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Music Theory for Gamers - what's actually working, and what isn't

Music · 130-min uploads · 130K subscribers · started 2018 · ~0.2/week
Est. ad revenue$18–$73/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 76 most recent of 751 long-form uploads. One of the music YouTube channels we track. Visit Music Theory for Gamers on YouTube →

In Music Theory for Gamers's own words
Welcome to Music Theory for Gamers, hosted by Dan Spencer! This channel is designed to inspire and educate gamers who are passionate about creating their own video game music. Whether you're an aspiring composer or simply a fan of game soundtracks, we break down iconic music from your favorite...Based in US

Music Theory for Gamers's YouTube stats: views and performance

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 61% of all views and its biggest is 53.6× the median, so the median upload (14K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

14K
median views
53.6×
top vs median
37%
hit rate (2×+)
61%
views from top 10%

What is Music Theory for Gamers's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "Music Teacher's Blind Reaction to ULTRAKILL MUSIC (I Was NOT Ready)" at 751K views - 53.6× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
Music Teacher's Blind Reaction to ULTRAKILL MUSIC (I Was NOT Ready)751K
Music Teacher Reacts to Undertale 5th Anniversary Concert395K
Music Teacher Hears Deltarune Parts 1 and 2 For The First Time! [Replay]213K

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

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

Video titleViews
Music Teacher's Blind Reaction to ULTRAKILL MUSIC (I Was NOT Ready)751K
Music Teacher Reacts to Undertale 5th Anniversary Concert395K
Music Teacher Hears Deltarune Parts 1 and 2 For The First Time! [Replay]213K
Will Pizza Tower OST Impress Music Teacher?204K
Megalovania Undertale Blind Reaction by Music Teacher | OST Reaction188K
Sonic Adventure OST BLOWS Music Teacher's Mind! | Original Sound Track Reaction134K
Music Teacher Reacts to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon OST115K
Music Teacher Reacts to Pokemon Black and White Original Sound Track110K
Music Teacher Reacts to Astonishing Umineko Original Sound Track87K
Music Teacher Reacts to Shin Megami Tensei 4 IV OST83K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Music Teacher REACTS to Original Queen Battle + Unused Deltarune Music4K
How Pokémon Red, Blue & Yellow Music Was Crafted: A Composition Breakdown | Music Theory for Gamers3K
The 8-Year Journey of Undertale Yellow's Music (With Master Sword Remix)3K
3 Composers vs. 1 Indie Game: $250 Prize + Lead Composer Job1K
NEW BOOK: COMPOSE VIDEO GAME MUSIC ANNOUNCEMENT1K
" I Will Never Be Without Music Because Now I'm Able To Make It. "1K
It turned out to be exactly what I thought it would.1K
Composing Video Game Music Challenge | Win $$$ or LOSE IT ALL759
"I Can Actually Do Something That I've Been Wanting To Do My Whole Life"638
"I Was Not Able To Create Music. I Am Able Now"347

The words that win for Music Theory for Gamers

These show up across its winners but barely in its flops - the angles this audience actually clicks: teacher ost reacts reaction sound track.

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 76 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 - Music Theory for Gamers
Uses (brackets)7% of videos
+364%
Has a number49% of videos
+196%
An ALL-CAPS word36% of videos
+117%
Short title (≤6 words)18% of videos
-61%
The title formula for Music Theory for Gamers

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

short title (≤6 words) drags views 61% below par here - worth easing off.

What keywords does Music Theory for Gamers rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: teacher reacts, blind reaction, teacher blind, was not, original sound, sound track, ost reaction, teacher hears. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does Music Theory for Gamers post, and when?

Music Theory for Gamers publishes about 0.2 videos a week, most often on Fri.

Views by day of week
Sun
11
Mon
3
Tue
5
Wed
14
Thu
16
Fri
26
Sat
1

How long are Music Theory for Gamers's videos?

Typical uploads run about 130 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (22K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
22K
10-20 min
1K
5-10 min
638

How does Music Theory for Gamers compare to other music channels?

At 14K median views, Music Theory for Gamers sits below the typical music channel we track (19K) - there is headroom.

What is Music Theory for Gamers's net worth and estimated earnings?

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, Music Theory for Gamers pulls roughly 12K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $12-$48 a month in ad revenue (about $144-$578 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 Music Theory for Gamers make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Fri, and build titles around its proven words (teacher, ost, reacts). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 14K views.

Music Theory for Gamers stats at a glance

Subscribers130K
Total views25M
Videos published751
Avg views (of 76 analyzed)45K
Engagement rate9.1%
Uploads per week0.2
Typical length130 min
On YouTube since2018 (8 yrs)

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