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NOTE: There's one thing I want to clarify about this video. Although I mention that Gregorian Chant is filled with the perfect intervals that you would need to create these Tartini tones, the more accurate term would be Organum. Organum is a Gregorian Chant (plainchant) melody with at least one voice added to create a harmony. Gregorian Chant doesn't necessarily have more than one voice, and typically the second voice in the an Organum would be improvised off of the plainchant melody's manuscript, typically at the perfect intervals that you would need to create said Tartini tones. I honestly just wasn't expecting to have such in-depth questions from my viewers when I first made this video, and didn't want to clutter the video with definitions. Thank you all!

Sorry this one is a little late (and possibly low energy) I've been dealing with a fever in the 100s for the last few days. Also, I know Viacom doesn't own Disney, but with a fever of 103 and a bunch of cough syrup in your system it sure does seem possible doesn't it!?

Ever wondered what was off about recent reboots inspired by your favorite cartoons from the late 80s and early 90s? Aside from the glaring issues that the internet normally catches, let's look at another way we can tear these films apart.

Have you guys noticed how Pixar does this? I managed to find this pattern in a lot of Pixar films, even though they aren't the only (or the first!) ones to do this.

With Halloween and the scary movie season coming up, I figured it'd be worth demonstrating how you can use music to really add to a tense scene.

Have you ever tried muting your games and seeing if your rank goes up?

A few tips (or maybe just one, really big tip) on how to get over that creative rut.

Let's finally clear up some terminology issues floating around on the internet.

Before you guys get into a huge argument about this, understand that I'm talking about how this piece changed my perspective on how music can be constructed, not whether or not Schubert wanted to use that motif as a blueprint for how the piece was going to modulate, or how that motif might represent the actual Erlkönig character at all (which I'm now pretty sure I might have heard that idea from a grad student while I was at school...). Either way, this piece had a pretty profound effect on me, and I just wanted to share that.