Austin McBride Jazz Lessons- 5/4 Timing (revisited)

[Drawthemoral]

This is awesome. And funny.

[TintedRedFilms]

LOL. This is (musical) comic genius. I love reading comments on these videos.

[0darroch]

HE'S A COMEDIAN....PLEASE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE!!!

[wildnites558]

Uh Ausitin, It's still in 4/4. Play the simple intro to 'Money' by Pink Floyd. That's in 5/4 or some odd meter timing. That'll get your point across much better and clearer.

[pixelated111]

nice glasses.

[Choinsta]

OK OK this is a total hoax... it has to be.. he did the same thing as the previous video where he just counts 5 over a riff in 4... he is making bank off of all the ppl visiting his you tube.. that has to be it.. pls DUDE.. HAHAHHAHAHAHAH still laughing my ass off... his original post was years ago... at least his hair and glasses are different... LMAO

[beardedvulcan]

I used to be an expert on 5/4 time until I took an arrow to the knee

[markdonlonpianomusic]

this is surely a wind up a la Hans Groiner? pure genius!



[johnlilja99]

Sonofabitch....you genius. You fooled us all.

[metallica04100]

What I love about this is that it's not limited to piano only. I have learned a great deal about jazz guitar as well.

[addzj]

you are a total moron, 5/4.THIS IS 4/4. DOUCHE

[RobBrooksMusic]

Look at the channel it isn't expert village

[TheBovril]

i spoke to this fool about his breakdance "tuition!" and about how its fucking wank,he actually thinks hes good,what a twat,looking at the comments here his piano aint any better,i dare any of ya to watch the brakdance he does!

[GuyTazz8]

i take that back. i really don't think any of his videos are honestly serious... -.-" i hope people arent coming here for anything more than comedy -.-" LOL but i think he's actually making fun of the ACTUAL austin mcbride who's on expert village who is a terrible teacher as well. LOL this is funny.

[GuyTazz8]

WOW they let this guy on EXPERT VILALGE? ... the first riff is in 4/4 and he counts 5... and the second riff is 5/4 and he counts 4??

he ACTUALLY has students... ugh.

what is music coming to... :'(

who in the world lets people who doesn't even know their stuff educate others... ugh...

[mcmike100]

I like how he counts the second riff: 1-2-3-4.

[metabog]

Nooooo. No. No. No. No. You get an F.

[DarkMoonCreations]

Someone's been trolling again.

[francescmarco]

Wow, hats off to McBride! His original 5/4 video was so convincing it fooled me, as so many others. Thanks, Christian for the resolution. And great comeback: "It's just how you count it". Deep

[apophis135]

Oh and the riff is in 4/4...fucking idiot...

[TintedRedFilms]

@apophis135 You do realize that all these videos are jokes, right?

[apophis135]

hahahaha The bio made me laugh

[TommyVF]

The last one was right!

[MrKuryakin]

Thanks Austin, you really helped clear things up for me. Great lesson, great teacher!

[pininfrna]

ExpertVillage got punked! Love it. :)

[learjeff1]

If this is a joke, it's a good one, and the joke's on me! :-D

I sure hope it is.

[TheErroneousOne]

Yea this counting business doesn't make any sense. You don't make any sense.

[delpimpo]

hahahaha you are just displacing your counting hahahahaha

[jodat2]

His comment at 1:22 is my genius, It really makes me appreciate not learning from expert village!

[antoniodcz]

Ok, after watching this my conclusion is that this guy's a comedian. A musical comedian, because what he does is actually quite difficult- playing a 4/4 groove and counting 5/4 over it, and then playing a 5/4 groove and counting 4/4 over it. However not quite as funny as the original 5/4 jazz video

[avnertishby]

I admit I had to watch some of your less subtle videos (this one included) before I "got it", but man this is Hilarious!! Musical Comedy Gold!! :D

[CreativeFilmMaker]

he made this video to show it's a joke

[fordronnal]

...i seriously hope that this is a joke...

[learjeff1]

Once again Austin proves his incompetence.

It *does* matter what you play. It *does not* matter how you count it.

Mr. McBride is not without talent. He can bounce a golf ball on the face of an iron. I doubt I could do that. To hear 5/4 timing, listen to Brubecks' Take 5. Look up "Quintuple meter" on wikipedia.

PS: when counting, every number gets the same amount of time.

Please get a clue, Mr McBride!

[r0berito]

@learjeff1 I love how he counts in 4 when he's actually playing in 5 for once.

[taylor041494]

you are legit dumb

[CarLlerena]

you are my heroe

[MrGeoffee]

Yes this Is what it's all about.

aPPleJuiceLemmom

[OLugs]

Austin,

I see what you did there!

;)

[perspektif101]

Just say 'sorry, I was wrong' and NEVER shoot a video about playing piano again, pleease ! And don't call the people on expertvillage 'my students' !

[xlowpitch]

this obviously is a joke but i just can't help but feel like he did this video solely to make us believe his older videos aren't serious as well even though they weren't.

[theaustinmcbride]

@xlowpitch you have put a lot of thought into this. So have we.

[kkjhhkjhkj]

First example is in 4 and he counts it in 5, Second example is in 5 and he counts it in 4. This is suppose to be instructional too. This guy is a comedian. I am convinced. The chord progressions are hilarious too.

[GhostGuitars]

This is a retarded circus and he is a clown.

How the fuck is it in FIVE if you count to FOUR

[marchingxfag]

You're so freaking dumb!!!!!!! you call yourself a teacher? you're a phony!!!!!!!! 5/4 is COUNTED and PLAYED in 5/4!!!!! gah!!!! i hope the music gods strike you down and the rhythm gods eat what you have a brain.

[yisacknayrabin]

So burning...

[teledestiny]

the first example is in 4 and the second is in 3. douche.

[unibomber111]

@teledestiny LOL! first of all its a joke. second of all...the 2nd example is actually in 5, not 3. And he's counting 4 against it. Which is actually kinda tricky to do lol. your a newb.

[indaplace2b]

@teledestiny Nah bro second example is in 5 but he's counting it in 4 lol

[GeoffTaucer]

Sir, you are a genius

[ukijhu97]

LOOOOOOOOOOL how does he not laugh

[Lemberger1980]

@ maamaano1

ROFL.! Thank you! :)

[maamaano1]

you fucking suck dick. your timing is so off its unbelievable how confident you are in your utter wrongness. it matters what you play because notes have different values in other time signatures. try to look at a music theory book, you will find contradictions to what you are jawing about in probably the very first chapter.

[Lemberger1980]

OMFG! Im waiting for the next lesson. Pleas explain how to play 7+5!

One, two, tree, four, five, six, se-------ven, One, two, tree, four, five, six, se-------ven,.....

[maamaano1]

@Lemberger1980 count one two three one two three four, one two three one two three four.

[WazaKaiSprout]

NOOOO i mean i know your takin the piss but dude come on there are people who genuinely believe this is a 5/4 piece. its unfair to those people to post this kinda stuff

[jazzman31415]

NOOO, Austin. Remove this video now. Don't spoil the illusion I have of you.

[mattsteeper]

you're obviously trying to be funny. its sad because on eHow you werent but then you realized your only option was to suddenly redo your godawful videos wearing gay glasses and make it seem like you were joking all along. I know the truth : that you're a shitty summercamp jazz piano wannabe who probably lives with his mom

[bakidge]

He's really talented... I don't think I could play 5/4 and count a 4/4.. that's gotta take up like.. an extra part of your brain

[Ropenius]

Ack... The first passage is in 4/4 but he counts to five. The second one actually is in 5/4 time signature, BUT he counts to four. This has to be a joke, please let it be a joke... :D

[Boardndave]

Spoiler Alert:

It is. Haha.

[JustinSandercoe]

LMFAO

[addisuhg]

oh, please shurrup...this is crap...

you have no idea how you ruined and murdered the 5/4

[gblaney]

5 is 1+4 or 2+3 or 3+2 or 4+1 or 1+3+1. A true 5 can be accomplished by superimposition of 2 to 5 of the 5 patterns available. For best results --- I recommend polar pattern: (e.g. 2+3 combined with 3+2). [This could also be considered poly-metric, as the emphasis of the beat is common in one area but differing in two areas]

[kbbrarsonist]

0:23 "it doesn't matter what you're playing its just how you count it"

good look trying to convince people of that...

mong

[scottiedo85]

i think a re-re-visit is in order...

please explain your riff in 7/8.

remember... it doesn't matter what you play, as long as you count it right.

[cccchhhhpppp]

I'm a fan! It's hilarious what you're doing. Can't stop laughing...

By the way (for those, who have no sense of humor)

I actually find it not that easy to play something and to consciously count wrongly ...

Please upload more!!!

[blackmoonlit]

I have to say that I've never before heard someone play Take 5 in 4/4 time.  Interesting. But still failure at teaching 5/4.

[lisamariestube]

@blackmoonlit Seriously.

[LeipzigKantor]

Still and idiot! Nice try.

[Daggerhart]

Fantastic!

[48kbrain]

i lolled

[FreepowerUG]

It doesn't matter if you count your 4/4 as 5/4 or vice versa - the riff you play clearly states 4/4. Perhaps with a band strongly playing 5 you could bluff rhythmic displacement but frankly you would never notate that riff in 5 in isolation.

[CrabY42]

realy?

so you don't have ANY talent so you gonna be ridicilous to be 'cool' or what?

you make different styles in the world ridicilous! you're so stupid!

you are as stupid as paris Hilton!

and anoying!

[rhodrimarsden]

Hahahahahahaha. Stunning.

[kingvidbina]

hey antoniodcz, your right... he's DAMN good. He deserves a slot in comedy centrals programming. the whole new look, the background... can't be for real.

It sounds like part he claims to be 4/4 at 1:28 is actually that 5/4 groove. but than again... he doesn't know how to count.

Seriously, he must be a comedian. Because he wouldn't be putting up more of these vids after all the bad criticism he received. I haven't seen a single one of his videos that really made sense.

[shnitzit]

my advice: if you know you're hot shit stop being so pedantic and go try to compose something.

[dman0875]

It doesn't matter what you play, but how you count it.... Even if it is obviously in 4 4 or even if your count 1 is obviously not on the downbeat. Another reason why music education should be kept in schools... But wait! The first counting exercise could be purposefully demonstrating a hemiola structure! If I run into more dysfunct "tutorials" like this, I might make my own correct ones...

[thefirstbssdrm]

Now I don't know if he's serious or not. Those glasses throw me off... idiot

[davehorne]

bad satire?  or just bad?

[cobwebpulsarnet]

a good way to recognize 5/4 is to count along... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

jaajaaa

[antoniodcz]

Austin! It's time for you to come clean isn't it? This is a big wind-up, right? Evan when I saw your first video about 5/4 I wondered whether it was a joke, but now, with these new glasses and hairstyle, I suspect you are a comedian ( and an accomplished one at that).

[Reavener]

4/4 was played

5/4 sounds like /watch?v=ZUYzX5LjRr4 for example

[BlueTolerated]

LOL ! This must be a joke !

[Iflygius]

Dammit why is this moron teaching people to play in 5/4 time when he can't even do it himself? I hate it when people post "how to" videos without knowing what they're talking about.

Tut.

[aberkok]

the joke's on all y'alls

[atstimp]

OH you runined it! Before it wasn't obviously a joke!!!

[kevinm4435]

um 4

[daves2]

If you know that the lcm of 4 and 5 is 20, you know this video is awesome. If you're learjeff1, apparently you don't know either.

[heinleinner]

The ponytail is hot.

[learjeff1]

Mr. McBride really doesn't get it, does he? Both examples are perfect examples of totally misunderstanding 5/4 timing. Listen to "Take 5" or "Mission Impossible". They're in 5/4 time. Ignore this drivel.

[tonysounds]

But the ponytail and jacket make seem so much more professorial!

[phred123]

Seriously Austin, I can't tell if you think you are being serious or not. Honestly do you think that you are right, or do you know That what are you are saying makes no sense. ?

[SaxMan7776518]

jesus christ. austin is back and he still cant play in 5. brilliant!

[jazzycoz]

I love you

[marsvoltaalarmaman]

Man!

He is funny!

It's like a brilliant asskick to all those pretentious jazz-mofo's out there.

He's just messing around.

At least I hope he is!

[unibomber111]

man he looks jazzy!

[beatsnsuch]

The Expert Village Idiot strikes again!!

Love your humor bro... "It really doesn't matter what you're playing, it's just how you count it" And then the totally whacked forced counting that follows that remark....all of this coupled with the pointless pony tail and joke glasses pushes this into the realm of subtle comedic genius. It's probably going over most heads but please make more...

[Drawthemoral]

@beatsnsuch It's dry............but I think you're right. He might have just struck up some excellently obtuse musician comedy.

[TheWinterShow111]

@beatsnsuch I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who picked up on it! :)

[rockytriton]

uh, counting and timing are two different things. You can't switch between 4th and 8th notes when counting and call it 5/4 time.

[gm7]

ROTFL!

[insanekid713]

hello again austin. why do you have to fuck up my revisit. im glad i got just as many laughs from the secont one as i did the first one. you still have not cleared up my confusion if anything you have made me more confused. niggerfaggot.

[jryan1976]

In the first one you were playing in 4/4 and the second one

You were counting in 4/4but not.

Your counting was all off.

Try putting to a Metronome and playing the 2nd one see how that works out for you