UPDATE: My intermediate/advanced level course is available now! You can check it out here: 👉🏻 https://bit.ly/coreylennox-music-theory —————— Today's video is my FULL "music theory for dum-dums" crash course! Music theory 101! Look, I know most people don't think music theory lessons are as interesting as we piano teachers do... so I'm trying to keep this video interesting. This is going to be music theory explained on a broad level, and all the basic concepts will be laid out for you in this free course. Specifically, we're going to look at how music chords theory and music scales theory tie together to create a real SONG. We'll definitely also cover chord progressions theory too. That's the thing, we can talk about music theory for beginners all day long... But actually showing you how to USE this within the context of REAL SONGS is what's going to make sense of it all. When learning about music theory piano is definitely the best instrument to illustrate the concepts on. But what you'll learn in this video is also applicable to guitar, or any other instrument. (Here's a link to my Piano By Ear course that I mention in the video: https://bit.ly/piano-by-ear-coreylennox) What we cover in this course: - Music theory overview - Melodies - Scales - Diatonic chords - Chord progressions - Finding the key of a song - Major & minor chords - Primary chords - Minor scales - Finding the relative and parallel minor scales - Natural, harmonic, and melodic minor Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:35 Section 1: The Big Picture 1:44 The Song Equation 4:32 Basic Keyboard Layout 5:13 Intervals 6:03 Section 2: Melody & Scales 6:52 Melody Examples 7:45 Why Scales Matter 9:44 How to Make Scales 11:30 The Golden Scale Formula 16:06 Section 2 Action Steps / Recap 16:39 Section 3: Creating Chords 19:26 How Real Songs Use Chords 20:52 Chords From Different Scales 23:03 Section 3 Recap / Action Steps 23:50 Section 4: Chord Progressions 24:14 The Legendary Chord Progression 26:23 Primary Chords 27:20 Transposing Chords 28:40 Section 4 Recap / Action Steps 29:13 Section 5: Finding Your Key 30:05 With Sheet Music 32:00 Without Sheet Music 34:16 Section 5 Recap / Action Steps 34:47 Section 6: Putting it All Together 38:33 Why Bother With Music Theory? 44:27 Section 6 Recap / Action Step 46:11 Chord Types 52:31 Inversions 53:12 Examining Diatonic Chords 55:40 Relative Pitch 57:12 Section 7 Recap / Action Step 57:52 Section 8: Minor Scales 58:48 Relative Method 1:01:41 Parallel Method 1:04:11 Natural Minor 1:04:43 Harmonic Minor 1:06:23 Melodic Minor 1:07:09 Section 8 Recap 1:07:34 Minor Recap Example 1:10:16 Section 8 Action Steps 1:10:38 Section 9: Conclusion 1:10:54 Songwriting 1:11:18 Ear Training 1:12:10 Improvising 1:12:59 Final Thoughts 1:13:41 Final Recap Remember, the biggest thing is to PRACTICE this stuff (as I show you in the 6th section) in order to get better at it. Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions! - Corey --------------- SUBSCRIBE --------------- 🎵 Be sure to subscribe to the channel for more awesome music: http://bit.ly/2CZEwLg --------------- LESSONS --------------- 🎹 If you'd like to be AMAZING at playing piano, then set up a lesson with me by emailing me here: coreyscottlennox (at) gmail.com Teaching piano is literally my job, and I know exactly how to get you playing as quickly as possible :-) --------------- SOCIALS --------------- Come say hey on your social media of choice! 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coreylennoxmusic/ 📷 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/corey_lennox 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/corey_lennox --------------- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO --------------- 🔥 Learn the 4 biggest piano mistakes to AVOID: http://bit.ly/biggestpianomistakes In my exclusive training video, you'll: • See how nearly EVERY beginner uses their hands incorrectly, and what to do instead to unlock your full potential. • Learn the 2 keys for playing lightning FAST and impressing others. • Discover the biggest thing holding you back from reading music quickly and easily. (This is taught by most piano teachers and actually makes sight-reading HARDER.) Don't take the long road to playing piano. Learn the RIGHT way to play!