"Anyone who tells you they have all the answers, has simply, _stopped learning..."_

@TheTylerRobison

3 жыл бұрын

Yoooooo

@demp11

3 жыл бұрын

That's a really good one

@prototype8137

Жыл бұрын

Common sense though isnt it?

@LearnCompositionOnline

Жыл бұрын

anyone who calls this a modulation secret is an impostor

@mrg861

Жыл бұрын

Who said Mondays are only for rabbits?

"Every single chord is every single other chord. Period." genius

@haimshkolnik2092

3 жыл бұрын

How is this possible?

@samfisher01

3 жыл бұрын

@@haimshkolnik2092 would also like to know

@aa.mirezZ

3 жыл бұрын

How is it not is the real question lol. I’ll explain super quick: A key (any key consist of 7 notes) key of C maj is: C D E F G A B and back to C. No sharps in this key because it’s natural. A chord progression (SIMPLE EXTREMELY SIMPLE ONE) is I (C) IV (Fmaj) and V(Gmaj) all consist notes of the same c natural key mentioned above. Another chord progression could be I ii IV V and dim VII so C maj for I and d minor (ii) your F maj for IV and your g maj for V and then you B dim chord for the VIIdim now if you play these chords you’ll notice that they (especially the diminished b chord includes incidentals (or sharps and flats) but in the progression that diminished b sound still resolves back to the I chord ( c maj) giving it that distinct sound of completion that ties in that c key chord progression, but it took those sharps/flat notes to accentuate that sound and give it that tonal character that made it stand out and give it that resolution the ear expected to hear. You can appregiate those individuals notes over the same c chord progression and it will go with it because those sharps/flats in the b dim chord make up the b dim chord that is in the progression that goes with the C major key so those individual notes played out will appropriate because those notes make up the chord that is played in the progression pertaining to that c major key. Also many different scale types (harmonic minor, pentatonic, phygrian, melodic, etc all incorporate different tonal qualities utilizing sharps/flats and these scales can be played in any key progression. Once you incorporate key changes you are then able to move across the sound spectrum with ease and start in any key and work your way back to it again and have it all be musically pleasing to the ear. Also if you look at the musical notes it’s the same 7 with just sharps/flats to add flavor and accentuate tonal difference. The same notes in c major are also the same ones or similar to a minor which is why a minor a minors parallel major key is A major which consist of A B C# D E F# G# and back to A now the relative of that key is F sharp minor which contains similar notes as A major and we got to this key starting with just our C major key. All notes are interconnected and when bridged correctly through different chord voices (diminished, diminished 7ths, 13,s flat 7ths etc) they all become one and interconnected. This is a quick summary as to why the statement “every single chord is every other chord” because in theory (pun intended) it actually kinda is lol. Hope this helps

@aa.mirezZ

3 жыл бұрын

Also look up and understand circle of fifths because that clear a lot up

@haimshkolnik2092

3 жыл бұрын

@@aa.mirezZ Man. This is the most detailed and well put answer I've got in my life, thank you for the effort! I understand most ofthe concept and I'll try it on a piano later. Much love🤘

When Jacob talked about not listening to the words and focusing on the musical elements, I felt that.

@SquahBrackah_M_SquahBrackah

3 жыл бұрын

So did I, the 90% I just listen to the chord progression of my fav songs and try to tell the key and stuff xd

@johncillo88

3 жыл бұрын

Same, I don't look like a fan of certain bands because I don't know the lyrics haha but I listen to them everyday

@haruzaya9529

3 жыл бұрын

Someone once told me "you listen to songs without words?" And I was like "all the time".

@Marco-bh9im

3 жыл бұрын

same, all these years so many songs I never paid much attention to the words and just solely focused on the musical elements. Feels good knowing others do the same, I don't feel as weird now as I used too. haha

@louselfridge517

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, for me words are most important

bruh my music teacher used to tell the class that "diminished chords aren't really used in music"

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

I think your teacher should meet Jacob

@amardeepsingh498

3 жыл бұрын

that's y she is a teachear not a successful artist

@woutmotmans6240

3 жыл бұрын

@@amardeepsingh498 Nice condescending tone you have on teachers buddy

@TheTylerRobison

3 жыл бұрын

Only by "advanced" students.

@amardeepsingh498

3 жыл бұрын

@@woutmotmans6240 sorry

To clarify the diminished thing, by moving any of the notes down a half step, that note becomes the root of a dominant chord. You can either go up a fourth to a target, like he does, or up a half step to a target (leading tone dominant), or down a half step (tritone substitution). EDIT: You can even go up a whole step for a bVII7-I or down a perfect fourth for a IV7-I dorian cadence. Or try to treat that dominant as a V7 pivot into a blues progression - experiment! I feel like listening is the first step to developing your ear. The next step is trying to copy. You can do that by singing especially.

@youyao

3 жыл бұрын

100

@andrevaz7478

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation!

@LearnCompositionOnline

Жыл бұрын

anyone who calls this a modulation secret is an impostor

@arrestedshrimp

Жыл бұрын

@@LearnCompositionOnlinenoone called it a secret.

@ephjaymusic

Жыл бұрын

Show off! 🤩👊

I've started a thing where I like all SolState videos because this is imho literally one of the most valuable content on yt

@antonioe.2396

3 жыл бұрын

i also comment every video to manipulate the algorithm

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It really does help. And I really do appreciate it!

@nathanbrannan5228

3 жыл бұрын

One extra brain wrinkle per video

@tippififestarr6519

3 жыл бұрын

@@antonioe.2396 I wish people did that for my channel

@FRNKNSTNmusic

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Singing is indeed how I found my way through geography.

Seeing Jacob Collier live was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever given myself. It gives so much context to the way that he sees music, if you get the chance and you’re able, I would suggest you do the same. He’s so ridiculously great.

That diminished chord trick to modulate keys gave me a "No way! This is huge" moment when I saw him demonstrate that maybe a week ago

it brings me a lot of comfort knowing that there are other people so focused on the music that they dont know the words to any song. The fact that its Jacob, makes it so much easier for me, I hated myself for it.

I’m a 41 year old lyricist who has never played an instrument, I’m going to teach myself. Thanks for the video.

@cokecl

2 жыл бұрын

How does one learn to write lyrics?

@Adam-ui3ot

2 жыл бұрын

@@cokecl Pick up a pen and express yourself, yours and other people’s perspectives, surroundings, culture. Just write to begin with, without worrying about format.

@morallita

2 жыл бұрын

@@cokecl reach down from inside and find that natural feeling you have, and then itch it almost. It's hard to explain fully because it's an abstract thing, different for everyone and forever expansive.

@JonathanOvnat

Жыл бұрын

Did you do it?

I am simple man : I see a SolState video, I like it.

@cleesely

3 жыл бұрын

This meme is for gay 17 year olds dude

Apart from the music aspects of this video...he's actually speaking wisdom

I'm the same way with lyrics, except I think it's more accurate to say it's because "we focus on the instrumental", not "we focus on the music", because the vocal is definitely music too.

@1998Cebola

3 жыл бұрын

"We focus on the music" is better, the vocal is hugely important to understanding the music, the lyrics aren't

“Learning is something you do for yoursef. And as yourself. And I think that education is something other people do to you.” 💯 🔥 🔥

@bigboidadcoq

2 жыл бұрын

Who's yoursef?

@mosley3485

2 жыл бұрын

This is some r/im14andthisisdeep shit. Education is the process of learning. You can educate yourself.

Sol State + Collier: one shouldn’t even hesitate. You know it will be GOLD 😀

His answers are out of this world. So much knowledge

I am so happy someone had the brilliance to do this. When people bring up "musical geniuses", this kid's name is always getting tossed around because he is so incredible. Thank you so much for this. It's a treasure.

I think the best thing my music theory teacher ever did for me was telling me about Jacob

I wish this came out earlier, I watched the whole 1 hour session and was blown away with the tips. Thank you for compiling them, am definitely gonna keep revisiting it!

Thanks so much for adding the midi on the right side of the screen! Your channel is seriously awesome and I hope it is there forever. Should you ever start a patreon let us know!

1:50. I've been studying classical piano for ten years now but I've had so many teachers that told me what was right and wrong. The problem was that each teacher had different opinions on this leaving me with a lot of confusion that to this day doesn't make me want to study piano, even though I like it. I think I can do it by myself but fear has really taken over, so to hear this is a real pleasure and relief. Mega thanks Jacob!!!

@fidconcerto6959

2 жыл бұрын

I do agree that as a beginner to intermediate musician (im also a classical and pop pianist), it's actually okay to consider something right or wrong just to make sure our plays are "safe". As we grow up as a musician, we will find our own definition of "right". At the end music is taste tho. What do you think?

Only caught on to @Jacob Collier in April this year and I haven't been disappointed since. Good content finds its place here at Sol State and summarized precisely, and I can always appreciate that 🙏🏾. Good work as always!! 👏🏾👏🏾

Humbling and admirable source of light

We need to have a Q&A with Jacob Collier on where he obtains the most comfy looking jumpers known to humanity

His comments about music school are really on point. I don’t regret going to conservatory but there is a lot of toxicity from students and teachers there. People there can be so mean and strict which really takes all the fun and freedom out of it. I really noticed the difference when I started studying musicology at university. The contrast in environment was so stark. At conservatory you need to do what you are told and always give 200%. At university you are stimulated to think and explore for yourself in your own way. It was exactly what I was missing so much at the conservatory. I also really like the fact that my art has nothing to do with my academic performances. It really frees me up to do what I want and not fit in with what my teachers want. And somehow learning all the academic stuff about music, the cognitive and cultural aspects, also give me tremendous inspiration in my art. At the end of the day art is about expressing something. Knowing what to say is more important than knowing how to say it in a super technical or virtuosic manner.

Jacob Collier being so inspirational it becomes a whole vibe

WOW id seen this earlier but the explanation with the piano roll made it so much clearer!! Thank you so much!!

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped ya

@Ekception

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed.

Bro kicking out absolute gems of wisdom 🤟🏼🎶

Brilliant video, my friend. Thank you.

I'm in music school rn and honestly I get more insights from Jacob than my school. I think the benefits of music school is the network and resource it provide, and maybe a teacher who can improve your technique. But you can honestly learn most musical knowledge and skills yourself...

end the myth that the grid is correct. its like the metronome, it was never meant to be an teacher that smacks you on the hand when you dont follow it. you're supposed to use it as a tool as swing around it, literally. dont get constrained by visual tools...

@dr.strawberry5773

3 жыл бұрын

also, i recommend watching the excellent video by rick beato on how computer killed rock music; spoiler alert, its sequencers and quantization and steady tempo and loops

@terryriley6410

3 жыл бұрын

The grid can be correct if correctness is what you are looking for. Swinging around a grid only highlights its existence, not dismisses it.

@monomoral3760

2 жыл бұрын

I tend do say if it’s sound good then fuck the grid

@Thurrak

2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.strawberry5773 I think we are entering a new musical renaissance with digitally created music though where software has tools built in to play with these dynamics.

@dr.strawberry5773

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thurrak do you mean advanced groove tools?

Curiousity is important and a good teacher appears !!!! Thank you 🙏 so much !!! I’m so happy that I found your Chanel!!!!!!!

Saw some of this earlier.. SOL state on point!! Love, love, love your channel!

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💚

thx for posting amazing content

Some excellent questions brilliantly enhanced by insightful answers! Totally engrossing!

just appreciate the work this guy put's in his videos. you deserve alot more bro!. great content has always :D.

Great tips. Thanks so much for the diminished bizness.) I was getting confused by half diminished and that cleared it up.

thank you so much for always compiling the best clips, i have learned a great deal

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

I barely listen to the lyrics like him. Somehow I always found myself fascinated with the mixing and composing.

Love. Now I understand diminished chords!

Recently found your channel. The nuggets of info you find are fire man, keep up the good work

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome! Thank you. Will do.

A person could not be anymore genuine 🙏🏼🙏🏼 you got a 🔥 musical style too

Thank you for this video!

You are one of the most amazing human beings mr Jacob . I salute you ! 🙏🏻

Great personality and such a positive outlook in understanding music! 👍🏼

this was recommeneded to me 3 times so i watched it and have no regrets

All gave us a lesson rather than a type high appreciated dude thanks

freedom consist of knowledge, desire, wisdom and taste🙏

Dissonance is so underrated! But I’m glad you reiterate there is no right or wrong way

i could listen to this man for hours on end

This channel is a blessing 😊. Best KZread channel out there.

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙌

All my friends could recite full albums and I could never. I could name the number of parts and elements. Transcribing songs that exist was the best teacher for me. But the singing with/into the chord tip sounds amazing. Def trying out!

I love this channel this content is so important Thanks

What an awesome guy !

this channel is amazing

Uuuuuu smart bro... nice.. keep spreading good education content... more people should know about them...

Very well explained and very true in what you say. I can tell you think out of the box. Education to a certain extent turns us into kind of clones of each other. When you are the kind of person who understands that there are many ways of doing something and not just the way you are taught that is creativity, pure art.

Yes 🙌 someone finally said it. Freedom is more important than knowledge I understand that !!!!!

@SolStateMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers to that 🥂

I've always been insecure that I don't know lyrics so it's actually cool to know it's not dumb to ignore them

Thanks for merge this video.

SING YES! So important!

Jacob is literally a living genius, is like Mozart of our days

@matouskolator40

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh, Mozart got nothing on this man.

@odealianaffairs9001

3 жыл бұрын

@@matouskolator40 lmao even as a joke thats a bit too much

@79Glitch

3 жыл бұрын

Mozart has legendary compositions. This guy is literally like a living music teacher of our days; he knows a lot about music theory.

@MrFrussel

3 жыл бұрын

@Paul Mina Storm Just curious.Whats the right explanation then?

@8bitheroes86

3 жыл бұрын

I hate terms like 'genius', he's obviously worked hard on his craft and I would imagine made a fair bit of sacrifice. Terms like genius just diminish the work that's gone in to becoming great.

Advanced congrats on 50k subs my guy lotta dope gems :)

I totally don't listen to words on songs much, for me it's another instrument as part of the overall track - what a guy

I love all of this! Every time I see Jacob, I get inspired to create more music! And lemurs rule!

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, go create some music!

i love music with or without lyrics because voice is an amazing instrument

Respect your effort 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Sol I love you my man ♥ I was just watching some of Jacob's stuff a few days ago and you fulfilled my wish!

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud! Appreciate all your support, I see you! 💚

@snaekboi

3 жыл бұрын

@@SolStateMusic :)))

thank *YOU*

You can think of the diminished 7 chord as a rootless dominant b9. So you could potentially move to three different I chords. Or use them as passing chords. Diminished chords are powerful because of their ambiguity.

@lowfrequency1180

3 жыл бұрын

@Paul Mina Storm Ah, yes, you’re right! Four notes to the chord, four I chords to resolve to.

@TheTylerRobison

3 жыл бұрын

@@lowfrequency1180 you're

@lowfrequency1180

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTylerRobison properly edited. Typing comments on an aging iPhone with a bonkers autocorrect that half the time replaces English with Portuguese is taxing.

So motivating :D

so young and so talented

> "Break rules in music by doing XYZ!" *next video >"These are the rules to XYZ and why it works"

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Education = learning "rules". Innovation = breaking them.

@panama1942

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta know the rules in order to know how to break them

@demp11

3 жыл бұрын

@@panama1942 Yes that's the point, it helps understanding the concept.

@TjMoon91

2 жыл бұрын

Showing how something CAN be done isn’t the same as saying it shouldn’t be done another way.

This man is a vibe lol seems educated and fun to make music with see you soon🔥

I understand every word he is saying and I do all this stuff already. This makes me happy and proud. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

🤯AHHHHHHHH🤯 thank you 🎶🎵🙏🏽

collier you fokn goat, thank you!

Legend

3:09 While this point is valid, I do think there is value to analyzing and figuring out how words and chords can interact, as figuring out how different emotions with regards to harmony fit with different words and ideas can be very valuble as for a songwriter, really gelling music and lyrics together as a single intertwined mode of expression. Though, of course, no two musicians are the same and as Jacob says, there is no right or wrong answer. Just something to consider.

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Good point man! I think whatever you choose to focus on is also what determines your musical style. For example, musicality vs syncopation.

my brain's melted, thanks a lot

@SolStateMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Been a pleasure ;)

“I don’t the words to any song” I relate a bit, im just too focused to the melodies and the music itself

Let’s go!

Wow. Do this for all his live streams

Rolls like and egg… great way to visualise swing

I do the same, it works 🙌

I dropped out of Music School. Used to regret it. Now I don't. Thanks Jacob.

I like playing diminished chords. I didn't know what they were but I did experience a lot of interesting sounds whenever I played with them

Thanks

I don't know why the very ending was so funny hahaha

Best producer channel in KZread period.

@SolStateMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Tell a friend.

In terms of teachers and learning he’s talking about modeling. It’s the best way to learn things. Find out who is getting the results you want and model them and what they do. Education and people teaching the same thing over and over can absolutely ruin your creativity/ passion / thought process.

This is really amazing. I would add that the best way to train the ear is to learn the tonal and functional theory (relativity and solmization) instead of the interval method (atonal)

aw, bless

The word capacious 2.29 in… now that’s some strong scrabble points.

jazz theory basics 101 :D Maybe i'm missing the genius part but this is really the simple basics of chords ... for all the people wondering anyone going to concervatory direction jazz are expected to know this and much much more ! so educative certainly , great share , but genius is a bit much imho :P As for music teachers , I had some truly amazing teachers and some bad ones too ... A truly great teacher has already obtained ways too reach a goal and keeps finding new ones . I had such a teacher , 78 years old , honing his craft for 5 to 12 hours a day for over 70 years ... And he never told me i'm wrong ! He just observed and if he didn't like what he heard( or it didnt make sense what i did) he would ask ; "what is it you mean to say ? " followed by "have you thought about trying to aproach it in this way ? " which would be sometimes dozens of ways to reach an endgoal. As we quickly became friends when we met (i was 14 at the time) i kept going to his place where he would give me a bed and food and lessons (sometimes 4+ hours a day) for sometimes 10 days in a row . He demanded only that i pay my transport to get to him and that i practice . I learned more from this man in 10 minutes then i would on my own in maybe years . So i personally think this type of person is a necessity if you want to grow , and if you truly want to break through in anything to have a mentor who has . If you randomly apply to a music school because its close to home to get lessons from some washed up John Doe who clocks in and out like a factory worker , not caring about what he does, i completely agree to not waste your time :) ps : this just for people getting seriously in to music

Listening Active listening Conscious listening Listening to things that you like and trying to understand them and figure them out. …listening to musicians you really like a LOT, and getting every note of people’s musical universe in your DNA - in your mind, in your body, in your ear. It’s “The Way.”

Yes, I know the diminished hack

I worried that because I didn't learn to read or write music that my music wouldn't be good. But was told by a pianist who had gone past Grade 8 Piano that he never experimented with music, because he was just following what he had been taught in his music training. He loved my music because as he said "you're not restricted by the expected norm, and were free to explore what sounds good" I'll always rememeber that. So I understand what @jacobcollier is saying about being free to explore.

Sol State is so crazy underrated

@SolStateMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, tell your friends!