Have you ever wondered if music theory was relevant for techno? Well wonder no more! In this video we examine: 1. How to apply classic music theory to the genre of techno 2. What the role of dissonance and repetition is in techno 3. How to get the right sound character for techno Find Oscar's 8-hour industrial techno tutorial here: https://courses.underdog.brussels/ 🖤 Find Oscar's video courses here: https://courses.underdog.brussels/ 🖤🖤🖤 Join the Underdog Discord channel: https://discord.gg/z5N9CTA 👾👾👾 Sign up to the mailing list here: https://tinyurl.com/yy92sx5u 💌💌💌 Pledge to the Patreon: ​ https://www.patreon.com/underdogmusicschool 🌱🌱🌱 Instagram: @underdogmusicschool Content: 0:00 Introduction 1:02 Rule 1: Use classic music theory 1:49 Scales for Techno infographic 2:11 Using chord progressions or intervals 3:17 Rule 2: Embrace dissonance 3:39 Ostinato insistence 4:28 The harmonic architecture of a techno track 5:11 3 strategies to make repetitive riffs 6:38 Rule 3: Sound character 7:38 DETUNE YOUR OSCILLATORS 8:53 The techno toot 9:38 The ML185 sequencer and Phoscyon 11:16 Recap of the 3 rules