Jacob Collier Qwest Masterclass (Paris) 

One minute: This is a triad One minute later: If you superimpose the key centers and think of minor chords as 4ths which are just upside down 5ths which is really just major chords but flipped you can cadence to an adjacent key center which will make your music live longer than you.

The scariest thing he said... “I still cannot mechanically do what I hear in my head...” 😳

That feeling when you don't understand it but you do understand it at the same time.

I didn't know that he could play a normal C chord

Jacob: Do you guys like 2-5-1's? me: "Hell yeah" Jacob: "Yeah, I'm not super keen myself" me: "me either."

"Harmony gets better the more notes you add" Me: *lays my whole body on the piano* ah yes, *_haremoney_*

My man dresses like he's a sage from the top of some holy mountain... he teaches the ways of harmony to any seekers of knowledge who are brave enough to make the journey to his abode!

when you show up to a jacob collier masterclass but you don't like harmony

"there are worse things than that, like shipwrecks"

13:19 "...when you compose a song, you imagine that this song has a long lifespan, it's going to last probably longer than you, (hopefully longer than you) so you have to leave room in the song for people to see themselves, because if people just see you in the song, then it doesn't really help anybody other than maybe you, and if they can see themselves in it, then that's what will make them fall in love with it."

1:30 Jacob's brain forcing himself not to play 7th 9th 11th inversion flat 5 add 13 chords

I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that I think this guy is as close to knowing what it would have been like to see Mozart back in the late 1700s. Pure youthful talent, relentless energy and enthusiasm, game changing ideas around what music can be. Incredible.

"Be a child for as long as you can" Yes.

"I can still not do what I'm capable of doing. I still can't do what I can hear in my head. And as long as that's true, I'll always have somewhere to grow." Great mindset. Not only for musicians.

Jacob has literally 1000+ years of musical wisdom in his 25-year-old body. Just INSANE!

Watching him just makes me want to get up and make music

0:00 Intro, “Does anybody here like harmony?” 0:40 Triad and inversions 4:07 His theory about Major and minor chords 7:37 Resolving tension 8:52 Cool improvisations 9:31 Cadences 13:13 Improving ear and technique 14:39 “You can make every note work with every chord” - Jacob Collier 2019 17:10 Arranging tips 18:16 Baby notes (Formant) 20:02 Rhythm 24:53 His life decisions

The one dislike is from the person who said they didn't like harmony

The fact that Jacob said he is not capable of the things in his head scares me because whats hes making now is absolutely jaw dropping. I wonder whats in his head😂

"THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!!" Jacob Collier - 2020

As amazing as his music is, I think I enjoy hearing him talk about music even more, im not going to claim to understand even half of the topic, but listening to someone so enamoured by anything really and sharing that feeling they get makes me so very happy 🙏

JACOB IS THE NEW CULT LEADER AND THE CIRCLE OF FIFTHS IS OUR RELIGIOUS SYMBOL HAHA Jokes aside, great masterclass :)

"My ear has always been ahead of my technique." As someone who has also self taught themselves music from the ground up, this is relatable on a very deep level. That constant grind to get better is what always keeps me coming back to making music. It's an addicting feeling.

Shout out to the engineer that was able to keep the microphone quiet enough every time Jacob bumps into it. Also, thank you Jacob for making this masterclass public. I've learned a lot, and I think you're a great educator.

"A major chord exists within every sound. Incredible!" I love how one of the most brilliant musicians on the planet still finds such joy in this

I really feel like the way Jacob teaches is brilliant because first, he expresses what is on his heart. Second he is never condescending or feeling superior and finally he stays himself so he does not lower the level for us to understand and doesn’t take us for dummies but still makes sure we understand and feel what he tries to express. He is such a gentle and sincere human being, i feel blessed that I can learn as much as possible from such a sentimental genius.

I like to listen to him...I can't understand 3/4 of what he is talking about but I feel smarter than I really am...

this man teaches the most baffeling musical concept, while in crocs.. Literal legend

"You probably underestimate your own ear to solve problems and sometimes it's just a matter of staying with a problem until it's been solved." - Jacob Collier 2020 Someone please make this a pillow to sell to us when we're old and musically wiser

Starts asking if they know what harmony and major triads are. Ends with possible explanation to dark matter particles and the expansion of the universe.

18:17 casually EQing himself

A Circle of Fifth on that screen swirling around describes every musician's mind

What a crowd! Imagine you sing, as a crowd, and that musical genius with perfect pitch says "very nice". Wow

1:31 damn that chord progression was so satisfying

I'm still learning to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, but I love to listen to this dude because he's just so damn passionate about Music. It's infectious.

"yeah, I just invented a new way of thinking about harmony, no big deal"

Everybody gangsta till Jacob starts talking bout E Flat on D on C superimposed

"My harmonics are in tune, the piano is out of tune" - The Jacob Collier

23:20 “Pro Tools? boooo!...Reaper’s the best one.” Man after my own heart.

notes that don't have a place to go > shipwrecks

'this note hasn't found it's consequence yet' PREACH

Do you know the feeling when you watch an informative video again after some time because you remember you took some good stuff away from it and this time you understand everything? Hello future me! How you doing?

Gorgeous bits of Jacobean improvisation: 1:29, 3:22, 8:13, 8:52, 17:17, 17:38

I couldn’t be denser when it comes to music theory. I didn’t understand a thing… and I loved it! It’s definitely not what you talk about, it’s how you convey what you want to say. You’re a blessing. Thank you.

When you’re in your twenties and you’re smarter than almost all living musicians

16:19 My man's out here sounding like he's standing up for notes having rights 😂😂 Note lives matter too

I was there !!!!! 07-02-2019 !!!! It was ,as usually , incredible !

I love these things and I barely understand them

who also feels like "my ears is up here and my technique is down here"

This man is just so intelligent

When I learned programming drums (1985) my teacher already told me : Quantize kills the groove, kills the feel and kilss the rythm. He was so right !!

14:28 'I can still not do what I'm capable of doing'

I find it hard to believe but also kinda comforting when he admits he wasn't the "chops" guy in school cause look at him now?! He became the quintessential chops guy of our generation!

1:31 hell no he was just messing with random chords and my soul ascended

Jacob Collier , definitely one of the musicians of all time

"Quantizing removes all of the 'potential' that exists in a rhythm before it was quantized." VERY USEFUL NOTION TO THINK ABOUT.

the way that the camera starts moving at 11:58 tho😳

I love how his mind works. His level of Openness is astounding.

At the end he says, "Whether we listen to the voice or not, it still drives us" this is what it is to be an artist. Brilliant

i bought a keyboard after a 25 year hiatus and your ability to explain triads, harmony etc is so simplified that it all finally makes sense, and this is after watching numerous long yt videos by people that throw so much info at you your head is swimming and lost...thank you. i'm leaving work to go play!

Delightful, through and through. Thanks for sharing Jacob!

Wow, can’t live without harmony

I find myself often playing videos at 1.5x to keep engaged without dragging. This kids mind works so fast I did not need to but could watch this many times over and take something new..

"To this day, my ear is far more capable than my technique. And that's good, because I will always have something in my head that I am trying to work out" Well said mate

The real ones have seen this masterclass 100 times by now

This man said 🌌 Rug Parka🌌

I like how he asks a basic question then goes crazy with it. Have you guys heard of major chords? Well I like to stack major chords with diminished chords, add the 7ths from every flat key then resolve it to the bVII of the key before changing keys to the 3rd step away on the circle of fiths

A few seconds in and I'm already laughing. This man is an A+ entertainer!

That intro felt like he's teaching it in high school ''does anybody like harmony?''...

I don't even play music but its quite a joy to listen to his reason and passion behind his choices!

Ive been a musician for 16 years now... and all this went right over my head lol

I adore what Jacob is doing. As someone who loves music but apparently not enough to have made my own, I now feel inspired to learn how. I listen to him thinking, if I work hard, slowly but surely I will be able to understand more. Thank you Jacob😊

It’s not only his extended knowledge, but he is also gifted to instruct. He can explain the most high-form information in a way a non-musician would understand the concepts. I hope one day i can attend one of his masterclasses!

I really envy that playing the piano seems to come as effortlessly to him as speaking, no matter the genre, key or speed. Just fantastic.

You're so genuinely excited about music. I feel that excitement deeply. It makes me happy just to watch.

18:32: my argumentation in the physics exam. Lol

Jacob is a genius, I think he is the Mozart of our time. He's so young, so I expect miracles for the coming years, compositions for orchestra, ensembles, chamber music, in short all kinds of pieces because I think it has almost unlimited potential.

I've played piano for over 13 years now and stuff like this shows me that I don't know shit, I only ever played sheet music one note after the other Honestly it makes me so incredibly mad, 13 years and I couldn't improvise to save my life

‘How do you get out of something like that’ music, the evermore beautiful representation of reality

Yes!! 18:40 . That's what makes the universe work, every s is vibrating in different states ratios. Eyyy I am still thinking... Woow where do you come from!!? We are so lucky to have you here . !

Hey Jacob, there is an album that I consider to be one of the absolute best. It's called Batucada Do Mané by Manoel Conceição. It was recorded in Brazil in 1975. If you can't find it just let me know and I'll send it to you. Hopefully this comment reaches you. Thanks

AMAZING camera upon the piano, what makes it WAY easier for me to get what you play. THANK YOU STAFF I LUV U edit: Jacob, I'm going through all your masterclasses on youtube, and this one is really special, for that cycle of fifths and the camera on the piano. I'm really really happy to have this material in my hands. I have not words to describe this, but ''wonderful'' could be. I'm from Brasil, and we love your chords and ideas here. I was at the SP concerto last year, I gave you my favorite candies and two or three melodies I wrote for you (I was the dude in the front, close to you), and it was special to me. Thank you for showing me this new way of thinking music, this is so much more what I believe than what I learn at the music school. Feel my hug from Brasil, and please, play some DJAVAN, i personaly think you'd like his music. Galera BR, da like nesse comentário pra quem sabe eu conseguir chegar até o Jacob. Um abraço e se cuidem, fiquem de quarentena, por favor.

"I think that's so cool.. That's why I'm telling you about it." The depth of that statement made me pause for a minute. Wow.

Love how accessible this is. Didn't think my dumb a** would follow.

The talent in this one human being is mesmerizing to me.

"What's your plan for today? " "Jacob Collier masterclass!" "Do you like harmony?" "NO!" "mmm???" AMAZING video

I don't understand almost anything but I still highly enjoy listening to Jacob

Im a drummer and I was still captivated by this. Collier is a genius.

i can see that you are a very very humble person also a genius mastermind, thank you for existing in our life...

Almost a half hour, but it feels like 5 minutes! ❤🔥

When you Compose a song you imagine this song will last longer than yourself, so you have to leave space in that music for the listener to see themselves so they can fall in love with it…..the way he explains this is so profoundly articulated

huge respect for you, not just because you know JD and plays marvelous piano, your understanding of music is just pure gold.

I spent about twenty minutes trying to figure out why Jacob chose those exact notes to resolve the stacked chord at 8:14. From a mathematical perspective, if each chord from the stack is following a perfect cadence (V-I, C goes to F, D goes to G, etc.), then it should resolve just fine. However, the way that he resolves the stacked chord puts this mathematical formula to shame! I don't know how he does it, but it just feels so final, so satisfying! -Disclaimer: I have not been formally trained in jazz yet. There are hardly any jazz classes available at my university, and one of the most renowned professors at my university is known for having a distaste for jazz.-

Imagine knowing theory so we'll it's like breathing air... ☁️🌠

I don't think I've ever been so impressed by a human being in my entire life

This guy is just... extraordinary.

First Jarrett reference I've ever heard him make. Would so love to hear his interpretation of some Jarrett.

Thanks for uploading this, I was looking for more from that Masterclass! You're a big inspiration Jacob, thank you for everything!

"Don't close yourself down and be a child for as long as you can", excellent advice.

Can't wait for the new album!!!