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Music theory without the fear
10 videos · 3 h 39 min
Theory for people who learned by ear. Start with notes and chords, find out why harmony works the way it does, then hear from musicians who question the rules.
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Music theory for producers, part 1: notes, octaves, staff and clefs
MusicTechHelpGuyNotes, octaves and the staff, slowly.
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Music theory for producers in 30 minutes: notes, chords, keys and inversions
ANDREW HUANGChords, keys and melody in one sitting.
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The harmonic series: why notes, chords and timbre work the way they do
ANDREW HUANGWhy harmony works: the harmonic series.
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Writing lofi hip hop chords
W. A. ProductionPut extended chords to work.
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11:28Six music-theory moves for better bass lines
Hack Music TheoryTheory moves for bass lines.
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10:50Coltrane's "Giant Steps" explained: why it's so hard to play
VoxColtrane's changes, and why they're hard.
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45:31Adam Neely at Ableton Loop: polyrhythms, pitch and why everything is rhythm
AbletonPolyrhythm and pitch are the same thing, sped up.
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15:09Why perfect pitch isn't worth wanting: Adam Neely on absolute and relative pitch
Adam NeelyWhy relative pitch matters more than perfect pitch.
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44:02Adam Neely on the Western bias in music theory
Adam NeelyThe Western bias in the theory you were taught.
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18:31Victor Wooten on learning music the way we learn language
TEDx TalksLearn music the way you learned to talk.