*reads title* *reads thumbail* thanks

After despacito 2, we need the *LICC* *2* please release it asap

I love how you do the opposite of clickbait and literally put the answer in the thumbnail

i'm loving the anti-clickbait thumbnails

I never realized the lack of tritone relationships in Major/Minor.... Very cool and thanks again!

Oh crap, someone just learned how to key in his video editor.

That part about the Ionian and Aeolian modes, and their I chord's absence of tritone with other notes blew my mind!

I liked the part where your cat walked over the rite of spring.

"The Despacito rhythm that has been popping up the last 2 years" dude i've been hearing that rhythm since i was born

oooo new licc harmonization.

5:45 This is beautiful. I'm studying Medieval and Renaissance music right now and it makes so much sense: the other modes gradually get modified through accidentals to avoid tritones and thus converge on Ionian and Aeolian

Adam: What's your opinion on parents who push an instrument on a child to learn that the child has no interest in?

So, I was trained as a musician on the Suzuki method from a very young age (for those who don't know it is a method of teaching young kids string instruments by starting them playing by ear and then introducing them to written music once they get the fundamentals down). It literally never occurred to me until I watched this video that audiation (sp?) isn't a thing that everyone does. I just innately remember all the parts of a song and when I think back to it or it's stuck in my head, it "sounds" fully realized. I thought everyone does this, but of course, if you haven't been trained to hear music that way, why would you? Wild!

i like your hair adam neely

So amazed with the "no tritone" interval thing... I study music for yeeears and never noticed it and I don't remember any of my teachers talking about it. Thank you for the good info!!!!

'micro pog' that octave pedal is ahead of its time

Joke's on you, I remember every single aspect of All Star off by heart

The name of the Dembow rhythm comes from the name of the song "Dem Bow" by Shabba Ranks

The Quality of your Videos, both in content and in visualization, are actually incomparable to anything else on this website. Thank you so very much for this.

Man, I’m amazed by the structure and the length of the video. When I got to the last question I was like “well I’m kinda bored but let’s see how it goes” and after you answered it I thought “meh I think I’ve seen enough I’m gonna close” but right there it ended. I value this in all the videos I watch. Well done.

Question for future Q&A: Why is texture/timbre so closely linked with genre (at least in popular music)? Even subgenres have recognizable textures/timbres distinct from other subgenres in the same main genre.

I love what you said in the last minute.

Every time I hear you answer these questions during your Q+A's I realise how little I know with regards to music theory. Great stuff!

One of your best videos in a while. Thank you.

stop getting cuter, I do NOT want to develop a crush on you.

If lower interval limits are dependent on overtones wouldn't less overtone rich instruments have lower limits? A clean sine subbass could just go down as far as you want.

Adam singing rompe and dame más gasolina was the highlight of my day. Thank you.

Although this is a small piece of content I could've lived without knowing to continue my efforts on composition. It helped my piano arrangements drastically. Thank you, Adam. Peace, and love.

Question for your next QnA: Hey Adam, I'm a multi-instrumentalist considering music school. How should I choose what instrument to pursue or how can I persue all of them?

appreciate you giving the answer to the question in the thumbnail

Re: the question about playing bass an octave up, this is exactly what the band Royal Blood does. They've got two members, a bassist/singer and a drummer, and the bassist uses an octaver plus some other complicated pedal/amp chains to get a distorted guitar-esque sound and it sounds fantastic. I've got a friend that's learned every bassline of theirs to perfection, pedal chain and all, and it's a ridiculously cool sound.

Adam, thank you for continually making me think about music in a new and exciting way with your videos. When you challenged us to think of the drum, or bass, or etc part of a song it made me see that perhaps I've been focusing too melodically on what I learn in music. As a harmony singer it's too easy to fall into the trap of learning just the melody and my accompaniment, yet still overlooking the considerable depth of other parts.

L I C C IFICATION SQUAD

Adam, Question for your next Q&A: I learned just a couple years ago that I have Aphantasia, a condition where I cannot picture things in my mind's eye and in turn, audiate. I've been playing stringed instruments for 15 years, and have played electric and upright for 13 years, and around then I remember being able to visualize. Is there anything that I can do work on or potentially reclaim my ability to audiate? I've always been able to understand chords and how to play within them, because they've always been mathematical and bound by rules, but I've only recently been able to start to grasp how to solo and play melodically and I can't help but feel held back by my inability to hear things in my own head. Thank you for everything that you do, your channel has been a huge inspiration for me to keep pushing forward with my bass playing and become a better musician. Austin

The answer about ionian and aeolian brought so much meaning to my life Adam, thank you so much

I’m so glad you mentioned delayed gratification Adam! I just finished my first year of teaching general music and chorus (although I’m an instrumentalist) and I have been preaching those words for years! Technology (and many other factors) have sucked people into an “instant gratification mindset” and I could not agree more that music can break that toxic way of thinking! Thank you for being you man! Love your content!

Those chord examples on the piano sound really good.

For a future Q&A: I know you've anwsered the question "does gear matter?" before, but in the world of professional music can you/have you gotten in trouble for having the "wrong" kind of instrument? (A personal example I'll give is the jazz ensemble at the college I attend needed a bassist. I only had a Traben bass at the time, which was very metal based instrument. It ended up working but in an ensamble of 6 people I stood out like a sore thumb and I can see how that would be unwanted on a professional level)

Great job with your ongoing Q&A series, Adam. Thank you!

Hey Adam. I was only introduced to your youtube channel about 6 months ago, but just wanted to pop in to let you know that I get excited every time one of your vids pops up in my feed and I'm very appreciated for the great work that you do. Keep it up buddy!

Hairdam Neely looks cuter by the video :)

Adam, how about the maximum "distance" from the "normal" interval that is allowed for that interval to still sound like that interval? To clarify, let's say a major third is 400 cents apart, when does it lose its major thirdy quality? Since the answer is probably that there is obviously no hard border, I think this might be interesting to talk about. It's something that definitely interest me at least. The same can be said for example about (individual) notes in a scale. When do they become noticeable sharp/flat? At what rate, and does this matter, etc

Omg that explaination of the using of Ionian and Lydian! And omg that cat and you are both so cute! Easily one of my fave channels on the whole KZfaq

Adam I absolutely love this channel. Your content is quality affffff

Oh man, I missed the classic Adam Neely Schooling and information! Great video my friend! Also that Lick composition tho

Although I do have a question for the next Q&A, although it has little to no relevance to Musical Theory: Who were your prominent influences that made you want to take up specifically the Bass a sort of a primary instrument in your arsenal?

Thank you Adam for your videos. I learn and get to know much from them. I love that you love making them, that can be seen. Greetings from Argentina.

4:58 Personally, I think this is a more satisfying explanation of "why is major happy" than your "why is major happy" video

that silent memes ... beautiful editing on this one !!!

my music teacher hates your videos lol but I love them keep it up dude

another banger video Adam !, keep it up dude we all appreciate it

Didn't know this would become one of my favorite videos of yours Adam, thanks 😏 Great closing statement by the way

the fact that adam knows a lot of reggaeton amazes me

Hey Adam, If you listen to old recordings of blues and Appalachian singers (for example Robert Johnson or Dock Boggs), their voices sound a bit sort of 'flat'. Is this something to do with recording systems, their approach to tuning, or is it more of a musical 'accent'?

At 5:48 into the video, I am absolutely in love that you chose to voice these chords with low interval limits as a flashback!

Ooodles of really excellent points here; thanks to you and your subscribers for bringing them up! The fact that various harmonies sound different in different pitch ranges (e.g., murkier in the lower range) is one of my “hot-buttons.” I also liked your points about Ionian and Aeolian modes, and about Music teaching delayed gratification. It’s important to note, however, that it’s not entirely _delayed_ gratification; there are incremental points of gratification along the way.

Question for the Next Q&A How can an intermediate musician become a hyper technical musician (very odd time signatures, complicated rhythms, and being able to fast licks)? BTW, I love your videos and you were really influential in my decision to buy and start learning bass, thanks.

Of course I can remember the bassline to All Star!

I'm liking the new visual motif of the scraps of paper that you've been doing recently, it's very hip and fits into your style nicely

Delayed gratification is the best argument I've ever heard for music in primary schools. Nice explanation!

Your eyes suddenly look blue

Hey adam. You look very healthy in this video. It might just be the hairstyle, but it looks like you got new cameras and/or lights and lost some weight as well. :) Anyway, great video, as always.

Definitely agree with that last point! I've been practicing cello for over half my life and I'm still waiting for the gratification!

I've been hooked on your videos for the past few days, since first stumbling into the one about black midi (after watching/listening to some stuff about Conlon Nancarrow). i am a self-taught musician with no formal training in music theory other than some reading here and there on the subject, as well as a life-long, enthusiastic lover of all "out-there", different, difficult/challenging forms of music, schooled or otherwise. here's what i think about your material and why: to me, your videos are some of the most informative, thoroughly entertaining, well thought out, clearly presented, digestibly understandable, and just plain old interesting informational or instructional videos online. not just on the subject of music and theory, but on ANY subject matter. period. your answer in this video to the question about utilitarian arguments for keeping music education programs in schools made me stand up and audibly cheer in agreement, almost involuntarily all while watching it by myself, alone in my apartment. it is also what compelled me to write this and tell you how much i appreciate your work. lets just hope this doesn't get totally buried in troll bullshit or whatever. ;) keep up the amazing work. you've just earned yourself another (well deserved) patreon patron and a new, very devoted fan in me. seriously...you fucking rule and you've got a real knack (gift) for making these videos. not sure if there's another level you can take this to beyond youtube, or if you even have any desire to do so, but IMHO, if you can, then you should. time to write a book?? ok...i'm done now.

Dembow is a song by shabba ranks, a dancehall song relevant to the history of reggae Also, Mike Kerr of Royal Blood pitch shifts his second bass signal to achieve distorted guitar tone, allowing him and his mate to make rock with just two people

Hey Adam do you find that your choice of bass limits you in any way? Not that there's anything wrong with a p-bass but i'd think that a bass with more features (for example Billy Sheehan's Yamaha bass) would provide for a larger tone pallet.Keep up the great videos! B A S S

Thank you Adam, for the explanation on delayed gratification! It made my day.

Adam Neely, I don't know if you ever will see and read this comment, but I have something to tell you. Ive been going thru a wave of depression recently, Ive been sad, unable to sleep until 2-3AM only to go to school on a few hours of sleep, uninspired etc. Ive been watching your videos more and more everyday. I dont know why but your videos make me forget about my sorrows for however long the length of the video is. Thank you Adam Neely, God Bless.

practices auditation for All Star get all the parts down pretty well start to audiate the guitar parts in my head *nice* switch to the bass so I can get that down better a few days pass and I finally get it down really good gets stuck in my head* *wAIT*

Time to get educated.

This is my favourite Adam Neely video. I don't know why. It just is.

Great Q&A! I really liked the argument for the benefit of music ed, and the interval limit got me thinking about how a lot of hard rock and metal lives in that zone, and I like that stuff! Lots to contemplate.

"The Lick" now has a grace note.

Monday is my favorite day

This is a great argument for music in schools. High school is still fresh in my mind and I know there were a lot of people who simply did not want to be there; unless you gave them a chance to do their own thing. Music is a fantastic avenue of self expression.

it may take dozens of times re-watching this to absorb the knowledge. thank you.

Don't the lower interval limits also depend on the instrument? I'm pretty sure I've hear low brass or male choruses sing intervals that sound too muddy on a piano.

Is there an upper interval limit?

A Q&A that's CONCISE and to the point and doesn't devolve into random personal bullshit. Rare gem in today's KZfaqs.

I always learn something new when i watch one of your videos.

O dad your hair is beautiful.

B A S S

Thanks for answering my question! Very insightful!

Ohhhhhhhh my god the answer to the second question is so satisfying. I always like so much in music is "just because it happened that way" or "it's because thats how 14th century lute players did it" but your explanation of major and minor modes is without a doubt the most sensible theory I've ever heard about music. Ever.

You look different somehow...

question for the next Q&A why western music is based on third? there is an historical reason or biological reason ? I mean for chords construction hi mum, i'm on a youtube video

As soon as you started talking about the bass, I just kept hearing the bass line in my head. Then the little clean arpeggio. Damn it.

For a future Q&A : I'm a classical music student from Switzerland. I'm getting interested in other genre than just classical music, but I've actually got this feeling with jazz that it sometimes sounds good, sometimes not (purely subjectively), but I never quiet understand it. I've sometimes got the impression that jazz harmony is just random chords that magically sound good together, but I can't understand them with just what I know. What could I do, learn, etc., to understand it better? It sometimes scares me a little, I've got like the feeling that jazz is to hard for me, that I couldn't get into it. I would like to see jazz (and other related genres) as natural as classical music is for me. (It's funny, from what I see, some classical musicians are convinced that classical music is the most advanced music in the world, but I'm sure they couldn't understand some music any better than me, and by that I mean, not at all).

Did you just rekt djent as a whole?

I got 600 likes and wasnt featured in yiay

He looks so much younger now, the hair and the clearer skin. Love learning more about music theory Adam!

I found it really easy to audiate the guitar on that song you did with Gear Gods... mostly because it was doing the exact same as the bass. Video was excellent and informative as always.

10:00 yeah. Because "La Gasolina" and "Despacito" are the same song and their author is Daddy Yankee LMAO. All reggaeton sounds the same.

Wow. This was the best Q&A about modes ever

Finally! You answered a question I’ve been wondering a lot

10:02 my answer to this is a bit of both, and I used it with success in an interview recently. Academia is about learning how to use your brain and body in different ways. Why do we teach math? To teach functional thought and the process of using equations. Why do we teach science? Experimental procedure. Why do we teach music? To teach creativity and vocal proficiency. All of these skills are useful outside of each of the subjects they are connected to, and teach students how to use their brains to think without creating gaps in their knowledge and understanding. That's the whole point of education: to teach people to use their brains to THINK about things. Every subject is of equal importance.

I'm just re-learning basic theory so most of this goes over my head but I'm still here because it makes me feel smart and every once in awhile something makes total sense, so thank you

Awesome breaking out the psych science for music! Delayed gratification is way under-appreciated in my book. I think it's how kids learn mental grit. It's kind of like a little motivational speech every time you get better at something in music

when i learned to play a musical instrument, i started in elementary school. i played in the high school orchestra. so as you know your counting measures and paying attention to where you are in the piece in addition to when and what you play. what i have found is that doing this through high school has taught and conditioned me to be able to concentrate and focus on whatever i had to do no matter what i happen to be doing.

I love the idea that music teaches delayed gratification because you're so right. I've been playing for 8 years and I've just now started to become slightly satisfied with my work.. but once you start to become slightly satisfied, you hunger for more (as I do)