Stumbled across this series of videos yesterday; first song in my Book is Australia's unofficial National Anthem "Waltzing Matilda" we are practising for our Australia Day 26 January - and it is 1 6 2 5 1 !!! Amazing .
I've been trying to understand music theory for years! Other videos teach the "what"... but you show the "how" and "why" that's important to understand the practical application. Nice job!
You are a Rock Star of a teacher.... I learned so much just this weekend that I've been trying to learn from other tutorial for a while now...of course, now I can understand what those other tutorials are talking about when I watch them, Lol Thanks!!!!
Really good stuff! I just wish you hadn't flipped the circle for this example. I think this will confuse many beginners. If this lesson had stayed on the right side of the circle - as it was learned from the start - there would be no relearning of the circle. Don't get me wrong though - I couldn't agree more with Tom Sneade "I wish that I had a teacher like you 50 years ago"!........ 53 years ago to be exact - I would still be playing the keyboard today. It took me 40 years to get back to playing music (the guitar but the theory is still the same) its all music and your style of teaching theory is the best I've seen.
The teacher presents a wonderful demonstration of the circle of fifths and or fourths. She gives so much in the way of approaching the layout of scales and their relationship to chordal harmony. Indeed, to learn is to have beginners mind.
I like the keyboard you have above the whiteboard. It makes me want to take a keyboard's keys (once the keyboard is beyond repair) and do that for my school's music lectures. Nevermind that I'm not a teacher... XD and I really want to take lessons from her. she's a genius! Like that she can take concepts that people struggle with for YEARS and in 20 minutes, have it all finally make sense! The maestro of a-ha moments!
I am just now starting to learn how to play piano and I don't follow these rules and I have made some very good and interesting songs already (played in the key of c major). I am glad to get this knowledge but I don't think it is a good thing to always follow the rules and conventions because you get stuck in a box. I've made songs using just two chords for example and created melodies that fit within those chords and my songs are very very good. Glad to get the knowledge though as I am sure that I will still benefit from it. I just won't use it until I have developed my own style of play simply by applying my own soul and feel first (and that may be for a long time before I go applying things that I have learned from watching these videos).
Can you teach me the way you learn it im Christian and beginner keyboard and like to worship the Lord also, do you know a easier way how can you play it very quickly..... God bless!!!
In case seomeone will be watching this later, the question about the 1-6-2-5-1 progression in hymns made me look at my hymnal. The first line of "O God Our Help In Ages Past" ends with the 1-6-2-5-1 progression. The hymn known as either "Fairest Lord Jesus" or "Beautiful Savior" has the entire first line as this progression. The familiar Advent hymn "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist Cry" uses the entire progression as the final line. When the guy in this video was plying the chord progression I could easily hear "Fairest Lord Jesus".
I love your teaching style so MUCH! Some of the videos don't show your board, though. Maybe your video person can improve on that a little! Thank you so much for your awesome energy and making a fun way to learn.
awesome teacher. Here are a few tips when making a RU-vid video 1) Point the camera to what you want us to see 2) use good markers that are not running out of ink
4 if not Major it's Perfect, she is going around the circle in the wrong direction It starts at C at the top and G is first on the right where 1:00Pm would be on the clock. AND 4 if the sub dominant not because it below G which is the Dominant it's because when you invert the F which is a fourth above C when you drop it an active now you are a 5th below C and we know that a fifth above C is the dominant therefore a 5th below C is the Sub Dominant. I'm not sure which college she went to but is it any wonder people have trouble with the circle of 5ths!
Heh, just listened to Bongo Fury before turning the pc on and watch this only to see your nick. And as an avid Beefheart fan and admirer of Zappa I had to mention it. Good nick, miss both of them. Beefheart can also be heard on Albums like Zappa's Absolutely Free in "Brown Shoes Don't Make it."
Love your style of teaching lady. You actually make basic theory interesting whilst explaining the dynamic behind it. Nashville Numbers System makes it so much more enjoyable.
I'd like to know where she places her fingers for left hand when she's doing the 16251. She gives easy inverted for the left hand to smoothly transition but not the LH
I have to admit that it was kinda confusing at first. But after watching the video very closely, what I discovered it that she's teaching correctly, what she's not explaining is that she's using inverted chords to make the chord progressions. that's where it becomes confusing.
tks for the style of teaching, its vy like I was blind all along but now I see tks to u. I can follow the circle, but please can u arrange the chords 1 6m 2m 5/7 1 in an ascending or descending order PITCH we would hear by ear. TU.
Guitar friendly keys are e a g d c i would say in this order Great lesson...sorry i make alot of comments ,ill try to refrain and hope maybe youll reply if im actually stuck....thanks great lesson
Great acronym for circle of 5ths: flats; fur by eating alpo doris grew cat(b)-sharps; get down and eat boogers fight(#) cancer(#) you can then apply this to order of flats on the ledger lines; by eating alpo doris grew cat fur sharps; fight cancer get down and eat boogers or buy the book Edly's Music Theory for Practical People
I asked this in the other video so i don't know if it was already addressed. This is the chord progression when you play in the key of C. So if you change keys, say for the key of E, do you just change the notes from key of C to key of E to: E, F♯m, G♯m, A, B, C♯m, and (D# ?) and from there use this 1 => Any 2 => 5 3 => 6 4 => 1 or 5 5 => 1 6 => 2 ?
The 5 chord to " resolve" it back to the 1 chord! I hope that helps? When you play it - you can hear what I'm saying! Learning something everyday and she is delicious! And I myself am 40 years a Pro! THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE LEARNED MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS! EVERYDAY AND EVERYWHERE...! ✌️💙🤷♂️ AND KEEP ROCKIN! 🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸
WHEN she is playing that progression - THINK "BLUE MOON!" C/Am/F/G -& then open your ears and realize how many songs just come from that one particular progression... 🙏🏼✌️
Great video's. I didn't get the key of A on your circle for guitar ( 9:33 ) you seem to say A is the 1, D is 4, E is 5, ok, but then you "say" what seems like F#, C#, C for the minors while pointing to Gb, Db, B ? You got a neat way of making it easier for us learners. thanks.
