I love how the the first *moderato* is pronounced in a very Italian way, and the next one is always distinctively British. It's just like how I order at Olive Garen.
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Watching you explaining feels like I’m in the classroom physically and not on TH-cam. Your explanations are so easy to get. And btw I spotted that mistakenly written dotted crotchet at the end and this kept me bothering untill you made it right. 😅
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You are a patient and experienced teacher. I’ve come a long way in Music Theory thanks to your videos. I have a question on the phrase marks: are they necessary in the grd 5 theory exam?
Very clear, thank you. I'm watching your videos so I can improve my skills in arranging four part acappella, but everything you've posted has got some relevance somewhere. I am self-taught and your videos have pulled together the threads of a lot of islands of knowledge. Do you have a video on four-part writing in a minor key ?
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Hi Gareth, could we have a melody using a "natural" minor scale that uses the same key signature as the major scale and without any accidental, i.e., no extra sharp or flat other than those in the key signature ? If the answer is No, when exactly will we ever use natural minor scale ? Thanks so much !!!
I don't fully get it. For example, E major and C# minor both have the same key signature (four sharps). Let's say that I would like to compose a melody using C# "natural" minor scale, will the key signature still be those four sharps ? Many thanks!
Very nice - though very UK exam oriented. Jazz musicians and US viewers may think of anacrusis as pickups. They wouldn't think of quavers either, but rather eighth notes. Anacrusis is an odd word - wonder how it came about. The matching end bar length - minus the anacrusis is/was definitely a thing in folk music. Is it still a matter of concern, or is that only for exams? This is very helpful for writing in minor keys - though the points are rather subtly covered - but they are covered in detail.
Hello sir, could you please explain why Ab is used in the third & fifth bar instead of the melodic minor scale A even though the notes are in the rising order?
When a piece of music is in a minor key it’s going to mix harmonic and melodic minor because one has to accommodate the implied chords. There is therefore flexibility about the 6th and 7th degrees.
You don’t use small-case Roman numerals for minor chords. Why is that? Not a criticism but a genuine question - is there any advantage/disadvantage to sticking to upper-case?
I generally stick to upper case all the way simply because it's easier - this is the system known as Basic Roman. Using lower case for minor chords is the system known as Extended Roman. You can use either OR you can use Jazz Chords or Figured Bass.
OK thanks for that. I have come late (60+) to this field, coming from a science background. I am hoping to do both theory and singing at level 5 in the next 12/15 months. I've been singing tenor in choirs for about ten years now (5 years as a treble many years ago) and the theory (unsurprisingly) fascinates me. Will be buying your 1-5 stuff in the near future :-)
That's great. You will find all the teaching you need there. Some people follow up with some Skype teaching and/or by e mailing papers for me to mark and/ or by coming for a special intense residential course for two or three days. If any of that is of interest, shout! All the best with the singing and the theory.
Why not just start the first measure with 5 7/8 beats of rest and finish the measure with the eighth note? Seems to me it'd make counting off easier that way.
Also, for passing notes between thirds, I've noticed that sometimes there will be an accidental that isn't the key signature. How do you know what passing notes are between a certain third? Thank you again!
+Sasha Zhang You might use an accidental because of modulation to another key or more rarely because you are colouring the line. See www.mmcourses.co.uk for much more on these topics. Enjoy!
Hi Gareth. Would placing courtesy flats on A and B in bar 3 increase the exam mark? And is the student expected to repeat the bequadro on the second B in bar 7 although it is not necessary since you already have one before it in the same bar?
You could add courtesy accidentals in bar 3 but it wouldn’t increase the mark. The second natural sign in bar 7 wouldn’t be needed for the end result. It’s only there to illustrate the process of putting in the cadence first.
I really enjoyed this video, thanks Gareth a great deal! The one thing that confused me is that chord V for bar 7, as Gareth explained, is [G B D], not [G Bb D]. I thought the chords are made up from the notes of the key. In this case, we are in the key of C minor, and the notes of C minor are C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, and Bb. Thus, technically speaking, chord V should be [G Bb D], not [G B D] because B is not a note of C minor. In addition, this should not have anything to do with harmonic minor or melodic minor. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I hope to hear from Gareth as soon as possible. Thanks so much !!!
Hi. When we are dealing with harmony we usually use the harmonic minor. In the harmonic minor scale the 7th degree is raised so in this case Bb becomes B natural. All the best. Gareth
Hi Gareth, you mentioned harmonic minor but all I saw is the melody (treble clef). Question #1: There is no bass clef, so where's the harmony ? And Question #2: You actually used chord V to develop the melody in bar 7, should melodic minor be used instead ? Thanks a lot !!!
What I’m talking about during the video is writing a melody that implies a clear harmonic implication because if the melody implies a clear chord scheme it will work much better. In bar 7 the melody is not moving by step so it’s better to spell out chord V in the harmonic minor to make the implied harmony work. If the melody were moving by step you would have to think about the melodic minor scale so as to avoid melodic augmented 2nds.
+Sasha Zhang When composing a melody you need to take note of the harmonic minor but you also need to use the melodic minor in order to avoid melodic augmented seconds between the 6th and 7th degrees of the scale.
I have a theory exam in the next 2 weeks. I have a question the melody time signature is 6/8 and it's tempo is moderato. In 6/8 a beat is counted as a dotted crotchet beat and moderato is about 100s. So the melody will be very quick or not?
+tasfa10 The difficulty with that is that the major and minor 3rds clash with each other. Thanks for your question. See www.mmcourses.co.uk for much more.
@@tasfa10 Gareth is using the simple Roman Numeral scheme so that "I" means C minor. In the extended Roman Numeral scheme it would be "i", of course. It is also quite in order to finish with a major tonic (naturalise the E in the run down) that's a Picardy third and might impress the examiner!
In any real piece of music there will be a mix of harmonic and melodic minor key. Basically use harmonic minor for the harmony whenever possible but be ready to accommodate the melodic minor where a melodic part is crossing the 6th/7th degrees of the scale and is using melodic minor.
18:40 says bar 8 ends with tonic so understand, with any notes from chord one of the tonic C natural minor and for an example, he plays the harmonic minor. no issue because chord 1 was the one you need to see. but why he played the harmonic one as an example just after talking about the tonic. who knows?
Could a melody like this be written for pop music or is this more for classical? Are there any rules for popmusic. Thanks for this helpful information. Greetings From Holland
Is it just me or do the first and fifth bars sound just *slightly* like the opening of The Legend of Zelda's main theme? 😄 Anyways, thx for the amazing video; it was really helpful!
Bar one adds up to 6 quavers. It may be difficult to spot but there is a small dot just after the first quaver. So the rhythm is dotted quaver, semiquaver, quaver, crotchet, quaver.
+Music Matters oh okay thanks, my vision isn't very good so even fi i had seen that by some miracle i would've thought it was an accident. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for those in future
I see the very goodwill and the afford to try to help and explain..but here is how to write and to compose: You just do it. You have to hear it, feel it, know it from within, be inspired, learn, learn, learn try, try, try, live your life and think about it, meditate, do whateveryouhavetodo to become a vessel filled with music.... no theory needed...it can sometimes help, but ii is in itself lifeless and useless...everything else is just academic nonsense...If there is no voice inside, forget it and become something else.
How could you score 3 quavers 1 semi quaver and a crotchet in 2nd measure in the time signature of 6/8? 6/8 simply means 6 quavers in one measure or one bar but in 2nd measure its 3 quavers 1 semi quaver and a crotchet which equals to 5 quaver and a semi quaver.its funny
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I love how the the first *moderato* is pronounced in a very Italian way, and the next one is always distinctively British. It's just like how I order at Olive Garen.
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Watching you explaining feels like I’m in the classroom physically and not on TH-cam. Your explanations are so easy to get. And btw I spotted that mistakenly written dotted crotchet at the end and this kept me bothering untill you made it right. 😅
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You are a patient and experienced teacher. I’ve come a long way in Music Theory thanks to your videos. I have a question on the phrase marks: are they necessary in the grd 5 theory exam?
That’s most kind. Always a good idea to include phrasing for the sake of completion but this question has now been dropped from the G5 exam.
Thank you so much for the reply and all the videos! I’m doing the Grade 5 exam next week.
@MaxX8419 Good luck. Let us know how you get on.
Very clear, thank you. I'm watching your videos so I can improve my skills in arranging four part acappella, but everything you've posted has got some relevance somewhere. I am self-taught and your videos have pulled together the threads of a lot of islands of knowledge. Do you have a video on four-part writing in a minor key ?
We have a number of videos focused on four part writing though not specifically for voices. If you want some one to one help on Skype you can book a lesson at www.mmcourses.co.uk
I agree.
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A great teacher thank you
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Hi Gareth, could we have a melody using a "natural" minor scale that uses the same key signature as the major scale and without any accidental, i.e., no extra sharp or flat other than those in the key signature ? If the answer is No, when exactly will we ever use natural minor scale ? Thanks so much !!!
You can have a melody using the natural minor scale but it would use the minor key signature.
I don't fully get it. For example, E major and C# minor both have the same key signature (four sharps). Let's say that I would like to compose a melody using C# "natural" minor scale, will the key signature still be those four sharps ? Many thanks!
Yes. That’s fine.
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Very nice - though very UK exam oriented.
Jazz musicians and US viewers may think of anacrusis as pickups. They wouldn't think of quavers either, but rather eighth notes.
Anacrusis is an odd word - wonder how it came about.
The matching end bar length - minus the anacrusis is/was definitely a thing in folk music.
Is it still a matter of concern, or is that only for exams?
This is very helpful for writing in minor keys - though the points are rather subtly covered - but they are covered in detail.
Anacrusis comes from the Greek ἀνάκρουσις, anákrousis, literally meaning 'pushing up'.
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Hello sir, could you please explain why Ab is used in the third & fifth bar instead of the melodic minor scale A even though the notes are in the rising order?
When a piece of music is in a minor key it’s going to mix harmonic and melodic minor because one has to accommodate the implied chords. There is therefore flexibility about the 6th and 7th degrees.
@@MusicMattersGB Understood 🙂 Thank you!
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21:10 what could happen if I use melodic minor instead of harmonic for bar 7?
That would be fine.
@@MusicMattersGB Thx👍
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You don’t use small-case Roman numerals for minor chords. Why is that? Not a criticism but a genuine question - is there any advantage/disadvantage to sticking to upper-case?
I generally stick to upper case all the way simply because it's easier - this is the system known as Basic Roman. Using lower case for minor chords is the system known as Extended Roman. You can use either OR you can use Jazz Chords or Figured Bass.
OK thanks for that. I have come late (60+) to this field, coming from a science background. I am hoping to do both theory and singing at level 5 in the next 12/15 months. I've been singing tenor in choirs for about ten years now (5 years as a treble many years ago) and the theory (unsurprisingly) fascinates me. Will be buying your 1-5 stuff in the near future :-)
That's great. You will find all the teaching you need there. Some people follow up with some Skype teaching and/or by e mailing papers for me to mark and/ or by coming for a special intense residential course for two or three days. If any of that is of interest, shout! All the best with the singing and the theory.
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Why not just start the first measure with 5 7/8 beats of rest and finish the measure with the eighth note? Seems to me it'd make counting off easier that way.
What I’m doing here is the accepted method of handling an upbeat but it doesn’t stop you counting in before that first note.
Also, for passing notes between thirds, I've noticed that sometimes there will be an accidental that isn't the key signature. How do you know what passing notes are between a certain third? Thank you again!
+Sasha Zhang
You might use an accidental because of modulation to another key or more rarely because you are colouring the line. See www.mmcourses.co.uk for much more on these topics. Enjoy!
it modulated to melodic minor
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Hi Gareth. Would placing courtesy flats on A and B in bar 3 increase the exam mark? And is the student expected to repeat the bequadro on the second B in bar 7 although it is not necessary since you already have one before it in the same bar?
You could add courtesy accidentals in bar 3 but it wouldn’t increase the mark. The second natural sign in bar 7 wouldn’t be needed for the end result. It’s only there to illustrate the process of putting in the cadence first.
I really enjoyed this video, thanks Gareth a great deal! The one thing that confused me is that chord V for bar 7, as Gareth explained, is [G B D], not [G Bb D]. I thought the chords are made up from the notes of the key. In this case, we are in the key of C minor, and the notes of C minor are C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, and Bb. Thus, technically speaking, chord V should be [G Bb D], not [G B D] because B is not a note of C minor. In addition, this should not have anything to do with harmonic minor or melodic minor. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I hope to hear from Gareth as soon as possible. Thanks so much !!!
Hi. When we are dealing with harmony we usually use the harmonic minor. In the harmonic minor scale the 7th degree is raised so in this case Bb becomes B natural. All the best. Gareth
Hi Gareth, you mentioned harmonic minor but all I saw is the melody (treble clef). Question #1: There is no bass clef, so where's the harmony ? And Question #2: You actually used chord V to develop the melody in bar 7, should melodic minor be used instead ? Thanks a lot !!!
What I’m talking about during the video is writing a melody that implies a clear harmonic implication because if the melody implies a clear chord scheme it will work much better. In bar 7 the melody is not moving by step so it’s better to spell out chord V in the harmonic minor to make the implied harmony work. If the melody were moving by step you would have to think about the melodic minor scale so as to avoid melodic augmented 2nds.
@@MusicMattersGB this was my question as well. Thanks for clearing that up
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Why in the third measure the b is flatted and not natural if it is c HARMONIC minor. Please help. Thank you in advance :)
+Sasha Zhang
When composing a melody you need to take note of the harmonic minor but you also need to use the melodic minor in order to avoid melodic augmented seconds between the 6th and 7th degrees of the scale.
I have a theory exam in the next 2 weeks. I have a question the melody time signature is 6/8 and it's tempo is moderato. In 6/8 a beat is counted as a dotted crotchet beat and moderato is about 100s. So the melody will be very quick or not?
Hi. A Moderato tempo would be slower in 6/8. Hope your exam goes well. Let me know..
So the moderato is for each quaver or each dotted crotchet?
Each dotted crotchet
+Music Matters Thx
Whats up with having the major I chord at the end but keeping the minor 3rd in the melody?
+tasfa10
The difficulty with that is that the major and minor 3rds clash with each other. Thanks for your question. See www.mmcourses.co.uk for much more.
Music Matters yes i know. so why did you keep both? the major third is in the harmony and the minor third is in the melody. is that intentional?
@@tasfa10 Gareth is using the simple Roman Numeral scheme so that "I" means C minor. In the extended Roman Numeral scheme it would be "i", of course. It is also quite in order to finish with a major tonic (naturalise the E in the run down) that's a Picardy third and might impress the examiner!
Why do you use harmonic key in measure 3 but melodic in measure 2 and 6?
In any real piece of music there will be a mix of harmonic and melodic minor key. Basically use harmonic minor for the harmony whenever possible but be ready to accommodate the melodic minor where a melodic part is crossing the 6th/7th degrees of the scale and is using melodic minor.
@@MusicMattersGB So will a piece possibly use both harmonic and melodic in the melody?
18:40 says bar 8 ends with tonic so understand, with any notes from chord one of the tonic C natural minor and for an example, he plays the harmonic minor. no issue because chord 1 was the one you need to see. but why he played the harmonic one as an example just after talking about the tonic. who knows?
When you write chords, use the harmonic minor scale unless there are notes in the melody that require you to use the melodic minor scale.
Could a melody like this be written for pop music or is this more for classical? Are there any rules for popmusic. Thanks for this helpful information. Greetings From Holland
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Melodic Minor scale doesn't seem to be used often in pop music, it's more common to just use natural minor and avoid the accidentals in bar 2.
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The first bar never counts 6 unless the last note is dotted quiver
It is a dotted quaver on the first beat yes, apologies if it is hard to see.
Is it just me or do the first and fifth bars sound just *slightly* like the opening of The Legend of Zelda's main theme? 😄
Anyways, thx for the amazing video; it was really helpful!
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Surely bar one is incorrect as it does not add up to 6/8
The first bar does add up to 6/8
Is it just my counting or does bar one only add up to 5.5 quavers?
Bar one adds up to 6 quavers. It may be difficult to spot but there is a small dot just after the first quaver. So the rhythm is dotted quaver, semiquaver, quaver, crotchet, quaver.
+Music Matters oh okay thanks, my vision isn't very good so even fi i had seen that by some miracle i would've thought it was an accident. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for those in future
It's helpful to hear from you. I will try to write bigger dots in future!
+Music Matters thank you very much
I was also looking for it, Thanks Got the Answer.
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Yes. I reply to most. Alex also replies to some
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Can an imperfect cadence start with chord5?
No.
A plagal cadence must go from chord 4 to 1 . it is not the distance between chords but the difference from chord 1 to said chord .
Yes. A Plagal Cadence is lV l.
I see the very goodwill and the afford to try to help and explain..but here is how to write and to compose: You just do it. You have to hear it, feel it, know it from within, be inspired, learn, learn, learn try, try, try, live your life and think about it, meditate, do whateveryouhavetodo to become a vessel filled with music.... no theory needed...it can sometimes help, but ii is in itself lifeless and useless...everything else is just academic nonsense...If there is no voice inside, forget it and become something else.
Inspiration and creativity are absolutely the essence. However, knowing your theory just makes it all so much easier.
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How could you score 3 quavers 1 semi quaver and a crotchet in 2nd measure in the time signature of 6/8?
6/8 simply means 6 quavers in one measure or one bar but in 2nd measure its 3 quavers 1 semi quaver and a crotchet which equals to 5 quaver and a semi quaver.its funny
If you look ahead in the video you’ll see how this is resolved. Often the given opening includes a final bar that needs completion.