Jacob Collier Qwest Masterclass (Paris)

[@cedmayo487]

That feeling when you don't understand it but you do understand it at the same time.

[@meatsupplies5282]

Its like teaching someone how to walk

[@Pr0fess0rSasquatch]

Music is the universal language. Few speak it but everyone understands it.

[@ΧαρηςΧανοζιδης]

That feeling when you don't understand it but you don't understand it at the same time.

[@theodorakalogirou793]

when You feel , you understand

[@agustindelacruz7813]

haha that's so true, I feel that way sometimes in my calc III class too

[@TheGreatCommission777]

The scariest thing he said... “I still cannot mechanically do what I hear in my head...” 😳

[@snoopynasosu]

=)))) YESS...!!!!

[@singit3630]

Mercy...

[@JuicyLeek]

Yep, can totally sympathise. I always hear good sex in my head.

[@Straightfromshibuya]

Jason Becker is the same.

[@nicolasdelcampo2307]

At this point he must be limited by his human anatomy

[@drewsipos5035]

One minute: This is a triad One minute later: If you superimpose the key centers and think of minor chords as 4ths which are just upside down 5ths which is really just major chords but flipped you can cadence to an adjacent key center which will make your music live longer than you.

[@PaulWW36]

I was with him with triads , then I got out of the car and he drove off without me !

[@ctrlaltshift]

Someone should do a video where they just break down everything he said into stuff anyone can understand. It might be hard, but it would definitely be interesting to watch.

[@jrocks844]

He tried

[@borbalahanak5019]

well, it's a masterclass afterall, not really meant for laymen

[@Nooticus]

What he said in this video was easy for me to understand personally... especially compared to most of his lectures/masterclasses

[@a-benmusic]

I didn't know that he could play a normal C chord

[@Natles90]

ahahah :D

[@kenexperiencelife]

He does when teaching us plebians. xD

[@disuyetin]

YES, YEEES, FREACKIN SAME!!!!

[@manzijoel5224]

You could see the desire in his eyes to add more harmony.

[@nilen]

Actually, he is pretty good at playing the piano, so it only makes sense that he can play a "normal" C chord

[@randomindividual7704]

My man dresses like he's a sage from the top of some holy mountain... he teaches the ways of harmony to any seekers of knowledge who are brave enough to make the journey to his abode!

[@Hairless-Bear]

lookin like an NPC you find in some hidden area of an RPG lol

[@hazarincesu]

yea psychdelics does that

[@alt1579]

And crocs. But with his level of talent and expertise, he's excused.

[@nickchilds3155]

I was looking for this comment lol

[@DAUniverze]

@@Hairless-Bear This made me laugh really hard. Thank you bro.

[@chrishaigh8336]

Jacob: Do you guys like 2-5-1's? me: "Hell yeah" Jacob: "Yeah, I'm not super keen myself" me: "me either."

[@connordavis4766]

I dunno man, I feel like half of jazz theory is just people trying to justify that Bb F C is secretly just a 2-5-1 (and so is everything else).

[@leviprentice5689]

hahahaha sorry i got to laugh at that one lol. liking what he likes lol

[@singit3630]

Thought the exact same thing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jmccoymusic]

Best

[@edsonbatera2612]

i cant stop laughing

[@portaccio]

I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that I think this guy is as close to knowing what it would have been like to see Mozart back in the late 1700s. Pure youthful talent, relentless energy and enthusiasm, game changing ideas around what music can be. Incredible.

[@krs2717]

Yep, was thinking pretty much the same thing. This level of genius doesn’t come along very often

[@AndreasDelleske]

Yup. The energy of Mozart with the outlook of Bach and the heart of Louis Armstrong and the speed of Elon Musk :)

[@harmonicaneil9418]

Seriously people. He’s a prodigy. Can I hum one of his tunes?… no.

[@somedude2630]

YES YES YES you get this kids significance! Ty

[@NicolaLarosa]

Reincarnation FTW! WTF?

[@chicotico4053]

13:19 "...when you compose a song, you imagine that this song has a long lifespan, it's going to last probably longer than you, (hopefully longer than you) so you have to leave room in the song for people to see themselves, because if people just see you in the song, then it doesn't really help anybody other than maybe you, and if they can see themselves in it, then that's what will make them fall in love with it."

[@edieelliott]

Watching him just makes me want to get up and make music

[@jordanzamora422]

I get the exact same feeling he's such an inspiration

[@hugodelacroix3076]

Thats probably the biggest compliment you can give a musician

[@ErikSpott]

Every time

[@mattheasboelter5217]

I get that feeling every time I watch his livestreams.

[@cl_audio_90]

it makes me want to cry because everything I know he probably got bored at age of 4

[@mhmm0526]

Jacob has literally 1000+ years of musical wisdom in his 25-year-old body. Just INSANE!

[@kylezo]

The beautiful thing is, all of that is all available to us! Innovations in tech & science bring us the ability to learn more than we ever could in human history.

[@ninjaaron]

LITERALLY

[@Frontdesk99]

"I can still not do what I'm capable of doing. I still can't do what I can hear in my head. And as long as that's true, I'll always have somewhere to grow." Great mindset. Not only for musicians.

[@maxadams9368]

The fact that Jacob said he is not capable of the things in his head scares me because whats hes making now is absolutely jaw dropping. I wonder whats in his head😂

[@ladyinred3735]

True. I wonder too.

[@singit3630]

It must wake him in the middle of the night. 🤦‍♀️

[@MrTrumpetman13]

Pretty sure I'm not ready to hear that.

[@eightsandnines]

@@singit3630 He actually said he takes melatonin in his "All I Need" breakdown

[@nilen]

Well it makes sense, you can only use so many fingers and play so fast...

[@TheBobsteg]

"there are worse things than that, like shipwrecks"

[@zzehyboy753]

7:30

[@malzcuatro3379]

I don't know if he was using a musical metaphor or if he was talking of an actual shipwreck...

[@cliffsmith8286]

Saw that and immediately came to the comments 😂😂 didn’t even have to scroll, yours was the top one

[@abresler]

@@malzcuatro3379 He was definitely talking about actual shipwrecks

[@katiewick46]

Worse things happen at sea 🌊

[@scottrushforth]

when you show up to a jacob collier masterclass but you don't like harmony

[@towardsheaven4196]

Who the hell doesn't like harmony? I can only think of a deaf person!

[@Bluejay-ri1yf]

@@towardsheaven4196 Deaf people don't dislike harmony, they're indifferent to it. So only truly weird people don't like harmony XD

[@towardsheaven4196]

@@Bluejay-ri1yf It wasn't literal 😒

[@martisole6249]

I came here for the fluffy hats (actually jacob has a hat of mine :p )

[@TooManyEditsProductions]

When you show up to a Jacob collier masterclass but you use Pro Tools

[@caffed_coffee9702]

0:00 Intro, “Does anybody here like harmony?” 0:40 Triad and inversions 4:07 His theory about Major and minor chords 7:37 Resolving tension 8:52 Cool improvisations 9:31 Cadences 13:13 Improving ear and technique 14:39 “You can make every note work with every chord” - Jacob Collier 2019 17:10 Arranging tips 18:16 Baby notes (Formant) 20:02 Rhythm 24:53 His life decisions

[@selfiestick1589]

thx good samaritan

[@pameliemusic]

bless you

[@gort5516]

based

[@giocosovelasco]

"Harmony gets better the more notes you add" Me: *lays my whole body on the piano* ah yes, *_haremoney_*

[@NameNik223]

And Jacob would still find a way to resolve it

[@jeremiedayglider1690]

ROFL!

[@yamoosey]

chromatic harmony

[@ZurlHammerdoom]

😂😂😂

[@rusca8]

"Be a child for as long as you can" Yes.

[@marcelo_campitelli]

that ending hit deep man

[@clicheguevara5282]

STAY AS LONG AS YOU CAN kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjFeXaplM6ob9k

[@samkelisiwemagudulela9558]

@@apostolisioannidis5087 odd but hilarious

[@BluePi1313]

Shout out to the engineer that was able to keep the microphone quiet enough every time Jacob bumps into it. Also, thank you Jacob for making this masterclass public. I've learned a lot, and I think you're a great educator.

[@stevenseanor4500]

I really wish an engineer would have just tightened the boom arm to stop it swinging all over the place! 😂

[@michaeladam5592]

"You probably underestimate your own ear to solve problems and sometimes it's just a matter of staying with a problem until it's been solved." - Jacob Collier 2020 Someone please make this a pillow to sell to us when we're old and musically wiser

[@justdakotamusic]

"My ear has always been ahead of my technique." As someone who has also self taught themselves music from the ground up, this is relatable on a very deep level. That constant grind to get better is what always keeps me coming back to making music. It's an addicting feeling.

[@Jade-yl3hh]

Hey, can you share some tips on how you taught yourself music?

[@superheroman04]

"A major chord exists within every sound. Incredible!" I love how one of the most brilliant musicians on the planet still finds such joy in this

[@highlandoutsider]

As amazing as his music is, I think I enjoy hearing him talk about music even more, im not going to claim to understand even half of the topic, but listening to someone so enamoured by anything really and sharing that feeling they get makes me so very happy 🙏

[@MikeWalls7829]

It's funny, I've heard him improvise already and when he describes how he thinks about it it totally explains what he was doing. You need a fair bit of acumen to follow him though, in my early days I wouldn't have been able to.

[@erzloh]

1:30 Jacob's brain forcing himself not to play 7th 9th 11th inversion flat 5 add 13 chords

[@MasterMprod]

Ahah top comment worthy

[@paulmartinez3084]

I like to listen to him...I can't understand 3/4 of what he is talking about but I feel smarter than I really am...

[@joeyzhou8273]

You are already pretty good. I can't understand 99/100 of what he is talking about

[@Roh0io]

is that 3/4 a musical pun

[@shantiglam]

I really feel like the way Jacob teaches is brilliant because first, he expresses what is on his heart. Second he is never condescending or feeling superior and finally he stays himself so he does not lower the level for us to understand and doesn’t take us for dummies but still makes sure we understand and feel what he tries to express. He is such a gentle and sincere human being, i feel blessed that I can learn as much as possible from such a sentimental genius.

[@jeremiedayglider1690]

Hard agree. Brilliantly expressed @shanti! Any kind of condescension obviously stems from fear as opposed to Collier's open curiosity and willingness to meet each of us where we are. When you are looking at the harmonics of the universe and are willing to teach/converse with people whose knowledge begins at a much lesser point, but still have a conversation, because you might learn something or connect on a deeper level, that's living and truly teaching. Thanks to @QwestMasterclass for this experience! (ps - I don't envy the editor of this video!)

[@masterdlp952]

this man teaches the most baffeling musical concept, while in crocs.. Literal legend

[@nicoweich5407]

What a crowd! Imagine you sing, as a crowd, and that musical genius with perfect pitch says "very nice". Wow

[@JoseCastro-ws2sv]

The one dislike is from the person who said they didn't like harmony

[@nimazsheik5152]

I'm still learning to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, but I love to listen to this dude because he's just so damn passionate about Music. It's infectious.

[@danleach8266]

That's what drew me to him as well. I can only play five chords on the guitar but ever since his hideaway music video, I've been interested in hearing what the guy has to say...even though it is way, way, way over my head.

[@everlastingsaturnalia]

Jacob Collier , definitely one of the musicians of all time

[@nope.goback]

A Circle of Fifth on that screen swirling around describes every musician's mind

[@SmartStr33t]

I'm liking your comment because you said circle of fifth rather than circle of fifths.

[@AkashaBadGuy]

Me who doesn't think rhythmically.....

[@scorpiorising3741]

AKA circle of fourth

[@harmonicaneil9418]

Actually, many musicians just make music, without really thinking about it.

[@JLongTom]

Gorgeous bits of Jacobean improvisation: 1:29, 3:22, 8:13, 8:52, 17:17, 17:38

[@franckmeunier499]

I was there !!!!! 07-02-2019 !!!! It was ,as usually , incredible !

[@tonylancer7367]

Must have been an experience seeing him in person without the social distancing, face masks and hand sanitizers.

[@Kaloraan]

C’est très bizarre que je sais vous êtes français parc que le placement de le « ! »

[@liefwerk]

@@Kaloraan !

[@franckmeunier499]

@@Kaloraan Right!!!! Another clue : It was in Paris ...

[@grainfrizz]

Starts asking if they know what harmony and major triads are. Ends with possible explanation to dark matter particles and the expansion of the universe.

[@otomasmaria]

I couldn’t be denser when it comes to music theory. I didn’t understand a thing… and I loved it! It’s definitely not what you talk about, it’s how you convey what you want to say. You’re a blessing. Thank you.

[@DutPoet]

Do you know the feeling when you watch an informative video again after some time because you remember you took some good stuff away from it and this time you understand everything? Hello future me! How you doing?

[@marcmarc172]

I love these things and I barely understand them

[@marcmarc172]

The full video was a real treat. I won't forget this soon, if ever.

[@EthanVillanueva]

I find it hard to believe but also kinda comforting when he admits he wasn't the "chops" guy in school cause look at him now?! He became the quintessential chops guy of our generation!

[@sK3LeTvM1]

When I learned programming drums (1985) my teacher already told me : Quantize kills the groove, kills the feel and kilss the rythm. He was so right !!

[@bobfrediii2131]

1:31 damn that chord progression was so satisfying

[@EchterBonito]

unreal

[@bessyloutunes]

I find myself often playing videos at 1.5x to keep engaged without dragging. This kids mind works so fast I did not need to but could watch this many times over and take something new..

[@martyzubeck6483]

"yeah, I just invented a new way of thinking about harmony, no big deal"

[@joetheperformer]

I love how his mind works. His level of Openness is astounding.

[@sshhibuea]

i can see that you are a very very humble person also a genius mastermind, thank you for existing in our life...

[@lisashin9219]

This man is just so intelligent

[@wilkesreid]

You're so genuinely excited about music. I feel that excitement deeply. It makes me happy just to watch.

[@PatrickQT]

I really envy that playing the piano seems to come as effortlessly to him as speaking, no matter the genre, key or speed. Just fantastic.

[@jeremiedayglider1690]

And that he admits he had to work and work to get there. And that he continues to do so so that he can get to where he can express himself and connect with others in the way he would like to. Jacob Collier still "practices"! He's just having fun doing it!

[@Jimbarleyy]

It’s not only his extended knowledge, but he is also gifted to instruct. He can explain the most high-form information in a way a non-musician would understand the concepts. I hope one day i can attend one of his masterclasses!

[@jnb-iv6zu]

At the end he says, "Whether we listen to the voice or not, it still drives us" this is what it is to be an artist. Brilliant

[@rossanopinelli5150]

Jacob is a genius, I think he is the Mozart of our time. He's so young, so I expect miracles for the coming years, compositions for orchestra, ensembles, chamber music, in short all kinds of pieces because I think it has almost unlimited potential.

[@kssthmn]

‘How do you get out of something like that’ music, the evermore beautiful representation of reality

[@Ultima2876]

I like how he asks a basic question then goes crazy with it. Have you guys heard of major chords? Well I like to stack major chords with diminished chords, add the 7ths from every flat key then resolve it to the bVII of the key before changing keys to the 3rd step away on the circle of fiths

[@errk8093]

I don't even play music but its quite a joy to listen to his reason and passion behind his choices!

[@itseb4i]

Im a drummer and I was still captivated by this. Collier is a genius.

[@chaz9123]

"THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!!" Jacob Collier - 2020

[@pete4463]

Ive been a musician for 16 years now... and all this went right over my head lol

[@donaldminton9295]

"To this day, my ear is far more capable than my technique. And that's good, because I will always have something in my head that I am trying to work out" Well said mate

[@sxul9055]

The talent in this one human being is mesmerizing to me.

[@bessyloutunes]

When you Compose a song you imagine this song will last longer than yourself, so you have to leave space in that music for the listener to see themselves so they can fall in love with it…..the way he explains this is so profoundly articulated

[@snubbyj]

Delightful, through and through. Thanks for sharing Jacob!

[@antoniomontemuro9751]

AMAZING camera upon the piano, what makes it WAY easier for me to get what you play. THANK YOU STAFF I LUV U edit: Jacob, I'm going through all your masterclasses on youtube, and this one is really special, for that cycle of fifths and the camera on the piano. I'm really really happy to have this material in my hands. I have not words to describe this, but ''wonderful'' could be. I'm from Brasil, and we love your chords and ideas here. I was at the SP concerto last year, I gave you my favorite candies and two or three melodies I wrote for you (I was the dude in the front, close to you), and it was special to me. Thank you for showing me this new way of thinking music, this is so much more what I believe than what I learn at the music school. Feel my hug from Brasil, and please, play some DJAVAN, i personaly think you'd like his music. Galera BR, da like nesse comentário pra quem sabe eu conseguir chegar até o Jacob. Um abraço e se cuidem, fiquem de quarentena, por favor.

[@Fermenton]

'this note hasn't found it's consequence yet' PREACH

[@kylezo]

CUT TO: me yelling @ the mirror YOU JUST HAVEN'T FOUND YOUR CONSEQUENCE YET

[@JackHegartynz]

Everybody gangsta till Jacob starts talking bout E Flat on D on C superimposed

[@raphtx]

This guy is just... extraordinary.

[@DiscoStuLikesDiscoMusic]

i bought a keyboard after a 25 year hiatus and your ability to explain triads, harmony etc is so simplified that it all finally makes sense, and this is after watching numerous long yt videos by people that throw so much info at you your head is swimming and lost...thank you. i'm leaving work to go play!

[@2004shalev]

The real ones have seen this masterclass 100 times by now

[@laowang3803]

huge respect for you, not just because you know JD and plays marvelous piano, your understanding of music is just pure gold.

[@pablokozatch8403]

Hey Jacob, there is an album that I consider to be one of the absolute best. It's called Batucada Do Mané by Manoel Conceição. It was recorded in Brazil in 1975. If you can't find it just let me know and I'll send it to you. Hopefully this comment reaches you. Thanks

[@kostasmponis1042]

Damn.... Jacob is insanely genius!! Every time i watch him i found myself with my mouth open.....

[@Marikonie]

Wow, can’t live without harmony

[@nano7586]

I don't understand almost anything but I still highly enjoy listening to Jacob

[@PotentStudios]

23:20 “Pro Tools? boooo!...Reaper’s the best one.” Man after my own heart.

[@MusicalBasics]

lol when does he say this

[@yakmartin5429]

I'm okay with sick. Cubase. Is Ableton Live a fashion shtick nobody uses in their studios? 🧸💕🦠🔨

[@cakecakes31]

I'm Pro Tools :(

[@consensusg9226]

@@cakecakes31 Don't feel bad, I'm FL Studio...

[@Rohishimoto]

REAPER GANG! there are dozens of us!

[@richardbrucegraham1642]

This being is...obviously of this universe, but, an element we are not, scratch that, an element we ARE being given. Jacob Collier, an empathete of the music of the universe, not as differentiated from the math or color or motion, but as a distinct part of creation. Absorb what you can, add what you discover and most of all be grateful to have found this being. Someone remarked about this love felt for Jacob...oh yes...that's one of the proofs of a gifted being...anyone may love, none need justify...loving Jacob Collier, is like loving sun as it rises, waves as they caress, clouds as they watercolor our skies.

[@DupreeTrickshots]

I’m lost

[@KiatHuang]

Singing intervals smoothly up to tenths. He just does everything brilliantly, even the "basics"

[@nickjackson4723]

the way that the camera starts moving at 11:58 tho😳

[@Johnwilkinsonofficial]

it has heard enough, loves ii-Vs and whatnot

[@nygaardstudios]

Lol'd

[@wonderland5868]

Yes!! 18:40 . That's what makes the universe work, every s is vibrating in different states ratios. Eyyy I am still thinking... Woow where do you come from!!? We are so lucky to have you here . !

[@feliped_oliveira]

Almost a half hour, but it feels like 5 minutes! ❤🔥

[@VLKV_loves_you]

@5:00 one opens up and one closes down... why jacob can communicate feeling through music more clearly than anyone i've ever heard speak about music in over 20 years.

[@johnbruhnke7506]

Yes that concept alone, in terms of resolving in an opening or closing way, is ear opening.

[@storytime4ever]

Jacob you really have to write a book about your thoughts on music theory, I find them fascinating and would should love to explore them more!

[@bbob288]

Holy cow. The plagal cadence makes and sounds perfect sense... the more proper perfect cadence (id call it the western cadence) does sound devoid as if "closing", its very regimental. But the plagal cadence going the 4th way round the circle is more happy, lifting and goes places, it opens more doors... My mind is completely blown this is exactly what i needed!

[@beng2617]

notes that don't have a place to go > shipwrecks

[@peanutgallery4]

Controversial statements I know

[@seriousdude4928]

Jacob, I don`t know if you`re going to read this but I have to get it off my chest. Thank you for inspiring me with your enthusiuasm and love for music! I always loved music and couldn`t live without it but as life happened I lost touch with making music a lot. I`m now getting back into it after years and am actually using all my free time to create music again, like I used to do. Now I discovered you and your art and I just have to say: It is such a pleasure to listen to your music and also to you talking about it! It really helps me to try and make my own music, for myself, because I need to do that. What would the world be without music and you are the embodyment of everything i`ve always felt about it. So thank you for being you I guess. :)

[@giuliaostoni6235]

I just love him, he's an amazing musician and an amazing person, unique and rare to find

[@madeinkonada]

I adore what Jacob is doing. As someone who loves music but apparently not enough to have made my own, I now feel inspired to learn how. I listen to him thinking, if I work hard, slowly but surely I will be able to understand more. Thank you Jacob😊

[@LoraCoggins]

I spent about twenty minutes trying to figure out why Jacob chose those exact notes to resolve the stacked chord at 8:14. From a mathematical perspective, if each chord from the stack is following a perfect cadence (V-I, C goes to F, D goes to G, etc.), then it should resolve just fine. However, the way that he resolves the stacked chord puts this mathematical formula to shame! I don't know how he does it, but it just feels so final, so satisfying! -Disclaimer: I have not been formally trained in jazz yet. There are hardly any jazz classes available at my university, and one of the most renowned professors at my university is known for having a distaste for jazz.-

[@hi_im_buggy]

You would be ignoring the tension and release in that case. If every chord in the stack resolved V-I, you'd just end up with another tense sounding stack. The chord(s) that the stack resolves to has to be relatively stable, since the point of the exercise is to go from a place of tension, to a place of release.

[@keymaster430]

When you're explaining music theory to people, you remind me of Brian Wilson when he's creating a song and telling the musicians what he wants. You and him are on a totally different level than most musicians.

[@markding6131]

14:28 'I can still not do what I'm capable of doing'

[@DARRBEV]

This is just beautiful. I'm great at minor but have been scraping by for 30 years on Major pentatonic. 😂😂 He boils it down sweet. This man is not just a musical GENIUS, he's a Guru. His all philosophy is beautiful. And there's a good years learning in this one video..

[@songwriterlife7777]

Imagine knowing theory so we'll it's like breathing air... ☁️🌠

[@SeanRainey]

This is one of the best masterclasses I've ever seen.

[@XTheTwixx]

I've played piano for over 13 years now and stuff like this shows me that I don't know shit, I only ever played sheet music one note after the other Honestly it makes me so incredibly mad, 13 years and I couldn't improvise to save my life

[@enricomiceli8704]

I've made electronic music for 13 years and had no idea about most of this, but the concept of "there are infinite possibilities" was already clear fortunately

[@TheDavidCondis]

I wish there was the full version of this! Jacob if you read this comment, it would be super nice to have a masterclass on music production, recording, mixing and mastering! It would be lovely to know how you work. Love you by the way, you put so much energy into your life! Have a great existence wherever you incarnate. :)

[@MrConnor6A1]

First Jarrett reference I've ever heard him make. Would so love to hear his interpretation of some Jarrett.

[@pipLaw21]

"Don't close yourself down and be a child for as long as you can", excellent advice.

[@EdiDrums]

"Quantizing removes all of the 'potential' that exists in a rhythm before it was quantized." VERY USEFUL NOTION TO THINK ABOUT.

[@DomskiPlays]

"I think that's so cool.. That's why I'm telling you about it." The depth of that statement made me pause for a minute. Wow.

[@JTassassins]

"My ear is up here and my technique is down here how can I get them to be married... My ear has always been ahead of my technique" This sums up my entire musical journey for the passed 10 years

[@Scriabin_fan]

Samee, i can never play the shit i hear in my head

[@natevankirk]

I don't think I've ever been so impressed by a human being in my entire life

[@switgarlik]

who also feels like "my ears is up here and my technique is down here"