New musicality video:
Today we have the pleasure of talking with Adam Neely, whose YouTube channel is followed by over 600,000 people – and is described as “video essays, lessons and vlogs on new horizons in music and music theory.” http://musl.ink/pod154
More informally, we’d say that Adam makes some of the most solid and also thoroughly entertaining videos on music theory out there – and not the “this is a crotchet”-type music theory videos, he tackles the really odd and interesting questions, like “Why pop music sounds bad to you”, “What is the slowest music humanly possible”, “Why not to use E♭11 chords” and “Which key is the saddest?”
We’ve long been fans and so it was a delight to get to sit down with Adam and learn more about his own musical background, and how he thinks about practicing, audiating, modern composing, and more.
In this conversation we talk about:
– How distinguishing between “prescriptive” and “descriptive” can totally flip how interesting learning music theory is for you
– The perspective on keeping practice interesting that for us personally would have been a massive liberation if we could travel back in time and give it to our teenage selves
– And a cool extension of audiation that goes beyond simply imagining a particular piece in your mind and lets you stretch your ear in interesting, creative ways
Adam also reveals the particular vowel sound you should use when singing for ear training – and a whole lot more. Don’t miss the shownotes for this episode at musicalitypodcast.com which will be packed with links to all the videos we mention, so you can go and do a deep dive of Adam’s extensive and fascinating back catalog right after this interview.
Listen to the episode: http://musl.ink/pod154
Links and Resources
Adam’s YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnkp4xDOwqqJD7sSM3xdUiQ
Why you should learn music theory (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49alQj7c5ps
The music theory of mashups (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzZkqD-lRtc
John Cage’s “4’33” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miIEBdXU8ps
AUDIATION – play what you hear (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMqOOokv4TM
Why pop music sounds bad (to you) (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpPSF7-Ctlc&t=224s
Which key is the saddest? (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_LeIXrzAk
Why You Shouldn’t Use Tab (and it’s not why you might think!) (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X7qgBVnMfY
Exploring Minor Pentatonics – Linear Sequences (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtvoAJfgp8M
7 Cool Metronome Games (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6hg8GcLc-4
Avoiding the 5/4 Clave (Sungazer’s Ether) (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrB3stnm8Xk
Drunk Septuplet Dubstep! (Sungazer’s Dream of Mahjong) (video) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-u2UlTnZyo
Scott’s Bass Lessons – https://scottsbasslessons.com/
Turning Ordinary People Into Musicians, with Casey McCann – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/turning-ordinary-people-into-musicians-with-casey-mccann/
About the Ear Training Trap – https://www.musical-u.com/learn/about-the-ear-training-trap/
The Gordon Institute for Music Learning – https://giml.org/
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