Dr. B Music Theory Lesson 3 (Intervals, Consonance vs. Dissonance)

TOPICS:
1. Inversion of Intervals
2. Consonant and Dissonant Harmonic Intervals - starts at 9:02 (with brief discussion of the overtone series, timbre, and how emotion is created in music)

*DISCLAIMER: I point to the wrong term in the video for "dissonant" (which really means tension), and 'consonant" (which really means relaxation). I also point to the wrong number when I say "3rds & 6ths".

[FromTheHipp]

i've given myself a 6 month goal involving getting better with my foundation of music. these videos are such a great find. thanks for uploading all of these. you're such a savior.

[Rhemzzzy]

Just got done with lesson 3....71 more to gooo😃 thanks Dr B

[kitsunehanatsuki]

Thank you so much for these video lessons! Had played piano for years and never had a good teacher teach me music theory. I had taken a break when I went to college, and now am glad to have found this and get back into it. Hopefully will help greatly when I decide to try music composition, it has always seemed to be a mystery to me.

[athinaios-]

Thank you.
I have studied the concepts up to this lesson before but as I go through your videos I get new insights.
The explanation with the overtones of the natural sound was just beautiful!
Thank you ❤

[marcusaguillar]

Christopher, thank you so much! Your lessons are very enlightening, it has helped me a lot to get back on track for music studies and harmonization. Thank you very much.

[Broughtvulture]

Really liked the ending statement about music, thanks for the upload

[barrycoulter]

All i can say is “ Thank you, Dr. B!”... good stuff! Learning so much, so fast...and the correct way too!

[swordierre]

The fact that inverted intrevals always added up to 9 and invert the quality (minor to major, aug to dim) is the mental shortcut i needed.

[spi-phiquotes]

A big fat thank you from Germany for making all these valuable videos available

[kblu]

OMG😊…Im in music theory heaven...Thank you again Dr. B for sharing your knowledge with me😊…

[anggawibisono]

Thanks a lot, it clears my mind a little bit. Cause before, I think it's very subjective to judge a Consonance and Dissonance.

[hilarytoussaint]

An Eagle bird's eye view of a most difficult, sometimes avoided, in music education. A compact but exhaustive whiteboard layout. Thank you so much Dr.B. Every music theorist needs this kind of unasked for feedback. It keeps you sharp and on track.

[jigglesaurus]

We love you Dr B. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and for free, I've watched these vids over and over again. Thankyou from Australia 🙏

[bran]

My goodness, I didn't know anyone could turn tedious rules and numbers into a game - until I found this channel! What a talent and what a delightful personality :) thanks and well done!

[lilienespanol]

Wow, learning about the overtone series did 100% blow my mind. Incredible.

[sunmihinsdale]

I completed music theory courses in my university, but need to review music theory for graduate school entrance exam. I watched other music theory lectures, but I can centainly Dr. B's music theory course is the best of all! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and gift with all people!

[ravidutta]

I always ignored music theory... thought a piece of music could be written through feelings. But after watching your videos, the whole conception changed. Thanks a lot Sir.

[spicecrop]

This makes a lot of sense of the circle of fifths. Because if you go one way it's a fifth but the other way it's a fourth. But if you count a half step each way it's the same note distance in half steps. So technically it's a fifth both ways and until this lesson I didn't realize that from say G to C is a fourth but it is actually an inverted fifth (C to G). This makes a lot more sense.
The circle of fifths keeps yielding it's secrets more and more.

[kris]

ok WOW. I studied music in college and am watching these because I've lost my theory skills after years away, and I don't think the overtone series was ever explained to me??? Maybe I missed that class, or maybe it was in the pre-req class I got to skip thanks to AP theory in high school, but this is a new concept to me and it makes so much sense?! Thank you so much for making these classes accessible!

[mayakali]

3 of my band teachers had beards like yours, I like to imagine it's like a right of passage into some music teaching secret Society 😎