Jacob Collier: How do you balance intellect and emotion in your music?

[@_heatstreet]

genuinely and humbly asks "Does that answer your question?" 🥺🥺🥺

[@qopdob]

I love how Jacob can upend one's perceptions of harmony and music theory with such grace and compassion, without being condescending about any bit of it.

[@kalebzhu9947]

Well put.

[@lucagomez5359]

The one dislike is the guy with two brains

[@zakbarbezat]

bro the heavy breathing KILLS me lmfaoooo

[@JeiShian]

I don't blame him. I was aroused too xD

[@mmmmmathieu1]

wtf@@JeiShian

[@JeiShian]

**Answers the question about the balance between intellect and emotion with the wisdom of a jedi master and the purity of an angel** "Does that answer your question??" Never change Jacob 😊 Thank you for asking such a good question and for uploading this gem!

[@luminousshores8709]

such a great comment :) He's certainly achieved that Jedi status

[@comandantethorn9929]

i love how youre almost having a stroke listening to what he tells you, you were representing all of us asdfasd

[@ticvas1258]

Ideas in love are harmony The idea is freedom. we must not block

[@thatmtrx1421]

I felt heavily represented by this video. Obvsiously not because of Jacob's magical playing and teaching, but because every time Kaleb sighed in disbelief I was there with him on it too.

[@JohannesGeworkianHellman]

Haha!! Feel you!

[@moresnqp]

haha, you can tell he’s guided by his heart when he goes from talking about how different chord extensions resolve to improvising a cover of over the rainbow

[@vectorkade]

Aside from the thoughtful and brilliant answer, just want to appreciate the Audi shirt he’s wearing here

[@steven10757]

That analogy about sentences and harmony was so fascinating and insightful. Jacob is amazing as always

[@dabi_]

Thank you so so much for uploading this. I feel like I not only have a better understanding of music, but of the world itself.

[@LoraCoggins]

OMG I WAS IN THIS ZOOM MEETING! It was the best day ever! Correction: it was a different Zoom meeting, lol. I got too hyped.

[@arthurreckelberg6578]

Everbory: AAAAAA Jacob Collier: AC#BGE#A

[@fiddlestix3025]

Oh man, what an all -encompassing answer to this question… and still, we all know that Jacob could’ve talked on for hours, days and years. He’s really experimented with so many things and thought about so much stuff… There can only be 💛 for a person like Jacob 🙏

[@UnfurlWithYu]

that's such a good question that you asked him! thanks for sharing that 🙌

[@paulosena584]

Know your options -> Internalize them -> Make emotional choices Basically…

[@MinurielLai]

Thank you for sharing! This is really insightful!

[@matamoney]

perfect question to ask him

[@MrPokemonmaster2468]

this is just frightening

[@josephhodges1624]

that was more than adequate thank you

[@christianefleurant7089]

Oups! I just realized that I meant that, overall is incredible talent he is also a good teacher. Still thank you.

[@christianefleurant7089]

Thank you so much Kaleb Zhu to share this video . Those explanations are so clear, he is an amazing teacher. (from Montréal, Canada, North America)

[@chrisharringtonguitarist]

Thanks so much for sharing this. Its so inspiring!

[@rebusd]

I suppose we’re expected to develop our own adjectives even as we understand his

[@Vidyut_Gore]

Just love this guy. I absolutely love music and tend to absorb the structures of it by osmosis but have no training. This sounds fantastic to me mostly, other than when his complexity gets bewildering to keep track of, but I know several people who have proper training and I can imagine them pulling their hair out or making a bonfire out of theory books after such stuff and witnessing that it works with their own ears. I am not sure what formal training teaches, but pretty damn certain it doesn't sound as effortless or good as this.

[@fairyqueengee]

Idk how I got here but I wish I was there

[@yassinelserafy2114]

this is the short answer

[@adam6806]

I love this. Thanks for sharing!

[@davidlizama7867]

this is awesome

[@marceloalbuja]

He: Did that answer your question? Me: Um, I’m not sure I got kinda lost

[@HealingMusiciansLaunchcast]

Geniuses oft don’t know how genius they are and often think others think how they think ... but they don’t

[@karebuu1383]

I can pretend he's talking to me lol. I'm also Caleb.

[@dareald.c.1302]

how did you get into a zoom meeting with him?? so cool

[@kevinmalone3956]

he did zoom q&a’s for colleges. he did one for crane school of music

[@2004shalev]

@@kevinmalone3956 Do you know how can I set up one for my school? Couldnt find anything about this on his website

[@kevinmalone3956]

@@2004shalev ehhh im not really sure how Crane did it tbh. Sorry man :/

[@kalebzhu9947]

This was a part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestras Online program.

[@INTOTHEFOLD]

This is great!

[@ticvas1258]

you can get an answer to that question from any artist, but you can also get an answer in philosophy (aesthetics: Schopenhauer) or religion. balance between mind and emotions (Aristotle and Kant talk about emotions) and that balance is the key, an inner pure heart and intuition should guide us. the problem is that we are constantly looking for a universal law that is immovable, but sound and color are not like that, they communicate with different fimensions.

[@EliasGitterman]

Hi Kaleb, how did you get the opportunity to talk to Jacob Collier? I love him so much, I'm obsessed.

[@kalebzhu9947]

Elias Gitterman NYO online

[@EliasGitterman]

@@kalebzhu9947 hi Kaleb, thanks for replying! What does NYO stand for?

[@kalebzhu9947]

Elias Gitterman Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America

[@manswine7735]

@@kalebzhu9947 that's so cool! Did NYO actually choose him as a guest speaker, or were you able to vote and then reach out to him? I'm both aspiring to join NYO in 2021 and also adore Jacob as a musician; it would be life changing to be able to talk with him.

[@manswine7735]

@@kalebzhu9947 But I guess they also gave you more online opportunities this year since the in person was cancelled

[@rich_2824]

epic

[@carmenmoldoveanu4897]

Adequate?! He was brilliant!....

[@Jabersson]

Microscopic answer: he just does

[@sammusic7537]

1:47 I dont believe that

[@zaferalabbas]

How did you get to talk to him!!

[@MrCarolinaMachado]

He holds monthly zoom hangs with his patreons ☺️

[@georgehiggins1320]

Ok, real question: where doeS he learn all these super specific word to describe the chords? Does he just read through the dictionary for fun?

[@therealandrew185]

He probably writes down how all the different options make him feel. Putting it into words always helps me become more familiar with the sound.

[@georgehiggins1320]

@@therealandrew185 I mean like how did he grow his vocabulary so large?

[@therealandrew185]

@@georgehiggins1320 Oh I don't know lol. My dad always told me to spend more time with people who are smarter than you than people less smart than you. He learned from Herbie Hancock. I'd imagine he spends a lot of time with eloquent adults

[@sdictson7750]

Just scroll around KZbin, Adam Neely has a few good videos explaining chords, once you understand how to structure chords using the scales and stuff it becomes a lot simpler then It looks. Just remember to have fun when you do it! Explore, and find things new with your piano or instrument!

[@sdictson7750]

Also just get really deep into jazz and music theory videos even if you don’t understand, you learn by hearing. Ben levin is a really cool guy to check out!

[@locolocomal]

Amazing question, amazing advice. I'm vomiting rainbow

[@dudeman5303]

Tbh the idea that you can "balance the intellect and emotion in your music" is kind of just insane. There is always an emotion, you just use both, you don't have "more" or "less" of one or the other. This is just a question that makes no sense when you really stop and think about it.

[@kalebzhu9947]

I would argue that music that is purely cerebral (perhaps uses music theory concepts that have very little appeal to the average listener) is intellectual but lacks emotion. On the other hand, one who has lots of emotions to express but has no intellectual means to express them has no way to convey their emotions to the audience. It makes more sense if you’re a performing artist rather than a music producer or engineer, but that was the context in which this masterclass was held. Hopes this clarifies some things.

[@fiddlestix3025]

Jacob Collier could find a lot of sense in this question…. And I know composers who set out to write music purely coming from intellectual constructs, ideas and concepts, deliberately trying to be non-emotional in their music writing. Then there are people who write purely from their emotions. I think the question which was being asked is a very valid one, and many composers have struggled with it over the centuries. And Jacob’s answer and way of looking at it is super interesting and left me feeling inspired-. I guess also that the word “emotional” has to be re-defined, at least when you talk about it the context of Jacob Collier and his musicality.

[@sus-kupp]

​@@kalebzhu9947 i think their point was that it isnt and shouldnt be a compromise. Intellect is the means and emotion is the end. You wouldnt ask a construction worker how they find a balance between using hammers and building houses; that wouldnt make any sense.

[@agegarret]

​@sus-kupp yeah i agree with this. I dont think you can really write good music without having feelings you need to express. The intellectual side is actually giving those feelings a tangible form in sound.

[@ThumpingThromnambular]

So.....give up?

[@Peccos]

the simps in the chat

[@Ambidextroid]

the hyperventilating bothers me

[@johnrigley8748]

He doesn't.

[@edwind4036]

Cool😎🆒