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Stonehenge Through The Eyes of An Artist (Feat. Linda Brothwell)
From John Constable and JMW Turner to Thomas Hardy and Jeremy Deller, Stonehenge has been inspiring artists and writers for centuries. A new exhibition - Conversations in Making - is the first contemporary art exhibition to feature at...
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No, Today's Music Isn't Boring (A Response To Rick Beato)
Look I don't want to start a fight but we need to talk about this. The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/12tone07210 So... About a month ago, Rick Beato did a livestream...
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You're Playing Bach Wrong
Or, I mean, at least there's some history to consider. Get 26% off CuriosityStream and a free Nebula account: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" Everyone knows what Bach's music sounds like, right? We've...
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Understanding The Black Parade
There are few albums quite like The Black Parade. It's a reflection on mortality and death, a rock opera exploring the uniquely tragic experience of dying young and alone. It's all wrapped in the dark, sarcastic trappings of mid-2000s...
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The Secret To Writing A Great Chorus
Let's talk about hooks. Get 26% off CuriosityStream and a free Nebula account: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" The chorus is the most important part of a song, which can make writing a good one......
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Understanding Tiny Dancer
Tiny Dancer is one of Elton John's most iconic songs, but it wasn't always. When it first came out, it barely made an appearance on the charts, and when he played it in concert, he described it "going down like a lead zeppelin". Like...
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Understanding Seven Nation Army
Seven Nation Army is arguably the most iconic bassline ever recorded. It's been adapted by countless musicians, and it's even become a stadium chant. But how did that happen? How did this humble walk down the minor scale become such a...
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Understanding All Along The Watchtower
What makes a great cover song? It's a hard question to answer, so let's take a look at the greatest cover song ever made and work back from there. All Along The Watchtower was already a good song when Bob Dylan recorded it, but it...
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Understanding Jolene
I love this song. I mean, I love all the songs I analyze, but there's something special about Jolene. I'm not sure I've ever heard a piece of music quite like it. Everyone talks about the story of Jolene, the way the lyrics paint a...
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We Need To Talk About This Chord Progression
So there's this chord progression that's been used for decades in hundreds of hit songs. It's a four-chord loop and... No, not that one. The *other* one. The one we never talk about even though it's quietly taken over the airwaves,...
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Why *Those* Four Chords Are Everywhere
I don't care what anyone says, these four chords are great. Get 40% off CuriosityStream and a free Nebula account: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" I'm sure you've all seen the Axis of Awesome video where...
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Understanding Toxic
In The Zone, the fourth album by Britney Spears, changed the landscape of pop music forever, and perhaps no song is more emblematic of its lasting legacy than its second single, Toxic. It's hard to overstate the extent to which Toxic was...
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What I Got Wrong About "Hurt"
So... I kinda screwed this one up. Try CuriosityStream free and get Nebula included: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" So... confession time. I like to think all my song analysis videos represent my best...
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What Taylor Swift Can Teach Us About Pop Music
I swear I didn't know she was gonna drop a new album. The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/12tone12201 Pop music is weird. Or, I mean, it's not, it's pretty normal,...
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Understanding Iron Man
Black Sabbath were among the first pioneers of heavy metal, and their work has had a profound influence on generations of metal artists. Choices they made on their early albums have had ripple effects through the decades, helping shape...
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How To Listen To Music Like A Pro
The most important skill for any music-listener. The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/12tone11201 Being a good musician requires lots of different skills, but...
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Why Music Experts Are Fighting About Ludacris
Or how Roll Out divided the music theory community. Try CuriosityStream free and get Nebula included: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" A couple weeks back, the online music theory world exploded in...
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Understanding Psycho Killer
Surrealism has been on my mind a lot lately, and that got me thinking about Talking Heads. They're one of those bands that was always doing something weird just to see if they could, and few songs capture that ethos as well as Psycho...
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Why Classical Harmony Doesn't Work Anymore
Not such an authentic cadence now, is it? The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/12tone10201 A lot of people think of music theory as, like, the "rules" of music, but...
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How I Ruined A Childhood Classic
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Try CuriosityStream free and get Nebula included: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a really cool project where a...
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Understanding Uptown Funk
Uptown Funk was an instant classic, one of those songs that's not just a huge hit on release, but that you know is gonna stick around. It has this timeless sense of fun to it, a carefree work of art that celebrates life, joy, and music,...
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What I Got Wrong About Comfortably Numb
Even I make mistakes sometimes. The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/12tone09201 One of my favorite parts of my job is learning new things, but the problem is...
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Can You Solve This Musical Puzzle?
The musical puzzle 100 years in the making. Try CuriosityStream free and get Nebula included: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" Music history is full of little treasures, cute musical ideas that may not...
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Understanding Just A Girl
No Doubt's seen a bit of a revival recently, so it seems like a perfect time to revisit one of the most interesting bands of the '90s, and what better song to look at than their breakout single? Just A Girl wraps a powerful feminist...