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@@AntonyoVellaVega There are many types, but discussing them all will take a long-form video, which I hope to do soon! But for an introduction, start here: www.simplifyingtheory.com/pentatonic-scale/

@@bonjourbraxton Thanks! Of course I’m also older so I’ve had plenty of time to work on it all, haha!

@@domilontano 👍It’s at the college where I teach. It is due for a tuning for sure!

@@Liusila I understand! I would start with the video this one points to-how to create major scales, and also my videos on note naming. This is a bit more advanced, but should be easier after those videos. (I’m also thinking a long-form video with more explanation would be helpful. Maybe I’ll do that in the future!)

You're welcome!

Thanks for your support!

Absolutely!

@@miaw522 非常謝謝老師！！😃

你好！太感謝了！我從來沒有在學校上過課，但我目前正在網路上跟一位台灣老師學習華語。

@@benjaminmyerscello 現在"線上學習"是一種"新趨勢",特別是"語言學習.我想你找對了,所以你的"中文發音 (Ci

很抱歉筆誤: 你找對人了,裡的中文發音 (pronunciation)很標準.

哪裡哪裡！我還要繼續努力！我老師的發音才算是標準的😂

@benjaminmyerscello 你太謙虛了,看了你的 profile,發現你真是多才多藝。除了是一位優秀的音樂演奏家,還是飛行員,還有"儀表等級 (我不太懂),真是厲害。

I surely didn’t mean to imply that all Americans are like that, and what you say is true enough-I just didn’t feel comfortable speaking for anyone other than my fellow countrymen.

@@imfastboi To be honest, I don’t know much more than it is a tradition in some Western countries. When it started, I am not sure. The other thing is that there is both the fixed-do solfège (do = C) or moveable (do = the tonic). Thanks for the question!

Good question, and you're correct. What I'm simply demonstrating here is the example of these intervals being spelled differently because of the key. If the key has flats, like B♭ major, we'd probably use E♭, while if the key has sharps, we'd likely choose D♯. There are exceptions, of course, and in some cases-especially with chord symbols on jazz charts-we might choose the spelling that's easiest to understand, as the goal is to quickly identify and play the chord. Your example of the A7♭5 is a good one--it quickly tells you what to play, regardless of the key. But if we were to write this out, especially in classical settings, we'd want to make sure the notation on the staff agreed with the key (. . . usually, but not always, haha!)

@@franklee1662 Thank you for your kind words!

感謝您的評論！您可以選「Chinese Taiwan」的CC -- 那是繁體字幕。恐怕我中文很差，因此不確定字幕是否正確！😅

哦，現在了解您的意思了！我馬上就改好了！再次謝謝您！

I did NOT say I was inverting an entire melody. In the video, I only demonstrated the two points you mentioned: (1) transposing a melody, and (2) inverting a single interval. Inverting a complete melody is a separate topic that I might cover in a future video; but again, I did not demonstrate it in this one. I apologize if the video suggested otherwise.

@@benjaminmyerscello What's more, that's only "inversion at the octave". When voices of a canon or fugue are inverted in your sense (the upper one becomes lower, and the lower one becomes upper), one can invert at any interval if the counterpoint is not made faulty by so doing; "Invertible counterpoint" is the skill of writing pairs of melodies that can be inverted in that sense at a given interval (most frequently octave, twelfth, or tenth...).

I don't know what you're point is. Obviously what you're saying is not wrong, but what I am doing in this short is making a very simple point using a very simple demonstration. I save deeper discussions for my college counterpoint classes - - not for a TH-cam short.

@@benjaminmyerscelloOk, fair enough. Thanks.

Sure thing! Maybe I'll do a longer-form video on counterpoint in the future. Thanks for the inspiration!

Why the laughing/crying?

@@robertos4876 Thank you! I definitely have a lot more work to do with my Mandarin skills (though in a sense, it is never ending)!

I'm still working on it, but thank you!' The accent does get better with time. I would suggest "parroting"--pick a native speaker, and repeat what they say as exactly as possible, including the rhythm, tones, pacing, etc. and also record yourself so you can compare! You can do it!

很樂意做這樣的視頻！

@@bryanschmidt2093 哈哈哈😆

@@UnrealPander Thanks 🙏

@@준-k1i You’re welcome! 😊

@@christianwright7648 You’re welcome!

@@darrentaiwan I think that it would depend on how efficiently the person studied, how often they practiced each day, etc. But I think that two thousand hours of focused study and practice would definitely help you reach a very high level, especially since you do live in Taiwan! It is a lot of time, though, I can’t deny it!

I bet you could! All you need is a little interest and a good teacher. 😊

I understand what you’re saying, but I also think it depends where you’re going. If you’re talking about some of the cities, you’re definitely right - - it’s quite an adventure! But if you’re going to the scenic areas, a lot of them are quieter and more serene.