#4 Music theory: Note values and time signatures

[Squadala9001]

Dis nigga awkward as a MOTHERFUCK, but he knows his stuff, I'm learning a lot!

[RocktheStageNYC]

he explains this in a very nice and simple way. too bad he thinks he's funnier than he actually is.

[13kingzreaper]

In 22:30 that it says 3/4 and at the last bar says "d•"

how does that make 4 in one beat? When it only have 3 quarter note. Can't really figure it out? Help! Thanks in advance :)

[MissB2TheLynn]

@13kingzreaper Take a look at the time signatures in each line. They are different. The first line has 4 beats per measure and the quarter note gets one beat. The second line has 3 beats per measure and the quarter note gets one beat. The third line has 2 beats per measure and the quarter note gets one beat. In the line with the dotted half note, there are only three beats to the measure. I don't know what you mean with "4 in one beat". Sorry. Each quarter note has one beat...

[lifeisshort10live]

i think you are awesome for sharing your knowledge with us, thank you

[kanesalts]

wow. he as wacky hair!

[PuffSmelly]

whooohooooo

[lacormier57]

Great! I'm getting it!! Thank you!

[Randomqueeef]

Andrew is da Homie!!

[johnsongirl407]

46 people don't know how to count to 5 :P

[EliKnickerbocker]

Don't go to jail, I don't think they'll let you teach there.

[fraz1734]

Great videos :D really useful found this one doubly amusing as i realised your side profile looks sort of like sonic's and laughed for about 5 minutes :P keep up the good work!

[eierer]

I really enjoy these lessons, Andrew. Thank you so much!

[Choppinbroccoli4ever]

Great video, Well done Andrew, lovin' your videos, learning lots and looking forward to more. You're doing a great service to everyone on here, thank you.

[countrylynnmarie]

You are so helpful, God bless you for sharing your gifts and talents with people for free.

[RickRoerig1]

YOU GET THE POINT AND THAT IS THE POINT

[0ChewToy0]

dat hair

[PunkyPenguin]

I JUST LEARNED STUFF I DID NOT KNOW

[gustavotexis]

HE IS HAVING SO MUCH FUN TEACHING AND US LEARNING ^_^

[augie150]

ooh and by the way its just fucking music

[augie150]

whats wrong withese haters on this video its just a music teacher teaching us theory i mean i like this this a brain strorm of thinking for our minds for music not to say i hate this im going to a different video those haters are hating themselves for not liking this video i dont know maybe they hat music or they can just go to fucking jail those 45 assholes.

[a7md50]

thanks a lot!

[Flextaa]

I need help i have learned how to read music but the question is how do i improve my ability to do it takes me a long time to read, like what pieces do i read and stuff, please help me this is making me lose motivation.

[jayrtm]

I just started watching your videos, great stuff. My question is are all mesures the same lenght in time? for example, if measure 1 is a whole note and measure 2 is quarter note, quarter note, 8th note and lastly another quarter note. If both measures where timed should they both be the same lenght?? I have trouble clapping 8th notes and my measures with 8th notes tend to be longer that simpler measures with just a whole note.

[rich90123]

@jayrtm I have no idea if youve found the answer but it would probably not be a 4/4 like he showed since theres more than that..

[Rwadhwaji]

Hi Andrew, inspired by your tutorials, I am going to buy myself a piano soon. Can you please suggest if I should go for a 88 key or I can do with a lower version?

[blaydewho0]

your good, but you spent at least 9 minutes explaining something explicitly obvious that any half competant human being could conclude after looking at that white board for about 3 seconds

[gazandenn]

Oh Andrew... you're such a rascal

[fireant4000]

my vid stopped at 17:46 and i cant go on... help!

[TheFragile1991]

@fireant4000 1) refresh the page, 2) clear your cache (google up how to clear your cache) and refresh, 3) try firefox or chrome [whichever one you're not using].

If all else fails "Hey mike, you doing anything on your computer? No? Cool, coming over and using it!"

[RetroSpectr3]

Thanks as always man, treading right along through your videos

[dhail1]

24:30 at least he's enthusiastic.

oh, and THANKS ANDREW

[kawless]

I love the mad scientist hairdo.

[ratan0409]

Thanks a lot Andrew!

[ForZakenZ]

Love, trust, truth, not courage set you free... :D

[ShadowNinjaX14]

I can like skip a lot of lessons cause I can already read sheet music from my flute lessons XD

[JT3665]

Thanks a lot Andrew. You are a brilliant teacher and easily the best piano tutor on youtube. I have been learning slowly but steadily and your videos help me go back and forth when i have forgotten something. This is a great service to the world of music and keep it up. Best wishes and God bless you.

[XxRATHATxX]

learning music theory is like going on school. It's booring but u must learn it to live the life, and u can't live the life without a piano/keyboard

[Swimy101]

How long does it take to do your hair..?

[Devilishification]

LOL! this guy is rly good O.O teachs well... knows those who learn will ask something xD answer before its asked xDD plus a good teacher knows how to make ppl laugh O.O am laugh ... at him laughing at his own jokes O.O cool huh ?

[LadyBendakyt216]

Hey! I have watched all of your videos so far. I just wanted to say thank you for doing such a great job on these videos and I admire your love for music :)

[swankygoose]

45 people have been to jail.

I'm sorry, I had to

[Elepzia]

Cool Huh? :D

[MOHH2COD4]

YAY

[buritta89]

you're a great teacher!

[NeonBunny125]

24:29 Andrew starts to dance. (Good waltzer actually.)

[NeonBunny125]

You could get your groove on with the rhythm...

[Airalee888]

i love how he always laughs at his own jokes :)

[elizbethjulm]

it's like he had been watching my face when i saw the notes

1:25My face: O.O

1:27Him. :)

[killroy552]

45 people have been to jail

[RavensDagger501]

Sometimes I Have no Idea what your talking about and sometimes your oversimplify everything. Nonetheless your a great teacher considering that you don't know your audience.

[WeirdBrainGoo]

I can't help thinking that you look like an anime character... Vash the Stampede springs to mind...

[victortine1]

dude that's an awessome effort! thank you!

[SuperCristo1234]

amazing men :D

[henryklutz]

Thank you for spending effort to do this :)

[Roggiedodgie]

You're an excellent teacher.

[kornokapia]

they are called RUSSIAN DOLLS :P

[DetectiveConan8629]

45 people don't have hands to play the piano :(

[maxpanchoo]

wow you're such an awesome teacher, I regret actually spending time on reading a book on music theory and not watching your videos right away

[parody914]

awesome 

[RedCurlyHead]

Damn I know these things from when I was 10 years old in School there was a music education and that's the lesson that every not musican have to know...Sooooo shoow something Important to progress myself as a musican...

P.S:You Have the teacher ability :]

[SchulzNIG]

Haven't read sheet music since middle school. Great refresher. Thanks again.

[xsfanning]

awesome :) thx

[mjcc7]

I hope your videos are here for a while bcux I just stared watching them and it would suck if you take them down:/

[leparditas]

jail joke lol

[Neurotik51]

I've recently come across the time signature 9001/9000 and I don't know what to do.

[tanchengfai]

i have learn so much from you, Have my thanks! ^^

[thedeadserv]

"Welcome to lesson number four! Wohoo! *awkward chuckle*awkward silence* so..."

Man I love your obvious uncomfortableness in front of the camera, and how you manage to cope with it. Also, great lessons! Thanks!

[1231suchi]

u make fun + teaches well +we understand wt u teach = u are a GREAT teacher!!!!!!

[atomicman5483]

these videos are great man

[TPegis]

You Rule man... Im learning so much, you have some great analogies.

[kewshkewsh]

i was in band for three years. you've taught me the same things in less than 29 minutes and i get it?? heck, yeah! you rock andrew!

[solcy92]

24:30 you should give vals lessons =O hahaha

btw, you're an amazing teacher :)

[mrparkin0tunes]

thank you goku-san

[notrickroll]

BTW, you guys who are british, commonwealth or european or whatever.. these usually have different names in British English, you can google for more information.. quaver, minim etc.. bla bla lol

[Doodlez795]

Thank you very very much! Greets from Baku, Azerbaijan!

[Sentence0fDeath]

Yay! i can finally continued my Piano lessons even infront of the comp xDD

tnx :)

keep up the good work

[bcvahsfam]

You are the first person who has explained this in a way that makes sense to me! Thank you so much for making these videos!

[melindasmerdon]

Thank you for these amazing lessons. They are easy, informative and you make me feel as if I can really do this. Thank you so much. I can't afford lessons and free lessons of this quality are just unheard of. You are a very special person.

[narideen1]

Thaaaaank youuuuuuuuu!!!!! I love you ,you are sooo AWESOME

[cashbandit4]

I Love you sensei......

[BigDOG6300]

when he says "cool huh?" it reminds me tommy wisou ha "yea haaa"

[discontent]

Yep, that clapping is heart attack inducing. Please consider volume normalizing if you do more videos :)

[wildwestpoint]

just teach ok! don't try to be cute

[BeBopDeluxe85]

Lol , have you guys ever been to Jail? so funny, love how you mix in comedy in your instruction. You are an amazing teacher..

[DarrenDiAntonio]

16th 32th 64th ??! 128?@!%@! YOU GOTTA BE ****ing me! Someone show me a video of a pianist playing that please.

[Draconic74]

@DarrenDiAntonio Go look up Flight of the Bumblebee. That is the best example I can think of. I think 128th, 64th notes and maybe 32nd are pushing it for most normal piano music, but 8th and 16th should be decently common in advanced music. If you are watching these videos to start learning you won't be using much past quarter for a while.

[MarikTweetums]

I have been taking music classes at school since Kindergarten. You have taught me more in 4 videos then all of my teachers. For that I award you the You're totally awesome award.

[saderguy]

loud clapping!

[bebarbadosslim]

Fantastic :3

[DigitalMii]

Thank you Andrew! Your lessons are always funny and awesome!!!

Piano is a lot of fun :)

[TheFerociousMonkey]

I find it funny how people started to quit since video 1. The views start to degrade. But anyways thank you Andrew! You're making piano so much easier for me! You're an amazing teacher :D!

[K4SHMIR3]

@TheFerociousMonkey well hey, even though he started out with 6million, he still has about 400k. thats still ALOT haha

[msukid21]

Have you guys ever been to jail?

[fjollornaz]

@msukid21 No, have you?

[ThePianoMan1299]

love this video

[abney317]

Did you get electrocuted before making this video?

[JoeyxScreamox]

a circle .. on a STICK!

[CWKunkel]

This is the first time YouTube has ever given me homework! Cool ^___^

[iTellyoueveryting]

Wow I never understood this stuff before... now I do! Thanks so much!! You have no idea how much this has helped me and this little message does not convey the amount of gratitude I have towards you!!!

[FlashCS5Tutorials]

i went to my guidance chouncelor and i asked her, do we have piano class? she said no, sorry. So thanks Andrew, for helping me out, a lot!

[ethannunnz]

i have spent my whole summer watching your vids and im pretty good now thanks so much :)

[ijoshchang]

lol @ his awkward laughs but

i learned so much from this. better than my teacher at school lol.

[Harlowkiss]

Thank you so much for your amazing videos :D

[AdriaFloriDeSoc]

Love, Trust, Thruth and Courage set you free

[001thefish]

@AdriaFloriDeSoc Isn't it love, Trust, Truth not Courage set you free

[AdriaFloriDeSoc]

@001thefish it doesn`t make any sense...why not courage if it is as you said?

[kHRIS210701]

you are so cute ! I love the way you are, lovely personality!!

[kHRIS210701]

amazing !!

[rcxotic1]

Keep up the great work Andrew!

There's something goofy about you that actually makes you so easy to listen to. Contrast that with someone like Steve Jobs whom is way too serous. Love it!

[SpontaneousDeceit]

Thank you very much for taking the time to share your musical knowledge with us. My appreciation for you doing so is boundless.

[q2rlz]

Here we learn that music is maths with all those notes, halves etc :) Having maths background helps a lot in understanding this lesson :)

[SpontaneousDeceit]

@q2rlz I wouldn't say doing first grade math is exactly qualified as a....'maths (<---?_ background'

[jesperjesperjesper11]

Thanks to Andy for doing this, you rock!

[venemari1603]

I have to say that you're a good teacher, i like how you're teaching music theory. Im taking this class in school and its kinda hard for me to concentrate lol, but i like your technique. Great job!

[learningpiano58]

Andrew love your waltz

[ThunderThorikda]

He's laughing like this cause he is a Pro and hes talking about note values to some people who dont know this

btw great thing that you are doing this! thanks!

[theRacer3396]

i love your " i´m-happy-dace" ^^

[Stephan0523]

Its not that halves can be divided into two parts, its that there are two halves in a whole. Good work, really enjoying the lessons

[acdczeppelinhalen1]

this was very helpful in trying to help me learn sheet music for guitar...... shocking isn't it :O ? a guitar player learning how to read music XD

[twobitmage]

People are giving this guy a lot of crap but I'm really digging the way he explains things. Someone below complained about inversions but...I understood what he meant immediately after he gave the jenga analogy.

Maybe not enough people have played jenga?

[VideoSifter]

anyone else think the clapping is annoying as fuck (if wearing headphones atleast)

[paulthebob]

I think you should have also included here the British versions - Semibreve, Minim, etc

[Googlrr]

It's like being taught piano by Goku and it's awesome.



[TheImperfectTheory]

@Googlrr This is my only dream.

[NieoZ]

Andrew, your hair is amazing. Enough said.

[yuanchen1980]

Rather say youtube is improving the world. I say is people like him who makes the video that matter the most!

[kntine]

I finally get time signatures ! thank youuu !

[4StarBeatz]

The views are drastically dropping each video... i guess not to many people are sticking too it... I had to watch the last video like 40 times to fully understand the inversions, but I think I got it...

[bboyfabolous1994]

i was needing this, cuz these will help a lot on my melodies

thanks a lot dexter (boy genius)

[tehaj]

at 11:27 i thought my comp was bsoding

[1Keneshia]

@tehaj my computer it stuck in the same spot, did you get it to work?

[Worldsnicestteengirl]

Hi.:) I love your laugh.:) I just wish i could see you in person to give you a big hug and thank you for teaching me how to play the piano. You're such a great teacher.:)

[dontfeedthatwalrus]

this kid is weird as fuck but gawtdaymn dis nigga teaching me the piano so i dont give a fuuuuck

[AvahHam]

HI, I have a fun way to teach little ones the notes called the NOTEFRIENDS..come watch my channel. NExt.....Adventures of the NOTEFRIENDS!!

[Wedontbs]

i even went red after his demonstration of the waltz.

[youngalex1]

lesson 1: lose the goatee it doesn't go with your suit

lesson 2: lose the suit

just kiddin you are a legend

[doodlebuglover789]

thanks you. :)

[ramonamajidi]

yay im learning from a mad scientist get it ?? mad hair!!!

[mryoshi1234]

much obliged :-)

[conkpit]

For your sake, I hope you never go to jail. I'm sure there's some big guy named Bubba who would love to run his fingers through your hair:)

Love the lessons, hope you keep the videos coming.

[SOH805]

@conkpit

actually Bubba would sit the fuck down and learn some free piano lessons and be LYPURS

BITCH!!!.

[EricHaverpowell]

If this is music THEORY, does that mean it hasn't been proven yet? It's just a theory?

[Mr1991emmanuel]

you're a really gr8 teacher. keep it up you're doing a gr8 job.

[NicIsNotANinja]

hahaha, i looked away from the screen for about 10 seconds and when i looked back you were dancing around.

Great tutorial, thank you so much for making these

[zawmbees]

@SilasSaelikemusic That's the joke...

[Zerosupersayan]

@SilasSaelikemusic its a joke...

[BFFlove2046]

thanks Lypur for teaching me so much on piano! i am now up to level 4 whoo hoo

[TheWilderMusic]

4/4 = "How many beats per bar?"

7/8 = "How man-y like beats per bar?" (like a dumb blonde) :)

[GosseBosma]

This is so confusing - most music teaching about time is so lame. It is better to think of them as ratios not elementary fractions - as most people associate elementary fractions with basic arithmetic. The duration notation system theoretically is more like algebra than elementary fractions. Theory is the formative structural principles of a field not "basically reading".

[Caramelldanson]

wow, i took 2 music theory classes this year.

[Caramelldanson]

@Caramelldanson and i've been in band for 6 years...but i still dont want 2 skip this vid just in case

[ncdangale112]

So do they make different time signatrues..like foe example this ones 4/4 but there's 2/4 and otehrs because they want the music to be played differently? or to make readingmore comrpehenssible depending on the song?

oh and 17:55 ooh you're a shiny bar! xD

[Caramelldanson]

@ncdangale112 yes, different time signatures are essentially for changing how a song plays. for example, cut time (2/2) sounds twice as fast as common time (4/4). Also, different time signatures tend to have different beats that sound good accented. i.e. in 4/4, either beats 1 and 3 are accented or beats 2 and 4 are accented, depending on whether or not it's a jazz song, and in 3/4 only beat 1 is accented. havnt seen whole vid yet, but i assume he explains how time sigs work

[xXxMylittlemiseryxXx]

ANDREW UR SO AWESOME!!!!!^^

[jmek08]

I can't make my hair spikey.

; (

[aldasianiparr]

it's kinda awkward when he dances

[Korianders]

I love your hair

[shirshiri]

love you. you are awasome

[zaphenine]

my goodness, how does he do his hair? O-O not a hate or rude comment, but my lord, just wonderin >->

[xxemoxxgirlxxamanda]

i was in choir so this comes very easy to me but if i didnt know any of this it would be great learning from you because you have explained it very well

[MSiarom]

Amazing, I understood the explanation....very cool....



[RadjeshNL]

Keep it up. Love all your video's. Sometimes a bit much talking, but overall great!!

[vaibhavnayel]

damn!! he claps loud!!

[madforguitar]

hey dude keep it up!!can u post some music theory videos about scales also?it's a request thnx in advance!!and frm next time see to ur hair!

[caligurlLEX27]

YES i love having FREE piano lessons....THANK YOU!!!!! :)