Uploaded February 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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I was inspired to make this video when I found Jaffa Cakes in the break room during a performance at the Opera Royale in Versailles. I had only just heard of them when they were mentioned in a music theory thread on Reddit.

Here's the relevant post:

reddit.com/r/musictheory/comments/p6y6o/tips_and_droid_app_suggestions_on_playing_more

The suggestion to use the "Jaffa Cake" technique comes about halfway down the discussion.