"Musical Rumble Pak" is a damn fine turn of phrase.
@dotumantaraye3512 роки тому
oh (by the way I'm a fan and replying to this was my first instinct so please don't mind me)
@Contributron2 роки тому
Objection. Argumentative.
@somebonehead2 роки тому
16:26
@pieterpopster55492 роки тому
Well, it depends. Because it always depends.
@oldvlognewtricks2 роки тому
Objection: counsel is testifying.
@RedactedNews2 роки тому
Flawless video Adam. Well done.
@DiZastur2 роки тому
agreed, seems increasingly hard to find positive input online of late. Thank You ADAM and thank you as well MI
@ALPalmos2 роки тому
Absolutely. Perfection 👌🏻
@christophermeraz-mata68349 місяців тому
Mindblowing analysis. Your face is tremendously over-exposed though, maybe reduce the ISO next time. Well done!
@berndtherrenvolk19518 місяців тому
The sheer production quality of his videos is almost unrivaled.
@stillupmusicРік тому
That quote!!! "Music makes you feel feelings, lyrics make you think thoughts, songs make you feel thoughts." That's groundbreaking stuff man. Great video friend, thank you!
@SongWhispererРік тому
Music is a language, the very first language used before words were spoken, a language that communicates thoughts via feelings.
@stillupmusicРік тому
@@SongWhisperer very true, well said!
@medievalpepper1832Рік тому
Or songs make you think feelings
@DiamondsRexpensive9 місяців тому
@@medievalpepper1832No. It makes you think thoughts and memories that have feelings attached to them. But it doesn't make you think feelings. You feel feelings.
@jqsmooth779 місяців тому
This is how I feel when I listen to Celine, Josh Groban, Adele, and many more...
@colinellicott97375 місяців тому
I'm amazed that Celine could perform at all so soon after such loss. After my wife died it took half a year before I could play my piano again, it was more emotion that I could bear, so I am truly amazed she got that far through her performance before yielding to the overwhelming power of her music. Peace. And today is the anniversary of my wife's death.
@tronzi_5 місяців тому
Rest in peace
@christinebeames7125 місяців тому
I hope the pain is easing a little and you can smile at your happy memories,xxxxxx
@yvettescheiman49914 місяці тому
❤❤❤
@deepseadarew60124 місяці тому
What are you talking about, she's not dead yet.
@colinellicott97374 місяці тому
@@deepseadarew6012 My wife is dead, not Celine.
@AdamNeely2 роки тому
Watch the extended version of this video on Nebula! It features an extended interview with my mom, lol. watchnebula.com/videos/adam-neely-the-greatest-key-change-in-pop-music
@notatall22372 роки тому
Is the second album from the 24 hour album stream still not out yet, Adam?
@brookeg59792 роки тому
Your Mom shared a really interesting perspective, Adam. She should be interviewed more often!
@LupinoArts2 роки тому
any word on alternative payment methods than credit card for Nebula / Curiosity Stream, yet?
@ggarzagarcia2 роки тому
Loving your analysis, dude. Also, I’m after you: Cb and B natural are *NOT* the same note. Physics. I’m a bone player, and I know you as a bass player you know too. 😂 I’m just pulling your strings.
@Jeroen_K2 роки тому
I am baffled by the concise, deep and gripping analysis of this video. WHY would I need an extended version?
@treyxaviermusic2 роки тому
Rachmaninoff reaching into the future to demonetize this video from beyond the grave
@alanp7412 роки тому
Rachmaninoff: Swiggity Swoogity I'm coming for that booty and cash
@dustrider93062 роки тому
Or... DEMONetize? C'mon Xavier, that's your kind of humor ;)
@JohnPaulBuce2 роки тому
ok
@ulture2 роки тому
and he doesn't need to stretch out his arm to do reach it. He can just spread his fingers a little
@manganoid74262 роки тому
Because Rachmaninoff only cared about monetisation... Oh boy...
@SaladBar-xy8jy7 місяців тому
She lost her husband, and singing about being all by herself no doubt was a trigger for emotions, besides the effort she always puts in to make her singing outstanding, it pulls emotion from any singer who feels the lyrics.
@jas_bataille5 місяців тому
That is true. It makes me very sad because not only had she lost her husband, she was also robbed of her health. My dad worked with her and said she had to get a shot every night to go through the show. They angled the stage at the Caesar's palace just so they could get the perfect look on her... she was wearing heels for all those concerts, 20 nights in a row, year after year. It's fcking awful. Now they pretend that she has some kind of genetic condition that just popped out of nowhere and made unable to move properly... riiiight
@ZeMelanieDuclos4 місяці тому
Just to add a bit more of details - René Angélil, Céline’s husband had died on January 14, 2016, which is barely a month prior to that performance. And her brother Daniel died two days later…
@garycarbone4 місяці тому
Keep all that for your mental health doctor….you sing…we enjoy!!
@sinch40443 місяці тому
@@garycarboneew
@garycarbone3 місяці тому
@@sinch4044 What does “ew” mean? Was something unclear in what I said?
@chevymagcaling293410 місяців тому
23:26 “She’s singing “All By Myself”, a song whose structure is specifically designed to feel the thought of not being alone. Imagine living this catharsis night after night on that stage for years, living the story of ritualistically calling out to the heavens and demanding to not be alone anymore. And through the sheer physical power of your voice and the technique that you have developed on your instrument (and a clever key change or two), the world around you acquiesces and bends to your will. Until one night, it doesn’t.” Man, those are some powerful words right there. Couldn’t have explained it better.
@raveltherapy68842 роки тому
I don’t understand even 8% of what this guy is talking about… But I watch his videos because this is quality production.
@JickAudio2 роки тому
I was gonna say something similar. I have no background in music whatsoever but the video is so entertaining that I feel like I’ve know music my whole life
@JimTheFly2 роки тому
I've been singing for most of my life but all the chord references and everything just are total gibberish to my ears. I WANT to understand them, but I completely am lost at all of it and I don't even know where to start.
@ligmatesstickle76862 роки тому
@@JimTheFly I´m 36 and I just startet learning about all these things cause I discoverd a year ago that music production can be a very satisfying hobby for myself. So If you are interested in learning I can recommend the following vids as a starting point: The basics simplified: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/qpeSiIKpkX2dzGQ.html The basics but different and more detailed: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/pZR2l4KIloiCsY0.html + Part 2 + 3 And there are tons of cool guys and girls on YT who teach you all the things in music theory and production. In some cases they could teach me more in 10-30 minutes than my music teacher was able to teach in 5 years of private lessons in my childhood/youth. If you need more recommendations feel free to ask.
@Earthneedsado-over1772 роки тому
You Are Not Alone (anymore), I feel the same way when I watch Rick Beato's videos on music. Or David Butler's videos on the cosmos or quantum physics.
@RCaugh2 роки тому
I played piano all my life literally since 3 and was the church organist for 15 years. This is like a foreign language to me. But it all makes perfect sense if you’re a total music nerd.
@Wonderhussy2 роки тому
I used to work at her show in Vegas, and got so tired of listening to what I considered overblown, overwrought, overproduced bombastic B.S every night...but as this video reminds me, you just can't deny her amazing vocal ability --nor her professionalism in taking to the stage with a broken heart! I remember another show she did, right after her father died --she was late coming on, and people in the audience complained about what a diva she was because of it. I guess we tend to forget that these artists are human like the rest of us. Much respect to Celine for her amazing talent and work ethic.
@NReese-if1nm2 роки тому
"...overblown, overwrought, overproduced bombastic B.S." Well, I think you summed that up very nicely! There was a time when singers just... sang. But now, it seems that everybody has jumped on the Whitney Houston bandwagon of overblown vocal show-off. Yes!-- Hit every note you can hit, whether it's in the song or not! YES!-- Show how long you can hold a note, even if the audience dies of boredom while waiting for you to run out of air!!! That isn't "singing"; it's just show-off CRAP. And it's high time to call it down.
@appleturnover5192 роки тому
But isn't it still overblown, overwrought, overproduced bombastic B.S?
@Wonderhussy2 роки тому
@@appleturnover519 but well- executed 😁
@appleturnover5192 роки тому
@@Wonderhussy "Well-executed" is not the point.
@DReed19452 роки тому
I would assume too that a lot is overdone in Vegas because it’s become that or always has been in Vegas. People pay big for this but there are real people behind it all. People want to feel that the singer actually feels the lyrics and experienced it as we do when we relate to specific songs. Overdone to some, perfect for most.
@markvicferrerРік тому
Love how music has vague terms like "groove" & "feel", but also that technical jargon to explain exactly what's going on in the song.
@nicolasribeiro7914Рік тому
that's basically music theory in a nutshell
@nicolasribeiro7914Рік тому
I think that's what happens when you mix science and math with art :D
@YatesNYC8 місяців тому
@nicolasribeiro7914 yes,it is!
@MsRuth1942Рік тому
When My husband passed away, I was singing in a choir competition in China. I found that singing helped me in so many ways. It always lifts my spirits!
@DBruce2 роки тому
Music makes you feel feelings, lyrics make you think thoughts, songs make you feel thoughts, Neely videos make you understand thoughts and feelings!
@loganstrong54262 роки тому
Adam Neely's videos make you thought about feelings. Wait, no, that's not right...
@AlexMcDaniels2 роки тому
So Deep...
@eky2 роки тому
Deep, a single tear very slowly ran down my cheek
@DBruce2 роки тому
yeah ok, maybe I cheesed out on this response. Anyway, nice video.
@AtomMotherHeart2 роки тому
Sweet, I ll play the world's smallest violin while making the tastiest sandwich to end world hunger with the cheese in your comment. Bruh
@acostaliving2 роки тому
I went down the UKposts rabbit hole. I don't play an instrument, or know how to read music, and I have no clue what he is talking about, but somehow I find it very interesting?
@thecongenital30352 роки тому
I sing myself and after listening to him I feel like I know stuff I didn't know 😂😂😂
@Fran-dz7cd2 роки тому
A Costa Living - Right?! I listened all the way through and I was interested and fascinated how music can take us on a journey and make us feel “some sort of way”
@SlowLane-pv3nf2 роки тому
I know a guy who has an unusual singing style. He sings folk songs mostly from Britain. I think I've just understood what he is doing. This video explains it so well, but I'll watch it again just to be sure.
@razergear2 роки тому
Down that same rabbit hole I went. A pretty interesting one at that.
@williamcomay69572 роки тому
I play many instruments, can read music well, and I have little clue what he is talking about, and still, I find it incredibly interesting
@9ineToeРік тому
This video from Adam is as brilliant as the piece he is critiquing: PhD-level analysis; cultural and historical context; and presented in a fun and entertaining format. Bravo!
@IAmMichaelJ7 місяців тому
Your review of his review is PhD-level!
@ldgaming42136 місяців тому
@@IAmMichaelJ your username is a PhD level cipher
@IAmMichaelJ6 місяців тому
Yeah, I seriously need to get around to changing that username. LOL
@ldgaming42136 місяців тому
@@IAmMichaelJ haha same tbh
@three-eyedmeatpie5730Рік тому
It really can’t be overstated. This is one of Adam’s finest pieces of work. I get emotional every time I watch it. Flawless execution, with a very granular understanding of how to craft a narrative and build it to an emotional climax. Fantastic work.
@bananapooptime5 місяців тому
Dude same. His explanation is almost as epic as the music itself. I just wrote a whole essay saying how much this video impacted me. Glad I'm not alone lol.
@nataliespitz48772 роки тому
I can understand why she had to stop. She lost the love of her life and she didn't want to be by herself anymore. I'm sure she truly felt those lyrics. Music is so powerful
@DonnaBrooks2 роки тому
She also lost her brother just 2 days later! It reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt, whose mom & wife died on the same day. It's the series of losses that make you feel so alone. You feel like EVERYONE has left you & if they haven't left yet, they're going to soon. I remember a time after my dad, my last family member, died, when a couple of people who tried to help me in dealing with the estate also died. I actually felt cursed. I warned friends to stay away b/c anyone who comes near me dies. I know that's crazy talk, but that's how it felt. The number it does on you when you have a loss & then you lose the people who could help you through that loss does make you have irrational thoughts & fear you will always be alone, esp. if you have people & circumstances working against you. I had no idea this happened to Celine. Her music used to give me such hope & inspiration. She has a number of uplifting songs, esp. "That's the Way It Is" (my fave) & "A New Day Has Come." Also, interestingly, that song, "Gonna stand by your side now. Gonna wipe all your tears away. You'll be safe in my arms now. And I know I can make you believe again," is a song I used to sing to MYSELF. Because I know that if you leave you, then you have nothing left. So you've got to come back to yourself, again and again, as months turn into years & years turn into decades, even when it seems hopeless, even as you age & realize you are fatter, older, more tired, & more cynical & are way past your prime & wonder how you can possibly be attractive to someone now, even when you wonder why you are still alone & you don't know how to change that, until you believe again,- even knowing that that day may never come.
@alexomeltschenko21932 роки тому
no she has a tag .. watch this space
@merindymorgenson31842 роки тому
@@DonnaBrooks beautifully stated.
@mrpedrobraga2 роки тому
@@DonnaBrooks Honestly, personally, I just wish I'd leave myself alone .
@laurastone65782 роки тому
Kinda cheesy.
@aclassicaldisaster2 роки тому
Finally my boy Rachmaninoff getting the credit he deserves.
@bartolomeotucci46532 роки тому
Yo boi rachmaninoff my homie
@lapezaz2 роки тому
Finally? He was creditazilionere before you came to this existance. Anyone who digs classics had at least one boner on his stuff.
@andybaxter44422 роки тому
You know that f-ing guy? THAT f-in guy, amirite?
@austinworkman99672 роки тому
Yeah finally an...Adam Neely video was what gave Rachmaninoff his deserved fame.
@jyotektosgaimur2 роки тому
Rachmaninoff's best song though is probably space dementia
@billmoran38129 місяців тому
The minute you mentioned Rachmaninov’s 2nd, I realized why I love All By Myself. Rachmaninov’s Second piano Concerto is, in my opinion, the most beautiful piece of music ever written.
@clairebodger18139 місяців тому
I love him too, I can’t believe I didn’t make the connection earlier lol
@ReclusiveMountainMan9 місяців тому
Anyone who has performed with a full orchestra supporting them, knows what it's like to actually "feel" the music. Subscribed.
@ozsurg2 роки тому
This is not something I would normally share, especially with complete strangers on the internet. But here goes. My father requested, in his will, that the slow movement from Schubert's String Quintet in C major be played at his funeral. We assembled a group of musicians and I played the first cello part. Personally I have long regarded this as the most beautiful piece of music ever written. It plumbs depths of emotion like nothing else I have ever heard. And here's the funny thing: I poured my heart and soul into that performance, but somehow, never let my own personal grief in, until the final chord - at which moment I broke down. How would I be honouring my father if I lost it during the performance itself? So I just immersed myself in the music, forgot who I was, and gave it the best that I could. I don't think it was any better than I could do on any other day, and I doubt that Celine hit her high note any more spectacularly than she usually does. The point I'm making, like Adam's mum, is that during the performance, you can't afford to feel the emotion in the music. What's important is to communicate that emotion to the listener.
@MoochiBoochi2 роки тому
I hope you and your family are doing well. Thank you so much for sharing :)
@UndergroundSigns2 роки тому
Thank you for sharing this Tony. This is how we live on. Love to you.
@gigirf30222 роки тому
That’s beautiful
@marbleman522 роки тому
Tony Prochazka....Yes, I understand what you and Adam mean about not letting your emotional response to the music prevent you from performing the music, whether that be by singing or playing an instrument. I am not a trained singer but love singing. My mother majored in piano and minored in voice...or maybe the other way 'round, when she was in a university way back in the late 1940's. So I was raised with music in the house. ( I'm now 69 and my vocal chords are not a limber as they used to be; if that is how to explain it ?? ), but so many times when I have been singing along with a song that is very emotional to me I will choke up and even start crying and I then cannot sing anymore. I realized long ago this need to separate oneself emotionally enough from the song in order to sing it properly. I have heard Celine sing this song on the radio but to see her perform it and see the energy that she puts into the key change and hitting that high note, and with such incredible power and control, and on perfect pitch... is unbelievable!!! Adam, I thoroughly enjoyed this video; my first time to watch one of your's. You have my thanks...and a sub.
@awightman12212 роки тому
isnt that piece like almost an hour long?
@Beastintheomlet2 роки тому
“People will clap because they don’t know any better” your mom is straight savage, in the most mom way possible.
@Dowlphin2 роки тому
Moms used to be much more savage than that. 😏
@kcindc55392 роки тому
Seriously. My mom was brutal in her assessment of each Miss America Pageant finalist. “Oh she’s a dog!”, “Homely as a Hedge Fence, that one”, “no wonder her family farm didn’t have a tractor. Didn’t need one - they just hitched her to the plow”, and my personal favorite……“Built like a brick shithouse, which would be fine if she played for the Rams”
@annla78342 роки тому
@@kcindc5539 I love your mom.
@A_Wild_Dyzzy11 місяців тому
I lost my father in 2021. I regularly perform a song he wrote with his brother at my gigs, it’s a song about finding love despite being hurt in the past, letting someone into your life before you lose them. It takes a lot for me to not choke up during it.
@nyko963110 місяців тому
May he rest in peace ❤
@Bombadillio9 місяців тому
What a beautiful legacy of your father ❤️
@iwouldratherknit18638 місяців тому
I’d love to hear your song.
@RobHigbieРік тому
When the band drops out, she literally sings all by herself. Stunning. Great video!
@WreckOfLamb2 роки тому
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” -Sergei Rachmaninoff
@konroh22 роки тому
With eternity in our hearts, music helps us touch what we know is ideally and forever true.
@ashharris10362 роки тому
"If you'd like to hear more of the conversation that I had with my mom on all of this" you know your life has peaked when many thousands of people are genuinely interested in the rest of a conversation you've had with your mum haha
@nmccw32452 роки тому
Mom Neely rocks!
@tylerhackner97312 роки тому
We love Adam’s mom
@DerAykac2 роки тому
Putting mommy Neely behind a paywall has to be his smartest move.
@FrictionFive2 роки тому
It ain’t peaked! There is certainly much more to come from Mr. Neely. But agreed, this is a staggering benchmark for anyone in the social media world.
@Dowlphin2 роки тому
Standard recipe for how to become successful in music: Have musical parents. (Very hollywoodesque.)
@madduxregan11 місяців тому
She sang an Eb5, the original key was in F5, she tries her hardest, plus, her husband, René Angélil, passed away that year.
@reesecup3ify3 місяці тому
What are you talking about. The original? Sung by a man in the lower octive? Why should she sing a whole step higher if that's not even within her range? Tried her hardest? She was flawless.
@madduxregan3 місяці тому
@@reesecup3ify I meant her original version, I know about the first one by Eric Carmen. I know my stuff.
@reesecup3ify3 місяці тому
@@madduxregan got it. I'm just realizing how amazing she was. Her notes are so crisp no matter what key she sings in. It's ok if she sings it a step lower for this performance. Sometimes even the best of singers try to hit those high notes and the voice just says "not today". She knew her limits that day and slayed without hurting her voice. Respect!
@madduxregan3 місяці тому
@@reesecup3ify Apologies if the "I know my stuff" statement seemed rude.
@reesecup3ify3 місяці тому
@@madduxregan No worries, Love...Merry Christmas!
@jebbiejoober9 місяців тому
yup! love the fact that David Foster surprised Celine with the high note WHILE RECORDING and she just smashed it. serious talent from everyone involved.
@romerjusu38045 місяців тому
He said she had to do multiple takes before she got it right.
@jebbiejoober5 місяців тому
@@romerjusu3804 that’s not what they’ve been telling ppl for years.
@romerjusu38045 місяців тому
@@jebbiejoober Watch David Foster The Hitman Returns concert video. He has Shanice sing it and during the beginning he talks about how difficult it was for Celine Dion to sing it.
@jebbiejoober5 місяців тому
@@romerjusu3804 no thanks i’ll take your word for it
@hezzr32 роки тому
The fact that Rachmaninoff is credited as writer of this song is one of my favourite music facts
@laugrimdude2 роки тому
Yo a celeste fan in the wild! Nice
@Turt37522 роки тому
@@laugrimdude imagine *not* being a Celeste fan lol
@nightcrawler96072 роки тому
I love Rachmaninoff's Little Red Riding Hood
@hezzr32 роки тому
@@Turt3752 true imagine not
@roberacevedo82322 роки тому
A really hard one to play
@thatpaxyton2 роки тому
On January 14, 2016, Celine Deon’s long time husband and manager died of throat cancer. 2 days later, her brother also died of cancer. Febuary 3rd was the first time Deon returned to performing at her Los Vegas residency after these dual tragedies in her life. She sang “All By Myself,” a song who’s structure is specifically designed to feel the thought of not being alone. Imagine living this, night after night, on that stage for years, living the story of calling out to the heavens, and demanding to not be alone anymore, and through the sheer physical power of your voice, the world around you bends to your will... until one night, it doesn’t. Same energy as the key change, dude.
@MichalKobuszewski2 роки тому
I was so into the reasoning behind the explanation, the emotional power of this sentence totally got me by surprise.
@KimonFrousios2 роки тому
Adam certainly has a way with words. That part of the narration there was almost poetic in and of itself. It really drove the whole thing home for me.
@groushka2 роки тому
*Céline Dion
@thatpaxyton2 роки тому
@@groushka shoot
@HBickford962 роки тому
I watched that specific clip who knows how many times just because of how hard it hits.
@avanti605810 місяців тому
Rachmaninoff, Foster and Celine handle emotions very well no doubt, but you are no slouch, putting your mother here and seeing where the talent and wisdom comes from has been even more moving. Well done.
@ramonhrcjРік тому
I've cried many times to this analysis. Not only did she feel the song.. Adam broke it down for me to feel it too.
@AimeeNolte2 роки тому
This video is as epic as that modulation. Also...I love your mom.
@FrictionFive2 роки тому
Word!
@j897xce2 роки тому
No need to bring a homies mom into it like that.
@jadude3782 роки тому
I love your mom!
@adonwright98842 роки тому
Let’s give it up for mothers 👏
@lordgraga2 роки тому
I felt like the video itself modulated to a new key towards the end
@srenpeterkaagaardthuesen42062 роки тому
"She's singing all by herself and then the band comes in, and she's not alone anymore" Feels like the most caveman musical idea, ugug more people play not alone anymore. But man, it hits hard.
@adafrost62762 роки тому
Same concept in any song with the word "stop" in it, the music frequently drops for a couple of beats and also a lot of songs with "up" or "down" will go that direction in either pitch and/or dynamic. A lot of those little literal lyrics-to-music associations exist and they're pretty effective if a little cheesy sometimes.
@noesunyoutuber76802 роки тому
@@adafrost6276 No "stop!" in music has ever beaten Electric Six's "Stop!...Continue!" in Improper Dancing. Apparently they've done it live and played another song before the continue.
@khersy2 роки тому
Unga bungalow hit da big hi note bro, fuck I’d run outta air
@circattle2 роки тому
@@adafrost6276 Hammer Time!
@vigilantcosmicpenguin87212 роки тому
We're all just a bunch of cavemen. And that's a beautiful thing.
@ICrackSoftWaresРік тому
I keep coming back to this video, not because I'm a musician, I don't even understand 80% of what's being said. The story telling however and the emotional power of this video is just something else. Very well done!
@gregrumble82072 місяці тому
This is hands-down one of my favorite videos on UKposts.
@JustTanya.2 роки тому
When Celine just stopped, trying to hold it together despite the fact she just lost the love of her life, breaks my heart every time. Even if you can't feel the emotion of the song, you'd have to be dead inside to not feel the emotion of Celine and the loss of her husband, the father of her children. This is a pretty powerful song for those of us who feel alone in this world. The chords and lyrics hit a place inside a person that says, "I know what you're feeling because I feel it too." and though you still feel all by yourself at least you can know that you're not only one that feels that way.
@ShinerCCC2 роки тому
I am confirmed dead inside then.
@JustTanya.2 роки тому
@@ShinerCCC Can't deny that it might be a good thing. The pain of losing someone you love can be so great you wish you were dead so you don't have to feel it anymore. Well, at least that is what I feel; everybody is different though.
@ShinerCCC2 роки тому
@@JustTanya. The prerequisite to that is loving someone, and I currently don't. And can't, because I'm depressed and no longer experience emotion. It should be a relief, but...
@JustTanya.2 роки тому
@@ShinerCCC Depression is an emotion. Depression actually has multiple emotions. Those of us who suffer from depression, suicidal tendencies, all different forms of abuse, etc. will try shut down so that we stop feeling. But it never truly goes away, it just transforms into different types of emotions. We all at some point have lost a loved one. It could be parents, grandparents, other family members, friends, even pets. We cover it up as well as we can so that others can't see so that we don't have to explain it each and every time. But you can't hide it from yourself. It's there, whether you choose to acknowledge it is your prerogative but not everyone is shut down. There are many who can see what Celine is feeling, knowing what she had just gone through and pull that pain of loss from our own lives and empathize with her. But it's okay if others can't empathize with that loss. Like I said, everybody is different.
@permafrost09792 роки тому
Yes, her husband, her manager, her number one cheerleader, the reason she was even on that stage, who's always been by her in her career, even before they fell in love.... That had to be really hard...
@hashimhussain57802 роки тому
no you're the most elegant key change in pop music
@reywashere52842 роки тому
no u
@layneraczy93242 роки тому
no u
@orinking80642 роки тому
no u
@RickyPls2 роки тому
no u
@BananaManPL2 роки тому
no u
@virginiaviola5097Рік тому
I loved the original Eric Carmen version when it came out. I was a teenager studying classical piano, the haunting quality of the song itself *plus* the inclusion of Rachmaninoff was something really special. It’s always been a favourite song. Céline sings this song with so most emotion and virtuosity it’s incredible.
@user-mb9qi6ke9h8 місяців тому
the best
@gailtrotman525627 днів тому
The pause for Celine was deeply emotional as she was still vulnerable, in profound grief over the loss of her beloved husband, Rene and the words moved her . ❤😢❤
@TruthSurge2 роки тому
She holds the 4 over basically a 4 minor, then the root chord changes to a half step higher which makes the 4 she's holding suddenly a major 3rd of the new chord. Tons of key changes happen in songs in the middle, on choruses, and of course, the ending chorus to take it to a little higher level of intensity. First time you hear a song do that, it can really have a nice impact.
@creamydistortion2 роки тому
Bruce Springsteen wrote a bunch of modulations specifically for Clarence Clemons to solo over on the sax... Power!
@m.g.40602 роки тому
I have a couple of questions for ya. what is holding a four? what is a four minor?
@jymcaputo2 роки тому
@@creamydistortion the truth is Clarence, was not competent nor comfortable in various keys......thus, the modulations. BUT, it's only rock & roll.....
@jeffbellin82242 роки тому
@@m.g.4060 The '4' to which @TruthSurge is referring is the 4th step of the key. In this case, with the key being G major, the 4th step of G major is ordinarily a C (1-G, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C), and the chord based on the 4th step of G major would ordinarily be C major (C-E-G, the notes found in a G major scale). However, a composer or arranger could substitute the C major chord for a C minor chord (C-Eb-G instead of C-E-G; and note that Eb is not in a G major scale) Got that? (Try that on a keyboard so you can hear the difference). So I believe that @TruthSurge is just saying that, in this case, Dion is holding the note of C, the 4th step in a G major scale, over a C minor chord (C-Eb-G). Now, regarding @TruthSurge's statement about suddenly becoming the major 3rd of a new chord? Well, try holding or singing that C when playing that C minor chord, C-Eb-G. after that, raise the G note a half-step in that chord to an Ab. You now have an Ab major chord, Ab-C-Eb. Yes, if you merely raise the G to an Ab a half a step, the chord on the keyboard will look like C-Eb-Ab. But the C note is no longer the root or '1' of the chord, it's the 3rd, as an Ab chord in its root/basic or 1st position is Ab-C-Eb. The root of a chord and the third of a chord have different feels and functions. The root of a chord has a weight and sense of finality. The 3rd of a chord, not so much. It's why you rarely hear songs ending on the 3rd of a chord. So singing or playing a C when you're playing C minor or C major underneath it has a sense of finality. Playing or singing a C over an Ab major chord. And notice even the difference in sound/feel when you shift or invert the order in which the notes are played. If you play Ab-C-Eb, what is called root position, which is when you play the chord with the root of the chord on the bottom, the chord will have a sense of weight. But if you shift the Ab and put it on top, playing C-Eb-Ab, that sense of finality is no longer quite there. Then shift again and play Eb-Ab-C. This is known as the 2nd inversion. So if a composer wants to let the audience really know that the song is over in the most obvious way possible, he or she will end it on the root chord of the key, with the note being the root of the chord. End a song in G major on a G major chord with the final note a 'G'. I hope this helps a bit.
@m.g.40602 роки тому
@@jeffbellin8224 thank you so much! I learned a lot from this :)
@ericeaton23862 роки тому
I didn't know she had lost her husband and her brother. I started crying when those headlines showed up on the screen and suddenly immediately understand why she broke down that day.
@e.j.leonard23792 роки тому
Same
@zyzzyvacation2 роки тому
Her older brother Daniel (59) died of cancer January 2016, two days after the death of her husband René. 2016 was a tough year for Celine
@LeifNelandDk2 роки тому
I cried a little in the beginning, and occasionally during it. Then I immediately restarted the video, and when swing her stop and I understand what's happening, I go into fully weeping mode and have to pull over in my car. All by myself.
@gingealex999992 роки тому
Same
@adrianazashen2 роки тому
I remember. The joke that year was that all the major celebrities were dying ... 2016 was the "worst year" until covid wanted to change things up
@dapper43289 місяців тому
It’s amazing that there is science to back up what we feel. The makeup of Celine’s instrument, the physics of sine waves and mathematics converge to create a moment that is felt almost whole-body. And it’s fascinating that it could’ve been written without knowing the specific technique, just that it made the writer feel something. This video was so well done - thank you!
@remilafleur68256 місяців тому
Wow. All my life I listened to Celine Dion’s songs like I was on a leisure trip, enjoying myself and the quality of her voice. I’ve always respected Celine’s talent and state-of-the-art technique but your video made me understand THE TALENT she was gifted from the Gods and the amazing voice technique she is mastering. I am flabbergasted and will never listen to her songs the way I used to anymore. This was a master class of a video. Great job!
@jenniferschamey28382 роки тому
Note to self: steal chord progressions from classical music to make pop music more interesting... Yes yes..
@MrTocoral2 роки тому
More interesting... or deeper and more direct I would say !
@alkh3myst2 роки тому
Pop music's greatest theft was stealing ancient Greek scales called "modes". A ton of modern music is made from them. Miles Davis, John Coltrane and other jazz giants first used them, but modes have been used in dozens of hit songs since the 1950s in rock, pop, r&b and dance music.
What do you think The Beatles did bro geez what do you listen to?
@PublicSchoolFinance2 роки тому
Celine Dion received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music this year. I watched her speech for the graduation ceremony last week. You can tell she put a lot of thought into the message she delivered to the students. It was humble yet inspirational.
@rayplin8 місяців тому
Floored. Completely. My first exposure to your content. Incredible. I have so much more appreciation for music theory. Wish this was available 20+ years ago when I was still in band.
@ChasSchleyРік тому
Wow! Your explanation of music theory is very approachable. I learned a lot from your presentation, as well as your dissection of what's under the hood. Keep it coming!
@victorianguyen76462 роки тому
This young man explains music theory in such a clear way that someone who hasn't had that much music theory can understand it. Like it and Celine of course!
@Songs-lr4wt2 роки тому
My respect for celine has increased a lot higher
@Dancestar1981Рік тому
My music theory is really basic in comparison even though I started learning piano at age 7 so most of the terminology went over my head however the changes in the musical notes and sounds didn’t
@jonathandecicio75252 роки тому
Didn’t expect an Adam Neely video to get me to sob so loud that my roommate came in to ask if I was alright.
@lightaces2 роки тому
Right?!?!?!?
@admugo2 роки тому
I came for a fun and educative video (and sure I got it) but man, I also cried a river.
@peanutbutter6252 роки тому
Oh good I thought I was the only one who got teary-eyed watching this.
@John-the-Bass2 роки тому
You were not the only ones.
@artemmelnik79652 роки тому
He did it again, at the most unexpected moment.
@alistairmcelwee7467Рік тому
Thanks for explaining the difference so clearly between the key of B major and the key of C flat major. No one tells you this stuff and it’s ramifications. Or, if they did, hmmmm, but now I’ll remember.
@naota3kРік тому
I love how I, someone who has not played an instrument in over 20 years, and has essentially no other music training or theory experience, knew _exactly_ what you meant, and precisely what I thought I would hear after 2:34. It truly does speak to how great your form of teaching is, and how music can evoke such feelings with relatively simple patterns.
@vanillawaterfae2 роки тому
I’m a huge Celine fan. She had just lost her husband, Rene. There’s also a story about when she was recording this song about how David Foster told Celine if she couldn’t hit that high note that Whitney who was recording near her at the time could hit the note. Celine pushed through and hit the note. 😃
@spambrando2 роки тому
I hate David Foster. What a tool. Now married to his... daughter...
@lauramessy2 роки тому
@@spambrando what?
@spambrando2 роки тому
@@lauramessy ummm, what - WHAT?
@amyholdin30352 роки тому
@@spambrando ...he's married to Katherine McPhee.
@spambrando2 роки тому
@@amyholdin3035 Lol, thank you, Capt. Obvious. No sarcasm lost on YOU, eh! SMDH…
@andrepilla2 роки тому
It's fun because you start like 'what do I care Celine is tearing up, get to that juicy theory´ and by the end you're tearing up with Celine wondering how could she not break down singing that
@chipgaasche49332 роки тому
I'll bet she "tears up" every time at the same spot. Nothing but theatrics.
@linusporter10912 роки тому
@@chipgaasche4933 Right, because famous musicians aren't allowed to draw parallels between their songs and their lives like the rest of us do.
@yang89562 роки тому
@@linusporter1091 hear hear
@kathleenshaw9322 роки тому
Chip, you have a long way to go. Hang in there.
@corduroylikethebear2 роки тому
@@chipgaasche4933 how did you get here. there are two clips in this video where she does not tear up. what is going on in your brain
@leroyusa93510 місяців тому
The science of music chemistry is very fascinating. The lyrics and the notes chosen are what I call synergy. Emotional involvement is the byproduct. Getting those goosebumps is a pleasure all by itself.
@hochi3136 місяців тому
this video is amazing, i've rewatched it multiple times, I love it. but also, imagine singing so beautifully you make yourself emotional? that's such a wild concept.
@djbis2 роки тому
Adam's mom breaking down the mechanics of it all was my favorite. Specially that moment at 12:24 where she convinces me that the whole "slappin' da chest" theatrics weren't just for show. Cool video.
@charlieross-BRM2 роки тому
Yes that was interesting to learn. Not a gimmick. Anything I've read over the decades about her indicates she takes care of her voice, ie. only room temperature bottled water in the green room, never refrigerated. Most of the good talents in sports and entertainment typically have coaches so they can have a long career, not a short lucky break.
@aidanivesdavis2 роки тому
It was cute, but that part was really dumb though.
@classicaltrombone2 роки тому
Oh a modal mixture common tone enharmonic double chromatic mediant modulation type situation?
@karlbenedictperez86552 роки тому
Yes, a modal mixture common tone enharmonic double chromatic mediant modulation type situation.
@K.D.Meyers2 роки тому
Obviously, it's a modal mixture common tone enharmonic double chromatic mediant modulation type situation. I can't believe I couldn't see that until now, and I feel silly now.
@gizzhead79412 роки тому
No just chords
@goodlookingcorpse2 роки тому
Jason Mantzoukas: Oh, an MMCTEDCMM?
@smolneso2 роки тому
What a coincidence, my name is also Modal Mixture Common Tone Enharmonic Double Chromatic Mediant Modulation Type Situation!
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq2 місяці тому
This is the stuff that after nearly ten years of training in classical music I always wanted to find out and learn.
@ladyde-asmrfortheloveofsoap11 місяців тому
When I heard Celine Dion and David Foster in one sentence, you had my attention. Two great artists! David Foster has been responsible for so many careers, Celine Dion being one of the greatest singers, he’s helped launch their careers.
@kamodius2 роки тому
Adam, as a very amateur musician and student in my 40's, I mean this as the highest possible compliment: Your content is so meaty and dense that I can only watch one video a day because of the amount of thought and digestion required afterward. Thanks very much for supplying the world with interesting and intense knowledge. :)
@winterramos45272 роки тому
This is nothing but a huge compliment. I understand what you're saying👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
@MKlukowski2 роки тому
That perfectly described this
@perlawood87542 роки тому
That's when I realized I should've studied music not just for a hobby but for a profession, keep em coming
@roadchord2 роки тому
I feel you! I had to split this into 2 days of watching 😂
@jumb0j0ck2 роки тому
I felt the same after the last King Crimson concert. I came out and couldn’t count. Seriously. Reached me on a level I didn’t know possible.
@lengould92622 роки тому
Just gotta say, Celine's voice is as close to a perfect instrument as I've ever heard.
@pheberebe24302 роки тому
Even now. I saw her live a few years ago and she's perfect, literally. It was recording quality on stage.
@hotjanuary2 роки тому
You should check out Lara Fabian singing “Malade.”
@geegeezlouis862 роки тому
Highly recommend you check out Morissette Amon! Not to compare directly to Celine, but the things she can do with her voice are incredible, she's the first person I think of when someone refers to the voice as an instrument. Her radio performance of her song Akin Ka Na Lang is unforgettable.
@appleturnover5192 роки тому
I do'nt agree. She sings without feeling and is just calculating bling.
@lengould92622 роки тому
@@appleturnover519 Don't even know what that means.
@initiallytk9 місяців тому
I feel like every six months or so UKposts pulls me back to this video, and I watch it without fail. Gives me chills every time
@parnianbahramiasl52615 місяців тому
I'm a music student at a great university. But I find way more value in your videos than in my music theory lectures.
@janfranciszekadamski44312 роки тому
2:01 god that piano slide out was smooth
@TyGuyVAL2 роки тому
he does it like every video just to flex, and I love it
@rjwusher2 роки тому
Very ASMR.
@LimeyLassen2 роки тому
what if we played on the butter piano 😆
@ZipplyZane2 роки тому
I'm personally surprised it doesn't ever slide back while he's using it. If ever did that, it would have to have a locking mechanism to keep it out, or it would slide away from my fingers when I am playing energetically.
@shammerHammer2 роки тому
"Hello there"
@isaacc72 роки тому
“It’s a very athletic exercise...” That is the same thing Diana Damrau said about retiring from singing the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. There is a sheer physicality to that kind of performacne. It’s like how ballet looks so elegant and graceful but actually requires almost unimaginable strength and coordination. That’s what the best singers do with their voices.
@williamtomkiel82152 роки тому
THAT performance is in my regular rotation, comes across rather well in my HT
@bender62612 роки тому
Diana Damrau is one of the most amazing singers of all time ❤
@williamtomkiel82152 роки тому
and in "Queen" added to that is what her EYES are saying! WOW WOW WOW! a piece to review for seeing MOTIVATION / TALENT in stellar overdrive
@DibIrken2 роки тому
W-w-waiit!!!! She retired as Queen of the Night? I thought she would play it forever. My heart is broken. 😭😭😭
@The_DuMont_Network6 місяців тому
As an Honor Graduate of the Porter Heaps Pointer Chord System school of organ "playing", I spent over 60 years clawing at keyboards, thoroughly enjoying myself, but having the decency not to inflict my "playing" on anyone else. When I watch presentations such as this, drilling all the way down into the theory of music, I realize just how much I never knew about music. Gosh, I guess that's why people study for years . Adam even helps me understand Peter Schickele even more. Keep 'em coming, Maestro!
@jas_bataille5 місяців тому
Hey, you should give a go at sharing your playing. I'm sure people would enjoy it :)
@debajyotisgРік тому
Everytime I hear this, I get chills. Celine's voice is beyond a mortal's attempt at admiration.
@susanvaughan42102 роки тому
I'm a retired professional opera singer. I got through music theory, only because ear training and sight singing was 50% of the grade. And I'm not a fan of post 1980 pop music. But I finally clicked on this video out of curiosity. WOW! Such great insights! If Adam Neely had been my teacher, I would likely have developed a love for theory. Can't wait to show this to my voice students!
@franklinstephen3268Рік тому
Hello how’re you doing?
@christIan-jg3mcРік тому
108% over taken music theory and a music college and this was so much more fulfilling- his teaching outside western theory taking with his mother referring to books and his passion do more than my voice teachers or instrument teachers to deepen my understanding and love of the arts.
@FoodNerds11 місяців тому
Me also I’m a retire opera singer.
@riskromer977311 місяців тому
I just can't stand Mrs. Dione. Technique, talent and all those things she certainly has for me are shadowed by her obnoxious arrogance.
@joshsimpson799 місяців тому
I have a similar story. Ear training, sight singing and dictation was always so much easier than the written work and the composition. I'm sure glad I excelled in half of it!
@AusFastLife2 роки тому
It is such a pleasure listening to people who know what they are talking about
@hugo63602 роки тому
for real... i could listen to adam and jacob collier talk for hours upon end
@catherineboyd1539Рік тому
This video is interesting on many levels. It makes me realize that the vibrations of the music resonate in the body and mind of the listener. It hadn't even occurred to me before that it does so as well with the performer - which now I think is so obvious. Music is so incredibly powerful. Thank you. I really enjoyed this.
@paulortiz2035Рік тому
I doubt jukebox (Elton) John feels much of anything when he plays his songs. Whether it is the 5000th or 10,000th time he has sung one of his ditties it must have lost all punch of emotion for him. A bit like making the same exact dinner for the family, week after week for 30 years! No matter what, doing anything ad infinitum, it loses its appeal, whether to the ears or to the tastebuds or any other body part--- unless there is some unreal, other worldly kind of love going on there. And as good as she is, seeing her has become 'too much, too often, and just way too many theatrics----- for me! I've lost a brother, my parents, and my spouce and if I acted as she does I would not have a job. I'd be too labile, unfocused, unsettled, unpredictable, too emotional, and just plain--- unready to 'get-r-done!' I want to hear her best, not get involved in her life. I do not share anything of my time with my spouse becsuse it is no one's business, its private, and I have absolutely no need to share or explain any of that, with anyone, ever! As in NEVER EVER!!! And I find her 'sharing' to be very off-putting, to be honest. I don't like it! She is simply not the only one to have lost people close from prolonged, tragic, and unfair ways. She is simply a performer I would prefer to listed to rather than watch! George Michael and Michael Jackson are two singers I prefer to watch whenever possible as the visuals are so stunning. Pavarotti is much more of a listen than a watch. Tina Turner, pre year 2000 is most definitely a watch!!! The Rolling Stones are listen only! Dion's gesticulating is very distracting and, frankly, over the top! Imho!
@edisonlima46474 місяці тому
@@paulortiz2035 You are completely misunderstanding the point of the video. The vibrations of the song within the body of the singer are not meant to make them ACTUALLY feel sadness, anger etc. On the contrary, you have to KNOW how those feelings feel, reverberate the sound in a way that rings true to those feelings using your body as your instrument and put it out as song, but you are NOT to be feeling any of that at that moment, because real feelings, intense ones, tend to close your throat, mess your breathing and crack your voice. BUT if you are feeling something to a given degree and you put your whole body into reverberation and intensification of the expression of that feeling, that can and often will jump-start all sorts of internal connections and thought processes foreign to the music, which is why she broke down. Elton John has a great voice but is seldom a singer of complex feelings (his bread and butter are I'm happy, you are pretty and/or I'm in love songs) That's why sometimes you will have people claiming this or that singer sang one of Elton John's songs "better", not because they have a better or more unique voice, but because they put more feeling. And that's why you can get a better or a good version of, say, Your Song, depending on how mechanical vs expressive he is being at the time.
@jasminem8122 роки тому
"until one night it doesnt" i literally burst into tears oh my god bro
@wuziq2 роки тому
i teared up here too
@yusrieadams82802 роки тому
Ikr
@CPaulCounts2 роки тому
Yeah, me too
@tamarameinecke42822 роки тому
right?
@TheDesperateArtist2 роки тому
I clicked, then I saw it's 27 minutes, and thought 'no way I'm gonna watch a 27 minutes video about a key change??!', but boy was I wrong - this is so amazing!! Thank you Adam
@jensraab29022 роки тому
I did see that it is 27 minutes. I clicked on it just to find out what song this was about and then maybe watch it later. Watched it all through the end! ;-)
@msteyl49888 місяців тому
Well, I have been a music teacher for 40 years and I am in awe of his video. Brilliant!!
@violetsimmonsbrain9 місяців тому
Saw her live at Caesar's on NYE 2015. Truly incredible performer - will never forget it!
@jdubs62902 роки тому
Netflix should give him a series because this was a hella great video and I would binge this for hours
@TREVASLARK2 роки тому
ME TOO x 10 !!
@marlonbraccia47852 роки тому
Wow, I'm amazed at Adam Neely's understanding of how specific notes and cords trigger emotions. Because my work in the voice over field, I'm always seeking to refine how my voice conveys emotion. Even though I'm not singing, I'm curious to see how I can apply these concepts. That's a new and fascinating journey for me, so thank you Adam for the food for thought and inspiration.
@terriburroughs16602 роки тому
Some vocal instructors should be able to help you with this.
@yyguuyg2 роки тому
*chords
@BozHogan5 місяців тому
I don't understand even half of what you said. But I'm still totally enthralled. And some day I will understand all of it. You've inspired me to learn more. (And when I teach, anything at all, that is the greatest compliment anyone could ever give me.) BRAVO!!! Teach on!
@VendettaMax8 місяців тому
This videoessay is a masterpiece. Not just the analysis, but also the structure and pacing, and the breakdown of theory into pieces that are accessible to most people. I'm in awe of the video as much as of the song and singer.
@NathanDowdyMedia2 роки тому
This is one of the best documentary pieces I have ever seen. I'm on my third time watching, and I'm just barely starting to feel like I have a grasp of the concepts here. I'm a documentary filmmaker myself, and this is so incredibly well executed that I'm taking notes not just from a musical standpoint but from a filmmaking perspective as well. This is top-tier work, and I'm thrilled to have found you, Adam. I think I've watched all of your videos multiple times through by now.
@seanmobley2610Рік тому
But also both her husband and brother died just a few weeks prior to the performance. Wouldn't "one of the best documentary pieces" perhaps lead with that pretty obvious reason why she would start crying after singing the words "don't want to be all by myself?"
@michaelmcnaught6536Рік тому
@@seanmobley2610 no, not necessarily because the point of his noting of how powerful it is, is that even without her prior tragedy, it can make someone feel the same way she did, WITHOUT that tragedy. Not to mention, he talks about her tragedy at the end.
@JohnSmith-oe5kxРік тому
@@seanmobley2610 She sings those words over and over. Why does she break down at the key change, is the point.
@seanmobley2610Рік тому
@@JohnSmith-oe5kx I hear you, but you also just sort of proved my point with your own comment. "She sings those words over and over." She's sung that song dozens of times, maybe more. She's sang those words probably hundreds of times. She didn't break down crying all the other performances during the key change. Why? Because even though it's a beautiful key change, she'd never sung it literally days after two of the most important loves in her life were taken from her. I'm not saying it's not a beautiful key change. I'm saying that to leave out a pretty key detail, her emotional state in that moment going into the song, is irresponsible if we're going to call this, as the OP does, a "documentary."
@JohnSmith-oe5kxРік тому
@@seanmobley2610 The video clearly states that it was her first performance of the song after the deaths of her family members, so I do not know what your issue is. She broke down after the key change, probably for the musical reasons so well explained in the video.
@JohnDeLeon282 роки тому
“If you are belting just to show off.... you’ll get the applause and these people doesn’t know any better. But If you want to be true just like Dion’s... there’s a whole body involvement in it that comes from knowing what the emotion really feels like”
@ProgettoMemoriaРік тому
Now that's a masterpiece video where at last a very prepared expert explains the meaning of harmony in the context of concrete emotions as was defined in the baroque era as "musical affections". People need more of these kind of music analysis that connects musical Theory with its emotional and rhetorical meaning. Kudos!
@directionofease9 місяців тому
@0:22:05 “…when you flip that energy, you are flipping your inner life.” Marvelous.
@allenharken21042 роки тому
I was at this performance -- my mother bought plane ticket, booked hotel room, and had us seats to this (her 1st performance since losing her husband) ...it was magical ( i hate using that word, but it works here) -- the crowd (including us) went biserk at this rendition of All By Myself -- i feel comfortable speaking for the entire audience when I say that there is no doubt she was singing this song to someone -- it was not us -- BRAVA, Celine!
@gtoger2 роки тому
I'm actually glad I got the extended interview with your mom. She's got some top-notch insight, backed by actual education.
@marie5132 роки тому
OMG I love that you're here!! The most random worlds together. Cool to know you enjoy music 😊👌 (in more of a nerdy way I mean, not just regular enjoyment of music haha).
@super_siri2 роки тому
Yes that was amazing. I'm a singer and her part actually made sense to me physically and emotionally.
@LmthCologne9 місяців тому
Explaining how music not only tells the story but makes us FEEL it right away, this video itself is storytelling at it's best: intellectually, emotionally and dramatically perfectly constructed. Thank you!
@hailonyourparade10 місяців тому
I rewatch this whole video every now and then and cry everytime :') The power of the music obviously, but the way you describe it too...always. gets me!
@natalieeddy02742 роки тому
I’m not a musician, I watched this whole video, it’s fascinating.
@ReezyE4052 роки тому
Same here, has to be because I'm a lot older. For some reason a stayed through the whole thing. Now I'm about to find out what kind of major influence Ryan Reynolds put on Celine
@kolaas20062 роки тому
Same here, but I thought she was overwhelmed with emotion because it was musically so overwhelming. Buttt it turns out two tragedies happened just before this show. Nevertheless interesting.
@carolegoodwin82482 роки тому
I am totally in love with music but like you am no expert and this video proves that alright. I was mesmerised by the whole thing. Adam your mum and cat are lovely too. Thanks for going through all of this with us but I think I'd have to watch the video a million times for it to sink in 😅
@jaykrom8522 роки тому
Me too, great video and I never really liked this song!
@lironstern97352 роки тому
Same!
@technicolourmyles2 роки тому
I… did not expect to watch this the whole way through. “An almost 30 minute long video about a key change? Yeah, right.” I was dumber, back then.
@carnation_cat2 роки тому
Me, too!
@ShaperOfThings2 роки тому
When I was young...
@Motleyguts2 роки тому
You're not all by yourself on that one.
@misanthropicmusings45962 роки тому
Beats another video of Cats Playing Piano.
@DoAGoldeneye2 роки тому
I didn't expect to watch as much of Vsauce as I have either, but here we are..
@bananapooptime5 місяців тому
This video is a masterpiece. I've loved music all my life and watched tons of videos on music theory over the years just for fun. I never decided to pursue music seriously in favor of doing something more pragmatic. Eventually I started seeing people who take music extremely seriously, like Adam Neely, as kind of silly for devoting so much time to something that doesn't accomplish anything practical. But I've never stopped loving music. Well this video has made me rethink my life choices man. I know people use that expression all the time, but I actually mean it. You explain this musical moment so well, and as a result I can feel what she's singing so deeply, that it makes me feel I was wrong for not pursuing something I love, even if it's not practical. I didn't know I could love music any more, but hearing it explained like this is next level man. Thank you, Adam.
@philippepatrick960Рік тому
Insane! Such great work on everything presented. Holy crap. This could never me. Never. Ever. My ear and brain aren't wired like this. Thank you for a great post.
@DawnOldham2 роки тому
This entire video was waaaay above my head. I loved playing clarinet in middle and high school. I took private lessons and practiced two hours a day when I got home from school on my own initiative. But I NEVER understood music theory. I tried to learn by taking a music theory class in high school, but I still just couldn’t grasp it. I have so much respect for these artists who not only sound nice when they sing or play instrument, they truly understand WHY it sounds so good! Thanks for trying to help me “get it”. I’ll just say that what I get is how much I’m in awe of you who DO “get it”! 😀
@victornice8582 роки тому
Dawn, that's darling
@TonyHanation2 роки тому
Same here!
@arthurhtbk6596Рік тому
@@gilbertgodfrey1818 Both diminished 4th and b6 are correct pieces of jargon and have actual practical applications in music though. Let's consider a C melodic minor scale for instance. The notes are C, D, Eb, F, G, A, and B. If you consider the distance that separates the 3rd (Eb) from the 7th (B), you would have an ascending augmented 5th. Now if you inverse it and look at the distance between the 7th and the 3rd (still ascending), you wouldn't consider this interval a major 3rd, or rewrite the Eb to a D#, would you? It would definitely be a diminished 4th. As to the b6, he's not referring to the interval but the degree within the key. I understand the confusion, given that the degrees are indeed based upon intervallic relationships to the root. In the key of C major, C is the first degree, D is the second, etc. up until A (natural), which is the sixth. But if you play the sixth degree down a half step, you would find yourself on the b6. In other words, if you play a C and then play a Ab above, you're playing a minor 6th, but if you're playing a Ab chord in a C context (major, minor or else), you're playing the b6. Note than as you pointed out (kinda), this is irrespective of sheet music notation accidentals (b or #). A D major chord in the key of F# would still be called a b6, even if its root is D natural.
@Hector-yl1khРік тому
Don't underestimate yourself Dawn. You probably understand a lot more than you think you do. Part of the trick is to realise its not about all the different pieces (technical bits) - its about putting it all together as a whole. And you don't have to absorb every last detail to do that. Just knowing major is bright and wonderous and makes you feel alive and hopeful and minor conjures feelings of sadness and reflection is a huge staring point especially if you realise they are two sides of the same musical coin. Music is intellectual and emotional at the same time. You have alternately felt goose bumps on your skin and a tear in your eye listening to music yes? Have a listen to this Edith Piaf track - "la hymn a l amour" - and have a box of tissues at the ready. A WHOLE box. You'll get the drift. Especially listen to the orchestral and vocal backings. They are as awesome as her singing. And it is in French and you cant understand a word YET you will FEEL and understand EVERYTHING about what she is saying in the song - and what is explained by Adam in this video will be take shape in your mind. THATS MUSIC -the greatest of all the art forms. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/q5dzoJqFqoFe2as.html&ab_channel=EdithPiafOfficiel
@kathycresswell8353Рік тому
For me, this is like listening to an alien speak, or what it may be like for an Alzheimer patient listening to normal conversation.
@Mautaus2 роки тому
love this. thank you!
@AdamNeely2 роки тому
thank you!
@DaMonster2 роки тому
two great UKposts musicians meet in the wild - respect ensues
@ptitlouille64602 роки тому
Love you Mateus ❤️
@blakejones66482 роки тому
@alexdamaceno2 роки тому
You watch an awesome Adam Neely video and, after that, catch a humble and heartfelt Mateus Asato comment. And people around me have a hard time understanding why I love music so much...
@spottyhag9 місяців тому
Im loving this conversation because it answers a lot of questions i have about key changes and the emotions they express.
@sgvincent100Рік тому
I appreciate that you launch directly to the main event: Celine’s performance / key change. Your videos are masterful! ✌🏼
@DavidDiMuzio2 роки тому
What a breakdown! This video is TV documentary quality content in every way.
@Uvisir2 роки тому
well... have you seen his other videos he has done for years?
@DroneCorpse2 роки тому
@@Uvisir sure but the last few videos have been some of the best in terms of story telling and editing.
@Uvisir2 роки тому
@@DroneCorpse subjective
@DavidDiMuzio2 роки тому
@@Uvisir Yes, I've been watching Adam's videos regularly for over 6 years now.
@CeeStyleDj2 роки тому
More like a very professional and entertaining instructional video. ( as opposed to a documentary) :-)
@dizzyology75142 роки тому
I'm not a musician, though a music-lover. What I am is a psychologist and theoretician of higher education. The skill with which Adam sucks into his thought progression anybody who is willing to listen -- and the teaching devices (both subtle and grotesque) that he employs are deployed with an artistic elegance that I have seen in only one other teacher. His name was Leonard Bernstein. Yes, Adam, I mean that.
@MelliaBoomBot2 роки тому
It is very nice to see a qualified compliment. Rare on UKposts.
@madsvonli2 роки тому
That's a great comparison, and I agree, Adam's way of explaining music and his ability to make complex theory understandable on an emotional and instinctive level is very similar to Bernstein's. The only other music theory demonstrations I've seen that are well presented are the old PBS shows with Bernstein, sometimes accompanied by Glenn Gould.
@DiZastur2 роки тому
not entirely certain I agree, but I love your nickname
@dizzyology75142 роки тому
@@DiZastur Thanks! You don't have to agree with my opinion, although I seriously meant what I said. The screen name is a nonsense word invented by my late father.
@DiZastur2 роки тому
My apologies, I was a bit inebriated and didn't adequately evaluate what you had said. In fact I misread your remarks entirely. My condolences for the loss of your father.
@alessiozampierolo214Рік тому
I remember watching this video a year ago and, although I had never studied music theory before, I felt like I "understood" a lot. Now I'm studying music at school, and by re-watching this video I can say that even if I (obviously) hadn't fully understand some of the theoretical notions, I understood the concepts as if I knew the theory behind! Thank you so much for getting me into music, and now that I'm studying music at school I'm so excited that everything is connecting and starting to make sense!
@TimothyStidhamРік тому
What is so great about this video is the narrative skill in revealing the special circumstances of that night. We are certain it’s about some special modulation. But reality had shifted and she was no longer a performer but embodying the message. You wait to reveal it. And you barely show it to us but we know it and we are slightly changed for knowing it. So thanks for the technical lessons, but thanks more for working backwards from a genuine moment that reveals the power of grief and hope.
@yaadmor70722 роки тому
in university our teacher called this modulation "the Celine Dion armageddon" modulation. it was one of three armageddon modulations, the Beethoven one (via dim7 chord) and the Schubert one (via german chord).
@luf4rall2 роки тому
@thira lanup It's killer. Game over.
@whatqnavry2 роки тому
Could you reference these two please (what pieces by Beethoven, and Schubert)?
@yaadmor70722 роки тому
@thira lanup "armageddon modulation" is a modulation from one key to a key who is lower or higher by 1 semitone (for example from C major to Db major). because this two scales are very far from one another (in the circle of fifth) they tend modulating between them tend to be really dramatic. hence the term "armageddon".
@yaadmor70722 роки тому
@@whatqnavry unfortunately i don't remember the other examples they gave us.. but i'm quite sure you can find the schubert method in his song cycle "winterreise", he uses the german chord few times there.