You are correct that classical musicians hurt inside. It due to the inability or unwillingness to improvise.
@seandaniel237 жыл бұрын
It's up to us to nurture them :)
@ccarnage5567 жыл бұрын
@Jeff Johansen Check out Yamandu Costa for classical shred. He often improvises.
@HaryBane5 жыл бұрын
Sharps and flats are too confusing. To make it simple I just say, I am playing in the key of 261.63hz and the notes are 293.66hz, 329.63hz, 349.23hz, 392.00hz, 440.00hz, 493.88hz, and 523.25hz.
@56dlp6 жыл бұрын
Alphabetical order, Sean. The notes are always in alphabetical order regardless if they are Majors or Minors containing Sharps or Flats. In your first example, it's not the third note C that causes the problem. You could have referred to that note as B# and continued with C#, D# and E# (The note F referred to as E#). The problem, is when you go from E# to the next note, which is supposed to be an F, but there is no F available because you've already used it as E#. F# and G are your only options and F# is not in the scale. Therefore, you would have to play the G note and refer to it as F##. To fix this, the scale is better off as Ab Major. Then you have Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G and Ab. All notes are represented and in alphabetical order with no flat-flats and certainly no sharp-sharps (Accidentals). And yes, I do have friends :)
@JohnDAvery-tf4td6 жыл бұрын
56dlp - I have to agree with 56dip, Sean. The problem wasn't with the 3rd, but with the 7th. B# is in the C# major key signature and is therefore legitimate whereas F## (Fx) isn't in any key signature. It is used solely for enharmonic purposes. This isn't classical pedantry, either. B#, E#, Fb, and Cb are actually quite common in big band and concert band pieces in which C instruments are often in a minority and the others aren't written in concert pitch. I understand what you were trying to explain to your viewers, but starting off by playing the G# major scale was a bad example since the key of G# major doesn't even exist because it would require 8 sharps, one more sharp than there are notes in a diatonic scale. I have great respect for your knowledge and your skills as both a guitarist and guitar teacher, my friend, and appreciate that you are trying to keep it simple for those who are unfamiliar with music theory. But by using a scale that doesn't exist in practice to illustrate how B# isn't represented in the scale, you have perpetuated an all too common misconception.
@G00N3YC4NG5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking them time to write this out, both of you. A shame Sean hasn't replied.
@zombieregime Жыл бұрын
You may have friends, but are you fun at parties..... I am a blast at parties. I assume......
@grapeskin94695 жыл бұрын
lmfaoooo i’m a violist, and the classical musician burns killed me
@seandaniel235 жыл бұрын
:)
@jazmine4 жыл бұрын
I've been doing music (and dancing) for years, but im embarrassed to say I don't know a lot of music theory because I never took the time to learn them. BUT THIS SKIT IN THE BEGINNING HAS ME IN TEARS!! thank you for all your videos! keeping them on replay for the next few months!
@85funnyguy7 жыл бұрын
For guitar, it really just depends on how you learn the fret board. You either learn it with flats or sharps. I learned the A# cord as a Bb, but they're the same thing.
@seandaniel237 жыл бұрын
Yup, whatever helps you remember is fine :)
@JohnDAvery-tf4td6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Maiese - No, there's more to it than that. For example, the key of A# major doesn't exist, so you can't have a chord built on the 1 3 5 of a non-existent scale.
@jeopardybehrens30475 жыл бұрын
I was teaching my brother bass, and he mentioned B#. That is the reason my brother is now dead 😂😂
@victorymansions3 жыл бұрын
B# means sharp
@jeopardybehrens30473 жыл бұрын
@@victorymansions B# means C, it IS technically used on some scales because by definition each scale has to have some representation of every note, weather it be natural, sharp, flat, double sharp, or double flat, but some you'd need to call B# so that you don't have to have no B but two C's, but thats technical stuff and not at all based in functionality of reading music
@AdrianVisan8 жыл бұрын
Wow, I love these videos. I've been looking at a lot of tutorials lately and most people go "I won't bore you with the theory", but I want to know the theory! Thanks for explaining everything so clearly :)
@seandaniel238 жыл бұрын
+Adrian-Florin Vișan Happy to help, let me know if you have questions!
@ellenschwindt96114 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your sense of humor!
@seandaniel234 жыл бұрын
Always!
@philjames10198 жыл бұрын
Hi Sean ... You were made for these types of tutorial videos. Accurate information + Humour = Enjoyable tutorials.... Happy Days!!
@seandaniel238 жыл бұрын
+Phil James Thanks for the kind words my man!
@jsleith7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Another reason for calling a note E# vs. F (for example) is when transposition comes up. Say you're used to playing a song in E major, but you're playing with a singer with a high voice who wants to take it up a major second to F# major. The previous notes now all get bumped up a major second, so E->F#, F#->G#, G#->A#, A->B, B->C#, C#->D#, D#->E#. If you think of it as D# -> F instead of as D# -> E#, it disrupts the pattern and is less natural to think about.
@seandaniel237 жыл бұрын
+jsleith Right on man, thanks for adding to the discussion!
@JohnBGood-ry9wj3 жыл бұрын
I always thought since there is a total of 12 notes why not use letters A-L to represent them all?.....then there would be no confusion on sharps or flats. Plus it would be cool to say ok follow me lads this next one is in the key of J.
@trombonesarecool12 жыл бұрын
In the little snippit in the beginning, you would say Bb. The reason why is because the FM scale has a flat (Bb) in it.
@JonHollandTV9 жыл бұрын
So.....I've been watching your youtube lessons here brother Sean.....I predict ka-jillions of followers very soon. You found your niche (well....one of them anyway). Thumbs up! Hope all is good in your world.
@seandaniel239 жыл бұрын
+Jon Holland TV My man Jon, thanks for the kind words. Let me know if you have any good ideas for future videos.
@snailart92148 жыл бұрын
i like, get sharps and flats, but I don't "get" them, lol. Like, it doesn't just come instantly to me.
@seandaniel238 жыл бұрын
Just gotta stick with it!
@snailart92148 жыл бұрын
Sean Daniel ughhhh yeah I know. I signed up for a music fundamentals class, and it's going alright. Honestly, starting with piano instead of violin maybe would have saved me time. Still working through it, lol. This video was helpful though.
@seandaniel238 жыл бұрын
Yeah piano is probably the most visual instrument to help with that. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions!
@Manuel-jr6op7 жыл бұрын
I am now more confused than when I came here :/
@seandaniel237 жыл бұрын
I apologize.
@jcesaralb8 жыл бұрын
Loved your face at the beginning, you were like: R u srs m8 hahahaa
@seandaniel238 жыл бұрын
+Júlio César Albuquerque Sadly I make that face all too often. Thanks for watching!!
@davidpeek215410 ай бұрын
I do understand the E# observation you pointed out but, I only read music when the piece is too difficult to sense by ear
@wm.p.callahan9795 жыл бұрын
Like the explanation Sean! Got to share this with a couple of my buds. Thanks🎸
@ThomasBerglundGuitar9 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! Solid and informative!
@seandaniel239 жыл бұрын
+Thomas Berglund Thanks, I'll keep em coming!
@zombieregime Жыл бұрын
One thing pedants of music theory/notation often never realize is what they are holding as a rigid ruleset by which one can craft music, is in actuality a language for conveying music without said music. Its effectively to describe something in a past tense kind of way. Sure you can use the rules to assemble something, but what if once you play it you discover something that sounds better to you that goes against the rule you used to make the thing you changed to the better sounding thing? Which is 'correct'? The notation ruleset, or the thing that sounds good? The thing that sounds good, obviously. Since the notation is meant to convey, "I know, it looks like it would suck, but play it in that signature and it sounds friggin awesome!!!"
@watchtheskies6 жыл бұрын
It has always baffled me why we didn't chose one or the other and call that the standard, only sharps or only flats
@canadianbattlebunny2875 Жыл бұрын
I love how his forst option was throw hands
@scottrayford871 Жыл бұрын
I was a music major in college. Being a percussionist, our music is written on one line straight across which I can read all day . But what became difficult for me was reading the guitar parts, the piano parts, the horns , the bass line was even a separate line that you have to simultaneously read along with the snare part. AND THEN, trying to understand the difference between sharps flats, majors and minors. To me it becomes overwhelming. And then the band director looking at you like why are you not not playing your part? Somebody help me 🎵🎶.
@bigbattenberg8 жыл бұрын
I am trying to not forget to "like" every one of your videos!
@seandaniel238 жыл бұрын
Man I appreciate it!
@taylorjames1847 жыл бұрын
So, when you're writing, you need to fill all the "gaps" i.e. letters? dude that makes sooo much sense! Thank you a bunch, I've been confused for years haha. Five minutes and boom! I know it!
@seandaniel237 жыл бұрын
+Taylor Aldridge So cool to hear Taylor! Thanks for watching!
@oddoutdoors Жыл бұрын
I'm sure others have said this somewhere here, but E# isn't a thing because it screws up the scale. When you have to sharp a note that has no accidentals you should be using a flat key to avoid double sharps or sharps on notes with no accidentals. which are also not a thing. Same goes for flatting a note without accidentals. You should be in a sharp key instead. This is why sharps and flats exist. So they all fit into the 7 note key structure. So the real difference between when you use a sharp or a flat is dependent upon what key you're in. If you're in a "key" that has double sharps or flats or has a sharp or flat on a note that can only be natural you aren't in that key. You should be in a different key that has all 7 notes represented correctly. There is a lot of bad information on guitar out there, why waste time learning short cuts that make you fall short as a musician when you could use that time to learn theory? It's not that hard to learn the basics. Sorry, dude, just putting it out there.
@Jake24378 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful video!
@sorinsoria8 жыл бұрын
Hahah I was actually in that very same situation, I was barely starting to get into music theory and I was walking with my friend and I asked him why is there c flats? wouldnt it be easier just to say its a b? His only response was "it's just easier that way" i was like ummm k still very confused. I finally found the answer
@JulienPaarmann9 жыл бұрын
You are awesome. Really informative and funny. maybe a tiny bit too fast for real beginners in theory. But I can just watch the video twice. keep it up!
@seandaniel239 жыл бұрын
+Julien Paarmann Thanks man, and remember, only Bro Down as a final resort.
@losmosismedia33802 жыл бұрын
Six in one hand, half dozen in the other. Classically trained musicians are often taught in flats. It's simply preference, like apple or android.
@remikaremika16964 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sharing sir it helps alot
@seandaniel234 жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@yatoyato51605 жыл бұрын
If you're going away from the body of guitar it's flat but if you're going near the body it's sharp
@Emmanuel-wv3nn5 жыл бұрын
Best explanation I've watched.. thanks, great acting too :)
@oddoutdoors Жыл бұрын
G major contains one sharp, and that is F#. It must be F# because you need an F to complete the key. Thats why the key of G major is notated in the key signature with a # on the F. The key can't be notated with a key signature if you mix accidentals. If you notated G as a flat in G major you would have 2 G notes in the key and you can't notate a natural and an accidental of the same note while completing the key and having it make sense. Basically you would never know which G to play, a natural or a flat.
@samuelkarlberg77738 жыл бұрын
Can you explain why a violin player puts the fingers differently when playing the F# scale compared to the one in Gb. As a singer I have always felt the sharp (#) scales being harder to intonate and easier to sound flat on;)
@vladymartinez12327 жыл бұрын
I'm doing my music hw (I play guitar) and the teacher wants us to write the key signatures for each major scale and how many sharps and flats the scale has but I truly don't understand this
@seandaniel237 жыл бұрын
+Vlady Martinez Great question! I made a video on the circle of 5ths that should help you with this one :)
@vladymartinez12327 жыл бұрын
Sean Daniel thanks bro I'll watch it
@storageunit26836 жыл бұрын
circle of 5ths
@サイ恩沢6 жыл бұрын
Sean is the BEST! Love your stuff!
@seandaniel236 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Max!!
@userenvy Жыл бұрын
Im the closest to ever understanding... So is it like "its a quarter of 10" ... "Its 9:45" and the argument would be like "it cant be 10 because u can't call it that before it happens " but it doesn't really matter because its the same exact thing? Thats the closest analogy as im understanding it... Because, like u said... Everyone online does that "up and down" thing... Like they clock.
@jimbaker287710 ай бұрын
Thanks, this helps!
@allmycarsisbroke Жыл бұрын
As with many things: the more I learn about music, the more it confuses me.
@aaronelliott40026 жыл бұрын
I watched this atleast 10 times and im still clueless 😤😤
@seandaniel236 жыл бұрын
Which part are you having trouble with? Best I can condense it is that any key has 7 notes, and each letter A-G represents a note. So like the Key of B, it's 2nd note is a C#, because if it were a Db (technically the same note), there wouldn't be a C-represented note. Hope that helps!
@MikeDGuitar6 жыл бұрын
I didn't get it at first, but after seeing this reply I wrote down the seven degrees that are in the key of B: B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. If the second note in the B major scale was titled a Db instead of a C#, the key would then look like B, D, D, E, F, G, and A. From my understanding, the notes of B major should look like: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, and A#. I think that's it, ha ha. Again, another great lesson, Sean!
@eienzero3 жыл бұрын
@@seandaniel23 could you then just summarize it as ; if there's a "C" or "F" running "UP" the scale, then write it in "FLATS", if there's an "E" or "B" running "UP" the scale then write it in "SHARPS" and if you are going "DOWN" the scale then the opposite?? Did I get that right?
@Henry-em6pb3 жыл бұрын
Lol this was very funny, I once had a similar experience in college
@LautaroGalanCid2 жыл бұрын
Well, i'm lazy and TO ME it rolls easier out of the tongue the word sharp and it's spanish counterpart "sostenido", instead of flat or "bemol", idk why. Too lazy to change it now, ngl.
@Voice-over-animals2 жыл бұрын
LOL that beginning made me burst out laughing
@dmichaellewis2 жыл бұрын
I wanted so badly for this to make sense, but I just cannot be convinced that Flats need to exist for any reason at all.
@thanhhuynh82924 жыл бұрын
what do you mean by "pretend" ?
@kurmyshaharris73673 жыл бұрын
I love how this man made a whole skit to talk about flats Vs sharps. I sense he's still salty about something that happened 5 years ago
@seandaniel233 жыл бұрын
Old wounds
@jadoaesra30114 жыл бұрын
Here for ocarina learnin, but this works. +1.
@BodieHammer7 ай бұрын
G sharp = G +.5 in my math mind; ergo there is no F flat unless you admit the F - .5 makes sense.
@marvinwilliamson8113 жыл бұрын
My perspective is sharps and flats are determined my the key you're in.
@randysimmons98386 жыл бұрын
I go along to get along
@seandaniel236 жыл бұрын
My man!
@Prod._By_Kyoto_Beatz3 жыл бұрын
So sharps and flats are pretty much just major and minor
@TRICK-OR-TREAT2362 жыл бұрын
DUDE ! IS THAT ONE OF THEM THAR TYLER GUITARS ?
@seandaniel232 жыл бұрын
Shore is!
@mertcaglialtuncu77455 жыл бұрын
Awesome...
@seandaniel235 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@slsv196 жыл бұрын
My guitar Hero! ✊
@seandaniel236 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@northernmonkey865210 ай бұрын
You are that guy
@techgensu20393 жыл бұрын
about to click away but 2:43 wow! haha
@prantiikk2 жыл бұрын
yeahhhhh 🤘
@masuxd5 жыл бұрын
He looks like if elvis the alien was a musician.
@seandaniel235 жыл бұрын
I've actually gotten that before.
@lisamorris36404 жыл бұрын
ouch! I hope my students don't find this video. Did you have to make the violin player the nerd that does not have any friends!
@zanderzander36203 жыл бұрын
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@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-6 жыл бұрын
FINALLY
@seandaniel236 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking it out!
@sanjaymassey23743 жыл бұрын
Maroon T-shirt too much crush
@thebreathlessman37102 жыл бұрын
just grow a beard and change the channel's name as pewdiepie
@Oceansideca19876 жыл бұрын
Hey classical musician my instrument is bigger than yours so back off lol
@seandaniel236 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@sophiepan60674 жыл бұрын
Boring blah blah blah
@darrelldoran509 Жыл бұрын
Bro down , fuckin excellent .
@googleyahoo-l9g10 ай бұрын
You're feeding people too much information at once.