Adam Neely

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  • Premiered: Feb 2006
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Season 2020
2020x1
Run Away With Me, reharmonized (feat. Kate Steinberg)
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Jan 09, 2020
Carly Rae Jepsen's Run Away with Me, but like...a lot of jazz chords and orchestration and stuff. 808's, djents, and a sax solo by the legendary Jared Yee. Come listen to this band .. show full overview
2020x2
7 Modern Arranging Techniques
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Jan 13, 2020
Here are seven T H I C C arranging techniques I used in my arrangement of Carly Rae Jepsen's Run Away With Me at studio 42, featuring Kate Steinberg (aka Emily Prime) The Run Away .. show full overview
2020x3
The Music You Hate
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Jan 19, 2020
Why do we hate the music that we do? I think it is partially because of a musical "uncanny valley" where we have a revulsion to things that are somewhat like what we connect with, but .. show full overview
2020x4
Analyzing Demi Lovato's arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl
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Feb 03, 2020
Last night Demi Lovato sang a Whitney Houston-inspired rendition of the American National Anthem at the Super Bowl, but the orchestral arrangement behind her vocals was...maybe a little .. show full overview
2020x5
Every Melody Has Been Copyrighted (and they're all on this hard drive)
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Feb 08, 2020
I sat down to talk with Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin about their project to copyright every possible melody, and why that's a good thing. The TedX .. show full overview
2020x6
Learning to Like Contemporary Christian Music (the music I hate)
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Feb 15, 2020
I spent a week trying to like CCM. I'm not sure if I succeeded, but I did learn about the idea of musicking, and music as an action rather than a thing. Musicking: The Meanings of .. show full overview
2020x8
What is Your Musical IQ?
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Feb 19, 2020
I take a musical IQ test designed by a cognitive research team at Harvard! An IQ test that, perhaps not surprisingly, is quite Eurocentric in its conception of musical intelligence. .. show full overview
2020x7
Touring with a Prog Rock Big Band
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Feb 24, 2020
A look into the logistics of touring with Sara McDonald's NYChillharmonic, a DIY Prog/Jazz Big Band. It gets hectic! Listen to the .. show full overview
2020x9
Are these 2 rhythms the same?
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Mar 10, 2020
Yesn't. And besides...what do we mean by "the same?" The original thread on twitter.... https://twitter.com/darkmusictheory/status/1232689934680678400 Dramatis Personae- .. show full overview
2020x10
Why are these chords so COOL? | Q+A
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Mar 13, 2020
Also, what trends do you see becoming popular in pop music, and is bossa nova considered "jazz?" Some links to things in the video.... Japanese Music Notation (shakuhachi .. show full overview
2020x11
How to turn EMOJIS into music
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Mar 23, 2020
Ben Levin and I sit down and try to make music out of emojis...to predictably wacky results. Emojis are ambiguous yet meaningful...just like music, so this was a fun experiment. Ben .. show full overview
2020x12
14 Years of YouTube
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Apr 02, 2020
I've been making YouTube videos since the very beginning of YouTube - my first upload was February 2006, so I thought it would be fun to take a look back at over 14 years of YouTube .. show full overview
2020x13
Benedetti's Puzzle (mathematically impossible music)
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Apr 13, 2020
Italian mathematician Giovanni Battista Benedetti wrote several letter to the composer Cipriano de Rore, the contents of which contained several puzzles that demonstrate the issues of .. show full overview
2020x14
Simplify! (how to get good at music)
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Apr 19, 2020
Giving good faith critiques of viewer's musicianship. How to get good at music! Follow me on instagram to find out when the next round of submissions will be @its_adamneely. Many .. show full overview
2020x15
What's in between Major and Minor chords? | Q+A
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Apr 27, 2020
Also, how did you write a musical in 24 hours, do you like barbershop harmony, and what's your favorite intro to the Wire? ⦿ Adam Neely T-shirts! .. show full overview
2020x16
The Worst Jazz Solo of All Time
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May 16, 2020
This solo from 1956 is really, really bad. Let's analyze it. Get started with your free MONTH trial of Curiosity Stream + Nebula here! https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Listen .. show full overview
2020x17
Groove! (how to get good at music)
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May 26, 2020
Critiquing viewer submissions! Thanks to all who submitted, it takes guts to be reviewed on a stage like this. Hopefully we all can learn from each other, and help each other to be the .. show full overview
2020x18
The ****ed up legacy of the arrest of Miles Davis
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Jun 04, 2020
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2020x19
How to make Polytonal Lo-Fi Hip Hop (with science!)
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Jun 15, 2020
Get started with your FREE Nebula Subscription bundled with Curiosity Stream here! https://curiositystream.com/adamneely Using some ideas pioneered by our main man Vincent .. show full overview
2020x20
What are "Nested Tuplets?" | Q+A
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Jun 23, 2020
The first 1000 people who click this link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium! https://skl.sh/adamneely Shawn Crowder’s sick video on .. show full overview
2020x21
The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought
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Jul 15, 2020
Brazilian bossa nova isn't elevator music, it's actually really complicated! Let's find out why! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) .. show full overview
2020x22
So...bass solos kinda sound like cartoon whales | VIEWER CRITIQUES
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Jul 20, 2020
How to get good at music viewer critiques! The first 1000 people who click this link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium! https://skl.sh/adamneely2 Many thanks to the .. show full overview
2020x23
Deepfake Text-to-Speech (but it's a new form of jazz)
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Aug 03, 2020
We harmonized deepfake Jay-Z reading the Navy Seals copypasta, and learned a lot about rhythm! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) .. show full overview
2020x24
Does music need an audience? | Q+A
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Aug 10, 2020
Also, why is bass mixed so low in contemporary pop, my thoughts on Juilian Lage, and polytempo! Thanks to everybody who submitted! Make sure to follow me over at instagram .. show full overview
2020x25
Music Theory and White Supremacy
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Sep 07, 2020
Thanks to Phil Ewell and his paper: https://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.20.26.2/mto.20.26.2.ewell.html Support this channel: .. show full overview
2020x26
Why do horn players have TERRIBLE rhythm? | Q+A
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Sep 14, 2020
Answering your burning musical questions! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) http://www.curiositystream.com/adamneely EXTENDED VERSION (available on .. show full overview
2020x27
Why are there so few rap cover songs?
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Sep 21, 2020
What makes hip hop un-coverable? Why don't rappers ever cover other rappers? The first 1000 people click this link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium .. show full overview
2020x28
Making Advanced™️ Kids Music (odd meters, metric Modulation, etc)
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Oct 02, 2020
YouTubers made, and then reacted to a really weird kid's album with strange meters! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) .. show full overview
2020x29
Turning BASS into violin (using AI)
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Oct 19, 2020
Turning my BASS into a violin...checkmate Davie504?? The first 1000 people click this link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership! https://skl.sh/adamneely10201 Play .. show full overview
2020x30
What is the "Misty Chord?" | Q+A
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Oct 29, 2020
Answering your questions about esoteric subjects in music theory! Also, what is "swing percentage?" And are polyrhythms/tuplets just gimmicks? Watch this video on Nebula .. show full overview
2020x31
How live music works during COVID-19
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Nov 02, 2020
Playing a concert during a pandemic with the NYChillharmonic! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15 per year (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/adamneely The .. show full overview
2020x32
Don't use 7ths, use 9ths!
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Nov 10, 2020
Viewer critiques! Let's go learn how to get good at music! 0:00 Intro 0:15 Cool Neo-Soul Band 3:12 Sick two-bass arrangement (with 9ths and no 7ths!) 6:37 Fun funky sax .. show full overview
2020x33
Making the LOCRIAN scale sound GOOD? (ft. Paul Davids, Ben Levin, Nahre Sol and Samurai Guitarist)
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Nov 17, 2020
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2020x34
Thelonious Monk's 25 Tips for Musicians
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Nov 23, 2020
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2020x35
Can you play the Mario Kart Lick on BASS? | Q+A
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Nov 30, 2020
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2020x36
Christmas Songs, but they're in a 15/16 time signature
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Dec 15, 2020
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2020x37
Making a NEVER-ENDING Neural Net Bass Solo (ft. Dadabots)
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Dec 21, 2020
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2020x38 Season finale
The Hidden Benefits of Bass Face (how to get good at music)
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Dec 30, 2020
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