I'll just wait for the movie to come out.

@RudyAyoub

6 жыл бұрын

Jake Wyatt i dont think jurassic world will cover that

@linusorri

6 жыл бұрын

Harmony - The Movie

@danieln6613

5 жыл бұрын

@@linusorri Hey, they already made Emoji movie, so why not this

@GataZGinkgo

5 жыл бұрын

See you in 25 years

@lividphysics1237

5 жыл бұрын

Bruh if this was Reddit I would give this comment gold lmao

Dad

@peanutbutter1998

3 жыл бұрын

@Minor socialist Son, stop the nonsense.

@mogmason6920

3 жыл бұрын

Mom

EVERYTHING is arriving too late for me, now, Mr. Neely. I’m nearly 73 and no longer able to learn what I would have learned had I chosen a different path. Medicine and music don’t have all that much in common, and neither profession allows all that much time for the other. But now, in my late years, I am learning to appreciate more the talent and intellect that some of the young musicians demonstrate using informational tools like KZread. You make me wish I had another 4 or 5 decades to try some things over again. Thanks for this video. You’ve made my day.

@dorothycelly

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I hope you have a nice day 😊

@salty_3k506

Жыл бұрын

you can and should still learn now. you won't get younger so the best time to start is now.

@neonblack211

Жыл бұрын

its never too late

@lcmarina

Жыл бұрын

I work at a music store & there is an over 80 year old man who has been coming in regularly for guitar lessons & I hear him every week get better & better

@LudwigWittgenstein-qi2gn

Жыл бұрын

Michael, my dad is only 8 years younger than you and he is taking organ lessons and bought an electric organ for the house. He tortures my mum with it but he gets better every week, you can do it!

If there's ever an Adam Neely Book of Bass, I might buy it. Might even read it.

@theystoleitfromus

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many of the 166 people who gave this the thumbs up before me even play bass. I'm a definite "not really", but here I am...

@umurgokmen

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, please and thank you.

Great stuff, particularly like your last point about each book having a 'right time'. The chromatic jazz harmony book has the same effect on me. Exciting, but baffling in equal measure.

@BenLevin

6 жыл бұрын

I'd be interested in seeing a video about your favorite books or scores that have been influential on you too. I think your channel is fantastic!

@DBruce

6 жыл бұрын

oh wow, thanks Ben, love your channel too! And your recent apartment rap was extremely cool! As for books, yeah I had been thinking of doing something on books that influenced me artistically more than technically.

@jackk9366

6 жыл бұрын

Wholesome.

@mattslazik

6 жыл бұрын

All three of you have fantastic channels, great resources. Thank you!

@joycesanders4898

4 жыл бұрын

@@DBruce..yes,..book would be good.

Brilliant video, as always!! Had to come back to reference some of these books.

Timestamps: 0:16 The Advancing Guitarist by Mick Goodrick 1:19 Building Walking Bass Lines by Ed Friedland 2:38 20th Century Harmony by Vincent Persichetti 4:28 A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody by Dave Liebman 6:50 Harmonic Experience by W.A Mathieu

@amandanun9473

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@teamyordle23

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Super handy, thanks Adam!

@muntificator

6 жыл бұрын

Cutest couple on KZread

@BenLevin

6 жыл бұрын

David Freeman people emphatically remark about the shit smell on my face on a daily basis, but it doesn’t stop me from being a supportive friend.

@emuarubishi3369

6 жыл бұрын

With a friend like Mr. Adam Neely, you don't need books.

@kungfuasgaeilge

6 жыл бұрын

If shit smelled like Ben Levin, the world would be a better place. Wait... if shit smelled like Ben Levin liking what his friend does... no, if Adam's shit smelled great when on Ben's nose... if Ben liking Adam's output made shit smell good, then... oh I don't know. Ben, you are good and you do nice things. Adam, you are also good and also do nice things.

@musikman43204

6 жыл бұрын

Wasn't " Super Handy " Adam Neely's high school nickname? 😂😂😂

5:27 T H Y L I C C H A T H A S C E N D E D

@ElectricBoogaloo007

6 жыл бұрын

C H O A D

@vitormelomedeiros

6 жыл бұрын

omg i didnt realize hahahah lol

@JoshLeRose

5 жыл бұрын

It’s G L O R I O U S

@JimboDoomface

5 жыл бұрын

I did not clock that first time round.

1:33 is telling you to improvise a Christmas tune

@tarkus1056

6 жыл бұрын

the f o r b i d d e n c hor d

@brettonjohansen1619

6 жыл бұрын

Can bass even play [a Christmas chord]? 🤔

@angjohnsyin9517

5 жыл бұрын

Won the internet sir

The Study of Orchestration was a big one for me. I'm gonna check out The Advancing Guitarist, thanks!

@aldo_mores

6 жыл бұрын

MIGHT be the most important book for modern guitarist, ever.

@ylonmc2

6 жыл бұрын

indeed it is

@MrMangaman1

5 жыл бұрын

What did you think of The Advancing Guitarist?

@kenkinnally6144

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrMangaman1 Not as good as The Retreating Sousaphonist. Now there's a tome for the ages.

If I had to spend rest of my life with one book, it would definitely be Harmonic Experience. Reading it first time felt like unwinding the sacred secrets of music. During the years this feeling has stayed vivid and I still get this almost spiritual feeling every time I open the pages of this wonderful book. Now back to singing in unison with my trusted drone!

Q: Does gear matter? A: 1:26

@ivyssauro123

6 жыл бұрын

Pablo Berrotaran Hahahahhahah

@yearnpill

4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo *Mr Mackey would like to know your location*

@yearnpill

4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo •_•

@yearnpill

4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo He’s a character from South Park, well known for saying ‘Drugs are Bad mkay’

I was just looking at 20th Century Harmony on Amazon and it grouped it with the Guitarist book and the walking bassline book from this video as a “frequently purchased together” thingy!

@paulkoester7039

4 жыл бұрын

Not the first time that Adam's videos had an impact like that. A few years ago he mentioned the "Trio of Doom" (Tony Williams, John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorious). Within a week, the Spotify monthly listeners more than doubled and for a while Sungazer was showing up in the "Fans also like" recommendations.

Waking Bass, Talking Face: A Memoir by Adam “The Eargasm” Neely

This video was so enlightening, love how open you are about the process of learning the thing you love

I bought The Advancing Guitarist today based on your suggestion. Can't wait to get it

2/5 I've read and I gotta check out the rest! Thanks Adam!

I'm glad that you mentioned The Advancing Guitarist, and also thanks for the other recommendations.

I have profound respect for your dévotion to put out all this information for us to grab. You're facilitating an inspiring journey that keeps me passionate to experiment further more as my relation to music constantly grows in maturity. Thank you Adam.

Sometimes I ask myself why I watch this channel. Not that it's bad or anything but when Adam starts to talk about anything remotely about music theory I'm instantly lost.

@Hexspa

4 жыл бұрын

If grasshoppa in grass, grasshoppa no lost

@kenkinnally6144

3 жыл бұрын

You must watch it for all the girls in bikinis. It's forgivable.

I doubt I'll ever read these books or be advanced enough, but I love how Adam teaches and critiques.

I particularly enjoyed the Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony for when I started learning about, you guessed it, jazz harmony. Great info on extensions, tensions, functional harmony, substitutions and a bit of everything really.

Own two of these. Fascinated to go further into all of your intoxicating enthusiasm for sound (and silence)! Thanks Adam.

Ted Greene's 'Chord Chemistry' is another amazing reference. Thanks for all your awesome videos.

"The Evolving Bassist', by Rufus Reid, had a major effect on me when I was younger. Still hope to get back to it someday.

The Infinite Variety of Music by Leonard Bernstein was one of my first books that really inspired me to keep persuing music. It's extravagant and eccentric outlook on classical music is typical Bernstein fasion, and it really has a way of hyping you up. Thanks for the video, Adam!

Greatly appreciate your advice here, adam. Thanks!

“Our perspectives are not fixed” - thanks for that Adam. Such a difficult thing to remember & get comfortable with. But so true and helpful. We ARE a process. Knowledge and consciousness included. I gotta pick up a couple of these books man! Thanks. Peace!

@devon-crain

6 жыл бұрын

This is definitely my continuous struggle. It's especially strange how that knowledge sometimes makes living easier, and other times significantly harder, for me.

Aka The five theory/composition books that are now in my shopping cart

@vitormelomedeiros

6 жыл бұрын

Joji Matthews if twentieth century harmony by vincent persichetti was not already in there i dont even know bc adam talks bout it pretty much twice per video

@lukarancini1630

5 жыл бұрын

Torilovem Interwebs is it a good book? 😂

Love the sound effects on this vid, listening in my car with subs😍😍😍

Exactly what i was looking for, thank you so much Adam!

I’ve been impressed by ‘The Jazz Harmony Book’ by David Berkman. He uses the book in two graduate courses he teaches at Queens College. He introduces substitution in a very painless way. Beginning with Christmas songs to allow the student to know the melodies where the harmony is built.

Man - I totally get this. All of it. Having worked through and continually coming back to the Liebman book now for over 20 years, Adam is speaking the absolute truth. I’ve worked with Mick one-on-one as a peer and padawon alike when I was teaching at Berklee and he’s just a colossal resource. The AG is rite of passage for any guitar looking to really go there. I’m psyched to see Two I’m unfamiliar with! BTW - I always encouraged students to hibernate in the Getz Center. I don’t care what the internet has to offer, you can’t beat what’s contained in that place. Bravo, Adam.

I love your videos, I just want to be someone remembered in the world of music like a bassist. I’m 16 years old and I start to play the bass since one year ago, I don’t know if I start in the right age or a little bit late. I practice every day, I get into music classes and I bought a book that introduce me to the world of music. I only want you to know that you are one of my inspirations and I love to watch your videos, I learn new things in every video. Thanks Adam Neely I will never forget you!

Adam I'm looking forward to studying with you and your content as I prepare to go to music school anywhere at all. Thanks for your work and thanks for sharing!

@valuablesandwich

4 жыл бұрын

Omg also as I typed this I spotted the lick at 5:26. Good heavens that is profound.

The Advancing Guitarist is so great

I've been hoping on a Neely video like this one for quite some time!

Really love the lighting setup on this one.

Awesome video. Thank you for this. Will be looking into these books in the very near future!

"The songwriting secrets of the Beatles" by D. Peddler is also a great way to learn music theory and have fun at the same time. Highly recommended.

@neutrino109

10 ай бұрын

Way late, but this is an awesome book. I'm not sure about music theory (from zero), but I like the way he picks examples from Beatles songs and explains where/from who they picked up these things. I went through music school and never had much use for the augmented chord until reading this book.

@thesingingaccountant1

10 ай бұрын

I agree too - brilliant book but not something you can carry with you on the bus

I wish I’d had Building Walking Bass Lines when I played piano for my high school jazz band and was too self-conscious to improvise

I'm so happy you posted this!

Another insanely well delivered lecture to my front room, thanks!

That Persichetti is a banger. Also agree about the Tonal Harmony book, but Kostka's follow-up, Material's and Techniques of Non-Tonal Music, is pretty damn great. For my own part, some of the most exciting stuff has been more philosophical or essayistic. The writings of Schoenberg, Morton Feldman and Theodor Adorno have been hugely important to me.

@ngmses

Жыл бұрын

man thanks

As a novice bassist, I can second the recommendation for Ed Freidland's Building Walking Basslines. It is on my music stand right now. But even before that, Hal Leonard Bass Method Complete Edition 2nd Edition (three books spiral bound into one) by Ed Friedland is the best first bass book for electric bass. Beware there is an older Hal Leonard Bass Method book by a different author. Why so good? Ed builds up concepts from the basic, uses standard music notation, has many songs to play along to, with left track is bass and right track is accompaniment so you can listen to just the bass, play along without the bass, or hear everything together. And the songs are satisfying, and the song titles are frequently terrible puns. Together it makes it fun and rewarding.

@jasondoe2596

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds great for prospective beginners (like a certain someone); thanks for the recommendation!

@j3tztbassman123

6 жыл бұрын

I've got the Hall Leonard Blues Bass, by Jon Liebman. It's helped with my grip on the basic blues format, and the history of that fine genre. But I still can't pull off a decent walking bass line; at least not without serious thought, and then only with a fixed 1-6-2-5 progression.

@vish213

6 жыл бұрын

I was working my way through the HLBM and need to get back to it. I agree, its the best intro to bass out there. I was making videos of my progress through the book, and writing about it on my bass blog, but haven't made it past the first 1/2 of book one yet. Everything Ed Friedland writes is gold.

Cool! I've already saved one or two of them in my wishlist. Thanks for the recommendations!

Awesome! Thanks Adam!

I recommend you review the contents of Adam Neely's 5 recommended books on Jazz Theory/Composition before you purchase. Most of these books are catered to college students and professional musicians who have the perspective. Most of us don't have the time to carefully study each or any of these books unless, of course, you are "ready and receptive" for specialty training. With the focus on playing jazz and not becoming a theorist, I recommend the following approaches: (Approach #1) Study "The Berklee Book of Jazz Harmony" followed by "The Advancing Guitarist" by Mick Goodrick, (Approach #2) Study "The Jazz Theory Book" by Mark Levine followed by "The Advancing Guitarist", (Approach #3) Either Approach #1 or #2 followed by studying "The Jazz Harmony Book" by David Berkman. Understanding the contents of these books will give you the perspective to learn specialty topics.

1:34 you’re supposed to stand up and announce that you’ve found The Christmas Chord

Thanks Adam for sharing your books. Very valuable review. I will check out Pershetti and Matthieu.

I bought The Advancing Guitarist at a used book store when I was in high school, and like you mentioned, it was too much for me at the time. You've inspired me to pick it up again. Thank you!

First listen to Liebman's "Gargoyles" reminded me a ton of listening to either Prokofiev's 2nd Piano Concerto or anything in Scriabin's later works. He has some really beautiful dissonance that also seems very fluid. You move from place to place easily and it doesn't seem aggressively dissonant for its own sake.

Hi Adam. I gotta say thanks for these book references 'because I appreciate them a lot. I have acquired a couple of them before and didn't regret it. Thanks again and please keep up the good work you put on every video. Bass!

Your videos are always thought provoking....Thanks.

Loving the 4k camera upgrade. Congratulations. Video was great, I'll definitely have to look at these.

Ab ≠ G# MIND BLOWN.

@maninthecrowd5076

5 жыл бұрын

Aug6 does not equals m7. That sounds cooler. It's by Rick Beato by the way and blew me an hour ago.

@kaywolf1520

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world of string (and clever wind) players

That's interesting. I played with Ed Friedland when I was just learning guitar. No idea he had been so influential.

I think on almost any other channel, a video titled "The 5 books that influenced whatever blah blah" would have ended up being filler content. But you put such care and effort into this, and as far as I can tell, all of your videos. It's rad. I'm recently rediscovering my love for music after taking up saxophone at 34 years old. Your channel has been a really cool place to be exposed to some of these interesting concepts we used to talk about a lot in music school. I'm glad I happened upon this channel. Keep up the great work!

Thank you Adam!

I definitely recommend Jazz Theory by Mark Levine to anyone interested in jazz harmony and improvisation. I've learn a lot from it.

@alessandro9740

3 жыл бұрын

what about non jazz musician? but i interested in harmony and improvisation

Hey there! question for your next Q&A: have you heard of the french 70s band Magma? they play weird minimalist symphonic jazz compositions and sing in a language their drummer invented, I would really like to hear your opinion on them and I think their weirdness deserves attention

Excellent! Thanks for the recommendations.

Thabks, Adam. I've actually got Expanding Walking Basslines and it's been very useful. I'll take a look a this one now!

i would also recommend The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine

@davestarns

6 жыл бұрын

Terrific book. I worked with it for a year, and still go back to it for voicing ideas.

@jorymil

4 жыл бұрын

+1 to that: it hit me at the right time in my life (college undergrad), and really helped me sort out what to practice. The discography in the back also tuned me into Woody Shaw, Kenny Garrett, and Mulgrew Miller. What someone should really do is put together a CD (or even a KZread video) of all the various musical examples from the book so that you can follow along with your ears without trying to play things on a piano.

6:53 thank you for including my meme!

You telling me about building walking basslines just might save my schools band next semester so thanks, you did a good

This is even more amazing now after spending a summer learning some music theory!

5:28 Was that a chromatic L I C C ?? Hmm... So basically what Fredrik Thordendal does on every one of his solos is just chromatic improvisation?

@joycesanders4898

4 жыл бұрын

..basically

5:44 sounds like a meme edit of Fireflies.

@philipmcniel4908

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one.

The Advancing Guitarist is one of the single most important books I've ever read and completely changed my perception of the fretboard. Fantastic book. "Chromatic Approach..." sounds pretty interesting too. I'll have to check it out

Totally agree about “the right time.” That was me right now with Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner. Music began to bring me a lot of anxiety and internal pain, and this book really helped me find why I loved it and centered me.

Why am i even watching these i’m a “classical” musician

Thanks! Looking forward to checking these out. Had the same copy of Advancing Guitarist for 25 years but every time I go back to read it's always a little different.

You continue to be one of the most interesting channels on this platform. Well done, thanks for the great info.

Great to see Harmonic Experience in here. Hell of a book, and beautifully written.

Just ordered the first three!

How would one go about "putting in the work" when reading a book? Just reading something over and over doesn't seem overly helpful, but sometimes it's hard to put the concepts into practice. Like with twentieth century harmony, being aware of the harmonic approaches is one thing, but being able to use them and understand them is another. How would you go about moving from awareness of the concept to being fluent in the concept so that it is a usable skill? Also love the video Adam, your videos make my every week much better :)

@TheRflynn

2 жыл бұрын

Any of these books to do with practical things (cooking, gardening, music, sex) only come to life if you are doing the things in the book.

Fascinating ! Makes me want to dig in these 5 !

thanks . will check these out!

the lick at 5:28

Hi Adam! Question for your next Q&A. I'm planning to practicing scales this summer and I play bass and guitar, so thought that if I practice scales only with guitar I would learn them with bass too. Is it the same?

@markostojanovic6973

6 жыл бұрын

if you dont mind the difference in size and that the guitar has to more strings then a base (the thin 2, and if we are talking standard tuning) you should be ok

@AnyDrug

6 жыл бұрын

Rather the other way around. Practice on bass to learn bass and guitar scales. At least from my xp.

@SodThisGiveMeABeer

6 жыл бұрын

Practice both. Each instrument has its own nuances and fingering approaches. Purely for getting them under your fingers and ingrained in your head though, you can get away with just guitar. Make sure you mix it up and sometimes only limit yourself to the first 4 guitar strings so it translates better over to bass. Try to practice them on bass sometimes too, or better just 50/50 - you'll find that you'll need to do a lot more shifting on bass which requires practice in itself.

Thanks for sharing your info

Excellent synopsis, Adam. I know some of these but not all. Thanks!

“Improvisation” by Derek Bailey. Best book about music. “Silence” by John Cage isn’t too bad either.

@kairomaco

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation. Would be good to know why you rate these book as the best ones.

Schoenberg's Harmony, Walter Piston's Harmony (4th edition is best) and The Geometry of Music by Tymoczko if you are into classical

@smokanmiraz6942

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. Will check them all out. 👍

Great video Adam! Super insightful

OMG thank you! that 3rd book is exactly what iv been craving. im an improv pianist and composer for fun. iv just been learning random progressions and songs to build up a better foundation for creating myself but its been stagnating a bit. learning harder songs is good for getting slight theory tips and organizing compositions, dynamics and contour. but this just seems like its giving me all the bare materials. a lot more musical tools for use than any one song can give.

Small comment on the G#/Ab thing: Most classical ensembles (at least in my part of the world) do play those tones differently as long as all instruments are non-tempered. The reason why is somewhat simple: It sounds perfectly "in tune" (at least with the harmonic overtones of the root in the chord). I remember back in HS the conductor for the school choir would get angry at us if we sung a chord in equal temperament because to him it sounded "like shit". At least when we started the concert series for the piece (Ein Deutches Requiem by Johannes Brahms), we nailed it. It only took three months of being shouted at :)

@pmnt_

6 жыл бұрын

It's not only G#/Ab and the other enharmonic equivalents. The same note is not the same in different keys. A D in D major should be intonated "on spot" because it's the root note. In Eb major you should intonate D a bit higher, because the equal tempered major 7th is smaller than the just major 7th.

@jonashalvarihansen356

6 жыл бұрын

That is true. it generalizes to every individual case in chordal intonation and intonation during phrases. I just tried (and maybe failed) to make it as general and concise as possible.

@pmnt_

6 жыл бұрын

no worries, nothing you said was wrong. I just wanted to add an example where intonation on a "normal" note is important.

@rosiefay7283

5 жыл бұрын

But how would any temperament other than equal work for Brahms's German Requiem? The orchestra includes woodwind instruments and a harp, so, to sing in tune with them, you must sing in equal temperament.

@kenhimurabr

3 жыл бұрын

@@rosiefay7283 why? Brahms himself didn't use equal temperament.

The Jazz Piano Book by Mark Levine - industry standard.

Great tips, thanks!

Love your channel man, keep it up!!

that music at the end... sungazer? :)

@DrewLemmy

6 жыл бұрын

his band, at the end of every video :)

@RomanoZattoni

6 жыл бұрын

Song name is “Ether”

@h80np39

6 жыл бұрын

Romano Zattoni thank you!

I attempted 20th century harmony once but I couldn't understand it very well. I'm better at theory now so I'd like to have another go, but what would anyone recommend I learn before trying again?

@wyattrydlewski9130

6 жыл бұрын

Robert Ottman's Elementary and Advanced harmony textbooks are great to skim if you can get them at a good price. Its an awesome and gradual introduction to basic and some stranger harmonic situations

@Polyhat_

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks I'll take a look!

@Polyhat_

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks much, I'll check this out :)

@alessandro9740

3 жыл бұрын

@@Polyhat_ how is it going? can you give me review?

@Polyhat_

3 жыл бұрын

@@alessandro9740 I'm afraid I never bought the book! Good luck finding out what you need ❤️

inspiration you made my day! thank you so much

A few of these I didn't know. Thanks!

Thoughts on Victor Wooten's book "The Music Lesson?"

@elmelstudio

3 жыл бұрын

The best music book but not about theory

Regards Ab/G#, you can find very, very old organs in the UK/Europe that have a split key for those two notes. It's quite cool. I'm actually a little surprised that you hadn't heard of this before; you're awfully knowledgeable. (NOT a backhanded compliment, seriously.)

Thanks Adam - really helpful list.

There's some fantastic stuff here I will look forward to checking out