I came back to this video to take a look at the practices.. so... in case anyone is interested here they are 1 (Notes) - 9:54 2 (chords) - 15:17 3 (numbers/degrees) - 20:11 4 (inversions) - 23:44 5 (melody) - 27:08 6 (rhythm) - 30:44 Don't forget to like the video! This dude is giving us quality information for free!
I played piano for 12 years, violin for 16 years, bass clarinet for 4 years, and I've been playing guitar for 16 years. I haven't come across such clear and helpful music theory lessons since kindermusic and Suzuki method when I was 5 years old. Well done
I just want to let you know that its so respectful to see someone who puts time and effort to teach us in such a professional manner and aesthetic manner.
hes a professional content creator, i was literally coming to the comment section to applaud him on this same idea, hes making the exact videos that he would have benefited from when he started and that's a respectable path to go down.
TH-cam is the most helpful tool of all. The comments sections of us musicians are also a nice place to hang out too. Such generosity too from the awesome teachers like this one. It's pure love in action.
Self-taught with no music theory experience? Go and pay a tutor, its $15/hr. Then you won't be saying a 30 minutes video saved you years of time. Whoever below said TH-cam is the most helpful is another "self-taught" moron. Let experienced people show you the way instead of thinking you are so clever you can do it yourself.
Karlos Fandango Yes, getting a tutor is great and will most definitely be way better than trying to learn on your own, but please remember that it does cost. $15/hr might not seem like much to you, but to others that’s food or rent money. Even a small keyboard from the pawn shop is considered an investment for some people. If I wanted to take piano lessons, I’d have to drive hours away from my town just to find someone let alone be able to afford them. It’s not that simple.
@@karlosfandango4622 way to disregard people's financial constraints. Paying for lessons is just not affordable for everyone and many a times a private tutor is even more expensive and you have to go to music tuitions which take out a lot of time.
This guy explained in 30 minutes what I couldn't understand for years of my piano lessons and my entire music class during school. You're a straight Legend
same here. and I was begging them teachers amd whatnot. I think the Problem is "Pride" (the First Sinn) My guitar teacher even said once "Solfege s not for everybody!"
Just watch this over and over. Take notes to get each step. DON'T try to remember all of this at once. Don't move on until you have each step in your head. Test yourself a bit each time. This is probably the best short theory course I've seen. Forget that Andrew is talking a little fast, just stop the video and refer to your notes before going on. You'll actually have some piano chops at the end, and stop trying to connect it to guitar playing, at least in the beginning. Chord inversions are a lot different on guitar, and often more difficult to play.
I should have done this because I was trying to remember all of this at once and since hes talking so fast I couldn't register fully and took me about 2 years to understand this video.
I honestly believe that if you show this to a beginner he would know all the basics to music theory after half an hour. The best I've seen on the internet.
I am a relative beginner, and it didn't work on me. Far too difficult for beginners. I would need to view this at least 10 times to get something from it. I am very disapointed.
@@VoilaTadaOfficial To be fair, the amount of content this video has is way too much to understand completely in only 30 minutes. Take each part of the video one thing at a time, and when you understand how that works, try to learn the next thing. It might take a while, but you'll understand everything eventually! :)
Trying to teach my boyfriend to play piano and teach him the base concepts of music theory and I’ve realized I’ve been playing so long and it’s been so long since I’ve been in a music class that it’s all just muscle memory and idk how the hell to explain it. You’re video is a life saver😂
2:36 Notes 10:12 Chords 11:58 Major & Minor 13:38 Practice 15:36 The Number System 19:03 Practice 20:29 Inversions 23:32 Practice 24:00 Melodies 26:12 Practice 26:29 Pentatonic Scale 27:08 Practice 27:27 Rhythm 30:31 Practice He doesn't mention Harmony, but this should get you started;) th-cam.com/video/Wx_kugSemfY/w-d-xo.html Also, learning about Modes is nice.👌 Edit: he also doesn't mention Meter either, it can be helpful to you too.
@@hsojnitram8071 I think he means that the creator put timestamps in the description it shows on the red bar thingy when watching a video, it's handy sometimes
leaving this here just for me in the future lol 2:36 Notes 10:12 Chords 11:58 Major and Minor 15:36 The Number System 20:29 Inversions 23:59 Melodies 27:26 Rhythm Edit: Lol I'm here like a year later and I just noticed the likes and amount of replies, I didn't mean to steal any other comment's attention or whatever this was literally just for me to have my comment show here with the time stamps, that's it, but glad it's helping others :)
This was explained really well. I’ve tried to watch music theory breakdowns before and been lost in unexplained jargon almost immediately. I appreciated this.
I already knew music theory before this but this is really good at explaining for beginners so if you wanna learn music theory this video is this answer
I have been an untrained musician for 20 years. I have "learned" these basics before but never really got them to set into my brain. Yet, I have applied them subconsciously just by hearing patterns. This video will prove to be invaluable to my progression as an artist. Thank you ♥️
00:00 Music theory is the language behind music that gives you the tools to understand, interpret, and communicate about it. 03:31 Notes on a piano keyboard are named A through G with black keys named relative to the white keys. 07:16 Learn how to name notes and chords in a major scale 11:19 Understanding major and minor triads in music 15:09 Understanding chords as scale degrees leads to more musical knowledge and creativity. 19:38 Learn how to use chord inversions to create better sounding progressions 24:12 Creating melodies over chord progressions 28:02 Learning to count beats and subdivisions is essential to play music better.
Minor correction: the item that Andrew had identified as a cat is in fact a coffee mug. But totally understandable as both cats and coffee mugs derive from the melodic minor scale.
Do you know how many times I've tried to learn the fundamentals of music theory only to lose the plot early on and just wind up confused? They were all apparently missing tiny but crucial explanations along the way, and after so many skips in knowledge nothing made sense anymore. This guy, though, is simple and *thorough* enough for everything to slide into place and build off of what came before. I'll have to watch this a few times for it all to stick (I'm ADD), but I could freaking cry now that it all finally, FINALLY makes sense. God this is fantastic.
I concur. Wish I did my music theory homework like my piano teacher expected me to do back in grade school (may she RIP) . This video is very much appreciated, Andrew...Thank you!!
Just same... I spent a year in music class in middle school and none of it made sense, I don't know how I squeezed by, maybe because she could tell I was trying just nothing stuck because so much was jumped over and rushed past
I come back to this video every once and a while and always learn something new, understand a concept in more depth, and realize that it becomes easier and easier to understand after applying basics in one area, getting that down and then picking up something new to add on top. This is my favorite Music Theory video of all time.
This is to you if you’re lost: I am new to music theory, but i understood the whole 30 minute video. I had to rewind 10 sec back multiple times until i finally understood what he meant. 1: You dont need to understand the whole video, only the first part. Because if you practice the first part, the second part will become much easier to understand. Dont fool yourself to think you have to get everything right away, take one thing at a time. 2: If you do not have a keyboard at home, you cant really practice. It will get so much harder to do so atleast, so if you do not have it, buy it. It will be worth it 3: if you want to practice music theory, you have to do it everyday. Decide how many minutes per day and DO NOT skip, because then you’ll skip more often until you finally dont do it anymore. If you do it everyday at a certain time of day, it will become a routine. For me, i do it everyday after i get home from work for 30 minutes, not more, not less. I dont give myself bullshit excuses for not doing it, and neither should you. After a week i already began to notice improvements, which only motivates me. 4: stop making excuses and do not even think about giving up. You wont regret it. Good luck friend
As someone trying to understand what music theory is this video literally just looks like he made up fun names for keys and is simply saying "isn't that fun" I have learned absolutely nothing and in fact I am much more confused and less confident than I ever have been about making music since I was 12 years old and I'm 32. I like all this guy's other videos he might as well be giving me the middle finder the whole 30 minutes while making up silly words and phrases.
@@Atrazeal I’m not tryin to discount whatever struggles you have with music, but I couldn’t disagree more. I’m in a similar boat, I’ve been playing music since I was young with little to no focus on music theory and only recently decided to take it seriously, but a lot of these are intuitive, ESPECIALLY after playing music for a few years, even if before it was almost entirely by feel. I’m curious what you found confusing, honestly. I mean, obviously you won’t be able to watch this video and have it all click immediately, but a lot of what he said was pretty straight forward. And you have to also understand, when learning something new, and trying to go about something completely different then the way you approach that for 15+ years, you are going to run into some walls and get confused, especially if your expecting to get there in one 30 min vid but I think this video did a very good job at verbalizing the basics and “the feel” behind music theory.
This video hands down has changed my entire perspective on music and definitely improved my capabilities in producing. This is more than a video, it's a service to the world.
For knowing absolutely nothing about music but wanting to understand how to communicate in the language of music as a new songwriter and know how to create melody and chords to supplement, this made so much sense and was very easy to to digest.
Andrew, Here is an entertaining story for you... I fell asleep on the couch, watching another video and when I awoke this was playing. To be honest... the only reason I kept watching it, is because I couldn't find the remote! Yet... this is one of the most amazing, mind blowing videos I have watched in years! I studied music as a child, learning Trumpet for 7 years or so. My father was a very accomplished instrumental music teacher, who has played SOLO Trombone for the Queen of England! Even with such a resource at my disposal, I never quite understood chord theory. I had ALWAYS assumed the reason I never got it, was because I was too dumb! Now at 45 years old, I have been trying to make music and learn guitar for well over 20 YEAR'S! However, my music has ALWAYS sounded "Unaccomplished" and it has literally depressed me...Till Now. Finally, I get it!!! Was I away for this lesson...? NO. My father tried to teach me, as well my music theory teacher... and if they failed... there was no point trying to learn now as a 45 year old, right?' ... WRONG!! The truth is... I had the wrong teachers! I have been testing out the theory that I learned in this video in Ableton for the last hour... Giggling like a little kid and dare I say it... with a tear in my eye! (I'm NOT dumb!) I just had the wrong teacher's! Thank you, Andrew from the bottom of my geeked out little musical heart! I can't wait to binge watch some more theory (Once I have solidified, this newly acquired knowledge!) I have subscribed and I WILL be purchasing merch... and I NEVER say that... let alone leave comments! Thank you, again.
Just started watching, but hey, glad you had a musical revelation! How have your newly leaned and internalized skills assisted you in your journey so far?
@@Jepysauce every time I work out I watch this video, since then it’s been really helpful because every time I rewatch it I understand a part I didn’t the other day
I'm so grateful you are still sharing your knowledge to the rest of us even though we're not in your class. I feel like other people would start holding back a lot because they would want to force people to take the class and pay up. You've always been so helpful and genuine Andrew! Thank you!
Freeloaders like you are a problem in the world. I appreciate Andrew for sharing. However, how would you feel if you were in his position and needed to generate income from your expertise and all people wanted to do is milk knowledge from you for free?
@@makehumanitygreatagain8128 Then anyone who watches a TH-camr without being a Patreon is a freeloader. Aren't we all getting content for free, unless you count the ads we watch? Or the TH-cam Red you pay for (probably not much of which goes to the actual TH-camr). As a working student struggling to pay rent I don't have the time or money to pay for his class right now, and I'm sure many others are in the same position. Andrew is not obligated to give us anything for free, so I was expressing my thanks for what knowledge he is willing to share with us. He's been sharing music and music lessons with us years before he began this class and I've been a long time fan who has learned a lot from him, and I'm grateful for it.
@@kalliyan_destany I don't have a problem with you appreciating the good brother for his free contributions. My problem is you referring to others who require payment for their knowledge as wanting "to force people to take the class and pay up". Referring to people charging others for their knowledge and competence as "forcing people to pay up" is a reflection of entitlement to the knowledge of others. I notice that a lot in this age where we get access to a lot of advanced technology for free. People begin to act and speak as though they're entitled to all of this. We're not.
@@makehumanitygreatagain8128 I don't have a problem paying for knowledge. If it's still offered in the summer, I probably will pay the $300 to take Andrew's class because I make music and I think it's worth the money. I guess I didn't communicate it well enough, but I was trying to point out that Andrew could have "held back" and stopped posting music help videos in order to get (I guess I used the word "force") more people to take his class. Instead, he chose to continue posting them. I don't know if it's part of his branding, advertising for the class, or just because he's a good guy, but I'm happy to learn what little bits I can from him in my spare time, since I can't take the class right now. So I guess we can both agree that yes, experienced people deserve compensation for their knowledge because they worked hard for it, and also that Andrew is extra awesome for everything he's taught us for free.
Just to give an example to make this even easier to understand: A Major scale: A -🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🟢-🔴 A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G# - A C Major scale: C-🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🟢-🔴 C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C A Minor scale: A-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢 A - B - C - D - E - F - G - A C Minor scale: C-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢 C - D - D#/Eb - F - G - G#/Ab - A#/Bb - C
This is super great. I knew there were 'sets' of notes that fit together, but i never realized it always went "Whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half." Now it will be much easier to find which notes fit together properly. It's like a totally new world opens up regarding the piano, i feel embarrassed i didn't know this! Yay
8 minutes in and I’m loving this. I’m definitely better at learning when where are visuals to go along with the information instead of just being told stuff
Joelimations Agreed!! I took this in highschool but learned it all by rote, and it held no real meaning. Seeing it I n practice is HUGE, it’s bringing it to life. THANK YOU ANDREW!
8 years. I've had 8 years of music education in school. And after these 30 minutes, I now understand music theory. I know, you can see this type of comment under many educational videos, but damn... it's accurate
Ok um. How? Do you just not pay attention. Or are you not taking theory courses? Everything in this video was absorbed within the first week of Theory 1. 8 years? Lmao what?
i can honestly say this has changed my life. Music means so much to me but I was always so lost/lazy and never really learned music theory. Ever since I've watched this I've written 5 songs and could learn many new ones much easier just by knowing the basics. Probably the best time I've spent on youtube :D
Right!? He should be canonised, it almost makes me feel angry at how ineffectual my music teachers were, but I'm just so consumed with gratitude right now....😭
Wow. The content was to the point yet detailed. I LOVED the little breaks that felt very open ended like “mix any chord” or “find your fav song chord and find the key” Subscribed
I Watched this video for about 3 hours, pausing and replaying over again until I understood it. I am a complete beginner, I really did get it though, brilliant learning session, just need to get the practical skills accomplished now. I was always confused about keys, scales and chords, its a lot of information to take in 35 minutes, I feel I will be able to write some of my own music with the knowledge I have gained from this brilliant tutorial. many thanks ANDREW
I think this video should replace all the MIDI library ads promoting the "If you don't know anything about music theory or chords, this is perfect for you". Like seriously, composing your *own* music is the core base in music production. When did we become so lazy to learn the very essentials of music. I mean, yeah it's not an easy task, but there's no shortcuts if you want to become good at making music. (Or at least we should use the proper shortcut, like this video) :)
Outstanding, young Turk. I’m 67 yo trying to get serious with my guitar. I’ve taught adult students for over twenty years in a different profession and you have the gift. I’ve learned so much about music theory that I can apply to my studies. Well done.
its kinda weird to think, i came to this video as a refresher, ive played a variety of instruments since i was seven and im 22 now. everything in this video for me was like "yeah, uh huh, i know, yup" with an occasional "oh, huh. i did not know that"
Been playing piano for 10 years, and learned theory on and off. This explained it better than anything I learned in paid classes, and the best thing is I DON'T HATE IT. Theory should be taught relatively like this not one scale at at time. Thank you so much!
Same!! I've been stuck because I've just kinda aimlessly read music or practiced scales, none of which was helping me piece it together like the language it is.
You're absolutely right! But this video seemed to connect a lot of missing dots for her and I that can help take us to the next level. Sounds like we were both on this plateau. Now we can practice more effectively!
Ron McKenzie You’re right! It’s just even my on and off theory lessons never really helped. This was just a much better way of thinking about it. I encourage you to start your journey with this perspective. It just connects theory in a much more practical way than learning one scale at a time.
I feel like this video explained everything much better than my piano lessons, except for one thing. Andrew didn't touch on the circle of fifths, which I find to be more efficient than counting semitones.
so basically, there are only 12 notes major scale- O O o O O O o minor cale-O o O O o O O octave= going up 12 notes, to the same note but higher half step= one note up whole step= two notes up key is the base group of notes that a song is based on scale is a set of notes you would play together major sounds happy minor sounds sad roman numbers- if capitalised its major, if lower case its minor melodies-=single sequences of notes played with the chord (the lead) to make a melody you put together notes that are in the key that you're in, so If you were playing a major scale for your chords you'd use the same notes but play them individually over it. hope that helps if ur making notes lol
I’m just now getting into producing music starting with fl studio. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but suppressed the passion for years. Since I’ve started I realized something was missing in my sounds and it was music theory. The first 5 minutes of this video cleared up so many things for me and I’m so happy I actually found something I enjoy learning about. It’s never to late to start although I’m 22 I’m really going to follow this passion of mine and try my best to stick with it. thank you for posting this on TH-cam Lots of love Christina
i just turned 22 the other day and after years of picking up bass/guitar/etc i actually just started using ableton to finally try to put my passion to good use. i hope your journey goes well !!
Here's a "for dummies" on the physics behind music theory, those mathematical ratios he explained. In waveform physics, standing waves resonate as sine patterns, which mean that every node on a wave has an inverse antinode as a wave travels through air. On some instruments, the wave can start AND end as a node (or a closed point on a graph) or antinode (a open ended point) which is how stringed instruments work, or they can start on a node and end on an antinode which is how brass and woodwinds work. The starting node on every waveform is called the fundamental frequency, and on most stringed instruments, its frequency in Hz matches up with A. This is why A is used as the most common tuning note for instruments. As the wave travels, it continues to resonate nodes that match the fundamental frequency, and after one full wavelength is completed, the second harmonic plays, which is a perfect octave. Odd harmonic tones like the third are found between even harmonics, usually a 1 1/2 wavelength. On brass and woodwinds, harmonics are played after every 1/4 of a wavelength because their waves always begin with a node and end with an antinode. These ratios determine the order of notes as a part of a scale, as the third harmonic will always play a scale's perfect fifth, for example. The most common organization of notes in an octave in relation to harmonics is the Ionian mode, which plays the first, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth harmonics in a variation. The Ionian mode of harmonics allows us to understand the difference between tones and semitones, and playing the harmonic tones of the Ionian mode create a major C diatonic scale. This is how we created each note to sound like itself.
I've tried to learn music theory many times in the past but the way you explain it just gave me so many realisation moments of "ohhhhhhhh". Really clicked together.
While I love music, I have never fully understood its language, and often disregarded that lack of knowledge as just being “beyond me” since I have no hobbies/career that is part of music. Recently I realized that while I might not be a natural for music, there have certainly been other people as ignorant as I have been who have learned and perhaps even done great things with music - anything can be learned if you try hard enough. I only got a few minutes in before getting confused, but that’s okay. I plan to revisit this video until the full 30 minutes make sense to me.
I'll share this secret that is a type of power that humanity shares. The more we do "anything" as in a task or learning something, The more you do it, the better you get at it. Without fail or doubt. Always and with infinite capacity. A person can learn to do anything mind is set towards. Even if you learn to do something the wrong way, eventually, without correction, you will be a badass at the thing you're doing wrong. I find it empowering that a person has infinite potential and capacity for progressive levels of skill, mastery of subjects, perfection of cultivated abilities. The only thing comparable to the vastness of the known cosmic horizons and outer space, is the vastness of inner space and consciousness. Dig it man that's a ineffable thing to bend your mind around!
Allow a fellow newb to assist! Watching Andrew's video I leveled up x 100 in an hour! And that was only half of the video yet watched! The catch is... I was lucky enough to have discovered another great youtuber who offered 4 free scale wheels. All you need to do is save them to a flash, take them to staples and have them printed on thick paper. Its some cutting with a blade but this is worth the minor effort I PROMISE! Because of the wheel...I had been practicing for this video...but didn't know it lol. This allowed me to follow Andrew and "understand the language" he was speaking. And his explanation is presented SO well...it's the perfect compliment to the NewJazz video and some practice with the wheel! Please read below :) You will have so much fun. Video is by: NewJazz Explore the SCALES with 4 smart TOOLS th-cam.com/video/61_XUaBr78g/w-d-xo.html *** Focus on : The Circle of Major Modes (and specifically on MAJOR as Andrew focused on it for this video). *** NewJazz demonstrates how to use the wheel and has links to the free downloads. Happy Playing!!!
I am new to music theory, but i understood the whole 30 minute video. I had to rewind 10 sec back multiple times until i finally understood what he meant. But you dont need to understand the whole video, only the first part. Because if you practice the first part, the second part will become much easier to understand.
I have done 12 years of classical piano and a fair bit of composition as a hobby. I've never actually learnt this type of musical theory yet intuitively done it. Very useful to actually know how it works.
Andrew at the beginning of the video: "yeah i it's easy: notes, major, minor, flat, sharp, chords" Andrew 20 minutes in: "the a moves to the g with the b in the base on the major sharp chord" But all jokes aside, this has helped me tremendously. THANK YOU ANDREW
me: doesnt study in college or do my school work also me: suddenly gets super interested in music production and watches videos on it for hours and considers taking notes when I rewatch
i have been making music a few years now, and i have just put random notes in my piano roll until it sounded decent, bcuz i felt like music theory was to much for my little brain to handle, but i decided to give it another shot, then i found this video, i am speechless really, took me maybe 2 hrs to understand most of this, and with alot pratice this has helped not only my work flow, but also my understanding of what i am doing. cant thank you enough andrew!
Yeah, it's so weird. I understand what sounds good with my guitar anyways but it makes the connections much more clear to understand the theory behind it. I can see how it would make it much faster to find that sounds you're looking for rather than trial and error
I thought I was just hopelessly untalented at piano and stupid when it came to music theory, so I dropped the musical school at Grade 5 and never went back. But I always wanted to learn to play so have been watching different music videos and never understood anything, until today. I finally understand what the numbers mean... And what is the relationship between key and scale. No one explained it to me in the musical school, we just had to memorise each chord by heart and identify it by ear... Which I could never do. I honestly feel I can start picking piano up again now. Thank you so much. You kinda healed me from childhood trauma, in some sense
Same here, I even avoided listening to all forms of music until I graduated high school because I just associated music with my seemingly hopeless inability with music theory. This is what the internet is for 🥲
don't worry. Just stop the video and repeat the section u didn't understand. This way it won't feel like a wave of information. You don't have to learn this in one sitting. :)
@@carfloww music is a language. It applies to all instruments so on the guitar the difference is you use frets instead of keys. The theory and logic behind is the same ;) you just need to adapt with the right notes of your instrument. But to practice visually yes the video is easier with the piano!
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My music class in high school was: "Here, grab that instrument, here's a sheet of music learning to play this. What, you can't read music sheets? well i'm not here to teach that part, figure it out." So i never really grasped music theory all that well. I wish this was made 11 years ago
SCKentrol that’s so sad. For some reason at my school they started teaching the grand staff in second grade, I’m so grateful. Doubt kids are learning that these days :/
Same here I had 4 years of music school. One was called "aquarius" project where they basically just had us beat out at our instrument with some basic patters. The other was music throry where we had to learn all kinds of orchestral notation by heart like fortissimo, etc and sing along with songs in syncopated manner etc but at no point was melody, harmony, just basic music theory explained as clearly as this guy puts together in a half hour video. It's amazing for him to do this but also shows the extreme failiure of education systems everywhere that they are beat by a guy with a camera while charging thousands to people who are demanded to go to a facility to supposedly learn music in the best way. We have to drastically reform our entire education system because this shows just how much time and energy is wated and can be gained by just having the best teachers make video's and having people follow or watch them.
Same with me, in fact it happened to me with a private tutor. I never understood the theory and so never showed interest in learning the key part, The practicals
As a self taught composer, I honestly thought I could continue going like this with 0 knowledge of theory or any formal education on orchestration & arrangement, but recently I've been trying to come up with more complex compositions and I'm starting to notice my limitations. Hope this is a good start
@steelchronicles Midi, and sheet music programs that include midi, lets you double-check your work as you go. Writing by ear. Of course, your sheet music nearly always ends up _looking_ incomprehensible to those who try to read it. It almost necessarily results in ignoring conventions, because you don't know how people have come to describe what's in your head.
Andrew: makes course on how to do music Andrew: makes a video explaining music theory in half an hour, for free, on youtube WITH NO ADS. *Everyone liked that*. I personally don't have any instruments currently but this video makes a lot of sense to me. I might just get into music at some point mostly because of this video. one of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube- thanks.edit oUT
Comparing something complex into something "simple" like language (which we use everyday) shows that you're good at educating. I'm a plumber but thinking about electricity as if it flows like water helped me grasp the concept. Same goes with this, thanks man.
As an electrician I’ve always used the water concept. That’s what help me understand 12v electrical as a kid which eventually led me to being an electrician!
I just started electrician school last year, and I’m also trying to tap into my inner creative animal in different ways. Thanks for your comments, I have hope now
This is a great video. On minor tweak regarding inversions. "Root position" is when the root is at the bottom of the triad. "First inversion" is when the third of the triad is at the bottom, and "second inversion" is when the fifth of the triad is at the bottom.
Hi Andrew! I've gone to music theory school for about seven years of my life, and to be honest it wasn't a very good experience. I was much slower than my classmates and was very often confused about whatever they'd talk about, and since we're talking about Conservatory here, they were very focused on academical success, so of course they wouldn't slow down for that one kid dragging the whole class behind. It's now been two years since I quit, and I forgot most of what I was taught in those classes. I recently got into music composition and your video has helped bringing back the fundamentals that I thought were burried deep in my repressed memories, in a gentle and clear way. Thank you!
Yes and imo thats why our educational systems could become much better. If e.g. you get through the theory faster in music class, there could be more practical elements in the lessons, which would be a win-win, for involving students and for showing that the theory has a direct use.
I don't even have words. This was easily the most helpful video on music theory I've ever seen. Not only did it reinforce what I already knew, but it also taught me so much information that I never would have thought to look for. I already knew about tri-ads, but I never really knew an easy way to invert them. I've done a lot of these sorts of things by ear, but it took several tries, and there was always at least one chord that was off. Not to mention, I never really had a set key in mind when making music. This video just helped me take my music-making to a whole new level. Thank you so much for making this video.
As a beginner, this video definitely gave me a clear direction with which to practice and get better in chord and melody and general understanding. Thank you
I have to commend you for having an incredible ability to convey all this knowledge in a concise and palatable way. You flow right through this. Shows you have total grasp and control of your subject. It’s not every day you have a professional who’s able to convey their subject to an outsider in a way they can understand.
I'd pay for lessons from you. You explain so clearly and give very concrete examples. You also explain the reason behind things which is perfect for remembering new facts! You, sir, are a musician and a scientist!
10 years of piano lessons when I was scool age & still wasn't able to play well. I'm not even 10 minutes in on this and I already understand more about notes than I learned in those 10 years - which was nothing; just what key on the piano correlates to what black spot on the paper, depending on what line the spot was on. Every good boy may do fine, but evidently not every piano teacher does. Thank you for making it easy to understand. Who knows, maybe someday I'll be able to play an instrument 😏
How do you learn piano for TEN years and learn more from a video that explains something you would've learned the first week at piano lessons lol. 10 years...???
I took an intro to music theory class in high school, and a lot of it went over my head. I felt like I just had to memorize a lot of scales and words that I didn't understand the relationship between. But you explaining that major scales are whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half made something click in my head.
Yeah, the way music theory is taught in schools is still not great, a lot of the times things are taught just for sake it and we don't really know why it's useful.
@@JaidenGera minor is whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole ---if you ever forget, A minor and C major are *both all the white keys*. if you remember major is whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half, you can take the end 2 and put them at the begining as a 2nd thought & minor adjustment (pun intended, that's how I remember it)
I play bass, guitar and a little keys. I'm one of those who "can play" but don't know much about how chords are made or general theory at all. I was looking for something that could help me take my music knowledge to the next level. Thanks for this very informative lesson!
2 months ago I knew close to nothing about Music Theory and was on the edge of calling it quits on making my own music... until I found this. Since then I've created 5 full modest musical pieces that I'm actually proud of because of the understanding I gained from this video. Since watching it, several times over, other MT tutorial videos and content have made far more sense and I've been able to string together knowledge from them to give me a very clear understanding of how to put my musical ideas into practice! All in all, this video was the huge spark that has kept my creative flame going for 60 days, just as I was about to quit. You are an incredibly gifted teacher, Andrew! From the bottom of my heart - THANK YOU! *EDIT* - I used incorrect terminology. I didn't create 5 full songs, I created 5 full instrumental pieces.
@Yussop op I was incorrect in saying 5 full "songs", as that refers to something that is sung. However, I did create 5 full instrumental musical pieces. None of which I would post for the world to hear because I'm still learning the art of mastering, which isn't easy. If I'm to release my stuff, I'd rather it not sound like something put together on free or cheap libraries and free DAW's. It just doesn't do it justice and denigrates a piece I know will sound 100x better on high quality paid libraries used with better paid DAW's with more options. I'm all about quality over quantity. Getting something ready for release takes different sets of skills, and a good deal of monetary investment that I currently can't make. Plus, I'm not a musical prodigy just because I saw this video. It's always better to build up your skill first before spending a ton of money on expensive tools you don't quite understand yet. This video helped me understand how to get a better start at taking what was in my head and getting it on my computer, but I still have a long way to go. There is no magic method to getting better overnight, but this video is a PERFECT start for anyone just getting started. I was just extending my gratitude to Andrew for helping me get started on this journey.
@Yussop op One christmas day i wrote a song in the morning and had it produced in Cubase by 6pm. That included 5 instruments, a vocal lead, a piano solo and 2 vocal harmonies. Once you've learned how to write songs, with inspiration this guy and other great teachers like him bring you could write a song a day - easy. It's what i'll be doing when i'm ready to start writing using a piano. I used a guitar before.
I have watched this video 3 whole times (but stopped and replayed many parts) I have gone from someone who used to know nothing about music, and rarely listened to it, to being able to make a lovely little tune. Wow 🤩
@@babyjuicesisterco.4723 play or sing some sounds and keep adding until it sounds cool to you. You're overthinking it. Music is mathematical and mathematics is intuitive to us. We like shapes, we like straight lines, complimentary colors and we like sounds that are mathematically resonant. Humans may have originally spoke using song or tonality. Actually there is a lot of evidence that we developed speech from first using tone and rhythm
despite my poor level in English, i could understand most of what you re saying because you re talking very clearly and the explanations are good. Merci monsieur
i recently got interested in piano again after playing for 7 years and having taken a break for almost 3 years now. this was really helpful and made so many things clear that I hadn't understood back when I used to play.
People always say this but such claims are biased. You've had 2 years of music theory lessons. Even if you didnt fully feel like you understood, you still gained alot of information. So the fact that this video made alot of sense to you is still an indication of what youve learned the past 2 years. To complete beginners, this video may not make that much sense.
@@katenka_ana3997 in my country we only talk about the history of music, and the teacher/professor usually ends up barking at us or putting food in our heads, that's not the point but teachers usually don't even know what they're talking about (in my country)
@@subliminal9144 in my school its the same, education sucks almost everywhere tho, you would have to be in a very expensive school to actually learn more in music
Yeah, the only thing missing was the progression of sharps pneumonic 'fat cats get drunk at ed's bar' and the progression of flats pneumonic 'bears eat at dad's garbage can first'. What surprised me was the major/minor ratio of semi-tones was not in that, so simple, so not taught, ty andrew
I took a semester of music theory and this video explained some stuff I could never really grasp and even corrected some stuff I’d gotten wrong lol I love this.
Instead of watching TV, you’re at home taking the opportunity to finally get into getting good at your instrument.
I’m proud.
😌👏
I'm doing both, i can multitask
@Benjamin Lagrandeur I think he's talking about the people who are watching the videos. :D
aw thank u papi
:)))
x2 speed. BAAM. Learn music theory in 15 minutes
edit: twice the speed doesn’t mean twice the efficiency. take your time to get it right. good luck 🙏
A smart way to learn
I got x16 speed from area 51
x2 speed and you got the frenchcore theory
Big brain
Screen record at 2x speed, bring into LumaFusion and speed up all the way. BAM! Learn music theory in 2 minutes 30 seconds (approximately).
I came back to this video to take a look at the practices.. so... in case anyone is interested here they are
1 (Notes) - 9:54
2 (chords) - 15:17
3 (numbers/degrees) - 20:11
4 (inversions) - 23:44
5 (melody) - 27:08
6 (rhythm) - 30:44
Don't forget to like the video! This dude is giving us quality information for free!
oh darling you are fantastic
you are the god
Thanks bro.
Thanks 😁
thanks, bruh that helps
I played piano for 12 years, violin for 16 years, bass clarinet for 4 years, and I've been playing guitar for 16 years. I haven't come across such clear and helpful music theory lessons since kindermusic and Suzuki method when I was 5 years old. Well done
Lets goo violin clarinet piano and guitar squad 🤝🤝
dats ridiculous bra
YES IM A VIOLIN PIANO GUITAR (TRASH AT GUITAR) #YASSSS
so humble he forgot to mention he has also been playing the theremin for 18 years
Smd
I just want to let you know that its so respectful to see someone who puts time and effort to teach us in such a professional manner and aesthetic manner.
Amen.
ACE A Well, he is trying to make money from it after all so of course the motivation and professionalism will be above his usual demeanor.
Then explain why the title has a period in it.
hes a professional content creator, i was literally coming to the comment section to applaud him on this same idea, hes making the exact videos that he would have benefited from when he started and that's a respectable path to go down.
@@Ken.- human error🤷🏽♂️
As a self taught musician, with no prior experience of music theory, this video has literally solved years of head scratching. Thanks!
TH-cam is the most helpful tool of all. The comments sections of us musicians are also a nice place to hang out too. Such generosity too from the awesome teachers like this one. It's pure love in action.
Agreed! This is the first time these ideas have stuck for me as well! Andrew's amazing!
Self-taught with no music theory experience? Go and pay a tutor, its $15/hr. Then you won't be saying a 30 minutes video saved you years of time. Whoever below said TH-cam is the most helpful is another "self-taught" moron. Let experienced people show you the way instead of thinking you are so clever you can do it yourself.
Karlos Fandango Yes, getting a tutor is great and will most definitely be way better than trying to learn on your own, but please remember that it does cost. $15/hr might not seem like much to you, but to others that’s food or rent money. Even a small keyboard from the pawn shop is considered an investment for some people. If I wanted to take piano lessons, I’d have to drive hours away from my town just to find someone let alone be able to afford them. It’s not that simple.
@@karlosfandango4622 way to disregard people's financial constraints. Paying for lessons is just not affordable for everyone and many a times a private tutor is even more expensive and you have to go to music tuitions which take out a lot of time.
This guy explained in 30 minutes what I couldn't understand for years of my piano lessons and my entire music class during school. You're a straight Legend
How do you know he's not gay?
Lil Symphony incredibly well said
@@daboitristan6947 LOL
same here. and I was begging them teachers amd whatnot. I think the Problem is "Pride" (the First Sinn) My guitar teacher even said once "Solfege s not for everybody!"
@@stanimirstanimirov6187 Can you spell my guy?
Just watch this over and over. Take notes to get each step. DON'T try to remember all of this at once. Don't move on until you have each step in your head. Test yourself a bit each time. This is probably the best short theory course I've seen. Forget that Andrew is talking a little fast, just stop the video and refer to your notes before going on. You'll actually have some piano chops at the end, and stop trying to connect it to guitar playing, at least in the beginning. Chord inversions are a lot different on guitar, and often more difficult to play.
Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back
Thx
@@highestpeeqs9532w manz preaching the bible like that ❤ god bless you
I should have done this because I was trying to remember all of this at once and since hes talking so fast I couldn't register fully and took me about 2 years to understand this video.
i was pausing and then suddenly i got extremely confused on the scale bit
I honestly believe that if you show this to a beginner he would know all the basics to music theory after half an hour. The best I've seen on the internet.
Agreed!
@@bepnbyte great!
I am a relative beginner, and it didn't work on me.
Far too difficult for beginners. I would need to view this at least 10 times to get something from it.
I am very disapointed.
@ I'm not disappointed, but I definitely didn't get most of this after watching it...
@@VoilaTadaOfficial To be fair, the amount of content this video has is way too much to understand completely in only 30 minutes. Take each part of the video one thing at a time, and when you understand how that works, try to learn the next thing. It might take a while, but you'll understand everything eventually! :)
5 weeks of theory at uni so far and you've covered more than them, legend.
Word
What kind of university are you studying at?
@@alexismandelias ACM Guildford
Relatable!!!!
Music theory 1 kid who didn't do the hw and dropped the class the 4th week😂
2:36 Notes
10:12 Chords
11:58 Major and Minor
15:36 The Number System
20:29 Inversions
23:59 Melodies
27:26 Rhythm
this needs to be pinned.
this was super helpful
You are a hero.
genius
Thank you 💗❤❤❤
Trying to teach my boyfriend to play piano and teach him the base concepts of music theory and I’ve realized I’ve been playing so long and it’s been so long since I’ve been in a music class that it’s all just muscle memory and idk how the hell to explain it. You’re video is a life saver😂
This is exactly my situation too 😂❤
Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back
2:36 Notes
10:12 Chords
11:58 Major & Minor
13:38 Practice
15:36 The Number System
19:03 Practice
20:29 Inversions
23:32 Practice
24:00 Melodies
26:12 Practice
26:29 Pentatonic Scale
27:08 Practice
27:27 Rhythm
30:31 Practice
He doesn't mention Harmony, but this should get you started;) th-cam.com/video/Wx_kugSemfY/w-d-xo.html
Also, learning about Modes is nice.👌
Edit: he also doesn't mention Meter either, it can be helpful to you too.
I wish the guy would add chapters
@@Ibbys_space what do you mean?
@@hsojnitram8071 I think he means that the creator put timestamps in the description it shows on the red bar thingy when watching a video, it's handy sometimes
Yup.
I love you
leaving this here just for me in the future lol
2:36 Notes
10:12 Chords
11:58 Major and Minor
15:36 The Number System
20:29 Inversions
23:59 Melodies
27:26 Rhythm
Edit: Lol I'm here like a year later and I just noticed the likes and amount of replies, I didn't mean to steal any other comment's attention or whatever this was literally just for me to have my comment show here with the time stamps, that's it, but glad it's helping others :)
Hey
@@xtcchewy2483 hey
Mind if I use this lol 😂
@@whytheskysotall685 hey
ok lol
Future me here you go
General Knowledge (0:00 - 9:54)
Notes (9:54 - 15:17)
Chords (15:17 - 20:11)
Numbers/degrees (20:11 - 23:44)
Inversions (23:44 - 27:08)
Melody (27:08 - 30:44
Rythm (30:44 - 31:36)
hows future you doing so far?
@@krikkie9good 👌😂
Smashup Boys Can we get another future you update
@@Ky-k ive currently watched numbers chords and Rythm
Smashup Boys we ready for another video bro!
This was explained really well. I’ve tried to watch music theory breakdowns before and been lost in unexplained jargon almost immediately. I appreciated this.
Yea finally a video that covers the very basics, I think I learned something, lol
I already knew music theory before this but this is really good at explaining for beginners so if you wanna learn music theory this video is this answer
Same I already know music theory
KingHenry1015 I agree! Why are there dislikes?!
I have been an untrained musician for 20 years. I have "learned" these basics before but never really got them to set into my brain. Yet, I have applied them subconsciously just by hearing patterns. This video will prove to be invaluable to my progression as an artist. Thank you ♥️
Even for those of us who have a bit of background in theory, this is an awesome refresher! Super quick and concise. Thanks Andrew!
Same
Practice times:
7:05 / 9:53
13:38 / 15:18
19:03 / 20:12
23:32 / 23:42
26:12 / 27:08
30:31 / 30:43
Hope this helps!
THANKSS
Arigatou!
😁
Thank you
You're a good man. Thank you.
He was being so serious and I was very captivated, so him randomly calling the cup a cat totally caught me off guard XD
It's almost 2 am and I woke up all of my siblings laughing at that
Facts😂
I don’t think I’ve ever related to a comment so closely than to to this one
same dude
All musicians are quirky, Even if it doesn't come out at first don't worry it's in there That's the good stuff
00:00 Music theory is the language behind music that gives you the tools to understand, interpret, and communicate about it.
03:31 Notes on a piano keyboard are named A through G with black keys named relative to the white keys.
07:16 Learn how to name notes and chords in a major scale
11:19 Understanding major and minor triads in music
15:09 Understanding chords as scale degrees leads to more musical knowledge and creativity.
19:38 Learn how to use chord inversions to create better sounding progressions
24:12 Creating melodies over chord progressions
28:02 Learning to count beats and subdivisions is essential to play music better.
*Notes* 2:36
- Practice: 9:52
*Chords* 10:12
*Major and Minor* 11:58
- Practice: 15:18
*The Number System*
- Practice: 20:11
*Inversions* 20:29
- Practice: 23:41
*Melodies* 23:59
- Practice: 27:08
*Rhythm* 27:26
- Practice: 30:42
- The Number System 15:36
- The cat: 2:05
HOEE_SAYy 😂😂😂
Thank you!
Minor correction: the item that Andrew had identified as a cat is in fact a coffee mug. But totally understandable as both cats and coffee mugs derive from the melodic minor scale.
huh, I got my information wrong then. I thought it derives from the harmonic minor scale...
Sidd ah don’t feel bad I thought it was a chromatic minor scale
@Sidd @GameWizard55 Nuts! I thought it was a burger guys
@@shivdhandesh2002 I thought it was Ionian Minor in 432hz ngl. Big oops
All of you are just trying to flex on my minimal music knowledge
Do you know how many times I've tried to learn the fundamentals of music theory only to lose the plot early on and just wind up confused? They were all apparently missing tiny but crucial explanations along the way, and after so many skips in knowledge nothing made sense anymore. This guy, though, is simple and *thorough* enough for everything to slide into place and build off of what came before. I'll have to watch this a few times for it all to stick (I'm ADD), but I could freaking cry now that it all finally, FINALLY makes sense. God this is fantastic.
Brittany Diamond Just... SAME. Everything you said. Yes.
GIRL SAME! I also have ADD and my god is it hard to understand this..But he did a great job explaining things and breaking them down
I agree
I concur. Wish I did my music theory homework like my piano teacher expected me to do back in grade school (may she RIP) . This video is very much appreciated, Andrew...Thank you!!
Just same... I spent a year in music class in middle school and none of it made sense, I don't know how I squeezed by, maybe because she could tell I was trying just nothing stuck because so much was jumped over and rushed past
I come back to this video every once and a while and always learn something new, understand a concept in more depth, and realize that it becomes easier and easier to understand after applying basics in one area, getting that down and then picking up something new to add on top. This is my favorite Music Theory video of all time.
Same here!
Anyone else watching this and just shaking with excitement when you find out something new that creates so many possibilities for you
Me the whole time
relax
literally me already drafting my speech for grammy
@@rainando3034 😂👍
Such a wholesome comment I love it
This is to you if you’re lost:
I am new to music theory, but i understood the whole 30 minute video. I had to rewind 10 sec back multiple times until i finally understood what he meant.
1: You dont need to understand the whole video, only the first part. Because if you practice the first part, the second part will become much easier to understand. Dont fool yourself to think you have to get everything right away, take one thing at a time.
2: If you do not have a keyboard at home, you cant really practice. It will get so much harder to do so atleast, so if you do not have it, buy it. It will be worth it
3: if you want to practice music theory, you have to do it everyday. Decide how many minutes per day and DO NOT skip, because then you’ll skip more often until you finally dont do it anymore. If you do it everyday at a certain time of day, it will become a routine. For me, i do it everyday after i get home from work for 30 minutes, not more, not less. I dont give myself bullshit excuses for not doing it, and neither should you. After a week i already began to notice improvements, which only motivates me.
4: stop making excuses and do not even think about giving up. You wont regret it. Good luck friend
Thank you for this man
As someone trying to understand what music theory is this video literally just looks like he made up fun names for keys and is simply saying "isn't that fun" I have learned absolutely nothing and in fact I am much more confused and less confident than I ever have been about making music since I was 12 years old and I'm 32. I like all this guy's other videos he might as well be giving me the middle finder the whole 30 minutes while making up silly words and phrases.
thank you!
@@danteravenveren1278 yeah but low key "cheap" mobile phones nowadays are more than a decent midi controller
@@Atrazeal I’m not tryin to discount whatever struggles you have with music, but I couldn’t disagree more. I’m in a similar boat, I’ve been playing music since I was young with little to no focus on music theory and only recently decided to take it seriously, but a lot of these are intuitive, ESPECIALLY after playing music for a few years, even if before it was almost entirely by feel. I’m curious what you found confusing, honestly. I mean, obviously you won’t be able to watch this video and have it all click immediately, but a lot of what he said was pretty straight forward. And you have to also understand, when learning something new, and trying to go about something completely different then the way you approach that for 15+ years, you are going to run into some walls and get confused, especially if your expecting to get there in one 30 min vid but I think this video did a very good job at verbalizing the basics and “the feel” behind music theory.
This video hands down has changed my entire perspective on music and definitely improved my capabilities in producing. This is more than a video, it's a service to the world.
#truth , my man
For knowing absolutely nothing about music but wanting to understand how to communicate in the language of music as a new songwriter and know how to create melody and chords to supplement, this made so much sense and was very easy to to digest.
Andrew,
Here is an entertaining story for you... I fell asleep on the couch, watching another video and when I awoke this was playing. To be honest... the only reason I kept watching it, is because I couldn't find the remote! Yet... this is one of the most amazing, mind blowing videos I have watched in years! I studied music as a child, learning Trumpet for 7 years or so. My father was a very accomplished instrumental music teacher, who has played SOLO Trombone for the Queen of England! Even with such a resource at my disposal, I never quite understood chord theory. I had ALWAYS assumed the reason I never got it, was because I was too dumb! Now at 45 years old, I have been trying to make music and learn guitar for well over 20 YEAR'S! However, my music has ALWAYS sounded "Unaccomplished" and it has literally depressed me...Till Now. Finally, I get it!!! Was I away for this lesson...? NO. My father tried to teach me, as well my music theory teacher... and if they failed... there was no point trying to learn now as a 45 year old, right?' ... WRONG!! The truth is... I had the wrong teachers! I have been testing out the theory that I learned in this video in Ableton for the last hour... Giggling like a little kid and dare I say it... with a tear in my eye! (I'm NOT dumb!) I just had the wrong teacher's! Thank you, Andrew from the bottom of my geeked out little musical heart! I can't wait to binge watch some more theory (Once I have solidified, this newly acquired knowledge!) I have subscribed and I WILL be purchasing merch... and I NEVER say that... let alone leave comments! Thank you, again.
Just started watching, but hey, glad you had a musical revelation! How have your newly leaned and internalized skills assisted you in your journey so far?
@@Jepysauce every time I work out I watch this video, since then it’s been really helpful because every time I rewatch it I understand a part I didn’t the other day
@@Jepysauce blanked
now that's a touching story
that story made my day no joke
I'm so grateful you are still sharing your knowledge to the rest of us even though we're not in your class. I feel like other people would start holding back a lot because they would want to force people to take the class and pay up. You've always been so helpful and genuine Andrew! Thank you!
Kalliyan Destany truly
Freeloaders like you are a problem in the world. I appreciate Andrew for sharing. However, how would you feel if you were in his position and needed to generate income from your expertise and all people wanted to do is milk knowledge from you for free?
@@makehumanitygreatagain8128 Then anyone who watches a TH-camr without being a Patreon is a freeloader. Aren't we all getting content for free, unless you count the ads we watch? Or the TH-cam Red you pay for (probably not much of which goes to the actual TH-camr). As a working student struggling to pay rent I don't have the time or money to pay for his class right now, and I'm sure many others are in the same position. Andrew is not obligated to give us anything for free, so I was expressing my thanks for what knowledge he is willing to share with us. He's been sharing music and music lessons with us years before he began this class and I've been a long time fan who has learned a lot from him, and I'm grateful for it.
@@kalliyan_destany I don't have a problem with you appreciating the good brother for his free contributions. My problem is you referring to others who require payment for their knowledge as wanting "to force people to take the class and pay up". Referring to people charging others for their knowledge and competence as "forcing people to pay up" is a reflection of entitlement to the knowledge of others.
I notice that a lot in this age where we get access to a lot of advanced technology for free. People begin to act and speak as though they're entitled to all of this. We're not.
@@makehumanitygreatagain8128 I don't have a problem paying for knowledge. If it's still offered in the summer, I probably will pay the $300 to take Andrew's class because I make music and I think it's worth the money. I guess I didn't communicate it well enough, but I was trying to point out that Andrew could have "held back" and stopped posting music help videos in order to get (I guess I used the word "force") more people to take his class. Instead, he chose to continue posting them. I don't know if it's part of his branding, advertising for the class, or just because he's a good guy, but I'm happy to learn what little bits I can from him in my spare time, since I can't take the class right now. So I guess we can both agree that yes, experienced people deserve compensation for their knowledge because they worked hard for it, and also that Andrew is extra awesome for everything he's taught us for free.
Major scale: 🟢🟢🔴🟢🟢🟢🔴
Minor scale: 🟢🔴🟢🟢🔴🟢🟢
How did nobody _ever_ teach me this extremely basic code unlock
Just to give an example to make this even easier to understand:
A Major scale:
A -🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🟢-🔴
A - B - C# - D - E - F# - G# - A
C Major scale:
C-🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🟢-🔴
C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C
A Minor scale:
A-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - A
C Minor scale:
C-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢-🔴-🟢-🟢
C - D - D#/Eb - F - G - G#/Ab - A#/Bb - C
@@NamFlow imma leave a reply for later, thanks to both of you.
I appreciate you bro
gracias sir
Godsend
This is super great. I knew there were 'sets' of notes that fit together, but i never realized it always went "Whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half." Now it will be much easier to find which notes fit together properly. It's like a totally new world opens up regarding the piano, i feel embarrassed i didn't know this! Yay
8 minutes in and I’m loving this. I’m definitely better at learning when where are visuals to go along with the information instead of just being told stuff
Joelimations Agreed!! I took this in highschool but learned it all by rote, and it held no real meaning. Seeing it I n practice is HUGE, it’s bringing it to life. THANK YOU ANDREW!
He’s also just really good at explaining complicated things
Me too !
Joelimations bro I’ve always been silexic with not knowing the difference between scales and keys and number of chords and all that
8 years. I've had 8 years of music education in school. And after these 30 minutes, I now understand music theory. I know, you can see this type of comment under many educational videos, but damn... it's accurate
Ok um. How? Do you just not pay attention. Or are you not taking theory courses? Everything in this video was absorbed within the first week of Theory 1. 8 years? Lmao what?
@@darionbuck8864 Nope, our music education was juat that bad
@@devourerofbigmacs7858 but 8 years to not know the triads? I'm just not buying it come on...
school do be like that 😔
@@darionbuck8864 in my school we sang and watched films music theory kinda got lost
i can honestly say this has changed my life. Music means so much to me but I was always so lost/lazy and never really learned music theory. Ever since I've watched this I've written 5 songs and could learn many new ones much easier just by knowing the basics. Probably the best time I've spent on youtube :D
Bruh same!!
Right!? He should be canonised, it almost makes me feel angry at how ineffectual my music teachers were, but I'm just so consumed with gratitude right now....😭
I was searching for you
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Me too
Wow. The content was to the point yet detailed.
I LOVED the little breaks that felt very open ended like “mix any chord” or “find your fav song chord and find the key”
Subscribed
I've learned more in this video then I had in all my music classes.
college baby dont u love givin people money u dont have
@@Youchase555 “baby” 💀
is this legit?
@@BasedPranav very legit, I play at a big church and this is the foundation of what all of us musicians learn
@@ajsmusic711 Damn thank you for the information
I Watched this video for about 3 hours, pausing and replaying over again until I understood it.
I am a complete beginner, I really did get it though, brilliant learning session,
just need to get the practical skills accomplished now. I was always confused about keys, scales and chords, its a lot of information to take in 35 minutes, I feel I will be able to write some of my own music with the knowledge I have gained from this brilliant tutorial.
many thanks ANDREW
now THATS dedication. gg man, and enjoy!
Glad I’m not the only one 😅 I easily spent 2 hours watching this video, constantly pausing and rewinding and practicing over and over again.
and here I am at 2x speed skipping a few seconds fast ;-; gg mate!
Come back in a few years time and tell us your progress
I watched it on 5 days
I think this video should replace all the MIDI library ads promoting the "If you don't know anything about music theory or chords, this is perfect for you".
Like seriously, composing your *own* music is the core base in music production. When did we become so lazy to learn the very essentials of music.
I mean, yeah it's not an easy task, but there's no shortcuts if you want to become good at making music. (Or at least we should use the proper shortcut, like this video) :)
I can't like this comment enough. I am TIRED of that ad
@@chickenman1163 unison be tripping😂
lmao I got that ad while watching this video
u speakin truth fellow
that ad triggers me hard.
Outstanding, young Turk. I’m 67 yo trying to get serious with my guitar. I’ve taught adult students for over twenty years in a different profession and you have the gift. I’ve learned so much about music theory that I can apply to my studies. Well done.
"learn music theory in half an hour"
I've been 7 minutes in for 6 hours now
Exactly
its kinda weird to think, i came to this video as a refresher, ive played a variety of instruments since i was seven and im 22 now. everything in this video for me was like "yeah, uh huh, i know, yup" with an occasional "oh, huh. i did not know that"
@@quinnmarchese6313 Agreed! 😀
@@quinnmarchese6313 Yeah!
How's it going now?
Been playing piano for 10 years, and learned theory on and off. This explained it better than anything I learned in paid classes, and the best thing is I DON'T HATE IT. Theory should be taught relatively like this not one scale at at time. Thank you so much!
Same!! I've been stuck because I've just kinda aimlessly read music or practiced scales, none of which was helping me piece it together like the language it is.
@@miadietrich7347 Yes, exactly! Suddenly I can play the chords for countless songs, cause i GET it.
You're absolutely right! But this video seemed to connect a lot of missing dots for her and I that can help take us to the next level. Sounds like we were both on this plateau. Now we can practice more effectively!
Ron McKenzie You’re right! It’s just even my on and off theory lessons never really helped. This was just a much better way of thinking about it. I encourage you to start your journey with this perspective. It just connects theory in a much more practical way than learning one scale at a time.
I feel like this video explained everything much better than my piano lessons, except for one thing. Andrew didn't touch on the circle of fifths, which I find to be more efficient than counting semitones.
so basically,
there are only 12 notes
major scale- O O o O O O o
minor cale-O o O O o O O
octave= going up 12 notes, to the same note but higher
half step= one note up
whole step= two notes up
key is the base group of notes that a song is based on
scale is a set of notes you would play together
major sounds happy
minor sounds sad
roman numbers- if capitalised its major, if lower case its minor
melodies-=single sequences of notes played with the chord (the lead)
to make a melody you put together notes that are in the key that you're in, so If you were playing a major scale for your chords you'd use the same notes but play them individually over it.
hope that helps if ur making notes lol
Thx
Thanks... and spacing for major and minor triads (chords) is root,+4,+3 and root,+3,+4 (respectively)
Thank u
hahaha. That's the most concise and clear summary I've ever seen.
thanks!
I’m just now getting into producing music starting with fl studio. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but suppressed the passion for years. Since I’ve started I realized something was missing in my sounds and it was music theory. The first 5 minutes of this video cleared up so many things for me and I’m so happy I actually found something I enjoy learning about. It’s never to late to start although I’m 22 I’m really going to follow this passion of mine and try my best to stick with it. thank you for posting this on TH-cam
Lots of love
Christina
i just turned 22 the other day and after years of picking up bass/guitar/etc i actually just started using ableton to finally try to put my passion to good use. i hope your journey goes well !!
looks like he's sending a dude to the moon in the background. dang, that is one crazy synth setup.
Alex Vanderkooy Andrew loves his gear
Yeah, it makes Kubrick look like Capt. Video
Dig around his channel and watch his vids where he digs into these various synths. I swear launching a moon shot was easier. :)
Look at Richard Devine's or Joseph Fraioli's modulars, now thats a setup!
Alex Vanderkooy lmao
Andrew:everyone in this class has mastered talking
Me:arguable
Hollion 🤣
"oh, it's a cat"
Yeah my parents would say that
@Alexander K. You're stupid. It's obviously arggaubel
He obviously hasn't seen me trying to talk to girls.
Here's a "for dummies" on the physics behind music theory, those mathematical ratios he explained.
In waveform physics, standing waves resonate as sine patterns, which mean that every node on a wave has an inverse antinode as a wave travels through air. On some instruments, the wave can start AND end as a node (or a closed point on a graph) or antinode (a open ended point) which is how stringed instruments work, or they can start on a node and end on an antinode which is how brass and woodwinds work.
The starting node on every waveform is called the fundamental frequency, and on most stringed instruments, its frequency in Hz matches up with A. This is why A is used as the most common tuning note for instruments. As the wave travels, it continues to resonate nodes that match the fundamental frequency, and after one full wavelength is completed, the second harmonic plays, which is a perfect octave. Odd harmonic tones like the third are found between even harmonics, usually a 1 1/2 wavelength. On brass and woodwinds, harmonics are played after every 1/4 of a wavelength because their waves always begin with a node and end with an antinode. These ratios determine the order of notes as a part of a scale, as the third harmonic will always play a scale's perfect fifth, for example. The most common organization of notes in an octave in relation to harmonics is the Ionian mode, which plays the first, second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth harmonics in a variation. The Ionian mode of harmonics allows us to understand the difference between tones and semitones, and playing the harmonic tones of the Ionian mode create a major C diatonic scale. This is how we created each note to sound like itself.
i'm going to watch this every day until it sinks in.
How’s that going
Relatable, have a nice day.
@@vincentyou266 well it's been about twice a week and I'm getting about half of it:)
Its gonna take everyday to get this
stick to it my fellows until it hurts
I've tried to learn music theory many times in the past but the way you explain it just gave me so many realisation moments of "ohhhhhhhh". Really clicked together.
While I love music, I have never fully understood its language, and often disregarded that lack of knowledge as just being “beyond me” since I have no hobbies/career that is part of music. Recently I realized that while I might not be a natural for music, there have certainly been other people as ignorant as I have been who have learned and perhaps even done great things with music - anything can be learned if you try hard enough. I only got a few minutes in before getting confused, but that’s okay. I plan to revisit this video until the full 30 minutes make sense to me.
Best of luck to you my friend! I wholeheartedly believe in you!
I'll share this secret that is a type of power that humanity shares. The more we do "anything" as in a task or learning something, The more you do it, the better you get at it. Without fail or doubt. Always and with infinite capacity. A person can learn to do anything mind is set towards. Even if you learn to do something the wrong way, eventually, without correction, you will be a badass at the thing you're doing wrong. I find it empowering that a person has infinite potential and capacity for progressive levels of skill, mastery of subjects, perfection of cultivated abilities. The only thing comparable to the vastness of the known cosmic horizons and outer space, is the vastness of inner space and consciousness. Dig it man that's a ineffable thing to bend your mind around!
@@adamjacobrogers9155 among us sussy ball sussy balls
Allow a fellow newb to assist! Watching Andrew's video I leveled up x 100 in an hour! And that was only half of the video yet watched! The catch is... I was lucky enough to have discovered another great youtuber who offered 4 free scale wheels. All you need to do is save them to a flash, take them to staples and have them printed on thick paper. Its some cutting with a blade but this is worth the minor effort I PROMISE! Because of the wheel...I had been practicing for this video...but didn't know it lol. This allowed me to follow Andrew and "understand the language" he was speaking. And his explanation is presented SO well...it's the perfect compliment to the NewJazz video and some practice with the wheel! Please read below :) You will have so much fun.
Video is by: NewJazz
Explore the SCALES with 4 smart TOOLS
th-cam.com/video/61_XUaBr78g/w-d-xo.html
*** Focus on : The Circle of Major Modes (and specifically on MAJOR as Andrew focused on it for this video).
*** NewJazz demonstrates how to use the wheel and has links to the free downloads.
Happy Playing!!!
I am new to music theory, but i understood the whole 30 minute video. I had to rewind 10 sec back multiple times until i finally understood what he meant. But you dont need to understand the whole video, only the first part. Because if you practice the first part, the second part will become much easier to understand.
I have done 12 years of classical piano and a fair bit of composition as a hobby.
I've never actually learnt this type of musical theory yet intuitively done it.
Very useful to actually know how it works.
Him: "You're a natural at it. You just look at this and your brain goes, ah"
Me: "It's a mug."
Him: "It's a cat."
Me: "I see." *takes down note*
2:04
Learning,,,
✍🏾 write ✍🏾 that ✍🏾 down ✍🏾
i accidentally found it and immediately recognised it from a meme I saw. nice!
I laughed SO HARD at that part
Gotta love his sense of humor
Andrew at the beginning of the video: "yeah i it's easy: notes, major, minor, flat, sharp, chords"
Andrew 20 minutes in: "the a moves to the g with the b in the base on the major sharp chord"
But all jokes aside, this has helped me tremendously. THANK YOU ANDREW
me: doesnt study in college or do my school work
also me: suddenly gets super interested in music production and watches videos on it for hours and considers taking notes when I rewatch
This is literally me atm. Glad I’m not the only one.😂
@@unarmedant9480 i am thinking of taking notes to go over and stufy
lmao glad i'm not the only one
Maybe you found your passion🙂
Yes hello, same
this is bad ass. you have great communicating skills and your organization along with your editing is fantastic. Thank you so much for this.
i have been making music a few years now, and i have just put random notes in my piano roll until it sounded decent, bcuz i felt like music theory was to much for my little brain to handle, but i decided to give it another shot, then i found this video, i am speechless really, took me maybe 2 hrs to understand most of this, and with alot pratice this has helped not only my work flow, but also my understanding of what i am doing. cant thank you enough andrew!
Exact same for me. I'm absolutely speechless. Maybe also a bit annoyed I didn't think to do this a long time ago...
Hahaja so recognisable. I just paint in my piano roll in flstudio with ghost chords for 10 years now
Yeah, it's so weird. I understand what sounds good with my guitar anyways but it makes the connections much more clear to understand the theory behind it. I can see how it would make it much faster to find that sounds you're looking for rather than trial and error
@@bryand9689 yes 100%
@@Makingblah71 I started with FL Studio for fun a 2 hours ago and here I am. :D
andrew : everyone in this class has mastered talking
me : *sweating in antisocial*
Lmao
me: sweats in autism and a small lack of human contact
😂😂😭😭💀💀💀💀
I hope you mean asocial
@@liquidcancer4573 i hope so too. Otherwise this dude just admitted to being a psychopath
can’t wait to watch this when it’s not 5 am and i’m not half asleep
oh shed .. im on the same boat
vayldotexe literally me right now
Just read this, looked at my time, 5:04, jeez.
Mendaa omg it’s actually 5:04 too 😂
5:39
I thought I was just hopelessly untalented at piano and stupid when it came to music theory, so I dropped the musical school at Grade 5 and never went back. But I always wanted to learn to play so have been watching different music videos and never understood anything, until today. I finally understand what the numbers mean... And what is the relationship between key and scale. No one explained it to me in the musical school, we just had to memorise each chord by heart and identify it by ear... Which I could never do. I honestly feel I can start picking piano up again now. Thank you so much. You kinda healed me from childhood trauma, in some sense
Same here, I even avoided listening to all forms of music until I graduated high school because I just associated music with my seemingly hopeless inability with music theory. This is what the internet is for 🥲
until halfway it felt so easy, now i'm just staring at my screen
don't worry. Just stop the video and repeat the section u didn't understand. This way it won't feel like a wave of information. You don't have to learn this in one sitting. :)
Yeah Imma just rewatch it
Yea just rewatch it. Everything in this video builds on top of each other.
this is me on my third time rewatching and taking notes
😂
Ok. I'm only 11 minutes in and I've learnt more than 2 years of playing guitar. Wow. This could actually kick off a career. You are amazing. Wow.
how?? this is piano right I dont get it xoxad
@@carfloww music is a language. It applies to all instruments so on the guitar the difference is you use frets instead of keys. The theory and logic behind is the same ;) you just need to adapt with the right notes of your instrument. But to practice visually yes the video is easier with the piano!
@@carfloww i really don’t know.
@@isabellecote2768 thnxx
How?? I mean what are the right notes of the guitar??..how do u adapt it...?? Help me please..
One day I will look back and be like “wow I can’t believe I used to think this was so hard
Yes!
facts, good luck on your musical journey!
thx my self past😌🙏
that's the spirit! hows it going 1 month in?
@@docwiseup yup I’m wondering that too!
I’ve been playing by ear for years… it’s never been explained this clearly. Thank you🙏🏾… NOT TO MENTION HOW LATE I AM TO THIS VIDEO!!!!👀👀👀😳😳😳🤦🏾♂️
everyone's fighting over toilet paper, I'm trying to learn whole whole half whole whole whole half
it's basically 2131. whole whole half whole whole whole half
@@christinajoy9002 that actually really helps thank you!
Mr. Krabs: [calls the radio station] Yes, hello. I was wondering if you could play that song again.
Radio DJ: [From the phone] Hmmm... which one, man?
Mr. Krabs: The one that goes "bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-beep."
Radio DJ: No, man. You're thinking of "bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-bop."
Mr. Krabs: Bee-boo-boo-boo-boo-bop, [Garbly telephone noise] bee-boo-boo-bop, [Garbly telephone noise] boo-boo-bee-bop? [Garbly telephone noise] Not bee-boo-boo-beep? [Garbly telephone noise] Bop? [Garbly telephone noise] Beep?! [Garbly telephone noise] Boo-boo-bop?! [SpongeBob screams]
My people! LoL
king pra I’m watching this video to master FL Studio Mobile, I’m making a house song in D major
My music class in high school was: "Here, grab that instrument, here's a sheet of music learning to play this. What, you can't read music sheets? well i'm not here to teach that part, figure it out."
So i never really grasped music theory all that well. I wish this was made 11 years ago
SCKentrol that’s so sad. For some reason at my school they started teaching the grand staff in second grade, I’m so grateful. Doubt kids are learning that these days :/
@@sierradawn8996 I'm 13, when I was in 2nd grade my teacher taught us the notes for the treble cleff. That's about it.
bruh, same. They're just like "learn it yourself"
Same here I had 4 years of music school. One was called "aquarius" project where they basically just had us beat out at our instrument with some basic patters. The other was music throry where we had to learn all kinds of orchestral notation by heart like fortissimo, etc and sing along with songs in syncopated manner etc but at no point was melody, harmony, just basic music theory explained as clearly as this guy puts together in a half hour video. It's amazing for him to do this but also shows the extreme failiure of education systems everywhere that they are beat by a guy with a camera while charging thousands to people who are demanded to go to a facility to supposedly learn music in the best way. We have to drastically reform our entire education system because this shows just how much time and energy is wated and can be gained by just having the best teachers make video's and having people follow or watch them.
Same with me, in fact it happened to me with a private tutor. I never understood the theory and so never showed interest in learning the key part, The practicals
As a self taught composer, I honestly thought I could continue going like this with 0 knowledge of theory or any formal education on orchestration & arrangement, but recently I've been trying to come up with more complex compositions and I'm starting to notice my limitations. Hope this is a good start
MY STORY IS THE SMAE OGMGM
@steelchronicles Just with a midi piano and a good pair of ears lol
@@AlbertKimMusic that's pretty much what I've been doing for the last 7 years xD
Now that I have a keyboard I hope I'll start to understand
@steelchronicles Midi, and sheet music programs that include midi, lets you double-check your work as you go. Writing by ear.
Of course, your sheet music nearly always ends up _looking_ incomprehensible to those who try to read it. It almost necessarily results in ignoring conventions, because you don't know how people have come to describe what's in your head.
same
good lord i actually understood this one. thank u andrew
This Was “ A Major” Help 🙏🏼
Lol!
ha ha
@Xovion720 brilliant
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Andrew: makes course on how to do music
Andrew: makes a video explaining music theory in half an hour, for free, on youtube
WITH NO ADS.
*Everyone liked that*. I personally don't have any instruments currently but this video makes a lot of sense to me. I might just get into music at some point mostly because of this video. one of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube- thanks.edit oUT
Try looking up YMMS. It's a free music synth program, works pretty good.
@Psychedelic Mind this man
@@vaz123 Crack and song writing never has worked out well together!
Lmms is the best daw i know of. best FREE daw. not the best daw per se, but pretty good to be free. listen to John McGrath
@@pentabitsmusic just pirate fl studio
Comparing something complex into something "simple" like language (which we use everyday) shows that you're good at educating. I'm a plumber but thinking about electricity as if it flows like water helped me grasp the concept. Same goes with this, thanks man.
As an electrician I’ve always used the water concept. That’s what help me understand 12v electrical as a kid which eventually led me to being an electrician!
I just started electrician school last year, and I’m also trying to tap into my inner creative animal in different ways. Thanks for your comments, I have hope now
@@CH0PS420 Hah, np. Just always check that the cables you are working on are off.
@@serijas737 big facts! And remember 1260v dc hurts as well if you ever go into solar
This is a great video. On minor tweak regarding inversions. "Root position" is when the root is at the bottom of the triad. "First inversion" is when the third of the triad is at the bottom, and "second inversion" is when the fifth of the triad is at the bottom.
Hi Andrew!
I've gone to music theory school for about seven years of my life, and to be honest it wasn't a very good experience. I was much slower than my classmates and was very often confused about whatever they'd talk about, and since we're talking about Conservatory here, they were very focused on academical success, so of course they wouldn't slow down for that one kid dragging the whole class behind.
It's now been two years since I quit, and I forgot most of what I was taught in those classes.
I recently got into music composition and your video has helped bringing back the fundamentals that I thought were burried deep in my repressed memories, in a gentle and clear way.
Thank you!
Lol, I'm not gonna lie, I learned more in 30 mins than I did in 2 years of music class in elementary school
lmao
Same. But 5 years old music class in elementary. Lol
You only learned becouse of the knowledge you had.. I practiced for only 10 hours so far and it's chinese to me..
Same!!
Yes and imo thats why our educational systems could become much better. If e.g. you get through the theory faster in music class, there could be more practical elements in the lessons, which would be a win-win, for involving students and for showing that the theory has a direct use.
This is the day I realize what music theory is and why it isn't actually boring
moses karun or that difficult if shown by someone with apparently no ego. What a guy👏👏👏
ive been watching this video ONLY when i am at my keyboard. and it just makes sense more and more.
Even though I already know a lot about music theory, this video is still fun to watch! :)
Indigo 132 me too
i'm still watching this even though im fully aware its going into one ear and out the other
Lol. I usually watch things like this 29 or 39 times. If they haven't sunk in by then i don't waste my time! ;)
Jesus Wept I’m sorry to break this to you but you’ve already wasted your time
@@LaurensHouweling Why do you say?
You gotta take notes
Same.
I don't even have words. This was easily the most helpful video on music theory I've ever seen. Not only did it reinforce what I already knew, but it also taught me so much information that I never would have thought to look for. I already knew about tri-ads, but I never really knew an easy way to invert them. I've done a lot of these sorts of things by ear, but it took several tries, and there was always at least one chord that was off. Not to mention, I never really had a set key in mind when making music. This video just helped me take my music-making to a whole new level. Thank you so much for making this video.
no doubt man, this 30 minute video cleared so many things that i was searching on the net for hours. Deserves a like and a sub!
As a beginner, this video definitely gave me a clear direction with which to practice and get better in chord and melody and general understanding. Thank you
Can we just talk about how epic this man's shirt is?
Agreed
i know i cant stop looking
Can we please get a link to where we can see this shirt, please?
@@andreadelmardj I got you homie!
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/485683808/all-over-print-modular-synth-t-shirt
Can we talk about how handsome he is?
Teacher: What comes after the letter G
Student: H
Musicians: A
*uMm iTs aCtUaLlY G#*
@@sunflour7288 I was gonna say the same thing XD
In some european countries they refer to the note 'B' as 'H'
@@Freiekadelle yes in germany it is c-d-e-f-g-a-H-c which is little bit confusing for players that started in the young age.
If you get the G, she's happy - you need to move forward and do something else, not go to H or A
I have to commend you for having an incredible ability to convey all this knowledge in a concise and palatable way. You flow right through this. Shows you have total grasp and control of your subject. It’s not every day you have a professional who’s able to convey their subject to an outsider in a way they can understand.
Because of this video, I was able to compose my first song. Thank you so much for this tutorial :)
"Once they're natural to how you operate...the things that are in your head you'll be able to just do"
*cries in sound design*
I've been studying music since I was 9 and I still found this interesting and it refreshed some memories
First 15 minutes already helped way more than i thought
I'd pay for lessons from you. You explain so clearly and give very concrete examples. You also explain the reason behind things which is perfect for remembering new facts! You, sir, are a musician and a scientist!
10 years of piano lessons when I was scool age & still wasn't able to play well. I'm not even 10 minutes in on this and I already understand more about notes than I learned in those 10 years - which was nothing; just what key on the piano correlates to what black spot on the paper, depending on what line the spot was on. Every good boy may do fine, but evidently not every piano teacher does. Thank you for making it easy to understand. Who knows, maybe someday I'll be able to play an instrument 😏
I have pretty much the same experience
Couldn't relate more, I was the same with guitar. Im only now re-learning thoery as I want to be able to play piano.
i relate to this, because my teacher always taught me about playing pieces, but i realized i never actually learn theories like this :(
How do you learn piano for TEN years and learn more from a video that explains something you would've learned the first week at piano lessons lol.
10 years...???
How didn't you understand more in 10 years than ten minutes in this video sounds like you really weren't paying attention
Andrew: "... it becomes as natural and as fluid as talking..."
Me: *Social anxiety intensifies*
u a introvert?
Oof
Felt that.
but it's more of just talking not actual communicating with someone
i know it's a joke and i also have social anxiety so buddy nice to meet you
hahahaha can't relate more 🥰
I took an intro to music theory class in high school, and a lot of it went over my head. I felt like I just had to memorize a lot of scales and words that I didn't understand the relationship between. But you explaining that major scales are whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half made something click in my head.
Yeah, the way music theory is taught in schools is still not great, a lot of the times things are taught just for sake it and we don't really know why it's useful.
I feel like its just fun to say
What’s the minor one of that?
@@JaidenGera minor is whole-half-whole-whole-half-whole-whole ---if you ever forget, A minor and C major are *both all the white keys*.
if you remember major is whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half, you can take the end 2 and put them at the begining as a 2nd thought & minor adjustment (pun intended, that's how I remember it)
@@glebglub thanks!
I play bass, guitar and a little keys. I'm one of those who "can play" but don't know much about how chords are made or general theory at all.
I was looking for something that could help me take my music knowledge to the next level. Thanks for this very informative lesson!
2 months ago I knew close to nothing about Music Theory and was on the edge of calling it quits on making my own music... until I found this. Since then I've created 5 full modest musical pieces that I'm actually proud of because of the understanding I gained from this video. Since watching it, several times over, other MT tutorial videos and content have made far more sense and I've been able to string together knowledge from them to give me a very clear understanding of how to put my musical ideas into practice!
All in all, this video was the huge spark that has kept my creative flame going for 60 days, just as I was about to quit. You are an incredibly gifted teacher, Andrew! From the bottom of my heart - THANK YOU!
*EDIT* - I used incorrect terminology. I didn't create 5 full songs, I created 5 full instrumental pieces.
Hey could you please provide me with some good TH-cam channels or videos for singing? Thanks in advance
M W A C M proof or its not real
What do you guys want him to prove. Writing 5 songs isnt that hard. He didnt say that those 5 songs are local hits now or anything.
@Yussop op I was incorrect in saying 5 full "songs", as that refers to something that is sung. However, I did create 5 full instrumental musical pieces. None of which I would post for the world to hear because I'm still learning the art of mastering, which isn't easy. If I'm to release my stuff, I'd rather it not sound like something put together on free or cheap libraries and free DAW's. It just doesn't do it justice and denigrates a piece I know will sound 100x better on high quality paid libraries used with better paid DAW's with more options.
I'm all about quality over quantity. Getting something ready for release takes different sets of skills, and a good deal of monetary investment that I currently can't make. Plus, I'm not a musical prodigy just because I saw this video. It's always better to build up your skill first before spending a ton of money on expensive tools you don't quite understand yet. This video helped me understand how to get a better start at taking what was in my head and getting it on my computer, but I still have a long way to go.
There is no magic method to getting better overnight, but this video is a PERFECT start for anyone just getting started. I was just extending my gratitude to Andrew for helping me get started on this journey.
@Yussop op One christmas day i wrote a song in the morning and had it produced in Cubase by 6pm. That included 5 instruments, a vocal lead, a piano solo and 2 vocal harmonies. Once you've learned how to write songs, with inspiration this guy and other great teachers like him bring you could write a song a day - easy. It's what i'll be doing when i'm ready to start writing using a piano. I used a guitar before.
I have watched this video 3 whole times (but stopped and replayed many parts)
I have gone from someone who used to know nothing about music, and rarely listened to it, to being able to make a lovely little tune. Wow 🤩
that's beautiful.
Really???
I listen and analyze music all the time and I still don't get it🤷♂️
@@babyjuicesisterco.4723 samee
@@babyjuicesisterco.4723 play or sing some sounds and keep adding until it sounds cool to you. You're overthinking it. Music is mathematical and mathematics is intuitive to us. We like shapes, we like straight lines, complimentary colors and we like sounds that are mathematically resonant. Humans may have originally spoke using song or tonality. Actually there is a lot of evidence that we developed speech from first using tone and rhythm
despite my poor level in English, i could understand most of what you re saying because you re talking very clearly and the explanations are good. Merci monsieur
Ton anglais est bon
Your English is a damn sight better than my non-existent French. Don't downplay yourself.
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i recently got interested in piano again after playing for 7 years and having taken a break for almost 3 years now. this was really helpful and made so many things clear that I hadn't understood back when I used to play.
why did this make more sense than the 2 years of music theory lessons I paid for
@Piano connoseur LMAO
People always say this but such claims are biased. You've had 2 years of music theory lessons. Even if you didnt fully feel like you understood, you still gained alot of information. So the fact that this video made alot of sense to you is still an indication of what youve learned the past 2 years. To complete beginners, this video may not make that much sense.
@@beatsbyguillermo8802 exactly
the sad fact is that i've learned more in this half of hour than 10 years of the music classes from school
maybe you should have listened and asked questions #nofront
@@katenka_ana3997 in my country we only talk about the history of music, and the teacher/professor usually ends up barking at us or putting food in our heads, that's not the point but teachers usually don't even know what they're talking about (in my country)
I was just thinking this, like “why didn’t my piano teacher explain it like this when I was 11?” I would’ve remembered my chords sooo much better.
This is why schooling is old fashioned and pointless. Use the internet l. Self learn.
@@subliminal9144 in my school its the same, education sucks almost everywhere tho, you would have to be in a very expensive school to actually learn more in music
I´m speechless... all these inportant stuff in 30 min.
I think this video must be the n.1 in music theory info of all YT.
Thank you, man !
this is basically everything I've learned in my music school ... in a lapse of almost 7 months lmao. awesome video andrew
Yeah, the only thing missing was the progression of sharps pneumonic 'fat cats get drunk at ed's bar' and the progression of flats pneumonic 'bears eat at dad's garbage can first'. What surprised me was the major/minor ratio of semi-tones was not in that, so simple, so not taught, ty andrew
I took a semester of music theory and this video explained some stuff I could never really grasp and even corrected some stuff I’d gotten wrong lol I love this.
2:36 Notes
10:12 Chords
11:58 Major and Minor
20:29 Inversions
23:59 Melodies
27:26 Rhythm