Jacob Collier Answers Music Theory Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Musician Jacob Collier answers the internet's burning questions about music theory. What the heck is reharmonization? What's Middle C? What do the piano pedals do? Does music theory matter? Jacob answers all these questions and much more!



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Jacob Collier Answers Music Theory Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

[jacobcollier]

Thanks so much for having me, you wonderful people!!

[JuanXM]

when he was talking about "Hey Jude" he said "take that melody and think how else could we harmonize this melody". What he actually meant is that you take a sad song and make it better

[stevecarter]

"is it too late to learn piano?"
It depends on your deadline. If you're booked to play the rach 3 at Carnegie Hall Wednesday then yes, it's too late.

[BreakerBeat]

"There are 12 notes on the piano, here they all are" - smash the piano. Prime teaching right there.

[karlhungus]

He’s a great instructor. He answers the not so technical questions with the same enthusiasm as the highly technical questions. He always seems to be having so much fun.

[buckwild]

I have no idea who this person is.... And I enjoy his personality immensely

[Dexter]

Him just pitch-perfectly singing the Circle of Fifths is insane enough but it's only a small fraction of the incredible genius that is Jacob Collier.

[greenteadude]

Jacob Collier saying "Devil devil devil" while playing jazz is the kind of energy that I like

[sergeirachmaninoff]

5:59 What a clever guy, he’s explaining the circle of fifth Anticlockwise in front of himself so that it can be easy for us to look at it.

[JamesJones-tsfl]

“Now there are three pedals on the piano, don’t let that confuse you. The pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.”-Victor Borge.

[jacobduggan]

The homie really just explained the circle of fifths without showing the actual graphic, he’s too dangerous

[dillongage]

he's so clearly passionate that its contagious. Reminds me why I used to play. I put down my saxophone 10 years ago but after watching this I'm very seriously considering getting back on a practice schedule.

[aaronsimon]

"There are 12 notes on the piano, here they all are"
Genius

[mrcuryslaboratory]

The "Hey, Jude" breakdown is beautiful. You can tell he is about to let himself go and get lost in it for just a quick second but comes back. A real musician.

[clutch]

My man really hummed out the circle of fifths..as a music major, that is the most impressive thing ever.

[Zultchy]

This guy is clearly a genius with his art. The way he expresses the points he's trying to make, such as a cradle rocking. Very inspiring.

[TaylorMooreK]

His singing the circle of fifths shattered my brain completely.

[CamD]

I can’t even imagine what goes through Jacob’s head when he makes music

[mellotom]

I would absolutely watch a whole music theory course done by Jacob. His teaching style is amazing

[kondirecs]

Jacob is the definition of reharmonization! Never heard a person use this so actively when playing. It's amazing.