#10 LEARN FREE MUSIC THEORY

[psyrus73]

This lesson really helped me sort things out. Thank you so much.

[DjSens3]

Why you say: not A sharp major.. It's B flat... Does it have to?

[motionwindart]

Wow, you were right, it really does get easier after the rhythm part, can't wait to find out more, many thanks

[leadarle]

How can you tell the scale of a song when your reading sheet music?

[iBj0rN]

@leadarle By looking at the sharps/flats. For example, if there is one flat, it is either F Major or D Minor.

[robinhoodie987]

slurs are happy faces

[BeBopDeluxe85]

10:43 LLOL

[sullivus]

Thank you! I've played piano for years and never realized how/why the sharps/flats were located in specific keys. Of course this won't make it easier to some of the keys, but at least now I'll know why the flats are there :)

[sullivus]

Thank you! I've played piano for years and never realized how/why the sharps/flats were located in specific keys. Of course this won't make it easier to some of the keys, but at least now I'll know why the flats are there :)

[Jackthemort]

Another great lesson, you are really good at explaining things (bad word things but i couldn't think of another word). TT s TTT s got it, makes the scales easy to write. Regards Sue.

[onsaphi]

Thank you for the amazing videos. I am learning a lot. But why is it TT ST TTT ST, then when you actually draw the scale, its TTT ST TTT ST?

[onsaphi]

@onsaphi Nevermind I just realized that its going by the spaces and not the notes themselves.

[legatolaurel]

Thanks for this formula, and all of your videos. You should see how I've added this to my guitar lessons. Once again and many more. Thanks for posting your videos.

[nandehRu]

hahahh...looks like ichigo with black hair :D



[MrFuckMetal]

why is the watch on his right arm????

[rickardo004]

@MrFuckMetal is it illegal??!!

[MrFuckMetal]

@rickardo004 yes!

[DeXound]

02:41 , i loled

[careluisillo]

I dont know why there is even a dislike botton on you videos!

[Steelfury256]

For anyone that doesn't like the T and ST. Personally I learned W W H W W W H. W for whole step H for half step and I feel that is a little bit easier to remember.

[sinetwo]

Haha, that 'homework' clip came on very suddenly - you sneak! :P

[ramboIII3]

Razwithz. Let me tell you what I understood. Remember he is using the pattern T T ST so he needed a semitone right there thats why of the b and on the third example he used the # because he needed a semitone. I hope you get it

[Razwithz]

how do you know what should you write, b or #? or you just wrote b in the second staff for we to see that Bb is the same as A#?

[heyrayadele]

@Razwithz when you build a major scale everything has to go in order of letter names.

so get rid of all the sharps and flats when you write the scales and just put in all 7 letter names

then add your accidentals in. Bb C D Eb F G A Bb is right instead of Bb C D D# F G A Bb because we didn't use at least some type of E in it

[halleriaheart]

You are simply amazing!!! Oh my gosh.. words can't even describe. These lessons are VERY very easy, so I blew through 1/4 in the first day. If I had more time I would have done them ALL at once, but it's very time-consuming! lol. I ever see you (which isn't likely cause I live in Calif.) I may just walk up to you and hug you!! :)

[jtothabizzle]

Whole step and half step is the way I learned it, and kind of less of a mouth full haha. Just easier to say whole,whole,half,whole,whole,w­hole,half. or wwhwwwh. But I really appreciate this man, I am trying to study up and refresh my memory so that I can ace a proficiency exam to test out of fundamentals of music. You are awesome!!

[DragonForce191]

so basicly u add a sharp or flat so that all notes have a different letter name?

[swordpetals]

Why couldn't learning be easy or at least learning the majors simple. I just hate it when I get something then like I blank out and it's like, GOD! Why is this so hard! Anyway ur other vids r helpful. I'll just practice some more.

[acousticxjen]

OK, THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS GETTIN NERDY- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMGEEZ

[metallicamustaine]

why do i have this problem over and over again?

it's just like maths when people explain it to me i completely understand it, but when i finally going to do this on my own i don't have a clue. does anybody also have this or better had this problem, what's the solution ??

BTW great lesson, keep up the good work.

[kirecry]

@metallicamustaine

Just try it over and over.

Only loosers strive down the way, when it`s half is done.

[DJC2020]

Thanks for the time and effort you put in to do this. Great lessons man !

[cindy19930909]

what's the purpose of having a scale?i still don't understand.....

[6bikal6]

see 2:43 haha thank you sir 4 your lessons,

[didondio]

You do the best video lessons on youtube !

[littlesnareboy]

I was taught W W H W W W H for Whole and Half. Easier to remember personally, but that comes down to opinion

[howaboutjesus]

You know how you went from a to bflat on the scale. why wouldnt be a to asharp when you wann go up a semitone???

[PotSmokinWeedHead]

@howaboutjesus Because when writing scales you dont repeat letters.

[mthura]

The semitone slurs look like happy faces when I draw them out. See ---> 8)

[juggalopenguin1134]

Dude, you're so awesome for putting up these videos. I'm going to college now to become a music major and I've been using your videos to recap lessons in class and also get extra detail in other places. these are a big help

[TedEdFred21]

Are you by chance like a cartoon character that has a whole closet full of just one outfit?

[Loverificationable]

@TedEdFred21 he is not doing fashion video, besides the way that the shirt and the jacket are half open, seems that he only put those clothes for the video :)Andrew, great work , keep on!!!

[kaye988]

@TedEdFred21 toinx...i think he's outfit looks good on him though..=)

[TheDavid2222]

@TedEdFred21 It's an awesome outfit! Don't be hatin'

[Commandos12]

@TedEdFred21 thats mcduck surely c(:

[T0Thompson]

Hey i have an excelent way to remember the patturn for major scales...i learned them as whole and half tones instead of semitones so we had wwhwwwh and the way my band teacher had us remember it was waffle-waffle-house-waffle-waf­fle-waffle-house i never forgot it lol

[TheTransientuser]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[Kill3rCze]

I am sure i want to be just like you! Thank you for helping me reach my dream. I hope i get to the end from now xD without getting owned by the terminology.

[sleepyarfad]

Thanks for sharing this. It brings back my memory about music theory.

[shadyhandles]

i do got that mustard.... i do go the mustard lol

[818Krhyme55]

Thank a lot bro for this lesson. God bless !

[bunsenhoneydew111]

thank you ive been playing for over two years and needed more help with this

[bunsenhoneydew111]

thank you ive been playing for over two years and needed more help with this

[SenthQ]

Another easy way to remember T-T-ST-T-T-T-ST is to look at the keyboard and start at C. Then just see if there's a 'whole tone' or a 'semitone' between the white keys (when you're moving upwards). If you know the piano it should be a piece of cake to remember the pattern.

You could also just count the black keys (from C). first there are 2 black keys (2 whole notes), then there is a gap (1 semitone), then there are 3 black keys (3 whole notes), and finally a gap (1 semitone). :)

[jenastar000]

I thought I was musically challenged. I seriously can't thank you enough :)

[goodkarma365]

Loving all your lessons. Your a great teacher. Thanks for all your help. Im looking forward to the next videos.

[souljacker666]

thank you for the lessons. great job.

[PRHYME85]

This is awesome!!! Thank you so much for your videos. I NEVER understood why the scale patterns were what they were (my music theory teacher in high school never bother to explain it...he hated voice student thought they were inept theory wise-he was a band teacher). Keep this up I'm learning A LOT more then I ever did in that class.

[wodrummerworld]

Hello I'm back. I would just like to mention to "beginners" to hang in there and continue with the videos. I'm not an expert at quickly recognizing all the notes on the grand staff yet (still at a little bit of a fumbling stage, and it's been a week since I looked at any of this). However, I am continuing on with video #10 now. The point is, is that I encourage other students to continue on as well, and keep referring back to the basics. It takes time to get those down. Thank you, Andrew.

[voyager4u]

Andrew I was concentrating that much on the lesson, I did not have chance to say thanks and good bye before you went of.

Great lessons and lots of help to many people who would not have access to music theory if your online course was not available.

[realjuvelive]

in the F major scale why you add flat to B note ? I think it should be sharp is that true ?

[6EELZE6U6666]

@realjuvelive no it is B flat understanding the circle of fiths will help you understand why... its because you would have both an A and an A# in the key of F major...the rule is not to have 2 of the same letters / notes in a key signature

[realjuvelive]

@6EELZE6U6666 mmmm that is the most complicated part i did not understand what do they use the circle of fifths for ?:(

[d0ntstopthemusic]

@realjuvelive Because when we take the scale formula into account (Whole-Tone, Whole-tone, semitone, Whole-tone, Whole-tone, Whole-tone, semitone) you'll see that F to G is a Whole tone, G to A is a Whole tone.. what you looking for next is the next SEMItone up, and a semitone up from an A is a Bb. A B# would actually be a whole tone and a half above it. Therefor the F scale looks like...

F (WT)> G (WT)> A (ST)> Bb (WT)> C (WT)> D (WT)> E (ST)> F

[jonathan920]

Sir, can i know when do we use Major scales?

Is Scales for composing music or just for playing a few T T ST T T T ST note for the fun of it?

[MusicJutsu]

If you change the word tone to whole step and semi tone to half step, which is how I learned it. You can remember the sentence why wont he wear white when hot to always know how to form the scale :)

[lkdjsafkljsdf]

I dont care about the others, but you r my teacher and you r making my life so thanks to you sir

[BKfangurl7]

Oh dear... Whole tones and Semitones... XDD My teacher talks about those 24/7 .. SO annoying@! XDD

[theProteen]

Another blinder! great stuff easy to work out.

[YJulia120]

Learned a lot from your How to Play Piano series. Enjoy your current series also. You are my piano teacher. I learn theory faster than playing. I really enjoy the learning and playing. Thank you very much.

[kakashy92]

nice as always !!

[JimJimJimNL]

Thanks!

I will become a better guitarist thanks to you i mainly play metal music, if i have money i will buy a keyboard so i can learn it trough your other videos

[Michaelpe]

thanks again Andrew..

I have a sheet with 3 # near the treble claf.. what does that mean??... I saw some with 3 b also... It´s easy to explain that??

[luffy3]

@Michaelpe same theory.. the 3rd-4th key and 7th-8th key will always be the semitone in major scale..

[LeoJM777]

That's the key of the piece you are playing for example G major only has one sharp(F) so there's only one next to the claf and F major only has one b (B) so a b appears next to the claf.

[Michaelpe]

thanks... but what that means?? The position of the notes on the treble clef changes or remain that FACE and EGBDF ?

[MikeScowy]

This is a bit more advanced than the video, but I'll try to explain it. The sheet with the 3 sharps (#) will be in A major, and the 3 notes which would go up a semi-tone are F, C and G. (Check that the sharps are on these lines / spaces). For the flats (b) this is Eb major and the notes B, E and A go down a semi-tone. Hope this helps.

[realjuvelive]

you talk too much !! don't understand !o_O

[caletcalet]

muchas gracias por los videos

thanks Lypur!

[Lypur]

you're welcome!

[stephystills]

Another Good One Andrew -THX

[clobutterfly]

In two weeks I'm getting a book with scales and now that I saw your vid.. i'm not scared lol!

I love you man!

[DuskY1991]

Great stuff man, when are you going to go into modes, if I may ask?

[macjsus]

I asked him the same question, he told me that he is making two or three part series, and scales modes are going to be in the 2nd season.

[DuskY1991]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Lypur]

thanks for answering that for me! :)

[realjuvelive]

can i read sheet music for piano and for guitar at the same thing !! or there are differences ?

[diamond3187]

The notes are the same, just look out for whether they're treble or bass clefs

[MegaMightyboy]

they are the same

[realjuvelive]

so no difference ! but the piano has octaves more than guitar doesn't it ?

[abortonii]

thank you my brother-teacher.

[AlanRothwell38]

Thanks again Andrew.

[Firemasterxx]

Thank you, 5/5!

[freakycrawler]

Never saw that method of visualizing scales, I only know the method with scale degrees

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 v v v v v v v W W S W W W S

Always just rember that between 3/4 and 7/8 aren't semitones

But your method works well too^^

[bahangulu]

keep it up it awsome

[NOSFERATUalu]

definitely not first...

thanks for the video Lypur =D

[apathetikk]

damn :P u beat me to it ! xD