The Circle of Fifths made clear 

You just explained in 19 minutes what I've postponed learning for 17 years.

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

Gotta admit, the acting deserve an Oscar.

Everyone learning piano during 2020 quarantine raise your hands

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.

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

it's so funny when he walks into the shot

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

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="298">4:58</a> 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 :)

the way he comes out of nowhere lmaoooooo

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!

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

I learned more about the circle of fifths from this video than I have in all my years of music. Very simply put, understandable, and to the point. Great job.!

This is simply the best video I found on Circle of fifth! Thank you Mark.

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

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!

"and divided his circle into.." Me: 12 pieces "1200 pieces" Me: oh

This is an incredibly well done instruction. It takes a little work to make sense of it all but is soooo worth the time to learn. Thank you for taking the time to create this video!!!!

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

We seriously need to find those 922 users who disliked this video.. This is an amazing work. Thanks for the insight

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

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

I think no body explained circle of fifths so clear before this tutorial. The tutorial very very helpful to understand the magic circle of fifths.

I have the same overwhelmed, sinking feeling I had 35 years ago when my high school chemistry teacher explained how logical the periodic table was.

you are the only person ive ever seen that can actually explain this.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Of all the circle of fifths I’ve seen yours really made the most sense. Thank you.

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

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!

I always thought of the circle of fifth as a good way to remember the orders of sharps and flats, and never thought it could be that useful! Many thanks! for sharing!

This is the best explanation there is on this topic. Very clearly presented and easy to understand. Thank you very much!

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

The transposition song in the end is dope

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!!!

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

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!

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.

Outstanding. As a musician for many years I have never understood the simplicity and power of the circle of fifths. Today, it all became wonderfully clear !!

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

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

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.

Oh my God everything clicked when I heard the absolute banger tutorial music video at the end! Thank you!

Marvelous presentation! Thank you.

I was kinda confused with the part about finding all the sharps and flats in a certain key's scale. Then, it finally dawned on me (I'm from Texas, so I'm a little slow!) This is basically what I got..... No matter what key you're trying to find all the sharps in, there's two steps that you do. First, start at 0 (no matter what key you're trying to find the sharps in, it's always 0 that you start with) and count all the way to the key you're looking for. In his example, he's trying to find all the sharps that are in E. So, start at 0(C) and count until you get to E and the answer is 4. So now we know there's 4 sharps in the E scale. Now, the second step is...Start at the 11 o'clock position (always the 11 o'clock position no matter what key you're working with) and go clockwise 4 times, (F being the first). So, F C G and D are all sharp in the E scale. Now...To find all the flats, there are also 2 steps and they're quite similar to, but not exactly like finding sharps. First, start at 0 (just like when you're finding sharps), but now go COUNTER clockwise until you reach the key. In his example he was looking for the key of A flat. So Starting at 0, count counter clockwise until you get to A flat and the answer is 4. So now, we know there are 4 flats in the A flat scale. Now, in the second step of finding the flats, start at 5(B) instead of 11 (always start at 5 o'clock when trying to find flats, no matter what key you're working with) and go counter clockwise 4 times, 5(B) being the first. So B E A and D are all the flats in the A flat scale. So just remember that when looking for sharps, you go clockwise in both steps. And when looking for flats, go counter clockwise in both steps. I hope this helped and wasn't too wordy.

Update. By far the best video on RU-vid that explains the circle of fifths.

Everyone let's clap for the great effort he put in this.

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

That song in the end was lowkey a banger

started simple,in the midle of the video i smell sonething burning.....my brain...

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

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

Perfectly Visually laid out and explained!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="116">1:56</a> hey what's up guys it's scarce here

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.

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.

This is the best video on the CoF that I've seen on RU-vid. Well done.

Amazing video! One can see all the care he put into making it crystal clear.

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

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

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.

The best explanation and illustration of the Circle of Fifths on RU-vid. Many thanks indeed.

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

Brilliant, many thanks, I'm 74 and never been formally trained but this has taught me heaps

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

Excellent video. Laid things out in an incredibly easy, visual way. I know this is a five year old video, but thanks!

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!

Thanks Mark, this opened up a whole new door me.

...i made it, 7 years later here i am. Perfect. I learned theory the old school way, from a Phd in Theory. After learning chord construction and the modes ...I never really understood what was so special about the Circle. Now i know. All in 1 circle. Pythagoras I salute you.

This is.... the best music theory learning material ever. Learned more in 15 min, then the last 10 years (admit that I have not spend much time with music theory, just been playing). Now I have a foundation to understand why, and whats going on. Thanks a lot...

Wow super informational and I’ve never seen this broken down so well, thank you very much.

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

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

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

Best explanation on youtube about the subject. Thank you!

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!

best tutorial on the circle of fifths I've seen

Thank you for the time and effort you spent on this. I found it to be both instructive and entertaining.

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

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

man i really loved all the explanations in this video but he really sold me in the end with his little duet C to G transition. so silly. This guys a visionary

Excellent video on music theory. If anyone wants to grasp the concepts of how the 12 keys are linked together this is a great video. Thank you Mark for you work on this.

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

Mr Newman - brilliant. You've made something mysterious beautifully simple. Thank you.

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!

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.

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

Ok, I just had the “eureka” moment I was waiting for years!! Thank you so so much sir you did an amazing job explaining one of the most important lessons in music!

Fantastic-an eye opener and what a great Teacher you are.

Brilliant. Thanks for explaining it slowly and clearly.

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

OMG MY MIND IS BLOWN! This explains so much. What an awesome teacher you are! I wish I had a teacher like this all those years ago.

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

Thanks, I played piano for nearly 15 yrs and no one ever explained this to me like this. It was as overwhelmingly confusing to me as math! I obviously didn't have very good teachers. Thanks again...side note, I just noticed your name is Mark Newman. That's my next door neighbor's name. Lol

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

I’ve learned more about how to use the circle of fifths from you than before. You are very simplistic, a rare gift these days. Thanks!

Sending love and gratitude. My mind is blown! Thank you so very much!