How Did You Get Into Making YouTube Videos?

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I used YouTube for looking at old music performances, right? Like, people put all these things online. And my mom used to send me guitar videos of people that she would find online or music videos. That's pretty much what YouTube was. I just started with one video and just kept making them. There's just so much good in it that I can't really get on the side of complaining. It's a balance, but there's a lot of good going on.

There is no human endeavor that does not have a theory of it — a set of ideas about what makes it work and how to do it well. Music is no exception, popular music included — there are reasons why certain keys, chord changes, and rhythmic structures have proven successful over the years. Nobody has done more to help people understand the theoretical underpinnings of popular music than today’s guest, Rick Beato. His YouTube videos dig into how songs work and what makes them great. We talk about music theory and how it contributes to our appreciation of all kinds of music.

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Rick Beato obtained a master’s degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is currently a producer and owner of Black Dog Sound Studios in Georgia, as well as host of a popular YouTube channel. He has worked as a session musician, songwriter, and lecturer at Berklee College of Music and elsewhere. He is the author of The Beato Book Interactive as well as other music-training tools.

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