A Beginner's Guide to Four-Part Harmony - Music Theory
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 9. 06. 2024
- Beginner's guide to four-part harmony. This music theory lesson explains the basics of how to write four-part harmony to fit with a given melody. Often people can write a tune they are happy with but they are not sure which chords to use and how to write those chords. This video provides a step by step guide through the basics of how to do this. You will soon be choosing chords that work really well with your melodies and learning how to choose the chords that sound good.
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0:00 - Introduction to four-part harmony
0:54 - Getting the basic triads
2:45 - Which chords can you use?
6:13 - Thinking about cadences
10:05 - Chord options
13:14 - Deciding which chord to have
15:13 - Writing in the notes
19:14 - Chord inversions
26:42 - What does it all sound like?
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Hey guys. Can you tell me what you used for the piano display with the colorized green notes?
Iâve been an untrained songwriter and musician arranging harmonies by ear and brute force since the â80s, but I got halfway smart a few years ago and started learning theory; I canât believe itâs taken this long to stumble across a harmony primer as clearly, succinctly and elegantly presented as this. Thank you so much.
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Took 4 semesters of music theory in college - and this course really puts it in wonderfully easy to understand form. Thank you!
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Im a 17teen year old student from iran I donât go to music school im studying math at high school i play guitar but im nut really a professional player and Im a beginner at piano I know a bit music theory from researching online and self learning and trying to compose music
Im looking to go to study music in italy or france but I donât know how good I should be for them to accept me is there a chance that i get accepted ? If not what should i do , do you think someone in my age with only few years of experience can make it to a music college?
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Just get as far as you can. After that it depends on which institution you go for and what the competition is like.
To be honest you're teaching better than all my music teachers. The way you're teaching is so easy to understand. Thank u very much.â€ïžâđ„
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Positively, The Best, Most Sequential Music Theory Course, I have seen, and I have watched many of them, not to mention during two Music Education Degrees.
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One of the most understandable and usefull harmony lessons I have is this. Thank You for this wonderfull and practical harmony lesson!
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Well, Iâm kinda speechless. That was a great opening tutorial to Harmony lessons.
Iâm a bit jealous of your skill in playing those four-part chords smoothly.
You get a thumbs up from me.â€ïž
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Maestro, I have watched this video and it took awhile (I am an amateur) but it is quite lovely to have someone who takes the time to teach and NOT preach. With respect and gratitude, please, please never stop. R
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This is incredibly helpful! I wrote a piece more than 10 years ago, orchestrated it for beginning wind band, but I didn't really understand 4-part harmony - I just knew the chords I wanted and filled in notes with not much reasoning behind it. I'm revisiting it now, and this video is helping me to make decisions _on purpose_ !
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Iâve always loved an interrupted cadence.
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I was amazed at how much of the song was written before playing a note. The logic of how the notes fit together is no less beautiful than the sounds they produce. Thank you!
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Thank you so much for this lesson. I didn't know about consecutive fifths and cadences. Music is not as easy as thought, but teachers like you help a great deal. You are awesome.
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I've played the piano for over 10 years now but I have never thought about the theory of harmonising too much. It's cool to learn something new every day!
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I am learning so much!
Thank you for making such a subtle, emotional and potentially extremely complex subject as music, and turn the fundamentals into something I can digest.
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That was a brilliant video and found at just the right time!!! I don't think I've ever learned so much in just half an hour!!! Perfectly explained!!!
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Some of the best composition videos on CZcams. Thank you
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This video is gold. I've come back to it for a refresher. Thank you.
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I take your classes regularly. My big compliments to you explanation. I see many simple lessons on the internet. Your lessons are number 1 in terms of content.
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Thank you very much for this! Your content really helps us, especially those who would like to learn the technicalities of music. This specific lesson really helps me in my choral endeavors!
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Arguably the best description I have seen Thank you
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Brilliant video. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you!
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Awesome tutorial! thank you for this
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Amazing Lesson! Thank you!!
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One of the best composition lessons I have ever seen. Thank you very much.
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kinda makes me wish I had music teachers like you growing up. super-comprehensive lesson, thank you.
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I knew most of the theory behind this but seeing it applied blew my mind. Thank you so much!
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Excellent instruction. Clear delivery. This guide is the perfect starting point for me. Thank you for posting!
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Wow! Thank you for your time and consideration and created your own Melody for the piano.
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Sensational lesson! Thanks.
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mind blown ..... brilliant lesson!!
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Thank you so much, sir, for this beautiful video! Incredibly useful and very well explained!
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This was a very insightful video. I found it easy to follow, and explained well. Thanks.
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awesome stuff!! thank you v much. will be rewatching this and taking notes :)
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Watched again today. Extremely insightful. Amazing teacher. Thank you sir. đ
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This is excellent. A great approach to basic harmony. I will use this today with my GCSE musicians who have been struggling to grasp the basics. Thank you.
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Thank you for your teaching sir.
So easy to understand
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So succinct and easy to understand... I love your way of teaching!
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Another great lesson. And elegant example!
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I can't thank you enough. I've been looking for something like this for years. â€
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That was really well presented and demonstrated
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What an excellent beginner's guide. Wonderful instructor. Extremely helpful.
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Thank you for the tips, guys
It's really help anyone who will compose harmony
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Amazing, thank you very much!
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Probably one of the best! âșïž I really wonder why it only has 198k views after three years. Thanks and keep up the good work!
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Outstanding content, thank you Gareth.
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Awesome tutor! God bless your work!
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thank you sir that is amazing I liked the way you explain each point .you have a great approach to teach harmony
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So great, as usual! Thanks so much!
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Amazing lesson, thank you so much!
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You are amazing. You explain things so well !
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You are a wonderful teacher Sir!
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This is such a brilliant video, thank you. You cover so much, so simply, in such a short space of time. I did grade 5 theory, but itâs only years later, watching this video, that things have clicked! I love it and have super thanked you, as Iâm sure I will return to this video. :)
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You're wonderful sir, it was really helpful to the concept of four parts harmony, thank you so much, God bless you đđđđđđ
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Thanks! A whole lot of stuff in this great video. I was able to understand everything although I recognize this a big and complex topic.
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This episode needs to be revisited many times, thank you!!!
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Brilliantly explained in so few minutes. I'm a subscriber. :)
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This was truly amazing, super easy to follow, and I can see it seemed he really enjoys music
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Just popped up in my feed, thank you, wonderful lesson that I really needed.
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this is so well and simply explained, Nice lesson
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Excellent instruction. The visual guidance is really helpful and a better approach to music theory than some of us might have had as begninners. A really good pair of ears (maybe much rarer) may pick these points up quickly anyway.
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keep up the good work sir
one of the best if not the best music lesson to date
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Absolutely brilliant. Have a jolly good day!
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This is sá» helpful thankyou for your work
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Nice process! I like these organized, step-by-step ways to compose an arragement, it's very common being so overwhelmed that we fall into a writer's block sorta thing. This will fix those moments for me
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Very helpful!
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Good teaching đthanks very much. Very clearly explained.
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Thank you for this wonderful and practical harmony lesson :)
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I have enjoyed it, thank you sir. you are a good teacher
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This was so good!
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Thank you that was amazing to watch still soaking that in but very interesting..
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Fantastic Garreth, I am focusing in on this video and may soon be able to subscribe to your course:)
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This help me a lot to arranging a chorus for my faculty-song, thank you so much â€â€â€â€
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You are heaven-sent. Much obliged.
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Thanks from Spain. Excelent job!
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Very interesting, thank you.
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Brilliant I love your lessons
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I have been studying the basics and this covered an area that interested me.
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SO HELPFUL!!!!
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Learning about four part harmony can be a bit intimidating, this guy makes it super accessible and approachable. There are lot of "rules" but it's better they be unpacked in the process of writing the harmony. Really good reference, thank you.
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Thank you so much!
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THIS I NEEDED MY WHOLE LIFE. Thank you, sir!!!
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@@MusicMattersGB You have so much to study. In all honesty I can probably study this video alone for quite a long time. Unfortunately thanks to our current world situation I'm not in the best situation to help you with finances. Maybe in the future though. In any case just know you are enriching lives. Thanks!
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Thank you. I have the opportunity to publish a hymn I wrote, and your video gave me the best introduction to harmonization.
Excellent. Hope your project goes really well.
just Love it!!
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That was very informative SirâŠâŠ.thank you
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Thank you master.
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Thank You for all your lessons, I have really learned a lot from them, I am finally starting to compose music after 20 plus years of playing by ear.
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This might be a dumb question đââïž but why arenât all songs just written in c maj to make it easier? Do each keys have their own identity or are they just a little higher or lower in pitch?
Itâs possible that all music could be written in C major but it would be boring if music couldnât move from one key to another.
Wow, amazing explanation â€â€ I 80% understood, and 20 % take time. Thank you so much, Sir. đđđ
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I was wondering where to start learning about 4 part harmony
And found best vidoe to start thanks a lotâ€â€â€â€
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Very interesting and very helpful.
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Thanks!
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incredibly helpful !!!!!!!!!
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Amazing video sir. Best teacher. Thank you sir.
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