![]() You can learn as much theory as you want, but theory is not practice. Theory is about music it is not the practice of music. ![]() Improvisation was what historically characterized musicianship, not theory, not sight-reading.Īs the philosophical joke goes: anything you can do I can do meta. They were practitioners who picked up the skill by listening to others, practicing, and improvising. I would add that historically, most musicians did not read music or theorize. There's also a great YouTube channel I've been watching, based around the teaching theory of Barry Harris: It's amazing how little you actually learn about music when all you're doing is reading sheet music as a kid. Now when I go back to play, say, Bach, I can see so many other things going on since I've spent so much time hearing and feeling the improv theory. It's amazing how little you actually learn about music when all you're doing is reading sheet music as a kid. I studied your typical classical piano as a kid, abandoned it in college, and later in life came back to it with a jazz improvisation teacher. A good teacher that focuses on improvisation will help you navigate through all the different building blocks you need, which happens to be theory. I'd also suggest to the OP to find a teacher that specializes in jazz, because the practice of improvisation requires you to embody that theory. This is the most important part, for sure. ![]() This links the band and their products to the music video so that they are instantly recognizable The monochrome of the video also adds to this as it suits the majority of The Prodigy’s products, such as Prodigy t-shirts, albums and and posters.> You have to hear and feel the theory, it's not only intellectual. The final bunch of shots in the video show derelict towers in the sea that could resemble alien machines such as the tripods from war of the worlds.Īn inter-textual reference occurs between the bands trademark logo and also the ants created by the man throughout the video. ![]() This could represent the man summoning the invaders through his bizarre rituals, the sky being where the invaders come from. Towards the end of the video you begin to see small amounts of color, particularly towards the sky. ![]() Another way that insanity is shown throughout this video is the fact that he is leaving a trail of ants where he goes, he does this by spray painting and creating them out of scrap. The idea of the unknown comes up again at around 2:00 where a variety of fish heads are seen stuck onto sticks.To aid the idea of being lonely or an outcast the actor is shown to be alone for the majority of the music video. The man in the video is shown to be slightly crazy during points in the video, this is displayed with the use of an unsteady camera and numerous close ups of the mans face. One particular area drew my attention to the idea of invaders more, this is the shot at 1:40 where the actor is seen in front of a concrete structure that resembles a satellite dish. The music video is shot in a variety of lonely and desolate places, such as by an abandoned house and in a field containing telephone pylons. It accomplishes this because black and white video is often seen as artsy, allowing the viewers to focus more on what’s in the scene as opposed to the colors. The video itself was shot in black and white, i feel that this works well with the song as it contrasts the upbeat and hyperactive sound created by the music. For this analysis I will be looking at the Prodigy’s ‘Invaders Must Die’ video. This music video uses a very non-literal interpretation of the song, this has allowed the makers of the music video to produce an effective and interesting music video without having the restrictions of what the songs lyrics are telling us (not very much). ![]()
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