music theory for music producers (you'll actually use this)
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music theory can be a really complex, and confusing subject - but I've got quite a few request to dive in and talk about the music theory that I use in my day to day music production. This is only the first step - learning major scales.
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Thank you so much you are a great teacher your videos are top notch 👌
you're making legends out here
Hey man love the channel and Price for learning from you. Can't wait to learn!
What I find surprising is that even after playing piano for 20+ years, being taught by professionals from Julliard, Bard College and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory; music theory has NEVER been explained to me in such simple/understandable terms before.
it's crazy right!
They say if you can’t explain it to a child you’re not a good teacher. Something that’s been true to my personal experiences. Some of my best mentors can break it down so well.
I've played bass guitar since I was 10 years old. I'm now 33. Every time I've attempted to learn music theory I've been overwhelmed and quit before being able to understand the very basics. I've heard of keys, intervals and modes before, but I've only just realised that if you take a scale and change the tonic or root note, even though you are playing those very same keys, they sound and feel very different...it's basically helped me understand modes. Then you can transpose to get the pitch you like. I know this isn't ideal, but just understanding that helps me understand how music theory works, and that now I can learn scales which will allow me to write music without the need to transpose. All the years of confusion have just disappeared...and you've basically explained this concept in one video. I wish I'd have seen this years ago. Great video and +1 subscriber.
Word I’m in a class for it now and it slips out of my mind. Professor is dope, but I don’t grasp the complicationz
Gotta agree. Straight to the point and great information. Subscribed.
0:00 intro
1:46 what is a scale
3:20 note/key names
5:23 half and whole steps
8:00 major scale formula
13:55 sharps and flats
15:05 using major scale formula to find notes in scale
18:25 finding relative minor scales from major scale
20:25 minor scale formula
20:45 recap
thank you
thx broo
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People who write comments like that ❤
I think its much easier to remember it by using numeric patterns like this. Major = 2212221, Minor = 2122122, Harmonic Minor = 2122131 in that way it also tells you how many notes to count upwards each time instead of having to think W = 2 and H = 1 the other benefit is you don't have to worry about what letter to use if a scale contains an interval greater than W, the number way you just use the appropriate number in place of a letter. Additionally numbers are easier to remember like phone numbers, especially if you split them up into logical patterns like this for example:
Major = 221-2221, Minor = 2-122-122, Harmonic Minor = 2-122-131 😀👍
Fantastic!! Thank you!!!
"the other benefit is you don't have to worry about what letter to use if a scale contains an interval greater than W, the number way you just use the appropriate number in place of a letter."
wait what do you mean by this.. this part confused me but the numbers seem a lot easier thank you for this
@@IVI444IVI because in the Harmonic minor there is a jump of 3 half tones, and a W only means 2 half tones, there is no “Whole and a Half” designation in letters
@@Ces911 ohhh I see thank you 🙏
Your wonderful at being super smart and crazy cool at the same time. Appreciate the knowledge. Had to write this one down on pen and paper.
This is so helpful. I have been into being a DJ and mixing music (as a hobby) for 20 years and I am just now getting into actually making music (as a hobby) and your channel has been great, especially for a beginner like me. Thanks for the content.
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oh.... look who's here 😍😍. My fav instructor on TH-cam 😍😍🔥🔥.
hey Brad. glad to find that u are also into music as a hobby....
I smell a music production course coming soon lol. Legend!
Didn't expect to see you in a section that isn't Tech related, lol.
Taetro: "...this song is written in C"
Me: * confused software developer noises *
Lol
Lol sorry I meant C++ obviously
Better plus plus than... C# 🤣
@@ArvindJuneja good one lol
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There's something very admirable about people who want to share their knowledge + make information accessible for everyone. You are a G. Thank you so much for everything - helped me like you wouldn't believe!!
it's important for me to share everything I know!
I am a classically trained musician but took music theory in high school to fill out my electives and man you would've been so much better than my teacher was explaining basic theory in a simple non-frustrating way dude keep it up this is awesome
my theory teaching was so frustrating i wanted to slap the shit outta him. would always start with "im going to explain this in the most simple way i can" then proceeded to use words i cant even say. ended up failing it cause i spent 90% of the time trying to remember wtf all these terms mean and even when i did i forgot all of them as soon as i went into a studio anyway
This an old comment but same, music theory is one of those things you need to time to learn and to go over and over again in practice
When I learnt music theory in school it felt easy and then it suddenly jumped to stuff that was incredibly difficult to wrap your mind around, all with very specific terms and we never went over them more than once (also not to mention the other subjects I was doing)
Needless to say, because I wasn’t that bothered about my music grade, I failed
Now coming back to learning music theory 3y later on my own time and relearning my passion for it too!
this is a great video really well explained!! however i would add, one of the things that frustrates people about music theory is that it's presented as rules to follow - i prefer to think about it as shortcuts to find things that are guaranteed to sound good. so rather than being "limited" to the notes of a certain key when you're playing in that key, those are just the notes that will definitely sound good together, and it's ok to experiment with adding other notes here and there as well!!
This comment is a good addendum to the video.
Sound comes first. Theory is for notation.
Thank you for this!
Anyone who thinks music theory is a bunch of rules to follow isn't learning/using it correctly. Also, of course it seems very limiting at first. These are the basic fundamentals from which everything else builds off of, including what many people think of as "breaking the rules." Plus, most people who brag about "breaking the rules" just don't know shit about music theory. They make fairly typical compositions, but then claim they did it "without any rules."
When i first started making music i just went on feel, as in how it sounds, you can tell when you use a off key.
taetro is 100% correct. I have 10 years of music theory, but i don’t use half of it!! Scales and chords and notes are all very fundamental. Some theory also helps only on piano playing (useful, but not needed.) Needing to know how to read music on a staff might be useful for live instruments, but you don’t need it if you’re just starting out. 🔥🔥
I disagree. Learn how a music staff works is different from developing the reading - which is smt only a instrument player will use. You can just learn staff as you learn music theory. There is no harm on it and it's quite easy actually. And that will open some doors for you regarding stuff you will actually use.
You use it more than you think, even if on a subconscious level.
Just learn every scale on piano, that's all u need lol
Interesting
@@lunchNsinners and modes and chords and types of chords and inversions and tonal harmony...
I read music, played violin in an orchestra, played acoustic guitar, got into producing and engineering. This video encourages me to practice scales when I used to DREAD how boring they were in school. Now I want to go back at it with this new perspective and insight! Thank you!
That's because you were correct. They're boring. Music is changing we now know you don't need to have a song stick to the same keys. You can be as creative as you want
This is legitimately the most well explained video about theory that I've come across so far. Thank you so much for this.
Wow, thank you!!!
@@Taetro he is right!!
Definitely, I've watched at least half a dozen other simplified theory videos and hadn't even heard of that formula for major and minor scales, that part made the whole video's information click for me.
Agreed!
crazy how i gleaned nothing from this. none of this shit makes sense and I give up
i’m trained in music theory as a classical musician and this video would’ve helped me so much when i was starting up
I took a music theory class for a semester and everything I learned in this 20 minute video is the same I learned in a couple months. Good video man you can teach! Practice makes perfect
Nice!
you had a definitely bad teacher, but probably not bad musician
He might've had a bad teacher, but classes need to be stretched out over the course of a semester. This video is straight to the point and only teaches what's necessary. A course at school is gonna have a lot of filler and teach stuff you probably won't even need to know. They'd have you learn how to read sheet music and remember "every good boy does fine" before they even tell you how to make a major chord... When you truthfully don't need to know how to read music to make chords. The notes don't even matter, it's the intervals between the notes.
@@vvp726 no music related schooling is just a scam im sorry u got scammed bro . but its the truth .
I was in band for 7 years. I was in Choir and Musical Theatre for 3 years. I even took piano lessons off and on for those 3 years. And you my sir, have taught me more in 10 minutes than I ever actually learned while I was in school. Kuddos to you!
sounds like you didn't pay attention until now then lmfao...13 years of music and you learned more than that in a 23 minute vid?
@@thelambsauce7223 You don’t need music theory to be in a band. Derp.
@@FantasticOtto never said you did, "derp"
as a person that knows NOTHING about music theory, this helped me so much. Thanks Taetro 🌸
Omg, same here. This brought so much clarity and I'm only 8 min in. I've been looking for something like this for years, thank you so much bro!!
im at the very beginning of my road to music production. At first i was so intimidated with the concept of how to understand music and knowing the notes enough to translate my thoughts onto a DAW. This video helped me understand that there is nothing to be afraid of. Def subbing thank you so much man.
I NEEDED THIS!! i finally got my Akai MPK and needed someone! Thanks!!
bruh video hasn’t even been out a minute
we love the energy
@@Sanders_Media i have a boring life ya'know
How is the Akai, and why did you chose that one and not something else?
@@magnuseriksson8081 The Akai is pretty cool. It may not have other features like maybe the sea block or some other incredible musical piece. And I don't have a very good music theory and I've only been playing piano for less than a year, but the Akai can get me going. The music program i use is called MPC beats. And there is a simple video on how to use it via youtube, but it's not hard to use. All i have to do is plug it up, get some headphones and fidget around a little bit. Lemme know i'd
d you have more questions! edit: sorry i meant the digitize audio workspace i use is MPC beats, and i chose the Akai mini because it was in my budget and I'm only 13👍🏽👍🏽
Dude this is the best explanation of how scales and notes work! super simple and quick way to understand this. i just learned more in 20 minutes than in hours and hours of reading music theory books and taking lessons. You rock, Thanks Bro!
OK, in 30 yrs, you're the first to explain this beautiful math so easily. I'm using it to learn chords from every song, and I couldn't be more happy, thank you!
This is the FIRST video out of DOZENS on the topic that I’ve finally managed to grasp a concept and have it stick. You explain things so eloquently it’s fantastic. Genuinely thank you so much.
I can't believe I finally understand how scales work. Tried so many times learning and always just could not wrap my head around it no matter how hard I tried, and then just gave up eventually because it didn't feel worth the hassle. Then I randomly come across a 20 minute video and everything just makes sense and instantly clicks in my brain. Actually just incredible.
damn man. 3 years bachelor education in music, and you explained it in minutes and it made sense. Great job!
@@d42 fax 💯💯
Hey Taetro, I just wanted to say that this music theory series has really really helped me. Not just with my music production, but with my bass playing, too. I was jamming with some friends today and I realized that I was having an easier time improvising my bass lines, and I think that's because of your videos. So just wanted to say thanks for what you do :)
You truly found a way to explain music to absolute beginners (such as myself). I've never seen such a clear, straightforward and simple explanation about major scales. BTW your Ableton for beginners series is also amazing. Thanks so much!
Man, seriously, thanks a lot. That was crystal clear and fluid. Been avoiding music theory for a while (esp as I'm french and note are god damn more confusing than abcdefg, but not only).
So huge thanks!
I just wanna tell you that I've never watched any of your other videos but your voice is really comforting
You’re a legend, you’ve gained a sub. Everything was explained perfectly. I usually flip samples but soon wanted to write my own stuff or combine my own stuff with samples. You’ve opened up my options alittle more so thank you!
Dude you are a genius. Thank you for explaining it in a way that actually makes sense. You got yourself a new sub.
I can't thank you enough dude. I was bummed that I didn't start learning music earlier in school but luckily you exist!
I was struggling and getting really stressed by understanding this at the beginning, but if someone needs to hear it, just keep going through the video until you understand, i do not have a piano and what helped me the most was to download a free piano app on my phone and practice :)
I am blown away by the education content for music production that you have genuinely and honestly created for us for free…content that is so direct and helpful. I have grown up learning the piano from piano school and to this day i was never taught about any major/minor scale formula, instead i was taught what seemed like complicated theory that went way over my little head. I am so excited to learn more about production from you and to start my journey into making my own beats. thank you!!!
Really appreciate it! This series is definitely for people like you !
Legit I cannot thank you enough for this vid. I legit bought a book on music theory. And I started to lose all hope since all it talked about was reading musical notes. But your vid legit motivated me to try and make music again.
I've been a musician since 09' and been producing since 2020. I always found music theory to be boring but on the other hand, always wanted to learn it.
Stumbled across this video and just in 20 minutes learned how a scale is set-up.
I definitely have to keep watching your videos!
How does this relate to chords? I'm not sure how to ask the question, but I guess how is this applied to creation of guitar melody/riffs
This was super helpful TAETRO. I really appreciate this tutorial on music theory. I knew a little about keys and scales, but this “formula” method really makes a lot of sense to me. Keep up the great work! Thanks again!
I now understand how people can play a song they have never heard before just with one time listening.
They can hear if it uplifting or not and can figure out the key.
Very good explanation😁
My mane! I wanted to thank you for helping my son and I understand our piano a lot better.
playing by ear is fun, but memorizing all of those songs has become quite the headache over these past 32 years of my life.😂
Music production will be so much more fun Now that we understand what the hell we’re playing 😂thank you!!
New subscriber and I’m sharing your video to my channel!🙌🏽💚🌍🙏🏽
The first beginner music theory video that didn’t make me feel stupid and explained all the tiny details. I feel like I can actually learn this. Thank you so much
well structured, extremely informative and I can assure you that you will learn music theory right after that video especially if it has been confusing for you. thanks, mate.
I could do alot of this but didnt really understand the scales and KEYS I was using, I just played by ear. but this video right here! This man Is a great teacher and just helped me understand music theory like no other has. A great teacher he is for sure. Thanks man!
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I donated 21.31 since you taught me W W H W W W H.
I had to round it up to 22 because it wouldn't take partial dollar amounts.
@@CryptoJones thank you James!!
the way you explain things is PERFECT for my adhd brain
I enjoy learning music theory
FINDING YOUR CHANNEL HAS BEEN A BLESSING - THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Where was this video six months ago when I started trying to learn how to make music? Wish I could have seen this back then - super simple and easy to understand!
Haha sorry I was late, hopefully it’s still helpful to solidify your foundation
This video explained the first 5 minutes of music theory 101 VERY well. Good luck to anyone who is starting, you have much to learn young grasshopper.
Cool! I knew about scals already, but mostly used on guitar. Refreshing formulas and using them on keyboard is gold! Thank you )
Only 4 minutes in and you have helped me understand something about piano that has literally never clicked for me before. I never understood how tf people find which key is which note with so many keys. Being told that c is the one before the set of two black keys has literally blown my mind and I imagine will make playing music infinitely easier for me. This may seem like a really really basic thing to a lot of people but not everyone was taught about how to… read a keyboard? Like I was not ever taught that. I was in band in middle school and I’ve played both flute and violin a bit in my life so I understood a bit about music before starting producing but switching from reading and playing music many years ago to writing and producing now has left me feeling so lost. This video already is helping so much with the basics and I genuinely appreciate you creating this
This is amazing. I've learned music pretty much the same as most of the people who commented in here. I'm a percussion director at a high school and we get students all the time who don't know their all their scales or none at all. I teach them how to recognize keys the same way. "Musical alphabet". I ask them, "Do you know your alphabet?" Yes, good! Then you can learn this" Anyway, this "formula" was something I never paid attention to, but makes much more sense and easy to digest and will save me hours of teaching new students. Thanks!
I really appreciate your perspective on how to uncomplicate learning the major and minor scales. I learned here from you about the 'relative' minor scales, so thank you for that little step forward for me.
Dude this is actually amazing and so many of us non-musicians need this! THANK YOU SO MUCH
I've watched so many videos and so far you're making the most sense. Thank you so much
That wwhwwwh is so usefull. I play bass, and my teacher told me bc and ef are connected. But that tip you just gave ,would've helped me so much back then. Pff oldschool teachers. Tbh learning the scales out of your head is very usefull tho. You dont have to think anymore that way, you just know and do it.
I finished the music school and this dude still makes me feel like a newbie
You really do a great job of making this approachable for beginners. You make more sense to me and I walked away with more actionable knowledge than years or band class and piano lessons.
I’m getting into music production and had been researching the basics for 2 days now. This video is getting saved because it’s the most important one I’ve found. Most people are talking about what gear I need. While I was finding videos like that, I just kept thinking, “this is not how you learn music” because I have learned music before. It starts with stuff like this. If you know this, you can start with just your phone. There are apps that simulate almost ANY gear and there are DAWs in the form of apps as well. Learning actual MUSIC producing knowledge like this will get me WAY FURTHER than learning about the gear right now. Gear is important but those videos are not coming with learning the basics or even telling us what basics we should learn to know how to use this gear. My brother gifted me an Akai MPK Mini and now I’m way more confident in exploring GarageBand. And I took band in 6th grade. I played trumpet and LOVED it because music clicks with me. I forgot all of this but I also never learned piano basics. This video hooked the hell out of me. I got the lesson down after the first watch. WWHWWWH=Major. WHWWHWW=Minor. These are the keys to making music. Thank you. You’re a great teacher. 💯🔥
apps that simulate any gear on phones thats far from the truth phones have no big synths or samplers with tons of sammples .. they are msising tons of vsts their isnt many apps on mobile that emulate hardware .. u cant even use those apps in the daw on your phon u cant use external apps iin a daw on aphone
Thank you and looking forward to the monthly progression on this topic! 🧡🙏
You have a cosy and warm design back there...
An even easier way to find the relative scale of any major scale is just count 3 semitones/3 half steps back from the root note
E.g. the relative minor of the C Major scale is A Minor by counting 3 half steps back from C
you are the only music tutorial guy I actually enjoy watching - thank you for doing this!
thank you! I’ll be adding to this tutorial soon!!
Never seen music theory this simply explained. Seriously this is completely approachable and anyone can follow along.
Bro you are so amazing, I have already learned most music theory in the past couple months. But I wish I would have started by watching this video, I have never heard music theory explained so simply.
Im 14 minutes in and felt like I had to leave serious love for you and this video. This is perfect thank you. Very easy to follow and understand everything and I am day 1 with this coming in with no previous background. This was the video ive been hunting for!
I don't know what to say besides thank you so much man, you're amazing! :) I've tried watching other videos and nobody taught me as well as you did! I was pretty lost on the other videos and just stopped watching them, I'm so glad I've found you're videos :)
Thank you so much I feel like I’m learning a lot honestly this is such a big help!! Thank you Taetro! This series honestly is just what I’ve been looking for! Again thank you! 🙏😁
I just want to thank you. Been researching music theory and everybody else makes this shit super difficult to comprehend. Thank you brother for sharing this. Very concise and to the point. ⚡️💯
Finally a video like this from a guy that I trust! Thank you
Glad I could help
This just might be the most vital part of my beginning. Specifically mine. I appreciate you so much for dumbing it down so much to the point i feel i have a grasp on it. i will remember this forever.
You're very good at being a teacher. I really appreciate your video. Thankyou! I liked and subscribed and I hardly ever do that lol.
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Very helpful. I definitely need a few more watches, but I know this will help because as you explained it , it all made sense, just a lot to retain in just one watch. Great vid!
The way I remember how to find a major scale. Ho Ho: a delicious snack cake. Half. Ho Ho Ho: from Santa. Half. Minor just flat the third
There are some TH-camrs talking about this method and I'm like wtf are you talking about
but your explanation was straight forward and beginner-friendly
Thanks
This video was so incredibly helpful and well made. Thank you sir!
I really hope you are teaching piano lessons in persons. You are a phenomenal teacher. I, as a former child player of keys and sight reader/writer, completely forgot how to once i stopped at age 12. Didn't pick it up again until mid 20's, and completely forgot how to sight read or write. I hired a classically trained pianist to re-teach me at 27 and all i got was 30 mins of him talking badly about his students he did not like, but got paid from, and homework for me to take home and basically teach my damn self!!! Point is, you give away these absolute jewels for free and man, they are life changing. Please show some lessons on Hannon runs and moving up and down the piano to play soul shattering runs. Some can do it, some pianist can not. Something tells me you can... Hats off, salute to you kind Sir. Please continue to do what you do.
Can we all agree that taetro is such a calming person
Bro so many times in my life I’ve tried to teach myself the fundamentals of music theory and music composition just to understand music better and I’ve always been stonewalled by incredibly verbose literature or videos or whatever that all just kind of already assumed a certain level of music literacy. I didn’t know what questions to ask or have the vocabulary to even know how to ask the questions I didn’t understand. The way you break down and explain things from the ground up is fantastic. You have a talent for teaching. Thank you.
Awesome video! I didn't know any of these things and I'm glad I do now. I wonder how much time you saved me!? Better yet I immediately went and tried this out on my Akai mpk and it was inspirational to say the least! You've unlocked so many doors for me with this video, I'm being serious like I'm so happy I found this and that you explained it as smooth as you did! Anyways, thanks again and I can't TY enough! Good luck!
I'm shocked that this was 23 mins long because it went by so fast! Time sure flys when you having fun and I guess more importantly if your not having fun while learning its the teacher's fault
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Very very well explained! Being a pianist myself for 22 years, I can say that this was one of the easiest yet effective lessons for people to understand basic music theory that I've ever heard, personally.
If you are a beginner, here are some pointers to chew on for your pregression forward with this:
1. Master The Simple First - Don't worry about learning complicated scales/chords/progressions, such as harmonic minors, diminished chords, and chaotic progressions that aren't in popular music (stick to 1-6-4-5), etc. Concentrate and master what is easiest for you first, and then bump up the difficulty.
2. Have The Right Expectations - One of my favorite quotes is don't compare someone's chapter 20 to your chapter 1. This stuff takes A LOT of time to master. When I was in junior high, high school, and college, I would practice 2-4 hrs a day every day and even moreso on the weekend and today I still learn information that I never knew or was exposed to. There's a ton of info out there. Be a library.
3. Don't Limit Yourself - When starting out, it's good to stay in your lane to master what you are trying to perfect. But once you get the hang of something, always give yourself the freedom to fail so you can experiment with new versions and ways of playing it to find other creative ways to play the same thing that work and sounds good.
4. The more you practice something, the better recognition you'll have of it to add it to your arsenal - You can never practice too much. The more you practice one thing, the easier it will be to remember it so you can bring it back up in your playing whenever you want.
Great vid TAETRO!
As someone who knows NOTHING about music theory I can say this video was great bro! I was always intimidated by this bc everything is so confusing 🤣 but after watching this video I went from intimidated to inspired 💯 I get my first midi keyboard this weekend and can’t wait to play along your videos and learn the basics ✊🏾 you were easy to understand and the video cleared up a lot of confusion for me . Thank you bro stay blessed 🤙🏾
Me too bro I was so serious about making my best vibes and hope to use it on my Cinematic videos. I’m sooo pump got my blood pumping haha 😆
so this is giving me flashbacks. my music theory teacher in high school tried to teach us this and no one understood it. he basically made me not give a crap about theory, he was one of those teachers you hated. but the way you explained it i understood it by the end of the video and now im not scared anymore of learning theory. THANK YOU.
Thank you so much! I just purchased an Akai MIDI keyboard and while I have some limited piano experience, I’m still a beginner and this video just taught me so much. Do you think running through these scales using this formula would be good for practice daily?
As a piano player, daily practicing of scales is absolutely useful, both to commit the keys, key signatures and keyboard to memory as well as improve playing technique and muscle memory.
This was possibly the best explanation video on TH-cam.. I came in with 0 knowledge of music theory and now I know SO MUCH after watching.. Thank you and we’ll done
Hey, I don't see any channel teaching how to play piano using a 25 key midi keyboard was wondering if you plan on making this type of content? I recently purchased one and have no idea how to play music that sounds right. I can't watch piano tutorials because they are using and teaching on a full keyed piano. I'm using soundbridge as my daw as well the free version of it that is don't have the funds to afford these expensive Daws. Anyways let me know
Thank you so incredibly much, TAETRO. The WWHWWWH formula and finding the relative minor scale by using the sixth note in the major scale...priceless information. Bless you, sir!
Lol, this just proves that music theory is not supposed to be easy or hard, fun or boring, it's what you make it, it is what it is, learn it the best way you can, and yes you do have to practice also, computers will not do all the work for you, music is both technical and creative.
love it!!!! idk why is this actually free information in such a simple language
So groovy fam, you made this so simple now I'm going to be like WWHWWWH in my head every time 👍
Absolutely perfect tutorial for a beginner like myself. Everything is explained so clearly and what is explained can be applied in practice. If someone stumbles here with 0 experience in music theory like I did, this series (6 parts) will absolutely help you get started with understanding and creating music. Really helps to have a keyboard with you and trying to play along these to really drive things home.
always wondered why my piano teacher never taught me to discover scales on my own, the other day I asked how to make a major or minor scale and she just then told me. I had been taking lessons for more than a year though, so maybe I just forgot or zoned out when she explained it. Probably that actually.
Dude it´s so easy to understand these things when you explain them, I´ll definitely go through your whole series, ty
I almost never comment on Videos but everything about this video is perfection, and you are a masterful teacher. Never has this been more clear!
Man i am just learning so much as a beginner Techno dj and Producer. Just started with u from the ableton serie. Thank u so much u r great
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"but I'm not gonna confuse you with that" - said none of my teachers, ever
Let’s go. This video may have prevented me from failing my music theory course!! 💪🤩
I’ve been producing for a hobby since 14 years old. I’m in college now for the first time at 38 and I took music theory thinking it would help my music. It’s ridiculously hard but a lot just clicked when I watched this. Thank you 🙏
So I can learn music theory with my akai midi mini and don't have to go buy a piano ?
thx bro this is really helping me get started, ive been trynna find a video that explains it in a way so that i can understand and this video finally did!
This was good, I knew the sauce and applied in my DAW its easier to leave the notes there but need to get comfortable with my MPK mini and engrave it in my head instead of just have it written it down somewhere (Learned from the sponsor on skill share, Jason its also a very good tutor for ableton and music stuff). Just a question how to build chords (and not having to see them xD) in any key? or just grind and memorize them?
This will be covered in the future of this series!
In case you need it asap, you don't need to learn the chords, just the intervals that compose them. Then you just have to chose your starting note and build from there.
Rule of thumb : Minor Chord is the Root note + 3rd note of the scale + 5th note of the scale
For Major, take the minor formula and add a semi-tone to the third to make it major. On a piano it basically means moving your middle finger one key to the right.
That being said, on a DAW, you can basically just count the intervals, then select your three (or more !) notes and move them up or down on the piano roll.
Then to build a chord progression, you have to memorize a specific order starting from your first chord (the root note of your scale). Same as a scale, the formula for Major scale is I - ii - iii - IV - V - iv - vii(dim) When uppercase, you do a major chord, when it's lowercase, it's minor. Ignore diminished chords for now.
For minor, the order is changed, it's i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII but the idea is the same. You pick a root note, which is "Home" and then you apply that order as well.
Loved the tire analogy for flat notes 🫶
I like minor scales
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