Notation rules shouldn't even be called "theory." Tone color, rhythm analysis, structural analysis: that's theory. This, on the other hand, is just grammar. I bet beginner students would feel less daunted by it, too, if it was called "grammar," not theory.
I play violin (grade 5) and I never do my theory homework AT ALL . Cause its ohhh sooo confusing D: and I'm gonna be taking the exam for grade 3 next month and your videos are sooooooooooo helpful . I'd rather have you as my teacher :3 .
Thank you so much for taking the time to make us these videos. Because of you, I have saved hundreds of dollars that I would have had to spend on paying for piano lessons.I find the information that you give to be very easy to grasp and understand. Not only that, but I find you to be very fun to watch and listen to. Never stop what you are doing man. You are definitely one of the best music teachers out there.
why is it that for all the videos at the first few seconds of seeing a board I think "hmm this looks complicated" and after a minute I'm like "aaaaaaaand no it's not". When you got to the part with microbeats I even wrote a "O_O" on the notebook. Beatception?
Wow, you are awesome! I learned this quickly because you get straight to the details and you have great examples. I really appreciate all your lessons.
@MrGoggles555 The notes you have listed are equal to five beats. You will need one more beat to complete the measure. Since the 8th note is worth one beat in this time signature you would use an 8th rest. Hope this helps.
Andrew, you're losing your comic touch man. In this video there is no 'pen dropping', and no tears at homework time ! What's going on Bro ? Just kiddin', your a LEGEND and we LOVE YOU x
Andrew....Do i really need all of this to learn how to play? I mean REALLY. ..I don't want to produce music, i just want to read and play at the same time...but is this needed? If so, tell me and i will continue....if not tell me to stop, PLEASE!
@kennies123 You don't need to know this if you only plan to read music.... I've been playing for ten years without knowing this stuff..... Although I would recommend learning it... I mean, I wish I'd learned this sooner
Lypur its really a nice work and good job that you are doing for others , THANKS..I just want to ask whether can I learn music now as I am 36 yo or it is too late? Zulfi From Muzaffarabad Kashmir
@zulfiqaralam1 its never to late. im 31 and i am just starting to learn to produce music, many people before us have changed careers well after our age. dont give up, it wont take long at all.
wow this video really messade ma head up, but i only want to learn 4/4 beat as i wanna produce house and trance! but i think i got it!!! whoop whoop. there is no video on youtube as in depth as these!!!
I got it first time round, I'm just having a hard time utilizing this on odd time signatures for example 9/8... I'm a musician and producer but I decided to relearn the whole reading thing cause it's a bloody flaw not to
@IndieGameDevCorner I am extremely sorry. You are right. It is Strong, weak, weak, Strong, weak, weak. I never realized Andrew, at the end of the video, said that 6/8 is Strong, weak, weak, Strong, weak, weak because it is triple time. You are right actually. Ignore all I said. That was just what I thought. Because triple time follows that feel, 6/8 has to have the Strong, weak, weak feel because it is triple time.
I have so many questions lol. For instance can you have a rest after an 8th note or does it have to go before. I'm having a spacing issue basically. Can't figure out the mechanics of why the 2 8th notes are close to each other opposed to a rest in between.
On the 4/4 example with a 16th note on the strong beat...
Can you complete it, if we're talking about notes instead of rests, with a dotted 8th? then you fourth and finally a half that would combine the Medium->weak? Or is that terribly wrong??
@SiUltapz I'm no real expert at this, but a dotted 8th note is basically an 8th note + half of an 8th note (16th). So, 16th note + Dotted 8th (8th note + 16th note) makes on beat of a 4/4 time. Now, since you already did your strong individually, you have to do the preceding small individually as well. Just add a quarter rest. Now you have Medium, weak, which you can just combine with a half rest and tada you are done. Clever way to finish a bar, more fun. Hope this helps...
omg, this lesson is super confusing, lol! It doesn't help that I'm viewing it on my phone, & can't see what you wrote on the board, but my computer is super slow...smh. Other than that, I'm loving your lessons, thanks! =)
lol, for the homework you gave 2/2 as the first and the last time sigs you wanted us to do lol (im sure you already havent been brought aware of taht 1000 time before though lol)
I also wanted to point out that it seems that the best qualifying rhythmn setting that defines 6/8 time the best would be S-w-w-w-w-w moreso than S-w-w-M-w-w.
After all these years I've known music theory I've still yet to know the difference between 3/4 time and 6/8 time. After all, to me, S-w-w-S-w-w should be written with a 3/4 in the staff, and so S-w-w-M-w-w would have more of that 6/8 feel. What am I missing here?
@chordsequencer001 I think the difference is just a stylistic one. Composers can convey a different "feel" with the different time signature. There's a high chance that I'm wrong so someone please correct me, but I'm pretty sure that's the only reason. Now that I think about it I haven't answered your question AT ALL. Would someone please explaine to me as well? LOL
HDMI? is this the new EXPENSIVE IPHONE technology type of thing? I am not the wealthy person who can afford to pay for those things if it is and if it was then I guess you guys should not need to use YOUTUBE for your lessons then and comment on here for you can afford to PAY for your own ''private' lessons!
I didn't understand the last example at 11:54. You added a sixteenth note, a sixteenth rest, and an eighth rest. Doesn't that equal a forth of a beat? =/ Am I doing something wrong?
You are a great teacher I was not confused at all with your lesson keep up the good work. These video make learning the guitar even more fun. Thanks again god bless.
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Your diagrams are WAY to SMALL. You have a HUGE board but the writing is tiny!! People with bad eyes or ppl that dont, WILL have bad eyes for they can barely see it!!
@babybunnies Thn buy a bigger screen you bum! Beggars cant be choosers. Just be glad that there is someone out there providing us with all this theory for free. I cant imagine how much time went in to all these vids. It couldnt hurt you to be a little bit more appreciative, instead of making demands with capslock and exclemation marks.
@superultramegamighty BUY a bigger screen??? I have the largest screen available on a lap top computer 20" !! You dont know what you are talking about. You seem to be dumbfounded in knowing how to be intellectually responding to a legitimate comment.
@antzisnorml HDMI? is this the new EXPENSIVE IPHONE technology type of thing? I am not the wealthy person who can afford to pay for those things if it is and if it was then I guess you guys should not need to use YOUTUBE for your lessons then and comment on here for you can afford to PAY for your own ''private' lessons!
Respond to this video... HDMI? is this the new EXPENSIVE IPHONE technology type of thing? I am not the wealthy person who can afford to pay for those things if it is and if it was then I guess you guys should not need to use YOUTUBE for your lessons then and comment on here for you can afford to PAY for your own ''private' lessons!
Ok, so would I be correct in saying that if you want to put a rest on a weak beat, it can't be any longer than a whole beat? i.e. in 4/4 a rest on a weak beat can be no longer than a quarter rest, or in 6/8 a rest on a weak beat could be no longer than an 8th rest.
In 4/4 time signature, where 1/4 note is last and only note in bar, is it proper to use a dotted half rest for a total count of three? The strong note carries over the weak and the medium, even though the weak precedes the medium.
Download guitar pro, it's a writting music program but it's very simple to use, it's mainly designed for guitar,but you can hide the tablature and display only the staff, you can also display a keyboard.
You can use all the things andrew has taught at this point. and the best part is that you can actually hear what you write so it's WAAAYY easier to understand, also the program tells you when the bars are filled the wrong way and actually corrects it.
I LOVE YOUR LESSONS.. keep up the good work.. just wanted to share something that u said in this video @ 37:57.. you mention how you must COMPLETE the beat with the rests. anyway that helped me understand better how the placement works.. I thought maybe you would want to emphasize on that, in case anybody else stuck, like i was. Thanks for your hard work.
DUDE U ARE MY IDOL! thank you SOOOO much for this i looked everywhere and couldnt find something like this. im taking a music class and my teacher sucks he doesnt explain anything and he expects perfect from all of us. im telling all my friends in my music class to watch this thanks again =D
Thank you for such a wonderful building block technique of instruction on music theory. Great job and you have all the talents of a great instructor. Keep up the great work and thank you again for sharing your knowledge with others. People like you are the ones who can make this world a better place to live for all of us. There are many who never get the chance to grow because most people are just to selfish. With all my best wishes for your future. Mike, Thanks again.
so if I was in quadruple or duple time, in 4-4 Time Signature, then I couldn't have a quarter note followed by a half note? the strong is the quarter note and then weak-medium would be the half note? seems weird, id think that was pretty common in songs. can someone please correct me if i'm wrong i'm confused lol :(
@TheJShone93 same here. I've seen quite a lot music scores where in 4/4 time weak-Medium beats are grouped together as half notes or weak-weak as half rests. Does it mean that sometimes these rules can be ignored? I'm confused too :(
@MRWAVE5551 actualy he said that a 16th note would be an 8th note with one more flag , so 2 flags , and 3 flags for a 32nd note and so on until the 128th note
ive been playing drums for a few years and i actually knew most of what u were talking about because of it- about rythms and such- i knew a little theory and didnt even know it haha- but u sir r amazing for doing this- thank u!
I'm unsure about a situation. In 4/4, when you open the 1st beat with 2 sixteenth notes, do you close it with 2 sixteenth rests following the "complete the beat" rule or with one eighth rest following the Medium beat combines with the Weak beat rule while micromanaging the beat? Does it change anything if you open the 1st beat with a sixteenth rest followed by a sixteenth note instead of 2 sixteenth notes?
@EmpressNikita That's a pretty intelligent question! If you had 2 sixteenth's you'd "micro manage" that beat with a 8th rest not 2 16ths. because we would combine the M and the w together, but once you complete that beat you would manage the other beats separately in the whole bar. Example: if you had 2 sixteenths but nothing else in 4/4, you would have the 8th rest, than a quarter to finish the next weak beat, than a half rest to finish the M and w beats 3 and 4 of the bar.
Ahhhhhhh,uhhh Andrew I'm ok with all other stuff, and not the smartest person in the world especially with the notes being asossiated(don't know how to spell)with fractions and adding them up so this should make things interesting for me......help!0~0'
i already kno quite a bit of music theory, so im just kind of skimming through these
at one point in this video you were mentioning something about duple and quadrouple time and how the ONE is always strongest, i was curios if u ever get into different styles, such as most jazz and swing, where the strong beats are 2 4
Why? Why can't I put the rests where I want them? What I mean is let's say for for 4/4 time, I have a quarter note on the strong, a rest on the weak, a rest on the M, and a quarter note on the last weak. Why exactly can't I just write the (S) quarter, 1/2 rest, and write the (w) quarter? I mean I get that I can't, and I understand how to not do it, but I want to know why can't I?
Andrew, on the section about where to place rest properly, and you had it writin in 3 dif. time sig.s, well, for example, on the 4 4 time, you had 2 16th's = 1 beat. is that a mistake or am i mistakin? thank you very much for the informative videos, i cant say it enough :D
I'm having trouble with my melody and I have theory books and I cant find anything out about them, it seems like i'm in a hole with my piano learning expierence... any suggestions? lol
Upon further inspection of error checking my Finale Notepad files, I believe I've made errors in the notation as well.
Which got me thinking. Since the rules in this video apply to rests, do some aspects pertain to the actual notes also? The one rule in particular is how they are grouped together for each beat.
(There's lots of syncopation in this particular transcription)
Example: I have a quarter note that carries over into the next beat, and is followed by an 8th rest. To me this doesn't look correct, since it doesn't go with the formula shown in this video. I assume, that instead of it being a quarter note, it should be a 16th note tied to another 16th note? Is this correct?
In the first part, on the whiteboard with the three measures (0:57), it shows the first measure with a half note, eighth note, eighth rest and quarter rest (4 beats). The third measure on the bottom has the same. But all I see in the middle measure is a half note, eighth note, and quarter rest (3.5 beats), yet he says they add up to the same four beats. Am I not seeing something there? I'm having difficulty comprehending the lesson, and I think I should resolve this issue before continuing.
In order to exercise my new-found knowledge on the use of proper rests I'm going through transcriptions I've made in Finale over the past 2 years or so to correct mistakes. I find it kind of fun going through each of them, and "solving" each of the problems. It's like I made my own puzzle games (which I love) Hehe.
This lesson has been really helpful. Thank you so much!
Can you please explain the 6th example (8th note plus 3 spaces = half note)? Seems to me it should be either eighth note plus 3 x 8th rests, or eighth note plus 1 x 8th rest plus 1 x quarter rest. Thanks very much.
In, say, 6/8 timing, if the first beat was a half note which = 4 beats, would you have to count 4 beats and end up on a weak beat (1,2,3,4=S,w,w,S), and have to use two 8th notes becuase w->w? Or would you be able to just start on the second strong beat and use a quarter note?
I think you underestimate your teaching capabilities, that made sense the first time through :). My only question is can strong override strong. Like in 6/8 since its Sww Sww. Can you just put a whole rest? ( i am assuming that is how it works)
LOL after this i feel like making my own song for my friends xD thank you for explaining everything that clearly and i hope to practice the next level with you also. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT EDUCATION SKILLS!
Parents:
-Why you don't go to music school if you like it so much?!
me:
-NO! Lypur is the best teacher in the world, I don't need others >:c
xato909 1 week ago 3
I got confused then i got it half way though!!! Thanks for doing theses for free! My mom didnt want to play for the lessons.
Music14guitargirl 2 weeks ago
Darn, didn't know about the Strong, Medium, and Weak beat thing, now I got to go through all of my arrangements and compositions, and....yeah....
BlackTecno2 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Lypur
this part is really hard to understanding :[boy oh boy .. i guess have to play all over and over again-__-"
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hauenlamthang 1 month ago
28:09 There's smoke going out of my head...
venomousstring 1 month ago
Notation rules shouldn't even be called "theory." Tone color, rhythm analysis, structural analysis: that's theory. This, on the other hand, is just grammar. I bet beginner students would feel less daunted by it, too, if it was called "grammar," not theory.
alexandergreenb 1 month ago in playlist LEARN FREE MUSIC THEORY
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edgarpoefan 1 month ago
I play violin (grade 5) and I never do my theory homework AT ALL . Cause its ohhh sooo confusing D: and I'm gonna be taking the exam for grade 3 next month and your videos are sooooooooooo helpful . I'd rather have you as my teacher :3 .
//Thank You !
wokiedo 1 month ago in playlist More videos from Lypur
Can you have dotted rests?
OMGTKKYBDx 1 month ago
@OMGTKKYBDx yes
FREEGUITARIST19 1 month ago
@FREEGUITARIST19 thanks:D
OMGTKKYBDx 1 month ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to make us these videos. Because of you, I have saved hundreds of dollars that I would have had to spend on paying for piano lessons.I find the information that you give to be very easy to grasp and understand. Not only that, but I find you to be very fun to watch and listen to. Never stop what you are doing man. You are definitely one of the best music teachers out there.
TJUDD123 1 month ago
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TJUDD123 1 month ago
5 videos a day, in about 9 more days ill be a music pro. Thank you Andrew
RemorfChuket 1 month ago
why is it that for all the videos at the first few seconds of seeing a board I think "hmm this looks complicated" and after a minute I'm like "aaaaaaaand no it's not". When you got to the part with microbeats I even wrote a "O_O" on the notebook. Beatception?
motionwindart 1 month ago
I'd say to do videos for Expert Village...but you actually know what it is that you are talking about.
Sn4pDr4gon 2 months ago 4
For people who forgot Fractions in High School!
This is basically the only rule you need:
"same denominator? Add the numerators." (Numerator is number on top, denominator on bot)
eg 1/16 + 1/16 = 2/16 =1/8 (Numerator 1, Denominator 16)
eg 1/4 + 1/16 = 4/16 + 1/16 = 5/16 (You probs won't encounter this in the vid.)
Bloodydigger 2 months ago
Ll I couldn't understand it
Thewiseguy406 2 months ago
Ugh! That is the ugliest half rest I have ever seen, I would never not play it!
macaroni262 2 months ago
Great lessons, thanks for making them 720p :D
chrisgsauce 2 months ago in playlist LEARN FREE MUSIC THEORY
Wow, you are awesome! I learned this quickly because you get straight to the details and you have great examples. I really appreciate all your lessons.
poopieheadface 2 months ago in playlist [Music Theory]
This guy is so amazing - hey Andrew - you should do a deal with google so you get paid for this
Justinopancho 2 months ago
how do u complete this with a rest?
6/8 time, two 8th notes, two 16th notes, one quarter note, and a rest
so what rest do i use? thank you! :)
MrGoggles555 3 months ago
@MrGoggles555 The notes you have listed are equal to five beats. You will need one more beat to complete the measure. Since the 8th note is worth one beat in this time signature you would use an 8th rest. Hope this helps.
123xconnieb 3 months ago
@123xconnieb when does the first rule apply?
MrGoggles555 3 months ago
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MrGoggles555 3 months ago
It took me many days to get through this lesson! Glad it over! Whew! ;)
libberolool 3 months ago
I got it the first time. :)
roejames12 3 months ago
you'r a great techer bro.. for real .. thanks a lot
THABRAINPLANET 3 months ago
u r gods friend , have helped me a lot , god bless u
believeranjan 3 months ago
OK...I think I have it!!! I just need to hammer it in my head haha. Good lesson definitely hard, but I can manage!!! Thank you!
Noobdewd 3 months ago in playlist LEARN FREE MUSIC THEORY
In the end at 38:00, why did he put a half rest in the second measure instead of completing it with two quarter rests? Sorry, just confused.
OoTFanboy 3 months ago
@OoTFanboy A medium beat has precedence over a weak beat.
Jerms18 3 months ago in playlist LEARN FREE MUSIC THEORY
sifu! thank you so much for the free lessons...
whattoputin 3 months ago
did I miss the lesson on rests?
mccabe1958 4 months ago
There once was a half rest so ugly, that everybody DIED!
The End!!
thehomelessman 4 months ago
thank you so much!! this is hard to figure out but really useful stuff! thanks to you I hopefully won't fail my music GCSE! :)
Vickyfuturesinger 4 months ago
you're god send. seriously. I hope you have a good life, cause this has helped me so damn much!
KissesMissed 4 months ago
where are you from? 'cause as far as I know, in German, UK and USA simple bars are the ones with 2, 3 or 4 on top.
josemontenegro777 4 months ago
Andrew, you're losing your comic touch man. In this video there is no 'pen dropping', and no tears at homework time ! What's going on Bro ? Just kiddin', your a LEGEND and we LOVE YOU x
joshexplore 4 months ago
I have one question:
Is 6/8 time signature's pattern swwsww on one measure or is it just sww per measure?
ytjakemuga 5 months ago
@ytjakemuga no, i think you need 6 beats, (wich would be an 8th each) so it probably is SwwMww... (i'm just guessing)
josessin 5 months ago
@ytjakemuga 6/8 is like two 3/4 bars grouped together, so it'd be Sww Sww like 1S 2w 3w 4S 5w 6w, that's it
josemontenegro777 4 months ago
But what about Lynyrd Skynyrd "I never dreamed"? It seems to ruin the rule of "Never combine". Or in such cases notation bars are moved?
09EF09 6 months ago
Andrew....Do i really need all of this to learn how to play? I mean REALLY. ..I don't want to produce music, i just want to read and play at the same time...but is this needed? If so, tell me and i will continue....if not tell me to stop, PLEASE!
kennies123 6 months ago
@kennies123 You don't need to know this if you only plan to read music.... I've been playing for ten years without knowing this stuff..... Although I would recommend learning it... I mean, I wish I'd learned this sooner
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Gvk795 6 months ago
In 4/4 time if u just have a quarter note on the last beat, can you use a dotted half rest for the rest of the bar?
MissEvilgardengnome 6 months ago
Lypur its really a nice work and good job that you are doing for others , THANKS..I just want to ask whether can I learn music now as I am 36 yo or it is too late? Zulfi From Muzaffarabad Kashmir
zulfiqaralam1 6 months ago
@zulfiqaralam1 its never to late. im 31 and i am just starting to learn to produce music, many people before us have changed careers well after our age. dont give up, it wont take long at all.
115breno 4 months ago
wow this video really messade ma head up, but i only want to learn 4/4 beat as i wanna produce house and trance! but i think i got it!!! whoop whoop. there is no video on youtube as in depth as these!!!
churchillsoldier 6 months ago in playlist LEARN FREE MUSIC THEORY
I got it first time round, I'm just having a hard time utilizing this on odd time signatures for example 9/8... I'm a musician and producer but I decided to relearn the whole reading thing cause it's a bloody flaw not to
jackpaice 7 months ago
Can I combine S --> M --> w ?
MrDynamite110 7 months ago
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MrDynamite110 7 months ago
your my teacher. I'am excited to learn everyday^^
bornskiee 7 months ago 14
@IndieGameDevCorner I am extremely sorry. You are right. It is Strong, weak, weak, Strong, weak, weak. I never realized Andrew, at the end of the video, said that 6/8 is Strong, weak, weak, Strong, weak, weak because it is triple time. You are right actually. Ignore all I said. That was just what I thought. Because triple time follows that feel, 6/8 has to have the Strong, weak, weak feel because it is triple time.
Kool4Sure 7 months ago
can you do the exact same but with compound time? that would be so awesome if you could do that =)
MSumodobila 7 months ago
I have so many questions lol. For instance can you have a rest after an 8th note or does it have to go before. I'm having a spacing issue basically. Can't figure out the mechanics of why the 2 8th notes are close to each other opposed to a rest in between.
its at 15:40
thx
AaronTrutsJC 7 months ago
omg!!!!!!!!
TheHeenasoni 8 months ago
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Kool4Sure 8 months ago
Can someone answer me this?
On the 4/4 example with a 16th note on the strong beat...
Can you complete it, if we're talking about notes instead of rests, with a dotted 8th? then you fourth and finally a half that would combine the Medium->weak? Or is that terribly wrong??
SiUltapz 8 months ago
@SiUltapz I'm no real expert at this, but a dotted 8th note is basically an 8th note + half of an 8th note (16th). So, 16th note + Dotted 8th (8th note + 16th note) makes on beat of a 4/4 time. Now, since you already did your strong individually, you have to do the preceding small individually as well. Just add a quarter rest. Now you have Medium, weak, which you can just combine with a half rest and tada you are done. Clever way to finish a bar, more fun. Hope this helps...
bestkhfan12 8 months ago
omg, this lesson is super confusing, lol! It doesn't help that I'm viewing it on my phone, & can't see what you wrote on the board, but my computer is super slow...smh. Other than that, I'm loving your lessons, thanks! =)
Blakperlz6 8 months ago
so hard to understand,.. :'(
vhinman 8 months ago
lol, for the homework you gave 2/2 as the first and the last time sigs you wanted us to do lol (im sure you already havent been brought aware of taht 1000 time before though lol)
TehJebuz91 8 months ago
I also wanted to point out that it seems that the best qualifying rhythmn setting that defines 6/8 time the best would be S-w-w-w-w-w moreso than S-w-w-M-w-w.
chordsequencer001 8 months ago
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Kool4Sure 8 months ago
After all these years I've known music theory I've still yet to know the difference between 3/4 time and 6/8 time. After all, to me, S-w-w-S-w-w should be written with a 3/4 in the staff, and so S-w-w-M-w-w would have more of that 6/8 feel. What am I missing here?
chordsequencer001 8 months ago
@chordsequencer001 I think the difference is just a stylistic one. Composers can convey a different "feel" with the different time signature. There's a high chance that I'm wrong so someone please correct me, but I'm pretty sure that's the only reason. Now that I think about it I haven't answered your question AT ALL. Would someone please explaine to me as well? LOL
TheDavid2222 8 months ago
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Kool4Sure 8 months ago
HDMI? is this the new EXPENSIVE IPHONE technology type of thing? I am not the wealthy person who can afford to pay for those things if it is and if it was then I guess you guys should not need to use YOUTUBE for your lessons then and comment on here for you can afford to PAY for your own ''private' lessons!
babybunnies 9 months ago
well it is getting worse over time as I have to squint my eye to see what is on the board! Hmm Maybe its time to get my hearing checked too LOL
babybunnies 9 months ago
I didn't understand the last example at 11:54. You added a sixteenth note, a sixteenth rest, and an eighth rest. Doesn't that equal a forth of a beat? =/ Am I doing something wrong?
skittlzboi 9 months ago
plz dont make your videos so long, im running out of paper to write notes on :P
(trying to make it fit with one lesson per page)
ddddddennis 9 months ago in playlist lær musikteori
thank you your are amazing all the lessons are so usefu and interesting
zuzu952012 9 months ago
why is the first half note worth two but then the next worth 3?
tomita90 10 months ago
You are a great teacher I was not confused at all with your lesson keep up the good work. These video make learning the guitar even more fun. Thanks again god bless.
randyman54321 11 months ago
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Your diagrams are WAY to SMALL. You have a HUGE board but the writing is tiny!! People with bad eyes or ppl that dont, WILL have bad eyes for they can barely see it!!
babybunnies 11 months ago
@babybunnies are you full screening it? I don't intend people to be able to see the writing unless it's full screened :)
Lypur 11 months ago 39
@babybunnies Thn buy a bigger screen you bum! Beggars cant be choosers. Just be glad that there is someone out there providing us with all this theory for free. I cant imagine how much time went in to all these vids. It couldnt hurt you to be a little bit more appreciative, instead of making demands with capslock and exclemation marks.
superultramegamighty 11 months ago
@superultramegamighty BUY a bigger screen??? I have the largest screen available on a lap top computer 20" !! You dont know what you are talking about. You seem to be dumbfounded in knowing how to be intellectually responding to a legitimate comment.
babybunnies 11 months ago
@babybunnies um not trying to start crap, but if you had hdmi you could connect any size as long as the monitor and or tv has hdmi input :)
antzisnorml 9 months ago
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@antzisnorml HDMI? is this the new EXPENSIVE IPHONE technology type of thing? I am not the wealthy person who can afford to pay for those things if it is and if it was then I guess you guys should not need to use YOUTUBE for your lessons then and comment on here for you can afford to PAY for your own ''private' lessons!
babybunnies 9 months ago
Respond to this video... HDMI? is this the new EXPENSIVE IPHONE technology type of thing? I am not the wealthy person who can afford to pay for those things if it is and if it was then I guess you guys should not need to use YOUTUBE for your lessons then and comment on here for you can afford to PAY for your own ''private' lessons!
babybunnies 9 months ago
@babybunnies how bad are your eyes?!? rofl
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@babybunnies just watch it in HD
LoveFoPrince 8 months ago
@babybunnies FULLSCREEN
Dannyb338 8 months ago
@babybunnies Andrew kinda looks small to me as well, lol. About 10cm, I guess
iMPRE7ed 7 months ago
@babybunnies Fullscreen...? -__-
ThePANormous 3 months ago
are you your going to talk about Complex time sigs, like 7/8, 5/4? because i was wondering about how to determine S&w in complex time.
natrat51 11 months ago
30:55 It's like a beat within a beat. If we go deeper it might fail. And we'll be lost in Limbo FOREVER.....
BarvyStudios 1 year ago
You're a champ, Thanks bud :D
sushicraver975 1 year ago
oooooooooooh i get it
lesslove12 1 year ago
Ow my brain.
HoneyandSyrupCakes 1 year ago
Ok, so would I be correct in saying that if you want to put a rest on a weak beat, it can't be any longer than a whole beat? i.e. in 4/4 a rest on a weak beat can be no longer than a quarter rest, or in 6/8 a rest on a weak beat could be no longer than an 8th rest.
steerminator 1 year ago
In 4/4 time signature, where 1/4 note is last and only note in bar, is it proper to use a dotted half rest for a total count of three? The strong note carries over the weak and the medium, even though the weak precedes the medium.
tooberoober 1 year ago
Very well explained, thank you greatly for that.
asher345 1 year ago
Is it possible for me to skip this first and catch up later? :(
ichris87 1 year ago
Thumbs up so everyone can see it ;)
Download guitar pro, it's a writting music program but it's very simple to use, it's mainly designed for guitar,but you can hide the tablature and display only the staff, you can also display a keyboard.
You can use all the things andrew has taught at this point. and the best part is that you can actually hear what you write so it's WAAAYY easier to understand, also the program tells you when the bars are filled the wrong way and actually corrects it.
Razwithz 1 year ago
@Razwithz it truly is an amaizing tool if this is starting to be a pain in the neck :D
Razwithz 1 year ago
this is getting hard for me...hope i can cath up...thanks for teaching...
sunflowerwinterwhirl 1 year ago
Thanks for teaching us sir Andrew.you're really kind.hope that you will continue to be a great music teacher.
maqmz93 1 year ago
Instead of writing a half rest and a quarter rest, why could you not write a dotten half rest?
w343vaughn 1 year ago
thank you very much, you're changing my life
HarryGrin95 1 year ago
I LOVE YOUR LESSONS.. keep up the good work.. just wanted to share something that u said in this video @ 37:57.. you mention how you must COMPLETE the beat with the rests. anyway that helped me understand better how the placement works.. I thought maybe you would want to emphasize on that, in case anybody else stuck, like i was. Thanks for your hard work.
SPACE3000GT 1 year ago
At 12:40 on the second problem, you put two quarter rests. Why not just put a half rest?
Sephern 1 year ago
DUDE U ARE MY IDOL! thank you SOOOO much for this i looked everywhere and couldnt find something like this. im taking a music class and my teacher sucks he doesnt explain anything and he expects perfect from all of us. im telling all my friends in my music class to watch this thanks again =D
Nic244277sk8 1 year ago
Thank you for such a wonderful building block technique of instruction on music theory. Great job and you have all the talents of a great instructor. Keep up the great work and thank you again for sharing your knowledge with others. People like you are the ones who can make this world a better place to live for all of us. There are many who never get the chance to grow because most people are just to selfish. With all my best wishes for your future. Mike, Thanks again.
onoitsuagain 1 year ago
so if I was in quadruple or duple time, in 4-4 Time Signature, then I couldn't have a quarter note followed by a half note? the strong is the quarter note and then weak-medium would be the half note? seems weird, id think that was pretty common in songs. can someone please correct me if i'm wrong i'm confused lol :(
TheJShone93 1 year ago
@TheJShone93 same here. I've seen quite a lot music scores where in 4/4 time weak-Medium beats are grouped together as half notes or weak-weak as half rests. Does it mean that sometimes these rules can be ignored? I'm confused too :(
renarsmz 1 year ago
hey andrew you never showed ushow a 16th note looked so i was pretty confused.lol
MRWAVE5551 1 year ago
@MRWAVE5551 actualy he said that a 16th note would be an 8th note with one more flag , so 2 flags , and 3 flags for a 32nd note and so on until the 128th note
GaM3R09 1 year ago
@GaM3R09 oh im sry i missed that.thank you.
MRWAVE5551 1 year ago
Such a cute instructor! How can I learn?
robertdang 1 year ago
I didn't understand this Strong and weak until i took out a book of sheet music to see how these rules are followed.
tuv45 1 year ago
i know no music theory this outstanding.so bad ass
infernalbless666 1 year ago
i know no music theory this outstanding.so badass
infernalbless666 1 year ago
ive been playing drums for a few years and i actually knew most of what u were talking about because of it- about rythms and such- i knew a little theory and didnt even know it haha- but u sir r amazing for doing this- thank u!
acousticxjen 1 year ago
I'm unsure about a situation. In 4/4, when you open the 1st beat with 2 sixteenth notes, do you close it with 2 sixteenth rests following the "complete the beat" rule or with one eighth rest following the Medium beat combines with the Weak beat rule while micromanaging the beat? Does it change anything if you open the 1st beat with a sixteenth rest followed by a sixteenth note instead of 2 sixteenth notes?
Thank you
EmpressNikita 1 year ago 4
@EmpressNikita That's a pretty intelligent question! If you had 2 sixteenth's you'd "micro manage" that beat with a 8th rest not 2 16ths. because we would combine the M and the w together, but once you complete that beat you would manage the other beats separately in the whole bar. Example: if you had 2 sixteenths but nothing else in 4/4, you would have the 8th rest, than a quarter to finish the next weak beat, than a half rest to finish the M and w beats 3 and 4 of the bar.
Lypur 1 year ago 8
Ahhhhhhh,uhhh Andrew I'm ok with all other stuff, and not the smartest person in the world especially with the notes being asossiated(don't know how to spell)with fractions and adding them up so this should make things interesting for me......help!0~0'
swordpetals 1 year ago
i already kno quite a bit of music theory, so im just kind of skimming through these
at one point in this video you were mentioning something about duple and quadrouple time and how the ONE is always strongest, i was curios if u ever get into different styles, such as most jazz and swing, where the strong beats are 2 4
Roofielishous 1 year ago
So does this rule mean you cant have a half note or a whole note starting on a weak beat? or does it only pertain to rests?
bensoco 1 year ago
Thank you for these videos! I have a question:
Why? Why can't I put the rests where I want them? What I mean is let's say for for 4/4 time, I have a quarter note on the strong, a rest on the weak, a rest on the M, and a quarter note on the last weak. Why exactly can't I just write the (S) quarter, 1/2 rest, and write the (w) quarter? I mean I get that I can't, and I understand how to not do it, but I want to know why can't I?
focusmarker 1 year ago
U are king! I missed the intro with the cry for the homework
stylersrobby 1 year ago
you are king! missed the homework intro with the cry :-o
stylersrobby 1 year ago
Andy where is lesson 8?
MrKuhistani 1 year ago
dude u should be a teacher at my school. ive been using ur lessons because there no music theroy at my high school
unanswered999 1 year ago
Like.... I seriously don't see a lesson 8.
hollywoodMIF 1 year ago
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u really had a great heard to teach,Lypur.u are really gd at teaching music GREAT!
thx u much ;-)Is that your home?it's really big and comfortable ,great guy i have ever meet THXXX
matthewypk 1 year ago
u really had a great heard to teach,Lypur.u are really gd at teaching music GREAT!
thx u much ;-)Is that your home?it's really big and comfortable ,great guy i have ever meet
matthewypk 1 year ago
lol BOOM.
socomeoncourage 1 year ago
@socomeoncourage Boom? Boom :) lol xD
Jaychra 1 year ago
Amazing teaching, found this quite simple and logical actually.
MiniDrules 1 year ago
Andrew, on the section about where to place rest properly, and you had it writin in 3 dif. time sig.s, well, for example, on the 4 4 time, you had 2 16th's = 1 beat. is that a mistake or am i mistakin? thank you very much for the informative videos, i cant say it enough :D
YnoTtfg 1 year ago
@YnoTtfg
1st beat: quarter note
2nd beat: 8th rest + 16th rest + 16th note
3rd beat: 16th note + 16th rest + 8th rest
4th beat: quarter note
:)
iamstoned4life 1 year ago
i didnt find this difficult at all. your a good teacher
rapperSkater 1 year ago
I can't watch or download the video, anybody else having trouble?
marky79er 1 year ago
I CANT UNDERSTAND THE PART WITH THE ''ONE BEST PER BRACKET'' CAN U SEND ME A PM OR TELL ME ON COMMENTS HOW THIS THING WORKS!
chrisgreece52 1 year ago
I'm having trouble with my melody and I have theory books and I cant find anything out about them, it seems like i'm in a hole with my piano learning expierence... any suggestions? lol
darklotusfaygo 1 year ago
17:29 was confusing, but I already understood it. You should have said rests go where there are uncompleted quarter notes. Something like that.
BenUriyahMay 1 year ago
I gotta stop tryin 2 eat and learn theory they dont mix
crazyfresh04 1 year ago
You are super adorable when you laugh at your own jokes. Love learning from you. Thanks for taking the time to share.
ophraish 1 year ago
You are super adorable when you laugh at your own jokes. Love learning from you. Thanks for taking the time to share.
ophraish 1 year ago
Upon further inspection of error checking my Finale Notepad files, I believe I've made errors in the notation as well.
Which got me thinking. Since the rules in this video apply to rests, do some aspects pertain to the actual notes also? The one rule in particular is how they are grouped together for each beat.
drawken 1 year ago
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drawken 1 year ago
Let's try this again...
(There's lots of syncopation in this particular transcription)
Example: I have a quarter note that carries over into the next beat, and is followed by an 8th rest. To me this doesn't look correct, since it doesn't go with the formula shown in this video. I assume, that instead of it being a quarter note, it should be a 16th note tied to another 16th note? Is this correct?
drawken 1 year ago
In the first part, on the whiteboard with the three measures (0:57), it shows the first measure with a half note, eighth note, eighth rest and quarter rest (4 beats). The third measure on the bottom has the same. But all I see in the middle measure is a half note, eighth note, and quarter rest (3.5 beats), yet he says they add up to the same four beats. Am I not seeing something there? I'm having difficulty comprehending the lesson, and I think I should resolve this issue before continuing.
WorstMetalEver 1 year ago
In order to exercise my new-found knowledge on the use of proper rests I'm going through transcriptions I've made in Finale over the past 2 years or so to correct mistakes. I find it kind of fun going through each of them, and "solving" each of the problems. It's like I made my own puzzle games (which I love) Hehe.
This lesson has been really helpful. Thank you so much!
drawken 1 year ago
sounds like it's raining :)
Frozenyak 1 year ago
whew! Awesome. That was something that I never quite understood before..
now onto 100 lines. It feels like computer programming almost lol.
stepminestepminestep 1 year ago
I don't really understand what a strong beat and a weak beat is :o
AnUnexplainable 1 year ago
Sorry, sorry! I just saw the dot after the half note. Please disregard my earlier message.
lveeck 1 year ago
Can you please explain the 6th example (8th note plus 3 spaces = half note)? Seems to me it should be either eighth note plus 3 x 8th rests, or eighth note plus 1 x 8th rest plus 1 x quarter rest. Thanks very much.
lveeck 1 year ago
Lypur, is there really any reason why it should be notated in a specific way? With the strong weak and all that.
Niekpas 1 year ago
OmG!!! You lost me on Strong and Weak beats. Awww man gotta go over it a few times
HomeBuyersofOhio 1 year ago
OmG!!! You lost me on Strong and Weak beasts. Awww aman
HomeBuyersofOhio 1 year ago
it was actually very clear from the beginning, thanks!
carolitagt 1 year ago
In, say, 6/8 timing, if the first beat was a half note which = 4 beats, would you have to count 4 beats and end up on a weak beat (1,2,3,4=S,w,w,S), and have to use two 8th notes becuase w->w? Or would you be able to just start on the second strong beat and use a quarter note?
underwaterjesuz 1 year ago
This lesson was just painful, but hey! no pain no gain, right?
So, thank you ;)
* Thumbs up if you've understood
cooperwishmaster 1 year ago 26
MR. Andrew is this one of ur new vidios ??
nazeli123 1 year ago
I was wondering if the first beat of a bar is always a strong beat
AmirPW 1 year ago
I think you underestimate your teaching capabilities, that made sense the first time through :). My only question is can strong override strong. Like in 6/8 since its Sww Sww. Can you just put a whole rest? ( i am assuming that is how it works)
s0phismata 1 year ago
LOL after this i feel like making my own song for my friends xD thank you for explaining everything that clearly and i hope to practice the next level with you also. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT EDUCATION SKILLS!
Kill3rCze 1 year ago
Dude that dry erase Board is outta this WOrld Man.
PotSmokinWeedHead 1 year ago
cant believe iv come this far...
datuboa 1 year ago
Im going to watch this video till it gives me nightmares lol. The penny will drop when it is ready.
77nova454 1 year ago
if you want to make a quarter note, and you have the 16th note, could you not do a dotted 8th note to complete it?
Baseballchampion 1 year ago
in the homework part you said 2/2 twice
cuntsound 1 year ago