THE VIDEO SHELF · music theory
How Music Works 1 - Melody - Part 1
The first part of a four-part Channel 4 (UK) documentary series presented by Howard Goodall, this episode covers melody and why tunes affect us so deeply. It explains how melody works in Western music with historical background and music theory.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people recommend the series as a good, approachable introduction to music theory with historical context.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- timegrinder
- Topic
- music theory
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2009–2016
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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piano/keyboards - have my eyes on one of these: [LINK] by the way, 4 part series on music theory that's worth a watch: [VIDEO]
dc2k08 on Hacker News · 2009-06
In Ask HN: How many of you play music?'Music Theory for Computer Musicians' was very helpful for me. [LINK] There's also a great TV series from England called 'How Music Works' which gives more of a historical background. [VIDEO]
kreek on Hacker News · 2011-03
In Music Theory for BeginnersA djembe is played with rhythm and tone, but the rhythm itself doesn't have any tone color. Rhythm is time. Notes are wavelength, and in Western music we use a 12 note system to denote them, and musical theory is a shorthand used to denote …
doublescoop on Hacker News · 2016-11
In Don't Give Up on the Guitar, Fender Is Begging You
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