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David Bennett Music Theory - what's actually working, and what isn't

Music · 13-min uploads · 1.3M subscribers · started 2015 · ~1.7/week
Est. ad revenue$1K–$6K/morough estimate from recent upload pace at $1.5-6 RPM

Most stats sites hand you a subscriber count and an earnings guess. Neither answers the question that matters: which titles win on this channel, which flop, and what a creator should copy. Here is that read, from its 173 most recent of 554 long-form uploads. One of the music YouTube channels we track. Visit David Bennett Music Theory on YouTube →

In David Bennett Music Theory's own words
I'm a pianist, songwriter and music lover creating music and educational videos about music theory.Based in GB

What are David Bennett Music Theory's average views?

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 48% of all views and its biggest is 24.1× the median, so the median upload (133K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

133K
median views
24.1×
top vs median
20%
hit rate (2×+)
48%
views from top 10%

What is David Bennett Music Theory's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "97% of pop is in 4/4... let's look at the 3% that's not" at 3.2M views - 24.1× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
97% of pop is in 4/4... let's look at the 3% that's not3.2M
Changing songs from MAJOR to MINOR1.6M
These songs have the same chords... let's swap them!1.5M

Which titles work best for David Bennett Music Theory - and which flop?

Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:

Video titleViews
97% of pop is in 4/4... let's look at the 3% that's not3.2M
Changing songs from MAJOR to MINOR1.6M
These songs have the same chords... let's swap them!1.5M
30 Songs You Didn't Know Are Covers1.5M
42 Songs You Didn't Know Are Covers1.4M
Major isn't happy, Minor isn't sad1.2M
18 Rhythms you should know1.0M
How Angine de Poitrine use Microtonality985K
1 Chord Progression, 5 Levels of Complexity899K
10 Oasis songs that 'Rip Off' other songs885K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Beginner's guide to WOODWIND instruments60K
3 Special Chords That You Can Use 60K
Is the Key of a Song Subjective?59K
Songs that use the Cadential 6/4 chord progression57K
How to actually play songs on piano56K
I made an album in a day using ALL the modes56K
8 Songs that "Rip Off" Other Songs54K
Songs that use Pedal Chords52K
Why Revolver was revolutionary51K
Name the song from the piano intro!50K

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 173 uploads: median views with it versus without. This isolates the title from the topic, so you copy what works here and skip what does not - something no other tracker breaks down per channel.

View lift by title pattern - David Bennett Music Theory
Short title (≤6 words)43% of videos
+33%
Has a number31% of videos
+20%
Speaks to "you"13% of videos
+16%
The title formula for David Bennett Music Theory

Lean on short title (≤6 words) and has a number - they lift views the most on this channel.

What keywords does David Bennett Music Theory rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: songs know, know are, are covers, chord progression, songs use, these songs, songs have, have same. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does David Bennett Music Theory post, and when?

David Bennett Music Theory publishes about 1.7 videos a week, most often on Fri.

Views by day of week
Sun
10
Mon
4
Tue
8
Wed
3
Thu
65
Fri
79
Sat
4

How long are David Bennett Music Theory's videos?

Typical uploads run about 13 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (186K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
186K
10-20 min
142K
5-10 min
92K
under 5 min
72K

How does David Bennett Music Theory compare to other music channels?

At 133K median views, David Bennett Music Theory runs above the typical music channel we track (19K). It is outperforming its niche.

How much money does David Bennett Music Theory make on YouTube?

Nobody outside the channel sees the real figure, and ad revenue is only part of it - sponsorships and merch often dwarf it. But from public view counts, David Bennett Music Theory pulls roughly 972K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $972-$3,889 a month in ad revenue (about $11,667-$46,667 a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly, and this ignores the back catalogue.

What should a channel like David Bennett Music Theory make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Fri. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 133K views.

David Bennett Music Theory stats at a glance

Subscribers1.3M
Total views222M
Videos published554
Avg views (of 173 analyzed)235K
Engagement rate18.5%
Uploads per week1.7
Typical length13 min
On YouTube since2015 (11 yrs)

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