I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL !!! Clear and concise with a sense of humor, thank your so much for sharing all your hard work. Music is a gift of God and you are an angel 😇
Thank you so much for your easy to understand and devoid of confusing vocabulary music theory videos. The distilled series really helped me start making sense of tonal content of music more than any other explanation even by my friends who are professional musicians.
If anyone is curious why the note (major seventh) of the melody did not fit into Natural Minor, but was still used. Every melody consists of instablities and resolutions to those instabilities. And it turns out that those resolutions sound really pleasant to our brain. So the most powerful resolution in western music is half-step up to tonic (major seventh to tonic, or say B to C, or F sharp to G). The most common major scale actually has this major seventh in its harmonization and it allows for powerful resolutions when the melody is in major key. But the problem with Natural Minor is it doesn't have major seventh in its repertoir, instead having a minor seventh. So actually there is a minor scale that rises its seventh note by half-step turning it from minor to major seventh (B flat to B or F to F sharp). This scale is called Harmonic Minor and it lets us use the most powerful resolution again! Unfortunately, other harmonic features come with this little innocent rise, so you may still want to use Natural Minor. But! As shown in this video you can sometimes "borrow" notes from other scales for their prominent features. So you can say that the last but one note was borrowed from a Harmonic Minor to create this beautiful resolution to the tonic.
There is also the Melodic Minor scale which has a natural 6 and 7 while it is ascending, and a flat 6 and 7 while it is descending. This is an extremely popular minor scale in classical music, and a really good example of it is Carol of the Bells.
It's about intuition and how You accept a sound of a note by your ear. If it feels right even when the note is not on your scale than it is still fine.
I'm at the age of 26 and decided to pursue music, after everything I'm doing what i love. You make it seem doable. You are much appreciated Casey. Continue with the good work. Shutout From all the way from South Africa.
So glad your back! :) I really love the way you teach musical concepts! With that said, i dont grasp everything explained immediately, but as a "musicaltheoryslowgetter..!" your stuff reaaly helps! Thank you ! Peace!.
Another brilliantly helpful and easy to understand video. Keep up the good work, as I have no doubt that your videos have been the lightbulb moment for hundreds of beginners.
6:32 one notable exception is the blues scale which has three notes in a row a half step apart. This is especially important if you’re playing blues or rock. Great vid though!
I always knew that the Piano Roll was the ultimate way of visualising music in this day and age although it might have some disadvantages that i can't think of right now
Now I know that a scale which I knew it used 7 notes instead of 12 but I didn’t know there’s total of 12 notes but I also kinda knew the modes but I didn’t know that they add like a 6 note I do know it doesn’t sound different but you taught me more
All the graphics were done in Blender, with some final editing in Davinci Resolve. The audio was made in Reaper, and I just set the tempo so it would match up with a 29.97 frame rate.
You're music theory distilled videos are mind blowing. But one thing please be slow in English. We are not native English speakers. That would help us to understand the concepts very easily.
This is great, a question. If I have a melody or riff I have written on guitar, what program, or app could I use to visually display each of the notes to more easily figure out the scale? It is a bit tricky when trying to figure out the specific notes and their octaves when you are on a guitar with a non-standard tuning. Keep up the good work
You could use Musescore or Noteflight or any MIDI representation of notes. You could even download a tuning app on your phone so you know immediately what each note is.
I've always been able to come up with chords for a melody, harmonies, notes to that fit scales during solos and so on. But I know nothing about music theory nor do I have an absolute ear. Does anyone know how is that possible?
My personal conviction is that 90% of the music made, even by people who know lots of theory, is not coming from an intellectual place, but rather a deeper, more primal level of the brain... in the same way that we might know lots of rules about grammar and sentence structure, but when we talk we're "just talking". Theory is useful for lots of reasons, but I don't think you need it to make music. For most of us it helps, though. I've met a few people like yourself who have no concept of notes or anything but still make sophisticated music... my theory is that you have developed some kind of "visualizations" (using that term very loosely, i.e. maybe they're not actually "visual" visualizations, but rather proprioceptive), perhaps semi-consciously, that help, but I'm just guessing.
These videos are like the golden nuggets of the internet.
4:15 YES! Please! I've been trying for a long time to recognize the tonic and rarely get it right. That would be such a useful video!!
i agree. there is definitely a demand here
Practicing ear training on a site like Toned Ear would help with that. Try the interval training. A good app is also Functional Ear Trainer.
Yes Please! i honestly feel like i am peaking over the wall but just can't seem to jump over...
I second this.
BEST music theory channel on UTube !!!
I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL !!!
Clear and concise with a sense of humor, thank your so much for sharing all your hard work. Music is a gift of God and you are an angel 😇
why the F did RUclips never recommend this channel until now!?! i love those videos!
Thank you so much for your easy to understand and devoid of confusing vocabulary music theory videos. The distilled series really helped me start making sense of tonal content of music more than any other explanation even by my friends who are professional musicians.
The legend has returned!
Oh go on... :-)
Perfect balance of simplicity without dumbing down. This series makes me want to actually practice
Happy to see you upload again!
If anyone is curious why the note (major seventh) of the melody did not fit into Natural Minor, but was still used.
Every melody consists of instablities and resolutions to those instabilities. And it turns out that those resolutions sound really pleasant to our brain. So the most powerful resolution in western music is half-step up to tonic (major seventh to tonic, or say B to C, or F sharp to G).
The most common major scale actually has this major seventh in its harmonization and it allows for powerful resolutions when the melody is in major key.
But the problem with Natural Minor is it doesn't have major seventh in its repertoir, instead having a minor seventh.
So actually there is a minor scale that rises its seventh note by half-step turning it from minor to major seventh (B flat to B or F to F sharp). This scale is called Harmonic Minor and it lets us use the most powerful resolution again! Unfortunately, other harmonic features come with this little innocent rise, so you may still want to use Natural Minor. But! As shown in this video you can sometimes "borrow" notes from other scales for their prominent features. So you can say that the last but one note was borrowed from a Harmonic Minor to create this beautiful resolution to the tonic.
There is also the Melodic Minor scale which has a natural 6 and 7 while it is ascending, and a flat 6 and 7 while it is descending. This is an extremely popular minor scale in classical music, and a really good example of it is Carol of the Bells.
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"Sometimes your brain knows more than you do"
Wait, what?!
Your brain is massive , your so called intelligence screws it right up , only way to solve this , is practice ,practice & more practice
Ask your brain. It knows.
It's about intuition and how You accept a sound of a note by your ear. If it feels right even when the note is not on your scale than it is still fine.
I mean, there's a lot more to your brain than your knowledge
Your brain is the only reason your heart is beating, and you're not thinking about it
I'm at the age of 26 and decided to pursue music, after everything I'm doing what i love. You make it seem doable. You are much appreciated Casey. Continue with the good work. Shutout From all the way from South Africa.
I started at 48, so yes, it's doable :)
You're doing an excellent job at teaching, I don't think I've come across another channel as clear and concise as you are. Thank you!
Yes, please. I would love a "Find the root" exercise video.
Very clear trilogy! Super!
for years I have been searching for this answer, thank you so much. I now worship you.
I got one of your audio illusion videos is my recommended and now here I am lol
Wow, I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.
You've helped Soo much with my guitar playing, I'm getting more confident on scales and muscle memory
yeah yeah ... me too !!!
So glad your back! :) I really love the way you teach musical concepts! With that said, i dont grasp everything explained immediately, but as a "musicaltheoryslowgetter..!" your stuff reaaly helps! Thank you ! Peace!.
Awesome video, good job!
These videos are hard work , but theyre bloody good - spot on
Another brilliantly helpful and easy to understand video. Keep up the good work, as I have no doubt that your videos have been the lightbulb moment for hundreds of beginners.
Very useful video! Thank you!
Definitely interested in a video on identification of the tonic.
These videos are great man
You articulated the idea very well. Enjoyed watching this. God bless!
very helpful
6:32 one notable exception is the blues scale which has three notes in a row a half step apart. This is especially important if you’re playing blues or rock. Great vid though!
Yeah, good point. I'll add that to the errata.
I always knew that the Piano Roll was the ultimate way of visualising music in this day and age
although it might have some disadvantages that i can't think of right now
I use piano roll to explain music on my channel too. I find it easier to read than regular score
Your videos are clear and helpful ty
I´ll learn more with that
tks a lot
4:15 Can You Make The Video To Find Out The Tonic!!!
Nice bro I kinda developed that method also but u made it formal 😊 happy to see I came with a good workflow blessings.
OMG YOU UPLOADED
Thank you.
Liked to bookmark as I will watch this later! :)
Awesome
You make me learn more than what school teached me ! thank you
Was that sequence at 6:45 the same as the beginning of 'Alan Parson's Project - Old and Wise'? Sounds the same.
And many thanks for your videos!!!
Yep! Good ear. :-) And you're welcome, glad you like them!
@@CaseyConnor I LOVE your channel !!!
Now I know that a scale which I knew it used 7 notes instead of 12 but I didn’t know there’s total of 12 notes but I also kinda knew the modes but I didn’t know that they add like a 6 note I do know it doesn’t sound different but you taught me more
thank you so much
you are incredible.
Simply Awesome... thanks a ton ❤
these are extremely helpful thank you I would fail my AP music theory class if i didn't watch these
TONIC VIDEO!
please make a tonic identifying lesson ...
amazing video
"Just remember your brain knows more than you do."
My brain KNEW this video would be helpful.... 🤔
(LOL, well actually it is. 😄)
How did you make the video's graphics with the highlighted notes?
All the graphics were done in Blender, with some final editing in Davinci Resolve. The audio was made in Reaper, and I just set the tempo so it would match up with a 29.97 frame rate.
You're music theory distilled videos are mind blowing. But one thing please be slow in English. We are not native English speakers. That would help us to understand the concepts very easily.
Could you please make a video about borrowd chords?
This Is So Fucking Good Man!!! Thank You And Make More Video Pleade!!!
This is great, a question. If I have a melody or riff I have written on guitar, what program, or app could I use to visually display each of the notes to more easily figure out the scale? It is a bit tricky when trying to figure out the specific notes and their octaves when you are on a guitar with a non-standard tuning.
Keep up the good work
You could use Musescore or Noteflight or any MIDI representation of notes. You could even download a tuning app on your phone so you know immediately what each note is.
Vielen Dank aus Berlin
these videos are like crack to me lol, please keep making them
"Sometimes your brain knows more than you"
I've always been able to come up with chords for a melody, harmonies, notes to that fit scales during solos and so on. But I know nothing about music theory nor do I have an absolute ear.
Does anyone know how is that possible?
My personal conviction is that 90% of the music made, even by people who know lots of theory, is not coming from an intellectual place, but rather a deeper, more primal level of the brain... in the same way that we might know lots of rules about grammar and sentence structure, but when we talk we're "just talking". Theory is useful for lots of reasons, but I don't think you need it to make music. For most of us it helps, though. I've met a few people like yourself who have no concept of notes or anything but still make sophisticated music... my theory is that you have developed some kind of "visualizations" (using that term very loosely, i.e. maybe they're not actually "visual" visualizations, but rather proprioceptive), perhaps semi-consciously, that help, but I'm just guessing.
4:15 please do man that'd be great
"There, now you know it forever"
uhmmm...
Try this with raag marwa. :D
knowledge of the genre... anything on melodic folk metal
The chords' intervals have to make sense with the melody.
The only skill, I've managed to take on another level is taking wild guesses lmao
1.8 K likes, 16 dislikes. That's more than a 100:1 ratio.
It's actually crazy this has so little views.
why i feel like am inside the matrix ?
Kind of complicated for beginners
How to play song on piano by just hearing the song
You spent 4 minutes on how to find the root note of the scale of your melody, people got time on their hands I see
one person dislike because he/she couldn't understand...
inshort use your common sense