Jacob Collier Explains Music in 5 Levels of Difficulty ft. Herbie Hancock | WIRED

What it is

WIRED's 5 Levels format with Jacob Collier explaining harmony to a child, a teen, a college student, a professional and Herbie Hancock.

Recommended as a gentle explanation of harmony for beginners and cited as the model of the 'explain at five levels' format.

“I liked this explanation of harmony using different levels of musical comprehension”
Explains harmony at five levels of musical comprehension
mushishi, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “The brains of jazz and classical pianists work differently”
“If you really know nothing you might enjoy this attempt at explaining harmony at five different levels from a child to Herbie Hancock”
Harmony explained at five levels from child to Herbie Hancock
petercooper, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “Coltrane: A music theory library with a command-line interface”

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Topics: harmony, music theory, jacob collier, herbie hancock, 5 levels