@apug296]

:( i felt bad too, poor melody

[@SamanthaAdalia]

This is so sweet :(

[@RogerBarraud]

@@apug296 'Sarrite, it made a good investment with its meagre earnings, now lives in a penthouse on Prak Ave.

[@agustinavarece]

the addition of the word lonely (a very subjective and emotional term) is the only reason why the whole proposition had sense, and argumentatively this is a trap! so jacob can vindicate his own argument causing the kid believe him although it's not necessary true, how many of our experiences are this way and we live upon floating castles of thruths and meanings connected only to the emotions of our preexistent experience

[@Subatomic_Glue]

If you're watching this for the first time and this is your first exposure to Herbie Hancock, level 5 is an understatement. You are basically staring at one of the living embodiments of music. He is a musician to the highest degree.

[@hopemj4469]

After watching this video.. he'll be all i listen to

[@seizethemeansproduction]

Listen to Watermelon Man

[@saltyzu8412]

I prefer Billy corgan circa 94

[@romarina2687]

He has come on tour to South America and I hope to see him playing live someday

[@CGBalla1014]

@@saltyzu8412 lmao this cracks me up

[@sergio_jose]

When i first watched this video, i was vibing with the whole thing up until herbie and jacob started playing. I thought to myself, "That's not what amazing grace sounds like at all! It's too far out!" Now a few years later, i realize it wasn't two musicians improvising over a piece; it was two scientists conducting an experiment with fruitful results.

[@toadonwheels]

Not even scientists, more like a Druid and a Sage performing alchemy experiments lol

[@playdoh1845]

Or two philosophers having a conversation...

[@The_SSSlopper]

To me it sounds really good. They’re just speaking to each-other musically.

[@Aurorageriatric]

Same!

[@benschrock1082]

"My name is Jacob Collier and I am a musician." Understatement of the year.

[@jaedancurcio1545]

Change a to the and it’s probably more accurate

[@sammyboy1236]

Correction: “my name is Jacob Collier and I am THE musician” there I fixed it.

[@nicolasdelcampo2307]

“My name is Jacob Collier and i am music”

[@sammyboy1236]

“My name is Jacob Collier and I am everything.”

[@Boom-]

“My name is Jacob Collier and I am” ) OR: “My name is Jacob Collier and that is it” ;)

[@avationmusic]

I like the college student a lot because you can tell he knows music theory already, but stays humble and lets Jacob talk anyway. His passion is also really visible when he plays. Awesome stuff.

[@hoopsheadE]

I can only imagine how amazing it must feel as 23 year old with this passion for music to just get to chill and jam with Herbie Hancock.

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

You can tell by the way his face was turning red that is so cute

[@EdwardHazell]

and vice versa! to be Herbie Hancock and to jam with someone as Young as Jacob Collier and have him not just follow, but make the magic squish together harmoniously

[@MsSuperBMX]

At that point he was already friends with herbie, quincy jones, chick corea, etc

[@jacobc8019]

Eh it’s just melody

[@saraphonic8649]

bro thats jacob collier

[@shieh.4743]

I am usually pretty good at following these vids until grad school or whatever, but this one was humbling and beautiful to watch. I felt like a child again, listening to the adults narrate a world I really haven't felt or seen before. Amazing. (I'm 43, so it has been a loooong time to feel like that).

[@alejandrorincon5649]

I am really glad you were able to have a moment like that again

[@hushwonder2070]

Jacob: Have you heard of the Circle of Fifths? College Student: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@RogerBarraud]

Do you *know* how much my Martini-sipping Hamptons parents paid for my education??!!!11?? ;-)

[@itisWhatitis12345]

Exactly I felt personally attacked xD Like of course he has heard of circle of fifths, but then my mind was blown away

[@andrewbryan1444]

But do you know the circle of 9ths?

[@abstractnonsense803]

Andrew Bryan thats called the whole tone scales XD

[@andrewbryan1444]

Dailin Li you are correct.

[@dansaunders1655]

Level 8: John Coltrane eats a keyboard, while Jacob Collier, Herbie Hancock, and Miles Davis applaud to the rhythm of Steve Reich's "Clapping Music"

[@justinflores2022]

Genuinly underated comment

[@Lasperus]

This is a great comment

[@stevenrempel]

His violin phasing piece seriously messed me up. Listening to it on cans with my eyes closed I started to get the sensation the I was spinning, faster and faster And then had to quickly throw my hands up to my neck because I was sure that the core was wrapping around my neck, only to discover I was neither spinning nor wrapping The cord around my neck.

[@perrinyone1596]

This is the greatest comment I've ever seen on the Internet. I just wiped the tears out of my eyes I laughed so hard, oh my god. Bravo.

[@Madhaus47_110]

Dan Saunders 😂😂😂

[@mercyonthetrack1053]

Nobody is talking about how smooth that guitarist was. And beautiful Gibson too! Nice tone

[@absoluteragee8312]

Mercy On the Track i was actually wondering why no one said anything bout the guitarist he was super good

[@petterhouting7484]

He was mediocre

[@collinledesma7247]

Petter Houting I'm sure you're so much better

[@mercyonthetrack1053]

Petter Houting you don’t even play guitar lol

[@abcrx32j]

Because it's an easy tune

[@mooshafesterbone1645]

When that last note resolved at the end and Herbie and Jacob smiled at each other I seriously felt my eyes well up. Something about that moment was so beautiful to me.

[@elektrolyte]

Level 1: when two people sing together. Level 6: yeh, right, OK, wow, o yeh, yeh, Yeh, righ right Right. MmHmm yeh yeh. Right right. Woww that's amazing.

[@kaku2189]

Level 7: Ohmmmmmmmm... Ohmmmmmmmm... Ohmmmmmmmm...

[@christiandelord]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@oliverscattergood1077]

Level 8: *intense silence*

[@humorousthief6999]

Level 9: harmonized silence 😂😂😂

[@GR-uc1gq]

Level 10: RREEEEEEeeeeeeeeeEeeeeEEeeeeee

[@Phyrre56]

Child: You know nothing, I'll tell you the basics. Teen: You know nothing but you have some life experiences, so I'll add a little context. Student: You know the basics, so I'll demonstrate an advanced concept. Professor: You know the objective concepts, so let's discuss the subjective ones as peers. Master: Spoken word can no longer support our conversation.

[@GregoryMarkowski]

Fair

[@Shendue]

Yes, the last conversation was almost surreal. They pretty much said a couple phrases about inspiration and a little bit of technical stuff about notes and the whole rest of the exchange was in music. They pretty much went over technicality and into the realm of abstract, talking in notes.

[@mekenziebrown3205]

As a teen but in band I get the college level explanation.

[@evanmastermind]

@@mekenziebrown3205 👏

[@qwertyki9367]

@@ryanzea7196 OK buddy

[@matgeo]

Harmony is... 0:54 - feeling 1:20 - emotion 2:43 - language 4:40 - story 8:18 - context 8:38 - experience 12:00 - LIFE

[@michaelfoxbrass]

Yes. Union.

[@gaudia3985]

EVERYTHING, not just musical harmony, comes down to Life, in the end. 😄 But the short cut isn't as interesting as the long, circuitous route.

[@raygreen2134]

@@gaudia3985 ye there's no shortcut after all

[@tykingcrystal864]

Yes!

[@matgeo]

@Eddie Arias lol

[@bumblemii]

Having met Jacob Collier can confirm that he is simplifying his thought process for this whole video just to be understood 😂 His instinctual understanding of technical music is amazing

[@hazmaticx1994]

You know you're special when you get your own piano in the interview lol

[@nicolasberube5188]

You know you’re special when you get played on by Herbie Hancock

[@RunakoJohn2535]

Thank u 4 dumbing it down

[@allthingstoallmen8912]

@@nicolasberube5188 lmao exactly

[@Pragmatic__]

I love how the professional started off slightly skeptical with well basically a kid "teaching" him about harmony but then just loses it when Jacob goes full Jacob...

[@bwackbeedows3629]

A prodigy engineered and nurtured by expert musician parents, he's an entirely different breed. Just... *wow.*

[@caitlinistired1050]

Jacob just Jacobing

[@mrvlacp]

In this video, we saw only 30% Jacob's true form

[@nathanbank1248]

Jacob: So I don't know, when you decide to.... Herbie: *interrupts* 🎹🎹 Jacob: Oh yeah! Herbie: yeah Jacob: But you know when... *🎹🎹* Herbie: Uh yeah, and then... *🎹🎹🎹* Jacob: 🎹🎹🎹? Herbie: 🎹! Jacob: oh yeah! Herbie: Yeah Jacob: Thank you! That haunted me for days! Me: Huh?!?!

[@unknowablerootvegetable]

they lost me at Bodhi

[@pinklemonade8283]

@@unknowablerootvegetable lmao. The kid’s a legend.

[@K_J_Coleman_Composer]

I need a timestamp for this 👀😂

[@adlaierasga]

@@K_J_Coleman_Composer 9:34

[@blonkski_2525]

the part with herbie is actually a little hokey doe, they def made some mistakes when they were explaining to each other

[@jinni0831]

the way jacob relates almost every musical explanation to nature is beautiful.

[@TenTonNuke]

The people get more and more proficient at speaking about music, until finally, they understand it so well, they speak through music. At the end, they're not even using words anymore.

[@glitched2797]

This is actually so true

[@88KeysToPlay]

Absolutely!

[@Visteaa]

They literraly communicated using the keyboards

[@MErthal21]

Sometimes is so boring to use words again

[@Avisae]

Elvis Govan all about listening

[@Mamson608]

Child: *Harmony is a feeling* Teen: *Harmony is a journey* College student: *Harmony is a language* Professional: *Harmony is a world* Herbie Hancock: *Harmony is a universe*

[@manuelpino3722]

Harmony is THE universe!

[@diegovera1353]

Im at the stage in which I’m able to understand it as a language, seeing it as a world seems kinda complex

[@Masanorichan]

Deaf person : *Harmony is nothing*

[@StealthArt]

I think it's more like Child: Harmony is a feeling Teen: Harmony is a journey College student: Harmony is a language Professional: Harmony is a world Herbie Hancock: Harmony is a feeling

[@VasilyGurzhiy]

@@StealthArt dude, that actually feels more acurate

[@ahmedyoussef9266]

When he said “A flat major 7 sharp 5 with a sharp 11” I felt that

[@DaylatheWonderful]

Ahmed Youssef i literally read this comment as this part happened in the video😂

[@pjbpiano]

Me too!

[@wilbervalenteg.417]

Same 😔

[@Taco_Burrito39]

Yo check out my name what a close coincidence

[@ethanmartin4015]

I think it's awesome how Herbie takes a supporting role at the beginning and let's Jacob lead the harmonic structure while he just plays melody in octaves. A lot of respect and humility in both these people.

[@XavierCanosa]

Yeah, herbie letting the young guy do the thing. Then at the end he did the teaching. For me, herbie does the funkyness at the right time. Jacob has a different vibe, he goes away too quickly and doesn't settle enough to make the tension feel different. When herbie started making it groovy it felt way better for me

[@pinchyh]

At Herbie they were communicating mostly through music not words and understood each other, that really is another level

[@FLORIDAERO]

Agree. Why so many dislikes for this video. Just not right.

[@BenGreen1980]

It was interesting to watch. I felt like HH was posing questions by introducing a few notes and then JC would respond with a whole bunch of stuff, and then HH would play a couple of notes and JC would sort of laugh and shake his head and play something else.

[@Stykees]

I've seen this in real life at college. The end was not unlike a free-form jazz conversation between two masters.

[@Aresu77]

it's honestly one of the best feelings as a musician. to just sit and play together without talking. it moves something within man

[@hifive7366]

Yes, music is a laguage

[@Dononut305]

Jacob: *_"Have you heard of the circle of fifths?"_* Joshua: *_Am I a joke to you?_*

[@ebubeawachie]

Lmao. Like how could he NOT have?

[@ericsalazar4027]

While rudementary for the musician that into question was for the audience to set up the rest of the conversation.

[@DanFromIran]

it is the spiral of fifths, really.....

[@flynnfoil]

@@DanFromIran is it the cyclone of fifths, really.....

[@53pittmanjt]

Just small talk leading up to an eventual exchange of phone numbers? I thought they was feelin' each other. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[@enya6224]

i love how the professional pianist, despite knowing so much music theory, is 100% open to learning more amd discussing through a down-to-earth chat

[@Stark-Raving]

Only a fool claims to have nothing left to learn.

[@samsungsiphone4354]

You can always learn something new everyday.

[@saranoxxis]

Besides that, probably Jacob collier is more prepared anyway, that guy is a god

[@ssimon64]

colin the caterpillar Yeah, cool guy.

[@benrosie4456]

When he explained how every note works harmoniously with every base note… that blew my mind. Inspired.

[@theresilientfilmmaker253]

Jacob was 23 at the time of this video, Herbie was 77 and the speak together like old friends. Jacob is a vampire. It’s the only explanation.

[@supergene256]

😂

[@zaksmith1035]

It's at least one very possible explanation.

[@kz7115]

Herbie doesn't look 77 either.

[@TheOnlyValken]

It's probably also a little fair to hold our other 23 year olds to just a slightly higher standard lol

[@carlosadurt6153]

77? Woh, looks like 52

[@zacharyadam8467]

Level six: “So *God* , you’ve heard of harmony before right?”

[@TheIndogamer]

God: **Telepathically perfects Jacob's knowledge about music in an instant**

[@Taco_Burrito39]

@@TheIndogamer Jacob: did anything happen? It feels like nothing changed

[@manuelfontana8283]

Yeah God is good, but I honestly prefer Herbie

[@zacharyadam8467]

Manuel Fontana you right *level 5 god Level 6 Herbie

[@TheIndogamer]

@@Taco_Burrito39 Jacob: **starts talking about the VY Canis Majoris tuning**

[@valhalla_1129]

I like how it got progressively more and more technical and once we arrived at the Hancock segment it loosened up again and turned into a something entirely about feelings rather than technicalities.

[@relativelybasic]

Shows that there are only two groups of people that go by feel, absolute beginners or absolute legends. But you have to go through the technicality of music stage. It's necessary. Too many "professional" musicians skip the technical foundation and just go straight to feel, which is great for performance but in terms of practice and growth and upper bounds they are stuck. They can't grow past their skill.

[@cja4793]

@@relativelybasic I love this description. As someone who is trying to teach themselves to play guitar, I love music but am not very skilled nor educated in it. So I recognized how stuck I got relying on practicing alone without learning the technicalities of music. Which is why videos like this are starting to show up in my recommends as I tried learning more about jazz and improvisation, and I realized I needed to go to this technical space in order to eventually express myself. Achieving the "feel" requires knowing the music math

[@austinhernandez2716]

@@cja4793 exactly. I hate how guitarists have a stigma of things like music theory. I'm a music major in college. Theory is very helpful. It's like calculus for engineers.

[@thewrens_]

@@relativelybasic Reminds me of that literally 300-page paper proving 1+1=2. True genius is always found in carefully folding out the subtleties in plain sight. And that's doubly true with feelings.

[@jimreadey2743]

I, as well.

[@abbieamavi]

I love how at the end, it came full circle back to basics again. The feeling and emotion in full swing, and the logistics of it weren’t verbally spoken, just expressed in a song conversation. Amazing to watch art being born!!

[@ndgo7950]

Who else noticed those two dudes fell in love with each other when he played the guitar

[@Adventrium]

Was gonna like this but it's at 69 so I couldn't

[@austincha8570]

Adventrium noble effort but it has been made useless

[@aleksilaine2758]

Quazy Duck so sad

[@elliotmcgee8918]

Nah. The kid was into Jacob, but Jacob and Herbie fell in love in the end

[@honklerton732]

leave ur yaoi fantasies in your brain plz.

[@robott5177]

*gets to the last interview* *half of the video left* we're in for a wild ride

[@DrGlickenstine]

You're *always* in for a wild ride with Collier

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

Dr. Glickenstine not Herbie?

[@hypno159753]

Dr. Glickenstine I'd say more so with herbie

[@seagullsoars]

kdt its about to get jazztastic in here

[@cooperwood5413]

"This is where the fun begins"

[@JayLeePoe]

J. Collier: How be brave? Miles Davis: "Leave out the butter notes" Herbie Hancock: *jazz*

[@m.a.3322]

Changed his life forever

[@Sep000]

What’s butter notes ?

[@Joaocarloskmn]

@@Sep000 I think it doesnt exist, his friend said bottom notes and he understand butter notes

[@rohanbuch2344]

박서영 butter notes: 1st 3rd 5th and 7th of scale

[@maatfournier]

at 15:19 Herbie showing respect by not playing the last note... That's what music is.. Respect

[@BrandonMillerRaps]

I think that was just a nod to resolve the tension in the chords and end the musical conversation

[@maatfournier]

@@BrandonMillerRapsyou’re right man

[@dyllpickalio1700]

Ah yes, the five stages of life: Kid Teen College Student Professional *Herbie Hancock*

[@tdb8852]

Lmao. Can't wait to hit the Herbie phase.

[@suhaib168]

Can't wait till i'm old enough to be Herbie Hancock.

[@whenwillitbecold]

LMAOOO

[@literate-aside]

Tonia Di Biase ... I came to comment exactly this. Not all heroes wear capes my friend. Keep fighting the good fight.

[@pangpengmaster]

I aspire to retire when I Herbie Hancock.

[@justme7928]

-Do you know the song amazing grace? -no -okay so it's a good one

[@kellympinda4723]

🤣

[@bubba4847]

How can you be a musician that hasn’t heard of amazing grace, it’s like being a basketball player not knowing how to dribble

[@franckensteine]

@@bubba4847 it's a religious song that isn't widely known in every single part of the world

[@thenarrator1921]

@@bubba4847 it's also a largely western song. If I berrated you for not knowing Махаббат бер маған you'd realize that pseudo pop culture music isn't applicable to every place ever

[@conner.j.a.wilson]

@@bubba4847 He was talking to a seven year old, to be fair.

[@Gman44044]

I'm just blown away by Jacob Collier, the fact that he is just 23 and understands music so deeply. I liked that he didn't try to "educate" herbie hancock and was respectful towards him. Also love how humble herbie hancock is, a mark of a true genius!

[@zaksmith1035]

Ack-shually, the mark of a true genious is arrogance in the face of all things wonderful. I should know, for I, yes I, am a true genious.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@zaksmith1035 Wonderful. Somebody is gonna get woosh.

[@justs_]

@@zaksmith1035 you’re*

[@reevessmoak5425]

@@segmentsAndCurves :)

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@reevessmoak5425 ;)

[@Lil_Mozart_V]

That moment of mutual speechlessness at the end is just a moment where they both realize that thousands of words were said yet none could be used to describe what had just happened. It is what in The Alchemist is described as “the language of the universe”

[@julianscott4682]

Thousand of words?…. Right, right!… yeah, yeah…

[@SixPathsWooz]

I love how the college student just casually pulls off a dope riff in the final F chord.

[@dubiousdevil9572]

Lick

[@aliendude2875]

Lick, not riff. Two different things

[@KellyKachowski]

Collier: *says literally anything* Music student: :)

[@GlitzPixie]

felt a little bit condescending

[@MsMoon112097]

He was there to listen. Simple there was no need for him to speak if he knew it or not, could be shy, that could just be his personality you never know

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

If you're a music student and in the same room as Jacob Collier, it would be foolish not to do a lot more listening than talking.

[@aram285]

id be smiling if jacob colier was in my room talking to me about harmony

[@KellyKachowski]

@@Howitchewstofeel5gum very fair

[@Tom-nt2bs]

The college student was just in awe of being in Jacob’s presence.

[@Thegoldenringsyt]

Id like but i hate bad numbers

[@johnmietus4801]

sorry to bust the bubble but he really wasnt hahaha

[@joshcantrell8397]

He’s absolutely right. Every profession is spoken in its own language. And how fluent you are in that language, determines your knowledge and expertise of the profession. It could be medicine, chemistry, music… etc.

[@mr.clean419]

“I had this really great experience when playing with Miles Davis..” What a life

[@juliansedor7101]

College Student, Eastman School of Music. Jacob asks: "Have you ever heard of the circle of fifths?"

[@marcelinethevampirespleen8492]

Never ask a college student about a circle of fifths. You'll end up hearing a story about 10 guys with tequila

[@MinhTran-nn3uj]

Marceline the Vampire Spleen why?

[@cameronvadnais4388]

@@marcelinethevampirespleen8492 lol, even in a music school?

[@egaluel]

Cameron Vadnais Lol? Can you even operate a glock?

[@zzzorfevre]

@@marcelinethevampirespleen8492 hhhhh

[@Kanjo_Bazooie]

The college kid starts a little closed off and by the end was smiling so big. That was cool to see, music is awesome.

[@marcosm1223]

Man, I wish more people would see this side of music. It looks so magical when you put 2 musicians together and they just jam and experiment

[@ChrisM-qo1jc]

It started off by something trivial to him / waste of time to something really cool

[@dbx1233]

The depth of his knowledge is incredible. I'm surprised he didn't discuss what music and a freshly waxed floor have in common. That is if you don't C-sharp you'll B-flat.

[@KxNOxUTA]

X'D Good one!

[@EuanGallant]

Piano man 1: "G 7 sharp 11" Piano man 2: "oH dUuuUdE"

[@mattpk2385]

JustForFun this is the best comment here you win

[@nitzankohavi2703]

I guess Herbie Hancock do know something

[@jchandel1404]

NUT

[@EuanGallant]

@@mattpk2385 thanks babe

[@lemon_key]

4 stam 4 strenght leather belt. UAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@Holycryptonite47]

The child has more definitive answers to questions than I ever did in my whole life of questions.

[@dianeridley9804]

Yup

[@C_mao]

What are you, a politician !? (:

[@stephenhill6003]

But, I bet you intuitively knew the answer, just couldn't verbalize it.

[@bakedthepotato5489]

think basic like a child, and you will answer all your questions. no matter how advanced.

[@umopapisdnupsidedown5933]

@@bakedthepotato5489 Remove the limitation of "vocabulary based thinking" and thought becomes more efficient, too.

[@aerickajm9298]

get you a man who would look at you the way the college student looks at the harmonist

[@ilikecatsbutimallergictoth1856]

HAHAHA I was just about to comment about this

[@davidchen5463]

Tbf, wouldn't you do that with a now 4x Grammy winning artist ahahahaha

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

The dude was so seductive a guitar spawned in his hands out of nowhere.

[@lily_astral]

@@stephaniem8467 Yeah

[@es-gf1rd]

lowkey i ship them

[@criadabatterista8647]

I am a drummer for 10 years, and just recently pick up a guitar because I always want to express my other feeling not only by beat/rhythm, if you know what I am saying. Seeing jacob explained harmony, the way it feels, or how it is a world or a journey, is fascinating. I guess this is a level I want to understand in my process learning the guitar. Wish me luck!!

[@dajay2k]

Hows it going?

[@mi-2857]

"yeah 🎹 you know🎹🎹. “ " Right, we got🎹🎹🎹." "Yeah🎹" "Mhm🎹🎹🎹 right🎹🎹!" "oh yeah🎹" "🎹🎹right🎹"

[@jacksonn.sebigunda4725]

right

[@dymo9198]

Even as a person that understands music theory i couldnt understand gg

[@tomasmarrero9477]

should be top comment

[@TicoAcosta]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[@hamoudhabibi1996]

which second?

[@matteoaubin2623]

that kid is super talented both musically and socially

[@jwalkrr]

hes a genius, and very charismatic

[@balt3562]

He's one jazz's biggest up and coming stars, already has a few grammys

[@ddrolet9978]

A distant galaxy is missing a musician

[@johnvant7984]

Oh Yeah oh yeah yeah

[@juancpgo]

yeah that 25 yo kid is quite talented

[@Gomace]

Find a someone that looks at you the way the college guy looks at Jacob.

[@sachra7838]

HAHAHA HE WAS PROPERLY STARING, no break of eye contact HAHA

[@lalasee2873]

When musicians are so focused on feeling the sound they sometimes forget about their body language I've seen it happening to many players

[@Speed4Runs]

@@lalasee2873 no he just gae

[@RetroLugia]

@@Speed4Runs 😂😂

[@will1714]

@@Speed4Runs LOL

[@lukashislop5890]

I love the section where they're playing together is just like an incredibly intricate musical conversation.

[@direwolf1989]

"When you realize every melody note can go with any bass note anything is possible..." that statement might have just changed my life

[@dietmarpfeffer4874]

james lashway still don't understand what he exactly means 😔

[@direwolf1989]

@@dietmarpfeffer4874 Let's take two tones that totally dont jive, C in the bass and the melody note of Db. We could harmonize that as C7b9 (CEGBbDb) or Dbmaj7(DbFAbC) in 3rd inversion, neither is a wrong answer (though what comes before and after said chord would really define what that chord could be)

[@ThePremiumQuote]

I have so much to learn.

[@direwolf1989]

@@ThePremiumQuote we all do, there is always something to learn or practice with music. The journey never ends

[@dietmarpfeffer4874]

@@direwolf1989 thank you very much now I had that "ah" moment too!!

[@BlackSilver23]

Jacob and Herbie playing together is like listening to two celestial beings having a conversation. You can't really follow what they're saying, but you know they're saying something deeply profound.

[@aranyabanerjee4520]

1000th like.

[@bimbom3745]

like being a dog

[@emotionalrelation997]

Liked and unliked just so I could like again

[@scottkunghadrengsen2604]

There NEEDS to be a Jacob/Herbie album!!

[@Trip_mania]

Or it's like you don't understand what is happening but you know you should probably like it because everyone else say they do. The story of every Collier comment section.

[@lillypad0205]

him and that music student were literally heart eyes bro

[@RogerBarraud]

Not that there's anything.

[@blackstrand]

so basically, when you're musically an expert you have conversations using instruments

[@gaetanodepaola2ndchannel179]

I mean, yeah, but you don't even have to be that expert in music to do that! Music has always been a language, and a uniquely universal one at that, and what's even cooler about it is that literally everybody can pick up an instrument and get a feel for it! Of course to play music with other people one must learn a bit of music theory, at least to some extent, but after that you're free to do anything you and your, say, high school "wanna make a band" buddies desire! Since music is an art form, a lot of the time it's really driven by emotions, and feelings, and as such it quickly becomes really easy to use those feelings to produce music the way you want to, which you can then intertwine with other people's music. That's why I love improvisation in music.

[@earl-larsen]

that's what jamming is all about

[@Parable_One]

That final harmonization they both spoke was so satisfying.

[@timothywarfel2137]

I know you mean this as a joke but when I’m with my professor and he asks me a question 90% of the time the response should be done on my instrument. If it’s in words it’s wrong.

[@mijervit]

@@timothywarfel2137 Sammmeee, my profs almost like that when teaching improv and harmonic function

[@thespeedyyoshi]

3:30 college student: =) 3:35 college student =) 🎸

[@MrRobocopster]

this is it, it found the best comment.

[@xapokalypse]

lmao why is this so funny

[@cozycozy7348]

lmao that's so cute

[@AGMLIST]

idk why i’m dying of laughter

[@TheFirstGroover]

"now you talk" "now you play"

[@gnomethy]

collier: "have you heard of the circle of fifths?" music student: : )

[@reepicheepsfriend]

I mean, it said Eastman. That's like asking a student at MIT if they've heard of algebra.

[@theangryginger7582]

@@reepicheepsfriend well put

[@ottoschraubinger9652]

lmao

[@TheMusicalMedic]

At the same time, you still gotta ask 😂

[@juanpaez3382]

yea it seemed patronizing, and the college student looked like he wanted to punch this guy

[@alfredneumann4332]

i was in a jazz band when i was a teenanger. altough i am a metal drummer and always considered myself that, we played a few of herbie hancock's songs and i got to love music even more. no matter what kind of music you like most or what you play; just beeing with other musicians that are as fascinated by the music as you are you can make magic happen. i miss those days sometimes.

[@wizz0056]

Harmony professor: "It's not rocket science" Rocket science professor: "It's not harmony"

[@lordkancho716]

Brian May, Astrophysicist and Queen Guitarist: Let me explain

[@Jinx-iw6zb]

I could imagine brian may laughing at this scene

[@tortillajoe]

It’s not like I invented a burger.

[@jordansullivan5764]

As a 4th year physics student taking a music theory class for the first time, 100% can confirm. ^

[@connorb614]

@@avenp.5739 Cringing at how smart you're trying to sound. You only sound stupid when trying to talk like that lmao.

[@savoryflan]

I like how he didn't explained anything at the end but started asking questions to the master.

[@CosmicHippopotamus]

Because he got to hang out with Herbie Hancock and they forced it to fit it in this weird format. He could have wasted his time and explained something to him but there's nothing this guy could explain that Herbie hasn't seen.

[@omegakek]

he has talked to herbie before and he has made a harmonization of herbies weird melody

[@shiggisos1411]

yea was about to say they know each other quite a while now, and have met/played before...

[@conconconcon486]

In fact, Jacob is working with Herbie on his next album!

[@jazzblossom4122]

Conor Quinlan really????

[@DrMcFly28]

And on level 6 they just intensely stare at each other.

[@mareenaoneil9868]

😂

[@tacocactuscomedy4876]

McFly *while playin the motherfucking bumblebee. Backwards.

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

At level six they just start jammin

[@ace1262]

That's a Buddhist concept called instant transmission. see also:Satori (悟り)

[@jasworld4671]

aka level 6= jazz improvisation

[@thephirebird]

I watched this say back in middle school, and didn't understand most of it past the teenager. Now watching it again in college, I understood every spoken concept, yet still wowed by their playing. I'm proud of myself for coming so far, and amazed and inspired by Jacob's wisdom and coming closer to being at his level.

[@DaDarkGuy]

Jacob to college student: "Have you heard of the circle of fifths?" College Student: "Yeah I know what that is" Jacob: *you won't in about 2 minutes*

[@b1_ferg]

🤣🤣🤣 I hope you get more likes for this. Oh, man, that got me good!

[@FeyTheBin]

I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend.