Have you ever met Adam Neely in person? (Q&A)

Questions and Answers submitted via viewers to Twitter and Instagram.
0:14 Thoughts on durations of pieces of music
2:17 Sense of cohesion in longer pieces
3:28 Being a composer and a performer
4:38 Is it unethical to make transcriptions of pieces to other instruments?
5:45 How to overcome writer's block
7:00 How to start composing more seriously
7:24 Have you ever met Adam Neely in Person
8:00 Can film & video game music be counted as classical music?
8:19 What do you think of the tuba?
8:45 Will I make more classical analysis videos like the Beethoven one?
9:00 Thoughts on Sony content flagging controversy
9:49 Evoking vs. manipulating emotion
10.49 What instrument do you find tricky to compose for
11:40 Have you ever felt insecure about your compositions?
12:30 What makes a bad composition?

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[fikradas]

For the Adam question I was lowkey expecting a 5s shot of Adam just... Standing there in the room and Bruce simply answering "No."

[macleadg]

For my money, Adam Neely, Rick Beato, and David Bruce are the three best music YouTubers. Always insightful and thought-provoking, never egotistical. 👍👍👍

[NahreSol]

Loved the questions and your answers!! Thanks for answering mine :) Great point about the upright really being a different instrument to a grand.

[philotomybaar]

Regarding “lacking confidence” or “hating” your work: it’s something that comes up for everyone who creates. I always remember a drawing that I made one evening when I was very young, and I thought that it was quite good. The next day I could only see the flaws in it, and felt embarrassed by it. My father, who was an art teacher told me that “every time you make a piece you grow a little, and when you feel it’s no longer good enough it just shows how much you’ve grown.” That’s stuck with me. Thanks dad.

[hermask]

David, Adam, Nahre, Rick, now, that’s a conspiracy I want to be part of! 😆🎹🎸🎺🎷🎻🥁

[steevf]

I need more of this. These answers are very thought provoking. Especially your insight into writers block was very helpful to me. I also love that you have met Rick Beato. I love it when all the music Youtubers I follow end up knowing each other.

[guest]

I kind of hope your channel stays on the smaller side because I love the intimate way you interact with us and answer our questions. A large channel simply can't maintain that level of closeness.

[pedterson]

Thank you for the time stamps! That (as well as your concise & entertaining presentation) shows that you have enormous respect for the time of your audience. And that sort of consideration is not only an excellent trait for a human being to have, but also for a musician.

[Bati_]

Incredibly insightful answers, thank you so much David!

[sergejnekrasov]

Have you ever thought about writing a piece for pipe organ?

[pablov]

Excellent video, as always. I can´t deal with Feldman's music, but the problem is on me, I suffer from anxiety and that affects sometimes my musical perception. I need that "something happend" in the music, that things changes at my own speed, that's why I love Stravinsky for example and that's why I love your music.

[mspir]

I'm a senior in high school and I'm going to be a performance major next year, so I always love watching your videos to see music from a different perspective. But interestingly enough, it was your comment on writer's block that really hit home with me. I've been writing a novel for the past year and I got stuck at a certain section because there was a character I really wanted to turn out well, and I didn't feel I was writing them up to their capacity. After hearing your bit, I immediately opened up my draft and wrote one of my favorite scenes as of yet, because I didn't write the character how I wanted others to perceive them, I wrote them how they spoke in my head. Whatever my first thought went on the page. If I went on a tangent, I developed that tangent and made it integral to the characterization and development. I keep replaying that bit over and over because of how much it spoke to me.
I know it's not for music but thank you for opening my mind up. :)

[maldivirdragonwitch]

My God... That "theory" of your late friend's was beautiful beyond words...
Being spiritually and intellectually oriented myself, I got shivers listening to you explaining it.
Thank you so much for sharing, it means a lot. If anything, my reaction proves your friend's theory in a way...

[animaegray]

I'd love to see Mahler's 9th and Bruckner's 9th analyzed.

[ndl]

Rebuilding the universe... I like it! I didn't expect a philosophy lesson when I clicked but I'm glad I did.

[marinoscarpa]

You just called him out! Now i'm waiting for the collaboration

[pvolt]

David, just a general comment... love your channel! from a person who was pushed against composing in college... love that you're putting takes on composing out there in a world that has nearly no things about it to see or reference. Peace and be well!

[Venture]

I feel immensely proud for being able to listen to whom I believe is an extraordinary living classical composer. Thank you, Mr. Bruce.

[sbingham]

This is excellent, as always. Your channel is so good - I can't believe the wealth of music knowledge there is on YouTube, and yours are right up there with my other favorites.

[renstitulaer]

Love what you're doing with thumbnails haha