The ULTIMATE Music Theory Crash Course (in under 25 minutes)
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
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MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea
My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano
Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD
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I've been reading about music theory for almost two years now, watching videos too, trying to understand scales and chords and harmony, and this was the most clear and concise explanation of everything. I am in awe at how clear it is now. You have become an expert in explanations.
I’m so happy to hear that. Glad I could help! 🤙
Learn one scale at a time. People try to learn everything at the same time and in the end they spend more time learning and being confused. It's not a rocket science but it takes time for the brain to process and put things in order. Practicing scales on instrument is the best. Even if it may seem pointless it calibrates your brain. Do you ever listen to a song and say "I get the Dorian feel?" That's when you played the Dorian scale up and down. Now you can instinctively use it without even thinking what notes are you playing. Than see where Byzantine, Hungarian, Jewish, Japanese an other scales overlap with the minor scale.
100%. Just starting out and this video is succinct, clear, and organized incredibly! Thank you!
Good work.
Nailed it. 👍🏻
Just a couple minutes in and I've gotta say - this is a very clear, digestible, and simple introduction to music theory so far. It's exactly what I've been looking for. Your voice feels calm and confident, and your overall demeanor feels encouraging. Thanks, man. Keep up the great content!
Crazy that we can learn this for FREE in 25 minutes. Well done video!
If he doesnt do it someone else will haha but hes one of my favorites. Hes too good and doesnt gatekeep😊
This is the video I need 100%, literally don't need to watch any other videos after this, THANK YOU!!
Yup you got it!
Finally someone explaining and showing what, why and how, most are just showing off their skills. I mean, how would someone know advanced stuff without knowing the basics? They are just stealing our time. But not this guy, this guy is teaching us the right way so we can understand and learn.
Thank you Sensei!
you were waaaaay better than my Berkley college of music professor when it comes to music theory. I've asked helped so many times and he completely ignored me while flirting with one of my other classmates at the time: mind you this was online. you've explained this so much better and I love the examples. his examples were on a traditional piano -_- I needed a daw software to understand. this was beautiful! can't wait to finish the whole video!
12:12 Chord Progression
12:31 Chord Progression - musical time
16:41 Chord Progression - downward & upward progression
17:14 Chord Progression - (tip: spread out the third/first..etc to an octave)
18:04 Chord Progression - (tip: double note(s) that you think is important to an octave)
18:30 Chord Progression - inversions
18:57 Chord Progression - (tip: re-articulate your chords to add energy)
19:26 Melodies
20:09 Melodies - scale relativity
21:04 Melodies - writing melodies
22:10 Melodies - (tip: start with the tonic)
23:34 Melodies - (tip: move your written melody to its relative major/minor)
Thanks buddy
Thank you for this briliant guide, I often scrap music ideas due to not getting the chords i want to fit because i lack music theory. This will hopefully be a big help and a learning tool for me in the future.
Great to hear (: use it as a reference for sure.
Amazing tutorial! I've realized my style revolves more around minor scales. I love those serious tones.
The best music theory video I've seen. Will have to watch a few more times to fully understand but it's all coming together for me now. Thank you so much!
Alex you are the best! I love your tutorials!!! Keep on rocking 🙏 🎸🌶️
Honestly,
I’ve been watching A LOT of videos about music theories , scales , chords progression … name it all you want . But your video , man, love it! Especially about the harmony’s and melody’s . Often deleted projects because I would get frustrated of not creating a harmony in some sort . You cleared a lot of questions as well .
Thank you Alex !
Now I throw you a challenge ;
Make a video on how to choose your sounds and match them with the other sounds that you would choose so it’s sounds good ! On a plugin for example . Or another video on melodies ; sorts of melodies , complexity etc.
Notes:
19:00 - re-articulating chords for house music
22:20 - find the tonic of the scale you're in (or the relative scale) and repeat it to get in the 'mood' for making music
This is by far the best music theory tutorial I’ve ever watched in years of trying to get my head round it, very well explained and now makes sense. Thanks a million, good up the good work pal. 🎉🎉👍
I've been needing a quick refresher course, and this video really helped me out. Things I didn't remember learning were very easily explained.
It sounds like such a basic music thing to learn and yet it took me YEARS to find one to so succesfully explain it to me. Thx man, you absolutely shred.
This is unironically the best video I have ever watched about music. I have watched tens, if not over a hundred videos on pure music theory and I ALWAYS come back to your channel. Thank you.
Now I just gotta get all the complicated out of my head, Thanks for keeping it real for the non Mensa people.
Excellent pacing with the simple clear explanations of each idea.
Appreciate your time
This was brilliant. Much better explained than anyone else. Would love for you to go into more music theory and uses from using chord pallete (free M4L device) in Ableton Live. Thanks Alex!
Alex Rome, your channel is at my top list of 100 music production channels that I have subscribed over 4 years that I watch such tutorials. The second one is "EDM Tips". Make a song like LiQWYD, or at least explain some technique's that he uses. Thanks a lot !!
I'm a beginner, but I was able to understand most of this. Kudos for great explanations 👍🏻
This was insanely clear & easy to watch! I’m always forgetting one thing as soon as I learn another, including basics. 🤣But this helped my instantly remember it all! Great video, & keep up the good work! 👍
This is the best lesson on this subject that I have ever heard by a mile
I watched many videos on this topic.. but the way you explained glued everything in my head. Thank you
I love it Alex. Been trying to make music for 2 years. Watching your videos have helped me
Ive struggled to understand music theory for years now and this video seriously helped. Thank you, Great content!!
It all clicked while watching this video and following along in my DAW with chord and scale cheat sheets. THANK YOU! I'm gonna go make some music now!
Love your videos, I always learn a lot from them! One video I'd like to see more on is sound selection. Seeing how you choose certain sounds/ where they come or how they're made would be amazing. Your sound choices are always such good ones especially for the feel or emotion that you're conveying through your chords! tysm for all the help you provide!
Yes! I have sound selection videos coming.
@@AlexRome I'm glad to hear! Thank you again for all the great info and help you provide!
This is Gold, thank you for this 🙏
Plain and simple! I wish my school music lessons were like this one. Just amazing, thank you very much!!
As someone who loves music but is completely lost by music theory...
This is an amazing video.
Thank you+
This video is top tier! Hands down this is the clearest explanation I have heard on theory
this was amazing thank u!!!
This channel is pure gold
I stopped making music a few years ago because I could never understand the theory. I wish i had this information before I quit making music. Im picking up where i left off and will be using this for sure! Thank you! 🙏
Best refresher course I ever did take, man. (Admittedly skipping through some sections) But dude seriously... on top of a refreshing my theory, you also taught me something entirely new. So, thank you.
Super good breakdown of everything. This is fr a must watch video
Now that I know the basics of music theory, all this makes so much more sense
You can see how much hes amazed by music and its awesome
Thanks bro so much for making this video!! No one could ever explain some of the questions i had, unless it was like a 3 hour long video, here, you explain it perfect, helped me a lot!!! i cant believe the stuff about music theory i was missing. and its addicting on how you explain stuff it makes me want to open my DAW and start making music.
You gained a new subscriber today, It's amazing to get along with the music which I haven't known about 😂, we need more of this stuff , thanks a lot ❤
I love this teaching. Thank you
Years I never understood till now. Wow. Thanks man.
Simple, organized(1,2,3 approach) and to the point. Thank you.
Great video, thank you!
he basically just dropped the best music theory tutorial ever
Your clear explanations and your vocals are like magic ♥️
This is one of the most important videos I've ever watched.
thankyou bro. you peiced theory with example & made the clearest sense ive ever understood of all these relationships👌
Nice one again Alex, always seem to upload just at the right time for me haha, love it, keep it up as always
Alex... I'm also watching this 😊 thank you so much! Great break down! Congrats 💪😀🤌
haha makes me feel like his instrument packs are so much more fire than mine
thank you for the best music theory tutorial ı've ever watched. you are rally explaining everything
Great video!!!
This is an amazing video, super clear introduction to music, super beginner friendly and easy to understand. I learned a lot from this video.
Man, just awesone 🤙🎧 Thank you for keeping theory simple!
Thanks for the in-depth explanation, helped a lot with getting things started! I found out, though, that an octave should start with a C and not an A, because it doesn't have either sharps or flats.
Gems, more visuals like this
This is very well explained, you’re the best 😊 👍👍
THANK YOU!! Recently i’ve been struggling with chord progressions because they’re not harmonizing well with each other.
Thankyou for everything ❤
Fantastic video. Great information is a digestible way!
Thank you, Alex!
incredible lesson - thank you
Thanks for the golden drop about music theory topic.
This video very informative and easy to learn ... after i learnt by watching about 15 videos like this loll , without that i don't think i will understand the skipping step of this video
actually i lost it as 15:40 ... why D# major even in the C Minor scale as you say the first chord is 1 so it is in C Minor scale right ??
wow, this video is so so brilliant, I've learn many things now, thanks a million, you rock !
I don’t drop comments often. But this was really insightful and helpful.
Thank you for this video ❤
Great video this and it's free 😎
My only suggestion would have been to add arpeggiation how to for trance 💚
Half steps are also known as semi-tones. That will be useful when transposing sounds in Ableton.
Fantastic video, thank you!
I LOVE THESE CHORDS 🙌🏻🙌🏻 🤣
man, ive learned so much from you. thank you
Ive got to say this is a great video.. easily understood
Thanks Alex, love the video. would love to see you build a track using modal melodies and harmonise with modal chords, thanks again, your videos are inspiring, love your passion.
Dude is switching Daw like Pete Davidson switching women
real talk, thought he’s a loyal logic pro user
Thank you man
With this video I am sure i will be 20% better... For sure.. Alex Rome is the King.
This is such awesome advice, thank you for this video!
Great, as always. You are MIDI Master.
great video! ❤
Thank you for this video Alex! Very helpfull you Im actually starting to understand music theroy.
ur vid help me alot!!! love u guy
wow this is a valuable video
Lovely. Part 2 how to build a beat around an acapella.
I like our tones and semitones
Thank you so much for this!
you're on FL Studio too now?! hell yeah
Thank you 🙏
This is a very interesting Video with a lot of content.
Thank you thank your thank you
Best video! Thank Bro!
Best music theory ever...❤
You are a legend!!thank yo=u
Muy buen videoooo🔥
Thanks you 😁🔥
Please make more videos like these