Learn music theory in 29 minutes

In 29 minutes time you will understand music theory... LET'S GO!

And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇

0:00 Note names & the Octave
2:46 Intervals
4:25 Triads
7:44 Seventh chords
9:25 Pianote
10:18 Major scale
12:24 Minor scales
15:00 Pentatonic scales & the Blues scale
16:39 Chord progressions & roman numerals
19:08 Notation
21:44 Time signatures
24:30 Treble clef
26:37 Key signatures
29:43 Outro & Patreon

[IamTabu]

Do I know this already? Yes. Am I still going to watch the whole thing? Also yes.

[huiygzj]

This is a very good beginner's guide. I've found that many music theory teachers (for beginners) simply skip basic definitions, expecting a level of prior knowledge that isn't always obvious for the student. Despite, a basic foundation can even help students with prior knowledge to better grasp the more advanced teachings as well

[berserkasura]

This was put in a way that was very clear and easy to understand! It actually made me realize a couple of things that I'd always read about but never understood or put together!

[SweetBananaDigital]

I would love if you could do a series of these to cover more ground. I’ve only had casual exposure to music theory and hearing the foundations laid out so clearly and concisely was very nice.

[johnhowell]

I'm a beginner piano player and your explaination of major and minor chords, combined with the visuals is the best I've seen.
Thank you

[obadiahkeshka]

Well, I’ve been teaching myself piano for nearly a year now, and I can honestly say this is the singular most helpful music theory video I have EVER seen!

[joannpelas]

In high school I was in Choir. Our voices easily sharpens and flattens. However trying to learn piano without music theory has made my journey a complicated one. I thought I knew how to read music; now I feel musically illiterate. Your videos have opened a new world to me. Thank You. ( I'm 54 years old touching a piano for the 1st time.)

[steveschwartzm.d.]

Without a doubt the best music tutorial on the internet. I have been looking for something like this for 5 years. There are so many out there but they all conflict and do not tell you what is important. I cannot believe it is only 382 comments. It should be 382 thousand!!.

[bearoyay]

This is like the spark notes of your whole channel. You explain everything perfectly, there will be many more musicians because of you.

[francoisdegrandpre]

As still a (very) beginner, this has put stuff I kinda already knew or was aware of, in a new light, way easier to process and apply on a daily basis. Thank you!

[keralujewellery]

57 years on this planet, and you have unlocked the rudiments of music for me finally in half an hour. God bless you, sir. I am weeping with joy.

[kuruvillasam]

What a perfect teacher you are ! Feeding all that is necessary for a complete beginner, Specific and to the point. No unnecessary boasting ! Really commendable ..All the best to you. May God Almighty bless you abundantly.

[herbertdonovan]

Hands down the best music theory explanation I have ever seen! So clear, precise and so well presented fantastic!

[amabarbigrl]

English is even not my native language, but this video helped me more than 8 years of (basic) musical theory in primary and middle school in my native language.

[donaldbutcher]

Thanks for the bit at the end on notation, it brought back what I learned 60 years ago in middle school band. I will save this video and refer to it often until I have committed it to memory.

[jan_kulawa]

This is great! My younger sister got a keyboard for Christmas, and her music lessons only start tomorrow, so I was playing (or rather, playing with) her keyboard since she got it, and I really needed something like this, even if I already knew (or rather, thought I knew well enough) all music theory concepts that were presented. The sponsor is also very convenient. Thank you so much!

[elenymm]

This is like a revision lesson of your course. Much appreciated. :)

[Stephen_Lafferty]

A very neat summation of a lot of fundamental theory! A great presentation, too - your slides and animations are so clear!

[alicen]

Hi David thank you so much for your content it's so interesting and your presentation makes it even better!

[michaelross]

Oh my. MANY years ago as a small child I took piano lessons. I vaguely remembered most of it. However, I was just getting into the theory when I stopped. This tied it all together (the tones and semitones) and helped me make sense of it all. Thank you so much. And, thank you for all your other videos. I'm not a professional or even amature, but the technical aspect that you bring for me, an engineer, is very interesting.