Scales vs Keys vs Modes vs Ragas - Music Theory 🎼
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Learn how Scales, Keys, Modes, Ragas & Key Signature work and the similarities and differences between them with this Detailed Music Theory lesson.
What are the differences between a Scale and a Key in music? What in the world are Modes? Are Ragas and Scales the same thing? Let's dive in and unravel these vital music theory fundamentals! For additional learning, make sure to check out other videos from our KZread channel explaining these subjects in greater detail.
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Chapters:
00:00 Performance
00:40 Introduction
02:52 Scales vs. Keys
06:02 What are Key Signatures?
07:45 Let's Look at the Key of C
15:17 What are Modes?
16:49 Relative Modes
22:19 Parallel Modes
24:06 What are Ragas?
26:14 Revision and Conclusion
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Пікірлер: 107
For anyone wondering, the dreamy mode starting on F is called Lydian.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes! A lovely scale indeed
Sir I respect your patience in teaching us all these lessons Much appreciated.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
It's my pleasure. Thanks 🙏🏾
@joewoodhead7026
Жыл бұрын
@@nathanielschool Honestly, the best music teacher on KZread. You can tell you've been a proper teacher for a long time and it really shows in your lessons. I've never commented but I have binged many of your videos, genuinely thanks :) (p.s. I'm stuck playing the Andalusian cadence because of yours videos..)
You are one of the rare person that answer to the "Why?". Most of people just describe what scales are which can be very confusing for beginner like me. Thank you!
@nathanielschool
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for appreciating the "why" in my explanations Loïc! I'm glad to help clarify things for beginners like you. If you have more questions, just let me know! Happy learning! 🎹🎵
Many thanks, finally I think I understood. What misled me until now were the phrases like "C major scale" and alike, while actually it is somewhat inaccurate shortcut of "major scale in C key".
@nathanielschool
Ай бұрын
🙏🏼
Always interesting content to learn from. Never stale. Thank You Jason.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Bill 😀
very nice Nathaniel. drawing parallels and relations with these four elements is such fun, and the way to understand and evolve in music.🙏🙏🙏
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Awesome Anil. Thanks for watching 😀
@ahallekatti
Жыл бұрын
@@nathanielschool Anytime Jason. 🙏😊
Jason Loved the breakdown it makes music so much more reachable to beginners to understand and enjoy it. It takes the complacency down of how it use to be taught very useful.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Robert 😊
That was so eye opening! A lot of things finally clicked. Parallel and relative modes really cleared understanding of modes. Playing around a lot lately with getting out of the diatonic "cage" and this lesson helps a lot in clarifying how to use modes for that. Still not fully understand how one determine a song key if there is a lot of modes used and you don't start on the tonic? Spending a lot of hours on your teachings and practicing them. A gold mine of knowledge no less. Incredible contribution to online aspiring pianist and musicians Thanks you!
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Most welcome Eli! Thanks for watching!
This has to be one of my favourite lessons out there!
@nathanielschool
8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 🙏🏽
Wow, you’re really good at teaching this in a very easily understandable way with all these analogies. This really helped!
@nathanielschool
4 ай бұрын
That's awesome to know Mark 🤘🏽
Wonderful lesson! You helped me bridge a gap in my improv knowledge with your explanation of going from c major to a minor while running to a different mode. It just clicked. Thanks professor!
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
So nice to hear! Will continue to give my best for the channel 😊
Absolutely fantastic. Thank you.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Jasvant 🙏
Super useful as always, thanks Jason
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Barry! Glad you found the lesson useful
Loving these so so so much .... These Modal interchanges with these techniques are inspiringly jaw dropping stuff. Much Love Dear Jason Sir... :)
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
So glad Rezi 😊
Thank you Jason
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Most welcome Mahesh! My pleasure!
A very inspiring lecture. Merci beaucoup.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for your support Lawrence!
Thanks Jason. Lovely !!
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Suresh 😊
Really took Great efforts to teach in very simple manner ,,Thanks .
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
You are most welcome Rashmin 🙏
That was an excellent informative lesson. Thanks. I liked it!!
@nathanielschool
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!😇
OH! I get it now! Thank you!
@nathanielschool
9 ай бұрын
Eureka! Glad it helped Shannon!
I'm always waiting for your lesson because your lesson so helpful😊Thank you sir
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that Ronny 😀
Superb Tutorial Sirjee Thank You 😊
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Most welcome Jayant 😊
Awesome 👍, I really blessed by this lesson
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic Raffie! Do stay tuned for lots more 😊
Goodmorning Sir,Very Nice Explanation of the Concept of Key ,Scale,Mode and Raaga .Thank you Sir.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
You are most welcome and morning to you too!
Very good video 😊
@nathanielschool
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃
Great video
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Master lesson ❤ super....
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Joseph! 😃
A future lesson could be about: When is it better to attach chords to the bassline or rather to the upper voice? For example to harmonize a melody, inventing a unique, homophonic chord progression, learning the diatonic inversions over scale tones, for ear training (figuring out harmony) or singing exercises... Greetings
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestions. Lots to work on 😊 Will plan!
first time,nice.explanation.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful Rekeshvarman 🙏🏽
@kgreekeshvarmanvarman
Жыл бұрын
,.🙏
If I understand the concept of Ragas right, then there is a very famous example in Western Music. And that is the second tetrachord of the minor scale. Downwards minor and upwards melodic minor to avoid the "1 1/2 tone step" of harmonic minor. Dorian is in between. String instruments can even produce 1/4 and 1/8 tone steps in such melodies. There might be examples in Jazz/Blues/Rock.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Great to know!
Wonderful 👍👍👍
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Kishore! Cheers!
Sir please make a explanation video on using heromonic or melodic minor scale ...
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Here you go Ankush: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2uYt5tynKW9cc4.html
It's been really great to see you teaching music in a simple way that anyone can understand Here I need a help soo recently have purchased a keyboard, wanting to learn music But some times I fail Soo could you recommend me some basis ( basis as the person has never played the keyboard) lesson, mostly am looking for free resources.
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Hi Michael. Please head over to www.nathanielschool.com. You have a section called free resources which has beginner lessons that you can filter and learn. You can also consider our structured video courses on the same platform
Jason inadvertently played the Hans Zimmer version of the Superman theme 😀
@nathanielschool
18 күн бұрын
🦸🏽♂️
Ur the goat - from denmark
@nathanielschool
8 ай бұрын
Thanks! You are too kind 😊
Sir please upload a video about counterpoint
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Sure Hazlan. I will be doing so within a weeks time with a Beatles song. Do stay tuned!
@Hazlanahamed
Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir 😊😊😊😊
sir, we normally use c# major on harmonium i want write music using the c# minor scale will it sound good not sure
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Hmm. I don't see why you can't choose any of the 12 keys though 🤔
Hello sir, Thank you for this valuable lesson! How is root of a scale different than a key?
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Hmm. I think the Root is the the same as the Key Mandeep. Example, for C major scale, C is the root and the key (tonal) centre
How do the different scales (chromatic, dorian, lyrian, etc...) refer/relate to the Camelot Wheel and the Circle of Fifth?
@nathanielschool
7 ай бұрын
You can consider watching the video for circle of fifth which will clarify you doubt:- kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZHmtqLCqaKyeaMY.html
how can the amount of notes in a scale be determined (e.g. how decide to choose subset of 7, or 3, or 5, etc. instead of all 12)?
@nathanielschool
7 ай бұрын
Hi Kisho2679..!! For all these I have a structured video course where I have taught step by step you can find the link below:- www.nathanielschool.com/video-courses You can also consider taking up my Foundation/ Intermediate course where you will be able to get in touch with me personally over zoom call:- www.nathanielschool.com/keyboard Please feel free to write to us:- music@nathanielschool.com Contact us:- +91 77604 56847
14:22 If you had played the E instead of the Eb e.g. C Maj with a b2 and a b6, you would have the Byzantine scale or do
@seannel7464
Жыл бұрын
This scale intrigues me because it is so exotic and gives me a glimpse into the sounds of millennia past. I could play it for hours on end. It's not a scale that is well suited to harmony though...
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Yep! Well spotted Sean! Love the sound of that 😀
Hi Jason, I'd like to ask you about a certain piano lesson. I know you are probably busy, I really don't want to bother you, this is just idea, so maybe you could consider it. I really cannot find any lesson on the internet about writing my own arrangement of a song. I know you have made some similar lessons, that might contain parts of it, like left hand laws, building a melody and embellishing it, but making own cover of a given melody is topic stunningly not talkt about enough and I think it's one of the most desired abilities nowadays. I really do believe, you can teach us a lot about that. Thank you as always for your amazing job, God bless you ❤️sending love
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton Matus! Browse the channel a bit more. You’ll find a lot of Solo Piano Arrangement lessons
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Like this one: The Step-by-step🪜 Solo Piano 🎹 Arrangement Toolkit 🛠 kzread.info/dash/bejne/laeIx6uigJaaY7Q.html
thank you, interesting. how do eastern and western music differ?
@nathanielschool
6 ай бұрын
Good question! Western music has a lot more Harmony & Chord progressions than Eastern music. While Eastern music have a lot more scales & patterns!
Sir how to dimnition chords root and how to plying ?
@nathanielschool
4 ай бұрын
Can you please elaborate your doubt
When we play C major scale, the key is C. The thing to say is 'the key of C major'. But if we play B locrian, or A harmonic minor scale, how to state the key? Are these correct: 'the key of B locrian', 'the key of A harmonic minor'?
@nathanielschool
6 ай бұрын
Hi Sandy. Yes! I guess you are right. However, the Key Signature pertains to the Major & the Natural Minor scale
@sandycandrafebraska1310
6 ай бұрын
@@nathanielschool thank you sir. Great channel 🙂
Amazing lesson sir .. ❤❤ Where are you from sir ???❤
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!😊 From Bangalore, India!
you mean parellel modes the notes chages from those set of notes?? then how to practice parellal modes?
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Can you check the other 3 modes videos which I’ve done Zain. You’ll find them in the description
@zian3694
Жыл бұрын
@Jason Zac - Nathaniel School of Music ok sir
Sir. I ask again.. can I enroll my 11 yrs old son to take remote lessons.. he is in a timezone 2.5 hrs ahead of you..
@Eliminator292
Жыл бұрын
Sure
@nathanielschool
Жыл бұрын
Of course you can Tony. Can you write to us on WhatsApp - +917760456847. If he plays the Piano, then please add a couple of short videos indicating his current skill level. We will plan a double as soon as possible. You can also reach us via email at music@nathanielschool.com
so notes doesn't change in modes ????
@jean.marion
Жыл бұрын
All of the notes he was playing we're white, because he was starting in the key of C and moving around. If he had wanted to use different notes starting on a different key, he would have had to use sharps or flats to get the same sounds.