Using DYNAMICS! (how to get good at music)

[@BenLevin]

These are insightful critiques and I learned!

[@koalanectar9382]

Are you from space?

[@marc-andredesroches4230]

You are a good teacher.

[@UnseenPlatapus]

My favorite thing I learned from Adam today was that you need to turn the guitar up in the mix! Thanks Adam!

[@leavethebasket7435]

Ben ur a legend

[@lucasjustice]

This is an informative comment that I read!

[@sohamsengupta6470]

"Low power stance" Okay boys it's crabcore time

[@huckthatdish]

The only genre that matters

[@icecreamget]

attack attack immediately comes to mind

[@rainbowkrampus]

As in evolution, so in music. Eventually, everything succumbs to carcinization.

[@JordanKiener]

TIL that Rob Trujillo must have killer timing

[@launder0]

I really laughed out loud at this hahaha

[@KingKong-dx5tt]

Plot twist: he actually intentionally lowered the guitar in the mix so that Adam Neely can say, "Turn the guitar up in the mix"

[@euchre90]

That cunning scoundrel!!!

[@nostalcholy]

what a GOD

[@morebetter7901]

😂😂😂

[@EnjoyPA]

You can clearly see the pain in his eyes as he utters those fateful words: "more guitar, please."

[@TaylorJohnHardin]

Watched the video and hoped no one commented this yet haha

[@capeleto]

the face when the bass solo hits LOL adam's genuine surprise 🥺

[@Max-Kozol-Bass]

Hahaha that was me up there. It was soft boy face!

[@Pickle-oh]

The face that really got me was the Breneslie's when she caught herself with that ridiculously hot note at 10:50

[@capeleto]

@@Pickle-oh lol yes RELATABLE af.

[@moresnqp]

3:20 oh my god time to stand on one leg for two hours until i fall asleep onto my keyboard and reharmonise giant steps in 27/5

[@rjr6912]

Ugh that tip reminds me so much of the couple of times my voice teacher would, in an attempt to get me to engage my core more, had me sing my song while standing on one foot and doing a squat/pile with every breath. I mean, it definitely worked.

[@האגודהלנפגעיעדו]

Adam's editing got so smooth he basically becomes his videos

[@michamarkuszewski4546]

it's all skillshare man

[@bigaleinstein4639]

Ive noticed that he usually edits in time with his music. It really is so smooth

[@marktubeie07]

Agree, side camera cuts don't work unless you address the camera directly. My thoughts only.

[@brodysnook1231]

@@deadeaded I have a feeling it was inspired by Paul David's use of a side camera.

[@McDoot]

@@deadeaded It's done to hide cuts, and in theory should make the video seem smoother than having straight jump cuts

[@btat16]

I’m so so thankful that the negative comments from this series didn’t stop you from continuing this series, although I can tell they definitely affected the series a lot. Your insight as an educated and experienced musician is something extremely valuable, and you providing it for striving musicians for free is an absolute gem! Thank you so much for your work, Adam!

[@dumpsterDeity]

I'm joining this comment. Thank you Adam!

[@alecwoodruffmusic]

Haha yes from "this is why you suck at music" to "adams guide for how to not suck at music" to "how to get good at music" to this, which is the same title, but with way more compliments than before. I am fine with this progression, as it hasnt appeared to really affect the quality of the info given, but it is kinda funny to see it change in this way.

[@noobking3000]

ironically, i feel like adam’s navigation of those sorts of comments has made for a better series. he can’t leave the justifications and qualifications of his critiques go unsaid, so the videos end up being more accessible

[@manuelmanolo7099]

Pretty sure he got a little more aware of framing the entire series in another light. Less "you suck" and more "That was great, but X little thing"

[@alecwoodruffmusic]

@@manuelmanolo7099 totally agree, I'm actually quite glad he got away from the first one, the "this is why you suck" message is definitely too much of an obnoxious gatekeeping type of message. Personally I thought "Adam's guide for how to not suck at music" was fairly innocuous and also more funny and clever than the original, harsher "this is why you suck" title, and as such it would be difficult to get offended by that second title, but obviously some people found a way to do so. I don't blame him for changing it to the third title, as he's big enough that he now has a brand to look after, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed whenever he changed the name that second time. The quality of the videos has remained the same if not better though, so I quickly got over this mild initial disappointment.

[@rafagfl]

Wow! I’m absolutely honored to be a part of this video. Even more because the song is in Portuguese! Thank you so much Adam! Your bass sounded great! I didn’t use an electric bass in the song because i didn’t have one at the time 😅, but I definitely think it sounds a lot better! Im gonna give this one a remix for sure! Thank you!

[@qubit1788]

And I found you guys with this video which is amazing. Never thought I'd find good Brazilian artists through Adam Neely! Foda demais a música de vcs cara, vou dar uma olhada com certeza agora

[@edskodevries]

I loved your submission! Really really nice, you should release to streaming services! I'd be listening for sure :)

[@danielmirandacastro7161]

Da onde vcs são? Tinha umas gigs mt legais no teu Instagram mas não vi nenhum nome de cidade

[@ALXandroATS]

That really is very nice tune. I agree with Adam, getting closer to the mic will really showcase the vocals. Hearing sexy vocals makes me want to hear a little breathing too, so teasing in music is a good thing too.

[@CarlosScheidegger]

(So no one else is going to comment on the fact that you're now Rafael "Jama"? :D)

[@qk1051]

Adam it was seriously a huge surprise seeing us on here thank you so much! Trust me we are no stranger to crazy mixes. That one was pumped out pretty fast but we’ve got some other neat things too. :D

[@Terra654]

Sick tune! Definitely just got another listener and subscriber!

[@jamesmcgovern540]

Bruh Alex

[@beefstroganoff1774]

The only useful thing my orchestra teacher in middle school taught me is that if there's dynamics, overexagerate them. If there's only piano and forte, those are now pianississmo and fortississimo. You can do the same when there's more dynamics, but you should make sure that p is louder than pp. Dynamics can make anything sound fancier 👌

[@oryxthemad]

soloists with no amp have to play p as mf, and f as ff, or else the music might not even be heard. So although I think it's not bad advice, overexaggerated dynamics is situational advice for some and not others (mostly applicable in amped or group setting)

[@beefstroganoff1774]

@@oryxthemad I totally agree; dynamics are relative to the type of instrument you play. A violin by nature is quieter than a trumpet, and a trumpet is by nature quieter than pretty much an instrument plugged into an amp so this affects how dynamics are interpreted by the player

I can do louder than pp ;) (whatever that means) but in all seriousness, yes agree with what you said

[@NuclearHeadshot]

Don't you just hate it when your pp is louder than your p? Like I know my boy's lonely, but when he screams it makes me kinda nervous.

[@anaghshetty]

I remember a jazz performance submission from India had not much variation in dynamics and Adam had said the same thing

[@majakk7462]

13:13 Singer: 'I've been thinking, it's probably best to separate.' Adam: 'That's nice!'

[@hakeemahmadjamal7403]

Lmao

[@dudeman5303]

This went right over my head. I feel like there is something really funny here but it's not clicking in my brain.

[@dudeman5303]

Oh my god! Hahaha holy sh*t the lyrics!!!

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Great advice Adam!!

[@kage-fm]

i strongly suspect that if you did a “how to listen to music” series, it would be amazing.

[@martinisbutik]

Sadly impossible due to the copyright hellscape that is current KZbin.

[@elicraig7367]

The Brazilian lofi is going to be living in my head rent free. Such a groove.

[@minzy447]

💚

[@soaribb32]

To be honest, brazilian music makes the best lofi

[@Flobyby]

I think Adam saying "Please turn the guitar up" is his code phrase for when he's being held against his will.

[@TylerBridgewater]

Cheers for the critique! Been watching you for so long it's odd seeing my video on here haha. Definitely made my day!

[@nicothom]

Nice voice !

[@楊子慕]

15:01 "That's a chord" is going to be my favorite line for a while

[@Genkidayama]

At this point it has reached meme status already (came up in an earlier iteration of this series, had community in stitches, Adam is playing along and reusing it)

[@kekcsi]

"What do you mean by cable?" "That's a cord."

[@FullOvellas]

It really was a chord and I am proud of my little chord boy

[@jordanolson]

15:07 “more chords. Wow” - Adam Neely, 2021

[@uvi_music]

:dacob:

[@jordanolson]

@@uvi_music :wacob:

[@adelbordbari9416]

Barre chords?

[@jordanolson]

@@adelbordbari9416 is that what he’s saying? It makes more sense, but he puts such an “o” in it that it sounded like “more” to me

[@adelbordbari9416]

@@jordanolson yea i suppose barre chords would be more weird to a jazz musician than "more" chords xD

[@kubastanek14]

"That's a chord... More chords, wow." I'm glad to see that two degrees in jazz composition are paying off.

[@mongarcia9151]

Adam: "laugh off the mistake, it's just music" Cool I'll try this when I make a mistake playing my final exam pieces this term. lol

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

I mean......even if you're a world-class soloist in a world class orchestra, you will eventually make a mistake in the middle of a show, and you will have to push forward. Getting past a mistake in live performance is an important skill, and I'd think your professors would be impressed with a speedy, accurate, and seamless recovery.

[@mongarcia9151]

@@exquisitecorpse4917 I understand. Your comment is applicable to me, because of amazing teachers. I don't know about other students. Sadly, not all professors grade students based on the whole performance, some teachers evaluate based on how perfect a student plays note-per-note.

[@TheSquareOnes]

@@mongarcia9151 "How to be a good musician" and "how to do well in music school" are not the same thing. Ideally they would overlap very closely and a good music education should serve to support the former, but obviously trying to objectively grade an inherently subjective activity is never going to be perfect.

[@exquisitecorpse4917]

@Tree Jesus Stress also makes you play stiff. If you hit every note and it doesn't swing.....that's a lot worse than something with minor errors that swings like mad.

[@rafetizer]

Hey, if you do it confidently enough, they just might think you meant to do it.

[@maksymilianstaniszewski8864]

I'm that weirdo bouncing bassist from Maciek Koziol Trio I just cant help it :p Thank u a lot for it Adam ! Greetings from Poland

[@beemerwt4185]

The thumbnail reminded me of my band teacher back in Middle School. He was always so passionate about the music he would have us play. Genuinely one of the best teachers I've ever had, he made playing my instrument, a clarinet, into something I actually WANTED to do rather than just something I did to fill an hour. I remember specifically realizing for the first time that he really knew what he was doing when he stopped the class and told the brass section to play with meaning. The song we were playing was Night on Bald Mountain, and for 10 whole minutes he had them play the same part over and over again just so they could get to the right volume he was looking for: forte fortissimo. Everyone was kind of laughing to themselves because it seemed like he was overdoing it... but then he had us play the song again, and he said before playing that if the brass section, specifically the tubas, didn't play like they just did then he would stop us. We got to that part--if you've ever heard Night on Bald Mountain before, you know what part--and the brass section absolutely nailed it. It was powerful. I got goosebumps. That's when I learned that composers write the dynamics in their pieces because they're trying to invoke a certain feeling. That's when I learned my band teacher knew what the fuck he was doing.

[@MattMusicianX]

The way Mussorgsky tended to compose for orchestra had a really intense sound. If the orchestra is talented and spirited, it inspires them to play more intensely, which makes it sound more intense which makes them play more intensely which makes it sound more intense which .... you get the idea. Night On Bald Mountain was absolutely the coolest experience I had as a music major at my 2nd university.

[@arunthebuffoon4554]

Wow, this is so beautifully written. Thank you for taking the time to flesh it out

[@t_ylr]

OMG I having an aha moment. When I was playing guitar in jazz band in middle school the teacher used to always make me and the bassist stand up to practice. He said you have to learn the rhythm standing up if you're going to perform standing up. That never made sense to me until this video. That's kinda cool.

[@EternalProphecyTV]

Thanks for including our track on here man! And really appreciate the input. Will keep all that in mind ;)

[@brycewalburn3926]

I just wanna say that you are absolutely excellent at giving criticism. With musicians with disparate backgrounds and abilities, you had something genuinely good to say about each performance and gave suggestions which didn't at all feel dismissive or belittling. Keep these coming! You've got talented fans!

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

True, that was very kind and constructive at the same time!

[@Adrian94260]

Adam, as time goes by, you seem more and more flourished and serene with your content, and it's such a pleasure to see. Thank you so much for sharing your passion, it truely makes my life better. Love from Paris

[@BP-th4te]

Hey! This was such a pleasant surprise for me! Thank you for the critiques and overall fun lol and thank you for saying my name correctly - people usually don't haha

[@mr7clay]

11:13 The simple G F E D D melody worked great over the chromatically moving G F# F chords. It's a reminding that even if your chords get a little unusual, sticking to diatonic melodies can smooth over those edges.

[@alexanderbayramov2626]

It actually was really beautiful though the execution isn't perfect maybe, but you're right, that solution is great

[@kronik907]

"More guitar please." - Adam Neely, 2021

[@davidlennox6242]

time changes a man

[@shallowcarrot]

I saw this comment before I watched the video and my curiosity increased 100x

[@lldlldlldlld]

The pandemic has really taken a toll on us all.

[@dlein93]

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!

[@arunthebuffoon4554]

We need to quote this in all of Adam's videos

[@HowToBass]

Everytime I watch the Foo Fighters play live, I'm blown away by the way the bass player moves out of time with the music. Its like he is feeling some weird polyrhythm.

[@bigaleinstein4639]

Jojo reference

[@lysergidedaydream5970]

@@bigaleinstein4639 ...

[@RobbPadgett]

The part about the vestibular system's affect on rhythm was really interesting! When I have a head cold, I find it hard to find the groove. I never understood why. I actually thought that I was crazy to think this. But now I feel a little less crazy.

[@akashita]

I don't consider myself a practiced hand at mixing and this comes only from a place of love: I think the piece by Rafael Gama (Brazilian Lo-Fi Groove) could benefit from the drum sound being slightly softer and more compressed too. It just felt like it was really far away from everything else, which usually does happen with programmed drum parts. Just a compressor on the drums and then a master compressor would glue it together well. I loved the piece and wish them all the success

[@rafagfl]

I definitely agree! We actually are remixing the song to post on spotify! And i think we solved these problems!

[@akashita]

@@rafagfl oh that's so awesome! I'll definitely check it out when you do release it! ☺️ All the best and much love from India ❤️

[@akashita]

@@rafagfl If you are on Instagram, do share your handle. Would love to see the stuff you put out! 😊

[@rafagfl]

Sure! Much love! It’s @rafaeljama

[@giocosovelasco]

3:49 Opponent: Adam Neely Full health points: 20 hearts Strength: 7.5/10 Resistance: 9/10 Charisma: 11/10 Knowledge: 100/10 Caffeine level: ∞/10

[@davisginn1298]

Hahaha

[@davisginn1298]

I’m deciding which fighting game, but I think he’d be right at home animated in Jump Force or Tekken

[@AyeshaShaSha]

Absolutely loved this video!!! But was anyone else mad that Adam closed his eyes and missed Brenda's epic body roll at 17:11? 😂😂😂That was the best song for me by the way.... Absolute TUNE!!!!!!!

[@minzy447]

Finally someone talked about my epic body roll, thank u so much Ayesha💚 It makes you precious ✨

[@AyeshaShaSha]

@@minzy447 hunny the world needed to witness that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🧜🏽🧜🏽🧜🏽🧜🏽🧜🏽🧜🏽

[@YoussefRbahi]

The submissions keep getting better with every video. Great video as usual!

[@DavidCrowley_edu]

Favourite music teacher! Showing these to my young daughter who is learning piano and has to deal with those pesky 'f' and 'p' notations! She asked of your hair is actually pink, lol and loves the power stance and facial expressions! So do I!

[@Terra654]

I love that every time Adam hears an electric distorted guitar he just goes "Oh yeah that's some sick djent! 😎"

[@MissYaBigMan]

I mean, that video does have "#djent" above the title

[@Terra654]

@@MissYaBigMan True but still funny.

[@DasGanon]

@@MissYaBigMan and it's like a 8+ string guitar too

[@drpibisback7680]

The last video or a different one? Because that last video is absolutely Djent - extreme Prog metal with lots of chug. The chugs aren't super present, but they're there.

[@GabrielVelasco]

The last song was absolutely djent style guitar - percussive bass notes (on the guitar) and/or power chords (5ths) using heavily gated very high gain distortion.

[@AkayoMusic]

production skills skyrocketed so much

[@minikun91]

When he said "turn the guitar up" I felt the pain in my heart as much as he did lol.

[@theelectricant98]

that afro jazz tiktok was HEAT, would make a great hip hop sample too

[@JohnNathanShopper]

Adam is like every piece of good advice from my childhood piano lessons but without the crushing terror.

[@ethanchisholm4168]

This is how I feel after ten years of not understanding a damn thing about guitar besides rhythm and then a year of self teaching from KZbin

[@charleshoernemann8661]

Brazilian Lo-Fi Groove for me...anytime! With Adam playing bass!

[@rickbennett105]

Started following 3 weeks ago. Absolutely love your channel.

[@AyaNori]

Good move with the purple light. 👌 This demonstrates how to get good at cinematography.

[@Pehennji]

Liked very much the first trio and the Brazilian duo. Awesome!

[@rafagfl]

Thanks dude!

[@maciejkozio8025]

[@eliotgillum]

it's amazing how Adam playing along occasionally takes this from "talk is cheap" to "I'm invested in this." I've watched and loved tons of Q&As so I'm not criticizing, just noting an effect that pleasantly surprised me.

[@abcrx32j]

Bass solo appears. Adam: *Talks all over it (as he should)*

[@multi.instrumentalist]

Loving how positive Adam is about the submissions - makes all the critiques feel genuinely constructive. Great vid!

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Indeed he’s done that really well!

[@brianmessemer2973]

Excellent. Dynamics are probably the least discussed important element of music. 👍

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Yes, very underrated!

[@EvanNagao]

I diagree with your Adam's take on the 7/4 lo-fi thing. I don't think his opinion is wrong, but from my personal perspective, I think the thing the guy was playing was way cooler than if he looped the chords. I get that the 7/4 is lost, but at the end of the day, if the goal was to make good music, he achieved that.

[@itzscarrot]

11:40 Theres an interview that EVH did a little while ago where he said "if you make a mistake, play it again and smile. People will think you did it on purpose"

[@adaddinsane]

"Repetition legitimizes"

[@MarceloPlaysMusic]

When I first started watching this I thought I was going to hate this format, then I kept watching and turns out I love this format and these videos. So cool and insightful. Thanks for creating!

[@elquetzal12]

Plot twist, they knew the guitar needed turned up, they just wanted Adam to say it outload "More guitar please"

[@kylelee3576]

Man I fucking love hearing your thoughts on people’s pieces in this series, Adam. You always have something constructive and insightful to say and always makes me see and hear things in my own work. Love this series so much!

[@mejsjalv]

10:21 For sure Lenny White and Stanley Clarke were good together, but that was later on. In "Light As A Feather" it is Airto Moreira on the drums killing it with Stanley. Lenny came in for the next lineup when Return To Forever got a more rock sound.

[@JamesCarolan1993]

So many amazing tips here that would be invaluable to any musician.

[@arqueon]

Essa dupla de Brazil ficou muito bom

[@rafagfl]

É brasil caraio! Chama!

[@minzy447]

Obrigada queridoooo

[@lexinwonderland5741]

the afro-jazz song so wonderfully encapsulates variation in rhythm rather than pitch, wonderful!!

[@juanignaciopozzi7412]

Reclusão is such a bopppppp

[@rafagfl]

Thanks man 😅

[@minzy447]

💚🙏🏽

[@robertmessore]

I'm so grateful for the comment about wavering in a circle while performing. I know I do that at times and I always mean not to because I think it looks distracting. But I'll be far more motivated to pay attention to my stance for the sake of rhythm.

[@wcspencer91]

The growl of that P-bass is somehow both so aggressive and so smooth

[@certifiedpossum8655]

I think Adam's bass tones are such an underappreciated part of his videos. They're so nice👌

[@mehmed6529]

If you turn up the drive It has a throughty clean sound that is the perfect bass tone for clean, background bass

[@G60syncro]

Man! we had this show last August... the only one we played in 2020 and we played Spoonful towards the end of the set... We always like to bring that one down real quiet towards the end right before closing it with the loud vamp for the finale... That night we could actually hear people whispering in the crowd, wondering what was up... The singer shushed them, waited a bit and then we ended it with a bang!! God I miss playing gigs!!! Wanted to add, the first band reminded me of a Quebec band called Kamendja... kind of like gypsy surf music! Loved it!!

[@sheccabaw]

Love these videos! I've discovered so many great musicians through this series. I always find myself wishing you linked the musicians' socials in the descriptions so we can look them up more easily

[@gusstuss]

Thank you Adam for what you're doing here! You've grown this huge following here and not only are you giving helpful critiques here but this serves also as a platform to give back to community by giving some of these up and coming musicians a minute on the spotlight. A good chance someone might find their new favorite groove among these. Soooo much good music goes by unnoticed when there is this huge saturation of artists and anyone can make good sounding music on their pc.

[@peterwallner5334]

What a great way to start the day with some desert surf rock.

[@maciejkozio8025]

[@iCombs]

The balance talk is SUPER fascinating. I consciously choose onstage footwear with thin soles (Vans slip ons or Chucks) so I feel more stable on my feet. Even when doing a pretty high-energy rock show, my playing stays way better in time, and I don’t fall on my ass...which is also a plus.

[@tdries]

10:28 I think that's Airto Moreira playing drum set on Light as a Feather. I think Lenny White first appeared on Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy :)

[@pntn13]

every time you publish a video it's like "how cooler can he get it's impossible?!" and then you always deliver and get even cooler and deeper. just love you videos and your music soooo much man, keep up the amazing work:)

[@MrMaelstrom07]

Can we get a clean feed of you improvising over the 7/4? That was so chill.

[@sonnylost2179]

Rafael Gama, like Gamma Rays. Awsome video! Nice to see some fellow brazilians in here.

[@g4ldin091]

Muito orgulhoso de ver o adam analisando uma música feita por aqui, mas, sabem como é a regra, se tem brasil no video, logo: PLEASE COME TO BRASIL!!!

[@minzy447]

💚

[@drekfletch]

My chorus conductor wants* me to remind you that forte does not mean loud it means strong. You don't play soft or loud, you play soft or strong. *he tells us often enough during rehearsals, he'll probably say that if he's watching. Also, I look forward to the video where you're talking composition and you bring up how "repetition legitimizes,, even when it doesn't happen." And about subversion of expectation relying on expectations built and how it can be used to point to other things. (There's a reference to the interrupted 3/4 of the brindisi from La Traviata somewhere.) lol. Also also, 16:32 "more dynamics" *scats with very little dynamic change* I love it, especially since you mentioned earlier that dynamic differences from the musician's perspective are very different from the audience perspective.

[@oriangel7317]

Thank you for using my clip! Really got what you said and I’ll work on it(:

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Good luck, you’ll manage it! :)

[@jh867]

Adam, it's annoying how much I agree with you, while I didn't know how to put my opinion into words... I haven't seen much of your videos (yet), but I really like what you're doing. It's informative/educative and even though I sometimes have no idea what you're saying (e.g. 14:45 ), I really enjoy this. Thanks!

[@rademanmorgan8177]

If Tyler Bridgewater is reading this please do more, loved that demo.

[@TylerBridgewater]

I will :) Thank you so much

[@defecito]

@@TylerBridgewater that demo was amazing, i want more

[@TylerBridgewater]

@@defecito Thank you, I shall try my best :)

[@kylestevensanders]

@@TylerBridgewater Yes, those chord choices and singing, soooo good I’m gonna watch the full video when I finish this one!

[@andreleaog]

I love to see brazilian in your videos. Also, nice video, congratulations

[@macleadg]

“How to Get Good at Music” 1. Select your parents carefully. They should give you good musical genes, and an environment filled with music and appreciation for the arts 2. Start young 3. Listen as much as you practice 4. Work hard

[@wanderingrandomer]

Shit, I forgot to do the first two

[@ItzJeweled]

You forgot rich parents/at least middle class

[@macleadg]

@@ItzJeweled Many great musicians grew up very poor. Buddy Guy, for instance.

[@ItzJeweled]

macleadg I was joking, I know it’s obviously not true

[@macleadg]

@@ItzJeweled👍

[@lavatar3562]

All viewer submissions are great but Sergio Alonso was the best in my opinion. Your critique is both informative and relatable.. More yogic balance poses required. Another great video!

[@NegaPreto_]

Totally agree, Brazilian portuguese sounds fucking awesome. Nós é brabo memo, carai

[@minzy447]

Os brabo dos brabo memo

[@koalanectar9382]

Dynamics advice is so perfectly spot on. And you can expand that to all sorts of things; sad music vs happy lyrics, similar timbres playing different parts; the same timbres playing the same parts; fast vs slow tempo; one drum style within the harmony of a totally different style. Just any opportunity to make any two things different. Even if that means cramming two styles together! The verse is triphop and the chorus is christian rock (don't do this) but you get it..

[@Some_Awe]

on balance, i think its very interesting when we delay a beat or note, we tend to fall or lose our balance on purpose, we move to anticipate it and as the note/beat hits we center ourselves again :)

[@RafaelAAMerlo]

I was already very happy to see some fellow Brazilians showing a great job here... Then you finished with a Metal tune, and my hapiness doubled

[@willmosher6218]

"Get low while playing" - Robert Trujillo approves

[@fleshTH]

Lil Jon too

[@kekcsi]

Bob Marley does not.

[@ANGELSVEN]

Ha! Regarding Trujillo, I was thinking the exact same thing! :D

[@Christopherjazzcat]

Some really awesome stuff. I hope every musician heard Adam's praise as well as his critique.

[@SquishyOfCinder]

I got my Bachelor's degree by analysing the use of dynamics in a certain band's music, so videos like these are always nice.

[@offgridas]

I like it how I get just as much out of one of your videos as I do from my $60 per hour jazz lessons. All though the one on one is definitely necessary every now and then to answer some of those harder to articulate/easier to give and example type questions. Genuinely appreciate this channel and what you do Adam.

[@gabrielalmeida6668]

fucking love you taste for brazilian music. I dream on spending a afternoon showing you my favorites. Abraço!

[@jorgosagb]

Thus channel, been watching it for a year or two. It's absolutely amazing. Thanks Adam!

[@mattkovarik646]

Boston dynamics, no BASSton dynamics, also Adam, thank you for helping me out with the research experiment on internal dialogue in musicians, it got me some great results and may be able to support the connection between music language and cognitive internalization of problem solving and thought.

[@daanwilmer]

bass tone dynamics?

[@kaitlyn__L]

Your comment about practicing scales made me realise a way various music teachers kinda failed me. I started with sax, went to guitar, and then autodidacted piano in bits and pieces among the rest. My guitar teacher was like “eh, you know scales, I’m sure you’ve done them all on the saxophone” and we moved onto melodic stuff. But I was always hunting and pecking in the manner you described because of course there’s no way to just map saxophone fingerings to guitar ones! But that attitude has held me back with synthesisers too to be honest. I just need to get over it and pump out my scales for the first 5-15 minutes each time just like I did with sax. Thanks!

[@LGElectronicsDummy]

Jesus christ I flipping bursted laughing after you said that thing about turning up the guitar and literally the same second comes the thumbnail of your video about the most dissonant interval with frank zappa cringing. Perfection.

[@sergiom.p.s.junior8146]

that video indication placement in the end, tho. *chef's kiss*

[@dreperson8399]

I love seeing all these talented musicians, but I feel like this series has kind of experienced some Quality Inflation. It's sort of a showcase of already very talented musicians, which is cool, but less valuable to me than people who are more, I don't know, relatable in terms of their musical journey. I know that'll be different for everyone, but let's shake it up! Bring back the worse players!

[@alexhoward1884]

The girl playing guitar on the teal fender seemed like a beginner.

[@rayinkorea]

Yeah. I was getting my self pumped up, ready to do this until I saw the quality of the content over the last few episodes. Now, I'm back in the woodshed. But that's good, too.

[@Krakenfall]

I really appreciate these videos. I have a hard time investing into myself with music because of some personal issues and mad impostor syndrome. These videos help me analyze my own stuff positively and inspire me to spend more time working on it. Thank you for your great content.

[@tajf5529]

Brazilian duo was legit af

[@rafagfl]

Thanks my dude!

[@minzy447]

💚

[@Omonk6]

3:06 WOW, that makes so much sense. It's what I've seen looking for. Thanks mate :) BASS!

[@lucascastro4165]

Muito orgulho de falar PT-BR, é bonito demais

[@minzy447]

💚🙏🏽

[@lucascastro4165]

@@minzy447 Sua voz é muito bonita, moça

[@ianzempel]

The power stance trick is exactly the advice I needed for my voice jury in two hours. Thanks as always for being a godsend.

[@aliquidcow]

Someone needs to make a video just looping Adam saying 'more guitar please' for 10 hours.

[@coltranius]

I really enjoy all of your videos, but these are among my favorites. I think I walk away every time having learned something real that I can use in my music immediately. Thanks for your work!