Music theory concepts ranked by importance (tier list)

MUSIC THEORY TIER LIST!
Music theory can certainly be a massively useful tool for musicians looking to unlock their potential. However, you certainly don’t need to every single facet of theory to reap the benefit! So today I’m going to rank different music theory concepts on their importance and value to hopefully give you a better idea of what is need to know and what is nice to know!

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0:00 Introduction
1:42 Note names
2:20 Triads
2:58 Seventh chords
3:43 Inversions
4:37 Upper chord extensions
5:23 Ear training
6:30 Intervals
7:17 Major scales
8:11 Pentatonic scales
8:51 Minor scales
9:32 Modes of the major scale
10:19 Modes of other scales
11:10 Exotic scales
11:58 Transposition
12:46 Key signatures
13:17 Roman numeral analysis
14:15 Note values
15:22 Articulation
16:13 Time signatures
17:24 Tuplets
18:20 Rhythmic solfège
19:38 Cadences & functional harmony
20:27 Clefs
21:15 Dynamics
22:24 Polyrhythms
23:24 Polymeters
24:41 Tritone substitution
25:54 Microtonality
27:01 Harmonic series
28:06 Temperaments