Take private lessons online with me! Trumpet, brass, theory, composition & arranging, improvisation, or whatever musical/life coaching you’d like to work on. More information at www.bradharrison.ca/lessons
Do you teach sight singing for singers? I'm spending so much time learning sight singing with my vocal teacher and it's driving me nuts. I would like to spend more time with her on vocal technique and less time learning sight singing.
I might be able to help with that! I can help you with solfege and coach you through some of the associated practice. Send me a message through my website if you’d like to set something up! www.bradharrison.ca/lessons
@BradHarrison OK. I just want to say thank you for your videos, I learned Key signatures and understand music much better because of your videos. Thank God for RUclips.
Nope, you still need a lot of repetition in order to deeply memorize the subject. This is why you might repeat some things over and over and over without really moving forward
This explanation proves my theory that nothing is hard to understand. Good teachers are hard to find! I have seen lots of videos on YT, none worked. Five minutes here and I understood Minor Scales. Thank you Brad, God bless you!
Loved the idea of the major being ”more elated/elevated” than the relative minor. For some reason I’ve struggled remembering which way to go... now to hammer this home for the next couple of weeks. Thank you!
What a fantastic video. I’m a piano teacher to three boys and like feeling more confident that I can at least have a basic understanding of these concepts. What great editing, pacing, and digestible style of teaching. Thank you thank you!!!
I'm so glad you finally sounded off the notes on the staff so that we could hear 👂🏻 what they sounded like instead of just talking about them!! 🎹🎼🎶🎵 something to relate to!! I realize that there were some people who didn't probably need it but I did…… Bravo 👏🏻
you saved me and my grades. my class is having a project regarding major and minor scales but after 2 hours of teaching, i didn't understand. After watching your video, I immediately understood. thank you :)
this was so helpful, as I was struggling to understand the workings of the minor scale and the video had all the information I needed summarised into notes, thanks a lot!!
THANKS SO MUCH!! One of the best ACTUAL explanations for dealing with the 6th and 7th, in general! Intuitively, I'd figured out the use of the incorporated raised semi-tone, but I've yet to hear anyone actually explain WHY it's done! Thanks for this, and I will share your channel. Happy New Year, and thank you for what you do.
Great video! I'm studying music therapy in university (I'm in my first year) and my teacher in music theory explained minor scales the exact same way! Awesome editing and extremely accurate thought patterns and information!
During I'd-hate-to-tell-you-how-many years of music classes, we were taught everything about major scales but weren't taught diddly about minor except to be told "it exists". Thanks to you I finally get it.
The book they gave me for school is so awful, that when I started to get into minor scales I was utterly confused and actually really worried I was gonna bomb it. Mr. Harrison thank you for explaining this in a way I can understand. Liked, and subscribed because you deserve it.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I used to do very well in music theory but ever since I quite I haven’t been able to pick it up again despite wanting to, this video helped a lot!
I'm relearning the trumpet after more than 5 decades. It's been very helpful to discover instruction videos that explain various music theory principles. However I can honestly say this this video is the very best I've seen on the structure of minor scales. Also appreciated the info on "modes." Thanks for the professional illustrations and razor focused, simple explanations.
@@BradHarrison Thanks for the reply. It's good to be back playing. I feel I'm somewhere around "middle" intermediate level at this time. Finished Getchell's first book. Working through the second now. #78 gave me a lot of trouble for a while... think I'm finally getting it (lots of key changes!). I also like the Nathan Ost Lyrical etudes, though I'm not doing too well on some of them; particularly range-wise. Anyway, I will definitely be pulling up your modes video as well as the Circle of Fifths and several others. And to all other brass players out there, please do NOT put the horn down; not even for a day or two. Brass playing is a very physical thing. Even 20-30 mins a day of practice is better than zero. Just run your major scales in different patterns, and focus on lip flexibility. But once you walk away for a while, life has a nasty way of gobbling up virtually all of your time. Obviously I can never get those fifty years back. But hopefully I've got another twenty plus years ahead of me.
Trumpet is so physical! Consistency is key. I didn’t practice as much over pandemic and less while not teaching over the summer and first rehearsals back were a bit of a challenge. Feeling much stronger after a couple weeks of good practice. It’s even more important for beginners building strength and familiarity to keep the schedule up. Keep it up and all the best!
The relative minor of a major scale is the scale's sixth note. For example, in the D major scale (D, E, F♯, G, A, B, and C♯), the sixth note is B, so the relative minor is B minor. You can also find the relative minor by counting down three semitones (or half steps) from the major scale's note. For example, in the C major scale, you would count down three semitones from C to get A, so the relative minor is A minor.
I am so glad I found you 😁 I have been watching/taking notes on your videos to prepare for college and a career in music! You are doing excellent work!
I haven't started on my minor scales yet, but this gives me a good understanding. I'll be coming back to this often when I have a suitcase. For now I'm a musical hobo with everything in a bandana on a stick. At least I've gone past the matchbox to hold all my clothes.
Excellent video! After struggling for well over an hour (and much more), this enabled me to figure out why I was correctly playing C# in a song which didn't seem to fit with the major or minor scales when relating to the other notes in the song. I was essentially trying to work out which key I was playing it in (self-taught from a YT video). This taught me that the harmonic minor scale exists... which raises the C of the Dm scale to C#. Thank you! 😃👍🎹
@@BradHarrison Thanks Brad! So, am I right in understanding that this is why I also play the note C in the same song... because that raised 7th note can also fall back to a natural within a song? I play a keyboard and all my music knowledge is self-taught.
Yeah! Lots of composers will switch between the raised and lowered 7th in the same piece depending on context and preference. The melodic minor scale works like this.
@@BradHarrison Thank you Brad. I am learning a lot, but my investigation into this song that I play in trying to work out the key is still not complete. I'm sorry if I am bothering you too much now. I wonder if you'd be kind enough to help me as I want to understand. The song I am playing (that I learned from YT) is clearly transposed up 4 semitones (or tuned differently), probably for the same reason as I would... it'd be too difficult for me! So, I thought I was playing the notes as D harmonic minor (transposed up from B flat minor???), but this player also plays the Cm chord, or it looks like it. I think he also plays a two-note chord (the E flat note). Only if you can spare your time, I wonder if you could end my misery? This is the Russian 80's song I'm playing... What key is he playing here, please? TY in advance if you can spare your time. ruclips.net/video/3ymK7he-sl4/видео.html
Different way of looking at it is also helpful. To get natural minor version, lower the 3rd, 6th, 7th note of major scale by half. Harmonic: b3, b6 Ascending melodic minor: b3 Descending melodic minor=natural minor To get harmonic
Thanks for this video I haven’t finished a Music theory test I have extra time, but I know that when we were converting minor skills to melodic, harmonic, and natural eye truly messed up and I just came here to confirm something and I think I can fix it before I turn my test in
Hope you figured yourself out! You may find this one useful as well:Parallel Scales: Turn a Major Scale Into Any Other Scale ruclips.net/video/DpcBCYbVyxg/видео.html
Hi Brad. I’ve just found your channel and I’m so impressed. I play alto sax and I’m self taught, which also means my theory isn’t great. Your teaching method is so clear and interesting. But I need help with understanding the difference between the major and natural minor scales. I realise they have the same notes but start on different notes, so why would they sound different( happy and sad)? I say this because once you’ve played the scale once through starting on the different note and then play a piece of music, surely the music will just sound like the major scale? I look forward to your comments.
Thanks for your comment! So glad you’re enjoying the channel! Different scales sound different because of the intervals between the notes. This is certainly true with major and natural minor. The minor third vs the major third is one of the biggest differences. Consider the different between C major and C natural minor.... If you played a melody based on each scale, I think you’d agree they sound pretty different. Try Twinke Twinkle in major(C C G G A A G, F F E E D D C) and natural minor (C C G G Ab Ab G, F F Eb Eb D D C). Let me know what you think!
Hi Brad I did what you said and it became apparent my question wasn’t correct. I meant to ask you about the major and minor scale that was relative (Major G/ minor E). Regards Mark.
@@markflanagan8538 @@markflanagan8538 You could play the same tune in G major(G G D D E E D, C C B B A A G) and then the same shape of notes in relative minor of E(E E B B C C B, A A G G F# F# E). They major and minor versions sound different because the intervals between the notes are different.
There are no musical signatures with more than five alteration figures. Musicians have been getting confused at the time of solving relative scales, absolute minor mode, and enharmonic flat scales. Example: g♯ is an absolute minor scale and therefore is written with a lowercase letter. A♭ is its relative Major and therefore it is described with a capital initial letter. The sequence of Fourths shows that a Fourth note of the scale is higher than the Fundamental note. Therefore, every minor fourth is two tones and one semitone higher than the prime note of the scale. That is why c # is a minor scale, and its enharmonic note is Fundamental for Major scale: D♭. It also happens with the Fourth of c #, which would be f# and works as a Fundamental note for a minor scale, which is described with a lowercase f and, whose enharmonic note is G♭, that works as a Fundamental note for major scale . A Fraternal Greeting, from Medellín (Ant.), Colombia.
There are two types of communication. Verbal and written. You do not use the same grammar and words between them. Learning and playing music is the same. When you learn grammar and word, you end up using it like Chines language without realising it. You learn lots of patterns and never use grammar rule when you speak. This video is excellent if you want to understand the mathematical structure of music, but I would not suggest using this when you sight read. You cannot work this out while playing Chopin or your mind will explode. All I do is learn them as they are. I know A minor starts from A and the note before it is sharp. I just learn the pattern. C is all white. Sharp scales always starts from key with the note before it being sharp. G sharp starts from G and the note before is is sharp (F#). The next one up uses all the sharp key before it and adds another. I just remember the sequence, C, G D ... The flats starts with F and has Bb, the next flat scale starts from the previous flat and adds another flat. If you learn it this way it is so much easier to work out than working it with maths.
@@BradHarrison, no problem, I appreciate your efforts! I am personally maintaining a community forum and I know how time-consuming it is to write a post or create a video (especially as a volunteer). Have a lovely day!
Take private lessons online with me! Trumpet, brass, theory, composition & arranging, improvisation, or whatever musical/life coaching you’d like to work on. More information at www.bradharrison.ca/lessons
Do you teach sight singing for singers? I'm spending so much time learning sight singing with my vocal teacher and it's driving me nuts. I would like to spend more time with her on vocal technique and less time learning sight singing.
I might be able to help with that! I can help you with solfege and coach you through some of the associated practice. Send me a message through my website if you’d like to set something up! www.bradharrison.ca/lessons
@BradHarrison OK. I just want to say thank you for your videos, I learned Key signatures and understand music much better because of your videos. Thank God for RUclips.
If every other teacher on earth was able to teach like him, we would all be done with college by like 11 or 12.
Thanks so much! This is my new favorite comment.
SOMEONE HAD TO SAY IT! 👌🏽
@@BradHarrison but you didbt like the comment lmao
Nope, you still need a lot of repetition in order to deeply memorize the subject. This is why you might repeat some things over and over and over without really moving forward
@@lolwhatever7307 So you're saying that doesn't happen at a grown age?
This explanation proves my theory that nothing is hard to understand. Good teachers are hard to find! I have seen lots of videos on YT, none worked. Five minutes here and I understood Minor Scales. Thank you Brad, God bless you!
You’re saving me from failing my music class. Thank you, good sir. Your work will be greatly appreciated.
Fantastic video. I currently am the head composer of the TSO, and I find this extremely helpful. Keep up the good work Mr Harrison!
Can you make a video for how to know what the name of the note is and what it means and how it looks?
I did a video on note naming!
Note Naming: Everything You Need to Know in 9 minutes ruclips.net/video/exTi3gFBVFU/видео.html
My teacher is called Mr Harrison!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra ?
Loved the idea of the major being ”more elated/elevated” than the relative minor. For some reason I’ve struggled remembering which way to go... now to hammer this home for the next couple of weeks. Thank you!
What a fantastic video. I’m a piano teacher to three boys and like feeling more confident that I can at least have a basic understanding of these concepts. What great editing, pacing, and digestible style of teaching. Thank you thank you!!!
ur a piano teacher and u dont know about minor scales?
This is a WONDERFUL tutorial, and I played it at half speed, so I could really comprehend and process the lesson much better. Thank you so much!!
I'm so glad you finally sounded off the notes on the staff so that we could hear 👂🏻 what they sounded like instead of just talking about them!! 🎹🎼🎶🎵 something to relate to!! I realize that there were some people who didn't probably need it but I did…… Bravo 👏🏻
you saved me and my grades. my class is having a project regarding major and minor scales but after 2 hours of teaching, i didn't understand. After watching your video, I immediately understood. thank you :)
Amazing! So glad to hear it all came together for you. Good luck on the project!
This man is single-handedly getting me through theory😂 appreciate you man!
Excellent! Good luck!
5 years later and this video is still saving lives
this was so helpful, as I was struggling to understand the workings of the minor scale and the video had all the information I needed summarised into notes, thanks a lot!!
THANKS SO MUCH!! One of the best ACTUAL explanations for dealing with the 6th and 7th, in general! Intuitively, I'd figured out the use of the incorporated raised semi-tone, but I've yet to hear anyone actually explain WHY it's done! Thanks for this, and I will share your channel. Happy New Year, and thank you for what you do.
Thanks for the fantastic comment! Happy new year!
@@BradHarrison Peace & Light, brother! You have a new student!
Great video! I'm studying music therapy in university (I'm in my first year) and my teacher in music theory explained minor scales the exact same way! Awesome editing and extremely accurate thought patterns and information!
I started doing fourth-grade music theory and walked into class knowing nothing. Thanks a bunch.
During I'd-hate-to-tell-you-how-many years of music classes, we were taught everything about major scales but weren't taught diddly about minor except to be told "it exists". Thanks to you I finally get it.
Hes literally the best music theory teacher ever in my whole life damn😭
The book they gave me for school is so awful, that when I started to get into minor scales I was utterly confused and actually really worried I was gonna bomb it. Mr. Harrison thank you for explaining this in a way I can understand. Liked, and subscribed because you deserve it.
Thank you!!!!! I am trying to self teach myself piano and was so confused! You explained it so well!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I used to do very well in music theory but ever since I quite I haven’t been able to pick it up again despite wanting to, this video helped a lot!
From a musician stuck in film school, thank you!
You’re very welcome!
I'm relearning the trumpet after more than 5 decades. It's been very helpful to discover instruction videos that explain various music theory principles. However I can honestly say this this video is the very best I've seen on the structure of minor scales. Also appreciated the info on "modes." Thanks for the professional illustrations and razor focused, simple explanations.
Glad you enjoyed! I’ve also got a whole video on modes if you like. Welcome back to the trumpet!
@@BradHarrison Thanks for the reply. It's good to be back playing. I feel I'm somewhere around "middle" intermediate level at this time. Finished Getchell's first book. Working through the second now. #78 gave me a lot of trouble for a while... think I'm finally getting it (lots of key changes!). I also like the Nathan Ost Lyrical etudes, though I'm not doing too well on some of them; particularly range-wise. Anyway, I will definitely be pulling up your modes video as well as the Circle of Fifths and several others. And to all other brass players out there, please do NOT put the horn down; not even for a day or two. Brass playing is a very physical thing. Even 20-30 mins a day of practice is better than zero. Just run your major scales in different patterns, and focus on lip flexibility. But once you walk away for a while, life has a nasty way of gobbling up virtually all of your time. Obviously I can never get those fifty years back. But hopefully I've got another twenty plus years ahead of me.
Trumpet is so physical! Consistency is key. I didn’t practice as much over pandemic and less while not teaching over the summer and first rehearsals back were a bit of a challenge. Feeling much stronger after a couple weeks of good practice. It’s even more important for beginners building strength and familiarity to keep the schedule up. Keep it up and all the best!
Man I’m finally starting to understand what I learnt at school. Epic teaching!
Excellent! Glad to hear it!
The relative minor of a major scale is the scale's sixth note. For example, in the D major scale (D, E, F♯, G, A, B, and C♯), the sixth note is B, so the relative minor is B minor.
You can also find the relative minor by counting down three semitones (or half steps) from the major scale's note. For example, in the C major scale, you would count down three semitones from C to get A, so the relative minor is A minor.
I am so glad I found you 😁 I have been watching/taking notes on your videos to prepare for college and a career in music! You are doing excellent work!
THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING VIDEO!! I finally watched some pathing that actually helps me, instead of confusing me. Thank you
my dumbass ignored like 3 lectures abt this and u did it in 7 minutes and explained it perfectly ur amazing thank u
its okay to cry, let it out
This is the very best summary I’ve ever seen. Thanks so much!
Ur teaching is sooooooo clear and concise
I haven't started on my minor scales yet, but this gives me a good understanding. I'll be coming back to this often when I have a suitcase. For now I'm a musical hobo with everything in a bandana on a stick. At least I've gone past the matchbox to hold all my clothes.
This is way past good teaching, this is like copy pasting knowledge to my brain in 7 minutes. Amazing! Thanks a lot
Lmao. This is my new favorite comment. Glad you enjoyed! Cheers!
Excellent video! After struggling for well over an hour (and much more), this enabled me to figure out why I was correctly playing C# in a song which didn't seem to fit with the major or minor scales when relating to the other notes in the song. I was essentially trying to work out which key I was playing it in (self-taught from a YT video). This taught me that the harmonic minor scale exists... which raises the C of the Dm scale to C#. Thank you! 😃👍🎹
Excellent! The raised 7th is a powerful note.
@@BradHarrison Thanks Brad! So, am I right in understanding that this is why I also play the note C in the same song... because that raised 7th note can also fall back to a natural within a song? I play a keyboard and all my music knowledge is self-taught.
Yeah! Lots of composers will switch between the raised and lowered 7th in the same piece depending on context and preference. The melodic minor scale works like this.
@@BradHarrison Thank you Brad. I am learning a lot, but my investigation into this song that I play in trying to work out the key is still not complete. I'm sorry if I am bothering you too much now. I wonder if you'd be kind enough to help me as I want to understand. The song I am playing (that I learned from YT) is clearly transposed up 4 semitones (or tuned differently), probably for the same reason as I would... it'd be too difficult for me! So, I thought I was playing the notes as D harmonic minor (transposed up from B flat minor???), but this player also plays the Cm chord, or it looks like it. I think he also plays a two-note chord (the E flat note). Only if you can spare your time, I wonder if you could end my misery? This is the Russian 80's song I'm playing... What key is he playing here, please? TY in advance if you can spare your time. ruclips.net/video/3ymK7he-sl4/видео.html
The two-note chord was F# and D, sorry.
these video series are incredibly helpful, thank you!
Bull's eye. Clear and accurate , straight to the bones. From Brazil.
I've got theory exam tmr and this video saved my life, tysm 🤚😭
20yrs went by me in 7mins, and l'm none the wiser but l've had a good with myself, many thanks
Different way of looking at it is also helpful.
To get natural minor version, lower the 3rd, 6th, 7th note of major scale by half.
Harmonic: b3, b6
Ascending melodic minor: b3
Descending melodic minor=natural minor
To get harmonic
Yeah!
Parallel scales: ruclips.net/video/DpcBCYbVyxg/видео.html
This video became more than helpful even though I did not understand staff...
Thanks you man, I have understood so much 🌱😊✌️
Thanks so much for a very clear and concise lesson. Very much appreciated as was your lesson on Major Scales.
This video made everything instantly click into place, Thank you :D
Finally, I am grasping the idea of Major and Minor! THANK YOU
Major props for this one sir
Thank you so much it was very hard to understand melodic minor scale now it's easy thank you so much.
Good pacing and concise - nice job!
Thank God Because of this hero i can finally Successfully enjoy music ❤
Such a good teacher! I understand everything.
Thanks. This will help for my tomorrow's test 👍
Thanks for this video I haven’t finished a Music theory test I have extra time, but I know that when we were converting minor skills to melodic, harmonic, and natural eye truly messed up and I just came here to confirm something and I think I can fix it before I turn my test in
Hope you figured yourself out! You may find this one useful as well:Parallel Scales: Turn a Major Scale Into Any Other Scale
ruclips.net/video/DpcBCYbVyxg/видео.html
@@BradHarrison thanks
No way!! My Chimp "Gonzo" just gabbed my guitar and ran minor scales after watching this..Nice presentation,!
Very clear and helpful. Thank you for sharing it.
Best Teacher ever
That's awesome I'm an upcoming music producer and this is what I'm looking for
I love this video it taught me more than my teacher
Thankful for your easy way of learning
So glad this showed up, i got music class in 7 minutes
I’m glad it showed up too!
@@BradHarrison lol i was joking, but i am watching these to know for college. Very useful stuff, ive learned a lot in the past 3 days
I figured. ;-) glad you’re enjoying the videos!
Thank You! You bring such clarity to this subject.
Thank you I almost cried on my books if weren't for this video, I think I might actually have a chance of acing my exams tomorrow🥺🥺💖
Good luck! Let me know how it goes!
@@BradHarrison I will 😁
Thanks a lot for this amazing video. And would you please consider making a video about chords please? Thanks SM❤💜
Watching a second time okay I finally got it!! Thank you for posting this video!!
Nice! Theory can be tricky. It can take a few tries to understand it. And it really helps figure things out if you play it on your instrument too.
Hi Brad. I’ve just found your channel and I’m so impressed. I play alto sax and I’m self taught, which also means my theory isn’t great. Your teaching method is so clear and interesting. But I need help with understanding the difference between the major and natural minor scales. I realise they have the same notes but start on different notes, so why would they sound different( happy and sad)? I say this because once you’ve played the scale once through starting on the different note and then play a piece of music, surely the music will just sound like the major scale? I look forward to your comments.
Thanks for your comment! So glad you’re enjoying the channel!
Different scales sound different because of the intervals between the notes. This is certainly true with major and natural minor. The minor third vs the major third is one of the biggest differences. Consider the different between C major and C natural minor.... If you played a melody based on each scale, I think you’d agree they sound pretty different. Try Twinke Twinkle in major(C C G G A A G, F F E E D D C) and natural minor (C C G G Ab Ab G, F F Eb Eb D D C). Let me know what you think!
@@BradHarrison Thanks for such a rapid response Brad, I'll try out what you've explained later today. Really appreciate your time.
Hi Brad
I did what you said and it became apparent my question wasn’t correct. I meant to ask you about the major and minor scale that was relative (Major G/ minor E).
Regards
Mark.
@@markflanagan8538 @@markflanagan8538 You could play the same tune in G major(G G D D E E D, C C B B A A G) and then the same shape of notes in relative minor of E(E E B B C C B, A A G G F# F# E). They major and minor versions sound different because the intervals between the notes are different.
amazing video 🎉
minor: that feeling when the soggy tea bag misses the bin and leaves a brown splat sliding down the wall.
There are no musical signatures with more than five alteration figures. Musicians have been getting confused at the time of solving relative scales, absolute minor mode, and enharmonic flat scales. Example: g♯ is an absolute minor scale and therefore is written with a lowercase letter. A♭ is its relative Major and therefore it is described with a capital initial letter. The sequence of Fourths shows that a Fourth note of the scale is higher than the Fundamental note. Therefore, every minor fourth is two tones and one semitone higher than the prime note of the scale. That is why c # is a minor scale, and its enharmonic note is Fundamental for Major scale: D♭. It also happens with the Fourth of c #, which would be f# and works as a Fundamental note for a minor scale, which is described with a lowercase f and, whose enharmonic note is G♭, that works as a Fundamental note for major scale . A Fraternal Greeting, from Medellín (Ant.), Colombia.
YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER! THANK YOU SO MUCHH!!!
Very usefull....tq from Malaysia 🇲🇾
This video very quickly turned into a 2 hour practice session for me
@@NXXinland i meant, I got the video down, and then I couldn't stop playing on that scale and it's relative major lol
Thanks for this. Very clear and concise!
Sir God bless you🙏
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I need to know more. Am currently dabbling with function analysis of minor scales.
Wow, how'd manage to explain all of this in only 7:37 minutes?!!!!
👨✈️ nice video. I’ll get him next time!!
Superb lesson
Finally, I get it! Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
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This video is so clear😂😂 amazing job!
Thanks brother Im from Sri Lanka
Excellent! All the best from Canada!
Very good teaching
i love your videos. thank you for teaching us music theory
My pleasure! Thanks for the comment!
Amazing!!!!
You’re a god damn life saver.
this is like khan academy but for music theory
So clear and concise. Fantastic.
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GREAT THANK YOU SIR - Shrirang Kshatriya, Musician Lonavala Mumbai Maharashtra India
There are two types of communication. Verbal and written. You do not use the same grammar and words between them. Learning and playing music is the same. When you learn grammar and word, you end up using it like Chines language without realising it. You learn lots of patterns and never use grammar rule when you speak. This video is excellent if you want to understand the mathematical structure of music, but I would not suggest using this when you sight read. You cannot work this out while playing Chopin or your mind will explode. All I do is learn them as they are. I know A minor starts from A and the note before it is sharp. I just learn the pattern. C is all white. Sharp scales always starts from key with the note before it being sharp. G sharp starts from G and the note before is is sharp (F#). The next one up uses all the sharp key before it and adds another. I just remember the sequence, C, G D ...
The flats starts with F and has Bb, the next flat scale starts from the previous flat and adds another flat. If you learn it this way it is so much easier to work out than working it with maths.
You might enjoy my video on parallel scales. It’s a different approach to creating various tonalities. ruclips.net/video/DpcBCYbVyxg/видео.html
I am a music student ,and I'm so happy to have this video because it can help me alot especially in understanding . Thangyou Sir and never give up
This is an amazing video for me at the moment doing online learning. Thanks
Be safe drom COVID - 19, stay healthy
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Hi brad, you explained it so nicely. Thanks,
Can it be a little slow.
u r loki a life saver
That feeling when you realize all these years later that Green Sleeves is in melodic minor and that's why it's got all those weird notes.
at minute 5:59, there is a typo, it should be A minor, not A major.
Yeah....and it hurts my soul because this is my second most viewed video and there's no way to edit it.
@@BradHarrison, no problem, I appreciate your efforts! I am personally maintaining a community forum and I know how time-consuming it is to write a post or create a video (especially as a volunteer). Have a lovely day!
@@BradHarrison Maybe you can pin the comment mentioning your mistake on the top so that anyone who views the video can see it.
@@BradHarrison its also what my music teacher recomended us
The feeling of nailing in the garbage can with a piece of trash from all the way across the room :D
Wow, this video really helped 😃 thanks!!!
This video was very helpful!!!
I really dig it Dude!!!! Using my post time vernacular….I do hope there will be ones who will grasp it……Sure wish we had some Lemon 714’s!!!!! Lol!!!!
nice this actually fun to learn
you made it so easy ! thanks