Jacob Collier Explains Music in 5 Levels of Difficulty ft. Herbie Hancock | WIRED

WIRED · 16.8M views · 2018-01-08 · 15:42

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WIRED's 5 Levels format with Jacob Collier explaining harmony to a child, a teen, a college student, a professional and Herbie Hancock.

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Recommended as a gentle explanation of harmony for beginners and cited as the model of the 'explain at five levels' format.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2018–2023

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Music theory, synthesis & production

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petercooper · 2023-03 · Recommendation
Yes, Rick Beato. He covers all sorts of stuff to different extents. Like music theory in ten minutes: [LINK] .. but he has hundreds of videos on keys, modes, analyzing popular music, the works. If you really know nothing you might enjoy this attempt at explaining harmony at five different levels from a child to Herbie Hancock: [VIDEO]
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mushishi · 2018-01 · Recommendation
I liked this explanation of harmony using different levels of musical comprehension (by Jacob Collier, featuring Herbie Hancock) [VIDEO]
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petercooper · 2021-07 · Reference
You know those videos where an expert explains something complicated at five different levels from school kid up to fellow genius? (Example: [VIDEO] ) I feel like many areas of math would benefit from that, because I barely have a clue what exists, let alone why and where there are advancements in the field.
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