How I wish HARMONY was explained to me as a student

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  • @NahreSol
    @NahreSol  ปีที่แล้ว +798

    Thank you so much for your comments... Please beware of scam/impersonating comments. I will only be replying from my main account, so all others are fraudulent. Thank you!

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      @christophergetchell6490 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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      @BespokeSlipp ปีที่แล้ว +4

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      I would love to hear you play Heitor Villa Lobos. Thank you for everything.💗

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      @jameslai6879 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @PlayTheMind
    @PlayTheMind ปีที่แล้ว +1252

    An overview like this keeps a student's mind always aware of the purpose of their learning. When too many specific details are thrown at them without a "big picture" perspective, it just feels pedantic. This video completely blows that attitude out of the water, so thank you 🙏

    • @Bthelick
      @Bthelick ปีที่แล้ว +33

      "School is about collecting dots, not connecting dots" - Seth Godin

    • @HeadbangoO
      @HeadbangoO ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Bthelick You don't get it, knowledge is pedantic, welcome to idiocracy.

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@HeadbangoO what exactly are you trying to say? The reply you are replying to just saying that the school system in place doesn't help you connect the information that you're learning, it just throws it at you

    • @HeadbangoO
      @HeadbangoO ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@OdaKa I’m not trying anything, nor taking quotes as absolute truth. There are different music schools with different purposes, you just have to be aware of what you’re aiming for and where you choose to learn…

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@HeadbangoO You're clearly making an effort to communicate something... and stating that Bthelick doesn't get something, but what that is, is very obfuscated.

  • @SurferJoe1
    @SurferJoe1 ปีที่แล้ว +620

    As a visual artist, I really love the connection you make between sounds and colors. It really speaks to me.

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  • @lizzyt534
    @lizzyt534 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    You are an incredible teacher

    • @Sh0n0
      @Sh0n0 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks

  • @superjboy16
    @superjboy16 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    As an art student comparing the Circle of Fifths to the Color Wheel blew my freaking mind! Well done!

    • @theresnothinghere59
      @theresnothinghere59 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      finally i understood it too

    • @DieSchmierlaus
      @DieSchmierlaus ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Chill mal, so abwegig war das jetzt auch ned. Amis...

    • @ania5038
      @ania5038 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Circle of Fifths is way too complicated for me... I just remember that the last sharp rises a semitone to the key, the flat before is the key (except for F major) and the relative minor scale is 3 semitones below major. And obviously C/a has no key signature.

    • @TheUnderscore_
      @TheUnderscore_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@ania5038 ​ ​Eh, that's more of a "shortcut" to remembering keys than actually understanding it.
      The circle of fifths is simply a cycle of keys. It's much easier to visualize using the pattern of the piano keyboard and the pattern of the major scale (T-T-HT-T-T-T-HT). If you start on C, you get no black keys. If you move to G, you notice that the pattern on the keyboard is almost the same-two black key "skips," a pair of side-by-side white keys, and then another two black key skips. But now, since you started on the second note of the other group of black keys (F#, G#, A#), there has to be compensation; since the black note you skipped in C Major (A#) was pushed to the right by one note (F#) you have to skip a white key instead; F has to be sharp to lead into the G.
      The same goes for F Major but the other way around. It starts the same with two black key skips, but since you started in a bigger group of black keys (F#, G#, A#), there has to be compensation; since there are more black notes from the start of the scale, going to the next white note is not part of the pattern. Thus, the B has to be flat.
      The way I taught myself to understand it is that the scale is composed of 12 semitones. A perfect fifth is composed of 7 semitones, sharing no common factors with 12; thus, by going by an interval of 7 semitones, you go through all 12 keys. The only two intervals that can do this (apart from the obvious minor 2nd) are 7 and 5 semitones. See the correlation? 7 + 5 = 12.
      The best way to memorize keys is just to practice them. It may take a couple weeks as it did for me, but simply memorizing the order (FCGDAEB for sharps and BEADGCF for flats) and then going through all of the keys is the best way to go about it.

    • @ania5038
      @ania5038 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TheUnderscore_ I've played piano since I was 4 and I'm 28 and got up to Grade 10 lol it works for me.

  • @Ermude10
    @Ermude10 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    This has to be the most humble book announcement ever! Congrats on the release!

    • @nathansbrothers3304
      @nathansbrothers3304 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah u r right...

    • @skylarsmith2340
      @skylarsmith2340 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And I love it even more because of that, great job!!

    • @asinegaasinega
      @asinegaasinega หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@skylarsmith2340me too. I am not a musician but I think I am going to go buy it

  • @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294
    @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294 ปีที่แล้ว +1026

    I am a disabled Vietnam vet who is totally new to the world of music. I am trying to learn as much as I can, and this 9-minute video has explained more to me than all the other TH-cams I have watched. I am subscribing to your channel and hope to buy your book soon. Cheers.

    • @emilyrln
      @emilyrln ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I hope your musical journey brings you joy! Here are some of my favorite music TH-camrs, if you're interested: Adam Neely, David Bennett Piano, 12Tone, Polyphonic, and David Bruce Composer.

    • @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294
      @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@emilyrln Emily: Thank you so much. This is very helpful information for someone like me who is new to this wonderful world of music. Cheers!

    • @emilyrln
      @emilyrln ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294 You're very welcome :)

    • @Livsie
      @Livsie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294
      Check out Rick Beato channel, he's great educator!

    • @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294
      @jeemalsoknownasjimhawkins1294 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Livsie Hey, Livsie: Thanks for the suggestion. I will check him out. Cheers!

  • @alfonsoteran1993
    @alfonsoteran1993 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    I'm a musician with major in violin and conducting and I only want to say that this video is just beautiful! Very well explained! Best regards

  • @Thunder978
    @Thunder978 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +144

    I’m a metal guitarist trying to expand my musical understanding, and I have to say the way you teach musical concepts is exceptional. I’m a visual learner and your style helped me grasp the concept with ease. Bravo.

  • @tomgiles1484
    @tomgiles1484 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    4:26 "I've put so much heart and soul into this." You should have titled your book, "The Heart and Sol of Nahremony." 😀

  • @stevenpalmieri348
    @stevenpalmieri348 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    I absolutely love your description of progression as being non-linear but rather three dimensional - orbiting around a tonal “nucleus”. I’ve studied harmony for six decades and I’ve never heard it described in such a pithy way. Good on ‘ya! ❤

    • @KalebPeters99
      @KalebPeters99 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, I thought that was great! I'd love to see some kind of visual representation where the root is the star and the other chords orbit at different distances

    • @EdwindeJong0
      @EdwindeJong0 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My thoughts as well. I've played the piano for over 3 decades, and it is apt. Interestingly, we can choose to have multiple 'nuclei'. For example, So What from Miles Davis is a great example. Or, we can use 3 nuclei, such as D / F# / Bb. But we need those 'bases'.

  • @user-bq7xj8hw5e
    @user-bq7xj8hw5e ปีที่แล้ว +58

    just want to say I very much appreciate how you processed the audio in this. I can tell it was mixed with care. the piano sounds super clear and you can still hear it when you are talking. super natural and crisp. hats off to you, great video.

  • @kencrisp6333
    @kencrisp6333 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    This is your calling, Nahre. Your videos are most interesting and you have a natural talent for opening peoples' eyes when it comes to music/piano theory. You instinctively know how to connect with people and get your points across effectively. This video alone immediately became one of my favorites. Keep it going, Nahre. People who aspire to be good musicians need you! 😊

  • @h8f5
    @h8f5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    You just unloaded WAY more knowledge than just harmony! This is a shockingly good example of music theory 101. Building from notes to chord to progression. Most youtube videos in my opinion completely fail at this. In fact, the most frustrating thing about music theory to me is remembering the distance between the notes and counting. This approach is better because it is showing how to go from note to chord progression while using your ears to verify everything sounds good.
    So, I guess the lesson here is: use your ears!!

    • @jpdj2715
      @jpdj2715 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am in awe of Nahre in general and here she hit the right notes again - fulfilling the expectation. But in giving the essential, she abstracts away. Two things: when we give names to specific notes (frequencies), scales, distances, etc., then we can communicate about them with other musicians. Someone at the same stage, someone two hundred years later. Understanding the essentials is of the utmost essence, and should serve as a framework for the details to hang on to.
      Second, she abstracts away from tuning and distances - that influence our perception harmony. Today we tune the piano different than its predecessor of 300 years ago. If we take original old sheet music that we play on modern instruments that can mess with the composer's intended harmony that they thought they were communicating. It's not just the tuning of the central A that has changed.
      This does not change Nahre's story in any way, though, understand me correctly.

    • @shantil7764
      @shantil7764 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes first comment : these are also the basics of relative theory (fonctions of the notes, called TONAL MUSIC). This is very important because learning interval is not the easiest way to understand music. It is much of a mathematical cutting choping into pieces of something that is emotional in its core. So one needs an approach based on sensations !
      Second comment : i agree but i think it was designed more as an introduction. We tend to be overloaded with informations right from the beginning of learning and nahre gave a different approach. This is not enough of course but it is a great summary to get the big picture and not get scared of music. It’s like dipping our feet in water before actually going in to swim

    • @kimhornhem5399
      @kimhornhem5399 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always learn something new from her videos, i needa start binging em...

    • @dion_69
      @dion_69 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think this video, good as it is, should be followed by information about tempered vs harmonic tuning, as the way notes vibrate together is at the core of much of the non tempered music that is still common enough in the world of music (bagpipes, some singing and violin music, Arabic music, even Cajun accordion. The idea that twelve even divisions of the octave must be the starting point needs to be questioned a little, though I would agree with most people that it is the most convenient way to go about things.

    • @davidwittie4177
      @davidwittie4177 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I am very interested in non-western music, tunings, and alternative scales. I believe she briefly broached those subjects early on with her mention of "culture" and "preferences". Her goal here though was to encapsulate fundamental Western music theory in under 10 minutes. Score. If anyone could ever produces a video capturing significant elements of non-Western music in under 10 minutes, I would be greatly improved.

  • @burmansound
    @burmansound ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I love how your playing makes even the simplest things sound so musical.

  • @TamLeigh
    @TamLeigh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Your talent for getting at the essence of a thing is so impressive and the fact that you’re also so amazing at making that easily understandable to others makes it even more so.
    I love seeing whatever new and interesting things you have been thinking on to share with us all; just bought the book and I’m stoked ♥️
    Thanks for being all you are and doing all you do, this world is better for it.

  • @georgesantos570
    @georgesantos570 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The way you are able to describe how music works and flows together is unlike anything I’ve seen on TH-cam. Thank you for this video and I’ll definitely be looking into your book

  • @rubenbest1
    @rubenbest1 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I never had this broken down before. This was awesome.
    Also amazing how row row row your boat can be as deep or as simple as you make it out to be. Amazing work!

  • @I_0..0_I
    @I_0..0_I ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The most peaceful harmony lesson I have ever attended 👍👍

  • @ingridalexander1492
    @ingridalexander1492 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've lookled at a LOT of youtube music instruction videos. You really are a wonderful teacher. Your approach to harmony (and the ability to impart it clearly) is epic!

  • @IansUToob57
    @IansUToob57 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a brilliant way to explain things!! Using the visual with the auditory, showing how vibrational frequencies are music, color, and pretty much everything. Perfect metaphors (the rose and bouquet!!! ) Love this!

  • @oneirdaathnaram1376
    @oneirdaathnaram1376 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are so gifted in explaining things simply. Thank you very much.
    I am a classical music amateur and I follow anything you post. It's such an incredibly high quality that you offer in all of your videos - be it your piano skills, the presentation, the video quality, the rhetoric, the creativity, the ... you name it. Anything you produce is like a gem.

  • @aaronlewis7182
    @aaronlewis7182 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This just about made me cry! ❤️❤️ THANK YOU, THANK YOU so much for this! I will buy your book today. What a gift you have. ❤️

  • @josmery
    @josmery ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW! your descriptions with the color wheel and context are suuuuper cool!! Totally saving this to pass on to my students. Fabulous!

  • @surgeonklade
    @surgeonklade ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful, thank you - and perfect timing, as I have just been learning about Harmony in my music production degree. Your videos are a joy to watch!

  • @EUZRMUSIC
    @EUZRMUSIC ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video is so good and so right. This was exactly the reinforcement I needed for things I have seen presented in a less clear fashion. It is presented here in a way I think only a masterful musician and natural educator can achieve. You have a style, Nahre. It is a graceful, "less is more" sensibility and it is wonderful.

  • @kupo5690
    @kupo5690 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As soon as I saw your book I immediately bought it. I really like the way you explain concepts.Your play is really inspiring as well and I can't think of a better person I want to learn from.
    Hopefully you'll provide more ways of teaching in the future. Thank you Nahre Sol!

  • @tomcrofts4211
    @tomcrofts4211 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for explaining that so beautifully. I liked your descriptions almost as much as the musical harmonies themselves.

  • @Poetsoulfighter
    @Poetsoulfighter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your compassion for music and teaching is amazing, thank you for the knowledge and the smiles.

  • @raymitchell9736
    @raymitchell9736 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    ❤Congrats on the new book, I ordered it ASAP! I hope it is a best seller. I like your videos and explanations so I hope to learn more about the music theory from you and your perspective to see what I missed, misunderstood, or thought I knew but didn't... and it's probably all of the above! LOL. I got the PDF download and I'm reading it right now! I appreciate the effort it took to write a book, and it is very well illustrated! I'm skim reading the parts I already know, such as the piano keys and such, but I looked ahead and I know it doesn't stay introductory for long so I don't want to miss any gem or nugget of information along the way!

  • @JacksonSanders22
    @JacksonSanders22 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is amazing! Just bought elements of music and can’t wait to get started. Your explanations are so digestible, the pacing is perfect, and I can’t wait to get to know your writing style!

  • @kennethschweighardt4920
    @kennethschweighardt4920 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, you are a wonderful teacher as well as an amazing performer. We can sense your passion through the excitement you show when sharing, and your understanding of the subject through the reasonable way you present these concepts. Thank-you for sharing your wonderful gift.

  • @rileyhaefner
    @rileyhaefner 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    this was the best way i’ve ever heard harmony described! so beautiful, and i love the rose analogy 💜 i’m so excited to write music now :D

  • @tofftof1675
    @tofftof1675 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's always a pleasure to listen to you talking about music ! I will check out your book for sure !
    I will keep the "a chord is a bouquet de rose" 😍so poetic ! ❤

  • @xSpyder5x
    @xSpyder5x ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you Nahre, I loved this video. Im sure alot of us could listen to you all day!

  • @somethingelsehere8089
    @somethingelsehere8089 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm not a musician, but love music.
    Mind blown by this. Thank you - I'm amazed by the analysis (matter of fact) and by how natural and graceful the harmonies and playing is.

  • @psychlos21
    @psychlos21 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Nahre, the way you teach music is like an artist who can paint a picture with only words and the viewers see it clearly. Keep the great content coming. You are the best.

  • @Gaut201
    @Gaut201 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don't know why but with your stuff i just, GET it, like really quickly in comparaison to other methods. I really love your approach, you include not just sound but color and mood to your explanation, and this really help me. I will strongly consider to buy your book!

  • @TheGarethHowell
    @TheGarethHowell ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very excited to read your book! I bought it straight away because I really admire the way you approach theory and performance.
    Thank you

  • @hannahkolehmainen
    @hannahkolehmainen ปีที่แล้ว

    You are an amazing speaker. I love how you use your hands, your voice, your environment, everything! Well done.

  • @harriethtw
    @harriethtw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is marvelous!! Well concluded and articulated. Thank you for simplying the complicated-can-be concepts. Enjoyed it sooo much! Will check out your book. And, congrats on all these accomplishments!! I’ve loved all of your short videos and improvisations! ❤

  • @sidman11
    @sidman11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watched this video and immediately bought your book. Love the music color analogy, it's how I've always thought about it too. Everything is vibration ⚡️

  • @FabioLovaglio
    @FabioLovaglio ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The best lesson on harmony I've ever witnessed: simple and straight to the point.

  • @crodolpho
    @crodolpho ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're so intelligent and such a good teacher. Really excited about your book!

  • @rpbishop3079
    @rpbishop3079 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You have a unique way of allowing the listener within to actually experience not only what you see, but feel and hear as well. A very gifted and sincere approach.
    Some teach what they’ve been taught, others teach what they know. It’s obvious that you’ve been given a gift, that you couldn’t possibly keep to yourself. Thank you.

  • @bethpulliam803
    @bethpulliam803 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pure genius! So well presented! Can't wait to look at the book as well.

  • @anantwashere
    @anantwashere ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such great finesse you possess, while playing. It is an absolute to watch and hear you play. I mean, row row row your boat became so interesting now!

  • @gilgillis4230
    @gilgillis4230 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you! You make music much more understandable. I love the analogies of the flowers and color wheel. For some reason it makes music more visible. Great teacher!

  • @mzmudy
    @mzmudy ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo! This is beautifully explained and lots of fun to follow. As a guitar player who is trying to learn more about piano and singing this resonated with me. I love the description of the bouquet of flowers. Congratulations on your book!

  • @Alex-mw7pi
    @Alex-mw7pi ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Memorize notes as if you are memorizing new faces of people - each of them looks different. "
    a great , first book nahre :) hope for more in future!

  • @arjandecarpentier527
    @arjandecarpentier527 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The best and most comprehensible explanation of harmony ever! Well done and thank you so much!!! 👏😃👍

  • @redbrown7355
    @redbrown7355 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are one of the most pleasant yet informative teachers on TH-cam. I greatly appreciate your lessons. 🙏 Thank you, Nahre. 😊

  • @allanward4594
    @allanward4594 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So glad to have found your videos. Easy to understand and process. Thank you!

  • @MrJamesaxon
    @MrJamesaxon ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a good lesson/explanation. I am not a piano player, I play guitar, harmonica and mandolin in the main. I stumbled across this practical and informative video by accident, and am so glad I did. I am now a subscriber, and will certainly be checking out your book 😊

  • @strider8255
    @strider8255 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You videos are so inspiring. I play guitar and I love learning from you. They are right when they say that personality brings audience and yours is really lovely and feels supportive and motivating. I wish you all the best!

  • @kennylenny9890
    @kennylenny9890 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was engaged the entire time and was hoping for more. You are inspirational and such a great teacher, thank you Nahre!

  • @larrylenard4284
    @larrylenard4284 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am glad that several people introduced you to me. I have a former student who introduced me to Adam Neely's videos. Through his videos, I was introduced to you. I really enjoy the journey that you are on. I play some of your videos for my music --like this one--to my music appreciation class. I hope that I can read your book over the summer. Thanks again for what you do.

  • @aadamy
    @aadamy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This is how I explain it to my students even at 5 years old. They totally understand it in the context of the color wheel, spinning planets, a well told story and context. Do you hear colors ? Many of the young children I teach do. It’s so beautiful. Thanks for this. I’ll check out your book!!!

  • @michaelb247
    @michaelb247 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your presentation is exemplary. I have watched so many such videos that dawdle about and come across more of an opportunity for the video maker to advertise themselves as opposed to getting on with the topic itself. You get straight to the point and demonstrate the point effectively and succinctly. You certainly have a flair for educating, a natural.

  • @bertbotha8419
    @bertbotha8419 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a well prepared and concise explanation. You are really skillful to present all these abstract components of music in such a practical manner. Thank you so much. I play several instruments and I can really use these concepts to imprive my composing skills. Thank you again.

  • @RTKdarling
    @RTKdarling ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Even as a non-musician your content helps me hear and appreciate music better.

    • @gurabirierosanopara620
      @gurabirierosanopara620 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      First humble, true comment, I see here in a while!

    • @dr.strawberry5773
      @dr.strawberry5773 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      buy an instrument man its fun!'

    • @RTKdarling
      @RTKdarling ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.strawberry5773 I play some ukulele, but not well enough to call myself a musician I guess.
      Truth is, I try to drop a like and a comment on all her work for the engagement.

    • @dr.strawberry5773
      @dr.strawberry5773 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@RTKdarling hey man. creativity, art is expression. it doesnt take being a profesionnal. it doesnt take making money from it. doesnt take virtuosity. all it takes is a habit. run 5 times a week. u're a runner. period. its just about doing it for its own sake. playing. possibly exploring emotions/thoguhts. maybe making goofy shit that makes you and ur friends laugh. dont attach a metric to your identity. i dont know you obviously, so im super assuming but saying this for whoever needs to hear it. making music is just FUN AS HELL (in the proper setting/mindset). if you do it, u're a muscian. now you can preface that by saying "ehh i dont practice as much as i should. im early in journey" all that jazz. BUT! dont overthink it and do it just to do it. and be silly about it. no wrong answers :) :) :)

    • @edgarwalk5637
      @edgarwalk5637 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dr.strawberry5773 I play for my own enjoyment, as I do other things to make money. As mentioned by these wonderful comments, music is fun!

  • @chadkyle4904
    @chadkyle4904 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely love the way you explain the concepts, theories and elements of composing - your work is definitely broadening my vision as I approach my own works - I checked Amazon to see if your book was available there and was unable to find - will go direct! Thanks for being my "go to" when I am in the mood to explore boundaries.

  • @pkpckls
    @pkpckls 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for this, I've been desperately trying to understand this stuff for the longest time and have gotten so confused by every 'music theory EXPLAINED!' video I've watched or book I've tried to read about the subject. It's been so utterly frustrating to hear music in my head and have no idea how to get it out but this video has genuinely been a lightbulb moment in that it sets the emotional context for the technical aspects.
    Thank you so much.

  • @tomwawer5714
    @tomwawer5714 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi! I just bought your book! The reason is that you are very very smart and I want to learn from you. I love your comparison of circle of 5th to color wheel, I’m quite accustomed to both and it never occurred to me to connect them. Also, the idea that chords are 3D and have weight is so beautiful. I hope to spend lots of great time with your book! Greetings and keep up good work!

  • @SwiftDreamer
    @SwiftDreamer ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've never heard anyone explain a I chord and a V chord like breathing. You're the GOAT Nahre 🐐🐐🐐

  • @SuzanFiskin
    @SuzanFiskin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done! You make great analygies that give a context to your very clear explanations for how harmony works and to spark imaginations. You're a wonderful teacher and I'm going to check out your book! If you had a video series, I'd welcome that as well . . .

  • @aarongibsonmusic
    @aarongibsonmusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really love the way you explain things, and your playing is fantastic. Thank you!

  • @guirivero
    @guirivero 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You explain so easily, wish I learnt this way music theory in the past... Amazing channel, I watch and follow up your content. Thanks for sharing with us!! 😍

  • @edwardmanfredi121
    @edwardmanfredi121 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Actually I discovered you and your videos just a short time ago. I have been a professional musician, pretty much my entire life and even though I took formal lessons for about 15 yrs, I never had the opportunity of formal schooling; e.g. conservatory. I really enjoy your videos: well produced, informative and you are a personable and knowledgeable young lady. Thanks for the effort you put in !

  • @arthurnoronha4736
    @arthurnoronha4736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i love the paralels with color so much! thank you so much nahre!

  • @salpotkoman
    @salpotkoman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Context and how you teach it. A common denominator of great teachers like you. Straight into the core so it's easy to remember and hard to forget. Thank you

  • @sandscribbler
    @sandscribbler ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What I heard when Nahre was talking about her new book: "I put so much heart and Sol into this..." 🙂

  • @ciarel
    @ciarel ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have been so looking forward to this book!
    Would be fantastic if you release a hard-copy version of it too! 🎶

  • @shepherd_of_art
    @shepherd_of_art ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video! Thank you so much for this perspective. I appreciate the humble attitude and the subtle but important details you use in your videos to enhance the learning experience. You're amazing at this :)

  • @thesarfaraz
    @thesarfaraz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are an enlightened soul ❤ much respect and gratitude for this amazing tutorial 🙏🏽

  • @KikiPosts
    @KikiPosts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hi Nahre! I am a new subscriber and i think your videos are really helpful and you are a fantastic pianist and great at explaining topics!

  • @marionsosa7801
    @marionsosa7801 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am 62 and just learning about music theory. I wanted to learn how to sing harmony and stumbled across this world that explains so many things! I have always been envious of other's talents. Why did I NEVER know this? Music is my soul!

  • @Dynamic_Flyer
    @Dynamic_Flyer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a helpful video, and your knowledge of and love for music shines through! Your playing is beautiful too. I will think about buying your book.

  • @GlennLewis
    @GlennLewis ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautifully well done! Thank you for sharing and for your new book!

  • @mortlieb8239
    @mortlieb8239 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great stuff, and even though I'm familiar with the concepts you explained here, this adds perspective and a layer of understanding that I didn't have before, so thank you!
    I would love it if you did a video (or even a book!) explaining jazz rules. I've performed classical all my life and recently started learning jazz and it's like starting over, so grasping the concepts is making me feel like a rank novice musician! 😆

    • @Pictor13
      @Pictor13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jazz, one rule: challenge the rules

    • @mortlieb8239
      @mortlieb8239 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pictor13 Totally. But first I need to understand them before I can break them. There are definitely rules but it's so completely different from classical that I have a hard time wrapping my head around them.

  • @frazzle557
    @frazzle557 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    @6:22 an underrated moment in this video. I think the arrangement works not just because there's the Am and Dm blending. But also because you do really great work with the Left Hand to build in a bass line. As you play the melody, the top note of your Left Hand starts out with a C and then you play increasingly lower notes B, A, F, and then finish off with the C chord. The piece is so powerful becuase your Left Hand is moving in one direction (downwards) while your Right Hand is moving the opposite direction (upwards), but both hands resolve on the same chord (C major) an octave apart... Long-winded way of saying, the movement in the Left & Right Hands in opposite directions but that resolves together is also a key part of what makes the music sound so good. There's a journey in opposite directions that ends in the same place -- the journey makes you feel like you're Row, Row, Rowing a Boat

    • @MS-yz7sr
      @MS-yz7sr 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What a great comment explaining the music with such simple and descriptive words making it easy to visualize, even as I just think back on what I had heard. Very nice.

  • @jeffpianocomposer
    @jeffpianocomposer ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed your video and playing and composing style Nahre! After 35 years in film music I still love watching the new generations bring forth their take on learning. Wish you well with your book.

  • @elizabethfield6526
    @elizabethfield6526 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the comparison of the Circle of Fifths to the color wheel. Definitely getting your book. After decades away from the piano I've taken it up again and started taking lessons in March. Loving it all and want to understand music theory better. Thank you for your wonderful video. So glad I came across your channel

  • @mymatemartin
    @mymatemartin ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of the very few purchases I've made from a TH-cam channel and I couldn't be happier to support you Nahre. I've watched your channel for many years and previously purchased your short tutorials. Thanks so much for sharing your incredible talent, skill and knowledge.

  • @letshuman8985
    @letshuman8985 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You definitely surprised me when you said that one note contains others; the overtones. This is something that I have never known! Your analogy to colors made sense (i.e. blue + red = purple). However, I also want to mention the theory of “color bias.” It is a similar concept to what you explained. For instance, in theory, blue and red *do* make purple, but it has to be the right kinds of blue and red. If the red “looks like” it wants to turn blue, then we say that it has a blue bias; same with blue, it can have a red bias. When you mix these two together, it makes that really nice purple. Some reds have an orange bias, as do some yellows; mix these two and you get a nice orange color.

    • @rickyspanish4792
      @rickyspanish4792 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Actually, not to be rude but it isn't always true; it's more of an instrument thing. Like, when you play a C using a pure sine wave, it's only that C, it's just that any instrument more complex than a simple (sine) wave more frequencies "in" it. So it kinda depends on the instrument, she should probably have explained that :)

  • @corpgurl
    @corpgurl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You’ve created a comprehensive learning Platform! Love this!

  • @EddieAndresen
    @EddieAndresen 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great explanation and attitude to music theory! I will use this approach to my students. Looking forward to see others video from you😊

  • @aegeanbo
    @aegeanbo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Speaking about music is like speaking about any visual art. You are the first person I know who can make it intelligible. Thank you.

  • @vari1535
    @vari1535 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    "As an artist, we can utilize some or all of the rules. It really is up to us." I love this. A really refreshing reminder to keep in mind when learning any form of art theory.

    • @RatPfink66
      @RatPfink66 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But first you damn well better learn ALL the rules.

    • @WindTunnelRacing
      @WindTunnelRacing ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@RatPfink66 EXACTLY! YOU NEED TO SPEND YEARS LEARNING THE RULES WHICH WERE LEARNED OVER 100'S OF YEARS IN ANYTHING. Only Then, can you start disobeying them. Too many people in all fields today just go to the "Well I am Feeling it This way", very entitled, and lazy.

    • @francesschaefer
      @francesschaefer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WindTunnelRacing I do not think Nahre is advocating that. I think that she is explaining in terms of SOUND, and in a more creative way how these rules apply to actual music! So much theory is taught by what I call "fill in the blank theory" If you watch her other videos you will see the way she challenges herself to apply the rules and principles, and gets to the basics of the topic at hand, as a commenter wrote below "less is more".

    • @dopaminecloud
      @dopaminecloud 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@WindTunnelRacing Weak perspective tbh. Learning the rules just gives more clarity and more tools. But you can still do just what you feel. You can slam your instrument around all you like. It's still music. And if you like it no amount of pretentious grand-standing from selfish music-consumers can change that.

    • @markhilliard4037
      @markhilliard4037 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RatPfink66 We certainly don't want to be creating anything new cuz that's a sin of course

  • @jj53368
    @jj53368 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nahre, thank you for making this! As a beginner/intermediate student, I appreciate learning about fundamentals in accessible and practical ways.

  • @deansolecki
    @deansolecki ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is lovely and you are a wonderful teacher, Nahre. Thank you.

  • @Hondo99
    @Hondo99 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Harmony is beautiful and I think a lot of kids/adults get to focused on learning songs, their fav tunes, instead of using their own creativity to make beautiful music.

  • @patlilburn5251
    @patlilburn5251 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was very, very good. The bouquet analogy and the orbiting analogy, the “context and moment” concept, and especially the seemingly effortless playing of chords and sequences to demonstrate structure and progression…really engaging. I haven’t taken a music lesson in way over 50 years and don’t own a keyboard, but this and many of your other videos make it seem doable and certainly make it feel like “oh I’d like to do that!”. I wish you all the best with the new book and thanks so much for doing these videos.

  • @joekobylski3936
    @joekobylski3936 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crazy, I’ve followed your channel for a year or so and I’m just now seeing this super upload. Fun to listen to, earned my sub

  • @NoLOVEinFEAR333
    @NoLOVEinFEAR333 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you SO SO very much! I had a difficult time wrapping my head around some of these concepts, and you really helped make it a lot more clear.

  • @richardrandomk
    @richardrandomk ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've been teaching art as a subject for decades and also write music; I have never seen the connection between music and colour before: using the colour and harmony wheel stogether is wonderful and you are a natural teacher. More power to you

    • @mirasiro
      @mirasiro ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can only agree and even though Ive only seen this one video it convinced me to order the book :)

  • @ESKARGAMES
    @ESKARGAMES ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I think the fact how I hesitated greatly to watch this video, illuminated for me how terrifying I find Harmony, especially as a musician who did not get the opportunity to go to music school and is now trying to just grapple with what feels like overwhelming mountains of history, theory, and on top of that trying to improve my overall playing on both cello and piano. I really respect Nahre, I think she is brilliant and if I could take lessons/an in-person class with her, I would absolutely, so I took the opportunity to buy her book. I intend to go over it tomorrow while I am at work and read through it on my Ipad and take some notes. I took the opportunity to also grab her uplifting piano warm up exercises (Beginner and intermediate), the major sevenths, and the 5 Uplifting ones in all transpositions, alongside "Solitude", one my favorite pieces Nahre has written. I look forward to going over it all and trying to play it as well. If I remember, I will check back in with my thoughts on my purchases.

    • @francesschaefer
      @francesschaefer ปีที่แล้ว

      That is so great ESKAR ENTERTAINMENT! I love Nahre's videos as well, and I am a classical pianist and teacher for 40 years teaching now, earned BM and MM in piano performance with work in pedagogy as well. My Dad was a trained composer, with degrees and I was always scared of harmony because he knew it SO SO well. He was a jazz musician and arranger before he studied classical composition(!) I have discovered over the years that in school it was not taught well (ie, all the rules, etc.) When it's related to SOUND and playing, and all of that, for me, it became much more interesting and also fun. That was in grad school when I was "on my own" ie had finished most of my coursework.
      So, your attitude and determination will take you so far!

    • @Youguh
      @Youguh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How's the process going?

  • @StopAndGetGas
    @StopAndGetGas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a lovely, respectful presentation. And I learned things from you, beautifully presented in their artistic 'context'. How nice. Thank you.

  • @philz7227
    @philz7227 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for the lesson and your simple and understandable approach to a complex subject. Music is both science and art and it is the art of it that makes it so beautiful.

  • @charaiveti-charaiveti
    @charaiveti-charaiveti ปีที่แล้ว +3

    how fortunate i feel to have harmony explained so well... bought the book without blinking!