Yes, Rick Beato. He covers all sorts of stuff to different extents. Like music theory in ten minutes: [link] .. but he has hundreds of videos on keys, modes, analyzing popular music, the works. If you really know nothing you might enjoy this attempt at explaining harmony at five different levels from a child to Herbie Hancock: [this video]
Harmony explained at five levels from child to Herbie Hancock
Great read! I really enjoy that the article explains the problem in three different mediums, and you walk away with some understanding even if you can only access the first part. Reminds me of the Wired videos where a concept would be explained at 5 different levels [this video]
Example of the Wired format explaining a concept at five levels
You know those videos where an expert explains something complicated at five different levels from school kid up to fellow genius? (Example: [this video] ) I feel like many areas of math would benefit from that, because I barely have a clue what exists, let alone why and where there are advancements in the field.
Example of the five-levels explanation format applied to music
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