Playground episode no. 14: Theory 101 - The Scales

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This is another episode on Music Theory, this time we’ll be focusing on Scales, keys, and modes! Last time we talked about triads (previous episode at • Playground episode no.... ), this time we’ll be digging into what makes triads possible: scales! If you’ve always wondered what was the difference between major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales, this is your chance to find out. We'll also be talking about keys and modes.
00:00 Intro
00:40 Scales
12:25 Circle of Fifths and the relationship between Keys
26:30 The 7 Modes and their weird names
38:40 Score analysis - City of Stars
45:15 Latest updates about the Play by Jellynote platform + launch of the first edition of the Play Awards
55:45 Blind Test
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[@MrKatia863]

that was a great video! loved the explanation of melodic scales (finally a great explanation about it, instead of 'this is just the way it is' - like they teach you in music classes).
The fast-paced Berlioz biography was fun too, what a crazy guy! (weren't they all a bit crazy? :))

[@Jellynote]

Totally! Glad you enjoyed it :) yes scales are usually explained in such a boring way so we definitely wanted to change from that :D