Why C major and A minor are Not the Same

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Michael New

Michael New

Күн бұрын

This one is all about relative keys. If two keys have all the same notes in them, how are they different? I also talk a about the whole tone scale, the harmonic minor scale, and a bit about modes.
This video is pretty beginner-friendly, but it does assume you're at least familiar with the idea of major and minor scales. Here's a couple videos to get you up to speed if you're not:
How Basic Chords Work - • How Basic Chords Work ...
Major and Minor Keys - • Major and Minor Keys (...
Introduction to Modes - • Introduction to Modes

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@jakemoof
@jakemoof 8 жыл бұрын
Your videos sum up four years of basic theory in about two hours, which blows my mind Thanks
@UhMusingArt
@UhMusingArt 4 жыл бұрын
Everything about this video was fantastic. 15 minutes breezed by without ever thinking, get on with it. Gets into complex topics in a way that even beginners can understand. Throwing in the metronome and the whole tone scale to demonstrate the way your brain works made it so much more than the countless sites and videos that just tell you what the major and minor scales are.
@r8drz2win
@r8drz2win 4 жыл бұрын
You said it!
@r8drz2win
@r8drz2win 4 жыл бұрын
This is game changing for me! and yeah, the metronome was an awesome example... Changes everything!
@JamesSully
@JamesSully 7 жыл бұрын
Wish my music teacher explained it to me like this about 10 years ago.
@meetroushan2727
@meetroushan2727 4 жыл бұрын
@J Thorsson ok boomer
@edwarddejong8025
@edwarddejong8025 8 жыл бұрын
wonderful that he added the psycho-acoustical aspects of the keys. Yes the brain is adaptive, and our hearing locks onto the base note of the key. a fascinating aspect that explains what otherwise would seem quite arbitrary
@kylepalmer8195
@kylepalmer8195 3 жыл бұрын
I know this is five years ago... But man I have devoured these videos. I have been playing guitar (poorly) for a decade. From the beginning I have played this chord progression with finger picking that is moody and interesting. I have developed it and worked on it literally for a decade but just couldn't find where to go to expand it. I want to listen to more of this music but the only way to get it is to make it. These videos have really given me the tools and knowledge to do that. Thank you. Alot. Thank you for making this accessible. It will literally change my life.
@r8drz2win
@r8drz2win 4 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across this video and I'm so glad I did.. I have been playing guitar for more than 50 years.. entirely by ear... I have been blessed with the ability to solve just about any mechanical problem ever confronts me.. I love math because of how it all works on a mutli-dimensional level, and never breaks the rules.. I have always been able to design things to solve problems for people, because I am able to visualize the problem and the solution in my mind... But music.. music has been an enigma to me.. Not so much in playing, but understanding what I'm playing and why.. The concept of minors and majors (and modes) has baffled me.. Because I know that music is mathematical... It's physics... So I could never understand the relationships in the circle of fifths, why modes are the same notes just stacked along the fretboard, but somehow sound completely different.. As a result, I couldn't 'use' any of that knowledge.. It made no sense.. In fact, the way I learned to solo was by trying to learn about modes.. I wanted those dark and exotic sounds in my playing that I heard all the greats do.. But I never could understand how all these things stacked together.. So I heard "Oh, this guy plays in dorian mode, and this guy plays in phrygian mode" So I set out to learn those modes.. But they were just patterns that I quickly discovered that if you leanred them all and how they overlapped, you could move up and down the fretboard and stay in key.. Over time, they became second nature, and I could fly all over the fretboard with ease, but I still wasn't getting those exotic sounds.. I was basically just playing major scales all over the fretboard.. I also 'sorta' learned that you could move the same patterns on some songs four frets or whatever and now be playing in minor over the major or something like that.. I had no clue... I've been searching high and low for several years now trying to unlock this mystery relationship between major, minor, and the modes.. I play much of this stuff, but have no idea what I'm doing.. But you my friend, just revealed something very very important, that I think will finally unlock all of this for me... Having a mathematical visualizing the problem mind, I always thought that theory was about exactly that.. mathematical relationships, and unfortunately, music is often taught exactly that way... For many if not most who are not 'blessed' (sarcasm here) in the same way as I am, this might not be an issue as they aren't naturally looking at it all as an engineer would, but rather they're just accepting things at face value.. But 'you' just pointed out something very critical to me that I had never considered before... The difference between all of these modes and relationships is not just mathematical (at least not primarily), but 'emotional' It's about 'perception' .. not pure math/reality... I know this is kind of long (I tend to do that), but I just wanted to say thanks, because 'finally' something just 'clicked'.. I've been looking for that 'click' for a very long time, and now I feel I might be on the verge of finally being able to 'visualize' it all in my mind, and finally understand the 'relationships'... I have never been one who was content to just 'monkey see, monkey do' things.. I always want to know 'why' because that's how I build my own stuff... my own way... Anyway, I rarely comment on anything on KZbin, and I guess I've been storing it up because I just wrote a novel.. LMAO.. So thanks for the new way of looking at things... Now that I understand it's just a trick of the mind, that it's about 'emphasis,' I have a way of moving forward.. Why weren't you around 4 decades ago??? Subscribed! Gonna go see what else you got out there... Finally a teacher that has the answers to my questions, instead of answers to all the questions I never asked... I'm kinda excited right now... I knew it had to be something simple that was standing between me and the truth.. Awesome!
@r8drz2win
@r8drz2win 4 жыл бұрын
I just want to add... You have a serious gift for teaching, my man! I think this video is answered prayer.... Hope my comment blessed you! Made your day, even! (your video did mine) Mark
@martinneuliep6133
@martinneuliep6133 Жыл бұрын
I had precisely the same struggle and precisely the same reaction to this video.
@mouthpiece200
@mouthpiece200 8 жыл бұрын
A key is a "relationship" of notes. Two keys may share the same notes, but that doesn't mean the relationships between the notes are the same for those keys. Your mom might also be a family member to me. But that doesn't mean she is also my mom. Same person - different relationship.
@ShankaDaWanka
@ShankaDaWanka 6 жыл бұрын
Let me guess, mouthpiece200. You’re related to his mom because you’re his dad. Trying to roast him?
@user-pf8hs7nv6z
@user-pf8hs7nv6z 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, i have a pretty good relationship with your mother.
@robertwilliams541
@robertwilliams541 5 жыл бұрын
Rob williams, could you review the pentatonic scale?
@imannonymous7707
@imannonymous7707 5 жыл бұрын
Um
@imannonymous7707
@imannonymous7707 5 жыл бұрын
@@user-pf8hs7nv6z ouch
@abstractdaddy
@abstractdaddy 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man I'm still figuring out the music theory part of music making and this was very helpful.
@sushi6097
@sushi6097 5 жыл бұрын
Why hello there
@sushi6097
@sushi6097 5 жыл бұрын
Surprising to see you here
@abstractdaddy
@abstractdaddy 5 жыл бұрын
@@sushi6097 Well I'm surprised to see *you* here. :)
@gan8579
@gan8579 4 жыл бұрын
What’s up umami, reminder that you made this comment. Love your interface series, keep it up man
@segrist223
@segrist223 3 жыл бұрын
u m a m i on a Michael New video is a nice sight
@mrkirios
@mrkirios 8 жыл бұрын
This is super interesting, and you talk about it so clear. Thanks man, you rock!
@FlamingZelda3
@FlamingZelda3 5 жыл бұрын
2:55 Joke's on you, I counted "1 2 3" in 4/4 time without even thinking about it: "1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3"
@randomguy-tg7ok
@randomguy-tg7ok 5 жыл бұрын
1231231231231212 or 12312312 is quite a common patter in 4/4 time, so it might be somewhat natural.
@FlamingZelda3
@FlamingZelda3 5 жыл бұрын
@@randomguy-tg7ok Yes, that second pattern is the rhythm for the piano in "clocks" by coldplay so I know what you're referring to, but in that pattern the emphasis is on each "1" beat whearas in my pettern the emphasis is on "1" then "2" then "3" then "1" again (hence why I laid it out the way I did.) I wish I could clap to show you, but alas this is the internet.
@CameronMSaliba
@CameronMSaliba 5 жыл бұрын
@@FlamingZelda3 It's called a 3 against 4 polyrhythm 👍🏻
@vvviiixxx8745
@vvviiixxx8745 4 жыл бұрын
Cameron Saliba Drums that’s not a 3:4 polyrhythm, because it’s not a consistent amount of triplets, and even then, it would have to resolve in 1 bar to be a polyrhythm. The original poster is talking more about polymeter, which resolves over a multiple amount of measures.
@vvviiixxx8745
@vvviiixxx8745 4 жыл бұрын
Cameron Saliba Drums my first point is in regards to random guys comment, my bad.
@albertvandrejer5003
@albertvandrejer5003 8 жыл бұрын
it took me so long to unterstand this concept, i wish i had this video back then. your explanation is very very clear and well thought out. i loved the introduction with the whole tone scale
@davidmaes12
@davidmaes12 4 жыл бұрын
You explained something in 10 minutes in a way I can understand it after learning it for years. Especially comparing the wholetone scale was really insightful.
@neils2474
@neils2474 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It is the clearest articulation of an issue I've wrestled with for ages - finally it makes sense, and has put in place for me several other pieces of the music theory jigsaw at the same time! Billiant. Thanks!
@ajborowski
@ajborowski 6 жыл бұрын
Your lesson on modes helped me understand this - the notes are the same, but the intervals between the tones changes, for instance 7-8th being a whole tone in Am instead of a half tone as in C. That idea of the “instructions” you explained in the video was immensely valuable and explains everything better than anywhere I’ve ever found.
@crispy_toasty
@crispy_toasty 4 жыл бұрын
Lots of stagnant years on piano (24-29) but people like you are helping end the rut. Can't wait to play with this more when I'm off work. Thank you!
@klausdupont6335
@klausdupont6335 Жыл бұрын
Great explanation! This is the only video I found explaining "why A minor when there's already C major", while most videos are demonstrating how to infer minor scale notes from major scale notes (which made no sense to me until this video). Thank you.
@ColeYudelson
@ColeYudelson 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael so very much for this video! I've been trying to wrap my head around modes for the last couple months, and this was the the most helpful video I have seen thus far.
@rooguitar
@rooguitar 8 жыл бұрын
Always great material here!, keep it up!
@scotabbott
@scotabbott 5 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent way to explain many basic notions in music theory because it explains it all on the basis of patterns, rather than just presenting names to memorize and relating everything to chord forms and piano.
@milesdoodling1054
@milesdoodling1054 8 жыл бұрын
thank god I just watched this video. this maybe so simple but surprisingly they never seem to talk about this in music classes. The amount of time I've wasted trying to figure out what scale I'm actually playing in! Turns out I'm using these notes but treating some other note as the tonic.
@tedbreckner
@tedbreckner 5 жыл бұрын
You can generally figure out what key you are playing in by looking at the last note of the tune.
@eduardopalacios9435
@eduardopalacios9435 5 жыл бұрын
great stuff man! Im trying to expand my songs. Im self taught and watching your videos really helps me to tie it in all together so it makes a perfect harmony of knowledge! Thanks man!
@Ruzhitca
@Ruzhitca Жыл бұрын
This is, by far, the best explanation of music theory I have ever heard! Good job, keep going and tnx!
@chrm62
@chrm62 2 жыл бұрын
This is incredibly useful! I have sung Alto voice in choirs all my life, but really do not know my music theory. The 5 years of violin when I was really young - that music leaning for some reason did not stick. I held on to the bare basics, and then I started wanting to learn basic music theory all over again, and landed on your video, this one in particular. You answer the question super well!! Thank-you 🙂
@DaveImming1
@DaveImming1 5 жыл бұрын
OMG!! That was SO helpful!! I am a beginner piano player and some of this music theory I find interesting, but it can be very confusing. UNTIL I saw your video! That was, by FAR the best, most easily understood explanation. Thank you so much!
@MetalNerdMedia
@MetalNerdMedia 3 жыл бұрын
I like the way you articulated the difference by relating it to counting with the metronome. I'll keep that in mind moving forward.
@tnvalleyyoga7122
@tnvalleyyoga7122 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Michael, this has helped me understand more scales and modes. Yes, like many people I had concluded that modes were just the same as the major/Ionian but just starting from a different note, which has some truth but is not the whole picture obviously.
@jonathanrebecca6498
@jonathanrebecca6498 5 жыл бұрын
Wow impressive. Straight to the point, easy to understand. Always wondered why there's a relative minor when all the notes where the same. Good job
@davidbridges8252
@davidbridges8252 3 жыл бұрын
A really simple but elegant explanation of tonal centre - thanks very much.
@louisgauthier1889
@louisgauthier1889 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I've watched 2 of your videos so far and I think I learned more from them than I did watching a month's worth of other videos on KZbin. Thank You!
@MaimiZhang
@MaimiZhang 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes there's a confusion between those eg. A minor vs C Major. But sometimes a song/piece is obvious that it's a minor or otherwise.
@dennissimmons1050
@dennissimmons1050 7 жыл бұрын
I only just started watching your videos and so far, I think you are doing great . I'm not here to judge you or the way you explain things , I'm here to learn as much about music as I can . I studied theory when I was learning to play guitar (30'plus years ago), and never really understood what it was about . I believe everyone should have some knowledge of theory to apply to any instrument that you are playing and also for playing with others. Keep up the good work Michael and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@teamyordle23
@teamyordle23 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Your videos are very easy to understand because of how clearly you convey your thoughts. I now know why C major and A minor are different despite having the same notes.
@froggore52
@froggore52 6 жыл бұрын
You explain this stuff better than anyone else I've seen on KZbin. Keep it up.
@Iancharter1
@Iancharter1 7 жыл бұрын
Your approach, explanations, examples and presentation is excellent. Keep it coming as it has helped me a lot. I refer people to your vids a lot. Thanks very much for sharing your hard work. Cheers from Canada!
@MR-xm7qg
@MR-xm7qg 3 жыл бұрын
I've been asking myself this question for so long. Watching this video feels like an itch being scratched. Thank you!!
@nimarain927
@nimarain927 8 жыл бұрын
hi there professor. i just wanted to thank you for all your videos and i'm just saying that i will watch all of them my whole life from now on. thanks again... wait for more!~ /cheers
@garysmusicandvideos7225
@garysmusicandvideos7225 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael for these brilliant explanations...the manner in-which you produce these videos with clarity and simplicity, whilst also providing a high level of detail and depth is, for me, a highly rewarding learning experience... 👍👍👍
@sooolix
@sooolix 7 жыл бұрын
KZbin suggestions aren't that bad! I had this same question this morning and it was hard to find a good answer for it when i googled. Now when i am visiting KZbin just to test if my headphones are working, i found this video and i couldn't resist but to watch it. Really helpful, thank you! :)
@dugger0
@dugger0 5 жыл бұрын
I love you videos. I listen to them a lot and your voice is so soothing that I can put them on when I go to sleep.
@vanity_.
@vanity_. 5 жыл бұрын
This is so informative, it solved some of my major confusions about music. Thanks a lot
@ModulerDrone
@ModulerDrone 8 жыл бұрын
I just had this question arise this week while playing in A minor and felt this differences in perception. Thank you so much for this explanation it really helped me understand better what was happening. My best wishes :)
@ghorse2000
@ghorse2000 3 жыл бұрын
Very informative video that I stumbled upon by searching "how to tell Am from C" in confirming the key of one of my own songs! I think I got my answer! Thank you, and I subscribed!
@sgranzo2
@sgranzo2 8 жыл бұрын
hi micheal, i'm writing from Italy and i want to tell you that your way to explain music theory is very very clear and i like it a lot. I know almost everything you explained in your videos, but you make it more comprehensible and i found new inspiration watching your clips. like someone other said before i'd like to hear something more about chords progression and making songs in general. i will be also very pleased to know how and when to use different scales in composition or improvisation: something like pentatonic, blues scale, whole tone scale and diminished ones. thank you again and greetings from Italy! ;-)
@PoyPortrait
@PoyPortrait 8 жыл бұрын
Just wanna let you know. I'm your newest no1 fan. Please don't stop making videos. You explain so clearly i can't believe you're not making a fortune out of this. Cheers from Thailand.
@francesnustedt9036
@francesnustedt9036 3 жыл бұрын
That was amazing. You are a born teacher. Thank you so much. More power to your elbow. .as we say in the UK!
@willowcoyote7290
@willowcoyote7290 6 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate all of your work Michael. Thank you for your guidance.
@OttosTheName
@OttosTheName 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Like all video's of you I've seen this was super helpful and really clear. You're my new favorite music theory teacher. Gonna bingewatch the entire music theory playlist now :)
@IntoTheBass
@IntoTheBass 7 жыл бұрын
''Haters will see you walk on water and say it's because you can't swim.'' - Absolutely Excellent Explanation and Presentation.
@rock_it9771
@rock_it9771 5 жыл бұрын
Harmoninic minor is so beautiful. Self teached rocking guitar for years and understanding and making use of it opend a whole new world
@alexhamilton4084
@alexhamilton4084 5 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! Your video has answered and explained so many of my sticking points. Why can’t other music “teachers” explain so well? I’ve struggled to understand Modes for years and you have done a better job of explaining it, almost as a side note. I think one of the problems with other “music teachers” is that they know a lot of things and they assume that other people know them because to them it’s self evident, or they deliberately use terms to show off their knowledge and feel superior because they know the learners don’t know it. Great work man. Keep it up. Thank you. 👍🏻
@oneeyemonster3262
@oneeyemonster3262 5 жыл бұрын
I disagree....they're the SAME KEY signature. I can PUSH DOWN from C MAJOR towards C minor...as well as A minor towards A Major. Plus songs dont need to start on the TONIC all the time. I can play....E phrygian....A aeo B loc...as a sort of I, IV, V... other songs starts on the V, IV, I ( such as sweet home alabama) b3, b6, b7 are just the second arpeggio of the I, IV, V chord... some people said sub to parallel Major or min...( it works) but I can also simply subsitute the I chord to a min.. But Im still in C MAJOR.. The process works that in Harmonic MAJOR... b6 = Harmonic MAJOR C Maj F min G7 C min F Maj G7 ( I turns into a min) ...Im not in C min. I could be....But If just subs that chord once as cadence. it's just easier to leave it in C MAJOR. Amin D min E7 ( A Harmonic min ....yes?) A MAJ D min E7 ( A Harmonic MAJOR) Sometimes wanna play C# dim as a passing note/chord into the D min chord. but If I stack the A note below it..it's just A7 into D min E min FMaj it'll be as if I played D melodic min.lmao....But Im still in C MAJOR/Amin I can even do this......D harmonic min b2... D min.... Eb Maj to C min....G min F min E7 into the A minor chord again. Im still in C MAJOR/A min I can even do this.....A dim B dim into C MAJOR... Anyways....I can ply these 10 different scales..in different ways... UNTIL....I shift to a DIFFERENT KEY....I will tell you or MAKE side NOTES.... Other than that,,,Im just Modulating using the different scales Whether you call it C MAJOR or A min... Count both ways The KEY SIGNATURE are the same..... its' still in C MAJOR/Amin...Im going to use all 7 of those MODES and MORE ( 10 scales =70 Modes) Im going to play ALL 12 notes in DIFFERENT combinations..it is best that I dont mind FU%$#K myself. First and foremost. The MAJOR scale INTERVAL is just REFERENCE. b6 = Harmonic MAJOR b3 = Melodic min b3, b6 = Harmonic min b3, b6, b6 Natural min b2, b3 b2, b3, b6 b3, b5 b3, b5, b6 b3, #4 b3, #4, b6 #6 ........................................ Or I can go like this.....Im still in whatever the PARENT KEY Lets say I was in C MAJOR/Amin.... Im simply play those 5 BLACK KEYS too....( just in different combinations) aeo maj7 Harmonic min dor maj7 Melodic min phry maj7 Harmonic min b2 loc maj7 Ion #6 dor b2 maj7 Melodic min b2 dor b5 maj7 melodic min b5 dor #4 maj7 melodic min #4 ( lydian b3 IV of Harmonic MAJOR) aeo b5 Maj7 Harmonic min b5 aoe #4 Maj7 Harmonic min #4 mix Maj7 Ion
@VoidloniXaarii
@VoidloniXaarii 6 жыл бұрын
thank you for the great explanation! what was half expecting was that it would also have to do with somehow the relationships with 1,3,7 or something
@cesargamboa13
@cesargamboa13 7 жыл бұрын
the best music lesson I ever had in my whole life. .. thanks a lot. please keep uploading more videos . . thank you so much my friend
@joncurtis1642
@joncurtis1642 8 жыл бұрын
Great video! Loved learning about the whole tonic scale.
@hellenicamusic
@hellenicamusic 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thank you for your help. This was exactly explained the way I had hoped. Very helpful. It was so hard to find a simple and effective answer to this question.
@salsabilahmedshrestho960
@salsabilahmedshrestho960 4 жыл бұрын
man you are the teacher I need right now. I can play but I do not understand the WHY. you have a damn good understanding and conveying power. carry on! :D
@yena-coco
@yena-coco 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your lessons, I got totally understand what it's going, like specific scale vs floating feeling mood.
@Macconator2010
@Macconator2010 8 жыл бұрын
I have to explain this to people all the time. Good video mate.
@yahyasaad9443
@yahyasaad9443 4 жыл бұрын
Such a clear presentation of the concepts.. well done
@marilynlemon
@marilynlemon 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this and for the question itself. I wondered about that myself, but had not actually put it into words. Like getting the answer to a question you didn’t know you could ask.
@Coneman3
@Coneman3 Жыл бұрын
Great question and superb answer. You have a gift for explaining things concisely.
@Archangel_Michaels
@Archangel_Michaels Жыл бұрын
Yeah ... he's an awesome teacher isn't he ???
@austinhernandez2716
@austinhernandez2716 7 жыл бұрын
As a music major who has studied music theory for 2 years ago far, I gotta say, good job!
@streampunksheep
@streampunksheep 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm a fan of your videos, and you really help clear out simple misunderstandings that I have with theories.
@pedrohenriquecontente332
@pedrohenriquecontente332 6 жыл бұрын
My goodness, this teacher is so good, why didn't I find you before? Loved your videos, congratulations and keep the good job
@IsaacAsimov1992
@IsaacAsimov1992 8 жыл бұрын
You explained all this really well Michael.Thanks a lot.
@foreverswish
@foreverswish 3 жыл бұрын
I could play other people's music theory lessons in half the speed and still wouldn't get it. I am playing yours in double speed and still getting the most of it. Thank you so much for being such a great teacher.
@Toppitmanilikeit
@Toppitmanilikeit 8 жыл бұрын
Very very very interesting and your teaching of music is just the best.Thanks for the time you take....it's greatly appreciated.
@GuskumaRodrigo
@GuskumaRodrigo 7 жыл бұрын
Dude really thanks! You've answered a question for many years I've been looking for
@BlueEagle-yk6dg
@BlueEagle-yk6dg Жыл бұрын
I've just got a keyboard for Christiams and this is one of the best video's on music therory I've seen. Thank you very much!
@smoothlikebutter3977
@smoothlikebutter3977 Жыл бұрын
heyy, nice how you doin?
@BlueEagle-yk6dg
@BlueEagle-yk6dg Жыл бұрын
@@smoothlikebutter3977 Pretty good I'd say. I've downloaded one of the many piano learning apps, Simply Piano. It's been hepful so far. I've also started to write some music with Noteflight which is going decently.
@smoothlikebutter3977
@smoothlikebutter3977 Жыл бұрын
@@BlueEagle-yk6dg that's a good way to start, I'm starting with this alfreds all in one book lvl 1
@patrickcarroll1754
@patrickcarroll1754 8 жыл бұрын
Really useful stuff, man. Great delivery. Keep it up.
@jjswin
@jjswin 6 жыл бұрын
One of your best vids (so far), I learnt LOADS. Thank you! :)
@Skd92g
@Skd92g 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for helping me get through Music Theory AP! You’re a great teacher!
@dermwestcott6130
@dermwestcott6130 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explanation. Closer to mastery than before I heard your video.
@Cosme422
@Cosme422 8 жыл бұрын
I'm just starting to watch this one, but wanna say, I love your videos! and thank you for your time!
@Jonoroxat
@Jonoroxat 7 жыл бұрын
thank you michael! i love your videos because you explain very well how the music should feel!
@Josdamale
@Josdamale 7 жыл бұрын
Basically, what I am understanding is that music is in the ear of the listener - it is in the hearing. Just like colours are in the human mind, which is built from the eye to the brain to perceive or even invent colours and their relationships to one another, so is music. They are frequencies - vibrations - that in themselves have no qualities and relations, but the mind perceives them as colours and notes that combine and distinguish themselves in different patterns and aesthetic relations. We all perceive individually, yet we share the common perception. We perceive music out of sound frequencies. The octave is a conception of the mind, and the modes are relations of notes in the mind via the ear and the brain using that range. We self-identify with certain genres or families of music as our cultural identity, and we distinguish ourselves from other genres or families of music. Music through our perception and tribe becomes our identify. With music comes rhythm, and with rhythm movement and dance, to which we add colours, symbols and clothing. Humanity is a cultural collection of different dance choirs moving in their own circles around their family fires to their own language and song, drifting part and colliding and merging together.
@SaorsaReimaginingFantasy
@SaorsaReimaginingFantasy 7 жыл бұрын
This was insanely useful, thank you. I've been struggling for weeks now with what the heck the difference is between C major and a minor. Like A major and a minor? No problem! But using the same notes, it made no sense at all. You finally explained this in a way where it all falls into place, so thank you a thousand times over.
@timleehenderson
@timleehenderson 5 жыл бұрын
I know you weren't talking about modes... but this video just helped me understand modes clearer than I ever have!!!
@michaelhechler236
@michaelhechler236 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael, In playing guitar they show the boxes in major and in minor with just the root being the difference, and I wasn't really sure how that worked until I saw this video. Thanks again :)
@gazicj
@gazicj 4 жыл бұрын
really well done. I learned things about tension/resolution that i have found nowhere else
@calvinmartin3711
@calvinmartin3711 5 жыл бұрын
you are a kick ass teacher. you make everything accessible without making it sound like it was made for toddlers.
@Mhtrav
@Mhtrav 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, finally feel like I understand the difference between a Major and its relative minor key!
@alexchaput5146
@alexchaput5146 8 жыл бұрын
An indepth tutorial on chord progressions would be nice. Thanks for all the other videos. Huge help
@guivieira01
@guivieira01 Жыл бұрын
Great quality stuff. Thanks for such good content!
@delstanley1349
@delstanley1349 6 жыл бұрын
By jove I think I have it! Let's make two cakes. You will need Butter, Flour, Sugar, Eggs, and Vanilla. The First Cake. If I emphasize the use of Butter, I may end up with a Pound Cake. Second Cake. In this cake I don't use as much Butter previously, but instead choose to use a lot more Vanilla, the result is a Vanilla Cake. Thus, I got two cakes using the SAME ingredients, but varied the proportions to get two very different tasting cakes. One was in the major key of Butter, and the other was in a minor key of Vanilla. I could even make Sugar my tonal or "tasting" center and get yet another different tasting cake, all from the "same scale." I guess the moral of the story here is that although the C Major scale and the A Minor scale have the same "ingredients," they are cooked with different recipes which yields different results. C Major scale as the name would imply is made with a cup of C, and teaspoon of A, while A Minor scale is made with a cup of A and a teaspoon of C. These latter scales however, are a lot less fattening than the above!
@dr.feelicks2051
@dr.feelicks2051 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for generating gravity centres to help us navigate that ambiguous language of music. Knowledge is power. Your skill at sharing knowledge is a true gift, subscribed.
@jamesg3160
@jamesg3160 8 жыл бұрын
Incredibly clear explanation. Thank you. Much appreciated.
@TheMemagNeman
@TheMemagNeman 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you,this made mode identification a lot easier to understand.
@JohnNorton5280
@JohnNorton5280 4 жыл бұрын
This is the explanation I've been looking for! Cheers!
@kevinbegin3049
@kevinbegin3049 5 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. You do a fantastic job in the way you explain theory.
@mguadan6439
@mguadan6439 6 жыл бұрын
Hey man. Your videos have helped me out SO DAMN MUCH. You're a great teacher.
@danielhughes3758
@danielhughes3758 7 жыл бұрын
Great video. Nothing new to me, but cool to hear it from a different perspective. I think it's worth noting that you can very easily switch between A minor and C major (or any other relative keys) by simply switching the focal point in your playing, even in the same song. Many songs have a verse in minor and a chorus in major or the other way around for example.
@chonkypixel1006
@chonkypixel1006 4 жыл бұрын
This is a really good description! Only when you established a tonal centre at A and played a B, it also sounded like it had a tenseness to it. It wanted to resolve to A, which leads into the whole area of stable and unstable notes, which I find quite interesting.
@MasterPeibol
@MasterPeibol 8 жыл бұрын
Great video, hope this gets to more people who are starting to learn music - this is really confusing at the beginning.
@stevesmg13
@stevesmg13 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. It's amazing how much I've learned from your videos.
@jithendravs
@jithendravs 7 жыл бұрын
You must be a genius to make these stuff so simple to understand !
@HandyAndyTechTips
@HandyAndyTechTips 8 жыл бұрын
This was really awesome! I can FINALLY understand modes. Thanks so much!
@kirillpal1443
@kirillpal1443 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, you are doing some musical magic online. Thank you for your videos
@tiagosoaresbueno7625
@tiagosoaresbueno7625 8 жыл бұрын
Duuuude, what a video! Veeery eye-opening for me, thanks a lot!
@elvismolinatv
@elvismolinatv 5 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you! I’m glad that you get straight to the point and really easy to understand !!
@MLong3524
@MLong3524 8 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! I was also hoping you would go over chord structure more in A minor and maybe add how some chords are built around the number system as well as different scales Diminished scale natural scales etc.
@gentleuproar8297
@gentleuproar8297 4 жыл бұрын
Dude, that just blew my mind. You're awesome!
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