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@hocongdanh0

Жыл бұрын

well this is why i played the up is down so good but i cant play it anymore just few days later

@irwinwilson990

8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@tracyhill6166

6 ай бұрын

I am SO EXCITED to have found you! Just like you, I was impatient and learned Beethoven's Fur Elise without knowing any music theory. I had to dissect it one note at a time and it took me months. I would like to learn the why behind it instead of learning each thing individually. You're teaching people to fish vs feeding them (with their piano), and I appreciate that.❤

@Thefabulous1257

2 ай бұрын

Okay. I'm 41 and starting today and now I feel so encouraged!!!!!

@malcolmplaneandtrains

Ай бұрын

This ate!!

Finally, somebody actually telling beginners to actually learn music theory instead on selling them some dead midi pack. Well done bro, keep grinding 🔥🙏

@coltonshanley1921

2 жыл бұрын

Midi packs are dope but only if you either already understand them and just looking for better workflow, or use them to study and learn the theory.

@jadenakal5176

2 жыл бұрын

@@coltonshanley1921 way too expensive, especially that midi chord library one (forgot what it's called) such bs just a compilation of existing chords Edit: Unison that's the one

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@powerowl2120

2 жыл бұрын

@@jadenakal5176 theres a free open source pack I forget what it's called but it's way bigger than unison's. I learned about it on a tantacrul video he's another great source for learning theory

@jumbroni6014

Жыл бұрын

Theory will come to you. Not everyone learns the same. If you keep playing, you have no choice to understand theory.

"Theory just makes sense of what you are doing but it's always the music first..."

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏾

@NezzySetApart

2 жыл бұрын

I read that as he was saying it

@insideoutbeats3999

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that was something that hit me.

@yodasgaming4058

Жыл бұрын

@@NezzySetApartsame here 😭

@Luigilr

10 ай бұрын

If i did theory first I would think I didn't even like the instrument but I do think it's indispensable for evolution in playing

I've been a pianist for 13 years, a composer for four years, and this is one of the best tips I've ever heard

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks! ✊🏾

@marznamx

Жыл бұрын

The internet is a blessing bro

@clamchowder5635

Жыл бұрын

@@marznamx sometimes it is, like this. Other times... not so much lol

@kevinjeffreys967

Жыл бұрын

​@@clamchowder5635 honestly bro

@wilkyrangslang1714

7 ай бұрын

Hahaha😢😮😅😅😊

Absolutely a king for saying “always the music first” instead of putting his tag for the music course he’s selling. What a homie 💯

@BeatsByGemsmiff

4 ай бұрын

😂😂…fuckin tiring wit content creators always tryna sell us something…i respect it tho tbh.

Immediately knew it was scrubs 😭

"🎶A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fly...🎶"

All those people who say “music theory limits your creativity” need to watch this video

@DeyquanBowens

Жыл бұрын

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Honestly as a mathematician and programmer this concept seem to generalize really well to all learning: do first then after try to understand. Because in school we are used to theory and then practice but honestly in my experience that's not effective, theory only makes sense when you have soemthing to reference to.

Well said! As a pianist i love learning new songs and it used to take forever when i was starting but now i can just hear and remember it for good🎹🎶💖💁‍♀️

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

Process! 💯

The third chord is Eb7.🙂

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

It was corrected in the video caption!

@Zain-dc4fc

2 жыл бұрын

And 1st is actually Db minor, since if you're in the key of Ab minor you can't have sharps (only a natural G if it's a harmonic scale)

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

All this stuff applies when you’re reading music guys 😂! That restricting mentality is the reason you guys are watching these videos in the first place 😂!

@Zain-dc4fc

2 жыл бұрын

@@DeyquanBowens I'm not being negative, I understand it's technically the same thing, I'm only speaking from a theoretical stance. No need to take it badly.

@LarryOnKeys

Жыл бұрын

@@Zain-dc4fc exactly...theory, not a fact, not proven. My theory says its a Pink Diamond Curved with a Twinkie #5 in the bass. If sounds good, and you understand why, the rest becomes semantics

Totally agree. Like we sing a song and later we know oh this song is in C ,for example

Yes I agree! It's great to have theory under your belt and learn it, but its better if you have a song for motivation

@JohnathanBalls

2 жыл бұрын

Sucks that all i listen to is math rock and prog metal lol

@Replyingg

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnathanBalls lol me too 🥲

💯 I need to get back to that, I been so lost in the theory sauce lately and just noodling with chords and scales but you can learn so much with a single song, that’s how I started too definitely the best way to learn . Theory is more for understanding , but it won’t teach you how to write tunes. Thanks for the reminder !

Very helpful video. I remember Paul McCartney saying one time how he would get on the piano, break up chords, and create songs out of it when he was with The Beatles.

@DeyquanBowens

18 күн бұрын

Just explore, the understanding will come later! 🙌🏾

Can’t play back any songs yet, but I started learning scales and chords, and now I label all my melodies loops in a key for future reference. Sound ideas come together waayyy quicker now.

It's the Niel DeGrasse Tyson of music!

@DeyquanBowens

Жыл бұрын

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great tip! thats where i am .... Im learning theory of my favorite songs I play. Its not easy but rewarding one chord at a time

@DeyquanBowens

Ай бұрын

Yup! Don’t be in a rush to understand it 💯! One day it’ll just make sense!

This 💯 💯💯💯 I used to play the piano as a kid from age 5 until 7 and then stopped. 30 years later I decided to pick it back up and got a piano. Decided to learn moonlight sonata knowing it was way too hard for me. It was tough but I spend 4 months just learning that 1 song everyday and can play it well now. Last week I started to tackle Interstellar. Again this piece is way much harder than my ability but that is the way you actually learn and grow. 💪🏽💪🏽💙💙

I like this tip a lot. I do try to decode some random things that pop into my head and will attempt to play them on keys. Arpeggios are basically sound loops, so if you can identify some chords, break 'em up until you get what you hear.

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@leonnalu

9 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

So true! This is a spot on for every musician. The first thing I teach my students is literally what you've said here. Can't be expressed better - music first, theory just makes sense of it. Great to hear this truth once again and remind myself that it should be always like that.

You make it seem so casual and its easier for me to understand (And that song is so recognizable lol)

First song I learned was Light My Fire with both hands, 5 years later I realized what I did. I was 9 years old. Very useful tips!

Indubitably!!! I worked on nothing but theory the first year I played guitar and piano...didn't try to learn a song until I understood the theory behind most (common) chord progressions 🎼🎹🎸

Thanks man I did the same thing that you did. The first song I learned was Bohemian Rhapsody and that helped me a lot

I’ve been playing viola since fourth grade and just kinda followed along not really understanding why I did anything. Now that I’m learning music theory I’ve had so many “ohhhh, that’s why we did that!” Moments

Theory not only makes sense of what you're doing, but it allows you expand on it. Knowing all those chords and stuff just makes experimentation a little easier.

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

This man ain’t no scrub.

@DeyquanBowens

2 ай бұрын

I see what you did! 😂 💪🏾 🙏🏾

What’s the song tho😭 Ik it I just can’t remember it and it’s fucking wit me Nvm I think it’s no scrubs by tlc

@chubiobinna5750

Жыл бұрын

Bla bla bla bla ...me and my girlfriend

@professorlapis8305

Жыл бұрын

Bonnie and clyde by jay z

@flinbrentwood9684

Жыл бұрын

Verbatim

The way you broke that down just revealed everything I needed to know. In 30secs! Like how to play the piano lol. Arpeggiating the chords creating the melody. I just didn’t understand how it worked but that just told me a lot about HOW to use the theory and why it works the way it does. This is useful! These “learn how” KZreadrs teach in circles! You got a new SUBSCRIBER

@DeyquanBowens

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment! I’m glad I was able to help in such short time 😂! Welcome! ✊🏾

Heck yeah, just learned Bohemian Rhapsody going into cream by wu tang

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@kunalgupta5996

Жыл бұрын

Can you share a video? I’d love to learn how to do this since I just learned bohemian rhapsody

Learning c major scale and c blues scale first thing I learned on keyboard piano.

Actually some really good advice. The thing to keep in mind no matter what you do or try should always be “but does it sound good?” That’s what it always comes down to. You could spend years writing the most technical and harmonically intricate piece ever crafted but if it doesn’t sound good… what’s the point? Conversely there are songs by legendary artists like Lennon and Mcartney and BB King and Johnny Cash which, theoretically, are stupidly simple, but we still play them because they sound THAT GOOD. Always ask “does this sound good?”

Appreciate this advice !!

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏾

It’s the music first. I like that!

This is a great tip, thanks. It could come in handy even with other skills set.

I agree, I started by learning licks and chord voicings that I couldn't even use in a song because I didn't understand how, I just liked the way they sounded on their own so I learned them. Then over the years I build up a foundation of theory knowledge and I finally understand those things that I learned but never understood. So it's never a waste of time to learn things even if you don't understand what you're doing, because eventually it will make sense and just knowing this stuff lets you connect the dots easier

One thing I do which helps me with learning songs fast and being able to be flexible with keys and learning different chords and patterns is I literally just scroll on reels or tiktoks and try to play along with any song that I hear.

Tomorrow I’m getting keyboard So thank you for giving me some tips

As a later beginner, almost intermediate I've come across the importance of this tip, they're alot of things I could hear when I started earlier and then now I nod my head like aaaagh I now see Awesome tip God bless you

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

✊🏾 God bless you as well!

This has made so much sense to me thanks

Appreciate it Bro, I Love the tip melody,, ☺️🎹🙋💫😍

Thank you 🙏🏾

Thank you Sir for your advise. God bless you

Man, this is some of the best doggone advice. I remember the day I sat down and learned the circle of fifths, it made all kinds of stuff start firing.

Thank you man. I thought I needed to understand everything I was playing before I play it. Now Im going to learn to play a song and understand how it works afterwards. God bless 😁

I learned that way. It was way later on in life with many songs where I figured out the theory. I play by ear tho so you know how that go

I appreciate you as someone who understands that the new generation needs music theory... A lot of KZreadrs just sell some midi pack nonsense to the beginners Thanks

Thank you for your advice. I always try to do a song that is harder than what I'm used to just to push my limits further. I'm still a beginner and only know basic chords, but what I like to do is mess around with the cords and try to put something of my own together.

Facts. I’m a drummer all my life. Did some minor xylophone when I was a kid so I was somewhat familiar with notes on the piano. But drumming and the xylophone was the same. Learn songs first, then get to practicing developing your most comfortable technique to perform flawlessly. Everyone is different and can’t all be taught by some technique guru or music teacher. I started playing piano recently as I became visually impaired and needed a new hobby. Learned a song I really like within the first couple weeks to get somewhat comfortable.

I started learning piano with Canon Pachelbel without even knowing its chord and the note because I was having much fun with the piano ,later when I become more advanced I realized that it was played in D chord and I started to become more confident with other classical songs, I started to learn how to find a note by myself and boom I go step ahead to my level

As someone who's been stuck for years behind the challenge of comprehending music theory, that lay quote hit me like a brick.

Perfectly said thank you Deyquan.

That's what I did learning guitar! Now I'm learning piano and this is definitely showing I'm already a step ahead knowing how chords work

Nice stuff!! :)

I’ve been a musician for 12 years and 100% agree with this. Well said.

This is absolutely so true. Thank you for spreading the word💪

So true. This was how it went for me too

BRUV WE NEED MORE

This is exactly how i learned acoustic guitar! except right now im stuck in only cowboy chords and barre chords, still trying to perfect it before moving on to flat picking

I started taking piano lessons years ago and of course they teach you theory and reading sight music and one hand at a time. Then I started taking gospel keyboard lesson where I had to learn by watching his hands, no sheet music or comprehension of music theory and it frustrated me. I learned at least 3 gospel songs fully but no theory understanding. Looking back now. It did make sense because the point was to learn common gospel patterns and chords so I could play other songs. I wish I remembered them now. 😒

That’s a very good advice. I play violin and I started playing hard pieces even though they were hard and it leveled up my skills faster than I thought

@DeyquanBowens

5 ай бұрын

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Wish u all the success because this is true. Been making music for 7 years for the love of it and learning theory made it hella fun and way more clear !

Learning what arps was was a game changer

I’ve been a drummer for like 8 years but didn’t learn a bit of theory. I started getting into guitar and I was learning theory faster than learning the actual guitar. I definitely don’t regret it because as I was going I understood how things work and why. So definitely incorporate theory into your play.

Thanks for the breakdown

I am just getting back in to learning piano with my daughter and this was so helpful! ❤

I like this approach 🙌

I have learn some songs while i was beginner(a classical song) and all i know was it sound great. It look pretty impressive. But now i have understand something like “chord progression I-V-VI-III-IV” and pretty much everything else. This is a very nice tips

TLC - No Scrubs awesome song to this day

Yep that’s what I did with a move you taught a while back based from Jayden Arnold, learned it from you and couldn’t do it in other keys until months later when I started learning my other keys and actually seeing how the move worked.

U are my inspiration😉🤗😋

Yeah good tip. Get started then get better because starting the hardest part. 💯

Thank you for this!

Excellent advice

yesss , I just started piano and this is so true it just clicked

If it was that easy. I dig it though. Been wanting to learn forever. Def watching your videos bro 💪🏾

I love that warble tape delay sound thing u got going on

Big facts g, great clip

Thanks man, I’m getting my first piano tomorrow, it’s a kawai es120 can’t wait to start learning

@DeyquanBowens

4 ай бұрын

Best of luck!

Great tips. I’ve always wanted to understand the math behind chords. What book or books would you recommend for music theory?

Fire short bro!!!

Love this 🫶🏼🎶

Facts....it will come back full circle.

Makes sense. I've got to dig into some sheet music to get better now.

Awesome advice

@DeyquanBowens

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Exactly! I have been playing guitar for years and all the stuff I learned as a beginner I had no clue what it even was, but it sounded cool. Wasn’t until much later where I can name what I was doin. It just comes naturally, hard to explain

Right on brother!

Awesome 🎉

This hard, Bro🔥💪🏾🥶

I self taught myself the piano (mostly) and learned theory on the side. For some reason, learning the piano on my own made my ears super strong and my understanding of music theory really natural

Thank you for the tip! Was much needed at this time, for me!

@DeyquanBowens

8 ай бұрын

Keep pushing!

I just learnt 8 bars from canon in D hope it gets me there fuuh

Facts this is with anything, find the fun in it if you’re finding trouble learning it. Worry about the tedious stuff later on

@DeyquanBowens

2 жыл бұрын

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First thing i ever learnt on piano was Gary Jules Mad World. Just loved the way it sounded on Piano

Awesome!!! Thank you🥰

Learning songs in general is the best way to practice

@DeyquanBowens

6 ай бұрын

Yup! It gives you a realtime example of how the theory works musically!

Thanks man great tip

Facts just listen and do it by ear is the best teacher

Super accurate, the first thing i learned was truce by twenty one pilots... But had no idea wth i was doing, then learned lot of chords and scales and notice the theory. Love it!