Learn music theory in 29 minutes
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In 29 minutes time you will understand music theory... LET'S GO!
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0:00 Note names & the Octave
2:46 Intervals
4:25 Triads
7:44 Seventh chords
9:25 Pianote
10:18 Major scale
12:24 Minor scales
15:00 Pentatonic scales & the Blues scale
16:39 Chord progressions & roman numerals
19:08 Notation
21:44 Time signatures
24:30 Treble clef
26:37 Key signatures
29:43 Outro & Patreon
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In case you're working on another "songs based on classical music," I think Kevin Kiner's track "Omega's Theme" from The Bad Batch partially uses THAXTED (i.e. the theme from Holst's "Jupiter").
Spledidly comprehensive. David, I love how You started w/the "A" note. Question: Why wasn't the "C Major" scale labeled "A"? Not to rewrite the Bard's literature, or change any established works. It just seems that the beginning should have been "A" (at least "A minor" has the same notes as "C Major").
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Do I know this already? Yes. Am I still going to watch the whole thing? Also yes.
Same
Same, but I’m just hoping to still learn something haha
Facts
I know it, but now I know it more
Ditto
This is a very good beginner's guide. I've found that many music theory teachers (for beginners) simply skip basic definitions, expecting a level of prior knowledge that isn't always obvious for the student. Despite, a basic foundation can even help students with prior knowledge to better grasp the more advanced teachings as well
Glad it was helpful!
I would love if you could do a series of these to cover more ground. I’ve only had casual exposure to music theory and hearing the foundations laid out so clearly and concisely was very nice.
I'd love that as well!
i would love it too!!!
They always leave out the main bulk of other music theory, like all the other notations and what they mean
This was put in a way that was very clear and easy to understand! It actually made me realize a couple of things that I'd always read about but never understood or put together!
I'm a beginner piano player and your explaination of major and minor chords, combined with the visuals is the best I've seen.
Thank you
Well, I’ve been teaching myself piano for nearly a year now, and I can honestly say this is the singular most helpful music theory video I have EVER seen!
Without a doubt the best music tutorial on the internet. I have been looking for something like this for 5 years. There are so many out there but they all conflict and do not tell you what is important. I cannot believe it is only 382 comments. It should be 382 thousand!!.
57 years on this planet, and you have unlocked the rudiments of music for me finally in half an hour. God bless you, sir. I am weeping with joy.
David is the 🐐
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In high school I was in Choir. Our voices easily sharpens and flattens. However trying to learn piano without music theory has made my journey a complicated one. I thought I knew how to read music; now I feel musically illiterate. Your videos have opened a new world to me. Thank You. ( I'm 54 years old touching a piano for the 1st time.)
I never knew the treble clef symbol was a stylised "G". That's what I love about David's vids...I always learn something new.
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I suspect this is more a post-mortem link that the actual reason why the G clef looks the way it is. For a number of reasons. 1- I suspect that the G clef was invented in a time and place where the notes were not called by letters but by names, so this would be a Sol clef, and 2- the other clefs don't resemble their letters at all (take for example the F clef or the F clef).
As still a (very) beginner, this has put stuff I kinda already knew or was aware of, in a new light, way easier to process and apply on a daily basis. Thank you!
This is like the spark notes of your whole channel. You explain everything perfectly, there will be many more musicians because of you.
Thanks for the bit at the end on notation, it brought back what I learned 60 years ago in middle school band. I will save this video and refer to it often until I have committed it to memory.
Hands down the best music theory explanation I have ever seen! So clear, precise and so well presented fantastic!
What a perfect teacher you are ! Feeding all that is necessary for a complete beginner, Specific and to the point. No unnecessary boasting ! Really commendable ..All the best to you. May God Almighty bless you abundantly.
Hi David thank you so much for your content it's so interesting and your presentation makes it even better!
Thanks!
This is like a revision lesson of your course. Much appreciated. :)
Could you do a video about more advanced topics? At least in the States, many people were in the school band or orchestra, so they know a lot of this stuff. But what should we learn next, after the basics?
A very neat summation of a lot of fundamental theory! A great presentation, too - your slides and animations are so clear!
I studied music all my life, I thought this would bring me nothing, but you never know when you’re gonna learn something new, even the way you put together all this information is amazing.
This is great! My younger sister got a keyboard for Christmas, and her music lessons only start tomorrow, so I was playing (or rather, playing with) her keyboard since she got it, and I really needed something like this, even if I already knew (or rather, thought I knew well enough) all music theory concepts that were presented. The sponsor is also very convenient. Thank you so much!
Why is this not the very first video any child ever learning western music is ever shown. SO MANY YEARS of confusion and rote memorization could've been saved if this video had just been provided right at the beginning!
English is even not my native language, but this video helped me more than 8 years of (basic) musical theory in primary and middle school in my native language.
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Awesome lesson!! Brings a lot of coherence to the tiny pieces of scattered theory I had! Thanks a lot!
30mins of my life very well spent. Easy to understand theory, finally 🙌 🙏
Oh my. MANY years ago as a small child I took piano lessons. I vaguely remembered most of it. However, I was just getting into the theory when I stopped. This tied it all together (the tones and semitones) and helped me make sense of it all. Thank you so much. And, thank you for all your other videos. I'm not a professional or even amature, but the technical aspect that you bring for me, an engineer, is very interesting.
Hi David, I have learned so much from your videos! I'd love to see a video on the different types of outros in songs and generally how to nicely end a song, what different types there are etc.
Agree!!
That would actually be awesome !
I ended up already knowing everything covered in this video but it was a good reminder of something things I tend to forget about and over-complicate, such as the way scales and keys are constructed. Once I learned the circle of fifths, I've mostly used that and/or memorisation, but had forgotten that you can just use TTSTTTS etc
I literally just decided to start learning music theory a few days ago (in my 60s) and have watched several videos so far. You did a great job and explaining the true basics in an easy-to-understand way. Kudos to you!
I want to know how in the Hell people even came up with all this stuff (major, minor, chords, perfect fifth, scales, etc.). I equate it to the people who "developed" calculus and other types of mathematics. I don't understand how someone can come up with a concept this complex.
I learned all of this over 4 years ago however having an easy overall lesson to come back to is a welcome addition!
I swear, this is months if music class in 30 minutes and i retain the information so much easier. Thank you very much, Mr. Bennett.
Thank you! Tried learning music theory before but this really is laid out in an easy way to understand! Cheers!
Phenomenal video, man. I've been needing this for a long time. I can expand into the individual sections now in a more focused way. I've always had a hard time with instruments and learning music and once I started listening to people use theory, the relationship between notes started to make kore sense but in a way that I obviously needed more info to understand. I def feel grounded in the basics now. Thank you!
since watching your channel i always hoped for more music theory lesson videos, so glad you’ve done this!
Thank you!
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Oh and thank you for introducing me to Waltz #2 (XO) by Elliot Smith!!!!!
Just an incredible, concise yet thorough overview! A1 yet again Mr.Bennett!
Direct and to the point, VERY refreshing!
Excellent introduction to basic theory. I especially like you approach to chord structure in term of intervals of semi-tones.
Wow David das war so viel gute Information in so kurzer Zeit.🙏🎶
This is brilliant! You are such a fantastic teacher. You made all of this so easy to understand. Thank You!!
Thank you
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Very easy to understand. Good commentary. Thank you David.
one of the best condensed music theory videos I've found so far! Amazing channel
Minor major 7=James Bond Chord
Great video. I have a lot to try and remember and put into practice whenever I can finally get an instrument to do so on.
Thanks for this young man. This was very well explained.
Omg thank you!!!! Questions I've had for years have finally been answered in an easy to understand way.
Amazing. You went through some stuff I didn't know in such little time. You make me a better musician and a teacher.
Please more of this. Nice and slow and simple. Great job
This is amazing content. I’ve always been intimidated by music theory and avoided it completely. Obviously that has severely limited my ability to understand and play music. So thank you for opening this door for me. Your videos are awesome.
Great video David. I love music theory.
Wow dude you have a gift for teaching. I’ve always had trouble with music theory but it clicked after watching you explain it. Thank you 🙏
This was excellent. I've never formally taken music lessons, and nibbled about theory at the sides. This made everything make sense. I will use this as a go-to reference. So well done. Thank-you.
Thank you so much!! I have been on a break from teaching music for almost 4 years. I’m just getting back into it now, and felt anxious about being rusty. This video was the perfect primer for me to review everything and remember how I used to explain them to students. Also picked up a couple nuances so thank you so much!!!
Amazingly well covered and most of very quick reference review. Thanks,
An easier way to count intervals (in my opinion) is by looking at how many keys are in between the interval you want. A minor 3rd will always have 2 keys (including #/b notes) between the root and interval, and a major 3rd will have 3. I know it sounds like the same way of counting, but this way can count by looking instead of feeling, if you know what I mean. This can be applied to any interval. Basically just subtract 1 from how many semitones it is from the root
I will enjoy your videos so much more now! Haha. Didn't know I needed this, thank you.
Masterclass in clarity. Thank you David.
excellent as always, what a great resource you are.
Thanks for all you do.
Great job David! Thank you!!
Fantastic summary of music theory!
Love it.
Holy shit why is this so easy to understand all of a sudden? Your teaching style is amazing. Idk if it's the graphics on screen or the way you explain it or what it is but I've been trying to figure out the most basic concepts in music theory for months on end at this point and nothing has helped me understand it as much as this video. THANK YOU 🙏
This answered a couple of my questions - thank you
Amazing summary. Helps a lot!
I really like this video. I went through your ArtMaster theory course, and these two presentations really complement each other. One thing I noted, though, was that the process of using triads to build chords which you presented here was easier for me to understand and learn. In your ArtMaster class, you talked about what the difference was, note by note, between major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords, but you didn't show the triad building blocks that you do here. Same for the 7th chords.
Thanks for all the work you do to make music understandable. I look forward for each new discussion/class/explanation you make.
Excellent work
Informative video! I’ve been playing for 2 years and I still learn something new from you. Thanks to all I’ve learned, I’m now brave enough and performing for others (free of course😂). Thanks for helping me achieve my dream. Namaste from Miami.
great, really brillant. I already knew all that stuff but this is put in such a good and straight forward way. Loved it. Can't wait the video on modulation and changing key signature. x3
wow thank you! The simplest that i’ve ever watched
David you are great! Thank you!
love this!
Nicely presented and explained.
Didn’t have a better video on scales and theory,thank you for helping!
Best music theory video I've seen. Thank you 🙏
You are such a fantastic teacher.
Very clear explanation. Thank you!
Amazing video, such a great work, thank you very much
Thank you for this! I’m one of your subscribers who is not a musician but is fascinated by music theory.
Fantastic review of music theory. Well done!
Love your lessons. Im learning so much from your videos. Thank you
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At 22 years i finally grasp this alien language. Thank you.
Huge thanks for explaining triads and notation.
Been following this channel for a couple of years now and have CRAVED this information. So pleased you did it. Left my seven year old to watch it and he was mesmerised, loved the whole thing especially showing examples of chord progressions (we were both disappointed you left out Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry in the I V vi IV though lol! I'd love more of these, I was suprised how much I knew but can't quite seem to work out what my knowledge gap is.
This was unbelievably helpful! I have pretty much zero prior knowledge and experience, and I really want to learn music theory so that maybe I can learn how to play instruments more effectively! Great job! Your teaching style would make all this stuff I'm facing so much more fluid to learn!
Intresting pianotheory! Thank you for sharing!
Great video! I play a really basic guitar and now I'm starting with piano/keyboard. All my life I saw guitar tabs with Cmaj and had no clue what it meant. That alone made the video for me. Thanks!
This was extremely helpful, thank you man
I have been trying to learn music theory and have been very confused until now. Wow, what a well done video. I get it now!
David thank you for this show and tell video. my mind needs a simple explanation of our musical system that becomes so obvious when it’s stacked piece by piece. you are an expert explainer. thank you so much for building my foundation of understanding
this was really helpful thank you!
Thank You so much for teaching so effectively in a short period of time ❤️❤️🌻🎶
Nice video, David 👍👍
This must be the easiest to understand video on the subject on the entire platform. Everything just makes sense. Thank you!
I've watched all David's videos for years, so I thought that I have to watch this also, although being so basic I won't learn anything new. Well, wrong. The very last thing with accidentals lasting the whole bar was new to me. So the full series is still perfect, I've learnt something from every single video.
amazing stuff. learned so much from you
This is an excellent video. I think it’s perfect. It’s the best explanation of music theory I’ve ever heard! Very nice job!!
Thank you 😊
Thanks for this! It has helped solidify a lot of my learning.
Excellent!