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It would really help if you played us samples of the 1/4, notes and 1/8, notes, so on and so forth. This would make this lesson more understandable for most. You can call 1/4, a quarter note, but It doesn’t do people any good if they don’t have an example.
FRANK FRANKLIN I mean I don’t want to bash him for attempting to teach. It’s honorable, and I appreciate it, but yeah. It is frustrating that he uses terms that,... if you understood them... you wouldn’t need to watch the lesson in the first place 😂
@@alexisburrows3171 Oh yes, he just clicked onto the video to learn, and just said "Oh I refuse to learn despite me attempting to learn" and typed this comment just like you said.
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Good evening, sir. excellent video. I have just subscribe, only small critique I have, is the questions at the end, leave a smaller gap windows before giving the answers. It caught me off guard. Other than that a nearly impeccable video. (@11:45 add three second of black transition screen.)
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the first number refers to the number of times one has to set the beat, and the bottom number is the "type" of note you have to use; quarter, eight, two, etc.
Thank you so much, I’ve been drumming for about 5 years now and I never really truly understood time signatures but now I do, thank you so much! God bless
I know this is a bit late but thank you! Now I know how to use the time signature. There are (top number) (1/X) notes in a measure. Nice little equation. Thanks again!
I judged you for this comment..... until I started this video. Yes, guy. If you’re going to tell us what the beats are, play examples that way dummies like me can put an ear to it
@@el7aty The truth is that I'm still working this out myself because I just joined a community chorus. So what I understand is the top number says how many beats in the measure and the bottom number says which note gets a beat. But translating that to something that I understand is still confusing to me. I'll ask my music director tonight and see if I can get a better understanding.
Hello Tim, thanks for your devoted time. I am teaching myself Viola. HMMM, thought just occured. I can look at this comment a year from today - 4/4/2020 - and see if I am getting better or if I have dropped the desire. However I want to thank you.
@@LessonsOnTheWeb Had a question Joseph Machlis said “Rhythm is the element of music most closely allied to body movement or physical action. Its simpler pattern when repeated can have a hypnotic affect on us.” What did he mean by hypnotic affect on us?
What kind of app is he using to write music ? That’s awesome how he writes and the app changes it to real notes. If anyone can tell me I’ll be deeply grateful. 👍🏻
Only thing I’m confused on is how to count for ex. 4 8ths compared to 4 4. I understand that 4 8ths is 4 eighth notes per measure, but how would it sound compared to 4 quarter notes per measure.
I also made a video on my channel discussing basic counting strategies you can use when playing complicated rhythms. It's very useful for beginners and can also be used during slow practicing.
Pretty good video, that really explains the names well. I still have the same problem: Exactly when it gets interesting (i.e. when moving out of 4/4) you stop giving sound examples which would help me really grasp the concepts better. The video was still helpful though. Thank you very much!
What if there isn't any regular on going beats that repeat? Is beat included in every piece of piano music or can there be a piece of music that doesn't repeat an interval and if so what is this called? Please some one help.
I really don't get time signatures. I mean when I'm just starting out there was no tempo at first so we sticked to counting the beats. I always wonder because you said that the tempo indicates how fast a note will be played. Then why is it time signature 3/4 is slower than 3/8? I really don't get it.
It doesnt have to be slower! Its just tells you how many notes there's room for in a bar, then the tempo can be as past or slow as you like. 3/8 = room for 8 quavers. 3/4 = room for 4 crotchets = 8 quavers! So they theoretically fit the exact same amount of notes, but the frasing, beat and musical feeling when playing is different.
I get it, but how does different time signatures change how the music sounds? I see videos that are call "[Blank] in different time signatures", and it makes the song sound different, but I don't get how it does that.
I have music theory lesson #5 on my channel, and it answers your question exactly! It is related to poetry in a way, and I make this connection. I intentionally didn't want to promote my channel or something, it's just that it exactly covers what you're asking.
Good morning. I started following you a few weeks. You are doing a great job. By the way, what is the name of the app that you use to write music on this video?
I'm still not clear on the difference between 3/4 and 3/3. In each case you end up having 3 quarter notes per measure. Does the first option have a quarter note of pause before you move onto the next measure?
PTNLemay hello! I just saw this now. You actually can’t have a 3/3 time signature! The bottom number represents a type of note (ex. Whole note, half note, quarter note etc...) and there is no note that is represented by a 3. In 3/4, you have 3 quarter notes in each bar. In this case, each quarter note is worth one beat and that there are three of them in one bar! I hope this helps
I think the part that trips me up is in the beginning of most music basics you learn that a quarter note is one beat and so on for eighth notes and whole notes etc. But then when you change the time measure all of that kind of goes out the window except the conversions from different notes. So what really effs me up is like comparing a 3/4 to a 3/8. Both can have eighth notes right? But would they sound the same if they both just used eighth notes? Because in the 3/4 an eighth, like normal, is supposed to last half a beat. But in the 3/8 an eighth note lasts for 1 beat? I guess I just associate notes durations by sounds so it makes it hard for me to understand how an eighth note goes from being half a beat to a whole beat. Do beats just vary like that? Like I know how to do the math and I get the whole concept of beats per measure but I just cannot wrap my brain around note durations being changed and the point of time measures. Like if you want a note to last a beat why not just make it a quarter note in a 1/4 time or two eighth notes in a 1/4 time. Would it actually sound different if it were a 2/8th time with 1 quarter beat? Why not just leave everything in common time and have the note durations signify the tempo and beat? And no matter where I look I can't seem to get a straight answer other than "that's just how it is." TLDR: an eighth note is half a beat until the time signiture changes and it isn't. Why? If it's a beat now why isn't it a quarter note? What's the point? Help 😅
do not just think of the time signature as a math fraction because that will lead you down a useless path...think of the time signature as a shorthand way of saying 3/8 time means-the total sum of beats in each measure equals 3...and each eighth note gets one beat in each measure AND STOP THINKING about it....Go to the first measure and look at it...if there are eighth notes in the piece, a 3/8 time signature will be SLOWER cause the eighth notes are only getting one beat. BUT IF in a 3/8 time signature the measure has triplets which is a group of 3 eighth notes connected together by a beam, the rhythm will be FASTER...It depends on how the composer wrote each measure and whether he used eighth notes or triplets..You are anticipating problems that composers have answered measure by measure in the music they wrote...Get a good theory book bc your rhythm questions will be answered about how you can stretch or compress counting as the composer intended the piece to sound, and you will discover a lot of your time signature questions are out of the realm of possibility. Trust the top/sum that will be in the measure, and the bottom/type of note that gets a beat in the time signature. In 3/4 time, there can only be a total sum of 3 counts(beats) in a measure, and a quarter note gets one beat..STOP THINKING ABOUT IT and go to the first measure and see which notes the composer chose and start counting and do that for each measure.
theory is based on music. music is not based on theory. these are very simple time signatures, there are many more of them and if you compose anything, it most probably would fall under one of the time signatures. A single composition can obviously have more than one time signatures if they keep on changing :)
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It would really help if you played us samples of the 1/4, notes and 1/8, notes, so on and so forth. This would make this lesson more understandable for most. You can call 1/4, a quarter note, but It doesn’t do people any good if they don’t have an example.
Exactly!
I.......can't......even. that's all he does repeatedly through the video.
FRANK FRANKLIN I mean I don’t want to bash him for attempting to teach. It’s honorable, and I appreciate it, but yeah. It is frustrating that he uses terms that,... if you understood them... you wouldn’t need to watch the lesson in the first place 😂
@@alexisburrows3171 Oh yes, he just clicked onto the video to learn, and just said "Oh I refuse to learn despite me attempting to learn" and typed this comment just like you said.
@@alexisburrows3171 chill out man. Also your explanation was bad. Maybe it's your refusal to teach
Just coming back to music and I’m so glad I learned how rhythm works in school cause it made this lesson a lot easier to comprehend
this man just saved me during a music test
Same lmao
Lol
Absolutely excellent video, the inclusion o the sheet music as you explained it was both essential and exceeding helpful. Great!
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Good evening, sir. excellent video. I have just subscribe, only small critique I have, is the questions at the end, leave a smaller gap windows before giving the answers. It caught me off guard. Other than that a nearly impeccable video.
(@11:45 add three second of black transition screen.)
Appreciate Video clip! Excuse me for the intrusion, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you considered - Riddleagan Piano Master Remedy (do a search on google)? It is a good one of a kind guide for revealing an easy way to learn the piano without the normal expense. Ive heard some super things about it and my BF after many years got excellent success with it.
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so my next question after watching your video is for a guy that found the concept of space time did Albert Einstein write any music?
the first number refers to the number of times one has to set the beat, and the bottom number is the "type" of note you have to use; quarter, eight, two, etc.
Fantastic video thank you, there's so much information in here you need to watch it multiple times.
Watched it 5 times to understand
But I understood it
Thanks so much for this helpful advice.
So crystal clear:)! Thank you🤩❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely great video!
Great video. Love the red background behind you and the way you show everything on the screen. Very easy to follow and entertaining at the same time
Thanks a lot! Miss seeing you on Tuesdays!
LessonsOnTheWeb hahah IKR going through withdrawls. Anyways, people can always find me and we can jump on zoom or skype lol
Thank you so much, I’ve been drumming for about 5 years now and I never really truly understood time signatures but now I do, thank you so much! God bless
Ouch
Thank you for the video. I got completely lost at the end section but the beginning helped a lot!
Brilliant, this is the most helpful video by far
Very very helpful, well done!
Very informational video, thank you!
You seem to be a kind guy. Keep going!!!
I know this is a bit late but thank you! Now I know how to use the time signature. There are (top number) (1/X) notes in a measure. Nice little equation. Thanks again!
Thanks, for the lesson, very interesting.
Wow this channel always help me!
Thank you so much. I finally understand rythm
You are a excellent teacher, thanks much
Amazing. Explained in very simple language.
Thank you so much!!!
I finally understood time signature, thanks!
Timestamps
1:15 Tempo
2:18 Note durations
3:25 Measures
5:04 Time Signature
8:22 Rhythms
Very helpful. Thanks 🙏
This was a great lesson for me to remember a lot of things I forgot
Excellent !
Very helpful Sir
Thanks a lot
im learning alot. thank you. you are a great teacher :)
Thank you very much I finally understand what the bottom number means 😊
Awesome !
What is the standard tempo for the beat for practicing vocal culture? Please
U know u r the best teacher
Great and thanks
what a great video!!!!!!!
Thanks man!
nice explanation here!
BEST PIANO TEACHER ON THE PLANET. Thank you so much Tim for making the complicated simple = genius Tim
Great vídeo. But, please, play everything you say, its music!
Felt the same
I judged you for this comment..... until I started this video. Yes, guy. If you’re going to tell us what the beats are, play examples that way dummies like me can put an ear to it
Thank you sir
Good video really well explained.
Really cool stuff
thank so much
really you have good teaching skill i love this...
Am I the only one still confused about time signatures? D:
Same, I think he would've made it easier if the time signatures were demonstrated.
Well time signatures are basially how many beats are in a measure.
@@rss_r8742 That is the top number in the time signature. The second part says what note gets one beat. It's right there on the screen at 11:47.
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 so if the bottom number is four i can only use quarter note in this mesure?
@@el7aty The truth is that I'm still working this out myself because I just joined a community chorus. So what I understand is the top number says how many beats in the measure and the bottom number says which note gets a beat. But translating that to something that I understand is still confusing to me. I'll ask my music director tonight and see if I can get a better understanding.
good content , keep it up
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Hello Tim, thanks for your devoted time. I am teaching myself Viola. HMMM, thought just occured. I can look at this comment a year from today - 4/4/2020 - and see if I am getting better or if I have dropped the desire. However I want to thank you.
this helped me learn music from my two favorite bands--The Shaving Heads and The Bad Hair Doos
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@@LessonsOnTheWeb Had a question Joseph Machlis said “Rhythm is the element of music most closely allied to body movement or physical action. Its simpler pattern when repeated can have a hypnotic affect on us.” What did he mean by hypnotic affect on us?
Can you recommand an app like the one you're using? I wanna be able to draw notes one my Android tablet and print it,looking perfect 😁
Thank u so much my friend can u teach me how to incorporate syllables words ,to a bar of music I would be appreciative .
Thank you for an awesome idea for the future video! I'll be working on that topic for sure.
thanks ♥
Welcome!
What program are you using to write the notes
“That’s telling us that the quarter note is getting one beat.” Ohhhhh great, it’s all so clear now.
What app do you use for the sheet music and do you scale to fit the screen resolution?
So, how to determine a time signature(s) and/or BPM for an actual song to you wanna make..?
Great vid
How is it easier: training by ear or memorising note charts?
really you are the best one to explain the rhythm , thank you !!!!!
What kind of app is he using to write music ? That’s awesome how he writes and the app changes it to real notes. If anyone can tell me I’ll be deeply grateful. 👍🏻
I had the same question! He replied in a different comment that the app is called StaffPad.
what program is this that you're using, that allows you to draw your notes onto sheets like that?
Only thing I’m confused on is how to count for ex. 4 8ths compared to 4 4. I understand that 4 8ths is 4 eighth notes per measure, but how would it sound compared to 4 quarter notes per measure.
In that case it could be written as 2/4 because there are half as many beats in a measure
For the half notes is that labeled as 4/2 or 4/4 .. I notice you had that covered in that section or I'm assuming you were aware of that
In german time signatures translate to "three quater", "seven eigths" and so on
On 10:52 how would you count those beats out loud?
Thank you so much Sir!
Hey teacher. I want to thank your work !!! Bless !
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Good evening, Mr. X, Can you teach us how to count Debussy's Clair de Lune on measure 3. I cannot find any teacher to teach count that piece.
I also made a video on my channel discussing basic counting strategies you can use when playing complicated rhythms. It's very useful for beginners and can also be used during slow practicing.
Very helpful! just curious, what app are you using to write your notation in?
Pretty good video, that really explains the names well. I still have the same problem: Exactly when it gets interesting (i.e. when moving out of 4/4) you stop giving sound examples which would help me really grasp the concepts better. The video was still helpful though. Thank you very much!
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How are people not getting this?? It's quite well explained.
Is there any source material from where I can read and practice this stuff?
I wish you had shown examples with time signatures
very helpful, thank u!
Thank you I will pass my exams bc of u
Hello what is this notation writing app
What if there isn't any regular on going beats that repeat? Is beat included in every piece of piano music or can there be a piece of music that doesn't repeat an interval and if so what is this called? Please some one help.
I really don't get time signatures. I mean when I'm just starting out there was no tempo at first so we sticked to counting the beats. I always wonder because you said that the tempo indicates how fast a note will be played. Then why is it time signature 3/4 is slower than 3/8? I really don't get it.
It doesnt have to be slower! Its just tells you how many notes there's room for in a bar, then the tempo can be as past or slow as you like. 3/8 = room for 8 quavers. 3/4 = room for 4 crotchets = 8 quavers! So they theoretically fit the exact same amount of notes, but the frasing, beat and musical feeling when playing is different.
A great explanation video. I can finally discuss musical theory terms online knowing how they're called in English :D
Thank you, you explained it so good. Love from Sweden
I get it, but how does different time signatures change how the music sounds? I see videos that are call "[Blank] in different time signatures", and it makes the song sound different, but I don't get how it does that.
I have music theory lesson #5 on my channel, and it answers your question exactly! It is related to poetry in a way, and I make this connection. I intentionally didn't want to promote my channel or something, it's just that it exactly covers what you're asking.
Very easy and clear to understand video. But i have a question. How long exacty (in second) in a quater beat?
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Depends on bpm which is set for a specified note i.e. "quarter note = 120 bpm"
Good morning. I started following you a few weeks. You are doing a great job. By the way, what is the name of the app that you use to write music on this video?
Thanks for the nice comment. The app I use to write music on is called Staffpad.
hi sir! thank u so much for the lesson.
can i apply all your lesson with my violin instrment? do piano and violin share the same concept in music?
Yes
How do I know how many beats are in a bar
I'm looking at your example of 6/8 Time Signature. I'm only seeing 5 notes in a measure. What am I missing here ?
I get it, but I don't get it.
But I will get it!
what software is that you are using?
I'm still not clear on the difference between 3/4 and 3/3. In each case you end up having 3 quarter notes per measure. Does the first option have a quarter note of pause before you move onto the next measure?
PTNLemay hello! I just saw this now. You actually can’t have a 3/3 time signature! The bottom number represents a type of note (ex. Whole note, half note, quarter note etc...) and there is no note that is represented by a 3.
In 3/4, you have 3 quarter notes in each bar. In this case, each quarter note is worth one beat and that there are three of them in one bar!
I hope this helps
I think the part that trips me up is in the beginning of most music basics you learn that a quarter note is one beat and so on for eighth notes and whole notes etc. But then when you change the time measure all of that kind of goes out the window except the conversions from different notes. So what really effs me up is like comparing a 3/4 to a 3/8. Both can have eighth notes right? But would they sound the same if they both just used eighth notes? Because in the 3/4 an eighth, like normal, is supposed to last half a beat. But in the 3/8 an eighth note lasts for 1 beat? I guess I just associate notes durations by sounds so it makes it hard for me to understand how an eighth note goes from being half a beat to a whole beat. Do beats just vary like that? Like I know how to do the math and I get the whole concept of beats per measure but I just cannot wrap my brain around note durations being changed and the point of time measures. Like if you want a note to last a beat why not just make it a quarter note in a 1/4 time or two eighth notes in a 1/4 time. Would it actually sound different if it were a 2/8th time with 1 quarter beat? Why not just leave everything in common time and have the note durations signify the tempo and beat? And no matter where I look I can't seem to get a straight answer other than "that's just how it is." TLDR: an eighth note is half a beat until the time signiture changes and it isn't. Why? If it's a beat now why isn't it a quarter note? What's the point? Help 😅
do not just think of the time signature as a math fraction because that will lead you down a useless path...think of the time signature as a shorthand way of saying 3/8 time means-the total sum of beats in each measure equals 3...and each eighth note gets one beat in each measure AND STOP THINKING about it....Go to the first measure and look at it...if there are eighth notes in the piece, a 3/8 time signature will be SLOWER cause the eighth notes are only getting one beat.
BUT IF in a 3/8 time signature the measure has triplets which is a group of 3 eighth notes connected together by a beam, the rhythm will be FASTER...It depends on how the composer wrote each measure and whether he used eighth notes or triplets..You are anticipating problems that composers have answered measure by measure in the music they wrote...Get a good theory book bc your rhythm questions will be answered about how you can stretch or compress counting as the composer intended the piece to sound, and you will discover a lot of your time signature questions are out of the realm of possibility. Trust the top/sum that will be in the measure, and the bottom/type of note that gets a beat in the time signature. In 3/4 time, there can only be a total sum of 3 counts(beats) in a measure, and a quarter note gets one beat..STOP THINKING ABOUT IT and go to the first measure and see which notes the composer chose and start counting and do that for each measure.
Measures and bars the same?
Aren't these notations very restrictive for creative composing?
theory is based on music. music is not based on theory. these are very simple time signatures, there are many more of them and if you compose anything, it most probably would fall under one of the time signatures. A single composition can obviously have more than one time signatures if they keep on changing :)
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and?