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The Book That Changed Jazz Forever
Taking on music theory's biggest idea. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos In music circles, the Lydian Chromatic Concept by George Russell has built a reputation as a...
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Cats: My Favorite Trainwreck
Try CuriosityStream free for 31 days: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" Alright, look. We have to talk about Cats. It's one of the weirdest shows in the history of musical theater, but also somehow one of...
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The Dice Game That Conquered 18th-Century Europe
Try Dashlane here: http://www.Dashlane.com/12tone Get 10% off now with my promo code: 12tone There's many ways to write music, but possibly one of the most interesting movements in history was the Musikalishes Würfelspiel, or musical...
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Is Music Really A Universal Language?
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Hip Hop's Greatest Invention
Or why hip-hop lyrics are a million times more complicated than any other style. Support the National Bail Fund Network: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bailfundscovid BLM resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Music Theory's...
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The Great Piano Mystery
Try Brilliant free: http://brilliant.org/12tone/ A great piece of music inspires many questions, like "What is this piece saying?", or "Why does it make me feel the way it does?" One question you rarely see, though, is "What are you even...
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The Scales That Built Jazz
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How A London Orchestra Broke International Law
Try 2 months of Skillshare for free! http://skl.sh/12tone10 There are some stories that just seem right, some things that make perfect sense and don't require further explanation. The story of pitch inflation is not one of those. It...
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Why Proper Scales Are Hard To Find
Try Brilliant free: http://brilliant.org/12tone/ There's lots of scales out there. Heck, depending on your definitions, there might even be infinite scales, but a lot of them don't really... work, at least not the way scales are supposed...
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The Positive Impact Of Negative Harmony
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Cubes, Bugs, And The Ultimate Chord Map
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History Brief: The Nazification of Germany
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Solving James Brown's Rhythmic Puzzle Correctly (A Response To Adam Neely)
I promise this is 100% real drama. Get 20% off Hooktheory's interactive books and a lifetime subscription to Hookpad: https://www.hooktheory.com/12tone It brings me no joy to say this, but Adam Neely is wrong on the internet. Or, ok,...
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You Don't Need Music Theory
Or, I mean, you do, but it's complicated. Get 20% off Hooktheory's interactive books and a lifetime subscription to Hookpad: https://www.hooktheory.com/12tone It's a simple question: How much music theory do you actually need to know?...