A Non-Musician Guide To Music Theory
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2024
- In today's livestream I explain why you should learn music theory as a non-musician and what it is you need to learn exactly.
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Rick love your channel and all of the interviews you have been doing. I heard you announce the Beato Book Bundle sale this weekend, so I had to get it. Was going through the ear training course and the Beato Book. They are both amazing . Thank you for offering this amazing deal. Happy Memorial Day.
This is more confusing. I want to buy your lessons, but darnit this isn’t selling it. The random scratches on the pad that I can’t see on my phone is dizzying.
@@sunnyOrNotHereIcome he has blackboard videos too. Go take a look at his archives.
@@sunnyOrNotHereIcome : cast to a TV?
If you’re a non-musician and you’re spending time watching videos about music theory, you should really pick an instrument and put that time towards it. It’s not too hard, and it’s never too late! You will NOT regret it.
That depends on the instrument. 😂
@@finestPluginssome are harder than others, true. But any of them just take time and effort. The point is just start.
@@slowporch Some are also no fun. Like for many, the start and end of my musical career was the recorder.
But then it's a small investment for parents, especially when they're in limited funds.
I never got to learn what I wanted to play back then (guitar).
Having said that, it works have been a bit of a pain as a lefty anyhow.
Already there!
@@finestPlugins I started on recorder too. Got a guitar at 14 from working delivering newspapers.
Left guitar is the same as right. Just a mirror image. Piss easy.
It's all music, don't deny yourself.
I have a degree in music. Just bought your bundle because I am interested in what I forgot about theory. Like to improve my ear training and want to look at the guitar lesson stuff. That interview with Brendan was massive. I want to help you keep doing that.
You are a UA-cam treasure .
Learning to play instruments and learning theory has dramatically, drastically expanded and deepened my enjoyment and understanding of music. I hear and appreciate so many things I didn't before, and now I get to participate instead of just listening.
Look man, I think you are the most genuine dude on YT. Thank you for everything. It’s one thing that you interview my fav musicians (and introduced me to so many), but you also take the time to teach music. Thank you!! Keep up the GREAT work!
I'm a non musician and a subscriber. Even before viewing this, I agree.
I’ve been playing music for 45 years and I love hanging out with this guy on his channel, You Rock Man!
I'm a musician. 16 year old stepdaughter obsessed with Rush. 2 failed bands on UA-cam. Once signed to a record contract. Love the channel, and she does, too. All the best from Nova Scotia.
I'm not a musician, but I've been subscribed here since your first few videos with your son. I love learning and understanding more about the music I love, to help me love it even more. I think you'd make a great Peter Schickele for a new generation if you want to really take on the musical education of the general public. I'd certainly list.
I love Stevie Wonder's work. As a side note to your topic, even though he was already a prodigy at age 21, he wanted to go beyond the kind of hit songs he'd had so far, so he enrolled in music theory classes at USC. I'd say that worked out well. :-)
Learning music theory while still in my teens radically changed the way I listen to music. And I strongly believe it was for the better. I can still listen to music instinctually. I still respond on a gut level. But there's this whole other layer I wouldn't have. I legitimately get excited when I hear an unexpected chord change or a cool voicing. I want to run out in the streets and tell people about it. But of course, no one cares. But that's okay because I do.
i find a useful basic thing to remember is- every chord is built on the 1st. 3rd. 5th. of the scale: (C D E F G A B C) C E G.
A key is built with the 1st. 4th. and 5th.
So the scale isn't ABCDEFG?
WTF?
Why not?.
@@offshoretomorrow3346. Ha ha. That’s an old music joke. But if you really don’t know. Well. You would have to go to basic music class to learn the answer.
Exactly. It applies to guitar and piano. Find the first, third, and fifth notes of any major scale play them together to form chords. Go back to major scale any key and play the 1st, 4th, 5th notes as chords and now you know over a hundred songs. Twist and Shout, La Bamba, they’re the same chord progression. This is just basic stuff…
After playing instruments from age 5, I went back at age 40 and got a music performance degree. Took me 10 years to finish as I balanced workload with my regular job. The degree was worth it, taught me a lot about theory! You're never too old to learn...👍
If you come to the UK in September you should try to interview a certain Mr McCartney on his farm in Argyle. That would be awesome.
I’m a failed musician - I took private guitar lessons for five years, at which time I told my instructor that I was wasting both of our time because I just couldn’t play the guitar. He agreed that I sucked at transferring what was in my head to the strings, but it wasn’t a waste of time because I learned all of the theory, and I’ll be happy that I did. He was right. I still play around, mostly scales; but I just can’t play songs for some reason, and I’m OK with that.
Have you tried another instrument? I gave up on acoustic guitar and eventually picked up a bass. Even if you suck at an instrument the theory can be transferred to every instrument. Don't give up!
Seems like you need a new instructor Marty music !
Guitar requires a lot of rhythm and feel, maybe you can pick something less challenging in that regard, which asks for a different skillset.
Cat Stevens said, "I always tried to play other people's songs on the guitar. It was too hard and I couldn't do it! So I wrote my 'own' music!" True story.
^..^~~
The point is to get MUSIC coming out of the guitar. IF it takes a month to 'learn' a tune with 5+ years of experience + theory + ear training then that is a long time to have NOISE coming out of the guitar and the teacher is probably right. More so when the 13 yo down the street has had a guitar for 6 months, has no theory, no perfect pitch and can play the tune in a couple of nights to a standard that is superior to most grown men.
Just bought the bundle. Thank you so much for the savings! I am a new guitarist of only a few months and am thrilled to be able to have this as a resource. There is so much out there and its overwhelming, but I managed to find your channel and have been always impressed by your knowledge and explanations.I am really looking forward to the ear training.
Keep on playing! Have fun.
I agree that music education is important. Learning an instrument is a huge bonus. My grandfather was insistent that my brother and I learned to play piano. Our teacher went above and beyond with Saturday music classes, where we learned about other instruments and extra music education. Learning to be part of a team by playing duets was important. Granted, while it was a Classical music education, I think it helps with appreciating good popular music and sometimes hearing the influence from Classical music. Thank you, Grandpa.
I am self taught on guitar, bass, keyboards, and mandolin. Back in the 60s I would play along with my favorite Yardbird albums and Jeff Beck (RIP) has been my favorite guitarist since 1965. I cannot read music and do not know anything about music theory. I play by ear and can figure out most songs. I am also self taught using Pro Tools 10 and I am now using Logic Pro X. I write, arrange, record, play lead guitar, keyboards, and the other instruments, and mix all of our songs for our band. I know two guitarists who know music theory and they are really good musicians and have given me some good advice. When they talk music theory I have no clue what they are talking about. Thank you for the video Rick.
lol. I watch the most detailed videos for drummers and find them interesting having never owned and rarely played drums. I just love the idea of it. ❤❤❤
I really appreciate your channel and am glad I found it. It makes such a difference when the person discussing music really has knowledge of how the sounds are produced. A person reacting who doesn’t have knowledge will say they like this or that but a music teacher, an opera singer, a producer, etc can tell you how difficult it is to make a particular sound.
I have a moderate amount of theory knowledge and music pals have asked me "teach" them. This video shows that is not easy. Even when making it easy is not easy.
Agreed. I was lost from the beginning and gave up after 15 minutes of utter confusion.
After watching the Brendan O'Brien interview hot off the presses, I was reminded of seeing Train a couple times and went to see what they're up to. It turns out that Charlie Colin, their bass player from day one, had just passed away in an accident. Now I'm wishing his family, bandmates and friends peace and wonderful memories. Unexpected losses are sometimes the hardest
I'm one of your regular followers from the great northern country of Canada!!
Sarah McLachlan is a genius. I would love to see an interview with her.
Rick is a great guy, and music matters.
it timescales lives, it defines lives and no one does it better than Rick!
I always agree with Rick, because he is genuine and speaks from the heart, a pretty compelling combination I would say!
I'd subscribe twice if I could to make up for the people that are watching without hitting subscribe. For all the effort you put into your videos and the learning that's available and the entertainment, and sharing your knowledge.... it's priceless! Thank you, Rick.
I'm not a musician, not really, but I feel smarter after listening to your videos.
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Great interview with Brendan O'Brien, Rick! Have you thought about doing a beginner bass lesson book?
Years ago a friend asked if I would join his bridge club. “I don’t know anything about bridge.” Not to worry he said then started describing the game using unfamiliar, undefined terms.
This video is like that. He didn’t define scale for instance. Chords. What the note letters mean. Unsure whether a novice would understand.
Is this a sales pitch for his classes? Maybe but again unsure whether this would scare newbies off.
My thoughts exactly…
I learned tuba in middle/high school but they never bothered to teach me (or anyone really) music theory. I remember in 9 or 10th grade the band director handed out a sheet that had the circle of fifths on it. I was like, what the hell is this? 🤣
Same. I tried clarinet. The teacher only taught notes to fit in with the band.
Not very engaging...
Same here, I played trombone in middle school. I just got slide position to note correlation instruction but no music theory at all.
I hear you. I played trombone. We had a new director come in and she asked what scales we knew. None of us had ever played a scale other than B flat major.
Sending a hello from Sicily... I started learning guitar with a Beatles song book back in 1980... I only know a few things about music theory... Have a few songs on UA-cam... In Italian... Take care... Wonderful channel Rick!!!
Subscribed to your channel and just purchased the Beato Bundle. I am confident I'll be learning to play a few tunes with the basics as you present them. I am looking forward to it in my retirement. You have a great UA-cam channel.
this is so important. thank you
Thank you, Mr. Rick! I bought your Beato Bundle a few months ago, and have learned a lot! I'm mainly a classic hard rock/metal singer, but I do play guitar a little bit. Peace, from Jacksonville, Florida.
These are vital lessons. I have been lucky enough to be thinking in this language for 40 years, and it has helped me at parties for sure, as well as among musicians involved in using covers, and leading bands of people I've never played with, through sets at blues jams. It's all about communications, so learn the language everyone, and your stage time will be a LOT more fun!
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Rick, loved this lesson! I just started, today, teaching a friend's 16-year-old son guitar. He's taken to it like a fish to water so far. I'm trying to teach him the basics of guitar with some music theory, which I am not great at, baked in. This is going to be a great help, thank you!
Best music related channel in UA-cam! Easy to watch and interesting good pace. I would like TO SEE SOME DAW TUTORIALS PLEASE ALSO !!! CONSIDER ITT!!
Excellent video thoroughly enjoyed it. Nice one, Rick 👍
Love it. Just bought this for my 20 year old guitar player. Gonna love it.
Great explanation, Rick. This type of pattern/interval recognition should be in every musician's mental toolbox. I have always tended to figure out songs in terms of intervals, since it makes the actual key and chords redundant, but a surprising amount of musicians I've played with seem to have a hard time grasping this way of thinking.
Having come from a classical background, I’m an excellent reader and have a solid understanding of that avenue of music. I’ve recently been trying to approach music from the jazz angle. I’ve found that so much of my ear training is underdeveloped because I understand music so visually. I’m not knocking the classical approach, because I’m really grateful for how liberating it is to be able to read music, but I’m looking forward to more holistically strengthening myself as a musician through ear training and playing by ear.
Thank you love this video. Music Theory is like learning another language and is very important. As far as female musicians I would love to see Tal Wilkenfeld on your show.
Rick is amazing. Best interviewer ever and his knowledge is crazy
Germany bass/oud student here. So, this actually made a lot of sense to me, more than most of your videos....becaaauuuusssseeee I only ever strum/ pluck one string at the time. So often times the chords and the movements, the more complex they are, I'm just lost. But looking at them broken down individually, I can follow that!!!! I learned today yeepeeee❤❤❤❤
From colombia, watching your videos trying to apply something I learn in your videos in folk music from here. I play the accordion.
You can also think of the 7 chord as the top part of the dominant 7th chord which in the key of C for example would be the top 3 notes of the G dominant 7th chord.
Just bought the bundle, so much to learn and apply w music...
The Harmonized Major Scale are chords built from the Major Scale starting with the one or first note.
I'm 65 played the drums since 14.a couple of years ago I picked up an acoustic guitar and couldn't figure out how the chords were connected so I watched all of Mr Beato's videos on theory,love it,I create songs and loops and play the drums to them,making your own music is extremely rewarding and frustrating at the same time,so thank you for all the videos sir.
Rick, so good to tour the archives. The soundtracks of our lives. But there's a lot happening right now that deserves mention: Hania Rani's 'Dancing with Ghosts,' 'Glass,' 'Hello,' and so much more; Brian Eno's documentary and exquisite 'All I Remember;' Agnes Obel's haunting 'Fuel to Fire.' Fabulous niches in our musical cosmology.
hello Rick ! good stuff from a great human being! Thank you....!!!!!
As a non-musician I get a little buzz when I correctly get a key sig right by listening to the song.
WOW! What a video! Its streamed too!! Also good video to iterate theory :)
Me being a “musician” and still not knowing much music theory :(
My cousin can play 3 instruments, can’t read music 😊
@@kasie680reading has nothing to do with playing or theory
We’re all part of a big club 🤣👊🏻. I’ve found while most music theory never stuck with me, the things that interest me most do. Ex: dropping a “leading tone” vocal pitch in studio, and our keyboard player (theory guy) goes “DUDE! What was that?!” 🤣 And I said “leading tone. Causes tension towards resolving to the 1” The engineer blended our 3 voices really well, but left that a little on top…a great moment as a non-singer. Every little bit of knowledge adds up.
YES!!! Someone in the industry who still understands the true value of music theory! And you just demystified tablature for someone who competed in sight singing competitions and couldn't understand it to save her life.
Last year I figured out the horn parts and transposed them to guitar chords from the song, "Kind of a drag" by The Buckinghams. It's fun to play a song that I heard as a teenager.
Thank you for bringing me back to the white board days, always the professor. Loved every second, rock on Rick
Valuable episode.
One of my favorite videos I've seen!!
Love the 1500 hundreds music and Bream and his wonderful music. Just wonderful! I am now a big new fan.😅👍
Music theory is a must. No way around it.
I will find a way to be good both playing and listening soon.
I have been interested with old songs(very picky with the songs I add in my playlist) and delve deep for years.
I would like a video about ALL of your guitars and why you bought them and what are the differences, what you use or used them for, their history, what records, etc... would be an awesome informative video.
I can only play chords and sing. As a guitarist I don't rate myself and I'm not a great singer but I can write a song and I have a good ear for melody. Despite this ive been playing music all my life so don't let lack of ability stop you. It's like anything else, you have to stick with it and play to your strengths strengths and don't waste time on stuff you're never gonna get. Maybe not the best advice but it works for me. My new album will be out shortly so you can judge me then! Ps. Not giving a fuck what anyone thinks is a big plus!😅 you don't need to understand music theory to write good music. But it helps!
First off, I love this channel! That said, "Rick's chords" towards the end of the video sounded a whole lot like "Hole Hearted", by Extreme. Not that I see that as a coincidence, since Nuno has been on the channel before, and maybe the end of the video was a nod to fellow keen-eared rock guitar listeners.
The interesting part of the years of me listening to old music(80s and 70s), I noticed that I love E chords(E minor, chords around this key, lots of minors).
I sticked then explored and discovered songs naturally around this key.
But, all of this, I got crestfallen that I don’t have an instrument to work(specifically piano).
So I really need to find a way on how I’m making it work.
For anyone wanting to know what Rick talking about, go to your keyboard 🎹 and play the C Major scale, playing every other white note, starting from each one of the notes. Start with 3 notes at a time (triads), then play 4 notes total (playing every other white note) for seventh chords.
Memorize the chord qualities, as it applies the same for the chords in every key.
The key of C Major (all white keys) is your reference guide.
This!
Those are the 7 ‘diatonic chords’.
And what you’ll notice makes up a chord, is that they’re tertiary (all the notes in a chords’ root position are separated by Major or minor thirds).
And studying the theory of other musical traditions (Persian, Arabic, Indian) will blow your mind and will help open up whole new worldviews.
Am making my way toward the long interview. I'm a few days behind in You Tube. 😊. I know the long stuff is where I don't want to be rushing through it, or multi tasking.
Fighting the good fight! Rick doing God's work! Nice bro!
Guitar is a long and rewarding journey
I'm not a musician, but I remember some elements learned in school. Unfortunately, every time I hear about octaves and keys and E flat or C major, I have difficulties to associate them to Do, Re, Mi, Sol, Fa bemol, La diez and so on, because that's how I learned music in school.
Cheers Rick
I love music, but can't play an instrument. I still love your music theory videos. I send all of them to my son, who is training to be a luthier, and he loves all of your stuff. You're inspiring the next generation, thank you so much Rick!
Rick, you need to make a video reviewing Leonid & Friends especially their Boogie Wonderland cover. Their drummer, Igor, is great and the review of their production would be interesting.
Rick, have you ever heard Joe B. interview Brad P. On Nerdville, very good if you have time. Have a good Memorial Day. Gerald.
Excellent video. Am forward to my spouse who loves music but doesn't understand a thing about theory. 😁 One request: can you please do a video about the new David Gilmour single? It's his first music in 8 years! IMHO, it's fantastic. Would love to hear what you think...
Mr. Beato. People probably wont use diminished cords if they are playing tradicional american songs, like rock or pop songs. In jazz its used a lot.
In Brazil, we use it a lot in popular music, bossa nova and samba...
Cheers!
I'm a drummer, also know as a non-musician.
I love learning this stuff. First heard of music theory when I was a teenager from a great guitar player,
Matt Honeycutt (R.I.P.)
...son of Mickey Honeycutt from the band A- Train and Jimmy Honeycutt from the Stage 618 band.
I love your videos. Greetings from Medellin.
Nice job 👍
Thank you.
👍🏻 great stuff
Thank you for being you Rick.
I've learned the music theory subreddit is useless when it comes to things like this. Reddit in general is a cespool Even though i don't play an instrument (i have a guitar but i'm god awful with it), i wanted to know what a good starting point for learning music theory would be as far as literature, or a book i could buy goes. It pissed me off because they basically told me that learning theory was pointless for me, and i should just play an instrument instead. I want to understand things, not just take everything at face value and remain ignorant forever.
ChatGPT is suprisingly good for teaching music theory if you know what to ask. Learning things here helped me prompt ChatGPT with good questions. It can still give very bad info though.
Following you from Tokyo !
Lennon Murphy is a great artist who is in Florida. She toured with many notable bands.
You can also relate the modes to the numbers at the same time.
I would rewatch the interview and will and wish it was 3 hours more!
Would love to, but I've tried and tried and tried... I think music is like art (drawing, painting, etc): you've either got it, or you haven't... I'm in the latter category! :-)
Great job
Understanding how the world around us works, REALLY, is always better than not understanding it. It takes work, while just having an opinion based on nothing but emotions, is effortless. Unfortunately our culture is increasingly embracing the latter, and look how that’s working out.
Dear Rick I really think you need to check this out Etsuko Yakushimaru - “I’m Humanity” (Prix Ars Electronica Gala 2017). I think this artists is off the charts creative and creativity seems to be something you are into
You just went through the first month of freshman theory in a half hour!
Can we potentially interview omar rodriguez lopez and cedric bixler zavala from Mars volta and at the drive in. Love to see that. Cheers Rick
Re: female musician interviews. You interviewed Danny Carrey & I believe Maynard James Keenan. Maybe try Carina Round…her album “The Disconnect” is wild, and she’s in Puscifer w/ Maynard.
Willow recently released “Symptom of Life” which is nuts! Maybe you could get her and/or her bandmates?
Orianthi, Nita Strauss, Nancy Wilson, Sheryl Crow, Julia Lange, Anika Nilles, Toradaa, Tori Amos, Sarah Slean, Joan Osborne, Fiona Apple, Holly McNarland, Tracy Chapman, Amy Lee, Dolly Parton, Madison Cunningham, Alicia Keys all come to mind though Im forgetting a TON. Joni and Sarah McLaughlan would be killer!
I got the bundle last year and love it get it if you can 🤘💀🍻🔥
Rick, have you ever listened to ...is a Real Boy by Say Anything? It's some pretty great writing and catchy hooks.
I’ve always hunted around on the top E string to find 1 of the chords.
Oh man... Decades with my non-musician friends! Even those who really dig live music, but don't play any instruments... They can't understand why I hate some bands/songs and like some others (for seemingly strange reasons, to them).
It's a bit difficult to express to non-musicians without sounding hoity-toity, know-it-all, etc. But with my musician friends, it's all all-out geek-out, a whole different language and experience! 😂😎