From David Bennett Piano. For a limited time, get 20% off select Hooktheory products when you use this link: https://www.hooktheory.com/davidbennett 🎼 As the prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" you would imagine that "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" would be featured at least once in Stephen Schwartz’ "Wicked". Well, even though on first viewing you may…

From David Bennett Piano. Download your FREE, 21-day RipX DAW trial: https://hitnmix.com The chords of a song act to support the melody and therefore, when two songs have very similar or identical chord progressions, we can swap their melodies around! So that is exactly what we are doing today to a whole range of tunes…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Radiohead have certainly written many songs in unusual and odd meters, so let’s today work through their discography and take a look at every non-4/4 Radiohead track! My video on Pyramid Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZSOoOF5Ms My video on Sail To The Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7yDKE_ZvI0 The outro music to…

From David Bennett Piano. Can I qualify for the Gold division of Geoguessr?! Check out my main channel: @DavidBennettPiano 0:00 Introduction 0:44 Round 1 9:38 Round 2 11:59 Round 3

From David Bennett Piano. For a limited time, get 20% off select Hooktheory products when you use this link: https://www.hooktheory.com/davidbennett 🎼 The Neapolitan chord, or Neapolitan sixth, is a concept very much tied to a certain era in classical music, however the idea is often stretched to describe various other styles of music. So today…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Unless an artist writes their own songs, it can be hard to know who actually wrote some of the most famous hits of all time. So today let’s look at some of the less famous names behind some of the most famous pop songs! The…

From David Bennett Piano. Another Geoguessr video! This time I’m going head to head with strangers on the internet! Check out my main channel: @DavidBennettPiano 0:00 Round 1 4:50 Round 2 9:40 Round 3

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for ToneGym: https://tonegym.co/?aff=2104 🎵 Although most songs do use more than just three chords, songs that only stick to three chords are quite common and we shouldn’t be surprised by that as, between the three main chords of the key, I, IV and V, we have everything we need…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Today I’m reacting to famous movie scenes featuring piano including "La La Land", "Big" and "Casablanca" amongst others… Check out my previous video on Solfège: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVA8bgSBt5A&t=1s The outro music to this video is my track "See You Again" which you can hear in full on…

From David Bennett Piano. Download your FREE, 21-day RipX DAW trial: https://hitnmix.com The chords of a song act to support the melody and therefore, when two songs have very similar or identical chord progressions, we can swap their melodies around! So that is exactly what we are doing today to Mr. Blue Sky & Yesterday,…

From David Bennett Piano. Today I’m playing @GeoWizard ‘s challenge link on Geogussr. Go watch his video to see how he faired: https://youtu.be/RhmzJMzR32A?si=OqS6IfLh4xV4gGMJ and here is the challenge link if you’re interested in playing along too (of course, play BEFORE you watch mine or Geowizard’s videos): https://www.geoguessr.com/challenge/V3cN9tOGfOyIsfwH 0:00 Intro 0:51 Round 1 2:42 Round 2…

From David Bennett Piano. It was an absolute pleasure to record this Beatles classic with @JoshTurnerGuitar 🎸 Do check out his channel if you haven’t already! Check out my new EP… listen to it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xic4B6v0aSo and on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/4BFNlLFggPKBUj9mauGhO7?si=a0ce567677df4199 💙 And, an extra special thanks goes to Chase Heeler, Peter Keller, Douglas Lind,…

From David Bennett Piano. Try out UJAM’s Virtual Pianist RELIC for free: https://www.ujam.com/pianist/relic/?srsltid=AfmBOopRMbavorILQ19r_fPf2fSXF2u03t2QJN6k2v96EtGv2HUazGJl 🎹 Check out my song "Blue" on my new EP… listen to it on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xic4B6v0aSo and on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/4BFNlLFggPKBUj9mauGhO7?si=a0ce567677df4199 💙 And, an extra special thanks goes to Chase Heeler, Peter Keller, Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye,…

From David Bennett Piano. LISTEN TO MY EP, "The Sea In July" 💙 Bandcamp: https://davidbennettpiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-sea-in-july Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6G65ez0TaVHibZZIPMwTnF?si=wBDRzZTZSracLeyVI-8-hw YouTube Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ls9F_hydUpT0fzCA7y1SiKs7Np1umh328 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-sea-in-july-ep/1767924957 from The Sea In July, released September 16, 2024 Piano, Keyboards: David Bennett Vocals: Chris Matthewson Cello: Ben Trigg Engineering at Livingston Studio: Darren Jones, Ethan Brewerton-Harper Engineering at Brighton Electric Studio:…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Check out Part 1 in this series: https://youtu.be/4YKZK9s9s94 and Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/JPvGPDLeVmI It’s easy to not realise that a famous song is actually not the original version. So today we are going to look at 51 songs where the most well-known version isn’t actually…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Check out my previous video on the “Truck Driver Gear Shift”: https://youtu.be/fJf8MhLQz-8?si=94gpqOmdPIwA24wr 🛻 The vast majority of key changes in pop songs move up, not down! So let’s look at some of the songs that do modulate downwards, including Penny Lane, Layla, I’ll Stand By…

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was first composed for my "Microtonality" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1XOnIk2ai8 This study, along with 3 other pieces, was previously available on streaming, but I chose to remove it from there. But I still wanted these pieces to be available so I have uploaded them here to my 2nd channel 😊

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was first composed for my about why music has 12 notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvmzgVtZtUQ This study, along with 3 other pieces, was previously available on streaming, but I chose to remove it from there. But I still wanted these pieces to be available so I have uploaded them here to my…

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was first composed for my "Pentatonic scales" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGpUscFY9RA This study, along with 3 other pieces, was previously available on streaming, but I chose to remove it from there. But I still wanted these pieces to be available so I have uploaded them here to my 2nd channel 😊

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was first composed for my "Melodic minor" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8CLp1uSFoA This study, along with 3 other pieces, was previously available on streaming, but I chose to remove it from there. But I still wanted these pieces to be available so I have uploaded them here to my 2nd channel 😊

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 My video on George Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDYedISQ2JU The flipside of The Beatles’ 1969 album "Abbey Road" features a medley of tracks known as "The Long One". This long one was effectively The Beatles last grand effort in songwriting and recording and is a real jewel of…

From David Bennett Piano. Bandcamp: https://davidbennettpiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-sea-in-july Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6G65ez0TaVHibZZIPMwTnF?si=wBDRzZTZSracLeyVI-8-hw YouTube Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ls9F_hydUpT0fzCA7y1SiKs7Np1umh328 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-sea-in-july-ep/1767924957 During this livestream I’ll be chatting about how I made this EP happen, the challenges I faced with recording these songs, and some advice for anyone else interested in releasing their own original music. 0:00 The Sea In July – new…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Check out my video on Muse’s borrowing from classical music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XycSsn9YyM Most Muse songs display a level of musical complexity not seen in the majority of pop and rock music, but with their 2006 track "Take A Bow" they really took things to the next…

From David Bennett Piano. Bandcamp: https://davidbennettpiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-sea-in-july Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6G65ez0TaVHibZZIPMwTnF?si=wBDRzZTZSracLeyVI-8-hw YouTube Music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ls9F_hydUpT0fzCA7y1SiKs7Np1umh328 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-sea-in-july-ep/1767924957 If you do choose to cover one of my songs, please tag me in it because I’d love to have a listen!!

From David Bennett Piano. The first 500 people to use my link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare https://skl.sh/davidbennettpiano09241 🎶 📍12:04 Opps! “Once In A Lifetime” came out in 1980, not 81! 😅 I guess in that case, “Once In A Lifetime” might edge out “Ashes to Ashes” as my 1980 pick,…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 Check out Part 1 in this series: https://youtu.be/4YKZK9s9s94 It’s easy to not realise that a famous song is actually not the original version. So today we are going to look at 42 songs where the most well-known version isn’t actually the original. This video was…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 The "Truck Driver Gear Shift" is that classic, cliché key change you get in the final third of a song to inject that cheesey pop song goodness. They come in different shapes and sizes so today we will look at a whole range of different…

From David Bennett Piano. Download your FREE, 21-day RipX DAW trial: https://hitnmix.com Some have a natural knack for singing vocal harmonies and backing vocals, but for those who don’t let’s today take a closer look at how harmonies actually work, what options we have for creating backing vocals for a song, and how some of…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 It’s almost taken for granted that a song will resolve at the end, meaning it will move back to the tonic chord to give us that sense of completion and finality. But a song doesn’t have to resolve at the end and by not doing…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for HDpiano: https://hdpiano.com/davidbennett 🎹 The Beatles are well-known for their key changes, but how often did they actually change key? Well, I decided to find out by going through all of their songs and taking note of not only whether they change key but also what kind of key…

From David Bennett Piano. Sign up for ToneGym: https://tonegym.co/?aff=2104 🎵 Today I invite you to put your ears (and also later eyes) to the test in 5 music challenges. Let me know in the comments how you get on! 🥇🥈🥉 And, an extra special thanks goes to Chase Heeler, Peter Keller, Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers,…

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was composed exclusively in the scale A aeolian and against the clock as part of a composing challenge! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/UO9Ua3lLhWM?si=l42o3Hiek5C3Y6rn

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was composed exclusively in the scale B locrian and against the clock as part of a composing challenge! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/UO9Ua3lLhWM?si=l42o3Hiek5C3Y6rn

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was composed exclusively in the scale G mixolydian and against the clock as part of a composing challenge! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/UO9Ua3lLhWM?si=l42o3Hiek5C3Y6rn

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was composed exclusively in the scale F lydian and against the clock as part of a composing challenge! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/UO9Ua3lLhWM?si=l42o3Hiek5C3Y6rn

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was composed exclusively in the scale E phrygian and against the clock as part of a composing challenge! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/UO9Ua3lLhWM?si=l42o3Hiek5C3Y6rn

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was composed exclusively in the scale D dorian and against the clock as part of a composing challenge! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/UO9Ua3lLhWM?si=l42o3Hiek5C3Y6rn

From David Bennett Piano. This piece was composed exclusively in the scale C ionian and against the clock as part of a composing challenge! See the full video here: https://youtu.be/UO9Ua3lLhWM?si=l42o3Hiek5C3Y6rn

From David Bennett Piano. Take the test with me: https://study.com/academy/exam/course/ap-music-theory.html AP Music Theory isn’t a thing here in the UK but I’ve heard a lot about it! So today I’m giving it a little go. Watch the main channel video here: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidBennettPiano

From David Bennett Piano. This is the backing track we used for our Improv Challenge video: https://youtu.be/zmlr3ZWf7jY The track is written and performed by @PaulDavids

From David Bennett Piano. To say I am a Beatles fan is an understatement, so today meant a lot to me. Check out my video about the making of "Now and Then" on my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidBennettPiano

From David Bennett Piano. Earlier in the year I was sponsored by Rhodes to recreate the classic "Riders On The Storm" by The Doors. You can see the process of recreating the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PSLvxH21B8 Vocals by Guy Bangham https://www.naturetv.co.uk/