Music theory, explained in the order it makes sense
Eight topics, 14 lessons, connected so you can follow a thread rather than land on a stray page. Start anywhere — each page links to what it depends on.
- 01
Notes and note reading
Reading pitch off the page — clefs, staff positions and accidentals.
- Treble clef notes
- Bass clef notes
- Sharps, flats and naturals
- 02
Rhythm
Duration and pulse — note values, rests, bars and time signatures.
- Note values and rests
- Time signatures
- 03
Intervals
The distance between two notes, and the building block for everything else.
- What is an interval?
- Major and minor intervals
- 04
Scales
Ordered sets of notes built from fixed interval patterns.
- The major scale
- Minor scales
- 05
Chords
Notes stacked in thirds — quality, inversions and how chords sit in a key.
- Major vs minor chords
- Chord inversions
- 06
Keys and key signatures
The home note of a piece, and the sharps or flats that come with it.
- Key signatures
- 07
The circle of fifths
The map that arranges all twelve keys by how closely related they are.
- How to use the circle of fifths
- 08
Ear training
Hearing what you can already read — intervals, chords and pitch.
- Interval ear training
Suggested paths
If you would rather be told where to start.