🗣If you'd like to add some channels to the list, leave them in the comments below. I am aware that this is not an exhaustive list, and that some areas are probably entirely missing (cough guitar cough).
- ⭐️ = Personal faves
- Channel must be primarily teaching-oriented
- Order is alphanumeric
- 12 tone ⭐️(Essays, Music Theory)
- 8-bit Music Theory ️⭐️(Essays, Analysis, Music Theory, Video Games)
- Adam Neely ⭐️(Essays, Analysis, Composition, Practice, Improvisation, Harmony, Arranging, Music Production, Music Theory, Pop, Jazz, Bass) - The father of Youtube Music Teachers
- Adi Yeshaya (Jazz, Analysis, Arrangement, Harmony)
- Aimee Nolte ⭐️(Essays, Analysis, Harmony, Theory, Jazz, Piano, Singing) - The mother of Youtube Music Teachers
- Andrew Huang ⭐️(Essays, Analysis, Composition, Music Tech, Electronic)
- Anne-Kathrin Dern (Orchestration)
- Ashton Gleckman (Analysis, Film Music)
- artofcounterpoint (Harmony, Composition, Classical)
- bad snacks (Composition, Music Production)
- Barnaby Martin (Analysis, Advanced Music Theory)
- Ben Levin ⭐️(Essays, Music Theory, Composition)
- billgrahammusic (Improvisation, Piano, Bebob, Jazz)
- Bill Hilton (Piano, Pop, Jazz)
- Captain Pikant (Electronic, Beats)
- Composing Academy (Composition, Analysis, Film Music)
- cuckoomusic (Music Tech, Composition)
- Dave Frank (Analysis, Jazz)
- [David Bennett Piano](David Bennett Piano) (Essays, Piano)
- David Bruce (Essays, Analysis)
- David Magyel (Piano, Jazz, Arrangements)
- ELPHNT (Music Production, Ableton Live)
- FilmScoreAnalysis (Analysis, Modern Classical)
- FROMJASP (Music Production)
- Game Score Fanfare (Essays, Analysis, Video Games)
- groovepiano (Piano, Jazz, Funk, Improvisation)
- GUIM (Essays, Analysis, Video Games)
- HAINBACH (Music Tech, Ambient, Experimental, Composition)
- heavypiano (Piano, Arrangements)
- Holistic Songwriting (Essays, Songwriting, Pop, Music Production)
- Imaginary Ambition (Analysis, Composition, Humor)
- J3PO (Synths, Harmony, Music Tech)
- Jacob Collier (Composition, Music Theory) - If you don't know Jacob, you're in for a treat. Clearly one of the best musicians and educators of our generation. On top of his livestreamed compositions sessions, look up interviews of him, he gives amazing insight.
- Jacob Gran (Analysis, Counterpoint)
- JAZZEDGE (Piano, Jazz, Improvisation)
- Jazz Duets ⭐️(Improvisaition, Analysis, Music Theory, Practice, Jazz, Saxophone, Piano) - His approach to jazz is clever and refreshing. A great pedagogue.
- jazzskills (Piano, Jazz)
- Jazz Tutorial (Jazz, Theory, Piano)
- Jeff Schneider ⭐️(Analysis, Harmony, Music Theory, Music Composition, Practice, Improvisation, Jazz, Piano, Saxophone)
- Jimin Park (Piano, Jazz, Harmony)
- John Henny Vocal Studio (Voice)
- Julian Cianciolo (Essays, Analysis)
- June Lee (Transcriptions, Harmony, Interviews) - Superbly interesting jazz theorist
- Kent Hewitt (Jazz, Harmony, Theory, Piano)
- Learn Jazz Standards (Jazz, Harmony, Theory, Guitar)
- Listening In (Essays, Analysis)
- MangoldProject (Synth, Jazz, Harmony, Piano)
- mDecks Music (Piano, Jazz)
- misteramazing (Essays, Analysis)
- Mix with the Masters (Mixing, Interview)
- Music with Myles (Harmony)
- Musician on a Mission (Music Production)
- MyMusicMasterclass (Various Instruments, Masterclasses)
- Nahre Sol ⭐️(Essays, Analysis, Composition, Practice, Improvisation, Arrangement, Harmony, Piano, Classical, Various Styles) - I click on her new videos at 5% light-speed.
- Nikhil Hogan (Essays, Composition, Classical, Jazz)
- No Fun Haus (Production, Composition)
- Not Right Music (Essays, Improvisation)
- once upon a synth (Synths, Composition, Music Production)
- Open Studio (Discussion, Music Theory, Piano)
- Orcastra Studio (Analysis, Harmony)
- OrchestrationOnline (Analysis, Classical)
- Peter Martin (Harmony, Jazz, Piano, Improvisation)
- phritz (Music Production, Ableton)
- PianoGroove ⭐️(Harmony, Jazz, Piano) - For practical learning of Jazz piano, this is amazing.
- PianoPig (Harmony, Jazz, Piano)
- Piano With Jonny (Piano, Jazz, Improvisation)
- Play Like A Pro (Jazz, Piano, Harmony)
- Polyphonic (Analysis, Pop)
- Red Means Recording (Music Tech, Composition, Music Production)
- recordingrevolution (Music Production)
- Reverb (Analysis, Music Tech, Interview) - I hesitated putting this one because it's not an indie channel, but they've been putting up great informational content lately.
- Ryan Leach (Harmony, Counterpoint, Analysis, Orchestration, Composition)
- Richard Atkinson (Analysis, Classical)
- Rick Beato ⭐️(Analysis, Essays, Harmony, Counterpoint, Music Theory, Film scoring, Music Tech, Jazz, Classical, Piano, Guitar) - His video titles are a bit clickbait-y, but he is very respected amongst his peers.
- Ruslan Sirota ⭐️(Harmony, Jazz, Piano, Improvisation) - Insane musician, great pedagogue, kind human being. Has a very refreshing approach to music.
- Satta33 (Advanced/Uncommon Music Theory)
- Scruffy (Analysis, Sound Design, Video Games)
- Sean Wilson Piano (Piano, Jazz, Gospel)
- Sideways (Essays, Analysis, Harmony, Film Music)
- Signals Music Studio (Harmony, Music Theory)
- Skilled Musician (Jazz, Piano, Harmony)
- Sol State (Production)
- Sound Field (Analysis, Essays)
- Splice (Production)
- Steven Jacks (Music Theory)
- Steven Melin (Music Production, Composition, Harmony)
- StijnWauters (Jazz, Piano)
- Tape Notes Podcast (Production)
- Tantacrul (Essays)
- The Jazz Pursuit (Jazz, Piano)
- Timothy Gondola (Classical, Jazz, Transcription)
- Vanille Debray (Producing, Mixing, Composition)
- Venus Theory (Synth, Production)
- Walk That Bass ⭐️(Acoustics, Music Theory, Harmony, Jazz History, Jazz, Piano) - If you want to learn Jazz, piano or recent music history, this guy is a must. His videos are a bit DIY but they are totally worth your time. He is also the creator and maintainer of thejazzpianosite.com, a free, donation-supported goldmine.
- You Suck At Producing (Composition, Humor, Music Production) - Bite-sized, hilarious. Even if you don't like his style of music, great teacher.
- You'll Hear It (Podcast, Analysis, Jazz)
Videos in a channel that typically doesn't offer (purposely) educative material
- Giant Steps Improvisational Concepts - Michael Wolff
- Open Music Theory Open music theory book
- musictheory.net Lessons and exercises