20 Questions with Jason Zac - The Absolute Basics - Episode 4

Jason will teach 20 musical questions in each live session asked by students via a zoom class. To ask Jason Zac a question and be part of the next episode, please tag @jasonzac & @nathanielschool on Instagram with a story/post and we will make sure to answer them in the next class! 0:02:33 - Would Love it if you could spend some time on the basics of Rhythm and Time Signature 0:21:56 - ( Sheet Music) Is Sheet Music necessary to move from the practicising and covering songs parts to composing or making your own compositions and is there any drawback from not doing Sheet Music and what are the advantages to learning the Sight Reading 0:33:14 - What is Scale and How to learn and remember Scales? 0:49:05 - Do Scales limit our minds by caging them to a familiar set of thinking patterns? If No, How do I stay motivated to learn them? 0:56:07 - Are there Raagas in Western Music as well? Do they confirm to a set Pattern like in Hindustani and Carnatic? 1:06:21 - What are some of the Tips and Procedure that we could follow while Teaching the basics of Music Theory to beginners? 1:22:41 - "Is ear training important for composing music. Which is more important for composing music. Intuition and empathy or music theory. When a composer like ilayaraja composes new music. Does the tune come first and naturally to him or does he chose a raga or beat and tries to arrive at a tune." 1:33:12 - There are many songs which I want to recreate on Piano and Sing over it. I have tried it also, but I get a sense that it's not good enough. It will be useful if you could take few Pop Songs and demonstrate us How to recreate or cover a song with various compexity level. 1:44:27 - "Please cover the basic Theory of Rhythm and How can we use them according to melody. Please elaborate this topic with example in brief" Topics range from: * MELODY & HARMONY (MUSIC THEORY) * RHYTHM CONCEPTS & PRACTICE * OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSICIANS * TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTION * COMPOSITION & SONGWRITING * PIANO / BASS / VOCALS/ PERCUSSION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathaniel’s classes are now 100% ONLINE using stable and private video conferencing tools. You can now learn from the comfort of your home and choose between our flagship Music Method and 1-on-1 (Customised) classes We hope you and your family are staying strong during this hard time for the world at large. Nathaniel is known as the best performance-based Music School in India which teaches Keyboard / Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Violin, Horns, and Voice with a unique course, “Music Method” which gets you on stage in 4 to 6 months. Also learn Theory, Ear Training, Improvisation, Composition, Production, and more. You can learn more about our school by asking us any questions which you might have, or you could call us at 9845465411 Collaborate. Jam. Learn. Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com More riffs here: https://bit.ly/2D6diVV More lessons here: https://bit.ly/2P6SGBL Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanielmusic Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielschool #MusicTheoryBasics #MusicQandA #MusicLesson