How To Develop The World's Greatest Ear
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2016
- This is Episode One of Everything Music Ear Training 101. In this Episode Rick discusses the Building Blocks of Ear Training.
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"You'd be surprised that most people find it difficult"
No, I won't. I am most people.
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@@DidierBampiliMusicProduction cool
@@leomiguel7802 thanks 😊
I took ear training lessons as part of my formal musical education for two years and I still find it difficult to hear notes separately lol xD But I'm getting better at it. Which is good news for everyone, because I had to start from zero as a pretty much tonedeaf adult!
@@DidierBampiliMusicProduction Subbed for the heck of it. Haven't checked out your content yet.
Those two kids made me feel like I am deaf
🤣🤣🤣
lol, so true.
If you just “felt like” congrats. That’s great, because I’m 100% convinced that I’m. 😭😂😂😂
Pardon?
Same here 😂
Rick is a good teacher to someone who already understands music. I think he’s genuinely out of touch with a beginners mind when it comes to music unfortunately. Not all of us had Beethoven played to us in the womb. “Believe it or not, some people can’t hear these two notes when I play them together!” Ha, that’s correct Rick. That’s why we’re watching the video.
This is the curse of most people who do something a very long time. The basics are just natural and intermediate stuff is "basic". I was watching the video wondering what makes something minor or major so I think many people need an intro video to this video (myself included). Kind of like when he was saying major and minor can be augmented... by what and in what way? Now I need to go find an intro video that explains all this :)
I'm a Rick fan, but I'm not a Rick fanatic and why I will say the following(since you've already touched on a very good point)...
As genuine and endearing as Rick may come across in his channel, he's primarily on CZcams to make a buck and not to do anyone any favors. A lot of his free videos, like this one, are bait for his more detailed material which isn't free. Rick is equal parts musician and businessman and excels at both.
His most useful free "teaching" videos are those that are geared toward musicians that already have some, or a lot, of music training and are missing a few pieces of information. Rick's more advanced videos help to bridge those gaps. For example, his analysis of guitar solos or song composition techniques are very useful for advanced students and even pros.
For the uninitiated, his channel may actually be detrimental and discouraging. So much of the information is high brow chest beating and bragging about his ability to pick apart other musician's work. Those videos could potentially set such a high ceiling that many newcomers may get turned off and give up. Some of the comments in his videos indicate that could be the case.
He even says it in the video “I feel like a car salesman”. Well if he sells cars the way he teaches…
Bro he is giving an educational explanation, if you need a breakdown of what he’s saying google it, or watch a more basic video. The breadth of what he’s giving over is far more valuable than the avg video on the topic.
Iv got alot of friends who dad or mom thought them the notes as kids and im 19 trying to learn by ear and the notes just sound higher or lower I can never get a grasp on what to label it
Me: *cries*
My mom: What's wrong?
Me: I just wanted to learn music
😂😂😂😂
😂 same
Haha that's funny. You're funny. You single?
@@t-dabbingt-dabber2298 quite desperate looking on yt comments?
@@indigo8204 Incredibly
I'm 20 and I decided to become the best I can in music. Your kids are well ahead of me. I will not be defeated by kids lol
Haha! Just keep practicing!! Rick
I will rick beato SENPAI!!!
roflmao
This is the best comment i'v seen in a while lol ! i'm dying of laughter !
ikr
"The closer in tune you are, the less beating there is." This describes most of my relationships.
Paul Schofield loooolllzzz
Major LOLs dude!
Paul Schofield Because domestic violence is so funny?
PC Police coming through
Virtue signaling coming through from the emasculated millennial.
You never outgrow the basics. My favorite story about this: I had friend trumpeter who was working as a janitor (yes musicians take side jobs - much more than you think) in a concert hall. He got to hear Miles Davis warming up back stage an hour or so before showtime.
Here was Miles' warmup:
Major scales, real slow, one note at a time, focusing on clarity of tone.
In other words, same thing you teach a beginner.
Moral of the story: NEVER feel bad about reviewing your basics.
Great story!
You HAVE to stay with this video... bookmark it and watch it over and over. I learned all this in a VERY difficult music theory class in High School in 1980. The first two weeks were mind numbing and also included modes. And then it all eventually went CLICK and made total sense. Since then I learned how to play stuff after hearing it only once if it's not too difficult. I hear a song in the grocery store and the chord changes just appear in my noggin, so often I can pick up a guitar or sit at the piano and can figure out the tune pretty quick. I can't explain it, it all just appears exactly as Rick is explaining. This blows the minds of our trained pianists in our church. IT'S NOT because I'm "so great". It's because I endured that class and it's exactly what this video is all about. THEREFORE, do your best to follow what Rick is saying... go through this video again and again until you are sick of it. The results will be worth is 12 times over.
Excellent advice from the heart... Thank you!!!
If you're suffering from information overload, just learn your basic intervals. Hear them melodically (up and down) then harmonically (played together). Get them in your head first then learn what to call them afterwards. This stuff is actually much simpler than it appears, but you won't learn it all at once. Take baby steps. You'll soon realize that Rick is an excellent teacher. I sure wish his CZcams channel was around twenty years ago when I was trying to teach myself this stuff out of an archaic book!
That makes so much sense!
Garrett Kniffen
I see. Oh yes, now I see it. I just couldn't see it until you said this.
So, first I have to, you know, do what you said. I have to learn the basics. Prepare myself. Get ready, so to speak.
It's obvious now that you explain it. So, I know. I'll look on CZcams for a lesson.
This time I'll make absolutely sure that I will be able to follow it. I'll search for a lesson 101.
Oops! I'm back here again. :-)
Andrew George
Yes. I'm back here again after 2 months of basic but intensive theory study and now the video is easy to follow and I'm starting to ear better and identify that dissonance he is talking about. In fact, learning to play an instrument itselft is way harder than theory...
Y'all suffering from information overload should look for app called perfect ear ! It helped me understand everything !! ^^
Top Wolf HEY! DON'T REVEAL OUR SECRET!!! (jk xD)
You lost me at hello
lol same here :D :D
Bwa ha ha, good one. That being said, i love that this channel exists. Check adam neely's channel too. Thats how i found this channel
😂😂😂
Bruh this is so much funnier because he didn’t even say hello 😂😂
Goodbye
Speaking from personal experience as a self taught bass player, this stuff sounds very complicated but once you get it you’ll see (hear) that it’s actually the most natural thing in the world. I struggled with learning music for so many years that I am embarrassed to say how many then finally it clicked. What did it for me was learning the modes and the chords/arpeggios/scales that go with each mode. Once I got those sounds in my head I became much more melodic on bass and get this... all of a sudden I could sing! It really was a startling revelation just how effortless improvisation, both on bass and vocals, became once I had this information downloaded into my brain.
You give me hope. Thank you for sharing what helped you.
Yeah ditto . Just start with recognizing the perfects or just 2 and go from there. We all have our own speed. Persistence pays dividends
Modes man...
Where did you go to learn this knowledge? I struggle with finding people to tell me how to play arpeggios and I can’t figure out which order to play it. I think you play the root then the 5 then the 3rd then the root?
@@manbat1011 Hey! I'm a little bit ahead of you in this journey of learning music. What I can tell you is to look up in Yt, you need to make your yt page is full of music content, and watch the videos even though you don't understand a word, with time you'll find someone who you understand easier and finally a new subject will click to you.
For me it was really helpful when I Could start to watch videos in english, since there are very few people who teach theory in my language, or at least that I like. (that's the reason why I sound funny 😅)
You can download free books too if you want, I find these harder, but have a lot more information.
What I think Is the most important thing is to apply anything you learn to your instrument.
I'm assuming you don't want to spend a penny. But you can find a lot of good teachers/courses at really good prices. If I where in a better situation I would not doubt to buy a couple of them.
The pride he shows in his kids is absolutely awesome.
The way you looked at your daughter was the perfect example of a father's love! I really am learning so much from you
His lips are moving, I know he's trying to tell me something...What is it Lassie?
Dude! You are SO spot on.
Richard Garcia omg I died with this comment
Lol!!
LOL!
He didn't explain what ANY inversion is, which is a damn shame because PIANO is clearly the best instrument to demonstrate that.
C major chord: CEG notes. To get 1st inversion, you take the C on the bottom.and use the one from.the octave above. 2nd inversion would be to do that again with the E note.
Rock band Journey Jon Cain.does a good deal of this in say "Separate Ways." In the verses. In the pre-chorus, he goes to "root position," which is also called "open position" on guitar.
In that C major, the C is the root. The E is the 3rd, and the G us the 5th.
If you take the 3rd and flat it, you get Cm (C minor). The pattern is always "skip 3 (half steps or each piano key) skip 2" for major and "skip 2, skip 3" for minor chords on piano.
A 5th is a power chord on guitar. Think AC/DC. It only uses the 6th and 5th strings.
A minor second is 2 notes right next to each other, as in the "Halloween" score. It brings tension and dread.
I give up.
I'm 4 minutes in and I already know less than when I started.
You've been reverse engineered
John Bouttell HAHHAHA
Lol
You are just lazy 😀
@@rieske2000 not necessarily lazy. This is being presented as a how to teach intervals course. A true how to hear intervals course would present them in the order discussed, and isolate them sonically from the others.
Rick is expecting his audience to be able to process this information on their own and create a self study program from the information provided. Not everyone knows how to do this. Honestly, including the children causes most beginning students, especially non-exposed adults to feel as though this task is impossible because they do not possess perfect pitch or training from birth that these two were gifted.
Rather, the adult needs to know they can and do this all the time. If you can recognize the NBC sound, you have the ability to process intervals, now it is just about refining what you do.
Take the very first set he says to work on and work on them until you know if it is a unison. You can play any set of harmonic or melodic intervals, you want to pick out unison intervals at >95% when you are good with that, add in octaves, when you can get unisons and octaves consistently add in perfect fifths.
Work steadily in short bursts. Progress in the order given. You can do this. Also, work on mimicking each of the sounds as they are made. That builds a strong relationship between the sound and the meaning. This is the same way we learned mama was that person who cared for us and baba meant food. This is the dual edge sword of learning a lot in infants, we absorb vast amounts of data and make correlations, but we forget the hours of frustration and pain in gaining that knowledge/skill.
Your awesome Rick but can you do a more basic version of this. I know this is Part 1. How about part .001 to start
Yeah, I know all of this, but he was speaking fast and I had to rewind to comprehend it often as a drifted off, so I imagined that the people who didnt know theory would have a hard time. And these comments said yes. I was considering doing a really extended, in depth version of Rick's video from start to finish. I just dont like being on camera though, and I dont have any editing software.
@@cjgreen4331 well you can always yar yar (pirate) as for foss you have blender and maybe the easiest one is free version of davinci resolve. as for not being on camera you can keep your head out of frame ?
Haha. I have studied music all my life and have 2 degrees in music so this is easy for me, but this took me probably 5 years when I was a kid.
ditto
Wait until rick starts rolling
You have NO IDEA how much I wish I had a family member or even a close friend to learn music from. 😔
The internet is a family in some ways!
@@ArtBySabin thanks dad
@@lifenote1943 Alright, now go to your room and play piano young man/woman!
I have several and they’re all terrible teachers lol
stop be the victim, you still need to do the work even if you had a family member that could teach.
I'm so glad I can watch this for free, it's so packed with clear theory. I feel privileged, thank you
Rainbow Sam as do I.
Same, this is beyond awesome/helpful
rick beato is a god
Anyone overwhelmed within the first 30 secs? Lol
Me. But I'm just gonna watch it again and again.
Look up chord triads and how major and minor chords are constructed and you'll follow rather quickly.
I understand. 3notes in the scale, Flat the 3rd, flat 3rd and 5th, sharp the 3rd, etc... I understand but it's overwhelming to try to think about it that fast. I'm an excellent ear player and write music for tv and a professional producer but to think theory is hard for me. Feeling theory is easy.
Jarrod Headley
I envy your ear talents which is what brought me to this video. I feel that I can "learn" to train my ear better but I truly believe some people are born with better musical ears than others.
Oh I fully agree. One of the artists I work with was born with perfect pitch and can tell when the most minute thing is off. It sucks lol Even perfect pitch can be taught over time. It just takes a lot of work and focused practice and knowing what to listen for. I wasn't born with great relative pitch. I worked hard over the years to get there. You can too! Just takes dedication and patience.
Rick is a great teacher. He covers a sh*t TON of material here. He makes it look simple. It's not simple. I have been studying music theory for about 30 years now. I understand what he is teaching but a beginner won't learn this material in a short video. I remember when I learned the major scale and immediately I wanted to shred on guitar using modes which was way beyond my skill then. Start simple, learn the notes, then intervals, then how to make basic chords, then how to alter basic chords into augmented, diminished, Maj/Min seventh etc...This all builds on itself and takes time, practice, and persistence. It will all gel eventually with hard work and a love for the material.
For those who may be confused...
1. Intervals:
Take the C major scale for example
C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C
Notice there are 8 notes in that scale. All we're really worried about is how far away one note is from the next. For example C and G, the first note and the fifth note. We could also count it 1(c) 2(d) 3(e) 4(f) 5(g) to get a fifth. If we play them at the same time, we call it a harmonic 5th. If we do not play them at the same time we call it a melodic 5th.
Rick is using a lot of interval terminology but it's basically just saying 2nd 3rd 4th 5th etc.
2.Beating harmonics:
when you hear a note, you are hearing sound waves. Think about what a strand of DNA looks like. When he was tuning the guitar he was talking about listening for the sound wave pulsing up and down. The more in tune the guitar is, the less pulsing you will hear.
The main point of this video is that you practice listening to the different intervals. Listen to every interval so much that when you hear one in context you can immediately name what it is you're hearing. So much so that when you hear an ambulance you don't think siren you think tritone lol.
3.Tritone:
Splits an octave exactly in half. It is called a tritone because the distance from the first to the second note is exactly 3 whole steps away. This interval can be called tritone, augmented 4th or diminished 5th. Think of augmented as slightly stretched out and diminished as slightly shrunken. So now we can say a slightly stretched out 4th or a slightly shrunken 5th. For example, C to F# is the tritone. C to F is a 4th and if we stretch it out a half step it becomes an augmented 4th. C to G is a 5th and if we shrink it by a half step it becomes a diminished 5th.
Thanks :)
Thank you...
thanks main problem in the video comes from the flud of vocabulary. words are important but when youre new to something you should learn the concept before you start giving things specific names.
Thank you for a wonderful explanation.
This is not for beginners, which is why it currently has 164 dislikes. It is however absolutely brilliant, thank you very much for this. I am now subscribed. I need to watch this a few times over again, but that will be a pleasure.
Reverend George this is for beginners. If you don’t learn this stuff first, good luck.
@@bassplayer10 A beginner that knows M/m with inversions, 7th chords, etc off the top of their head. Also, he goes really quickly. He obviously knows what he is talking about, but he definitely did not make this video with beginners in mind
This is totally beginning music theory stuff but it assumes you are at least somewhat familiar with basic terminology like semi-tones, major, minor, perfect etc. if you don’t know that stuff then yes this could seem overwhelming. Rick covers a whole lot of ground in this video but doesn’t go too deep. He keeps it moving along. There’s a wealth of knowledge covered here. I recommend that you watch it in smaller pieces and look up any term he says that you’re not familiar with then re-watch. It’ll make more sense that way. All this stuff is first week music school 101 stuff. Be patient & grab a little bit at a time. It’ll come together.
@@tobleroni Hey Toby, thanks for the information. I am really not being a jerk but I just don't get what any of this has to do with ear training? I knew a 15-year-old kid that could play by ear with ZERO music theory training, and I mean pick up a complicated song in a few minutes. But if you mentioned any of the things Rick talks about on he would have looked at you with a blank look on his face. If you can hear it then you can if you can't well you can't. Sure if you're writing music and trying to understand why something sounds the way it does I get that but ear training? I must be missing the point I guess. As I said I am not trying to be negative I just don't get what this has to do with playing by ear.
@@jackallen6261 Hey Jack, I am not really trying to be a joke (really). Let me explaing. As you saw, Rick's kids can do exactly what you said. But its not "if you can you can, if you cant you cant" You can train yourself to do it. Probably not as precise, but doesnt mean you are going to be a worst musician because of that.
Most people can get relative pitch by training, if they have no instruction they are going to fumble around their instrument looking for the right note before going to the next, and you can do it too, if you think theory is uneeded. But if you are going to look for a high level class do not expect him to tell you that (because its obvious).
The theory in this video is basic, which means that if you are studying music you are supposed to know that, and if you just started you can learn it in a couple of hours. Than you can use this fundamentals to train yourself. And more quickly be able to recognize chords and intervals, that are the building block of music. They are not only useful to "understand why something sounds the way it does" understanding is the first step to improvising, composing and many others thing.
The teenager you met could pick up any song by ear, but if he was going to play with a singer that needed the harmony half a step lower what was he going to do? If the singer descended half a step in the middle of the song because he couldnt keep it up, could he modulate immediately?
.....this is part 1? I felt like an idiot within the first 30 seconds
No, come on! You can get this. Just keep watching some of the other videos. Thanks! Rick
Oh, I will be. Very informative, just kind of above my head and very fast-paced. That's a lot of music terminology for a middle-aged guy interested in learning piano/guitar (just started playing guitar around 3 months ago)
Get what you can :) One of my old teachers used to say "You can learn a lot by hanging' out"
Yes, just keep watching, reading, listening and learning. I can actually understand some of it now. Risk's video on "musical talent" is an eye opener.
rmbeavers work, work, work. Get on the road and stay on it every day. Keep track. I always used a work book as he said to keep track of what your doing. Time each section , how long you spent on each aspect, song, piece, etc.
Halfway through this lesson I've learned more than I learned in choral singing the past 60 years. I've heard the terms, but never heard them explained. Thank you! This will serve me well for the upcoming winter concert! It starts out a bit overwhelming but quickly turns into clear, concise explanations.
What a teacher!
All the little things I've discovered over the years (regrettably, without any formal study of music) consolidated and expanded into a fascinating lesson.
I wish you'd been my teacher back in the 1970s - though I think we're roughly the same age.
Thanks, Rick.
Being able to communicate through music is a damn near super power.
LOVE this man's youtube content. I feel fortunate he's sharing his wisdom and knowledge on this platform. Thank you, Rick.
There is so much value on this “close to free” lesson. It cost almost nothing. I will remember you forever!
Remember it's "the world's greatest ear"
Not "The beginner's greatest ear".
Thanks, Rick, that was aug---- I mean - perfect.
This ear training lesson was quite "augmented" above others!
LOL!!
Underrated comment
This is by far one of the most educational video I've seen in youtube when it comes to music theory. Learned a lot!
Thanks Jimmy!
Rick Beato can you get your son to try teach us aswell.
I learned a lot in the first 10 seconds -- then my brain exploded
Far too much Theory to be called 101 ear training
@@gregschroer2314 I hate to say this, but you could not be more wrong! He didn't even cover non-harmonic tones, modes, polytonality, 9s,11ths, 13ths, passing tones, appoggiaturas, and the like. He even admits that this is a bit of a hill to climb (in his own way, he says this). And please note that I don't say any of this to be demeaning to you in any way whatsoever, by the way!
I boil down music theory to this: All you're doing is listening to what you've already heard for years, and assigning a name to the "event" that occurs in music. So in this way, a "perfect 5th" is always a perfect 5th, no matter what key it's in; you've heard it all of your life, but now you're learning the name of that occurrence.
One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't finish my full music theory course -- I switched majors from music to mass communication 1-1/2 years in, so I abandoned the theory sequence. Music theory was relatively easy for me, because I have perfect pitch; but it was even easier for me, once I realized the above way to boil down the theory. I didn't ace many of my tests because I would forget the proper term for whatever it was that was played or talked about in the tests, but I have carried said terms into my own compositions and whatnot.
None of this is easy, until it is -- that happens when something inside of us magically "clicks." I hope that with continued desire for understanding, that you, too, can master this stuff!
thank you for your effort.. you said 101 .. i think I need lesson 1 not 101..lol
Memorize for instanious recall major and minor chord get back here in two years. I'm in the same boat as you and it has sprung a leak
I like how he introduces you to so much information at once. So much information I didn't know, but now I can research each thing in-depth. Thanks for your content!
My brain wasn't absorbing anything but couldn't stop watching.
lol 😂
Because it is not educational...all this you learn step by step day by day month by month....here they just throw all together at you I am as a musician see no point in such videos for those who start...this is the info for those who already in music but again for what point? if those who are in music knows all this already??!!
You are an amazing teacher...i learned a ton in this lesson. I'm so envious of your kids, they have a wonderful resource in you and I believe they will give us all some incredible gifts in the future if they are truly as passionate about music as you are.
3:10 bro he just flexed so hard on us
He got perfect pitch
he flexed loud and proud lmao
It’s now mid-July 2023 & I’ve recently been going back and watching Rick’s old videos from way back before I knew about his CZcams channel. I’ve been subscribed for a little over 2 year (I think). Anyhow, It’s absolutely amazing how much musical education, information and entertainment Rick has given us over the past 7-8 years…. all for free! What an awesome guy!
You’re the best, Rick!!!
So informative!!! Gotta keep at it people, be patient. It seemed overwhelming when I started watching Rick but now I'm just excited about learning and applying it to real life music situations!! Peace!
Thank you Rick for all this wonderful information! I'm having a blast enjoying your older videos, this is pure gold.
I used to be terrible at recognizing things by ear and really struggled with even the basics of hearing if my guitar was out of tune. I've gotten a lot better over the many years that I've been playing but I realize that I have so much more to learn. I can't wait to actually try working on some of these techniques more and watching more of your videos on the topic.
Big thumbs up from me, thanks again!
Rick, keep on keeping on man. I love how much I'm learning from your vids. I mark all of them to be watched again, for when i'm near my bass guitar and can really delve in. Thank you
My last guitar teacher (who is an excellent teacher) covered this material but you pack so much information into this video at a perfect pace. I appreciate all of your videos.
This entire channel is a master work. Thank you kindly for the most excellent lesson.
unbelievable, i struggle with intervals over a year with poor results, but your logical and comprehensive approach completely changed my overview. Thaks a lot. Greetings from Czechia
Blippi
Thanks Rick! I really appreciate the rapid pace of your teaching. There is no time to get bored! Fantastic condensed lesson!
As usual with all the things in my life, I've started out at the end and now I'm finishing at the start. You're recent videos from this one is a massive change. :) Thank you for this !
“You’d be surprised how many people find this difficult”
I love how you have categorized these... Great video. Subscribed
Thanks Sean! How did you hear about this? Thanks! Rick
+Rick Beato I saw Dylan's video when it came out months ago. Saw another one on Facebook today and searched to see if you had a CZcams channel...
+Sean Wilson Piano fantastic! Thanks Sean :)
the best explanation of what are intervals, tones, etc I hear in my entire life. U R an excellent teacher whit an excellent knlowledge.
Rick - thank you. My son just sang his first pitches at 16 months old. I've been watching many of your videos for a while now. Having my first kid, and as a life-long musician, I thought pitch training was worth a shot. My mind was blown last week when he sang (and said) 'Eeeee.' This week, G. 1/6th the way there! I was bought-in to the science of pitch development, but to see it realized is so amazing. You must have been so proud when this happened to you. Anyway, thank you for your knowledge.
"He's another story altogether" -> Yeah that's an understatement.
This put together (summarized even) what every music course I've ever paid for couldn't. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I like how you stated that the QUALITY is either perfect, major, minor, augmented, or diminished. No one ever used the word "quality" to refer to these things, and it instantly made sense, after not making any g**damned sense for years. :)
Musicians!
This post is excellent and outstanding!
This ear training lesson is priceless and if you are a musician you can only improve your skill by learning these ideas ! Thank You Mr.B ! Enjoy!
This is good stuff. I tried teaching my son at a very early age perfect pitch. He went on to become a great musician, especially on piano. He pursued classical piano for a short while but never followed through. He later decided he couldn’t make money in music and has been lost ever since. Your son has a gift. Use the words of Jon Cain’s father and make sure he doesn’t stop believing!!!
I actually enjoy dissonant music and music played in the minor range, this really helped me understand the notes as well as teaching me the correct 'language' to describe them with :) thank you so much
Thank you. That was a whole lot of great information in (dare I say it?) a very short interval. If you can believe it, you're the first person who's ever actually explained to me why perfect intervals are called perfect! I took piano lessons (briefly, at age 11 to 12, for about a year or so); and I've studied music theory (again briefly, in an 'open to the public / after hours class') in my 30s, under a college professor; not to mention all the videos I've watched - & nobody's ever explained that before. I forgot it was even a question lurking somewhere in the back of my mind. I had just been 'accepting' that they're called that, and not even thinking about it anymore. I'm reminded of when I was trying to teach myself about electronics (which was a largely unsuccessful endeavor), & I couldn't figure (or find) out what the deal was with 'root mean square' (RMS.) Even asking electricians didn't help. Years later, I picked up a copy of the Ham Radio Operators guidebook (a tome that looks exactly like a phone book, except for the picture on the cover!) In the third chapter - there it was: a complete explanation of that simple damned thing that nobody could ever just tell me about (mostly, I think, because they themselves didn't know!) Anyway, thanks! Keep jammin'! Rikki Tikki.
This, for me, is the best explanation of this I’ve ever come across. I realised that it was important to hear what’s going on, but this takes it to another, very useful and logical level all together. A eureka moment! Thank you Rick 👍
I just logged in to comment that i understand the basics of theory while i am new to music but i really believe you did a pure job explaining this. I think you made it sound more complicated than it is.
This is good stuff, but I imagine it's gibberish to a beginner. When I was starting ear training, I learned to identify intervals by matching intervals to memorable examples of them. It was a great help. Here are some examples:
Octave: the first two notes of "SOME-WHERE over the rainbow...."
Minor 2nd: the first two notes of Jailhouse Rock or, played faster, the Jaws theme.
Major 2nd: the first two notes of the major scale (which Rick actually mentions in this video); "DO-RE-mi-fa..."
Minor 3rd: the first two notes of "SO LONG, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodnight..."
Major 3rd: the first two notes of a major arpeggio, or the first two notes of the musical intro to "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
Perfect 5th: the first two notes of the main melody in the Star Wars theme: "BUUHHHHHHM-BUHHHMMMM-(bumbumbum, baaahm, bum).
Major 6th: the first two notes of the NBC jingle ("EN-BEE cee...).
Major 7th: the part of the Superman theme after the main melody ("buh, buh, BUH-BUUUUUUHM, bum....buh, buh, BUH-BUUUUUUHM, bum"). That one is a little harder to describe, but play the interval and then listen to the song. You'll hear it.
If you happened to go to Boston College like I did, the first two notes of the school fight song are a perfect 4th apart: "FOR BOS-ton..."
At least for me, it was crucial to get those intervals down melodically before attempting to recognize them harmonically. Try it and see how it suits you.
Gibberish? No gibberish is Mandarin, this is next level Navajo!! LOL.
You left out the minor 6th. The first two notes of "Let my People Go" or the theme from "Love Story."
This helped me understand a lot. I grew up when having a good ear was almost a curse. I would go next door and play for hours cuz we didn't have a piano. The poor neighbors were so kind. I got to know what sound each note made and self taught harmonies. I love harmony. But I developed bad habits too. Later on we got a piano. My music teacher would play my new piece and I would play it back by ear and didn't adequately learn to read music until I became an adult. She thought I was reading but I was faking. So my ear handicapped me in that way. Music always made sense to me and I hear things going on and can separate instrument lines, bass, etc in my head. Just play it for me and I'm good. I think it goes to what side of your brain you are using. Readers use one side, hearers use the other side. That might be an oversimplification but
it could be true. I'm not an expert though. Thanks for a great channel.
I totally get what you mean, some people can’t play a note unless it’s written on the page in front of them and I pity them, myself I can hear what I want to play in my head, the guitar is just the intermediate between what I’m imagining and what is actually sounding out in real life, the more transparent the guitar becomes, the better I can become
I had the opposite problem. I learned to read music and so never developed my ear (until much later in life). By the way, as BORING and TEDIOUS as it sounds, I think I owe my ear development more to playing scales than anything else.
Bless those neighbors ❤
@@briansandford3596 i have the same problem rn where i cant tell the notes individually out of melodies or intervals and i wanna know what you mean by scales helping you. how can i use this ?
I learned things here that no one else covered in what I've found in books and online. That part about the beating between notes - it's so obvious .. now :) This is a masterclass in interval training packed into one slot. You really need to play this in sections, while you sit in front of a keyboard, take some notes and then go practice listening, then come back. I've watched a lot of videos on interval training and this is by far the best I've found.
12:30 - How intervals resolve - this explains so much!
I feel like I need to watch this video every time I think I know anything about music. Amazing!
Thanks for the book, Rick. Looking forward to getting my printed version tomorrow...let my Rick Beato Fantastic Music Journey commence!!!
Youre so proud of you son and so are we ❤
I feel like I just sat through two weeks of music class!
"That's all for now!" I thought there couldn't be more, there was so much in here - thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for music.
There's always more, but some of us are looking at the stars
Wonderful informative video. I’ve played piano for 30 years starting at 6 years old on my own with no lessons, but have always wanted to know the good details of theory for piano, this video is just fantastic. Everything makes sense so quickly unlike other videos I’ve seen. Great work!
Using Star Trek and Star Wars to memorise intervals is actually a great idea. Particularly Star Wars, because John Williams' melodies really beat you 'round the head with the rudiments of intervals. Especially given that A perfect 5th is the first two notes from the main theme, a perfect 4th is the first two notes from the Force theme. A major 6th is the first two notes from Leia's theme etc. And those intervals are particularly strongly emphasized, to the extent that I'm convinced williams intended the whole score as an ear training suite. As an adult trying to develop an ear listening out for intervals in the star wars score is a great idea because those sounds are burned indelibly in the still plastic child part of your brain. Thats assuming you were a Star Wars fan as a kid. If not then god help you.
9:59 as soon as you hit that Fm diad I heard Clair de Lune. Turns out it's the right notes in the right key (although the assumed root would be a C#).
I don't play piano, so it's the mind's ear in reverse!
That is cool!!
I immediately thought of Clair de Lune too :)
Same here!
I thought about the introduction of schubet's second piano trio
This video and this teaching style is absolutely phenomenal. This is the first video I’ve seen by Rick Beato and I am immediately enthralled and must see more.
10/10 extremely CLEAR and moves at a PACE that I UNDERSTAND, yet still CHALLENGED BY. This is such a valuable combination of learning characteristics for me. (Especially because most online or CZcams tutorials of things are extreeeeemely dumbed down, beyond something challenging or enjoyable.)
Truth be told, though, this is also much introductory information for me on some more intermediate music theory than I have learned through my playing and various research. So the content is also an extremely passionate subject for me and it’s all new.
But I hope to see more content just like this as I move forward.
This is one of the best instructional videos on music I have even seen/heard. Thanks!
this is insane, i learnt piano for 7 years and never understood this
Right about now i am regretting my life descisions
Currently I am 15 yrs old and going into grade 11
I did music up to the 9th grade and I didn't continue in grade 10
Why didn't I keep telling myself now ???????
It's only after doing an entire grade of grade 10 I started to really get into music and now I'm here trying to learn as much as I can to build on my small basics but it's not easy at all and I'm sure we all know this.
I could have had a teacher to ask for help and it would be a must do to practice and not slack off sigh
But nevertheless I can't change time and I have to move forward and it's still not too late to do classes in music for me and anyone
We just all have to be dedicated and I hope we all do our best and never give up on music even tho it just gets harder ✨
@Aldream Thanks
Absolutely stellar, Rick! Just can’t imagine the posibilities if all this had been available years ago! The wealth of knowledge that you are are sharing is amazing!
This is so cool . It explains what I have been doing when I am singing and playing the past 30 years. I finally decided I wanted to learn the technical aspects of WHAT I’m doing when I’m singing and playing . Truly enjoying this . Downloaded the Beato Book . Enjoying it !
Waaaaaay over my head!
Alexa, How can Rick Beato's kids be so cute and badass at the same time?
I can't believe I can hear this music distance after 7+years learning.. finally . thank god thank Rick Beato , feel the flutter with two notes is the best part
Rick, as a self-taught musician I've been looking for this kind of teaching. Thank you
Rick is so good, he can tune bagpipes just by listening to the hyper sonic shriek of a bat. 😂
omg where have you been all my life!!!
It has certainly motivated me, I can't understand everything he says in one take but if i spend days I'm sure I can train my ear to do this stuff.This doesn't mean the video isn't clear it's just my lack of knowledge.
Thank you Rick
I Forgot about how much of this stuff I studied long, long ago. It is inspiring to watch you go through it all so quickly and thoroughly. Man, you are so cool for doing these tutorials and seminars, not to mention your friends are just as awesome too. Did I mention something about your children? Speechlessly cool without a doubt. You must have some great karma surrounding your life every day. Thank You Sir, very much, so inspiring. I wish I had you as my producer hands down.
"Quickly and thoroughly?" What is your concept of the word "thoroughly?"
Dylan is excellent !!!!I would love to take ear training lessons from him.HAHA
that's a talent, not a skill.
Charlie parker developed his skill too.
Shaleen Sharma Is that so, good to know.
Definitely a skill you can learn
I am interested in if there is any good method to train for it?
THIS IS AMAZING!! you are a wonderful teacher. How amazing to have this online!!! Thank you so much!
I started learning guitar around 12-13. I'm 18 now. I love music so much. I had lessons on guitar for a while, then I started learning bass guitar and keyboard (piano) by myself (with resources from the internet). I still really enjoy the simple basics videos. They help me realize how much I have progressed and I enjoy seeing how people teach things differently.
Hello and thank you, Mr. Beato. I would like to say why I am thanking you. I am a firm believer that teaching is the most valuable of all human pursuits, whatever the subject. And here you are teaching for free on this public forum. Thank you, sir. That you can take information that may be dry, technical and tedious for some and turn it into something accessible and even entertaining is itself talent.
Rick knows his stuff, but to me, I've been avalanched by information. I sure wish he could put the camera on the notes he is playing. I only have at best a month of practising.
Haha! Come on George :) no problem.
Agreed. After watching this I feel like Neo when he learned Kung Fu.
I prefer pausing an info-packed video, rather than ffding through minutes of chitchat to find some substance.
you have to pause and learn this stuff little by little. With me, I started with easy intervals like m2 and M2, M3, m3, and then added 4ths and 5ths, and then the rest. Then do them all descending. Then put them together and try to hear chord inversions, scales, etc based on intervals. I also think it's important to learn sounds based on emotional impact. I know for me, certain voicings of chords give me certain emotions, and I don't even have to think about it. I recognize it instantly. For example, a maj7 with 1, 5, 7, 3 configuration is easiest for me to recognize
I advise to introduce variation in the tonal/chordal interpretation of intervals as soon as possible into your studies.
I mean, for example, listen to the m6 as it sounds in a major chord/key but also in minor (E C in C major or E C in E minor or in A minor), etc. The minor 3rd between the fifth and the 7th in a dom7 chord, etc
In other words, try soon to learn the different qualities the same interval can have.
Otherwise your real understanding of the interval will be false because it will be incomplete. I.e. your perception of the interval will depend of context and you will get confused or not detect it in other contexts than those that you got familiar with.
Find as many contexts of a interval type as you can. Is another way to put it.
This is the advice i give from my experience. Don't stay on the introductory basics too much time. You would memorize the wrong image of how things really happen.
The more I learn the less I know.
The scary part is where he says "much more in depth to come".
This is wonderful. I love the lucid explanation. I also learned a trick or two that will make my guitar lessons better. Much respect!
I have been a musician for over half a century - as well as a cartoonist - and living in Italy I like to study both music and the English language. We say: two birds with one stone! I have been following you for some time and I am aligned with your musical choices. Thank you and keep up the good work with your always constructive and interesting videos!
Hi Rick... i was studing at home and i found your channel just by coincidence ... you are amazing... will follow you from now on!!!
Karney Band- Thank you so much! Rick
Rick Beato This is off topic, but by any chance does your son have chromesthesia, like I?
Same, tons of great information!
Is this Rick's rosetta stone? Really having a ball watching Rick's 'early man' you tube videos🤣
The Holy Grail was easier than this
I like how you don't waste my time and give me the information I need upfront.
This video was gold. And you, Sir Rick, are one of the most talented and generous people out there. Keep posting :-)
Who knew Rick Flair was such an expert on music?
I'll take that as a complement! Rick Flair was awesome!
Absolutely a compliment sir! Great videos too by the way, this one popped up on my feed and I've watched a fair few since, I'm learning a lot.
WHOOOOO!
Punk Guy 😂😂😂
Hahhahahahahahhahahahahah!
I'm thinking of the movie Amadeus when he said to Salieri, "It's perfect." I never understood that.
Too many notes
@@johnbouttell5827 ... which notes did you want me to remove sir? Great line.
Thank you so much for this video Rick, you’re truly well educated on your craft.
I gotta say I was overwhelmed at first. I'm very impatient at times but for this I repeated the video a couple of times and I can say this is one of the best videos I've ever seen that has helped me with understanding what augmented and diminished even mean. Thank you so much. I know I'm a couple years late but it's still a gem.
I have music contents check me out
"There are no intervals between those loads of information"
Edit: Nevertheless it is a great video that gives a clear path to mastery.
Interval, shwinterval
Is there a second part? Can't find it.
These are really the excellent basic lessons of music composing.. thank you! this reminds me my father and how he taught us when we were little..
Thank you Rick this was very good. And your son obviously has a freakishly wonderful musical talent just like his dad.