Should You Learn to Read Sheet Music? | Q+A

Also, what is Harmony of the Spheres/Musica Universalis? What is your opinion on music critics? And many more awesome and interesting questions about music!

insaneintherainmusic's EWI video:

Bach Flute Partitas on IMSLP
Allemande from the Flute Partita in A Minor performed by Bert Alink

Many thanks to xDEZIOx, james frank, blindmanwithecholocation, Ian Leggett, Tobiasz Fic, Justin Davis, Caleb Scola and Steven Backenstoes for your insightful questions!

0:13 Are you reading sheet music during this performance?
4:09 How do I learn to read guitar sheet music?
5:53 What is Harmony of the Spheres/Musica Universalis?
9:13 How do you feel about Berklee Online?
10:18 What is that electric flute thing?
11:04 How do those count-ins work?
12:03 What are your thoughts on music critics?
13:23 What is your camera/mic setup?

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[AdamNeely]

1) sorry to all of norway
2) the lick was harmonized in 19-edo this episode. lol.

[trygvemikalsen]

3:00 Actually... More or less every gig I have played at has required me to talk Norwegian. It's pretty common here in Norway. I didn't know it was different in the US, but maybe you're right. You should still practice more Norwegian though.

[WangleLine]

Please never stop using these informative thumbnails. This is such a strong middlefinger to all these clickbaity thumbnails dogdey YouTubers like to use all the time.
Great episode as always!

[tuckersmith]

As a classical musician, the idea that a lot of gigs don't require reading music is mind-blowing to me.

[bofbob]

3:06 "Now this hasn't always been the case, because it used to be that speaking Norwegian was the only way of communicating ideas from one musician to another."

[insaneintherainmusic]

EWI (electronic wind instrument)? I think you mean "uwu"

[enkiitu]

And as a professional “classical“ singer I tell you that sight reading is absolutely paramount. It saves you shitloads of time.

[jobhenriquecs]

Yeah, you are absolutely correct, audio matters more than video in filming. This was a lesson I learned in my first semester of journalism school, was blown away and never forgot. Glad to see you picked it up spontaneously :)

[guitareimprovisation]

Yes !! Thank you for daring to say what you think concerning "reading music". I totally agree.

[NotJonJost]

14:20
This is actually something I was told in filmmaking classes as well-- that no matter what the image looks like, if the sound is clean and clear, the audience will accept anything visually, and that if the sound is muddy, nothing can save it. No reason was given per se, but I always thought of it as that your eyes can fill in the gaps in something more "abstracted" better than your ears can. A fuzzy low-res face looks more like a face than a fuzzy low-bitrate conversation sounds like a conversation.

[toddmiro]

Adam, as a professional video editor, I can tell you unequivocally that quality sound is more important than visuals. Being unable to hear something clearly is extremely fatiguing to the viewer and they will eventually lose interest.

[dcbandnerd]

I really love this vid in particular because he's absolutely right about Bach's music. During my band days, playing non-piano keyboard percussion instruments, I'd practice and perform Bach at solo and ensemble events. There were tricky runs in there but once it came together, it was a delight to play. I've always loved Bach's music especially and performing it only enhanced that love.

[aggrofreakanton]

As a german, I have to really congratulate you for your pronunciation of Bachs name! You rarely hear people from english speaking countries saying the "ch" the right way. Nice!

[WasabiNoise]

Really enjoy these Q+A videos. I've been learning piano with music sheets for 6 months and what seemed impossible a few months ago is now doable, I can't play immediately but you keep seeing patterns everywhere being chords, intervals, ... and it all starts to click, I really encourage anyone interested in starting now. I try to put in front of me a new partiture every single day (a real one, from imslp) and I try to play at least some bars, don't stop and you'll see amazing results very soon.

[Soundaholic]

Hi Adam! I learned very basic music theory as a kid some 20 years ago and I could kinda sorta read sheet music but only very slowly so I gave up on it. Fast forward to a few days ago, I stumbled upon a short piece of sheet music and I found out and I could suddenly read, as well as audiate the whole thing in my head. I've been following your channel for a year and learned about modes and keys and chords and scales and I've memorised how the major and natural minor scales sound like in my head for my own entertainment, but I didn't realise they would actually help me read sheet music better. So thanks!

[AFreshmanPerspective]

I agree Adam. Quality Audio makes a tremendous difference in videos. Most producers don’t do as good of a job as you and I sincerely appreciate your attention to detail in that area. Your Videos are very clear and natural sounding even when you are walking outside. Your lower and slower voice helps. You have a gift for communicating. Keep up the good work!

[uryic]

Thanks Adam, Once again your vids are interesting, informative, and extremely useful. I am a 63 year old professional keyboardist/pianist, educator, and producer/arranger for over 22 years. I instruct private students in piano and voice, and am about to launch a youtube channel soon. Gathering as much useful information as I can before I start though. One of my young Piano and Voice students will be attending Berkley in the Fall as a Freshman. He has been a private student of mine since about 4th grade. I was so pleased to hear what you said about what the "true" advantage of attending a Music School is. We live in a small community here in North Florida, and my student is sort of a big fish in a little pond. I shared with him almost word for word what you said about attending music school, particularly there at Berkley. It's one thing for an older guy like me to tell him something, but it carries more weight coming from someone closer to his age like you. I am certainly going to forward this vid to him as well as show it to him in class when I see him tonight. Thanks again.

[MeiiioAssim]

You come for the information on music and you end up with knowledge about life and audio quality for videos. Really the best Chanel on Youtube. Much love from Brazil Adam.

[PatFlanigan]

Syncopation is amazing; it got me into college! I also recommend Understanding Rhythm and Jim Chapin's Advanced Techniques for The Modern Drummer. Two great books also meant for drummers but that can help any kind of musician.

[guitarsean]

Totally agree with your thoughts on Bach. I've used the 2 part inventions for years with my students. Doesn't matter how slow you go, it still sounds like music.