Reviewing questionable music notation
Find out piano or guitar totally free with Timbro:. Just like composing any language, musical notation requires understanding of proper spelling and syntax. So, to avoid you making the very same mistakes, let's today review some awful examples of dodgy notation! The outro music to this video is my track "Mothers Day" which you can hear completely on Spotify:. And, an additional special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks,…
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Radiohead’s most complex song
Thanks to the band @taperunsout for sponsoring this video! Have a look at their music:. Radiohead are no complete strangers to odd time signatures, modes and unusual tune structure, but there is one song in their back brochure that pushed the bands musicality to the limit, Cruise To The Moon. In this video I had to use @JoeEdelmann3 cover version of Sail To The Moon to prevent a copyright strike. Check out his fantastic…
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How The Beatles actually wrote songs
Thanks to LALAL.AI for sponsoring this video Attempt LALAL.AI today with this link: Have a look at my Beatles podcast. Listening to The Beatles demonstrations and outtakes is an interesting insight into how the band arranged and established their tunes before committing to the last variation all of us know and love. Listen to my initial music: Thanks for the support. And, an extra unique thanks goes to Chase Heeler, Megawaddledoo and friends Inc.,…
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Songs that change Time Signature
Have a look at my list of advised music gear over on Thomann:. You can listen to my track "Clap" completely on Spotify:. And, an extra unique thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Yu Kyung Chung, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel's Patreon saints!. ASSISTANCE ME ON PATREON:. 0:00 Intro. 0:20 Golden Brown by The Stranglers. 0:41 Faust Arp by Radiohead. 0:53 Hey…
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4 underappreciated John Lennon songs
Thank you to HDpiano for sponsoring this video. Get 3 weeks complimentary + 30% off with this link:. John Lennon has actually genuinely written some of the greatest tunes of perpetuity, and many of those excellent songs were really composed throughout his solo career. So today we will take a more detailed look at 4 of John's best solo tracks. The outro music to this video is my track "The Longest March" which you…
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How to actually play in odd time signatures
Take a look at my time signatures topic on Haby Academy: . Playing in odd time signatures can be intimidating, so today I intend to give you a key rhythm that you can acquire when you're playing in these odd meters to make it much easier to stay within the timing! Here are all my other time signature videos:. And, an extra unique thanks goes to Peter Keller, Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang,…
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Kate Bush’s unique chord progression
Discover piano or guitar free of charge with Timbro:. Here is my video on Chromatic Mediants:. Kate Bush's launching single, Wuthering Heights, quickly developed her as someone unique, somebody who, aged 18, could write an extremely unusual song and, in spite of its special chromatic mediant chord development, have it rise to the top of the charts! The outro music to this video is my track "Mothers Day" which you can hear completely on…
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Songs that use 10/4 time
Get 20% off Hooktheory items when you utilize this link: And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel's Patreon saints!. This video was modified by David Hartley. Check out his YouTube channel here:. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON:. Songs that use 10/4 time Download Sheet Music Click Here To Learn Piano or Keyboard Play Virtual Piano…
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Songs that use 15/8 time
Have a look at my new "Piano for newbies" course over at Artmaster:. 15/8 can be dealt with as an odd time signature, or as a substance meter, but however you use it, a song in 15 will constantly have an uncanny, uncommon sound to it. And, an extra unique thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel's Patreon…
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Take 5 in 3/4 time
Take 5 in 3/4 time Download Sheet Music Click Here To Learn Piano or Keyboard Play Virtual Piano Online
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Why “Take Me To Church” is an unusual pop song
Try Pianote FREE for 30-Days: and think about registering for their YouTube channel:. SOURCES:. Interview with Hozier, CBC (2015 ):. Interview with Hozier, Forbes (2018 ):. Interview with Hozier, Genius (2023 ):. The outro music to this video is my track "Mothers Day" which you can hear completely on Spotify:. And, an additional special thanks goes to Peter Keller, Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot…
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Songs that use 11/8 time
Get 20% off Hooktheory products when you utilize this link: And, an extra unique thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel's Patreon saints!. This video was modified by David Hartley. Take a look at his YouTube channel here:. ASSISTANCE ME ON PATREON:. Songs that use 11/8 time Download Sheet Music Click Here To Learn Piano or Keyboard Play…
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74 Songs in 7/4 time
Sign up for HDpiano:. 7/4 time is an odd time signature and, as holds true with all odd time signatures, songs in 7/4 can be unusual to come across. So here I have assembled 74 different tunes utilizing septuple meter. Check out my other video on 7/4 time:. The outro music to this video is my track "Clap" which you can hear in full on Spotify:. And, an additional unique thanks goes to Douglas…
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What are Irrational time signatures?
This short is an excerpt from my "Music Theory Iceberg" video, which you can see in full here: Short modified by Rob Goorney What are Irrational time signatures? Download Sheet Music Click Here To Learn Piano or Keyboard Play Virtual Piano Online
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6 Things I’d Fix About Music Theory
Have a look at my initial music: Thanks for the support The outro music in this video is my track "Fire Away" Similar to the English language, there is lots of element of music theory that don't really make sense. Features and practices that were when constructed for function however, either due to modifications in the music we make, or in changes to how we use theory in the first place, are now typically…
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How Here Comes The Sun sounds so sunny
Discover more about the ROLI Coast 2:. Check out my initial music: Thanks for the assistance. How The Beatles utilized Indian Music:. My video on Circle of Fifth chord progressions:. Regardless of not being launched as a single, and being a Harrison tune instead of Lennon/McCartney, Here Comes The Sun is a well developed favourite and, by some metrics, can be referred to as The Beatles most popular song! SOURCES:. Mark Lewisohn, The Beatles…
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What makes Bowie’s Changes so strange?
Download your FREE, 21-day RipX trial: iPhone version: With odd and unorthdox modifications in chords and time signatures, Modifications is a terrific example of David Bowie's idiomatic songwriting style. Check out my previous video on the Spear Studios piano:. Check out my original tunes:. The on-screen piano and chords tool I utilized in this video is Chordwatch! You can get a 20% discount rate off Chordwatch with code DAVID20 when you use this link:….
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Songs that use 19/8 time
Attempt Pianote FREE for 30-Days: and think about subscribing to their YouTube channel:. Follow me over on Twitch for routine livestreams:. We are reaching the sensible peak of these odd time signature videos! And yet, despite the advance and uncommon nature of 19/8 time, there are still ample examples of this extremely odd meter being put to great musical usage. SOURCES:. Danny Seraphine On Counting And Playing 19/8:. The Problem of Other Minds (Matt…
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Songs that use 13/8 time
Get 20% off Hooktheory products when you utilize this link: Time signatures with a thirteen on top certainly live up to the name "odd" time signature. In this video we'll take a look at some songs in 13/8, 13/4 and even the much rarer 13/16 time. And, an additional unique thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel's Patreon…
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Analysing Radiohead’s magnum opus
Sign up for HDpiano:. Thank you to@Producelikeapro for enabling me to use their great cover of Paranoid Android throughout this video. Take a look at their video on Paranoid Android where I make a guest look:. Also, you can check out my other Radiohead videos:. And, an extra unique thanks goes to Chase Heeler, Peter Keller, Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel,…
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Willow did it again…
Willow Smith's new song "Huge Feelings" remains in the odd time signature 7/4 which, along with her previous single "symptom of life", makes two songs in a row in the typically unusual 7/4 time signature! Willow did it again… Download Sheet Music Click Here To Learn Piano or Keyboard Play Virtual Piano Online
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Songs that use 17/8 time
Try Pianote FREE for 30-Days: and think about signing up for their YouTube channel:. The higher we opt for odd time signatures, the rarer they become, but, although uncommon, 17/8 time is still used to excellent effect in lots of pieces of music. And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel's Patreon saints!. This video…
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Songs that use 14/4 time
Take a look at my brand-new "Piano for novices" course over at Artmaster:. 14/4 is a really uncommon time signature, mostly because, in practice, music that has 14 beats per expression will have those 14 beats subdivided into bars of 4/4 and 2/4. However that does not suggest that 14/4 isn't still an useful principle. Songs in 14/4 have a "not odd however a little off" since 14/4 is not an odd meter, but…
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Songs that use 2/2 time
Attempt Pianote FREE for 30-Days: and think about registering for their YouTube channel:. Follow me over on Twitch for routine livestreams:. 2/2 time, also referred to as "alla breve", and also as "cut time", can be complicated. However it's not the noise of it that makes it complicated, it's the purpose! The outro music to this video is my track "Mothers Day" which you can hear in full on Spotify:. And, an additional unique…
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What time signature is Radiohead’s “Myxomatosis” in?
Sign up for HDpiano:. Thanks once again to Joe for allowing me to use his amazing cover of the song:. And here is my video analysing "Sail To The Moon" by Radiohead:. Myxomatosis was not only the first Radiohead tune I ever heard but it is also among my absolute preferred tracks of all time. This track is likewise not the first time that Radiohead have handled to make a 4/4 metre noise very…
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