How to Not Suck at Music (viewer critiques)

Thanks to alyssa anne sanders, brandonglitzmusic, Ian O'Hare, beanyboo22 - mazzazzk and the Jacob W.A. Lawrence quartet for their submissions!

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Adam

[ayusharipirala]

He protecc
He attacc
But most importantly
He gives suggestions about your tracc

[tupoiu]

can someone edit the footage of Adam saying that bass is worse than guitar and then spam it on his twitter and never let him forget ty

[NickFordCPTMusic]

How to not suck at music:
*A*lways practice
*B*e on time
*C*ollaborate with other musicians
*D*on't grandstand and show off
*B*efriend other cats
*G*rind
*A*lways play the lick

[famitory]

seriously considering submitting sax with drumsticks for critique

[aslpy]

Your comments on My Funny Valentine in relation to knowing the lyrics is something I've never thought about. Such a useful idea.

[DanaTheLateBloomingFruitLoop]

There's a single black frame at 20:54. Literally unwatchable.

[NavarreAnthony]

Really enjoyed the very small snippet of you singing

[KillianDunne]

This would actually be a very useful series if you plan on making more. I learned a lot from seeing similarities between my own playing and the people you critiqued.

[IanTOHare]

Hey Adam! Thanks for the critique of My Funny Valentine. I agree, I didn't have a very lyrical approach here. I change the phrasing a lot of the time when playing standards to give it a fresh (to me) sound. The greats had done the same in countless recordings, arguably. I will have to keep your comments in mind!

By the way, I play with 13-56 gauge strings (the largest commercially available set from Daddario) which I use to lessen sustain and thicken tone. I was going for a Grant Green type sound here which called for a healthy dose of space, nuance, and silence. Also, excellent Chet-esque singing! I appreciate your channel and what you're doing.

[TheRealMutttastic]

Your voice is way better than you think it is. Great tone for someone who's self taught and at least you could tell what notes you were trying to hit, which is a lot more than you could say for most people.

Your comments at the end also made me realize that as a drummer, I really want a look at drums from a bassist's perspective, if only so I can lock in the groove with them better!

[Mooseplatoon]

One of the weird things about performing rock music on a guitar or bass is that everything that makes you look "cool" (loose strap, mobile/expressive fretting hand, running around the stage, looking like you're trying to murder your strings when you strum, etc) is detrimental to your technique.

[Soundman]

How many people submitted All Star covers?

[benjaminrosenbohm]

4:47. Fair point.
Another really great u can do is 1 2 b3 4 2 b7 1
Just to break out of the pentatonic scale a little bit, as it can be a little overused.

[timbyrne]

Maybe he knows the lyrics to Funny Valentine but stutters?

[icelandicchocolate]

This is such an interesting new format

[gamer]

Hey Adam would you criticize compositions too?

[Stratocaster]

Great episode! :) I'm really looking forward to seeing more of this series, Adam.

[patrickcoyle]

this was a really useful thing to watch. I would love to see more of this kind of content. As someone who doesn't really have the time or funds for conventional music lessons, stuff like this is my life blood as someone who has a hunger for music. thank you for being such a wealth of practical knowlage. BASS!

[arthurhtbk]

Exactly three years later (to the day actually), I'm just thinking I'm so happy your channel has grown the way it did!
Keep up the awesome content man!
Bises from France

[goranmitrovic]

Hey Adam, this video was amazing! It would be great if you could do more of critiques! I learned alot in this 21 minutes. You are AWESOME!!!