Why Learning This Powerful Music Theory Tool Is A Must for Musicians!

Have you ever wondered why some songs are peanut butter to jelly in your ears while others remind you of a cat walking across a keyboard? Well, read the book because we're diving into the crazy world of the circle of fifths, the magical merry-go-round of

music

that makes wonderful Melodies, try saying no three times fast, what the heck are

music

al circular fifths? Imagine if your favorite foods were spinning on a wheel and each spin led you to a food that is a little sharper or flatter than the last one, which is a circle. of fifths but for music it shows the relationship between different musical keys each step around the musical circle takes you 1 quintal higher or lower than the previous key why fifths because it's like the music world's favorite flavor ice cream that always Coming to The Sweet Spot My name is Chris and welcome to Music Theory in Minutes Ever wonder why music seems to flow so smoothly from one part to the next like a delicious musical smoothie that is the circle of fifths at work fusing the notes in perfection now that we're only a short way away and I'm already starving thanks to food analogies, so it's time to get out of the kitchen and follow the four easy steps it takes to understand the circle of fifths and become a musical professional.

Now tip number four is crucial to completing the circle. to understand the whole process, so stay now with great Muppet words, it's time to play the music for extra points in the comments, let me know if you can name the Muppet house band. We will start with the C major scale which is located at 12:00 on the musical clock face now

this

is always the best key to start with as it does not include sharps or flats. step number one begins with the C major scale count up five in the musical alphabets c d e f g step number two with

this

note write a new complete octave starting with the fundamental or first note, in this case it would be g a b c d e f g step number three now that you have your new arranged musical octave raises the 7th note half a step in this case the F now becomes F Shar so add this sharp to the key signature, this is between the treble cliff or the base cliff and the time signature and it always follows a specific order, so now we have just formed a new key in the circle of fifths, this being the G major or G major scale. key which is located at 1:00 on the musical clock face, now we still need to enter step number four as I mentioned earlier and to do this we will need to repeat the process once again, this time we start with the key of G major which now we count forward five from the root notes or the first notes in a musical alphabet g a b c d St number two as mentioned before, we write a new full octave starting with our new root note or first note, which in this case is root D number three , now we need to raise the seventh notes of our new key or scale, in this case it will be C, which now becomes C.

Now the important step number four of Uber transfers the sharps or flats that appeared in the previous key, in this case for G major that we had. F, so we keep the F now with its new musical key being D major. It now features two sharps F sh and C sh. We have just formed the D major scale. Now this is a light board moment for me and I let out a resounding sound. a in a key of D, of course, because you're a Brainy Bunch, let's do just one more example before we move on to the full circle of fifths series with Sharp's last example.

We'll start with our new key of D major to find the next one. in the series we count forward five, this now means that a is our new R note or first notes, which means that the next in the series will be a major. Write a new complete octave using the new root notes or the first note, being a b c d e f g, you get it. a is the last octave, we got the ra, that 7th note is very, very important, we transposed the bars of flats from a previous key, being F and C, we included this in the key signature, so while you finish your peanut butter sandwiches and jam.

Jelly for our beloved American audience, whatever choice you have prepared along the way, let's take a look and listen to the remaining keys to the circle of fifths feat in the shars the circle of fifths has a secret identity, it's not just about the primary keys. Every major key has its own minor companion like Batman and Robin in the world of music. These Min tones add depth and emotion to your music and create melodies that tug at your heartstrings, but that's a whole video in itself, remember that the FS circle is not just a music

theory

concept, it's a good way to understand the beautiful language of music in a fun and attractive way.

Knowing this makes

learning

scales much more fun and exciting. If this is a new concept to you, this on-screen video will help wake you up. run in no time I'm talking about running I'm going to have to go to the gym so where are my sneakers? Oh, this is going to hurt.