Music Theory - Understanding Intervals: Part 1

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15 жыл бұрын

This video is intended as a guide to the basics surrounding simple intervals and is suitable for those studying grades 1 & 2 of the associated board (ABRSM) theory exams . It is essential that viewers are familiar with the keys of grades 1 & 2 (C, G, D, A, F, Bb, Eb, Ab majors and A, E, D minors) before this video is viewed.
This is an updated version of the video which I released in April 2009. This version corrects some minor errors which crept into the original version.

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@musictheoryguy 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the positive feedback! Glad you found my videos useful and good luck with your music theory studies - do keep me posted. Best wishes.

@zheyuli6332 4 жыл бұрын

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@MimiYouyu 4 жыл бұрын

Exams this week, great vid thanks, also thank you for reminding me to include the unison in the count.👍🏼

@Diamond18116 11 жыл бұрын

I am just a beginner and did 4 classes only and could not understand a word from my private teacher..but after so many researches I found your theory and explanation FANTASTIC AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH...

@SOULJAJOE010 5 жыл бұрын

I need someone to whisper into my right ear

@arstgkneio 12 жыл бұрын

I don't know what it is about music theory that i just don't understand when my professor explains it to me. he's a good teacher--patient as well, but i seem to never understand his lessons. I have no problem learning calculus, arguably several times harder, but music theory always gives me trouble. your video explained it very clearly to me. thank you.

@JamEZmusic86 12 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson. Thought I'd look through a few videos as my grade is on Monday. My left speaker loved it :)

@KayraR1221 7 жыл бұрын

kinda creeps me out that i only hear his voice in my left ear bud, sounds like someone speaking directly into my ear......great videos though!

@StephiePSN 6 жыл бұрын

I just starting listening to this and fuck you are right.

@mynxthejynx 6 жыл бұрын

KayraR1221 oh thank goodness I thought I had already broken the ear buds

@SuperEkzos 6 жыл бұрын

pull your headphones jack halfway out.

@prateekbhardwaj9943 6 жыл бұрын

haha yeah same for every ear i mean same for us

@spicecrop 6 жыл бұрын

Don't use headphones. or stop hating men.

@teacherwithabackwardscap2188 8 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this video, keep up the good work!

@beibeimiao2327 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much . Your lesson is amazing . I will try my best to study the theory in a correct way from you . Excellent teacher !

@hsienyewyap7184 8 жыл бұрын

C major: C to C = unison, C to D = 2nd, C to E = major 3, C to F = perfect 4, C to G = perfect 5, C to A = major 6, C to B = major 7, C to high C = perfect octave or perfect 8. (according to the ABRSM Grade 3 theory.)

@simonmooney8587 11 жыл бұрын

an excellent tutor you are! This is such a helpful resource mate, thanks!

@rebeccahart7214 11 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have been watching your videos for the last few days and have learnt more about the theory side here than I have in the last 2 years. I am going for an audition in 3 weeks and we have to do a theory test as well as a practical audition. I'm just wondering if you have any videos on how to aurally work out intervals? I can work them out on paper no problem but find it a bit harder to practice listening to them. Thanks for all your amazing videos, keep it up :)

@coastcoretv1265 8 жыл бұрын

isnt a perfect 4th 5 semitones above the tonic?

@wisteria5259 9 жыл бұрын

This video helped me on my theory questions. I love this video. [Its AWESOME I'm gonna share it if I can]

@duo6366 2 жыл бұрын

Hello person from 6 years ago @Dearn playz

@Framblott 11 жыл бұрын

Clear and easy to understand presentation. Professional job. So many of the tutorials on KZfaq are in substandard English.

@daniebee92 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this simple and clear!

@NjabuloHadebe 8 жыл бұрын

is it necessary to put that natural sign on bass cleff?

@shawnjaison3744 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this video has helped me a lot

@MrBeen992 11 жыл бұрын

why do I have to take the signature into account if you take the lowest note as the tonic ? Wouldn't it be easier to just construct a scale from the tonic ? Am I missing something ?

@anastasijajordanovska3893 5 жыл бұрын

This helped me so much!!! Thanks!

@alexzhang8014 5 жыл бұрын

Really Really Good. It helped me so much. Thanks:)

@signeoften 11 жыл бұрын

So thankful for your videos.

@tahitihawaiiblue 6 жыл бұрын

So much to learn. Awesome! Thank you musictheoryguy 😄❗️

@pureroseangemuse7910 3 жыл бұрын

can you explain how would intervals work with flats, and sharps cuz I never understood when it changes

@khada225 5 жыл бұрын

my right ear is jealous

@hannijia1638 3 жыл бұрын

Very good theory lesson. Easy to understand. Thank you

@user-pk4sd9dd2w 5 жыл бұрын

does anyone know why in the minor scales the 2nd is never flattened? seems logical to assume that 2,3,6,7 would be flattened so would be completely opposite to the major scale?

@byyourleave5080 5 жыл бұрын

That's a Phrygian Mode. IIRC

@Swordflash4 11 жыл бұрын

I don't even study and I found this informative and practical!

@alyssabiggar 8 жыл бұрын

im curious what happens if your root note is e or b since there arent any sharps or flats between e and f or b and c so if your going by intervals what happens to your minor second?

@JasonConway777 8 жыл бұрын

+Alyssa Biggar - E can be Fb, F can be E# and so on

@goroththemusician6708 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've been so lost in my music theory class but this helped a lot

@ed9763 2 жыл бұрын

Is there an easy way rather than memorizing all the major and the minor scales for each note. I really have difficulty in memorizing over 100 major and minor scales .

@brandeeno2846 5 жыл бұрын

My left ear liked it

@MrBossdr880 13 жыл бұрын

Your is explanation great...and very simple to understand

@Sont256 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very useful and appreciated.

@musictheoryguy 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@WulfricBlackwell 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this. I have been trying to figure out what the piano is playing in John Murphy's 'In the House, In a Heartbeat' and also in Brian Tyler's 'Falling into a Dream' and I am pretty sure this clears it up for me?! Thanks man, good video.

@pwnayr 12 жыл бұрын

Since the D natural minor and F major scales (and A phrygian, and probably many others) use the same notes, when wouldn't the opening note or tonic be the key?

@xthejordx 11 жыл бұрын

In all three forms (natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor) the F in the D minor scale is natural. This is what makes the scale minor. If it were F#, we would be in D major. In the harmonic and melodic versions of D minor, a C# is present instead of a C natural in the natural minor. I hope that makes sense.

@MimiYouyu 4 жыл бұрын

Super thanks!👍🏼🙏🎶🎶

@lemotama7414 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you...video was helpful

@gavancaldwellmac 8 жыл бұрын

majour and minor intervals have kind of scared me as I am getting it all wrong but this video has been a great help

@sselinnnk 8 жыл бұрын

i can not thank you enough for these videos

@NjabuloHadebe 8 жыл бұрын

+Selin Köksal What Instrument are you playing?

@sselinnnk 8 жыл бұрын

pious Hadebe I play the piano (10 years) and the flute (2 years)

@NjabuloHadebe 8 жыл бұрын

wow ten years? what are doing here?

@bizzle98 5 жыл бұрын

@@NjabuloHadebe probably learned by ear and wanted to learn the theory or something

@GrowingPatatoes 12 жыл бұрын

I understand, but I dont know why we need to know distance between notes, could you make another video explaining?

@ThisIsNotSharyn 14 жыл бұрын

How can I count intervals faster without having to work out a scale? Is there a trick?

@TonyZ492 10 жыл бұрын

What are the intervals beyond ,two octaves

@tienphungtrieu1030 8 жыл бұрын

very helpful, thank you very much

@spicecrop 6 жыл бұрын

These are the best theory lessons on youtube. Look no further.

@djalitanaful 6 жыл бұрын

thanks mate, it was very useful. I am going now to my teacher but just wanted to be a bit prepared when she talks about the intervals.

@Constella_R6 4 жыл бұрын

Am I supposed to understand why my teacher told me to do this for homework?

@THEAWESOMESHEE 12 жыл бұрын

thanks man i have high hopes on my exam

@MiamiHeat2014 9 жыл бұрын

what is the point of knowing the key signature? can't u just count on the staff and if one is flat its a minor not a major. My question is, is there a reason to learn it this way for later theory purposes

@zacharylawrence 9 жыл бұрын

If you want to learn any theory knowing the key signature is the most basic foundation. So yeah there is a point to it, all other theory is going to build on that

@sharshar_6658 6 жыл бұрын

Thank u soooo much!!!!

@onlylonely194 4 жыл бұрын

Very good it is very useful

@roryh50 7 жыл бұрын

why is there a C# in the D minor scale when it is the relative minor of F major so it should only have a B flat in it either way?

@bsykes284 7 жыл бұрын

Rory Horgan It was the D harmonic minor scale. The harmonic minor scales have a sharp 7th.

@carsonstephens2508 6 жыл бұрын

B Sykes it’s not specifically a sharp 7th note. The 7th note is just raised by 1 semitone(half step). So if the 7th note is an Eb, it would become an E natural.

@tentleytoy3420 10 жыл бұрын

you just saved my ass, thanks so much! i have an music theory exam for college and you nailed it! perfect for studying

@NylonStrings83 Жыл бұрын

my mind in my rocket science class - relax its just rocket science its not music theory

@jennyzhao7757 4 жыл бұрын

very very useful 👍

@cafuune 10 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@dashachess4204 6 жыл бұрын

I don't get the last one... D minor has 1 flat of B, why is there a sharp on a C?

@yufanqiu6638 5 жыл бұрын

dasha chess I’m confused about that, too! Have you figured out why there is a sharp on the C?

@musictheoryguy 12 жыл бұрын

@tendereyeful Thanks for your kind comments! More videos on the way soon - do keep watching. Best wishes.

@BeatlesRoxx13579 13 жыл бұрын

@phenula2 Because he's British. Not sure if trolling...

@vaav6101 10 жыл бұрын

Can u pls help me out with a couple of things?

@jahonlee1105 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks this really helped mw

@laytonjames9741 6 жыл бұрын

In your videos on major and minor scales you state that there must be one, and only one, note on each line and space between the first and eighth note of the scale, regardless of which scale it is. Therefore when presented with an interval, at Grade 1 and 2, the key signature associated with the interval notes is completely irrelevant. One need only count the lines and spaces between the two notes, as you describe, in order to determine the interval's quantity.

@TheCow500 13 жыл бұрын

This stuff is to hard. I dont understand how to find what key thing im in, even with the whell thing to help me.

@spoderman15 6 жыл бұрын

when your left speaker is not working so you hear nothing. . .

@mickohhh9539 5 жыл бұрын

Your accent helps me !

@sarahnyakazingo2978 9 жыл бұрын

all coming together.

@rickpalmer3340 5 жыл бұрын

So, intervals always relate to the notes in a given scale. A fifth - perfect fifth, equates to 7 semitones whatever the scale, correct? Is the same true for all other intervals?

@johnhill762 2 жыл бұрын

Should be called “diatonic intervals”. Chromatically, you have all 12: unison, min 2nd, maj 2nd, min 3rd. maj 3rd, 4th, tritone, 5th, min 6th, etc.

@QwertyBoy360 7 жыл бұрын

You are my new spirit animal

@dannyheijnen1179 2 ай бұрын

Very usefull

@davesurprenant5548 9 жыл бұрын

I have the same query. Why consider the key signature, if it's not considered in later grades. Why not just teach semitones straight out?

@scottstewart6180 9 жыл бұрын

Dave Surprenant I would really like someone to answer this question. I have the same question because I started out using a computer program before learning theory, and I taught myself everything based around semitones as opposed to key signatures .

@scottstewart6180 9 жыл бұрын

musictheoryguy

@jungsuneom8158 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@LolaBethmusic 5 жыл бұрын

5:43. Where did the sharp come from?

@TanUv90 13 жыл бұрын

Great! Easy to understand.

@mariajosesoto9063 5 жыл бұрын

I love your accent

@Okkamsrazor70 13 жыл бұрын

Awesome job musictheoryguy!!!! I understand now!!!!!!!!

@DavinaFaerie 13 жыл бұрын

@unclesamfatg Thanks for the tip... :0)

@benh372 6 жыл бұрын

sorry but I had to break out because I cannot hear with only one ear. Physiologically.

@lemotama7414 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This video helped me

@C1c4da 6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much but next time please make sure your voice is also panned to the right headphone as well lol not being ungrateful its just a little uncomfortable with headphones