Learn music theory in 29 minutes

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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

[@DavidBennettPiano]

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[@wyattstevens8574]

In case you're working on another "songs based on classical music," I think Kevin Kiner's track "Omega's Theme" from The Bad Batch partially uses THAXTED (i.e. the theme from Holst's "Jupiter").

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Spledidly comprehensive. David, I love how You started w/the "A" note. Question: Why wasn't the "C Major" scale labeled "A"? Not to rewrite the Bard's literature, or change any established works. It just seems that the beginning should have been "A" (at least "A minor" has the same notes as "C Major").

[@user-zz2ng8cm1c]

😊 1:23 1:23 1:23 1:24 1:24

[@IamTabu]

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

[@aleksavasic2612]

Same

[@Qoenti]

Same, but I’m just hoping to still learn something haha

[@dyztopia7087]

Facts

[@farmersmith7057]

I know it, but now I know it more

[@craigghelfi3796]

Ditto

[@user-hu3iy9gz5j]

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

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Glad it was helpful!

[@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.

[@barcelomrozovic1625]

I'd love that as well!

[@lauraziglioli3634]

i would love it too!!!

[@Shvetsario]

They always leave out the main bulk of other music theory, like all the other notations and what they mean

[@berserkasura8981]

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!

[@obadiahkeshka2688]

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!

[@johnhowell8228]

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

[@steveschwartzm.d.7362]

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!!.

[@joannpelas5101]

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.)

[@francoisdegrandpre9848]

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!

[@bearoyay]

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

[@donaldbutcher1260]

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.

[@herbertdonovan7217]

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

[@keralujewellery8262]

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.

[@dmgextra1576]

David is the 🐐

[@DavidBennettPiano]

❤

[@d.s.19]

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

[@kuruvillasam2229]

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.

[@alicen3162]

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

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks!

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

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

[@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!

[@cocoliyo]

Awesome lesson!! Brings a lot of coherence to the tiny pieces of scattered theory I had! Thanks a lot!

[@seanyushi9096]

30mins of my life very well spent. Easy to understand theory, finally 🙌 🙏

[@VideogamesWorld93]

I studied music all my life, I thought this would bring me nothing, but you never know when you’re gonna learn something new, even the way you put together all this information is amazing.

[@michaelross8794]

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.

[@nonamegiven7594]

Thank you!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😊😊😊😊

[@nonamegiven7594]

Oh and thank you for introducing me to Waltz #2 (XO) by Elliot Smith!!!!!

[@christopherhorn5274]

Could you do a video about more advanced topics? At least in the States, many people were in the school band or orchestra, so they know a lot of this stuff. But what should we learn next, after the basics?

[@bettyswunghole3310]

I never knew the treble clef symbol was a stylised "G". That's what I love about David's vids...I always learn something new.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😊😊😊

[@adb012]

I suspect this is more a post-mortem link that the actual reason why the G clef looks the way it is. For a number of reasons. 1- I suspect that the G clef was invented in a time and place where the notes were not called by letters but by names, so this would be a Sol clef, and 2- the other clefs don't resemble their letters at all (take for example the F clef or the F clef).

[@theraiden1018]

Thank you

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks 😊

[@aaaaaaaapins1578]

wow thank you! The simplest that i’ve ever watched

[@markshveima]

This is brilliant! You are such a fantastic teacher. You made all of this so easy to understand. Thank You!!

[@theoriginaljealot5946]

Great video. I have a lot to try and remember and put into practice whenever I can finally get an instrument to do so on.

[@plantpoweredmuscle]

Thank you! Tried learning music theory before but this really is laid out in an easy way to understand! Cheers!

[@GerhardStach]

Wow David das war so viel gute Information in so kurzer Zeit.🙏🎶

[@ActaeaMusic]

Hi David, I have learned so much from your videos! I'd love to see a video on the different types of outros in songs and generally how to nicely end a song, what different types there are etc.

[@_mon_tego]

Agree!!

[@cylixte]

That would actually be awesome !

[@thebeachisdark7]

since watching your channel i always hoped for more music theory lesson videos, so glad you’ve done this!

[@agodlike_tazmaniandevil2305]

I learned all of this over 4 years ago however having an easy overall lesson to come back to is a welcome addition!

[@MoreMeRecording]

Thanks for this young man. This was very well explained.

[@BangarrangTV]

Phenomenal video, man. I've been needing this for a long time. I can expand into the individual sections now in a more focused way. I've always had a hard time with instruments and learning music and once I started listening to people use theory, the relationship between notes started to make kore sense but in a way that I obviously needed more info to understand. I def feel grounded in the basics now. Thank you!

[@dalleyrick]

This was excellent. I've never formally taken music lessons, and nibbled about theory at the sides. This made everything make sense. I will use this as a go-to reference. So well done. Thank-you.

[@Mrbeahz1]

Excellent introduction to basic theory. I especially like you approach to chord structure in term of intervals of semi-tones.

[@JS-wi9mw]

Just an incredible, concise yet thorough overview! A1 yet again Mr.Bennett!

[@marjoriesoares6634]

Fantastic video! You make everything so easy!

[@Dondjauf]

Very easy to understand. Good commentary. Thank you David.

[@Cb489]

Please more of this. Nice and slow and simple. Great job

[@urilevy1]

Amazing. You went through some stuff I didn't know in such little time. You make me a better musician and a teacher.

[@blackskyy3274]

one of the best condensed music theory videos I've found so far! Amazing channel

[@zosoart]

Omg thank you!!!! Questions I've had for years have finally been answered in an easy to understand way.

[@febblepebble]

I ended up already knowing everything covered in this video but it was a good reminder of something things I tend to forget about and over-complicate, such as the way scales and keys are constructed. Once I learned the circle of fifths, I've mostly used that and/or memorisation, but had forgotten that you can just use TTSTTTS etc

[@andrewcass9177]

Thank you so much!! I have been on a break from teaching music for almost 4 years. I’m just getting back into it now, and felt anxious about being rusty. This video was the perfect primer for me to review everything and remember how I used to explain them to students. Also picked up a couple nuances so thank you so much!!!

[@seanmurphy7399]

This is amazing content. I’ve always been intimidated by music theory and avoided it completely. Obviously that has severely limited my ability to understand and play music. So thank you for opening this door for me. Your videos are awesome.

[@barrymurr9242]

Great video David. I love music theory.

[@jumill]

Amazingly well covered and most of very quick reference review. Thanks,

[@JOHN-tk6vl]

Nicely presented and explained.

[@henningKO]

I will enjoy your videos so much more now! Haha. Didn't know I needed this, thank you.

[@timmySmith-jl8jx]

Wow dude you have a gift for teaching. I’ve always had trouble with music theory but it clicked after watching you explain it. Thank you 🙏

[@stuartdickson6251]

excellent as always, what a great resource you are. Thanks for all you do.

[@hikgerguy1234]

I literally just decided to start learning music theory a few days ago (in my 60s) and have watched several videos so far. You did a great job and explaining the true basics in an easy-to-understand way. Kudos to you! I want to know how in the Hell people even came up with all this stuff (major, minor, chords, perfect fifth, scales, etc.). I equate it to the people who "developed" calculus and other types of mathematics. I don't understand how someone can come up with a concept this complex.

[@PianoMatronNeeNee]

Informative video! I’ve been playing for 2 years and I still learn something new from you. Thanks to all I’ve learned, I’m now brave enough and performing for others (free of course😂). Thanks for helping me achieve my dream. Namaste from Miami.

[@Chefsmfnkiss]

You are such a fantastic teacher.

[@marshasmith4300]

Direct and to the point, VERY refreshing!

[@jeromegouvernel8552]

Masterclass in clarity. Thank you David.

[@scottmoore5359]

I really like this video. I went through your ArtMaster theory course, and these two presentations really complement each other. One thing I noted, though, was that the process of using triads to build chords which you presented here was easier for me to understand and learn. In your ArtMaster class, you talked about what the difference was, note by note, between major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords, but you didn't show the triad building blocks that you do here. Same for the 7th chords. Thanks for all the work you do to make music understandable. I look forward for each new discussion/class/explanation you make.

[@Red_Biker_Dude]

Huge thanks for explaining triads and notation.

[@southsideronnie]

Great job David! Thank you!!

[@truthseeker3412]

Best music theory video I've seen. Thank you 🙏

[@rossmar4609]

David you are great! Thank you!

[@italoalbano6298]

Amazing video, such a great work, thank you very much

[@TheDirge69]

You are an excellent teacher David..

[@emid9885]

Very clear explanation. Thank you!

[@mrblinds5516]

Excellent work

[@Tsnafu]

This answered a couple of my questions - thank you

[@scarygarey3271]

I’d enjoy these sort of videos more often thank you

[@etistyle96]

great, really brillant. I already knew all that stuff but this is put in such a good and straight forward way. Loved it. Can't wait the video on modulation and changing key signature. x3

[@vdrandom]

This must be the easiest to understand video on the subject on the entire platform. Everything just makes sense. Thank you!

[@ThaAleksaSmith]

Great video! Learned and understand more than after 5 different videos I’ve watched so far

[@jeffxanders3990]

Fantastic summary of music theory! Love it.

[@KieranORourke]

Brilliant exposition!

[@mammothh7087]

Didn’t have a better video on scales and theory,thank you for helping!

[@dexvw]

this was really helpful thank you!

[@trystenryder]

Holy shit why is this so easy to understand all of a sudden? Your teaching style is amazing. Idk if it's the graphics on screen or the way you explain it or what it is but I've been trying to figure out the most basic concepts in music theory for months on end at this point and nothing has helped me understand it as much as this video. THANK YOU 🙏

[@nikolaikilt]

Amazing summary. Helps a lot!

[@padraigr9305]

Brilliant lesson- thanks

[@alrush1234]

Love your lessons. Im learning so much from your videos. Thank you

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😊😊😊

[@yessumyecrad]

This was unbelievably helpful! I have pretty much zero prior knowledge and experience, and I really want to learn music theory so that maybe I can learn how to play instruments more effectively! Great job! Your teaching style would make all this stuff I'm facing so much more fluid to learn!

[@glensharp3275]

Thanks for this! It has helped solidify a lot of my learning.

[@danielfc]

Great video! I play a really basic guitar and now I'm starting with piano/keyboard. All my life I saw guitar tabs with Cmaj and had no clue what it meant. That alone made the video for me. Thanks!

[@karlvilhelmerlandsson4730]

Intresting pianotheory! Thank you for sharing!

[@Niyoh16]

Thank you very much.....Indeed I need this understanding.....

[@ranmanfl5597]

David thank you for this show and tell video. my mind needs a simple explanation of our musical system that becomes so obvious when it’s stacked piece by piece. you are an expert explainer. thank you so much for building my foundation of understanding

[@asdabir]

Thank you for this! I’m one of your subscribers who is not a musician but is fascinated by music theory.

[@sudiptasingh]

Hats off.. for your service !❤

[@evertonmarshall6109]

love this!

[@RajatK.]

Thank You so much for teaching so effectively in a short period of time ❤️❤️🌻🎶

[@amethystdream8251]

I'm picking music theory back up after many years, thank you for the refresher!

[@danielstone9978]

This is fantastic. It will help me alot

[@TimothyHalkowski]

Excellent!

[@martinnhantran]

Amazing informative video thanks

[@jacobodrzywolski9906]

Thank You!

[@S.K.166]

This was heaps enjoyable and perfectly presented for my brain thanks very much! Subscribed!

[@russianmegabot5272]

amazing stuff. learned so much from you