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Learn music theory in half an hour.

ANDREW HUANG · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

Music theory, synthesis & production

What it is

Andrew Huang teaches the basics of music theory in about half an hour, covering intervals, chords and patterns. He stresses understanding how music works over memorizing terminology.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a concise, approachable starting point for anyone asking how to learn music theory.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I found this video to be an extremely helpful and concise explanation of music theory basics”

    Concise explanation showing connections between theory ideas.

    rdlw, 2020-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Programmers generate every possible melody in MIDI to prevent lawsuits”

  2. “I found this video really helpful -”

    Helpful intro for music beginners.

    foopod, 2021-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is a cool technology to learn?”

  3. “Good overview of intervals, chords, and patterns.”

    tarsinge, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How Can I Learn Music Theory?”

  4. “taking away so much mystery and showing 'patterns in the madness'”

    Takes the mystery out of music, shows patterns.

    karmakaze, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Interactive Music Theory Cheat Sheet”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: music theory, chords, intervals, andrew huang, beginners

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