The Circle of Fifths made clear

[@itjustmightwork]

The instructional song at the end made me cry. There was an innocence to it that was indescribable. It's like a welcome to a life of music.

[@renaulth2009]

Everyone learning piano during 2020 quarantine raise your hands

[@daris3253]

So you bored af too?

[@renaulth2009]

@@daris3253 Shit yeah, and all I have is a 25 key midi keyboard

[@daris3253]

@@renaulth2009 me too akai something... i bought it on amazon for 70 euros

[@KISSANRAJ]

Learning guitars

[@JS45678]

IssanKing Production Good luck with learning guitars my friends from one guitar player to another!

[@_madNES]

One of the cheesiest yet most informative theory videos I've ever watched.

[@ThEN003tr0ll]

The best kind

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Thank you

[@davidmccue3591]

Why cheesy?

[@nate_creates]

It’s not often that you find a video that is clear, concise, and extremely useful all at the same time. What a triple-threat! This is a truly superb explanation and like many others here, it helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@rebecca_stone]

4:58 My friend, you are a gem! I can't believe how many years I've looked at this circle and not clocked that (accidental pun) - the number of sharps and position on the circle corresponds to the numbers on a clockface. Penny drop moment! Thank you :)

[@jamesdeininger3759]

If you told me you time-travelled to 1983 and ripped this from a middle school’s VHF player - I’d believe you.

[@thenathanimal2909]

This is the absolute best explanation of the circle of 5ths on the internet.

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Wow. Thank you

[@dosgos]

An easy intro to the circle of fifths. This video was super interesting, well thought out and superbly produced. I learned a lot in 20 minutes. Thank you for taking the time to teach us.

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

You're welcome. Thanks for your comment.

[@letsgomets002]

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[@quela7560]

the way he comes out of nowhere lmaoooooo

[@jansykora2493]

Probably best made video about this topic. Music theory is very often overwhelming and confusing, but this was really easy to watch and i've actually taken lot of information from it. Thank you for that!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Wow, thanks!

[@fightingforfreedom5017]

Complicated things are often confusing and overwhelming. But there’s always a “painful” clear and simple “logic” behind it.

[@taegancoghill9422]

As a musician, I love how much of a meme this is

[@fruitjuiceshibe]

This was unbelievably helpful, I'm taking a music composition class at university and basically have to cram study music theory. Your explanation was the most clear and concise I've seen regarding theory

[@interestedbystander196]

Wow, wow, wow! That is hands down, for me, the best explanation of the circle of fifths and its application that I've come across. I'be watched a few video s and read up on this before, but nothing clicked for me like the way you put it all across. Thanks for taking the time.

[@josephineschlaadt8785]

Started piano lessons over 70 years ago. Thanks to the videos Mark I am finally seeing more light at the end of the tunnel.

[@akimyoung8507]

dude you are incredible. way too many eureka moments packed into one video. everything that was necessary was present in this lesson my guy. thank you

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DoesMamaKnow]

This clock analogy is genius. I've been looking for this my entire life - to link math and music in a simple way.

[@DrumSmithRich]

25 years of playing music and the circle of 5ths was always a magical unicorn that I could never quite grasp fully until now. Why has no one ever explained it like this before! Thank you

[@BigParadox]

I knew all these things of the circle of fifths, but gradually the memory fades since I haven't done music for a long while. So whenever I saw that there is a video about the circle of fifths I checked it out, but never found one that really went through it all in a good and concise way, until now. This video does it, very nicely. Thanks!

[@tshenolomotlhala7667]

Simply BRILLIANT! Thank you so much for making the Circle of Fifths so simple to grasp...

[@David-xp4hk]

Wow I must say, you are a really good teacher. I've been looking for ways to understand this concept and I literally understood this within 5 minutes of watching your video. Props to you sir! Keep up the great work!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Wow, thank you!

[@jeffmclowry]

Wow! I finally found someone who is making sense of this. I have to go through it more times, but this is making sense finally. Thank you!!!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Really happy I have helped you understand the circles beautiful logic.

[@texasdeeslinglead2401]

KrackerVision same for me , I'll have to print out the circle for reference . makes such great since.

[@donuth01e]

This is the best video on the circle of fifths! Well done. Listening to the podcast now! 👍

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Thanks.

[@studmalexy]

why the 5th though?...why not 4th or 3rd?

[@angelh1743]

Dude. People have tried to teach me this on and off for 25 years. I just now get it. You blew my mind. This is a great explanation. Thank you so much.

[@LonnieRush2112]

I know it did the same for me. Why do they not teach this in school.

[@ferialsouhail]

Oh my God I am so mesmerized by the way you explained the circle🤩🤩 I have never understood the circle of fifth as much as I did now. You are a brilliant teacher 😍 you explained in a matter that no other teacher has ever done before well done well done you are literally the number one teacher on the whole universe.

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Thank you so much 😀

[@xSirenityx]

OMG Thank you! I truly understood Circle of Fifths by heart now, thanks to this video. Best wishes x

[@vicenteg.3685]

7 years, 7, I spent studying music. This was never explained to me in such a clarifying way. Congratulations and thank you for this video.

[@inspector_7161]

Best instruction I've seen so far about the circle of fifths! Great! Thanks!!

[@ElyLov]

Mark, you added a clearer and insightful idea about Circle of Fifth. Plus, showing and demonstrating and composing and sing an application of how to move from one key to another. Keep up! God bless.

[@lpgrunt]

Update. By far the best video on KZbin that explains the circle of fifths.

[@hasegawatadaki4450]

John Langman agree

[@fattommy4436]

Thank you for making this Mark, this is a fantastic presentation. I've glimpsed at videos on this before and none have been straightforward or engaging enough for me to bother with. It's an excellent introduction and really inspires me to learn more about music theory!

[@desomii]

This was THE MOST helpful explanation of the circle 5ths I have watched!

[@brennanpwoods]

This is the best video on the CoF that I've seen on KZbin. Well done.

[@PRtawan]

The best explanation and illustration of the Circle of Fifths on KZbin. Many thanks indeed.

[@jamesbeaton7450]

Good job. Easy to follow, and I enjoyed the lack of annoying tendancies in your speech. Good pacing, diction and inflection.

[@dj196301]

I've watched quite a few Circle of Fifths videos. This one is magnitudes better than any other--dare I say the best.

[@howser1961]

Absolutely outstanding. Also there is the relationship of the three minors (inner circle) to their direct counterpart Majors in the outer circle, when considering chords most readily available in a given key. So looking at C we have F and G closest and instead of traveling clockwise to find D, A and E (which of course are capital letters on the outer ring), we look inside at the relative minors - and voila, we find d minor, a minor and e minor adjacent to the aforementioned three chords F,C and G. This "introspective" method of finding the available 6 chords in any key does however leave out the ever elusive diminished chord in the 7th position. Thank you sir, for this informative and clear look at the single most important "key" to unlocking musical relations of keys and chords. Well done.

[@josephiousbrosif]

By far the best video on the circle of fifths I've seen!

[@offgridcabin1557]

Absolutely amazing. For the first time, I understand how the Circle of Fifths works, and I have been playing guitar for 47 years. Thank You!

[@The80sBoy]

Hi Mark, just to echo the sentiment, this is one of the best music theory videos on KZbin. It's clear, concise and fun;a winning combination. You explain the sometimes complicated theory very well with excellent examples.Keep up the good work and I very much look forward to your future videos. Bravo!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Thank you for your kind words. I abosulutely LOVE making these videos, although they do take a long time to reasearch and produce which is why my release rate isn't so impressive. I wish I was doing this full time, but unfortunately, I have to feed to family too. Rest assured, more videos on the way - even if it takes a while. Any suggestions gratefully received.

[@BobHurt]

Marvelous presentation! Thank you.

[@ehudv9276]

I need to watch this one a few more times..

[@adriatic123]

This is great, It took me 25 years to find out everything about this cricle of fifths in detail. Until now I interpreted this circle wrongly. Many thanks and long live YT

[@danmclellan1088]

Thank you I have emailed this to myself so I can watch this multiple times and retain this .I wish someone explained it to me like this years ago.

[@gavinbrinck]

when he sings with himself..i almost lost it. love it brother, great work !

[@MLea714]

I am 37 and for the first time in my life I am trying to learn how to read and play music, this video has been immensely helpful and I deeply appreciate the fine work! Thank you!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Wow. I love helping beginners to discover the rich world that is the world of music. Music is a thing of beauty and the theory of music is beautiful to no lesser degree.

[@lightartorias552]

This is the most helpful video on this subject I have seen

[@hearpalhere]

This was incredibly helpful and well presented, thank you! I learned a lot of new concepts that I wasn't aware of before.

[@SeanWyseman]

Best educational key modulation demonstration I've seen. Great approach to teaching.

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

+SeanWyseman thank you.

[@fouellet1701]

The best presentation on the circle of fifths I have seen so far! Thanks.

[@nothought108]

Brilliant. Thanks for explaining it slowly and clearly.

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

You're most welcome. Glad it helped.

[@uv10100]

The transposition song in the end is dope

[@renib1159]

Thank you sooomuch. This is the clearest explanation I have ever heard of this very technical music theory... thank you again..

[@JamesEis]

Apart from that strange error near the beginning that several people have commented on (which will only be noticed by those with perfect pitch or access to a pitch reference such as a tuning fork or musical instrument), this is a beautifully made video that explains the circle of fifths really clearly. As a music educator myself, I would recommend this video to my students.

[@viralshah2815]

Perfectly Visually laid out and explained!

[@nickieshadowfaxbrooklyn5192]

The song about pivot chord is just brilliant!!! Overall, a great video.

[@brownpunk1794]

I have something to share..i'm a total simpleton and have spent the last 24 hours browsing videos on this topic and they are useless..at least to me..this is the video you need to watch...trust me..dont waste your time with others...this really clicked with me,,if you don't get it at first..re-watch a few times..this takes time to sink in

[@YHWHsCrusader]

This is the best lesson I have ever had on the Circle of 5ths! Thank you!!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Wow, thanks!

[@glennwest1949]

I once actually PURCHASED a book that taught the Circle of 5ths. After about an hour of studying it (YAWN) I put it down, never to pick it up again! As a retired professor of education, I admire people who have the talent for simplifying apparently complex concepts and methods. I salute you: This is SIMPLY BRILLIANT! Please keep up your enlightening service.

[@davidschmidt6013]

"a retired professor of education," Sure you are.

[@cheshiregrimemedia2214]

1:56 hey what's up guys it's scarce here

[@gelsoncaela8833]

Thanks. This is the best video about the circle of fifths ever! Great song at the end. Loved it.

[@lane99]

This is so cool. Using the circle to pick chords, I just wrote my first song. The chord progression is: C-F-G-Am-Dm-F-G-C.

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Wow that's amazing! Glad to have inspired you.

[@marklondon2008]

I IV V vi ii IV V C Put it in any key

[@zazzzy]

This is an incredibly well done video. God bless.

[@thiscouldbeatrap]

Best explanation on youtube about the subject. Thank you!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bahramrezazade292]

Thank you so much. This presentation is the proof of your genuineness. You have certainly raised the bar beyond imagination.

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Wow. I wouldn't call myself a genius and the video is far from perfect, but I hope I managed to explain the concepts in a clear and understandable way.

[@ferbr7242]

Great teaching abilities, Mark! Thank you; and a hug from Brazil!

[@yannak.3894]

This is by far the best video on the circle of fifths I have ever seen!!

[@LaRana08]

There's a book called the chord wheel on amazon and it's only 10 bucks

[@woomi177]

@@LaRana08 or just watch this video for free

[@robinnelsonwicks4062]

Wow! I got it! Incredibly clear and with amazing visuals connecting patterns and analog clocks to the circle. Throw in some historical perspective! You are an excellent teacher. Thanks

[@truecolor313]

Hi Mark, we want more of these...the way you translated the complexity of circle of fifth to an enjoyable topic with graphics

[@lukasazdanovic6477]

this was the most entertaining theory video i've ever watched xD Amazing job!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Thank you.

[@AmitJadavH]

that was one of the best videos and explanation i have ever seen

[@LaRana08]

Buy the chord wheel on amazon for 10 bucks

[@christiaandemarezoyens4720]

The very BEST video produced on the Cycle of 5ths, brilliant!

[@betafishie]

best tutorial on the circle of fifths I've seen

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Thank you.

[@rigo4974]

Surprised on how helpful this was! Great video!

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Awesome, thank you!

[@alexandersanchez4809]

That song in the end was lowkey a banger

[@BobHiltner]

I'm working on guitar techniques while trying to build my theory foundation to expand my (guitar) musical world. After so many videos, this one cuts through and brings the pieces together so nicely! It's like this was custom-made to fit the concept into MY brain. Thank you Mark. Will definitely be looking at more of your great work.

[@terrywbowles]

52 years old, I learn something new everyday. Thank GOD Almighty..

[@stopatnothen]

looks like he's jewish, their fore he do not "believe", like you, and me....

[@danem2215]

stopatnothen I don't "believe" you know how to spell

[@seahippies]

63...it never ends : )

[@IsaacAsimov1992]

68 .....never ever. :)

[@tredfxman]

You should put him up against Pythagoras... ;)

[@YamaKinoko]

You are brilliant! not speaking only of intelligence but the whole Mark Newman. You made it very clear and even made a little jingle to illustrate a beautiful pivot into G. Well done and Thank you for releasing content with integrity!

[@Astrobrant2]

When I clicked on this video the topic was completely unfamiliar to me. At first I thought I was going to come out confused and frustrated, not really understanding anything. But thanks to an extremely good educational presentation, I actually understand it and am fascinated by it. I can see how this topic could be utterly baffling if not for the outstanding presentation. As a retired teacher I surely appreciate that effort. In fact, I'm a bit envious of you. If you don't teach music theory for a living, you should. You have a great talent for communicating concepts. The script and graphics were exceptional.

[@anujdhiman7236]

Just superb!!!! Mark. I m speachless, You have infused vast energy to teach how to use Circle of Fifth. Really very hard work. Hatts off to You for your efforts. Cheers!!!

[@rgarlinyc]

Very well explained; it's all so clear (finally!) now...a sheynam danke!

[@Saineak]

18:05 omg this song is super goooood!! i like it!!

[@richwilson239]

This looks like a vhs you would watch in music class in the 90s

[@karli34]

Show us how to make it better - your way.

[@davisandotube]

Even though this "famous" circle is still hard to fully understand, I at least, finally kind of comprehend what it is about. This is a superb video far better than any other I have encounter in this "KZbin" thing. very well done.

[@footcandy]

Wow I never knew how much info was contained in the circle of fifths.

[@bobbysingh9422]

AWESOME VIDEO CIRLCE OF FIFTH VERY CLEARLY EXPLAINED

[@nickwolfe2848]

This is huge...... best explanation ive seen

[@davideriemma180]

i actually have been studying music for almost eight years, and had always trouble remembering the circle of fifth, until now! I will surely look at the clock with different eyes!

[@MrEd-kk7uj]

By far the best lesson I've ever had..Thank you sir for sharing................

[@MarcoHarps100]

Hi, I watched EAGERLY..Um did you notice that C was transposed to F,,and all the other notes transpose...NOTE the notes he used. Ive played fo 30 yrs, I used a pick pipe which signaled F..LYes! F not; ,,,using a piano key board as well STILLBEGINNING IN F NOT C

[@richardsims5158]

This was very informative, thank you. I also weirdly kinda dug your little song at the end.

[@asdf9890]

I know, so corny, but it works. I bet this guy does songs for children's shows. I always wondered who had that kind of job, this guy does!

[@gabeft95]

3:47 That note is clearly an F, not a C

[@4thport464]

No its actually a C lol

[@gabeft95]

No its actually not lol sit down at a piano and play that note, its an F

[@gabeft95]

Ok tonedeaf idiot

[@furkanboraekerel]

It's an F.

[@gabeft95]

ha

[@alexrichardson6461]

You should be very proud of this video. You have compressed years of (my) slow self learning into just under 20mins. Absolutely excellent teaching technique too!

[@choochoochooseyou]

Around 7 mins you talk about starting at the 11 o'clock position for sharps and the 5 o'clock position for flats but you don't explain why.

[@miromax811]

Mark answered in another comment, I can't give you a link, so here it is: ============================================================= So I'm getting asked this question alot. It seems that I wasn't clear enough in the video. I'll try explaining it another way... If you think of a key signature written on a stave, the sharps or flats are always written out in a certain order. Let's take the key of B major, as an example. B is at the 5 o' clock position on the circle. This means there will be 5 sharps in its key signature. What are those 5 sharps? Sharp 1: F# Whenever we write a key signature, the first sharp we write in the key signature is F# (the reason is that F# exists in many different keys) F# is indeed one of the sharps that exists in the key of B major. Sharp 2: C# The next sharp that we write down is C# (C# also exists in many different keys - although not quite as many as F#) C# is one of the sharps in the key of B major. Sharp 3: G# The next sharp we write down is G#. (G# exists in slightly fewer keys than C#). G# is one of the sharps in the key of B major. Sharp 4: D# The next sharp we write down is D#. (D# exists in slightly fewer keys than G#). D# is one of the sharps in the key of B major. Sharp 5: A# The final sharp we write down is A#. (A# exists in slightly fewer keys than D#). A# is one of the sharps in the key of B major. So the order in which we write down the sharps in a key signature is to do with how many different keys they appear in. Now the circle of fifths lays this out for us graphically. Whenever we want to find out the sharps in a key (and the order in which to write them down in a key signature) we ALWAYS go back the 11 o' clock position where we find F as F# is always the first sharp we write in a key signature as it exists in all the keys which have sharps in them. Now as far as the flats are concerned, the same idea holds true, only this time we ALWAYS start with B (at the 5 o' clock position) and work anticlockwise as Bb exists in the most keys. Eb exists in slightly fewer keys; Ab flat exists in fewer keys still and so on. Notice that all the keys between 11 o’ clock and 5 o’ clock on the circle are the “white” notes on the piano to which we add either a flat or a sharp sign when we write them down in a key signature. The basic rules are: 1. The keys on the right hand side of the circle (1 o' clock to 5 o' clock) are those containing sharps in their key signatures To find the sharps in any key signature you start at the 11 o' clock position with F# and work round clockwise 2. The keys on the left hand side of the circle (7 o' clock to 11 o' clock) are those containing flats in their key signatures To find the flats in any key signature you start at the 5 'o clock position with Bb and work round anticlockwise. 3. The key of C (at the 12' o clock position) contains no sharps or flats, so you needn't bother with all the above for C major. 4. The key at the 6 o' clock position can be referred to either as F#, in which case it contains 6 sharps in its key signature (see rule 1). or as Gb, in which case it contains 6 flats in its key signature (see rule 2). I hope that I have managed to make things any clearer. and thanks for your comment

[@choochoochooseyou]

@@miromax811 Thank you so much for taking the time to expand on this. Much appreciated.

[@bluebow68]

Thanks,thanks and thanks again..Great explanations..)Great little song too.;-0)

[@MarkNewmanEducation]

Thanks for you comment. Glad you liked the song. I wanted to write show rather than tell and I thought that a song would be the best way to do it. Making the video for me was an education. I have learned so much about this most amazing of musical tools in the process.

[@freeslave8824]

Brilliantly done! Thank you!

[@imienazvvisko]

I learned chords from scales, scales etc the hard way and i must say that this „3 major, 3 major, 1 dimnished” pattern on circle of fifths (which i knew exists but never really explored it) is very interesting time saver. Cool vid.

[@Joelitop]

This is super quality content

[@lizziesmith3214]

Omg I cant believe that from this one video I understand it all😂first time someones explained it properly and well

[@yudm3]

The same thing😂😂

[@spaldingjim]

That actually made sense. Thank you.

[@rsrana6781]

The Circle of Fifth explained the best way ever. Great lesson! Look forward to getting more such videos from you.

[@susankimberley5334]

I've been trying to understand all this theory for 50 years. My brain still hurts, although clearly many people have found this presentation very helpful. I fear I'm just a lost cause! ☹️. Thank you anyway.

[@asdf9890]

I feel ya, this does get me a little closer to understanding it.

[@JS45678]

You are absolutely NOT a lost cause young lady! Please tell me where you are struggling. Please don’t give up yet, I want you to succeed. 🙂