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when it comes to discussing various topics. He talks about his continuous fa-
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scination with music, considers the role of music in human development, sha-
res his thoughts on the relationship between musical talent and diligence and
explains why music needs an audience. He discusses the possibility of reaching
virtuosity later in life and gives advice on how to transform fear into mastery
on stage. Neely also questions the role of music education institutions in to-
day’s era, and he emphasizes the importance of building interpersonal relati-
onships and professional contacts while studying music. He talks about him-
self as a creator, explaining whether he considers himself more of a musician or
a YouTuber, comparing the profitability and sustainability of these professio-
nal activities.

Evaluation of channels’ general quality and final thoughts

For the creators, high quality of video production is essential for the implemen-
tation of YouTube videos in the teaching and learning process. While recor-
ding the videos, the creators mostly use a front-facing camera, except when de-
monstrating musical performance, in which case one camera is usually placed
above the instrument, and the other captures it from the side. When recording
interviews, the creators use several (up to three) cameras. A lot of the creators
made their first videos with a mobile phone camera, and sometimes they still
use it as an additional recording tool. From the didactic perspective, the way in
which the content is represented to the viewers is even more important. It can
be concluded that all the creators treat the chosen topics in a unique way, in-
formally and casually, although very thoroughly, using both a theoretical and
practical approach. The videos are made at a highly professional level, especi-
ally the ones created in recent years (since 2020), as they consist of words, ima-
ges and animations with the aim of improving the learners’ level of understan-
ding of a certain topic, and/or to highlight some segments of the video. In this
regard, the creators use accompanying texts and subtitles, visuals, animations
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and memes, sheet music, keyboard display (usually shown at the bottom of the
video), film and cartoon excerpts, and clips from other creators’ videos. These
features make the videos usable in formal educational contexts as supplemen-
tary teaching material at the school or university level. The applicability of the
content in teaching and learning settings also depends on its availability, and
it can be confirmed that all the channels meet this standard – almost all the
channels’ content is free, with the addition of some free material on creators’
personal web pages.
It is opportune to mention that the length of the videos is not always
appropriate for a classroom setting given the time frame/limit, i.e. the

7 E.g. the circle of fifths scheme.

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