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Is the Circle of Fifths Useless?

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Hi music nerds! This video is SUPER in depth and comprehensive. But, I want you to know that I explained it this way for a reason. I want you to truly understand that the circle of fifths is a natural thing - internalizing the reason why and how it exists in this way will help you remember! Please let me know if you have any questions! This is episode 8 of the music fundamentals series!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Why Do We Need Keys?
03:18 Key Signatures
06:07 Sharp Keys
15:40 Flat Keys
18:47 The Circle of Fifths
20:05 Read the Circle
23:38 Use the Circle

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Sources:
“A Theoretical Work of Late Seventeenth-Century Muscovy: Nikolai Diletskii's "Grammatika" and the Earliest Circle of Fifths” by Claudia R. Jensen (https://www-jstor-org.umasslowell.idm...)

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19 Comments

@padminich2397 3 years ago

World needs people like you. Straight to the point and nice explanation without dragging with unnecessary points.

@takanyamelody 1 year ago

This is amazing, I've never heard anybody explain this so well in my life, and I've played french horn, guitar and piano! Thank you for explaining why each scale goes up by a 5th using sound wave frequency . That changed the game for me. Also, taking the time to go through each scale and actually hearing which note needed to be sharpened or flattened was the in depth education I needed. Thank you!!

@LK-xr1gu 3 years ago

Omg your videos are so good! I don’t understand why you have so little views, u deserve so much more! Thank you for these great quality videos.

@MutantShredder214 3 years ago

Woah! This is an incredible video! This was so thorough and extremely well explained. Excellent work!

@ganeshsubramanian8907 1 year ago

Sister, thank you so much for this easy to understand lesson. Enjoying it!

@mahdibicdily4689 2 years ago

I used your videos as a reference for my presentation at the university.
you explain everything so simple that everyone can understand it even if they know nothing about music theory
keep up the good work and thank you for your videos

@masoudarfi2671 1 year ago

The best explanation of the Circle of Fifths I've ever seen. You're wonderful!

@OlimpiuVuia 2 years ago

Your channel is a goldmine. Thank You!

@niidromomusic 3 years ago

You're amazing 🎉
I really enjoyed the session and learnt a lot!

@fiarsonofdarkahmet5070 2 years ago

great, great, great all the videos in the series...

@Mike--K 2 years ago

I'm still sipping from the firehose of music theory, but your explanation of the Circle of Fifths is the first that I have mostly understood.

@BabyBoiRuben23 3 years ago

THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️

@serpious 2 years ago

loved it and made notes even lol !
very grateful for the time put and wonderful visuals <3

@uranium-h3o 1 year ago

woooo thank you so much

@robertforrestmontreal7707 2 years ago

congradulations after viewing about 15 explanations of the circle of 5th your is the first that is correct , people talk about the circle of 4ths or needing to memorize to make the chart or c g d a e b is random ?. I keep a copy handy as a composer so I know i can make any chord major or minor upto the 13th at a glance with the chart . You won't beleive what I heard about the circle of 5th on line Great work here

@bbenh3729 3 years ago (edited)

I believe it seems like you know about music, and (ehm) the so called industry.

Could it be i regard your presentations as clear , succinct and most enjoyable therefore might binge watch all and repeat.

Liked the music industry vid , found it very intetesting.

Peace.

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@endtimebell186 3 years ago

good job! keep going

@cinematichormone 3 years ago

🌸🌸🌸🌸

@tomc642 10 months ago

Very well explained. The question is why we really need all these scales. If one plays a melody in one scale, it sounds very much the same in another scale.