The hallmark of a GREAT teacher is someone who can take complex concepts and make them understandable for ANY audience. Gracie, you are a PHENOMENAL teacher and musician. You are performing an incredibly valuable service with these videos, and you deserve all the success possible in your life.

@ronday4210

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@mikebiggs5770

8 ай бұрын

Add another Amen!!!!

@RazanIsMe

6 ай бұрын

I agree

@user-lb2cd5ms5e

3 ай бұрын

Brilliant teacher

@kahunamoneyminded8362

3 ай бұрын

Yes, AMEN

There is NO BETTER TEACHER OF MUSIC and MORE PROFESSIONAL!!!🎷🎷🎷🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎻🎻🎻🎻🎶🎶🎤

As a working mum who struggles to find time for herself to devote to playing music. I thank you for your teachings and all while juggling a little one of your own. Apart from being a superb teacher with rare clarity. You are an inspiration. Thank you again.

@GracieTerzian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your lovely and generous comment ❤️. Good luck on your continued musical journey & finding time to balance everything too!

We laugh at YT lessons, but in the 1960's at a major university I took a full-semester course in music theory (classes, homework, exams), and they didn't cover half of what Ms. Terzian covers in a few minutes. And frankly, she covers it better.

@user-mr3tt6vd3e

3 ай бұрын

Yep same here learnt this over a number of years 40 years ago one of the best middle class secrets ever...

I am a semi-literate musician and mostly self-taught. By self-taught I mean I learned through books and tutorials such as this. Yours is excellent!

@GracieTerzian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@gwest6762

Жыл бұрын

@Gracie Terzian Thank you for the constancy of your presentation. I am hooked...a fan.

Gracie is the best, most effective music teacher I have seen. And I ain't lyin'!

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Awww thank you!

@elgatofelix8917

3 жыл бұрын

@@GracieTerzian thank YOU for your amazing lessons! 👍👍😃

@terrybeaud9348

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct !! I wonder if she knows calculus though ...

@mockingbird3099

3 жыл бұрын

@@terrybeaud9348 Basic algebra should suffice for conversion to the diatonic scale.

As I have been teaching myself to play piano, I had a lightbulb moment about musical structures, and that is the fact that "intervals" are the KEY to music. In this video, you mapped out the interval structures of these chords, and showed how they can be applied to any number of different keys. It is these 'distance relationships" so to speak that are the underlying structures that cause our brain to identify these sounds and their associated feelings. I like to re-visit your videos because I find that as I progress along this path, I notice things I hadn't noticed before. Nicely done!

I love your style of teaching. You provide multiple examples, you do things at a pace that allows learning. Other people speak too fast...or make point too superficially. Great style, love it. Will watch your other videos for sure.

@GracieTerzian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Your comment really means a lot.

So far I have followed all your lessons and it's like your the only teacher who gets through my thick/old head. I have understood every lesson. Thanx Gracie

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Aw what a compliment! Thank you very much Michael

@robertakerman3570

2 жыл бұрын

@Qflick Good news / bad. Bad=My memory. Then I get to watch Gracie's vids repeatedly. I'll get somehow.

@genesislanfei5613

2 жыл бұрын

you said what i want to say.

@robertakerman3570

2 жыл бұрын

@@genesislanfei5613 Best news, We get 2 review @ any time.

@donf3739

2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

I’ve been spending many many hours trying to figure this out on my own and all I was getting was more confused. Watching the first fifteen minutes of your video and suddenly the light comes on ! Instant subscriber !

I like how you ask us the question before giving the answer. Made me think and interact with the lesson and by half way through the video I was writing the answers ahead of your next question. Thanks.

Great video as usual Gracie ! Always look forward to learning music theory from you. Keep up the great work it’s greatly appreciated thank you!

I love your thoroughness with all this stuff, Gracie, thanks a million x

Hi Gracie, I have a fairly good grasp of basic music theory but your videos have helped me connect the dots regarding relationships between concepts that have alluded me in the past. Thanks for all you do. And I am happy to be one of your Patreons!

Love it, excellent teacher, excellent tutorial. I’ve learned so much from following you. Thank you so much for doing these!

Looking forward to experimenting with these in chord progressions. Thanks, Gracie!

Awesome timing! I was just searching this morning to see if you have released a video describing 7th chords. Your explanations are always so clear & concise. THANK YOU!

Gracie's lessons are proper professional lessons - much appreciated!

This video is super helpful and pleasant to listen to! I especially appreciate your meticulous approach.

Gracie, you're a delight. I kinda already knew this particular material, but you have such an appealing manner of presentation that I enjoyed listening to it anyway. Keep doing what you do! :)

Great lesson, but now I'm walking around my house with "This. Is. A. Dom - i - nant. seven." stuck in my head. LOL, but really, that's a great way to remember the sound of those chords.

You explain things so perfect. Thank you Gracie

This is the best explanation I have listened to. Thanks a lot. Really appreciate you Gracie!

You're a great teacher and you have a lot of charm. Thanks for the effort you put into all of this

Great job Gracie. You always able to turn something difficult into easy to understand. A big thank you.

Your lessons are just phenomenal. It's the way you explain things, it sticks so much better

I love the way you explain the music. Thank you.

Thanks, Gracie, for the most comprehensive description of 7th and diminished chords I have ever heard! You are the best!

I simply enjoy when you sign along the chords, 😲😵… so smooth! Great video! Great content. Thanks a lot!

For all the years I've been playing instruments, these are the best and easy so far lesson to understand. 👍🏽 Thanks Gracie may God reward you as your wishes arep

@malcolmoconnor4371

2 жыл бұрын

Love your style of teaching so clear thanks Gracie great voice also very understandable

@patricks4425

2 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful clear teaching Patrick Ooty

@raulpasino5743

2 жыл бұрын

@@patricks4425 K.

This is terrific. 7th chords always are a little funky to me, so I really appreciate the rundown and showing the chord symbols - I have added them to my notes! Thanks Gracie for another great video!!

OMG! I actually understand this now. Thank you so much, Gracie!

Best music teacher I have seen on the net. Thorough explanations spoken clearly and not too fast.

Wow, What a teacher!! Fast, knowledgeable, understandable, plus. You make it logical.

Gracie you are the greatest. Love your patient step by step simple approach. What a gift you are to anyone trying to learn.

This is the best 7th chord video I have ever seen, Excellent Job, Gracie

All that with personality and looks too! Love the way you break things down...

Very nice Gracie. You are a good teacher. I love the way you illustrate each new bit of information two or three times before moving on to the next bit. Thanks for your lessons. I enjoy a good half diminished chord.

Wow!!! Your approach is so simple. You're great!

Wow! Thank you so so much for this Gracie!!

Your lessons are so great!! I’ve been a self taught musician for many years. I wanted to learn the reasons (ie - theory) for the things I’ve learned from intuition. These video lessons get right down to the points I’m interested in. I’m already finding new insights to break out of some ruts. Lovin it! Thanks Gracie!!

Great lesson! And I love the little jingles - so helpful. Thank youuuu!

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I love how you sing and play the chords and notes. You are a natural when it comes to teaching, you’re using a good inquisitive method. I also like that you don’t come off fake nor a big ego, you’re creating a safe space for learning. I am sharing your videos with some of my musical friends. Hopefully I can return the favor by getting you more subscribers and helping more people relatively new to music. Thank you Gracie, well done.

this is the best tutorial on this i've seen yet! keep it up.

Thanks Gracie for a very clear explanation. As I continue watching your video enhances my knowledge about reading music notes.

I love watching these videos. I knew most of this one but as usual, I picked up a couple of gems! Thank you Gracie!

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim!! You are awesome! 😊

Once again, the lesson was nice and effective ! I must confess that I had already seen all those things with other KZread videos, but the way you dissect the chords,... it speaks to me ! Merci beaucoup.

awesome teaching methodologies, very easy to understand first time too! I've great admiration for your skill in making these problematic theory concepts so seemingly obvious! Subscribed and will share with others struggling with music theory! Thank you so much Gracie!

Love everything here. Good review for me and building my confidence and easing any confusion or weakness -- LOVE the singing with different word anchors -- super helpful and will help me focus on chord quality sounds. Thank you so much!

This Lesson is awsome, it has pefect explanations and the correct naming conventions. Thanks Gracie

Hi Gracie, another amazing tutorial. It is great how you point out the formulas on the board. The examples are very helpful. I like how you play the notes and the chords on the keyboard to show us how they sound (and you hum it) It is a nice touch when you ask us the questions and after a few seconds you give us the answer;))) speaking of the G major 7 , l believe it is part of the beginning of the Mariah carey song, all I want for Christmas? This tutorial is definitely a great reference point. Your tutorial is very thorough. 😊⭐️

By far the best theory on KZread! Thank you so much!

This is by far my favorite beginner music theory channel. When I first was starting out w/ music theory, out of all the channels that I've watched, this was by far the best.

This is one of your best videos ever! Thanks for making such consistently awesome content. A true gem of KZread!!

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you so much!

Great lesson Gracie, sounding out the chords, brings out a new dimension, you're a gem. Cheers

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Yay thank you Alan! Yes I think it's so important to sing and hear the individual notes in your head for these chords :) (even if you're not a singer!)

This is my favorite of your videos that I've seen so far, closely followed by the video on why there are three versions of minor scales. Thank you.

I'm loving and appreciating your vids. Thank you so much for explaining this! For a person with ADHD and learning challenges like me, your content is clear and easily digestible. *Cheers!*

It's one thing to play these 7th chords, but completely understanding the theory really completes it. Thanks Gracie!

Hi Gracie, you are the angel of music, you bring me get in touch of music a lots, you are a big heart tutor, thank you so much!

This has been the best and simplest explanation I have ever heard. Always wondered of the difference between mayor 7 and 7th. Thanks you!

Thank you so much for your time in explaining the 7th chords; this concept just came up in my bass (electric) lesson. I am a *complete* beginner to music and music theory, and your lessons are SO VERY HELPFUL!! Thank you, thank you!!

Surf endlessly in your guitar journey, then be presented with knowledge so easily digested. Wow! Thank you.

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

yay that makes me so happy to hear!

@EgoShredder

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion EVERYONE should learn music theory on a keyboard, regardless of what their chosen main instrument is. It's just so much easier and less confusing, and teaches and prepares you better for orchestrating and arranging later.

@philippaz7850

2 жыл бұрын

@@EgoShredder it is that transition, for me personally, when I started to see my guitar as a way to, loved the word you mentioned, orchestrate what I could hear in my head. Easy chord theory was that lightbulb moment for me :-)

@EgoShredder

2 жыл бұрын

@@philippaz7850 I learnt the guitar really quickly, but only because of my 5 years on the keyboard first. However I was self taught on the keyboard, and so it took me longer on that, although the good part is it makes you more unique and less "schooled" sounding.

Love your teaching. Learning so much. Thank you!

Gracie, I look forward to you tuition so much, great job you are doing and make music theory so easy to understand at last! Love the idea and the way you sing along to the chords, absolutely brilliant, so cool! I have been playing music for many many years and everything I have ever learnt has been by ear? Even my own songs are written in my own formula (silly boy) but now, thanks to you and you alone, I'm starting to write and understand music notation and theory properly, love it. Hey how's the baby? Must be getting big and hopefully following in your musical footsteps. Much loveX Gary

Singing the notes of the chords ... very illuminating for ear training , & understanding theory & structure. Great Video !

Thank you so much, Gracie. You are a wonderful teacher. So clear and easy to follow. Thanks again and May God bless and empower you more always….

Wow, Ive been playing guitar for a dozen years and piano for a couple of months. This opens up soooo many more opportunites/songs for me on the piano to jam with my infant daughter without ever having look for the right notes. The formula portion especially was enjoyable while you sang the chord progression. Your explanations makes music less mysterious but more magical at the same time. Thank you. Subscribed.

Congratulations Gracie on your excellent teaching techniques! I just found your instructional videos and of all the ones that I have watched I have found yours to be tops- you explain each detail so simply and easy to understand, thus making it easy to play! Keep up the good work! God Bless You!

You ARE exactly what I needed at this stage of my musical development. It’s amazing when you think about it: being taught exactly what you need to know and how and, on the other hand, actually know that what you’re getting is exactly what you need to receive. With surgical precision. Thank you.

You make a complex topic easy to understand. Thank you!

thank you so much for your teaching , everything is so clear and easy to understand. I've been struggling for a year to understand chords, and especially the 7th chords in Blues watching dozens of videos on the subject and most of them let me in a state of emptyness because of the lack of explanation until I found you ! Your way of teaching, taking the viewer by the hand and going step by step is what someone like me who never studied solfege or music before need to understand music in a simple way.

Loved this!! Thanks for explaining all aspects of this topic and not glossing over the little things. Well done!

@GracieTerzian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert!

I wonder where you have been hiding all this long!We have had music teachers with sincere heart but you excel over all of them!You are loud and crystal clear in every explanation!Now with you on board I can learn music and play my keyboard meaningfully!Great many thanks for this precious sacrifice!

Gracie, absolutely the best explanation of 7th chords! I love your work and videos!

@GracieTerzian

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I truly enjoy learning Theory. You make these lessons very enjoyable. Thank you once again

Gracie this series is so good. I am watching a second time through most of them. You make it so easy to learn. The harder thing is to practice and retain the information - but watching the videos again is just as much fun as the first time - although easier because I know the theory now. I would highly recommend the PDFs, but also take your own notes as you watch (which I didn't do first time). Thanks you again.

I agree with everyone below. You truly are a winner Gracie.

There are many great music theory teachers on KZread, but you are the best! Really appreciate the patience in slowly building complexity with examples and the repetition. 😀

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! What a nice thing to say. Really appreciate it!

Gracie you make music theory learning an enjoyable experience. All the best to you and your new baby.

I started grabbing my guitar (haven't played in a long time) and forming the chords with you, so this wouldn't just fade into "theory." You're a great teacher! Thank you!

I sincerely appreciate your Formulas. In learning my guitar fretboard and scales, I can now play select parts of the scales that sound good together, selected knowingly rather than by chance, making up simple melodies, or "riffs". Many thanks!!

You are a wonderful instructer! I've played guitar for about 12 years (simply never practiced enough), but recently took up piano (which I love and have no problem practicing 7-10 hours per week). I have a foundational knowledge of music theory, which I picked up when I was playing guitar. When I started playing piano though, music theory can to life in my mind and suddenly started to make sense. Anyhow, I eventually stumbled upon your channel and find myself tuning in often. You, and others on KZread, have become part of my journey. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in an enjoyable fashion!

This is the best explanation I've encountered ever. It's somewhat hard to grasp for me as a beginner, but Gracie really explains clearly ❤

In these basic lessons, I smugly think, "I know all this." And yet there's always some little thing I DIDN'T know. Thanks.

Yes, my first time every learning all 7 chords. Thanks again!

Gracie you're astounding!! Thank you!! For the lesson

Thanks for explaining this in an easy to follow and understanding way! Makes sense now 🙏🏻

@GracieTerzian

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

magnificent lesson I really appreciate it and simultaneously learn a whole lot from it . I have watched a lot over the KZread channel but watching you teaching is unprecedented . I am going to keep learning from you again Great lesson.

Thank you so much Gracie! your videos are the best, so helpful and concise! I also love your worksheets in paetron, SUPER HELPFUL! Amazing teacher and beautiful soul!! I would love to see a video on modes and how to remember these scales as a vocalist ❤

Best explanation I've ever seen/heard on 7th chords. Love the maj7 chord.

@GracieTerzian

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Me too!

Been scratching my head over how chords work for ages, Gracie made it real easy to grasp. Cheers Gracie and many thanks.

@GracieTerzian

3 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you Lez! :) sooo happy to hear this!

Merci. Came back to watch it a second time. And I saw that you told about the trick to speed up the videos. I've been telling everyone that I was time travelling to my music classes since they asked me how I could listen to 40 hours of Gracie's videos each day.

I love the way you teach. Your music theory is awesome.

What a way to start the weekend better than learning with you Gracie :), thank you, and Happy Friday!

This is the absolute best explanation I have seen and now understand completely. I have watch many videos to try to understand and now I do! thank you so much!

@GracieTerzian

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! So glad it helped you understand!!

I finally may start to fully understand chords & scales with a more in depth knowledge thanks to the way you break it down. Thank you 💙

@GracieTerzian

Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear this!!

Superb teaching Gracie. Complicated stufff teaching in a simple way to beginners.

So many 7ths! Thanks for helping me to wrap my head around that. I like it when you sing the chord name! :)

Fantastic video. Easy to understand and really clear. Thank. you for this. I just subscribed.

Thank you so much Gracie. You are just amazing. I watched about 5 videos of your guitar theory. Have a wonderful day. Mai (thailand)