CAN YOU SING YOUR PIN NUMBER? (Everyday Ear Training #3)

[@EchosonicaMusica]

Thanks Julian. Really learning a lot from this. I am even starting to pick up the actual key a melody is in without transposing - not 100% accurate, but never thought I'd be able to do it

[@DrEnword]

Now this is the Julian Bradley I like! You’re so quirky and funny, you should do more laid back videos like this!

[@jazztutorial]

Arr thank you BigElephant. The handheld camera is a lot more natural to work with, so I'll do more of these. It's nice getting out of the studio too. Thank you for your kind words

[@thedeed23]

Cool bit with the Denver text :)

[@jazztutorial]

Thank you - that’s a new technique I learned called ‘tracking’

[@beepboopboop4537]

I thought so too when i saw it

[@johndiraimo1444]

The "thinking man's" musician. Well done Julian ... another great lesson from you !!!

[@jazztutorial]

Arr thank you so much John, I'm so pleased you liked this quirky episode!

[@didierguillon8067]

Wow what a video ! A little comment from the deep South of France. Your video is technically perfect, at least for me, the sound, the video, the transition ! And the ideas in it are very very interesting. Your music is really good and easy to play. Let me express my thanks, keep going with such nice ideas !

[@jazztutorial]

Arr Didier - that means SO much to hear. What a great comment to start my week with. Really glad you enjoyed this one - it was experimental for me, but I wanted to try wrapping up the educational bits within a story, by filming content while traveling on the road. Thanks for your kind words and I can't wait to share the next one with you!

[@quicksanddiver]

My geek heart skipped a beat when you played the pokemon theme out of nowhere

[@jazztutorial]

Max! You're the first person to mention that - well spotted! I seriously thought more people would spot that one... Glad you liked that!

[@quicksanddiver]

jazztutorial Haha, am I really? Well, I didn't expect that! Very interesting video by the way! Your videos are always very helpful!

[@MarcoMorgenstern]

Cool. If I do my ear training and meet you at an ATM I'll know your pin :)

[@김김김-f3t]

I haven't been practicing yet, but I think it's gonna take a long time to do it. I always watching your video:)

[@noahbenson29]

This is sick gnarly!!! The next step would be remembering the dial tones that are played when you dial a phone number.

[@jazztutorial]

You know what Noah, it's also a great way to REMEMBER all your numbers. I remember a lot of my login passwords and numbers partly by the melodic shape they make. Glad you liked this one and thanks for your comment!

[@noahbenson29]

For sure! It's also just a super music-nerdy thing to do, which is awesome

[@femkemuylaert5931]

Super helpful! I'm into ear training for a while now and progressing slowly. The idea of common patterns is SO helpful (and makes me hopeful) because things become more tangible . Can we get more info on more common patterns?

[@jazztutorial]

Hey Femke. Yes - the common patterns is key. When you know them, you don't have to transcribe everything from scratch. The melodic shape in this video is one of the most important shapes ever - C Eb F G - and I'll do a follow up video with more teaching on this.

[@mthokozisibrianngubane6420]

So how exactly do I transcribe a song with my ear/mind using my fixed key. What are the first things must I master? For example, do I have to learn to find the tonality of a song I am trying to transcribe? Also must I be able to sing intervals/scales from the original key to the fixed key I chose(How do I take a key of song in my mind and then nail my fixed key)? Please I need your explanation on this one. What comes first between transcribing by ear or by instrument.

[@DarshanSenTheComposer]

Just like a telephone I dig it

[@blbl2899]

thank you

[@jelle24241]

Hey Julian, cool stuf! I was wondering why you use Ebay major as your key of transcribing instead of c major. And why c minor instead of a minor? Or was there no thought behind it? peace!

[@jazztutorial]

Hey Jelle, it wasn't planned - I just had a preference for C minor. And I actually started transcribing in C major and C minor alongside each other. But one day I realized that all the major songs I was transcribing could actually be transposed up a minor 3rd, and then they'd ALL be in the same key. So since then, I don't really distinguish between major and minor - really I'm just listening to diatonic music as though it's in one scale - the KEY. And if you listen to most modern music - it doesn't really sound major or minor. Only in older classical music does it really stay major, or minor throughout. Or in nursery rhymes, which generally sound major throughout. But most modern diatonic music (pop music) sways back and forth between major and relative minor - so it doesn't really sound like one or the other. Listen to any pop song to hear this in action - you could debate whether it's major or minor - there's no way to say that it's one or the other. Does this make sense?

[@MarkVanVasey]

surely someones got to point out that singing out your pin number in petrol station might get you mugged. love the concept of using numbers we've all been assigned in our lives to turn into melodies though. you run a great channel!

[@jazztutorial]

Haha - I should have put a disclaimer in there pointing that out. So pleased you liked this one - I honestly didn't know how this one would go down, glad I went ahead and posted it though. Thanks N.B.!

[@MarkVanVasey]

thanks to you! keep up the good work.

[@sueme7980]

Hi Julian. How to practice scales and what scales???for jazz improvisation.

[@jazztutorial]

Got it - request noted. Off my head though, you could practice scales as normal, particularly in the right hand, but don't just start on the root - start on each note, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and so on. If you like swing jazz, then play the scales to a swing rhythm. Start slowly - and gradually speed up. Those are my initial thoughts

[@beepboopboop4537]

Hey julian. Could you cover the technique of stacking fifths to make that ambient sound that i cant quite describe? Very modern jazz sounding.

[@rillloudmother]

are you talking about kenny barron chords? minor 7th spelled: A E B C G D. Major 7th spelled: A E B C# G# D#

[@beepboopboop4537]

rillloudmother i think the way theyrr layed out is a major seventh chord in one hand with another major seventh on top with the fourth as the root so like C7 and F7. And when u move your hands around the keyboard in that same format it makes this unstructured sound. Ill try link a video about it.

[@beepboopboop4537]

rillloudmother kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXy4oayOmM96hdE

[@jazztutorial]

Hey Barry, thank you for your request. This is called 'Quintal Harmony' - there might be some good information on Wikipedia. The main use of 5ths in my playing is the Kenny Barron 11th voicing - C G D Eb Bb F - but that isn't the ambient sound I think you're talking about. Another nice voicing is simply C G D - and to transpose this to start from different notes. It's a nice sound because you don't know if the chord is major or minor - it's left open to interpretation. I'll let you know if I film something more on this.

[@маратаминев-в6з]

can you show how can i grow from my small jazz improviasarion tecknick. what cord progression better way to this way.

[@hyperbolemasterkerry1307]

I am back to watching KZbin from a vacation and catching up on the emails, Twitter and the like. Instead of using a pin, I think I will attempt a composition using my Social Security number. What I simple and powerful concept. Not sure what to suggest you should cover next, because you've probably already covered it in your full course. Whatever it is, I will look forward to it.

[@alessandro9740]

do you have perfect pitch? or just a normal pitch with tons of practice?

[@kuchabhi]

Hi Julian, Loving your videos.👍 Have a question: You mention in your videos about choosing a single scale for a sustained period of initial practice. Now, let us say I choose C-major as my base scale and I come across a song in F-minor. Should I transpose it to C-minor or A-minor?

[@jazztutorial]

Yes - you should 'transpose' it into your one key - whichever key you decide one. BUT - my one key method has you listen to the song as though it's in your one key in the first place - and there's no need to even check to see what the original key is. The goal is not to play along to the original song. So just listen to the song as though it's in your key, come up with a theory, and later on - try playing it in your key at the piano. I explain the method more in my last video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGLEZ4eLhd50nbM Does this make sense?

[@themathguy]

So I've been practicing singing numbers for a while now, so far just the major scale, and I'm starting to feel like there is literally music _everywhere_. This morning as I was walking into work I was saying "Morning!" to my fellow coworkers and particularly noticed the intonation in my voice, wondering if it was following some kind of musical pitch interval. I was like "no way!" Mind blown. Is this what happens to you, when you start doing ear training? 😂

[@LEMORTIS714]

I only play the guitar but love your videos

[@jazztutorial]

Lem! That's so nice for me to hear, because although I teach through the piano - these concepts apply to all musicians, and I want them to reach guitarists too. So you're always welcome here on the Jazz Tutorial channel - glad you liked this one

[@jf8561]

How do you remember all the chord progressions for the all the songs you've ever played? Because of you, I've played over 100 simple songs by ear with melody and harmony, but when I try to replay all 100 songs, I struggle to remember the chord changes for the songs. Do you use memory to figure out the next chord in the progression, or do you have a "feeling" of what the next chord should be, so you don't have to rely on memory?

[@jazztutorial]

Hey Josue, I'm so happy to hear that you've transcribed 100 songs - that is a huge achievement, I'm so pleased. Great question - you know what, the one thing that I sometimes forget, is the chord progression to a song. But only if it's an obscure song that didn't make a big impression on me... But if I forget a chord progression, I'll either look up the original and listen again. Or I'll use some logic - and I'll choose chords from the key that CONTAIN the melody notes in them. So if there's an F in the melody, I'd guess Bb major, or F minor (within my C minor key). If there's a G in the melody I'd guess G minor, Eb major or C minor. It's not the end of the world if you don't remember every chord progression exactly - especially when you feel confident that you could listen to the song again and remember it within 10 seconds. What sort of songs are you transcribing by the way?

[@jf8561]

Thank you for answering the question! I don't want to lie, I play a lot of songs but this is not my question. I just reposted this question from another of your videos because I found it very accurate. Thank you!

[@sprenzy7936]

how do are you able to sing any scale degree on command? I cannot sing from 6 to 2 unless I think of the interval going down a 4th or figuring out by singing the root note to 2

[@fargothbosmer2059]

so cool!

[@jf8561]

I would like to know how do you know the distance interval of a complete melody, for example whole step, then half step, then whole step? How do you practice that?

[@jazztutorial]

Hey Josue, do you mean how do you know the complete range a melody travels, from lowest note to highest note? I'm not sure if this is what you're after - but if so, most melodies span an octave in total, from lowest to highest note. This usually happens naturally, because most people can comfortably sing an octave range - after that it gets a bit high, or a bit low to sing easily. But from an ear training perspective, it doesn't matter what the complete range of a melody is. I don't usually pay attention to what the range of the melody is. I'm just identifying the notes, and the melodic shapes usually.

[@jf8561]

This was my real question. Thank you maestro!

[@jf8561]

I understand the method now, but how do you figure out the key center, the 1 or root of the song you are transcribing?

[@JgguitarGrafals09]

I need music like that to my videos. Where i can have? Thanks dude and enjoy 134K

[@jazztutorial]

Hey J G, I compose all of my video music myself. Have you ever thought of composing your own tracks for your videos? It feels WAY better than using someone elses - and you can make the music exactly the way you want it for the video. What do you think?

[@squib9682]

there has to be someone out there who listens in to peoples pin numbers and knows their information lmao

[@flyingguitarist7026]

Hey Julian what happens if the number has a 0 in it?

[@matheussantiago6246]

WTF!!! Amazing

[@jazztutorial]

Thank you Matheus, that means a lot - which part did you like best?

[@MrFallred]

Question or maybe material for future video: are you always hearing scale degrees as they relate to the tonic over the course of chord changes? I find that a bit tricky, for example if the I chord changes to the V chord, to still be relating degrees to the tonic. The root of the V chord sort of takes over, if that makes sense.

[@philippwurzner904]

I have the same problem and find it very hard to tune the ear with the progressing chord changes. If you are in a major key and the I-maj7 Chord changes to the IV-major7, do you hear a lydian scale on the basis of the IV-Chord as the root note then, or do you keep hearing it as degrees of the ionian root scale?

[@jazztutorial]

Hey Fallred, good question. The 'tonal colors' of each scale degree are easiest to spot when played over the I chord of the scale... so typically you could just wait for a section where the I chord is playing, and use that section to identify the notes by ear. And then when the chords start changing again, you just have to keep track of the melody - which is the easy part (once you've already figured out where the first part 'fits' within the key). But that said, it is also possible to spot the tonal colors of each note even when chords change, that's something that developed later on for me. I also think it's relevant that I started my ear training on styles of music that feature long sections of the I chord being played - particularly Funk, and some Electronic Dance Music. And in hindsight, I think that this made transcribing a lot easy to begin with, because these styles of music don't have as many chord changes as the typical strummy guitar songs, or many other styles - so I'm also a fan of people starting out on Funk and electronic music - because there's often long sections of the I chord. Does this make sense?

[@MrFallred]

jazztutorial totally. Thanks for the insight and suggestion!

[@oscarr1899]

I like the vid. Cool challenge. My question is, do you have the ability to listen to a full length song only ONCE and be able regurgitate back at your instrument just like Mozart or Beethoven?

[@jazztutorial]

Hi Oscar, Yes - for the typical 4 minute pop song. Anything longer than that and I'd need to listen a few times. But the reason I can transcribe with just one listen is that most music uses lots of repetition (like the song I used in this video). So you can spend the first 8 bars transcribing the verse melody... then the next 8 bars transcribing the chords and bass line for the verse... Then when it switches to the chorus you do the same thing, 8 bars focused on the melody, then 8 bars on the chords (which might be the same as the verse)... And then the same for the middle 8, or the ending. So it's the repetition that makes this possible - but I still focus on one thing at a time - either melody, or the chords / bass line. Does this make sense?

[@oscarr1899]

jazztutorial yes. It makes sense. thank you.

[@walkaboutarts]

thumbs up for pokemon!!!

[@dorothycelly]

👍👍👍

[@jazztutorial]

🙏🙏🙏

[@Bucketfacewastaken]

What about if people decipher your singing and steal your money ):

[@jazztutorial]

Only if the thief can play music ear :)

[@rillloudmother]

lol, all the way east to oklahoma... i think your geography needs a bit of work there julian.

[@jazztutorial]

I said ‘from California all the way east to Oklahoma’ - is that not right?

[@p07a]

jazztutorial they probably think Oklahoma isn't east enough